A small, humble chapel to Elandria, the Lady of Light, Saint Andral’s sits a few hours ride outside of Balandel just outside of Vel Enweir, the Queen’s holy realm. Its single nave is narrow, with worn oak pews and walls whitewashed but cracked in places. A pair of tall, simple windows let in pale light, and the only ornament of note is a carved sunburst above the modest altar. A faint smell of smoke and bread lingers — from the tiny kitchen hearth just behind the sanctuary, where the priest cooks both his meals and the offerings of the faithful.
Who Was St. Andral?
Saint Andral of Dawnfire was a healer during the First War. Stories say he walked the battlefields not with a blade but with an open hand, tending the wounded of both sides. He once spared an orc commander who later betrayed his mercy, leading to Andral’s death — yet it was this act of mercy that convinced his own people to honor him as a saint. To Elandria’s faithful, he is a patron of compassion, forgiveness, and second chances, and his tomb became a site of pilgrimage for the downtrodden, though it is little visited today.