Ayla Raddock is a human mercenary scout and a Claw of the Claw of Arali that works out of Cloverhall in the town of Reedenford. Ayla is a stealthy, guarded woman that often belittles those around her, adopting an air of irritating superiority. However, her attitude is backed up by her considerable skills as a scout and infiltrator, making her her a reliable member of Clover Company. Additionally, she is a masterful manipulator, utilizing a natural charm to get into the heads of those around her. Ayla is driven to complete her missions at any cost, but exercises patience and foresight in her endeavors.
Description
Ayla is a medium height human woman with fair skin, long, golden hair that wavers slightly, and wide, green eyes. Her face has a youthful innocence and beauty that belies her true nature. However, in most occasions, Ayla's face is not visible, hidden by a white mask that resembles a ghastly specter with terrifying black eyes. She is generally clad in tight, form-fitting leather armor and a hooded cloak.
Ayla has a slightly caustic personality, often speaking down to others as if they were children, and making rude passing comments. In public, she suppresses these personality traits and acts sweet, kind, and pleasant, earning the adoration of many in Reedenford. Despite her manipulations, Ayla is extremely driven to complete her missions, stopping at nothing to see them finished; this does not seem to stem from a desire for a reward, rather the satisfaction of seeing a job done. In this vein she is careful and patient, capable of biding her time in order to increase her chances of success.
Skills and Abilities
Ayla is incredibly skilled in matters of stealth, and most notably, she is able to move around in complete silence. She is gifted in subterfuge and assassination, but prefers not to leave a trace if she can help it.
Additionally, Ayla is a keen manipulator, and is very good at adopting personas to ingratiate herself to others. She has a decent insight into the thoughts of others, and can act accordingly to get on their good side.
History
At some point, Ayla became a Claw in Cloverhall.
In 989, Ayla began working on a mission that took her out into the Scratchwood, where she found a group of individuals had began clearing out the dungeon of Eldag Hollow. From her surveillance, she discerned that the group was attempting to exhume a precious artifact contained within, and later learned that a contact would be meeting the group to pick up the artifact later. At Eliza's request, Ayla moved to retrieve the artifact, enlisting the help of her fellow Claws the Cursebusters to assist her, strong-arming them into signing a contract with her.
Ayla traveled for some time with the Cursebusters, leading them through the Scratchwood towards the hollow. Ayla was badly hurt in an encounter with a large goblin raid, but she managed to pull herself together for her mission. At the ruins at the center of the hollow's basin, Ayla enacted her plan to have her group pretend to by zombies under the control of Nettleberry in order to sow discord amongst the members of the Lonely Fingers. While making her way into the Eldag crypt, she discovered that the artifact the mercenaries were in possession of was a form of skeleton key that was capable of opening any lock. She returned to the hollow with the group once Nettleberry returned, taking advantage of a distraction caused by the other guild members to sneak into the entrance of the Eldag Dungeon and procure the artifact, with the help of Kel Stevaen. Ayla quickly ran from the site with artifact in hand, refusing to wait for the other Claws after she found they were unwilling to flee so quickly.