Summary
Erlayan is an elderly Volanen leader on Orbos who introduces outsiders to the exile history of his people, gives them Ayoshen's pendants, and serves as one of the clearest living guides to Volan's lost history. *1 *2
He is less a formal ruler than an elder, historian, ritual guide, and keeper of Ayoshen's relic tradition within the Volanen enclave on Orbos. An aged but still capable warrior, he remains directly involved in the effort to reclaim Volan and in the interpretation of the relics tied to that effort. *1 *3 *4
Relations
Erlayan speaks on behalf of the Volanen and their ancestral duty to reclaim Volan. He gives out pendants fashioned by Ayoshen, identifies Shaylang as the dark dragon behind Volan's corruption, and explains both the ancient promise of the Luminari and the danger the reopened gate poses to Orbos. Continued ventures into Volan's ruins draw on his guidance toward relic chambers, meditation sanctuaries, and fragments of Ayoshen's strength. *1 *3 *4