Anna Skellig

Anna Skellig (2087 AC - 2108 AC) was the older sister of Amanda Skellig.

Description
As Amanda's older sister, she favored her quite heavily. She was a young half elf with long black hair and brown eyes. Her eyes notably lacked the gold flecks that her younger sister possessed.

Personality
Amanda described her sister as kind and doting, fearless in protecting her younger sibling.

History
Anna was born in the months preceding The Shatter, and likely had her life upended at last than a year old. As rural farmers and a "normal," couple (which is to say non-magical), her parents likely avoided many of the challenges the event brought. However, the Second Lotherian Civil War exploded when Anna was still young, around the time of Amanda's birth. As such, Anna grew up accustomed to being protective over her younger sister in a dangerous and uncertain world.

This was until 3101 AC, when the constant flow of the Second Lotherian Civil War reached their doorstep. Her parents were killed when a battle destroyed their village and home, leaving then 9 year old Amanda and 14 year old Anna orphaned. The two sisters were found in the aftermath of the battle and brought to Saint Maria's Orphanage in Larkfield. It was here that the two sisters would have a traumatic childhood.

Though Anna reached adulthood while in the orphanage, she was not permitted to bring the younger Amanda with her should she decide to leave. Devoted to her sister, she instead chose to stay and work at the orphanage and watch over her sister, presumably until the latter girl reached adulthood. Anna did her best to shield Amanda from the abuse and terror the clerics at the orphanage wielded, but it is clear that she could not protect Amanda from everything.

During this time, the horrific Deogenesis experimentation by the clerics went on in the basement passages beneath the orphanage. Amanda was chosen for these experiments one day, but Anna stood by and demanded to be taken instead. Despite being older than desired, the clerics relented and took Anna to the basement and attempted their horrible experiments. As with so many before her, Anna was incompatible with the ritual and died a likely painful death to protect her sister, in what would be a sadly temporary solution.