Editing Aylin

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{{Infobox character
| titles =The Nightsong, Singer of Sorrows<br>Sword of the Moonmaiden
| name = Dame Aylin
| image = Nightsong.png
| imagename = Dame Aylin in armour
| role = [[Camp follower]], [[temporary companion]]
| race = [[Aasimar]]
| class = [[Paladin]]
| subclass = [[Oath of Vengeance]]
| family = [[Isobel]] (partner)<br>[[Selûne]] (mother)
| voice = Helen Keeley
}}
{{Q|Feel my voice rattle your bones as I proclaim our victory.|Dame Aylin celebrating with the player|align=center}}
Dame '''Aylin''' is an [[aasimar]] and daughter of [[Selûne]] who appears in ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. She is first introduced during [[Act Two]], and her story plays a key role in the mysteries surrounding the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] and [[Moonrise Towers]]. She can become a [[camp follower]] and later a [[temporary companion]].

== Overview ==
===Background===
Dame Aylin, also known by the moniker of '''Nightsong''', is a daughter of the Goddess [[Deities#Selûne|Selûne]], and as a result is effectively immortal. Many characters, including the necromancer [[Balthazar]], have imprisoned or sought to imprison Aylin in order to exploit this immortality for their own purposes.

Aylin's story is closely intertwined with that of the cleric, [[Isobel]]. At the conclusion of Act Two, under the right circumstances, the player will learn that Aylin and Isobel are (or were) lovers.

=== Recruitment ===
It is possible for Aylin to become a partial camp follower if she survives the events of Act Two, but she will eventually leave the camp again upon resolution of certain quests in Act Three.

If ''Find the Nightsong'' was completed with Aylin being freed, she will become an ally as part of [[Gather Your Allies]]. During the final quest, [[Confront the Elder Brain]], Alyin can be summoned with {{SAI|Sword of the Silverlight}} and become a [[temporary companion]] under the player's control.

=== Quests ===
* [[Find the Nightsong]]
* [[The Chosen of Shar]]
* [[Gather Your Allies]]

== History ==
Dame Aylin is an [[aasimar]], born of [[Selûne|Selûne's]] celestial womb. Over a hundred years ago, Aylin was sent by her mother as an emissary to Isobel's town. The two met and fell in love at first sight.

[[Ketheric]] was distrustful of Aylin's intentions. Aylin believed he was threatened by her and Isobel's love for each other, but both understood that he was concerned for Aylin's status as an immortal. After Isobel died, a grief stricken Ketheric turned to [[Shar]]. Under the influence of the Lady of Loss, he and [[Balthazar]] lured Aylin to the Shadowfell where they trapped and caged her.

While trapped in the Shadowfell, Aylin's immortality was fed on by Ketheric, as she was murdered again and again by Shar's [[Dark Justiciar]]s as part of their trials to become anointed. Though imprisoned and having seen Isobel's dead body, she never stopped wishing that the two would be reunited, dreaming each night that Isobel would return to her.

== Involvement ==
{{main|Find the Nightsong}}
=== Act Two finale === 
During the final stages of act two, Dame Aylin can be found imprisoned in the [[Shadowfell]], being used as a source of immortality for [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Balthazar is preparing to remove her from the Shadowfell and bring her to Moonrise Towers so that Ketheric's immortality is kept safe.

The party can either choose to aid Balthazar or fight him. If they aid him, then Aylin is transported off to Moonrise Towers and the player can return there for an audience with Ketheric. If they choose to fight him, then combat will begin. Note that even if Aylin is killed during the fight with Balthazar, she will respawn after a couple turns.

If [[Shadowheart]] is present, then the party is faced with a new choice: allow her to kill Aylin or convince her not to so that they can set her free. If Aylin is freed, she will fly to Moonrise Towers, where she will assist the party in the first phase of Ketheric's fight atop the roof of Moonrise Towers but then must be freed once more during the second phase in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]].

After defeating Ketheric, Aylin will reunite with Isobel (if she is alive), whom she believed dead. The two can become camp followers at this point.

=== Act Three ===
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While travelling in the city, the player can discover that the wizard [[Lorroakan]] is offering a reward in exchange for the Nightsong. Lorroakan can be convinced that Dame Aylin is dead, however if she is informed of his search, she will fly to [[Sorcerous Sundries]] to face him regardless, convinced that he will not stop searching for her. 

The player can finally side with Lorroakan and capture Aylin, or side with Aylin and attack Lorroakan. If Lorroakan is killed, Aylin will appear dispirited. Party companions can offer their thoughts; that perhaps she is tired of revenge or was reminded of those who sought to use her in the past. After a long rest, she and Isobel will depart from camp to help a Selûne enclave outside the city. They will later be at [[High Hall]] during the final fight to lend aid. 

