Hala is the deer companion of Thaisha Lloy. As a wild companion, she is controlled by her summoner, Aabria Iyengar, with assistance and communication from the Dungeon Master, Brennan Lee Mulligan.
Description[]
Hala looks like a common deer, small enough to move inside a house without much issue.[3]
Biography[]
Background[]
Hala was a fey spirit that became a wild companion for Thaisha Lloy in Aramán when she learned enough about her powers. She used Hala as an additional help to perform rites of the Old Path.[4]
"The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01)[]
After Thjazi Fang was hanged in Dol-Makjar his body was brought to the house of his brother for the Farramh. Friends, family, and old allies attended the event, including Thaisha, who, as a druid of the Old Path, performed the proper rites next to the body. However, at one point she wanted to interact with other people too, so she summoned Hala so that the deer could continue the rites for her in the meantime.
The companion of the wild stayed with Thjazi's corpse until Sir Julien Davinos approached it. Through Hala's eyes Thaisha noticed it, and allowing a moment between the warrior and the deceased, sent the deer to Hero.
Character information[]
Abilities[]
Official art of Thaisha Lloy, by Loren Hontanilla.[art 1]
Being a wild companion, Hala appears or disappears at Thaisha's whim as an action once it has been summoned using a spell slot or a Wild Shape, and being dismissed once the summoner takes a long rest. The companion and the druid share a mental connection through which the latter can issue commands, cast spells through Hala or even transfer her senses to the deer, rendering her own body blind and deaf during that time.[5][6]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Campaign Four
- "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) (first appearance)
Quotations[]
Trivia[]
- Its name is somewhat similar to that of Halandil Fang, Thaisha's former romantic partner, so it could have been named after him.
- Thaisha's cloven shoes seem to be deer-themed.
References[]
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:08:59.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:06:38. When Thaisha summons Hala, she leaves the deer performing the Old Path rites for her.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 4:21:21.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:06:38.
- ↑ See "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01) at 3:51:54.
- ↑ See D&D: Player's Handbook (2024), 5th ed., p. 81.
Art:
- ↑ Official art of Thaisha Lloy, by Loren Hontanilla (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
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