Sheila

Sheila, or the Thief, was a rogue and an adventurer from Earth and the Realm (no relation). She was a companion of the monk Diana, the fighter Eric, the wizard Presto, the ranger Hank, and her younger brother the barbarian Bobby.

Personality
Sheila was very friendly, open, and sensitive, and she cared deeply about her friends and especially her younger brother, to whom she tried to be a good role model. She feared losing them and also being alone, which her so friendly to others. However, this manner also made her appear gullible, and got her into trouble.

Abilities
An adept rogue, she dual-wielded her rapiers.

Possessions
Most notably, Sheila wore a cloak of invisibility. The thief also had two masterwork rapiers, wore a mithral chain shirt +2, and a ring of protection +1. She also carried a potion of cure moderate wounds, a wand of cure moderate wounds and scrolls of sanctuary and raise dead. She also had a waterskin, trail rations for a day, flint and steel, and three torches.

History
Sheila was originally from Earth, but became trapped in the Realm. The entity known as the Dungeon Master bestowed on her the part of the thief and the cloak of invisibility as he knew she would never choose it for herself and therefore would use it most responsibly.

The Victims of Tiamat
Living long before the mid-to-late 14 century DR, she was among a band of young adventurers who were all trying to find a way back to their distant home. However, it was said they were all slain horribly by Tiamat. By 1369 DR, the Adventurer Mart in Athkatla, Amn, displayed paintings of her two friends, the ranger and the barbarian, together with his miniature unicorn.

The Grand Tour of the Realms
In the 1360s DR, Sheila and her friends visited the town of Shadowdale in Faerûn so that Presto could ask the great sage Elminster to take him on as an apprentice. While drinking in the Old Skull Inn, they spotted Elminster, but Presto lost his nerve and Sheila encouraged him to at least ask. She stood beside him to declare his suitability to Elminster.

Thus, Elminster whisked Presto away on a whirlwind tour of the Realms, and he came back traumatized and beaten and decided it best not to be his apprentice. Nevertheless, Presto had ideas for future adventures with his friends.

In her adult years, the rogue still looked somewhat similar. Sheila had ginger hair of similar length and style to that which she had as a child. She wore a red robe.

Background
First appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series of 1983–1985, the characters Hank, Eric, Diana, Presto, Sheila, and Bobby were teenagers from Earth who were transported to a place called 'the Realm'—which is not in any way, shape, or form related to the Forgotten Realms setting or the world of Toril. Despite this, since the end of that series, they have made no less than four cameo appearances in Forgotten Realms sources, before having a comic series of their own set in the Realms (plural), Saturday Morning Adventures, which mistakenly calls the Realm 'the Forgotten Realms' and assumes it to be on Toril.

As such, their five appearances in the Realms (plural) are contradictory and spread over more than a century of time, with them having different apparent ages and, in one case, being killed before they live. Short of a storyline involving cloning and/or time travel, these are difficult to reconcile. However, it should be noted that in The Grand Tour they are older, slightly different in appearance, and not actually named, so they might be considered copies or homages. In any case, for completeness, each appearance is included here.

However, to maintain focus on the Realms (plural) and avoid further confusion, only information from Forgotten Realms sources is included here and the Realm is considered not to be a part of the Realms.