Diana

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

Personality
Diana was brave, confident and smart, as well as outspoken. When the leader of their adventuring group, Hank, was not around, she would lead the others quite capably. She was proud of her physical prowess, and the only thing she was feared was to lose her edge.

Abilities
Diana fought with her staff, which she could extend in length, use to trip foes, and use to leap around the battlefield.

Possessions
Diana fought with a javelin staff and wore a vest of escape, an amulet of natural armor +1, bracers of armor +3, and a ring of protection +1. She also had a waterskin, trail rations for a day, flint and steel, and three torches.

History
Diana was originally from Earth, where she had practiced sports since the earliest days of her childhood. She rode horses in competitions and had won gold medals for gymnastics. She was later trapped in the Realm, where evading hazards and battle monsters enhanced her capabilities further.

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, Diana 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, and though Eric dismissed him as old, Diana thought he looked pretty good for his age and warned that "wizards have ears like a fox." When Presto lost his nerve, the kind monk reassured the wizard that he did not have to. Yet 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.

At this time, now an adult, the monk looked very similar but was very muscled. Diana kept similar apparel, from her top and shorts to her armband to her circlet. She still carried a staff.

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.