Merella

Merella is a female ranger who operated in the Umar Hills near Athkatla. Dwelling near the village of Imnesvale, she was the assigned protector of the region, charged with preserving the balance of civilization versus nature and seeking to protect people from monstrous depredations. Unfortunately, when the Shade Lord escaped into the material plane in the Ruined Temple, Merella's attempts to defeat the otherworldly monster were foiled and it possessed her body, using her as a host for its own malign spirit until she was destroyed by Gorion's Ward.