Adara Kuchenko

''This sultry woman moves with cat-like grace and a defiant sparkle in her clear brown eyes that leaves you wondering if she is about to embrace you or slap you. Long ebon curls float about her shoulders and gold jewellery tinkles around her wrists and ankles. Her clothes are well-made and of the brightest silks, complementing her curves and figure.''

Adara is one of seven daughters of a Qadiran merchant. At the age of fifteen she had a reckless dalliance with Demyan Kuchenko that left her pregnant. Shamed in the eyes of her family she was left with no choice but to run away and pursue the father of her child. To her surprise Demyan asked to marry her out of honour and has supported her and their children ever since. The two bicker and quarrel constantly but she is totally loyal to her husband and in her own way loves him deeply. Adara often gets restless but so far has found the sights and sounds of Stagshelm to her liking and has thrown herself with a passion into the running of the theatre in Stagshelm and into helping run the Vranov business ventures. She is currently intent on lobbying for the building of an arena so that horse-racing can be enjoyed within the city. Although the patron deity of her people is Saranrae, since living in Brevoy and the River Kingdoms she has flirted with the worship of both Abadar and Calistria.

Graceful and proud Adara is a beauty and known for her expertise on the dance floor as much as for her fiery temper and sultry looks.