Fendona

Biodata

Background / History

Fendona’s parents are deceased. Queen Ellari tells her that their spirits would be proud of her work protecting Lothia, a responsibility Fendona describes as her duty 38.

Lothia City is the Elves’ last defensive line before their home base in the royal city. Fendona oversees its defense while the Demon Clan’s increasingly powerful attacks exhaust the defenders and their supplies. Beastfolk mercenaries fight alongside the Elves, but the other major races are themselves too hard-pressed to provide reliable relief 7 15.

Appearance

Fendona has a youthful face despite being 180 years old; Lin Mo initially thinks she looks about his own age 16.

• Hair: Silver-white, tied high while she supervises weapon production 23.
• Eyes: Green, described as emerald or pale green 15 16 42.
• Complexion: Fair, with slender hands and long eyelashes 8 15 42.
• Clothing: Luxurious robes and aristocratic attire outside combat; practical leather armor and a helmet during battle 23 27 36.
• Bearing: Her appearance, posture, and royal clothing make her stand out among surrounding Elves 36.

Personality

Fendona puts her people’s safety before her own. She rushes to the defenses despite a guard’s warning, heals wounded soldiers until her mana is depleted, and still intends to inspect the walls rather than rest. This devotion can become recklessness: when Corroders begin destroying the defensive line, she prepares to lead a desperate charge until Lin Mo stops her 5 7 26.

Unlike the conservative artisans and nobles, Fendona welcomes unfamiliar methods when they offer a chance of survival. She personally tests the Compound Bow, requests instruction in standardization, and immediately acts on Lin Mo’s proposal to stamp arrowheads. Her gratitude is equally direct: she gives Lin Mo the Elves’ highest gesture of respect after the new weapons prove their worth 19 20 21 23.

She remains curious and easily embarrassed in personal conversation. Blue Star’s transportation and communications astonish her, while unfamiliar idioms and Lin Mo’s suggestive remarks often leave her confused. She also struggles to follow his interpretation of the Queen’s political maneuvering 7 16 31 41 44.

Abilities & Skills

Water Magic

• Water Binding: Uses a water rope to restrain Lin Mo during his first arrival; it catches his ankle as he tries to escape onto the terrace 3.
• Guardian Barrier: Raises an enormous blue curtain of water to intercept a giant hellfire projectile aimed at her section of the defenses 6.
• Shaping water: Makes bathwater rise into a floating sphere and reshape into a fish and a bird through thought and fingertip guidance 42.
• Temperature control: Freezes the water into an ice bird, then melts and boils it without a visible heat source 42.
• Casting requirements: Explains that Elves naturally communicate with the elements, but large-scale spells and techniques still require incantations 42.

Healing Magic

• Treats wounded warriors with a gentle glow from her palm, including an Elf with a caved-in chest 7.
• Coordinates infirmary assistance by assigning Lin Mo to help move the wounded 7.
• Repeated casting drains her mana enough to leave her weak and unsteady; guards urge her to rest and preserve her combat strength 7.

Military Command

• Directs Elemental Elves’ magical attacks and orders coordinated arrow volleys from the treant defenses 5.
• Gives Leon’s sharpshooters priority access to the new weapons during the surprise invasion 24.
• Relays and amplifies Lin Mo’s orders to the earth mages during the counterattack against the Corroders 26.
• Her judgment falters under severe casualties, prompting Lin Mo to remind her that a commander cannot abandon the defenders for a suicidal charge 26.

Production Management

• Orders Master Elder and the artisans to build weapons from Great Xia’s blueprints 18.
• Mobilizes all available craftsmen for continuous production and sends samples and instructions to the Queen 20.
• Identifies manufacturing problems, including incompatible handmade parts and slow arrowhead forging, and seeks Lin Mo’s solutions 21 23.
• Supervises production in practical work clothing and later inspects newly delivered Compound Bows 23 36.

Archery, Riding, and Instruction

• Archery: Personally fires a Compound Bow into a hundred-forged steel target; her traditional longbow shot at the same target bounces off. She is primarily a mage rather than a dedicated warrior 19 20.
• Weapon handling: Easily operates both the Compound Bow and Repeating Crossbow repeatedly during testing 20.
• Griffin riding: Rides to the World Tree’s summit and later carries Lin Mo with her on the journey to the royal city 30 36.
• Magic instruction: Teaches Lin Mo to clear his mind, sense elements, establish a mental connection, and imagine the desired effect. He cannot sense the elements, and she cannot offer a more concrete explanation than feeling them “with your heart” 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Moonlight Staff — Her named staff, gripped as she prepares to charge the Corroders. Her staff also glows emerald green while she commands the initial defense 5 26.
• Leather armor and helmet — Worn during the later Demon Clan assault; afterward, her armor bears black bloodstains and scratches 23 27.
• Lighter — A gift from Lin Mo. Its flame has no magical fluctuations, helping persuade her that he may genuinely come from another world; she later says she likes it 4 8.

