Yarma is one of the leading Learned Ones. An
accomplished ranger and scout, she can often be found in
the desert, racing on foot across the dunes, searching for
danger or loot. She has many honor beads, but she is best
known as the tribe's leading avenger, often attacking the
tribe's enemies with neither weapons nor armor, relying
on her considerable skills with unarmed combat. When
not fighting as an avenger, she wears leather armor and
carries a long sword. She is also known as a defiler-slayer,
bearing no less than five star tattoos on her face, arms,
and shoulders.
Yarma is a grimly violent elf, enjoying combat over most
of life's other pleasures. Her handsome, high-cheekboned
face is marred by several scars, while her silver-blonde
hair is so full of honor beads that it could conceivably
be used as a weapon. She rarely speaks to other tribe
members, save in council, where she invariably favors the
most dangerous and violent courses of action. She does
not speak to outsiders at all, preferring to fix them with
an icy stare until they leave.
Many Swiftwings claim that Yarma's parents were both
slain by templars (or gith; the story varies) when she was
young, and that she carries emotional scars to this day.
There may be some truth to this story, for she refuses to
discuss her parents and seems to single out templars for
special attention in battle.