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Equipment: Both before and after her possession
by the Darkbringer, Coral had access to the saurial
equivalents of standard adventuring gear.
Magical Items: A scrying pool; possibly an effect
of Moander’s magic, or the reflecting pool spell.
Combat/Tactics: The limit of struggle that the
Darkbringer allows in Coral is her fierce mental resistance
to his overwhelming presence. Moander retains
firm control of her actions however, and even
forces her to contradict herself when he occasionally
grants her the ability to speak freely, then retakes
control and countermands or contradicts whatever
was just said.
Allies/Companions: Dragonbait when he was her
former lover, the saurial wizard Grypht and the other
saurials of the Lost Vale, and Moander, her constant
mental companion.
Foes/Enemies: The corrupt influence of the Darkbringer,
Dragonbait, the saurial wizard Grypht, and
their comrades in as far as they oppose Moander’s
plans to re-manifest in the Realms.
Appearance: Coral, like Dragonbait, is a member
of the “finhead” (as they’re called in Faerûn) species
of saurial. She is small and has pearly white scales.
Personality: The details of her personality prior
to her possession by Moander are unknown, but certain
conclusions can be reached from what Dragonbait
has said in the past.
Coral and Dragonbait the paladin were lovers at
one time. Dragonbait served the god of justice and
Coral was a priestess of the goddess of luck. This
issue caused friction in their relationship. Dragonbait
wanted Coral to convert to the worship of his
deity. She refused to give up her beliefs. Dragonbait
ended the relationship and fled, fearing that continuing
the relationship would endanger his status as a
holy warrior.
Therefore, it can be surmised that Coral was a
good, kind, caring person or Dragonbait wouldn’t
have fallen in love with her so deeply. She was devout
in that she was willing to risk her mortal love
for that of her god. She also was strong as she proved
in resisting the influence of a god for as long as she
did. The Coral we see while under the Darkbringer’s
power is but a faint shadow of the true Coral.
Locales Frequented: The Lost Vale and the saurials’
unknown home world/plane.
History: After the events mentioned above,
Dragonbait fled the saurials’ home world and went to
slay fiends on the lower planes. There, he was cap-
tured by the fiend known as Phalse and used as part
of a scheme to create an evil, living weapon. This
weapon was called Alias by Finder Wyvernspur, one
of her creators. Another of the conspirators was a
group of cultists who wished to resurrect the dead
god of corruption and decay, Moander. While imprisoned
in CASSANA’S dungeon and waiting to die,
Dragonbait appealed to his deity for aid. The god of
justice convinced the goddess of luck to visit the paladin
and offered to free him if he’d perform a service
for the goddess. Dragonbait agreed, he escaped, and
he, Alias, and their friends defeated the conspiracy
in 1357 DR.
Moander, though, still existed in the Outer
Planes. Somehow, he found Dragonbait’s home
world and brought a group of more than 100 saurials
to Faerûn one year later. Coral was this community’s
high priestess. The Darkbringer infected the saurials
and forced them to do his bidding: again attempting
to allow him entry to the Realms. To this end, the
Rotting God possessed Coral and named her “the
Mouth of Moander.”
Eventually, Coral and Dragonbait were reunited.
The paladin tried to cure Coral of her possession by
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