Hero of Daggerford

The Hero of Daggerford was a caravan guard and adventurer who stopped the Zhentarim plan to install a puppet leader in the city of Daggerford, and stop the activities of the Cult of the Crippled Fang in the late 14 century DR.

Relationships
Talarenne was a loyal friend, traveling and adventuring of the the person who would eventually become known as the Hero of Daggerford. The two shared connection that sent the Hero onto a long journey of Talarenne's rescue in 1372 DR.

Not much was known about the Hero's family but he had a falconer brother.

Early Life
Talarenne and the Hero of Daggerford knew each other for many years before the faithful events of the. They worked and adventured together, saving each other's lives countless times. One notable adventure of the couple was battling the great Two-Headed Wyvern of Stamislot under the cover of the night in the pouring rain in Amn. Tala saved the Hero's life by pulling their neck away from the hungry wyvern's maw all while the other head of the monster bit Tala's own backside.

Darkness over Daggerford
In 1372 DR, the merchant named Falias Emberthumb hired the Hero and Talarenne to accompany his caravan from Waterdeep to the city of Daggerford in the Delimbiyr Vale. As they traveled along the Trade Way, not far from Daggerford, a group of bandits, in reality Zhentarim agents, ambushed caravan. As soon as the fighting started, Tala was absorbed by a bright magical light and was spirited away, leaving the Hero friend fending for their life against disguised Zenths.

Talarenne was an accidental capture as she looked fairly similar to another one of the caravan's passenger, Astriel Shalyn, an agent of the Lords' Alliance heading to Daggerford to investigate recent troubles that plagues the region. The Zhentarim agents were tasked with using the scroll of binding that magically reduced Hero's friend in size and trapped her inside an enchanted orb known as a binding prison. Once the surging caravaners reached Daggerford, they were informed that the city gates were locked due to a murder that was recently committed.

As this seeming unrelated tragedy unfolded, Astriel Shalyn, in reality an agent of the Lords' Alliance, began untangling strange happenings of a very recent death of Duke Pwyll "Greatshout". She asked the Hero to meet her at the resplendent Chateau Elite inn to discuss the adduction and all the plot threads that entangled Daggerford. Astriel released her true identity to the Hero and enrolled his aid in investigating the recent flood of bandit attacks, shady shipments, a new mercenary force that seemingly came from nowhere and more importantly, a slimy merchant who seized control of Daggerford after the count's sister, Bronwyn Daggerford, was kidnapped.

Early on, the Hero met a mercenary down on her luck who was trapped in Daggerford – Raegen Brunegar, who joined the hero and acted as his conscience. Another new friend was a gnome Purfbin Doogrick who offered his more pragmatic view of things. Together they investigated the mysterious weapon shipments that traveled through Daggerford via the Mariners' Alliance and found their way into the hands of the gathering orc forces in the city's vicinity. The weapons smuggling operations was masterminded by the Zhentarim agents. The city trade routes were under recently increased bandit attacks on the caravans allowed the new aspiring duke, Matagar Bugo, to fill Daggerford with the Griffons Mercenary Company as the only force that could keep the trade secure.

The hero's activities alerted the Zhent agents in Daggerford and after they attempted to assassinate Astriel, she relocated to the nearby hamlet of Liam's Hold and ask the Hero to come along. As expected, the hamlet had its own share of troubles and after the Hero offered a swift resolution, Liam's Hold's mayor offered the Hero an abandoned monastery of Bhaal as the new base.vThe temple had been empty since the Time of Troubles and was an abandoned eyesore. The news of the new hero spread fast. Locals approached the adventurers with requests to investigate disappearing cattle at the neighboring Wild Pastures. The investigation let them uncover the assembling orc and tanarukk forces led by Gorgomorz, the infamous and historic Devil of Daggerford.

Along the way, the adventurers became involved in Burnas Tellrot's desire to retrieve the treasure of Peredus the Great, a scheme that led them to face off against Sulfurus the black dragon. Daxiong, a strange necromancer who wa sopsessed with making a perfect zombie. Aided Millie Churlgo and her Churlgo Cheese in repealing Zhentarim extortion. Aided Maerovyna of the Harvest House in investigating miller Fernd Krip and avoiding famine. And rescuing Delfen Ondabarl's friend and familiar Sujit from the creature old master.

The Zhentarim forces entered into a dark alliance with Gorgomorz's tanarukks of the Dragonspear Castle. Zhentarim planted the puppet ruler to take over Daggerford - Matagar Bugo, while Gorgomorz wanted to destroy Daggerford. Zhentarim planned on betraying Gorgomorz. Once the balor's orcs invade Daggerford, Zhentarim would lead Matagar's Griffon mercs to defeat the invaders and imprison Gorgomorz inside a magical orb. The win would've let Matagar Bugo rule the city on behalf of Zhentil Keep with the full support of the citizens and the Lords' Alliance.

Eventually, the Hero with Astriel's help untangled the plot and tracked the Duke, who was not as dead as perviously believed, as well as his sister, stashed away in the ruined Illefarn. Pwyll Daggerford and Bronwyn Daggerford were freed, and the Hero with his companions rushed to stop the tanarukk invasion of Daggerford.

Legacy
The Hero of Daggerford's deeds were immortalized in print. The book called the Darkness over Daggerford was printed and distributed the year after the fateful events across the Sword Coast and the Moonsea regions. The book stated that the Hero's deeds did not just save Daggerford, but also he benevolently helped the locals and their many issues in 1372 DR.