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Eslyn Ambertail is the first confirmed companion in Embers of the Uncrowned. She is the only daughter of the fallen House Ambertail, the former Lord's Aide of Goldenhaven, and the player rescues her from Bella at the succession ceremony that destroys the House Harborwell line. With every lord she once swore loyalty to dead, Eslyn now fights to rebuild the House alongside the player, fueled by deep resentment of the elves who killed her patron Valdemar.

Quick Facts

Background

House Ambertail

Eslyn is the only daughter of House Ambertail, the noble family that once ruled the Amber Coast as its domain. Thirty years before the events of the game, House Ambertail abandoned the Amber Coast after an overwhelming onslaught of beasts and sought refuge with House Harborwell in Goldenhaven.

After fleeing to Goldenhaven, Eslyn's father drowned his sorrows in liquor while her mother, consumed by paranoia, abused her. Eslyn endured by training alone, honing the family's secret sword techniques that her father passed down to her in fragments during his brief sober moments.

The Lord's Aide

Eslyn's unyielding persistence caught the attention of Valdemar Harborwell, the Grand Lord of Goldenhaven. Under Valdemar's patronage she rose to become his Aide at a young age, making her name across the kingdom for the resourcefulness she brought to crushing the conspiracies of neighboring grand lords. She came to look up to Valdemar as a father figure.

The Succession Ceremony

When Bella led the elven assault that ended Valdemar's life and brought down Goldenhaven, Eslyn was steps from death. Bella had already severed Leopold's head and held Eslyn's life in her hands when the player intervened and rescued her. Having lost every lord she had ever served, Eslyn now stands with the last surviving Harborwell, channeling her grief into the campaign to rebuild the house.

Combat Role

Eslyn is described as a compelling companion who fights alongside the player through dynamic combat. The pre-demo content reveal confirms that companions provide both combat synergy on the action layer and labor on the settlement layer, where they can be deployed to develop and expand the player's domain.

As an exceptional warrior trained in House Ambertail's secret sword techniques, Eslyn wields the rapier hidden inside her ceremonial staff alongside a hand crossbow for ranged engagement. Her loadout pairs swift melee finesse with mid-range pressure, complementing whichever class the player chooses.

In battle Eslyn favors range first. She primarily uses her hand crossbow to provide steady support from a distance, and only when certain conditions are met does she draw the rapier hidden inside her staff to unleash a barrage of lethal close-range strikes. The studio frames the crossbow as the survival instinct she sharpened to endure a brutal world and the rapier as the one noble sword technique left to her fallen house, so the two weapons carry her practical and her proud sides at once.

Fighting in sync with the player matters mechanically. Landing a successful coordinated attack with Eslyn charges the player's Bloodline Skill meter, the gauge that fuels the ultimate attack, far faster than fighting alone, and syncing up triggers distinct visual effects. Her passive skills unlock as she grows and add depth on top of this: they activate new attack skills, increase the player's mobility, and reduce enemy defense, among other effects. Her bond with the player also deepens over time. She follows the player from the start but stays guarded, and only as trust is built through shared hardship does her polite but distant tone soften.

Demo Skill Count

In the Steam Next Fest demo, Eslyn arrives with 17 companion skills tied to an affinity-based questline. Building affinity with her unlocks her deeper kit and her personal story beats. Skill names and individual mechanics have not been published.

Appearance

Eslyn is described as a beautiful woman with a calm, intellectual impression. She has short, wavy, light-brown bobbed hair and wears light makeup, with curves that contrast her slender shoulders and waist.

Her ceremonial attire as a retainer of Goldenhaven is an orange dress with a golden sheen, paired with a staff carved with the fox emblem of House Ambertail. Hidden inside the staff is the sword she uses for her family's secret techniques.

Following the elven assault on Goldenhaven, Eslyn discards her ceremonial dress and changes into combat attire: a nimble outfit designed to maximize mobility, consisting of a tight-fitting romper and lace-up long boots. She equips the concealed rapier alongside a hand crossbow.

Story Significance

Eslyn is the link between the player and the wider world of the Kingdom of Aldrein. Her tenure as Lord's Aide makes her uniquely qualified to advise the player on rebuilding the House and on the politics of the neighboring grand lords. Her resentment of the elves drives many of her companion interactions, and her affinity questline is one of the longer story arcs available in the demo build.

Related

• Companions - companion system overview

• House Harborwell - the noble line Eslyn now serves

• Valdemar Harborwell - the Grand Lord Eslyn served as Aide

• Bella - the elven vanguard who would have killed Eslyn

• Settlement Building - where companions are deployed for labor

• The Elven Invasion - the conflict that shaped Eslyn's path