Mira Dain

Played by Falkala

Appearance

• Height: 5'2"
• Weight: 125lbs
• Age: 39
• Hair: Wavy brown, black streaks in back.
• Eyes: Pure black, reflective, no whites.
• Build: Thin and flexible, small breasts.
• Other Features: Golden hoop earrings, shadow-markings on torso and right arm.
• Armor: Red and black leather, made of Malar Panther.

Affiliations

• Raven's Watch (Former)
• Black Merchant Guild
• Conclave of Shadows
• Township of Bearwalk
• Ordo, a planar drug dealer.
• Condor Imports, a company she and her husband own back on the mainland.

Random Notes

• Mira is a mother of two, one by adoption (Talon Tannerman), other by birth. (Jedrick Drachinas)
• Mira's shadow's name is Garad, and he is sentient on his own with separate thoughts and motives.
• Mira apparently 'owns' Stanley the Rakshasha. He was inherited from her previous house.
• Mira is possibly the only person outside of Quamara to have seen Ivali Midwood naked.

History
Pre Thain
Mira Dain was born to a bar owner in a small mining town east of the Sword Coast somewhere. The town was primarily dwarven inhabited, although most dwarves only remained there during the yearly work season when the mines were best. She grew up learning to pass about drinks to the rowdy men of the tavern under the watchful eye of her large matronly mother. Given that she and her mother were the prime source of ale in the town, many of the dwarves offered hands to help raise Mira. One in particular was a dwarf named Balmung, who had come with his father to learn the ways of a stonecutter.

During her teenage years, Mira's father would show up every now and then back home, much to the ire of his wife. He taught Mira the value of a quick hand and how much coin could be made picking pockets of sleeping drunk men. However shortly into this 'training' Mira's father met an untimely (but well earned) end at the hands of a vengeful necromancer. Mira has feared physical undead such as skeletons and zombies ever since.

When Mira was in her mid twenties, her mother died of a lifelong illness and was given the gift of a stone tomb by the dwarven friends. However Mira was not the woman her mother was, and was gently 'urged' to leave the village and seek her own destiny. Balmung packed up his axe and armor and dragged her to Thain.

Post Arrival
Mira quickly fell into several crowds on Thain, not all of which agreed with one another. It wasn't long before her rougeish nature put her at odds with the Keeper Malakin Brinsword, who told Mira she would amount to little more than a petty thief and a whore. This put Mira at odds with the Keepers, and she'd harbored a dislike for most of their members since. Seeking both a reason to prove Malakin wrong and a new crowd to run with, Mira found herself under the wing of a mage named Red and his fiance, Nadya. Nadya began to teach Mira the ways of a ranger, though their training was interrupted when Mira's focus shifted to learning to control the shadow from a man named Slaith Drachnias.

Mira was not a natural adept with the shadow, but instead had to have it forced into her and willingly accept the power. She was a fast learner in controlling it, spending the next few years both becoming a master of her new abilities and learning the ins and outs of combat. To balance out her training in that department, Nadya had influence in teaching Mira the ways of a Ranger. She progressed quickly, both emotionally and physically.

Slaith and Mira's relationship quickly changed in nature the more time they spent together. While it put Mira under a great deal of fire from Thain's good populace, she uncaringly continued her training and budding relationship with the evil shadowmaster training her. There were several attempts to lure Mira away from her path to a lither one, but she rejected each one.

Mira played a key role in the destruction of Elira, a vampire Regent of the Watch, and earned her status as a Vandal Hawk. It put her at odds with the Thayans for a time. While killing Elira also freed Kampher from her spell, Mira was never recognized in Steinkeris as a hero.

Slaith's influence as teacher was still strong on Mira, and she began to grow into a much darker soul by his guidance. She dabbled in any number of vile and evil things along with her already dangerous shadow, and began to deal and indulge in drugs of various natures. During a particularly rough time in her life while dealing with a monster known as Vosin, Mira turned to Dreammist and became tightly dependent upon it. Nadya had begun to grow it for her, having taken a fascination with the drug around the same time.

Nadya's death was devastating on Mira, made only worse by the fact that she had to quickly turn to other sources for her desired drug. Cathe Redsteel became her provider, using the drug as an attempt to lure Mira into her web. To this day Mira doesn't know if Cathe wanted her as a lover or wanted to kill her.

Eventually the addiction to the drug got the better of Mira. She was found by a greater Shadowlord who intended to consume her and her ability. Mira's bonded shadow, Shendor, stepped up to her defense and perished. Mira escaped, wounded, branded, and much worse for the wear. Slaith stepped in and put an end to her usage then and there.

In the weeks following, Drogo Burrows, a shadowmaster halfling and old friend of Slaith's, stepped in to aid her. She bound a shadow she has been familiar with, named Garad, and resumed her training on her own. Garad remains Mira's closest companion.

As years passed, Mira became more and more disenchanted with Thain life. While the adventure was thrilling, it was all the more dangerous each day. The Shadow War came and passed, causing her to have to go into hiding both from the general populace and from Zentarus' agents. She found shelter with two Celestial Knights, Thrar Nulen and Rania. After the Shadow War and Rania's fall, Mira began to take care of her house.

She keeps an estate in a sleepy, farming town called Bearwalk. It is maintained by a good friend whenever she and her husband are away.

She has long ended her ties to most of Thain's factions, preferring a less restricted lifestyle when she is on-island. With Jedrick now entering adulthood, she travels when she desires.