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Aethelred is perhaps the most silent of all the Children, choosing neither to interact with or engage any of his counterparts. His face is somewhat vague, as if the skin itself doesn't want to be seen. The dark cloak he always wears seems to not be made of any earthly fabric, and it isn't entirely clear that he has a body at all. At one moment he can be as opaque and fleshy as a human. In the blink of an eye, his form is impossible. This troubling appearance does not at all represent his true nature however. Possessed with a diehard loyalty for the Angel cause, he was an unsung warrior fighting on the front lines, seeking no rewards and indeed receiving none. Fleet-footed and knowledgable of the land, he was employed as a ranger in the war between the Demons and Angels.

His clothing is black, his skin either a deep pink or deathly white. His eyes are a piercing gray, forfeiting nothing as they stare coldly, emotionlessly at whomever should approach him. He is quiet and reserved, intentionally avoiding contact with anyone if he can. When he does speak--which is rare--it is in broken phrases somewhat difficult to understand. Cryptic and reclusive, he has no close bonds with any of the other Children. Choosing to fight for the side he sees as morally right, Aethelred is thoroughly disillusioned by Eyra's betrayal, and he has become even more distant as a result. He views others only as vessels to accomplish his higher goals, and as such can be somewhat dismissive of hatred or love.

His bow is his most prized possession. It is crafted from the finest yew branch that Nerine will allow him, equipped with the finest arrows Kozz can make. He is an excellent shot, though certainly imperfect. This bow is often slung over his shoulder, as he is somewhat unrealistically paranoid it would be stolen.

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Aethelred has personally resolved to use his powers as infrequently as possible. As such he usually equips himself with a bow made of yew and ordinary--though well-made--arrows. If pushed, however, Aethelred is capable of dissolving into shadow, traveling into a parallel realm and "ghosting." He is nearly untraceable when he is doing this, and should he find it necessary, he could pull someone into this dimension and "leave" them there, essentially wiping their physical being from existence (were he to perform this trick on one of the Children, however, he would merely dispose of their body, as Children are immortal). But as mentioned before, he only does this in the most dire of circumstances, preferring instead to use his own mortal abilities to sneak around the battlefield and loose well-aimed volleys.

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Aethelred is the original member the Anglonian tribe that inhabited modern Etruscia until summarily assimilated by the Etruscans. A small tribe that valued flexible warfare and mobility, the descendants of this tribe typically fill the archer ranks of the Etruscan military, proving to be dead-eye shots with a bow. Anglonians as a general rule felt no pain in being subjugated, as they, by nature, lacked central authority. Aethelred, having founded the tribe, left the members to flesh out a culture while he occasionally assumed the war chief title.

The closest thing Anglonians have to a capital is the small town of Gewisse, made famous for its archery school and not much else. Following the decline of the Gebhards (who were an oligarchical society that attempted to centralize the Anglonian realm), the Anglonians engaged in a diaspora across Etruscia, eventually settling in small, sparsely-populated pockets of the province as farmers, soldiers, doctors, and other serving jobs.

The Anglonians are fiercely loyal to whomever they serve, but should their former masters be vanquished, they will not find it strange at all to quickly bow to their new conquerors. It is through this period of submissiveness that many aspects of Anglonian culture remain. Anglonians speak their own language unlike any other tribe, and Anglonian children typically learn Anglonian traditions before Etruscan traditions. By the time of The Betrayal, Anglonians had fought long and hard on the Angels' behalf. The seizure and incarceration of their founder had little effect on Anglonian life, as Aethelred had never been revered as a leader or even as a creator.

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Angel. Aethelred fought for the Angels and asked no reward. He views the Angel cause as inherently good, but Eyra as an inherently wrong leader for that cause.

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Aethelred is not accustomed to feel, so when The Betrayal brought legitimate feelings of hurt, despair, confusion, and anger, he was overwhelmed with what to do with them. He was steadfastly loyal to Eyra in the wars, and his loyalty being repaid with betrayal is the ultimate disillusionment. As such, by the time the seal holding his soul at bay breaks, he very quickly escapes and makes his way unseen, away from the carnage, away from the cities, away from anyone who noticed him. He knows he will have to kill Eyra for the sake of restoring honor, but for now he must mourn.

Before the incarceration, however, Aethelred often relied on his innate ability to train birds to help him with his tasks. Frequently sent on missions that involved him taking out a priority target alone, he would take a trained falcon with him that would report whether or not a target was in its place, whether or not he had hit said target, and whether or not someone was becoming suspicious that a falcon was circling. As such he is often called "The Sparrow Lord."

Faced with the daunting task of approaching Eyra's fortress, Aethelred plans to seek out like-minded Children and perform a surgical attack, one that cannot be foreseen even by the Seer herself.

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