Coran

Coran was a wandering adventurer and womanizing archer of dubious virtue that traveled Tethyr across the Realms throughout the 14 century DR. He enjoyed a second, decades-long life as a politician and wealthy man-about-town in grant metropolis of Baldur's Gate.

"I wasn't born a rich idler; I started out as a poor adventurer, like you."

- Coran, the politician.

Description
While most elves were slender or athletic, Coran's exuberance for luxury and excess lent his appearance a certain "pudginess". This was exceptionally apparent in his later years of life.

He wore garish outfits that always drew even more attention to the spectacle that was himself. He decorated himself with rather stylist jewelry.

Personality
"Go manipulate some other wide-eyed thief with a taste for gold tinged with your own special brand of regret."

- Krydle, to his father Coran.

Throughout his life, Coran had a number of romantic entanglements and flirted shamelessly with any woman he met.

As Coran settled down with age, he settled into the role of a wise, world-weary advisor. Despite his outlandish and less-reputable actions, he was still a good friend to some and often genuinely wanted to help.

Activities
"Before I was a politician, I was a warrior...before that, I was a thief."

- Coran, before stabbing Burgust through the chest.

While his younger years were full of adventures and daring escapades, Coran's later years were spent enjoying a certain level of celebrity. He was always invited to lavish parties thrown by the Baldurian patriar.

He enjoyed "guiding" adventurers in a manner that garnered him more wealth and offered him some form of entertainment. He had the audacity to profit off the crime that plagued Baldur's Gate, making bets on the manner that illegal activities played out.

Relationships
Some time after the end of the Iron Crisis he began a rather tumultuous relationship with the sultry thief Safana. Some time during or after this time, be became acquainted with the famed Rashemaar adventurer Minsc.

Coran unknowingly fathered a half-elf child Namara with a young sorceress named Brielbara in Baldur's Gate after a brief fling. He also had a son named Krydle, who wound up becoming a great adventurer in his own right.

As a politician, Coran had a good working relationship with Duke Ulder Ravengard. While not necessarily close, they worked together for the betterment of Baldur's Gate and were not beyond calling in favors from each other.

Adventuring Life
"Luck is always on the side of the romantic."

- Coran.

In the Coran was hired by Kelddath Ormlyr of Beregost to hunt a "great winged dragon" in the Cloakwood forest. After given the description of the beast having a barbed tail, Coran knew he was actually hunting wyverns but accepted the bounty regardless.

After spending some time in Baldur's Gate again, he ventured south to Tethyr in the. He relocated back to his cabin in the Forest of Tethir and reconnected with his love Safana. Having eloped at her request, Safana attempted to use her and Coran's acquaintance with Abdel Adrian to draw the Bhaalspawn to a trap involving Lanfear and her pack of wolfweres.

Political Career
Over the years Coran came to become a permanent resident of Baldur's Gate. He garnered a number of favors from among the Baldurain patriars. By the, Coran became an upstanding citizen of the city, having joined the Parliament of Peers.

At some point during the 1480s DR, Corn briefly reunited with mysteriously resurrected Minsc at a revel thrown by some Baldurian nobles. At the same party, Coran was confronted by his son Krydle, who presented him with blackmail information from some unknown individual, by means of the Fetcher of the Undercellar. The reunion was not a joyous one for father or son. Later on, Coran shared the knowledge of Minsc's return with Duke Ravengard.

Coran's past caught up with him again when the Blades of Burgust stormed into a meeting of parliament at High Hall. The gang's leader Burgust―who had slain Coran's former lover―led the attack in order to assassinate the former adventurer, in an act of cold vengeance against his son Krydle. Coran's life was spared when Krydle and his partner Shandie joined the melee. During the fight, Coran got the upper hand on Burgust and stabbed him through the chest, in honor of Krydle's mother. Coran and Krydle shared moment together, and left on much better terms than their last meeting.

Last Adventure
"We both made so many mistakes...but there's no time left, so grab your poison blade, and we'll figure it out on the other side."

- Krydle, to Coran.

In the, Coran was openly attacked again in High Hall, that time by cultists of the Absolute. Fortunately for Coran, his son Krydle and his friend Delina were approaching him for aide against the cult at precisely the same time. The trio managed to to defend themselves against the cultists for a time, until they were subdued by the illithid cultist Uddron Blass.

The three heroes were imprisoned Flaming Fist dungeons beneath High Hall, and both Coran and Krydle infected with mind flayer tadpoles, initiating the process of ceremorphosis. Uddron portalled Delina away, leaving Coran and Krydle to his pet displacer beast. Krydle deftly slipped out of his bonds, killed the beast, in defense of his father, and managed to break them both out of the dungeon.

"Well now...that sounds...splendid."

- Coran's last words.

Krydle's efforts were largely in vain. Coran was overcome by the effects of ceremorphosis, and he rapidly began the process of transformation into a mind flayer. Coran and Krydle shared one last moment together, before they both plunged his poisoned dagger into body, ending his life while preventing transformation.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Murder in Baldur's Gate
 * Comics
 * Legends of Baldur's Gate (#3 • #4 • #5) • Evil at Baldur's Gate 2 • Mindbreaker (#2 • #4)
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate • Shadows of Amn • Siege of Dragonspear)
 * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
 * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms

Behind the Scenes
In the Baldur's Gate computer game Coran is voiced by Brian George.

Connections
Coran