Phair Caron (? AC - 349 AC ) was a lithe and attractive human female, who had the bearing and skill of a trained warrior. In the formative years of the Dragonarmies, she caught the eye of Ariakas, who noted her skill as a fighter and tactician and made her one of his first Dragon Highlords. Phair was described as being rather attractive with blue eyes, and lustrous golden hair that cascaded down to her shoulders. Although she had a fierce and cool gaze, that rarely softened with emotion, due to her hard upbringing as a child.
Early Life[]
Phair grew up in the streets of Tarsis, completely penniless and also homeless. Her sister was forced to work in a brothel to keep them both fed, and her early life was hard. She was treated with contempt by rich merchant elves in Tarsis, which fostered a deep-seated hatred of all elves in her heart. The young Phair learnt the way of the sword and rose to become a warrior and a mercenary. Eventually she found her way into the camp of the formative Dragonarmies, rising to prominence before Ariakas, and becoming the Highlord of the Red Dragonarmy.
The Silvanesti Campaign[]
After several minor conflicts in 348 AC, the opening year of the War of the Lance, Phair led the Red Dragonarmy towards Silvanesti in 349 AC. With aid from the Green Wing and Blue Wing, the Red Highlord led her forces into Silvanesti to decimate the elven forces and burn the forests. In the opening fighting, Sithelnost was taken and many of the elves were driven further towards Silvanost, the heart of their nation.
Astride her red dragon Blood Gem, Highlord Phair Caron directed most of the offensives, keeping the majority of the fighting and glory for her own forces. Phair led her army in a direct assault on the elven towns of Larune and Alinesti, over which most of the heaviest fighting for the Silvanesti Campaign occurred. Ultimately the towns were overrun and the supply lines for the elven forces were cut off. As the Red Dragonarmy pushed the elves back and prepared to assault Silvanost, the unthinkable occurred. The Speaker of the Stars, Lorac Caladon, used a dragon orb to destroy the invading forces. However the orb instead took control of him, and rather than work as desired, it wrought his nightmares onto the land and the invaders, driving many of them mad. Highlord Phair Caron, who rode at the head of her forces, was driven insane and ripped out her own eyes. As she babbled incoherently, her own personal guard, also driven mad, cut down the "horror" they saw before them.
Highlord Phair Caron was slain during the Silvanesti Campaign of 349 AC, and the Red Dragonarmy fled in disarray, leaving the forests abandoned to Lorac and a certain green dragon.
References[]
- Dalamar the Dark, p.12-18, 69-76, 96-101, 149-150
- War of the Lance (Sourcebook), p.201, 224-226