Alys Oakheart

Early Life
Alys Oakheart is the daughter of Human innkeep and former adventurer Brellan Oakheart and Telesandra of the elven Witchwood clan in the Elsir Vale. Alys spent her childhood in the forest with her mother, living with the wild elves until the day the Lizardfolk of the Blackfens attacked. Telesandra died defending the clan lands. Alys and the other Elves survived thanks to Arizel Storm and his Guardians who had been tracking this particular raiding party for some time.

After the death of her mother, Alys, who was never quite accepted in the elven clans, went to live with her father who had, by this time, retired from his career as an adventurer and opened an Inn in the town of Brindol.

Brand and Thorn
Alys joined the Elsir Consortium's group of Ponies (deliverymen), a position that would allow her to travel all over the Vale. It was while in the town of Armistice, north of Overlook, that a small Orc party from the Wastelands raided the town. Alys helped defend the town and won some renown for her heroics, including the fact that she saved Bram Ironfell's niece from an Orc's blade. Ironfell, the Director of the EC, gifted Alys with two magic blades in gratitude. She would name the blades Brand (Rapier) and Thorn (Dagger).

A Day in the Life
Alys was travelling along her normal delivery route when she was attacked by a group of Hobgoblins. Fighting her way through the first to reach her she ran for the safety of Storm's Keep. There she met the group of heroes who escorted her safely back to Brindol. Along the way they came upon the remains of Jorjen Tallfellow, a fellow EC man. Ignacious Sertanian had already had Alys check into the shipment of an item from the town of Witchcross. While in Witchcross Alys found out that the item had been shipped under the care of Jorjen. Alys and the group tracked the Hobgoblin raiders and recovered the item, which turned out to be Slade Gunter's shield.

The group last saw Alys leaving Brindol to complete Jorjen's deliveries the morning before the Hobgoblin raid.