Daria's Impossible Choice

minor Active Sessions 7–7

Loyalty versus duty, compassion versus pragmatism, the cost of connection

character development

Description

When Daria recognizes Eli as their mission target, she faces the brutal reality of working for the Inquisition: sometimes the people you're sent to capture are people you care about. She chooses her friend over her mission, warning Eli and actively working to help him escape despite knowing the consequences. The sea elf's desperate flirtation and whispered warnings reveal how far she'll go to protect someone she loves, even as she apologizes to Thalara for potentially endangering Nadej through similar choices. Daria's compassion isn't naive—she knows she's risking consequences—but she cannot be the instrument of her friend's execution. This mission forces her to articulate where her true loyalties lie.

Timeline

Session 6

The Riverside Stop

Daria recognizes Eli and immediately understands their mission will require betraying an old friend

A Web of Secrets

Daria warns Eli about Vixia and helps negotiate his escape, choosing friendship over Inquisition duty

The Chase

Daria attempts to follow Eli during his escape, torn between helping and knowing she's already compromised the mission

Session 7 "The price of truth is paid in blood and ash."