Elyan

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.:Name of Character:. Elyan
.:Nick Name:. Now often referred to as Sir Elyan
.:Age:. 23 (series 1)
.:Race:. Camelotian
.:Status:. Knight

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Elyan is of medium height with dark brown eyes and dark skin. His short black hair is always kept cleanly shaven. He has broad shoulders and muscles from years working as a boy at his father’s smithy. He used to often wear plain brown trousers and grey shirts sometimes with an added brown hood. Now, however he usually dons the Camelot coat of arms as is befitting of a knight or chainmail when preparing for battle.
.:Height:. 5’10”
.:Portrayed by:. Adetomiwa Edun

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. Elyan is an adventurous young man, wanting to learn more and experience life. Borderline reckless would be an appropriate description of him, especially in his younger years, always wanting to travel away. He is also spontaneous and impulsive, leaving Camelot a year before Merlin came and travelling widely across the lands. He also seemed to attract trouble, more so when he was younger. Now he has become more grounded

Elyan is, however, caring and affectionate to those close to him. He loves and cares for his sister a great deal although his ambitions to leave Camelot caused them to be apart. He does have a sense of humour and jokes around with his fellow knights, but he can be slightly more reserved than they are. He has also proven himself to be capable of great loyalty like his loyalty to Arthur and his sister Guinevère.

.:Strengths:. *His caring and loving heart making his friends trust in him and care for him in return. *Extremely loyal to those he believes deserves it. *Skilled Swordsman.
.:Weaknesses:. *Impulsive and reckless, which usually puts him in troubling situations. *Selfish in a way at times, as he loves to travel and live in the moment no matter what the cost. *Reserved and hard to open up to others sometimes.
.:Magic Abilities:. None
.:Special Skills:. Very skilled swordsman due to years working with the swords his father used to make. He is skilled as a blacksmith, learning from years of watching his father.
.:Accents:. Polished English accent

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Lower towns of Camelot
.:Family:. His father Tom and his younger sister Guinevère
.:Occupation:. Town blacksmith and Knight of Camelot
.:Current Location of Residence:. Camelot City
.:History:.

Elyan was the first child of the blacksmith Tom and his wife. Elyan was close to his mother and loved her. So, he was very affected by her death. It taught him that he needed to appreciate life to the fullest and live in the moment. His father and he had to raise his younger sister after his mother’s death which made him feel very constricted and boxed in.

From a young age, Elyan always got into trouble. It was usually by accident or ‘being in the wrong place at the wrong time’. He’d usually be chastised by his father and even his sister as they grew older. He was always described as a ‘troublesome dreamer’ by most of the townspeople who would send him home to his father after a good telling off. He was very vocal about his ambitions to leave Camelot at home, which lead to a very volatile relationship between him and his father. They would argue constantly, his father accusing him of being selfish for having such thoughts. After a particularly heated argument he decided to finally leave Camelot, despite his sister’s protests.

He travelled across Albion over the course of four years. Although he loved every experience, he never stayed put for long. His longest stay was in the Kingdom of Escetia where he stayed there for six months working as a blacksmith in one of the villages. It was near the end of his stay when he was captured by Cenred’s men in an effort to lure his sister and eventually kill Arthur Pendragon. He spent most of his imprisonment in Cenred's dungeons, and later was accompanied by his sister before Cenred released her to capture Arthur for him. They were all able to eventually escape. Elyan was also observant enough to see the relationship between Arthur and Gwen. He then returned to Camelot to live with his sister, also taking over his father's Blacksmith

When Camelot was attacked by an immortal army, Elyan was able to survive. He and Arthur along with Merlin and Gwaine went into the castle to find his sister. After Elyan and Gwaine informed Arthur that Uther, was being dragged into the throne room, Arthur ordered them to get Gaius and they escaped, while Arthur and Merlin witnessed Morgana's coronation. Elyan was later knighted by Arthur and sat with him on the round table along with his other allies and helped him rescue Uther and Camelot.

A year later he was part of a group of knights who discovered and were attacked by Morgana in a wasteland. He also helped Percival save the lives of some children from the Dorocha. He was later part Arthur’s most trusted knights who accompanied Arthur when they went to the Isle of the Blessed to stop the Dorocha. He accompanied the knights and Arthur when they were hunting the dragon's egg and even joined in on a joke they played on Merlin. This resulted in him being poisoned along with the rest of the knights, but he was saved by Merlin's magic. When Camelot went out to battle Caerleon, Elyan along with his fellow knights professed their loyalty to Arthur saying they would die for him.

Elyan was one of the knights who were seduced by the Lamia, succumbing to her kiss. He was found the next morning by the knights and was brought to his sister who was extremely worried about him. When the Lamia was eventually killed, Elyan got better. Later when the knights were out on patrol, and Gwaine had drank all of Elyan’s water, Elyan drank water from a cursed well, unleashing a spirit. The spirit influenced Elyan eventually putting Elyan in its power. The spirit then told Elyan he had to kill the king. After Elyan’s failed attempt the spirit said he had failed him visibly tormenting Elyan. Merlin then freed Elyan in a plan to exorcise him but the spirit warned Elyan, who knocked Merlin out. Elyan then tried to kill Arthur again with a crossbow, but missed, but he began sword fighting with Arthur, now completely possessed and speaking with the child’s voice. Arthur overpowered him but let him run. Arthur was told by Gaius whoever had wronged the spirit would have to be punished, so he left the castle at night to find it with Merlin following. Arthur travelled to the shrine and called the spirit. He knelt down threw his sword away, revealing that he had led the raid on the Druid camp. Arthur, filled with guilt, explained how he had been young and inexperienced and was still haunted by the memory and sincerely sorry. He then promised that the Druids would be treated with the respect in the future, finally giving the spirit peace, and so the spirit forgave him. He released Elyan, who fainted but was fine.

When Morgana and Helios attacked Camelot, Elyan discovered Agravaine leading invaders realising Agravaine had betrayed them. However, Morgana knocked Elyan out before he could kill Agravaine. Elyan later with Percival helped Merlin hide Arthur but Morgana caught up with them. After Percival disappeared, Elyan stayed behind to buy Merlin and Arthur time and was caught. Morgana interrogated Elyan to find out where Arthur was, but Elyan wouldn’t tell her anything. Morgana then used a Nathair serpent to, torture him. Elyan was catatonic by the time he joined Gwaine and Gaius in the dungeons.

Elyan recovered slightly after a few days, he was able function properly again, and when the guards came for Gwaine to make him for food, he wanted to help but was too weak. After Gwaine won, Elyan gave the food to Gaius, though Gaius refused it telling him not to waste his food on him. However Elyan refused to take the bread back from him. Elyan was later rescued by Percival and Leon when they came back to save Camelot and joked about being trapped in a cell with Gwaine for a week. He later cheered for his sister, Gwen as she was crowned Queen of Camelot.

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