Sir Elyan was the son of Tom, the brother of Queen Guinevere Pendragon and the brother-in-law of King Arthur Pendragon whom he served as a Knight of the Round Table to. Prior to his knighthood he was a blacksmith like his father before him. He was impaled by a sword enchanted by Morgana to protect Guinevere and most likely kill Arthur, and died of his wounds in his sister's arms.