Aldara Coelho

**Aldara Coelho** is a bookkeeper and general assistant to the Ebrian Resistance.

## Appearance

Short and slight, Aldara has brown hair and eyes, with lightly tanned skin. Her hair is typically worn loose, and is well-maintained despite the hardier conditions of Resistance headquarters. Along with her bright and cheerful clothing, mostly skirts and dresses, Dara wears a necklace that she has rarely been known to take off.

## Personality

Aldara is the type of girl one might describe as a bit naïve, despite her years with the Resistance. She can be a touch excitable, and has a bit of a gossipy streak. Even so she means well, though often gets in her own way trying to make herself useful to her peers. She also trends towards the sensitive side, becoming anxious or uncomfortable in high tension situations, or when she perceives others to be angry.

## Biography

### Early Life

Born in Borsonne, Aldara was raised in a family of middle-class merchants. As an only child, she was spoiled and beloved by her parents who would often bring her gifts from their sales and trips if they didn't have her come along herself. The most treasured of these was a tiny Siamese kitten, which she named Pashet.

When she was old enough, Dara received her Vision, and without thought for the consequences, rejected it. It wasn't until she told her parents that she truly understood the gravity of her Choice. But her parents who loved her so much couldn't bear to see her meet the same fate as so many others, and devised another plan.

It was then that they revealed to her that for years they had been supporting the Resistance's efforts. Enough so, that they had worked out a plan to get her out of Borsonne and to their headquarters. She tried to object at first, unwilling to leave her parents behind, but they insisted, and soon she was sent on her way to Grenmar Harbor. Arriving weary, disheveled and tear-stained, Dara was surprised to find that the cold mountains could be so welcoming.

### Present Day

Now acting as an assistant to Gideon, Dara has been helping with many of the more behind-the-scenes tasks that are part of the Resistance's day-to-day. Eventually, this came to include brokering an agreement of mutual support between themselves and the Trafarnese government. Shocked to learn the truth of King Simon's war with the Gods, she along with the others representing their effort agreed to his terms.

Shortly after, she joined the group sent to greet Prince Theo and Chae upon their arrival at Grenmar. Though the meeting came with an added benefit of securing her relationship with Gideon, it was cut decidedly short when they ran awry of a God themselves, Ephias. The group pursued him to Ormiers, where they discovered he had taken over the city in Gideon's absence.

Close as she was to Aletris, who it turned out knew and wished to work with Ephias, she and Olethea Conroy attempted to convince god and man to work together. After a number of incidents and arguments, their efforts met with success, and the two sides agreed to begin a plot of deceit to topple the gods' hold in the Isles. This plan would require some to return to Headquarters though, and knowing she wasn't suited for the potential combat to come, Dara has opted to return.