If Aylin is allowed to be caged by Lorroakan, informing Isobel will incite her to travel to [[Ramazith's Tower]] to rescue Aylin. With Aylin caged and Lorroakan now immortal, she will ultimately be killed by him. A heartbroken Aylin will vow that she will kill the player's "children, and their children beside".

== Combat ==
{{Infobox statistics
| name = Dame Aylin
| str =18
| dex =10
| con =16
| int =11
| wis =13
| cha =17
| wis_save_proficiency =yes
| cha_save_proficiency =yes
| level =11
| race =[[Aasimar]]
| type = Humanoid
| hit_points = 105 (immortal)
| armour_class =18
| movement_speed_meters = 9
| movement_speed_feet = 30
| size = Medium
| weight_kg = 75
| weight_lb = 
| initiative = +0

| feature1_name = Child of the Moonmaiden
| feature1_description = When unconscious, recover 1 hit point at the start of your turn. 
| feature2_name = Divine Health
| feature2_description = Immune to diseases.
| feature3_name = Extra Attack
| feature3_description = Make an additional attack when making an Attack action.
| feature4_name = Improved Divine Smite
| feature4_description = Melee weapon attacks deal an additional 1d8 Radiant. 
| feature5_name = Opportunity Attack
| feature5_description = Make a melee attack against an enemy moving out of range. 

| resistance1 = Necrotic
| resistance2 = Radiant
}}
Depending on the player's choices, Aylin can appear during several combat encounters as an allied, neutral, or hostile entity. 

Aylin cannot fully die from combat; if her HP reaches 0, she will become "downed" for one turn and attempt to regain 1 HP on the following turn. This healing can be prevented by certain effects, such as [[Bone Chill|Bone Chilled]], but she will continue attempting to heal on subsequent turns until she is finally up.

=== Actions ===
Dame Aylin is equipped with a [[Greatsword +1]], dealing a total of {{DamageText|2d6 + 5|Slashing}} damage. Her great sword has the regular actions: {{SAI|Main Hand Attack}}, {{SAI|Cleave}}, {{SAI|Pommel Strike}}, {{SAI|Lacerate}}.

{{Feature box|Abjure Enemy}}

{{Feature box|Lunar Smite}}

{{Feature box|Lunar Flare}}

{{Feature box|Lunar Blessing}}

{{Feature box|Fly (Class Action)}}

==Related items==
* {{MdRarityItem|Shar's Spear of Evening}} - reward for [[Shadowheart]] killing Aylin during her personal quest, [[The Chosen of Shar]].
* {{MdRarityItem|Selûne's Spear of Night}} - reward for sparing Aylin during Shadowheart's personal quest.
* {{MdRarityItem|The Final Sacrifice of the Moon Daughter}} - found in the library in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]] <!--without shadowheart in party ? -->

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="200px" mode="packed">
Aylin_Moonrise.png|Attacking the Moonrise Towers
DameAylin.png|At camp
Aylin_Face.png|Dame Aylin without her helmet
Aylin Model.png|Aylin's model
Dame Aylin_Model.png|Aylin's model with sword
Nightsong Model.png|Chained model
</gallery>

==Datamined content==
{{Hatnote|See [[Aylin/Cut content]]}}
According to the datamined content, the '''Nightsong''' was a [[cleric]] of [[Shar]] and was supposed to be a potential boss fight, her abilities and voice lines can be seen on youtube.<ref name="youtube">[https://youtu.be/U0MN5qbkhPM?si=oHLbJg8CDeiNfHtx&t=167 Datamined content on YouTube, 2:47]</ref> You can learn more about her initial design on the [[Aylin/Cut content|dedicated page]].

==Notes==
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* The name Aylin is of Turkish origin and fittingly means "The one that belongs to the moon."
* Aylin has the tag [[Dragonborn]].
* Despite being labelled by the game as an [[aasimar]], Aylin would better be described as a [[deva]]:
** Aylin is explicitly immortal, both in terms of not aging and resurrecting after death, whereas aasimar have finite lifespans similar to that of half-elves.
** She can use her wings for as long as she wishes as many times as she wants, whereas only one kind of aasimar can use theirs, and only a limited time per day.
** Her presence and the fact that she is explicitly Selune's child mark her as more divine than aasimars, whose divine parentage is usually extremely distant and seldom remarked upon in such a way.
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== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Aylin|long}}

==References==
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[[Category:Followers of Selûne]]