Ella Dancial

Ella Dancial (nee Tremaine) or Cinderella is wife of King Christopher Dancial I and High Queen of Telbirian.

Childhood
Ella was born to a rich merchant lord and his wife in the east. She lived on her father's property and learned with her parents and tutors. When she was 9 her mother died of sickness. She continued to live on the property with her father. Her father, feeling she needed a mother on his long journeys remarried a rich woman from The High Keep who had 2 daughters.

Lady Tremaine
His father's new wife was consumed with grief. She resented the fact the Lord Tremaine would spend his time at home with Ella instead of her and grew to hate the girl.

Father's Death
On one of his journeys, Lord Tremaine grew ill and died. Ella received word of the news with her stepmother. Her stepmother sent away the houses' servants out of fear of losing money. She put Ella to work and started to try and marry her own two daughters off to other wealthy families.

The ball
After a year of working as the house's servant Ella received word that the prince of High Keep would be holding a ball to find a wife. News travelled also to Lady Tremaine who went to work to prepare her daughters for the ball. Afraid Ella would steal focus from her daughters she forbade the girl to come to the ball.

Ella spent the night crying in the garden. It was then that an Aehther woman appeared in the garden asking for food. Ella offered her a meal, unafraid of the woman. The aehther then gave in return, the offer to go to the ball. Ella accepted excitedly. The aehther woman crafted two shoes out mirror and when they were placed on Ella's feet the illusion of a gown formed around Ella. The Aehther called a coach for the girl and sent Ella to the ball.

At the ball the Ella's gown caught the eye of all, including the prince. Together they danced and spoke the entire night. As her stepmother started to leave Ella hurried out of the ball, falling, and leaving behind one of the glass shoes.

Ella returned home in time to avoid her stepmother.

Mariage
Ella was soon after married to the prince. She bore him one baby boy who they named after the king.