Relationships

• Lin Mo — Initially treats him as a trespasser, then provisionally accepts his otherworldly origin after seeing his lighter. She becomes his host, military collaborator, guide to the royal court, and attempted magic teacher. Her gratitude deepens as his technology and tactics help save Lothia 3 4 20 26 38 42.
• Queen Ellari — Her sovereign, who praises her defense of Lothia and entrusts her with welcoming and escorting Lin Mo. Ellari addresses her affectionately as “my dear child,” but no biological relationship is established 30 38 41.
• Master Elder — The master artisan she directs during the weapons program. They jointly bring production difficulties to Lin Mo and implement his manufacturing advice 18 20 21 23.
• Leon — A leading archer under her command. She selects him for advanced bow testing, orders him to arrange a royal messenger, and places his sharpshooters at the forefront of the new weapons’ deployment 19 20 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Contact with Lin Mo

• Lin Mo first appears in her bedchamber. She accuses him of trespassing and restrains him with Water Binding; his attempted escape ends with a fall and loss of consciousness 3.
• On his second visit, she orders a Truth-Detecting Art examination and accepts his lighter as a goodwill gift. Their conversation is interrupted by the Demon Clan’s war horn 4.
• After the battle, she gives him a glowing World Tree leaf as evidence of his visit. He successfully carries it to Blue Star, allowing Great Xia’s experts to verify his interdimensional travel 7 8.

Great Xia’s Technological Aid

• Following the loss of nearly thirty percent of Lothia’s warriors, Fendona fears the city may survive only two more attacks. Lin Mo’s offer to seek help from his people restores some of her hope 15.
• She commissions the first Compound Bow and Repeating Crossbow from his blueprints, then orders mass production after successful tests 18 19 20.
• When handmade components fail to fit together, she requests instruction in standardization. Later improvements introduce precise measuring tools, standardized procedures, and a proposed die-stamping method for arrowheads 21 22 23.
• By the surprise assault, the workshops have produced 550 Compound Bows and 620 Repeating Crossbows over three days and nights 24.

Defense Against the Corroders

• Fendona rallies the defenders after the Demon Clan breaches the first wooden wall. An Earth Python then opens a tunnel into the city, bringing shield-bearing troops and Corroders into the heartland 24 25.
• Lin Mo prevents her desperate charge and devises a coordinated response: crossbowmen hold the front, earth mages disrupt the enemy formation, and sharpshooters exploit the Corroders’ recovery windows 26.
• The defenders rout the attackers. Although the result is celebrated as unprecedented, Fendona mourns 2,719 dead and 11,342 wounded, including more than three thousand severely injured 27 30.
• Royal aid arrives with 800 additional Compound Bows, 800 Repeating Crossbows, and tens of thousands of arrows and bolts 30.

Life Fruit and the Royal Visit

• Acting on Ellari’s instructions, Fendona presents Lin Mo with a Life Fruit and an invitation to the royal city. She insists that he consume the fruit promptly before its life essence dissipates, explaining that it must dissolve in his mouth rather than be bitten 30 31.
• She accompanies him by griffin and formally introduces him to Ellari as the traveler from another world 36 38.
• After the contentious royal banquet, she escorts him to Moonlight’s End, the royal city’s highest guest accommodation, and demonstrates water magic at his request 41 42.
• The next morning, she brings him breakfast and escorts him to the audience where Great Xia’s assistance and the requested World Tree Seed are discussed 44.

Notable Quotes

“My people are bleeding. I can't stand by and watch!” 5

“On behalf of every heroic soul lost in the war, and every one of my people struggling to survive, I thank you for the hope you have brought us.” 20

“Protecting the people of Lothia is my duty.” 38

Trivia

• Her age shocks Lin Mo because she appears barely adult; he learns that Elves generally live for more than a thousand years 16.
• She takes Lin Mo’s expression about “blowing a cow” literally and looks toward a sleeping minotaur. Once he explains that he means bragging, she bursts into laughter 7 8.
• After the Life Fruit makes ordinary sleep difficult for Lin Mo, he asks her to knock him unconscious with her staff so he can return to Blue Star 32.