Arkady Darell

The unwitting pawn who revealed the Second Foundation's location.

Arkady Darell is a key figure in the later stages of the Foundation saga, appearing as the granddaughter of Toran and Bayta Darell. She appears in the Second Foundation story "Part II: Search by the Foundation" as the 14-year-old daughter of Dr. Toran Darell II. The Second Foundation's First Speaker, Preem Palver, orchestrates even her participation to convince the Foundation that it has triumphed.

Quick Facts

Key relationship:: Granddaughter of Toran and Bayta Darell

Lore & Background

She learns that her father is part of a cabal seeking the secret location of the Second Foundation and stows away with Foundation agent Homir Munn when he travels to Kalgan. On Kalgan she manipulates Lady Callia, escapes Lord Stettin with her help, and is taken to Trantor by the trader Preem Palver and his wife.

Reader's Guide

Arkady Darell serves as the emotional and intellectual anchor in 'Second Foundation,' challenging the established order with youthful audacity. Her aim is to uncover the Second Foundation's location. Her greatest weapon is not combat or politics, but psychological deduction.