Lia

Lia is a former slave from Luskan, former thief, former lover of Varis Aloro, who joined the Knights of Aloro, following her liberation by Varis Aloro, Harminil and Varragh il Sunayn.

# Early Life

## Life in Slavery

Lia was the child of a house slave in service to Balok Zolond, a very wealthy Drow Merchant/Slaver in Luskan in 1464. Around 1480, Balok Zolond bought off Varis Aloro and his mother. Love grew between Varis and Lia soon after. While Varis was sold off to Calimport to serve as a gladiator Lia was not sold by their master, but instead kept on as a household servant/slave. Lia would serve in Balok's household until her master's death 10 years later, at which point she was put up for auction alongside the rest of Balok's estate.

## Escape from Slavery

Lia was then purchased by a traveling Drow slave trader. She was only in the slave caravan for a single day and night before other slaves in the caravan staged an uprising and killed the slavers, freeing the rest of the slaves and fleeing into the night. From there Lia made her way down the Sword Coast, working odd jobs where she could to support herself and stealing where she couldn't. She spent time in Neverwinter, Port Llast, Phandalin, and Thornhold before arriving in Waterdeep in early 1492. No matter where she went she always kept an eye and ear open for any sign of the half elf with a slave tattoo of her dreams.

# Life in Waterdeep

## Beginnings in Waterdeep

Once in Waterdeep, Lia got a job working at a tavern in the Docks District, the Blackstar Inn, where she used her job as a cover to find wealthy patrons who she would later burgle. Lia would stash her ill-gotten gains at the "Mystra's Arms Asylum", which has been abandoned for over a decade and is now haunted by past patients.

## Arrest and escape attempt

One night while out casing a home Lia was arrested on trumped up charges by a corrupt watchman and thrown in jail in the Southern Ward Barracks, where she was kept with the other extrajudicially arrested prisoners. Some days later she dislocated her thumbs and slipped her manacles. When a guard came into check on the prisoners Lia struck, killing the guard, taking his sword, and freeing half of the prisoners before the guards got a handle on things. Two prisoners and another guard were killed in the process. After that incident Lia was moved to the oubliette.

## Liberation by Varis

Lia was kept in the oubliette for about 3 weeks. In the meantime, Varis Aloro, together with Harminil and Varragh were looking for Evander Taerghlad. This search led them to conduct the First Assault on the Southern Ward Barracks. The trio, together with Andala, successfully entered the dungeon of the barracks, where they found Lia in the oubliette, practically catatonic and barely aware of where she is. Despite Varis giving her a health potion, Lia's bad health condition remained. Suddenly, Mr. Twardowski came to collect Varis' debt, demanding his soul in exchange for saving Lia. Varis accepted and eventually the trio led Lia, together with many other liberated prisoners (some of which would later also become Knights of Aloro) through the sewers. Lia, together with the other freed prisoners was settled in Maude's boarding house.

## Seperation from Varis

Not long after being reunited, the couple would be separated following the aftermath of the Second Assault on the Southern Ward Barracks. Varis managed to come to the Field Ward and gave Lia a letter explaining that his actions in Waterdeep led him to path that he shouldn't have followed, and that attaching herself to him, Lia would also go down that path. Varis advised Lia to attach herself to Asier and Andala, who Varis entrusted with a large sum of money and asked them to watch over the Field Ward. Lia did so and also became a Knight of Aloro. Some time after Varis left, Lia started a relationship with her fellow Knight, Andala