Etain was unfortunate enough to lose her parents, her older sister, and baby brother at a young age due to an ectoplasm infestation that manifested unknowingly in the family home’s attic. It was in the afternoon that the roof collapsed, and a torrential downpour of possessed rats fell upon the family. Etain’s mother told her to run to Corgath and alert the Ghosthunters there that there was a severe infestation, staying behind to try and help the rest of the family escape. When Etain returned with an entourage of Ghosthunters, it was too late. Etain watched as the Ghosthunters had no choice but to put down the possessed bodies of her once-family.
Diary of Ilan, Son of Rolin (Volume VII), Page 17
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terrileterrible tragedy occurred today. Once again Captain Elzon found me on the way to the market. With him was a large escort of fellow Ghosthunters—probably ten or so. At first i thought perhaps the Yellow Matriarch was back, but no, a home in the nearby countryside was suffering an extremely severe ectoplasm infestation. From my understanding, a family home had accumulated a large population of rats in their attic which descended into chaos as the possessed rats among them hunted. Soon enough, the creatures had burrowed through the ceiling, pouring down upon the family as they ate their lunch. There was a daughter in the family who had been outside gathering water from the well, so she was fortunate enough to survive the onslaught. She had run into the city for help, where she happened upon Captain Elzon. He knew the family was as good as dead, but we couldn’t afford to leave them. He gathered us up and we marched on the house. Damn. As soon as we arrived, rats poured from the doorway and windows of the house. And most horrific of all, the girl’s family shambled from the now derelict house. There were four of them—a man, a woman, a teenage girl and a baby. We had to kill them of course, since they weren’t humans anymore- just monsters. The poor girl- she watched as her father attempted to rip out one of the other Ghosthunter’s throats. She watched as we retaliated, slicing off the possessed man’s limbs and delivering a killing strike to his heart.It’s hard enough to lose someone you know to the ectoplasms. But this was a young girl, who lost her ENTIRE family. She didn’t stop crying the whole rest of the day that I saw her. Poor thing. Captain Elzon offered to allow her to stay at his house. She’s lucky! Ghosthunter Captains make good sized block—she’ll have a nice place to stay. Eventually Elzon says he’ll find her a new home.
All of the Ghosthunters had an agreement to not worry about payment for this job. It was hazardous, sure, but the tragedy that occurred was already enough. The girl couldn’t pay, that was for sure. Captain Elzon
offerredoffered to pay for the job out of his own pocket to compensate the lot of us, but we all collectively declined. The price had already been paid.
With nowhere else to go, Etain begged the Ghosthunters to allow her to join them. She was determined to fight these monsters for the rest of her life in an attempt to avenge the lives of her family. One of the Ghosthunter captains, an older man named Enrickard Elzon, took pity on the young girl and agreed to raise her as a daughter. He trained her to become a Ghosthunter—she accompanied him on all of his major hunts, picking up tips and tricks, watching carnage unfold as they together experienced the horrors such parasites could inflict.
Etain was soon enough an experienced Ghosthunter with a steel mind—after witnessing the death of her family and a plethora of heinous acts by the creatures, she was prepared to go out and face the ectoplasms by herself. Elzon had been successful, and retired—but he continued to support his adopted daughter’s career.
Etain quickly became well-regarded as a Ghosthunter, charging higher and higher prices. This was of course justified by her willingness to go after the deadliest, largest, foulest possessed organisms she could find. Her legacy as a Ghosthunter was guaranteed to live on—until she met the Archangel’s Heroes.
They had just arrived in Corgath’s outskirts when they were jumped by a pack of possessed moss lycans. The group had managed to fend off one of the 5 monsters with great difficulty when Etain, who had been tracking the pack for a day, caught up and slew the survivors with ease. As the heroes breathed a sigh of relief, they recognized Etain as one of those destined to join them. Etain was extremely skeptical at first, and agreed to join them… however, at first she only joined since she found Ladodon attractive. Over time, Etain came to realize that she could make her long gone family even prouder by fighting for more than just the extermination of blue blobs—she could fight to protect all of Legere.
Appearance
Etain, like most Corgathians, had skin on the paler side. Her nearly black brown hair was almost always tied into a ponytail. Early in her career, she opted to cut her hair short instead.
Notable Skills
Etain was athletic and acrobatic, and had extremely quick reflexes. She wasn’t the worlds greatest marksman, but her skill with her crossbow was noteworthy. She had a keen mind for knowledge of all manner of Legerian wildlife—especially ectoplasms.
Equipment
Etain always carried Ghoststone equipment with her, even when fighting against ectoplasms became a thing of her past. Her favoured kit included a pair of ghoststone daggers given to her by Captain Elzon, a crossbow (typically accompanied by ghoststone-tipped bolts), and a lightweight set of armour reinforced with ghoststone spiked rivets.
Personality
Etain was shy when it came to stepping outside her field of expertise. She wasn’t a combatant—she was just a Ghosthunter. In her own words, a “glorified, well-paid exterminator”. She was not confident in her abilities outside of what she grew up doing, and it led to her second guessing her potential all the time. All that being said, Etain was very intelligent and often had great strategies and plans for scenarios that would usually lie outside her realm of specialization—she just needed someone to encourage her.
Etain enjoyed fresh water fishing in her spare time, and her favourite snack was collo candy. She had often spent a good portion of her coin on a bag or 2 of the delicacies whenever she completed a job.
Vices & Personality flaws
Etain was far less experienced with fighting non-ectoplasm opponents (especially other sapients, like humans) and as such, her fighting technique was sloppier than the other Archangel’s Heroes.