"I'm the hearthmistress," she replied. "Or, well, was before coming here. I would keep the fires burning and gather plenty of wood. But that hardly took up too much of my day. I would then go all over the camp seeing where I could be of use." Trying to see where she could fit in, the third mage in the clan.

"I enjoyed assisting the halla keeper, and making baskets was relaxing. My mother was a basket weaver. I wished to help whoever I could whenever I could." The First and Second were trained to remember all their Dalish history and on how to lead. Ellana never had that. She was trained in how to use her magic, but not the other things a Keeper-in-Training would have learned.