Gorion
In his younger years, Gorion had been an active adventurer and agent of the Harpers. Among other exploits, he had once faced the red dragon Firkraag and emerged alive and somewhat victorious, at least enough to have scarred the beast while keeping himself in one piece. At some point around the Year of the Bright Blade, 1347 DR or 1348 DR, Gorion and his fellow Harpers learned about dark goings-on at a temple of Bhaal in the Forest of Wyrms. There they found many Bhaalspawn children who they believed were being prepared for a mass-sacrifice. Gorion encountered Alianna at the temple and froze just before he slew her – immediately before she was mortally shot by an arrow. The Harpers were able to rescue some of the babes, and Gorion took in the infant Sora as his own. Gorion raised Sora as his daughter at Candlekeep, offering her a sheltered life far removed from the danger her divine heritage would surely garner. He watched over the other Bhaalspawn child Imoen, though she was largely cared for by the friendly innkeep Winthrop. Gorion kept their divine heritage a secret from them, as well as others, sharing the sensitive information with no one else, save for his old friend and advisor on the issue Elminster. Gorion had kept the horrendous nature of his adoption a secret even after death, telling Sora in a note that her mother died in childbirth. Sometime around the 19th of Kythorn, in the Year of the Banner, 1368 DR Gorion was warned of the threat of another Bhaalspawn, Sarevok Anchev of the Iron Throne, in a letter from his old friend Elminster. He sent out for Sora so that they could flee the threat of Sarevok together. The night the pair fled from Candlekeep they were stopped by Sarevok and his henchmen. Gorion told Sora to flee and fought off their attackers in order to buy him time to get to safety. While Gorion fought until the end, he was ultimately struck down by Sarevok in the dead of night.
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