Maelyra Mintheldyn

Maelyra Mintheldyn, who goes by Lyra, is an eladrin ranger from Silverymoon and a member of the Harpers. She was one of the representatives in the Triboar Meeting, and helped defend the city against Fire Giants in the Siege of Triboar. Later, she offered the Heroes of Happenstance a job in Silverymoon taking a horde of magic items from the Margaster Estate.

She has a fox beast companion named Pip.

## History

Lyra first came across the party when she met Bean, who was searching for more information about the important meeting in Triboar. When Bean told her about the party's run-in with the Lord's Alliance, Lyra suggested that they, too, join in the meeting to expand their pool of possible resources. Later, in the Northshield House, Silix overheard her talking to Thenzin Ilystryph about the possible alliance of missing Zhentarim operative Nilraun and the Frost Giants, namely one called Jarl Storvald. Later, at the Triboar Meeting, she offered Harper resources, namely transportation of materials and resources through the Harper Teleportation Network.

Some time later, a heavily pregnant Lyra encountered the party in Everlund while they were under Lord Delphize's illusory disguises. She mistook Bean for Umbros Ilystryph, (Thenzin's recently killed brother), and berated them for abandoning him without a word again. When she realizes the group's true identity through the disguises, she expresses disappointment that it wasn't him, but helps them navigate the city while some of the group are brought to Moongleam Tower to go through the Trial of the Orb.

Afterwards, she accompanies the group to Silverymoon, where Silix, Aoife and Blimey accept her job offer to do a mission taking horded magic items from Margaster Manor, where the Margaster family was suspected to be involved in dubious demon dealings, as well as planning some kind of clandestine political coup. She told the trio that their job needed to be discrete and if not, appear to be self-motivated; if successful, the group was welcome to keep the magic items as reward.

When returning to Everlund for a third time, High Captain Orn Margaster nearly killed Silix for his insolence against the city, as well as for trespassing on his family's property in Silverymoon and killing his niece, Xamlyn Margaster. In exchange for his life, Silix offers to do a favour and kill one of Orn's enemies, anyone he chooses; to Silix's dismay, the High Captain names Lyra to be killed, who had been a thorn in his family's side for far too long.

## The Triboar Meeting

At the Triboar Meeting, Lyra was able to provide the following information:

* The Stone Giants are assumed to be responsible for the annihilation of the settlements of Llorkh and Orlbar near the Greypeak Mountains
	+ In addition to them, the long-thought-extinct Uthgardt Tribe known as the Blue Bear Tribe is also believed to be involved
* No one has seen or heard of any Storm Giant activity, which is notably bizarre; they usually keep the other Giants in check, but while their violence is at an all-time high, the Storm Giants are suspiciously silent.
* Malazan is a powerful dragon who dwells in the High Forest and who is worshipped by many small communities within. No one is certain if the cultists that Bean and the party met are involved with the former Cult of the Dragon or if they are an entirely separate group.
* The Harpers have access to an efficient- albeit imperfect- teleportation system that can be used by a task force of fellow Harpers to send messages across vast distances to major hubs in the North

At the end of the meeting, Lyra is delegated with the following tasks: heading to Silverymoon and Everlund to establish a task force of Harpers to act solely as messengers between key strongholds in the North connected by the Harper's imperfect but efficient teleportation network; report back to Triboar with information about the locations of said networks; and establish a constant staff to maintain the functionality of these teleportation points at all hours. She is to be accompanied by Thenzin for part of the journey, who will connect the Harper networks to the Zhentarim's suppliers.

## Trivia

* Lyra has small spring flowers blooming under her hair at the time the party first meets her; later, however, she has ginger-y hair and amber eyes, and significantly bronzer skin
	+ As an eladrin, her appearance is determined my her emotional state and expressed by "seasons"
* She and Thenzin Ilystryph are involved in a secret relationship, and are expecting a child together
* Lyra and Darathra Shendrel appear to know each other from before the Triboar Meeting
	+ Later, it is revealed that they are both members of the Harpers