A Brief History of Lady Diala and her Escorts.

There is not a state politician in the realm of Ere-Stade that has not heard of Lady Diala.

An incredibly private woman, who has seen the realm through some of its most deadly trials and tribulations.

Originally an adventurer with a band of mortals, she defended the realm from the elemental invasion of the First King of the Young Ages. Stories of her exploits persist in books within the great library, and also in folklore.

As is the way with mortals, her companions aged and died, and she entered the direct servitude of Erathis, while praying on the holy mountain for a new mission to dedicate herself to. She became a wandering advisor to the state, travelling between cities and towns to further encourage the spirits of mortals to continue to work together for the benefit of the land and of civilisation.

It has been several hundred years since that time, and her journey has continued endlessly around the realm. Some would say that the way of life most cities enjoy would be down to her involvement, however there has been times when enemies of that goal, malign forces seeking to protect the realm using more forceful and brutal methods, have tried to take her life. After she successfully defended herself from a heavily armed ambush, she has taken to hiring a bodyguard or a small group of adventurers to accompany her in the wilderness.

When the temples of Erathis realised that she needed these protections, they immediately pooled resources to set up a centre to train bodyguards for her. People both strong and wise, able to negotiate less important matters on her behalf, as well as save her from the need to fight off would be assassins.

Since the implementation of this scheme, she has chosen one bodyguard for a period of 20 years, who has driven her carriage, allowing her to spend more time communing with the agents of Erathis, and maintaining correspondence with people throughout the realm of Ere-Stade.

Currently she travels with an Elf by the name of Tryst Allweather. He is eighteen years in her service, soon to be released. He is an elegant Elf-kin, skilled in diplomacy and skilled in combat.

Rumours at the moment abound with news of a group of adventurers who also travel with her, those given to gossip also hear that Tryst and one of their number may be developing a romantic connection.