Name: Lady Darostar (ef, B3, NG, Harper agent)
Submitted By: Jade Williams
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- Stats: Str:14 Dex:15 Int:16 Wis:10 Con:11 Cha:16
"Lady" Darostar is a relatively young elf, at 122 winters. She is younger
and more inexperienced than most adventurers. Being a gold elf does not
help, as her family was very conservative in their views towards other
races and tried to impress that attitude on all their children. Lady
Darostar has had more contact with other races than the rest of her family.
Because of this, she does not get on well with her parents. She still
retains her superior, slightly aloof attitude. She gained the nickname
'Lady' from her attempts to associate with the nobles and upper class when
first leaving Silverymoon. She kept the name as a reminder of what she
left behind.
Lovain, a moon elf and secretly an experienced Harper, sponsored Lady
Darostar into the ranks of the Harpers, having spent several months
travelling with her, he had seen her attitude lose her several groups of
friends. Harpers weren't especially interested in her but she was accepted
due to Lovain. She was given a wide range of assignments as per the
instructions of Lovain to try and get rid of her attitude. Lady Darostar
was given several small tasks in Waterdeep and during these times, she
learned several of the dwarven and human songs that were sung in the inns
and taverns every night. She adapted and fitted elven lyrics to human
songs and made a name for herself in a relatively short time.
She was assigned to Arylon by the Harpers to keep an eye on the growing
half-elven community there. She was the replacement for the two previous
half-elven agents who had been assigned to Erevel. They had been
uncomfortable with their role of spies in such a friendly and open
community. It was hoped her cautious, slightly distanced approach would be
more effective, and she wouldn't develop emotional ties with the Erevel.
She has enrolled in the Bard's College and sends regular reports back to
the Harpers about the daily life and major characters in the area to 'make
sure they are doing the right thing'. Her aloofness to the other bards is
mainly due to her insecurities about how she fits in the Harpers. She has
also been trying to gather lore on the history of the community, but finds
she is blocked whenever she gets close to any solid information. Falco, the
elder of the community, has told her that he knows she is a Harper, and she
believes Arylon's Council has found out through their shady contacts.
However, she believes they are still not aware of what information she
sends out or how often.
When a council position became free, she decided to try for the position,
believing she would have access to more information that would help her
assignment. She was surprised to find Falco had organised the half-elves to
vote for her. Thanks to that help she was elected onto the council. Now,
with her council duties, she has less time to spend on her Harper
investigations and is beginning to suspect that was the plan all along.
As a gold elf, Lady Darostar stands 5'8" tall, has pale bronze skin, and
long black hair, which she keeps loose and styled into flowing curls. She
always dresses in feminine clothes when travelling around the city. Skirts
and laced-front blouses are the clothing style she most commonly wears.
History
Lady Darostar was born in Daggerford and is the youngest of the family. She
was kept isolated by her loving mother, who wanted her to grow into a
'proper' elven lady. She was a young girl when the family moved to
Silverymoon, to be with the other elven houses there. One night on the way
there, she couldn't sleep and found the human guards playing games and
singing songs (her father had forbidden the family from leaving their
wagons during the trip). She watched them from the shadows of the wagon as
they laughed, sang, played games, and enjoyed life. She decided there and
then to become a bard and spent many nights secretly listening to the bawdy
songs the guards sang. When the family settled in Silverymoon they were
pleased that their little girl wanted to learn elven lore and enrolled her
with an exclusive elf-only tutor. However, the strict precise structure to
the music she was taught was not to the young elf's liking. She wanted to
experiment with her music and try human songs. She learned the basics of
playing instruments in her time there, but her tutor revoked her enrollment
when she bridled under the restrictions of songs she was being taught. The
family was upset, but her skill impressed them enough to allow her to
continue learning on her own and performing at small elven gatherings.
At night, she would often sneak out to listen to bards of other races
playing in the halls and taverns of the city. As time went on, she longed
to play in one of the taverns, to show off her skill to a crowd that would
appreciate it. Therefore, she hatched a plan. Over the next eight months
she subtly and secretly collected several disguises and, in one of them,
approached the owners of some of the small taverns on the far side of the
city. She offered them the services of an elven bard who would be in town
for just a few days. Disguising herself as the male 'Aldron Heartsong',
she played in public for the first time. The rendition of 'The Standing
Stone' with a more human tune made the night a success for Aldron.
Aldron played for the next two nights, received more good receptions, and
thought that finally she had found happiness in her life. Then Sinthilla
DelHary'n blazed onto the scene. Sinthilla was the heir to the DelHary'n
house and known as an ageing arrogant, spoiled moon-elf. She was always
looking for ways to improve her social position, as her house was small and
had no holdings or influence. She saw Aldron perform in the garden of the
Night Owl tavern one evening, and decided a gold elf child would give her
house the notoriety she wanted. Not one to be subtle, especially where a
young gold elf was concerned, she had her bodyguards 'invite' Aldron to
join her. Trapped in a tavern with someone, who knew her real family,
Aldron had no choice but to play along. Aldron finally managed to get away
after serenading Sinthilla with an elven love song and agreeing to meet
with her the following day. Realising this was getting out of hand, Aldron
was retired; but Sinthilla was never known for giving up, started hunting
for him. As the DelHary'n guards closed in on his origins, through the
other disguises she had used to get his performances arranged, Aldron had
to make another appearance, in hope of leading them away from house
Darostar. Aldron confronted the guards and spun a tale of how he was
waylaid by hired killers and had to lie low for a few days. Aldron woke up
in the guest quarters of House DelHary'n, with a throbbing headache and a
big bruise from a weighted sap. Sinthilla explained to him that she was in
need of a husband and father to the children she was going to bear. A
handsome, young gold-elf would be perfect, increasing her influence within
the city and the noble houses. When Sinthilla tried to get more intimate
with him, she finally found out Aldron was female. Aldron used this
opportunity with Sinthilla in shock, and the guards outside, to escape.
She fled the city with an adventuring group and paused only to write a note
to her parents. Sinthilla, not wanting the incident to come to light turned
to one of her other schemes and did not pursue the matter.
Aldron did not last long with any of the adventuring groups she joined that
year. Her parents had taught her that gold elves were better than other
elves, and elves were better than other races. She found herself reverting
back to those attitudes and alienating her travelling companions. Besides,
she was not used to the open road and living without the comforts of home.
She also insulted several would-be friends with her superior attitude.
Living on the money she made performing in the inns along the roads, she
eventually met up with Lovain, a moon elf who taught her to be more
accepting of other races. He saw how well she got on with people as she
tried to learn their songs and stories and sponsored her membership in the
Harpers.
Following Lovain's recommendation, Lady Darostar applied for membership in
the Harpers, and was sent to Waterdeep. She was put through several tests,
and her ability to blend musical styles made her several friends during
this time. The Harpers saw this, and moved her into the social arena, where
her bardic abilities were improved, and her music style was used to get
suspicious people at ease so other agents could gather information easier.
Her attitude still hindered her at times, as she would say or do the wrong
thing, so she was assigned to elven and half-elven missions mainly.
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