Maria Barring, better known as simply "Milva" or "Kania" (meaning "kite") in Elder Speech, and "Sor'ca" ("sister") by the elves was a female archer from Upper Sodden, one of the few non-dryads tolerated in Brokilon. Eithné was said to be rather fond of her. She led four fictional crusades against the dryads in the hope of reducing the number of volunteers for their expeditions. But when her true part in this was discovered, she vanished.