Adele Tellumnar

Adele Tellumnar is the first empress of the Scientarian Empire, former prime minister of The Silver Tree Forest, and a minor deity.

Early Life
Adele and her younger twin brother Alek Tellumnar were born in the city of Tear in 189 b.s.r. Their father was Nicholas Tellumnar and their mother was Theresa Tellumnar, teachers of literature and history respectively at the Tear University. Moderately well to do as the family was, Adele and her brother were given the best possible education, and rather than follow in their parents' interests, they quickly found a love for scientific experimentation and craftsmanship. The Scientific Revolution began around the twins coming of age in the 70s b.s.r., and they instantly became loyal adherents and soon became leaders of the movement. A story about Adele from this time in her life records that she said, "Nothing has changed this world more than the discoveries of gunpowder, mutation, and of Alek", signifying an early belief that her brother was the true genius between the two of them. Adele first came to the attention of the scientific and international community when she invented a safer method of alchemical cartridges for pistols and muskets that made them practical for use amongst a whole army. She held proprietary rights over the cartridge design and made a fortune in the coming decades. Throughout the 50s to 20s b.s.r., Adele and Alek travelled around Gernon gaining more knowledge and skill with their craft, and Adele eventually being known as the finest firearm craftsman and best shot in the world. For more than 20 years they lived in Oyashima as guests of Emperors Komei Ryu and then Kenji Ryu, who utilized their expertise to help build major advancements to his capital of Akihito and to cement rule over the troublesome Vanaran separatist groups resisting integration into the empire.

Creating the Empire
Adele returned to the Silver Tree Forest in 9 b.s.r. and began reintegrating herself into life amongst the elves. By now an internationally famous and fabulously wealthy inventor, she leveraged her gifts towards politics. By 4 b.s.r., Adele Tellumnar had become prime minister of the Grand Council of the Silver Tree Forest, and planning with her brother for a general conquest of the continent began. It is unknown what year Adele invented the breech loading rifle or the long distance sniping rifle, as she has kept the circumstances surrounding their invention secret, but these two tools became the backbone of the Scientarian Army. Adele was involved in several major battles over the course of the revolution and following wars of conquest. Her most famous deed was her successful assassination of the Grand Wizard of the Institute of Magical Learning in Belleza, using a sniper rifle of her own design that could be fired outside of the wards placed around the institute to stop the ignition of gunpowder weapons.