Alethra Longmark

Alethra Longmark is a human eldritch knight fighter and celestial warlock. She is a founding member and captain of The Knights of the Emerald Lily Pad, as well as a commander in the Regency Army of Weximore and a former-member of the Scaletakers.

Background
Alethra was born 2 minutes before her twin brother, Alastair, in the city of Southreach. Her parents own and run a blacksmith shop in Steel Street, called Citizen's Service. Alethra loved books from a young age and took up the families bookkeeping early in an attempt to improve her penmanship, and because the rest of the family hated doing it. Her other love was listening to her father's stories of being a Corporal in the army, and training with her older brother Nicholas for his own call to arms. As a teenager she showed an aptitude for the arcane and was accepted into the Lunar Academy. After joining the army she returned to the Academy to specialise as a Scaletaker, where she attracted the attention of the leader, Ser Marcus Quilmere, who took her on as his protege.

Meeting the Knights
After the failed coup and subsequent discovery and killing of the Oblex, Lord Protector Ambilos assigned Lieutenant Alethra to guard the Knights of the Lily Pad; to keep them from leaving the city before their trials and to report on their activities to her superior. Her commanding officer at the time was Nicholas; someone whose life had been saved when the party defeated the Oblex.

The party were initially annoyed by her presence and attempted to escape her watchful eye as much as possible. The group were staying at Jezebeth's Devilish Designs and when Jezebeth returned to speak to Rihiri, Alethra received a message that Jezebeth was wanted and reportedly in the city. She attempted to arrest her but the group were attacked by vampires. Following this encounter Alethra tried to convince the party to work with her; that she was willing to be a character witness at their trials and wanted to help exonerate them. She was grateful for their part in saving her brother, and the city at large, and had seen them do good things while acting as their escort. Ventus was particularly open towards changing the attitude of the party and the next day was introduced to Alethra's family (albeit accidentally.)

Meanwhile the disgraced Commander Ajax, who Nicholas had spoken out against, was made Governor General and threatened the siblings careers. The Knights had reason to believe Ajax was part of the coup against the Lord Protector and the alignment of their enemies brought the party closer together. They agreed to find information against Ajax to help in their own trials, whilst protecting Nicholas and Alethra at the same time.

Alethra, along with Rihiri, Ventus and Cayden, entered the Durthane Funeral Games. Alethra faced Cayden in the final round and was beaten by him, coming 2nd. However upon receiving his prize Cayden was arrested by Ajax, which Alethra did her best to prevent. In the ensuing chaos her brother's were also caught up in the arrests and she was forced to flee with Alastair. Lord Protector Ambilos contacted her directly to bring her brother to him, and said that the trials of the Knights would be held the next day, along with a trial for Ajax.

Becoming a Knight of the Lily Pad
The party followed a lead on Ajax into the ruins below Southreach, where they discovered the (believed dead) Uutish champion, the Foerender. After knocking him unconscious, the party rushed to the trials already taking place and gave the longstanding enemy of Weximore to the Lord Protector, to whom he admitted that Ajax had known of his presence and been a part of his plans.

Whilst in the ruins Ser Spawnsworth handed out lily pad badges as gifts to each of the group, including Alethra; proclaiming her his friend.

Alastair and Cayden were found not guilty of their alleged crimes as it was proven Ajax had ulterior motives in accusing them. While Ventus was found not guilty of crimes he definitely committed, and Rihiri was found guilty and fined a health potion (which she had used in her 2nd saving of the Lord Protector's life,) because they had helped in taking down the Foerender. The Lord Protector announced Ajax guilty of betrayal and conspiracy, and Ajax demanded a trial by combat. Alethra stepped up to be the Lord Protector's champion in this battle and after winning the fight she killed him by cutting off his head.

For their role in saving the regency, the group were given the Red Shield of Weximore, and for her part Alethra was promoted to Commander.