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"Darkness... Shadow. Beware the candle..." |
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Duchess Elena is a minor character who appeared in the thirteenth Dark Parables game, Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow, and its bonus game, Out of the Shadows.
She is the Duchess of Anaben and the first person in town to be stricken with the mysterious shadow illness.
Duchess Elena is not based on a particular fairy tale character.
Appearance and Personality[]
Duchess Elena is a pretty woman with dark blonde hair tied in a low bun, brown eyes, and pale skin. She wears a black shirt with detached red sleeves and a red collar. This is accompained by a black bodice edged with gold trimming and a skirt of red and gold with two black underskirts.
Much of Duchess Elena's personality is unknown, but she has shown to hold Anaben and her husband of great importance to her.
History[]
Nothing is known of Elena's early life but at some point, she married Duke Herman and became Duchess of Anaben. Her marriage to Herman is a happy one with her husband often thoughtfully giving her gifts of songbirds and the people of Anaben respect her. One of the Anaben residents, known as The Candle Maker, would later gift her a fairy medallion to protect her from evil.
One night, Duchess Elena was asleep in bed with her husband when she awoke with a fright. Tiptoeing to the balcony, she opened the door to found a black cat. But when she looked up, she saw a cloaked figure with a ruby ring and a candle. The hooded figure proceeded to steal Elena's shadow and she soon became very ill.
When the local Anaben doctors were unable to help Elena, Duke Herman decided to take his wife to a healer in the mountains but their carriage was nearly run off the road by the Fairytale Detective. Elena, delirium from her illness, was roused by some essential oil long enough to warn the Detective about the man with the ruby ring.
When her husband was taking her to see the healer, she and her husband were tricked by a fraud. The fake healer went by the name Arne and was working with Guida. They plotted to send Guida into Anaben disguised as the Duchess.
After helping the Detective defeat Guida the shapeshifter, the Duchess returned to Anaben.
Relationships[]
- Duke Herman (husband)
- Count Leofric (enemy, deceased)
- Guida (enemy)
- Arne (enemy, fate unknown)
- Fairytale Detective (ally)
- Shadow God (friend)
- Unnamed Healer (friend, deceased)
Trivia[]
- The name Elena is Italian for "shining light" or "bright one".
Quotes[]
Quotes from Duchess Elena[]
- "Darkness... Shadow. Beware the candle..."
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