Forgeborn

"I yearn for the long sleep. Let us be done with this." - Forgeborn on Acerak's occupation of Tyr.

At a Glance


A fierce Revenant avenger, Forgeborn was an instrumental figure in the war between The Bone Horde and the city of Tyr. Sent to the mortal plane with Finn Dorthonion with the mission of assasinating Acerak Zarunkumar, she yearned to return to The Shadowfell to receive the reward of entombment and a dreamless sleep.

History
Born Ariel Ducannis, Ariel grew up in the city of Tyr with her Shadar-Kai father under the name given to her by her mother (assumed to be human) rather than that of the Shadar-Kai naming tradition (adopting names of great figures). Eager to be independent, Ariel would roam the ramparts of Tyr and spent many hours playing hide-and-seek with the fellow children of the markets.

Tragedy would strike when Ariel, bequeathed to her father's friends son, refused her arranged marriage in the interest of keeping her own name. When Ariel's would-be-groom retracted his offer and dowry, Ariel's father slipped into a depression and refused to acknowledge his daughter as his own. Attempting to mend the relationship, Ariel went to speak with her would-be-groom.

Feeling dishonoured, Ariel's would-be-groom was driven into a rage when Ariel arrived on the doorstep seeking forgiveness. Forcibly taking her by the arm, Ariel's suitor dragged her through the streets to the foundry of Tyr where he beat her mercilessly. The final blow would come when, driven to madness, the suitor forced Ariel's head into a cauldron of molten lead, forcing her to ingest the boiling metal.

Dead, Ariel's soul slipped into The Shadowfell.

Death and The Raven Queen
With her soul condemned to the Shadowfell, Ariel's appearance became stained by the manner in which she died. Renamed "Forgeborn" by her dead companions, Ariel wandered the streets of The City of Midnight, yearning to be released from her unending torment.

The opportunity would present itself after three hundred years when Forgeborn, selected by The Raven Queen, was sent back to Tyr to defend the city from Acerak Zarunkumar, a servant of Vecna. Joined by fellow Revenant  Finn Dorthonion, the pair sought to prevent Acerak from slaughtering the city "Before It's Time".