Queen of the Rain

Aria Larrean, better known by her title as the Queen of the Rain, is a major NPC-turned-party member from Harkoth's Legacy. She is a human druid known for her cleansing rains and tenure with Harkoth. She is a member of the Harkoth Hunters.
== Personality ==
Aria is a pensive mourner with a kind, maternal heart. She has a love of singing and a love of plants, the former of which she has not been able to do due to her mourning.
== Appearance ==
Aria is an above-average height dark haired woman with dark purple eyes. Her complexion is flushed due to her constant crying, and she has tear streaks down her face. She is adorned in a dark blue flowing dress, tattered over time due to natural wear.
== History ==
=== Edric and Aria ===
Aria and Edric fell in love in Aria's hometown of Aquevive. They lived happily together, with Aria singing for the town, and Edric tending to the farm they planned to raise together. At some unknown point in the past, Edric and Aria had a son, who they named Lupin.
=== The Rise of King Harkoth ===
Despite his lack of a desire for vengeance towards the Larreans, Edric became consumed by the temptations of Harkoth's Blade, and became uncharacteristically devoted to finding it, scaring Aria. She was upset by him spending too much time looking for the blade, and not caring for her, their son or the farm, and when Edric found it, Aria was terrified to find out what the newly-named Harkoth's first action was with the blade. He had slaughtered the Larrean Empire in its entirety, all except for one, his half-brother Elias, and Harkoth went as far as to wipe all life from the kingdom, down to the plants.
After this, Aria was desperate to protect Lupin from the actions of his father as he grew older, but this was to no avail. As Lupin grew old enough to go out on his own, he had become too good of a son for his own good, and went with Harkoth to claim the land once called Rookpoint, but he lost his life in the encounter to the heir of the Corvus Clan. This broke Harkoth, and prompted him to slaughter every last one of them. When Harkoth came to retrieve Aria, he had to break the news to her, and she was devastated. Not happy with what had happened or where they were going, Aria was the one to last the longest amid Harkoth's Court, with the remainder all leaving at different times. Even then, Harkoth's toxic influence was too much for even Aria, and when she found Harkoth in bed with another woman, his high priestess, she decided enough was enough, and faked her death, fleeing to the Skerry of Sorrows to mourn.
Along the way to the Skerry, Aria found Elias, and the pair took solace in each other's mutual scorn for Harkoth and his actions. The newly-forged Duke of Nothing sought to protect Aria from anything Harkoth would throw at her. Aria honed her magic, creating the cleansing storm above the Isles, and used it to shed her tears, for Lupin, the Larreans, the Corvus Clan, and most importantly, the life she wasted with him.
=== Harkoth's Legacy ===
Aria had grown to be worshipped by the natives of Aquevive, being called the "Queen of the Rain" for restoring their crops with her cleansing rains, prompting them to perform a yearly celebration in her honor.
Aria's healing storm was the reason why the Harkoth Hunters' boat had crashed when they first left Old Mirefield, setting off the chain of events that brought the Harkoth Hunters to where they stand today.
When the Hunters first entered Aquevive, they learned about the Queen, and when Alistair gave them a tip as to her verity, the Hunters sought to seek her out to end the rains. They eventually narrowed her location down to the Skerry of Sorrows, and went there after dueling with the Duke to prove their worth. After crossing to the final island of the Skerry, Giorno and Garloth were shocked to see who stood before them, questioning if they were seeing things. Kohtalo approached Aria, asking what's going on after seeing the streaks on her face. She asked the Hunters what their reason for being there is, not understanding initially. Xotal asked for Aria's name, and upon hearing her say it, Giorno and Garloth immediately solidified that they knew who it was before them. Upon hearing their voices again, Aria was elated to see the pair once again, thinking they had passed on. She wondered why Giorno and Garloth were there, but before they could answer, Billy interrupted them, asking who Aria is and how Giorno and Garloth know them. She initially deflected wanting to tell them her story, claiming it to be long, but backpedaled and gave in when Kohtalo reassured her that they have the time.
Aria presumed the Hunters are here because of the storms, and denied to end them until she knew Harkoth's venom was purged from the Isles, thinking the fallen ruler still lived. The Hunters reaffirmed that Harkoth was deceased, confusing Aria. She assumed Harkoth could use the blade to live forever, and she questioned why he'd let himself die. She soon tells them her backstory with her and Harkoth, promising to end the rains if the Hunters promise to help her stamp out the remainder of Harkoth's influence. The Hunters agree, and she returns sunshine to the Isles for the first time in a long time.
== Relationships ==
=== King Harkoth ===
Aria detests "Harkoth" for what he has done, and the man he has become. She hates herself for falling in love with someone so malicious.
=== Lupin Larrean ===
Aria misses her son dearly, and mourns the loss of her baby boy every day.
=== Giorno and Garloth ===
Aria loves Giorno and Garloth dearly, considering them her closest friends during her time as Harkoth's queen. She is elated to see them still alive.
== Notable Moments ==
* Becoming Harkoth's wife and bearing his son
* Faking her death and becoming the Queen of the Rain
* Causing the Hunters' boat crash
* Stopping the rains after telling her backstory to the party
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Cleansing Waters ===
Aria can manipulate magically-infused water she can manifest, using them for healing or damage. She can freeze the water at will, instead controlling it as ice. She can also manifest "healing storms" in localized areas to restore vitality to anything that falls beneath it.
== Trivia ==
* The Queen of the Rain was initially created separate from Harkoth, serving as the key to stopping the storms, but as the campaign developed, FennekinGalaxy liked the idea of intertwining the Queen with Harkoth's story, and created their shared backstory.
* The Queen of the Rain is loosely inspired visually by Carmina Mora, a.k.a. the Artist from Dead by Daylight.
* The rain having healing properties and restoring vitality to the world was inspired by the ending of the movie 9.
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