Dara

Dara was the chosen of Ilmater who served her deity during the late 15 century DR. While she merely a young girl who was raised by Ilmatari in Amn, she demonstrated profound wisdom and understanding well beyond her years. Her divine mission took her to different realms across Faerûn and beyond, even into the depths of the Nine Hells.

Description
Dara appeared as any other ten-year-old girl in the Realms. Her soul was said to be wholly pure and marked with supernatural and divine fortitude. Despite her confidence, she has small, mousy voice.

Personality
She was extremely focused in her actions and kept true to the mission of her young life. While she would let nothing stand in her way, she could be rather single-minded in the execution of her plans.

Abilities
At some point in her life, Dara read from the Book of Exalted Deeds, granting her divine powers aligned with the Ilmatari faith. The holy tome led her on her mission to find the souls of former warriors that were trapped in the eternal battlefields of the Hells.

She had enigmatic and supernatural powers unavailable to others, such as the ability to bring back to life any angel with a single kills.

Relationships
She always traveled alongside an elder shepherd named Ghorin, and his goat Clyde. Ghorin was extremely protective of Dara, and never let her out of his sight.

History
In her early years, Dara was raised by Ilmatari clerics in the Tower of Willful Suffering, in the Amnian city of Eshpurta.

Divine Calling
"I know not where you are to go, Or what you're looking for; But if He say I make it so, Then tarry shall we no more."

- Dara, singing to her companions.

When the city of Elturel was plunged from the face of Faerûn into the depths of the Nine Hells, Dara took on a divine mission: save as many innocents as she could, and rally a group of righteous warriors to venture into the Hells with her and her companions. She immediately sought out survivors along the outskirts of the city and gathered them to a refugee caravan, bound for Baldur's Gate. Dara compelled a group of adventurers to gather supplies, and helped several Elturgardians get to safety, including the smithy Wellum, his assist Gordrick, Ippon the miller, her assistant Pal, the reclusive writer Billiam, the couple Segren and Vasha Hall, and Hastrine Leaftender, an elven traveler of the Feywild.

One night, as the caravan traveled west towards Baldur's Gate, Billiam was slain in a particularly horrific manner. Dara pleaded with her new adventurer friends to find out the identity of the murderer, so the other refugees could travel in peace and safety. Eventually, they deduced the killer was none other than Vollis Foote, a cultist of the fallen solar Zariel.

Once the reached Baldur's Gate, soldiers of the Flaming Fist interrogated each member of their caravan. Unfortunately for them, additional murders broke out in the Gate's Outer City, and the adventurers were named as suspects, and held for trial by a local magistrate. Dara, Ghorin, and even Clyde remained by the heroes' side throughout the ordeal, and waited until they could act freely within the city.

Some time after the Elturgard refugees regrouped within the city, Dara and Ghorin both went missing. Hastrine became very worried and upset hearing of Dara's absence. During their absence, Dara's adventurer allies discovered that a devil named Gharizol was summoned into the docks of Baldur's Gate, and schemed to murder any mortal descendants of the ancient Hellriders that accompanied Zariel into Avernus many years ago. Two members of the refugee group―Segren and Wellum―were such individuals and grealy imperiled. Fortunately for them, the adventurers managed to defeat Gharizol and save the lives of the Elturgardian refugees.

Dara then appeared before the adventurers and revealed her true mission in Elturgard, to conscript a band of heroes brave enough to accompany her and her companions―who were in fact a planetar named Rinzel and Ausuriel, the goat-legged deva who served as the Herald of Shiallia and patron of lost children. The group was soon joined by Fai Chen, an enigmatic wagon-driver who could take the group down to the battlefield of Avernus.

Journey Through the Hells
"I pray for your return, my friends, May mercy be by your side; But if you happen to meet your ends, Then that means you've all died."

- Dara, finishing her tune.

The group of adventurers, accompanied by Dara, the two angels, and Fai Chen traveled Avernus for over a day, before coming upon the Wandering Emporium. The group met several menacing beings within, but were eventually granted safe travel with the emporium for one month, by it's proprietor, the rakshasa Mahadi. Eventually they learned of a powerful silver dragon hiding in Avernus, one who would make for a powerful ally for Dara's cause.

After arriving at their plan, Dara bid the adventurers well as they ventured off across Avernus. The party's first mission took them to the fortress of Plagueshield Point, where they uncovered the hidden location of the Hellriders' last battle on Avernus, taken from the ancient Bloody Hooves company's battle plans. This pointed them to the Canyon of Screams, somwhere in Avernus.

They next focused their efforts on recruiting allies for their continuing mission in the Hells. The group traveled through the hellish forest of Bloodroot Grove, and rescued Zhalruban, the celestial unicorn, the mount of Shalral Prall, Zariels' lieutenant during the Ride into the Hells. Afterwards, Zhalruban dedicated itself to serving Dara as a mount and protector for the foreseeable future. The group continued on to Weatherstone Keep, which like Elturel had also been plucked from the face of Faerûn. There they rescued Glanring Ironbelly, a dwarven Hellrider who found refuge within the keep's temple of Torm, who subsequently pledged himself to their shared cause. The party's next mission took them to the recesses of Diremire Pit, the prison of the silver dragon Gaarelmorian, whom Dara and the others learned of in Mahadi's Wandering Emporium. The adventurers outwitted the dragon's imprisoner Yxxygirizeeg, broke Gaarelmorian free from his bondage, and reunited him with the soul of his love.

Appearances

 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Avernus Rising