Elka is a female Snowy Owl, or Bubo scandiacus, who lived during the time of the legends. She was the sister of Myrrthe, the late servant of Siv, and, given her sister's position as a governess, Elka can be assumed to have been a member of the N'yrthghar aristocratic class during H'rath's reign.
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The Coming of Hoole[]
Whilst travelling with The Snow Rose, Siv assumed the name Elka to mask her true position as the deposed queen of the N'yrthghar and widow of H'rath, thinking when she first gave the Snow Rose the name of Elka, who she remembers for her relation to Myrrthe, implying that Siv and Elka had known each other before Arrin's rebellion.