JAELA DARAN,
KEEPER OF THE FLAME
The spiritual leader of the Church of the Silver Flame has always been a person—usually a human— gifted with visions. The Council of Cardinals receives reports of visionaries throughout the land, choosing one to act as the intermediary between the Voice of the Silver Flame and the people of Thrane.
A committee sifts through the charlatans and false seers to find the “chosen one,” although more often than not, fate finds a way for this spiritual leader to reveal himself or herself to Flamekeep’s ruling body. For the moment, the spiritual leader of Thrane is also its temporal leader—a precarious predicament for the government of Thrane. Should the current Keeper of the Flame perish, a replacement would need to be found quickly.
Eleven-year-old Jaela Daran came from humble origins, the daughter of a craftsman working in Flamekeep. At age four, she manifested an uncanny ability to predict catastrophic events before they occurred. So compelling and accurate were her dreams and nightmares that her father contacted Cardinal Hagaci, who brought her to the Church of the Silver Flame for testing. When Jaela was brought before the Silver Flame, it warned her of a Lords of Dust cabal operating secretly within Flamekeep’s walls. Armed with this information, the Knights of Thrane located and eradicated the cabalists. The Council of Cardinals dutifully accepted their new leader, and Jaela’s predecessor stepped down.
Jaela Daran has survived assassination plots by rival nations determined to destabilize Thrane’s government. She receives extensive theological instruction within the walls of the Church of the Silver Flame and regularly communes with the Voice, often gaining divinatory warnings of impending trials facing Thrane. On the rare occasions that she must leave the Cathedral, precautions for her protection are elaborate. Current political rhetoric favors the idea of another religious leader being chosen in the unfortunate event of her demise, and thus, many suspect that Flamekeep’s council would appoint High Cardinal Krozen as an interim leader. Others have suggested that the Church should find another visionary, in case anything untoward should happen to Jaela.
Jaela herself seems rather humble, modest, and meek for a young girl whose pronouncements alter the history of a nation. She often calls cardinals and councilors before her to carry out what the Voice has planned. Barring revelations from the Silver Flame, the Council of Cardinals is granted enough autonomy to enforce the law as it sees fit. At any time, a pronouncement from the Voice, through Jaela, can nullify or circumvent the cardinals’ authority.
Jaela usually dresses in simple gray or black clothes, walking barefoot on the marble steps of the Cathedral. She has gray eyes, short-cropped dark hair, and a chocolate-colored complexion. Within the Cathedral, she is rarely seen without her fearsome pet, Skaravojen.
JAELA DARAN, KEEPER OF THE FLAME CR 3
Female human cleric 3 (Silver Flame)
LG Medium humanoid
Init +1; Senses Listen +5, Spot +5
Languages Common, Dwarven
AC 21, touch 15, fl at-footed 20
hp 17 (3 HD)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +8
Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee unarmed strike +1 (1d4–1 nonlethal)
Base Atk +2; Grp +1
Special Actions spontaneous casting (heal spells), turn undead 8/day (+7, 2d6+8, 3rd)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 3rd):
2nd—calm emotionsD (DC 18), enthrall (DC 17), hold person (DC 18)
1st—bless, command (DC 17), detect evil, protection from evilD, sanctuary (DC 16)
0—detect magic, guidance, read magic, resistance
D: Domain spell. Domains: Good, Law.
Combat Gear: scroll of mass cure critical wounds (CL 18th), potion of cure serious wounds
Abilities Str 8, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 20, Cha 21
SQ faint aura of good
Feats Great Fortitude, Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus (enchantment)
Skills Concentration +7, Diplomacy +12, Heal +12, Knowledge (religion) +8
Possessions combat gear plus bracers of armor +6, ring of protection +4 (also allows wearer to cast word of recall 1/ day), periapt of Wisdom +6, cloak of Charisma +6, silver holy symbol marked with verses of anathema (worth 500 gp; focus for destruction spell), prayer beads (worth 500 gp; focus for atonement spell)
Hook “I see another war on the horizon.”
JAELA DARAN (INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL IN FLAMEKEEP) CR 18
Female human cleric 18 (Silver Flame)
LG Medium humanoid
Init +1; Senses Listen +7, Spot +7
Languages Common, Dwarven
AC 21, touch 15, fl at-footed 20
hp 86 (18 HD)
Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +20
Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee unarmed strike +12 (1d4–1 nonlethal)
Base Atk +13; Grp +12
Special Actions spontaneous casting (heal spells), turn
undead 8/day (+7, 2d6+23, 18th)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 18th; 1d20+22 to overcome
SR):
9th—miracle*, summon monster IXD, true resurrection
8th—antimagic fi eld, discern location, holy auraD (Fort DC
25), summon monster VIII
7th—destruction (DC 24), greater restoration, holy wordD
(DC 24), repulsion (DC 24), resurrection
6th—banishment (DC 23), greater dispel magic, geas/quest, harm (DC 23), heal (DC 23), hold monsterD
(DC 25)
5th—atonement*, break enchantment, dispel evilD (DC
22), flame strike (DC 22), mark of justice, spell resistance
(SR 30)
4th—air walk, death ward, dimensional anchor (+14 ranged
touch), discern lies (DC 21), holy smiteD (DC 21),
neutralize poison, tongues
3rd—dispel magic, invisibility purge, prayer, magic circle
against evilD (DC 20), protection from energ y, remove
blindness/deafness, remove curse, searing light (+14
ranged touch)
2nd—calm emotionsD (DC 21), enthrall (DC 19), gentle
repose, hold person (DC 21), lesser restoration, remove
paralysis, spiritual weapon (longbow; +20/+15/+10
ranged; 1d8+5/×3), zone of truth (DC 21)
1st—bane (DC 21), bless, command (DC 21), comprehend
languages, detect evil, protection from evilD (DC 18), remove
fear, sanctuary (DC 18)
0—detect magic (2), detect poison, guidance, read magic, resistance
D: Domain spell. Domains: Good, Law.
- Jaela ignores the XP cost for casting atonement or
miracle. She cannot ask for miracles that come with an
XP cost, however (see PH page 254).
Combat Gear scroll of mass cure critical wounds (CL 18th),
potion of cure serious wounds
Abilities Str 8, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 24,
Cha 21
SQ moderate aura of good
Feats Combat Casting, Great Fortitude, Greater Spell
Focus (enchantment), Greater Spell Penetration,
Iron Will, Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus (enchantment),
Spell Penetration
Skills Concentration +21 (+25 casting defensively),
Diplomacy +26, Heal +28, Knowledge (religion) +22
Possessions combat gear plus bracers of armor +6, ring of
protection +4 (also allows wearer to cast word of recall
1/day), periapt of Wisdom +6, cloak of Charisma
+6, silver holy symbol marked with verses
of anathema (worth 500 gp; focus for
destruction spell), prayer beads (worth
500 gp; focus for atonement spell)
Hook “I see another war on the
horizon.”
