Initiate of YanafalTarnis
Runes: Moon, Death, Fate
Threat Level ***
Traits: Introvert, Physical, Brave, Dependable. Honest, Conflicted

Aged 35 Darin is a Tarshite ex solder, Yanafal Tarnis Initiate, Former bodyguard of Eleanor and now her lover.

He was raised in Tarsh as a miller’s son and served for 7 years in the lunar army before finding work as a professional bodyguard in the service of powerful lunar families. Loyal discrete and professional he had gained a good reputation, and was well recommended to employers.

This changed when he was employed as a bodyguard to Eleanor, they quickly became lovers, and after an attempt on her life have eloped together. He is completely enamoured with Eleanor and does not feel he can help himself. He knows this is not going to end well for him, but cannot get out or does not want to stop the relationship.

In more melancholic moments he feels he has broken his moral code and last lost himself for this girl, but still says he would not change anything.

He is time serving in Balazar led him to try to lie low here. He knows if Eleanor is found by the wrong people they both will die, by any Lunar authority he will die. He is blissfully unaware that her passion for him is not as strong as his for her.

He knows that she probably is a one of the Red Emperors illegitimate daughters, but has kept the secret from her that long he doesn’t know how to tell her about the rumours now.

Plot Uses:he is a roleplaying opportunity who can be used to start to explore themes such as loss of honour and redemption, also the balance of priorities between people and principles