Celaena Sardothien is considered Elrond's greatest assassin. She is one of the assassins that Elrond took under his wing. She is rivals with her partner, Legolas. Celaena is skilled in sword fighting, dagger throwing, wall climbing, etc. All the things an assassin should know.trained from childhood to become an assassin. She was betrayed by her master and imprisoned in the salt mines with the expectation that she would die but ended up surviving for an entire year. Before her capture, she was known as the Great Assassin. Due to this reputation, she gets offered an opportunity to participate in a competition to become the King's Champion, an assassin in service to the King of Rivendell. If she wins, she must remain in the King's service for 4 years and will then be granted her freedom and a full pardon. She is described as not exceedingly beautiful but possessing striking features, clever, and arrogant. Legolas discovers her real identity and her tragic past and realizes she may be powerful enough to destroy Thranduil
