Shaerl is a young lady of Cormyrean noble birth born and bred in Suzail, where, utterly bored, she turned to thievery for amusement. Her doings in Cormyr were detected and observed by guard captains of the city, who reported to Lord Thomdor. Thomdor had a private meeting with Shaerl "the Lhairhavenn" Rowanmantle, without informing her noble parents, and offered something worthwhile and entertaining for her to do with her life. She could go to Shadowdale as an emissary of Cormyr and attempt to ally herself with Mourngrym, Lord of the Dale. She would learn all she could of him and of the Dale, spread something of Cormyr's views and interests in the area, and report back. The alternative was, of course, public disgrace and imprisonment for her thievery.
Shaerl accepted, but came to love Mourngrym and stayed with him. She died to save him from the attacks of fiends, and once raised, she married the Lord of Shadowdale. They have a son, Scotti.
Thomdor is well pleased with Shaerl, and she is welcome in Cormyr though her reports are full of general information on plantings and local gossip and light on information that the Court of the Purplr Dragon can truely use. Shaerl's parents know little of her accomplishments, but are glad that she is of the ruling class somewhere and that she has played some important part in the service of Azoun; it enhances the family name.
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