Dawn
Dawn is an NPC, who was introduced with the Lord Blackthorn's Revenge expansion. She was a great warrior and great follower of Virtue.
Dawn was a native of the City of Yew. Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised by an Uncle who schooled her in the arts of combat and in the ways of Virtue.
She fought in the wars against the Juka, who had been manipulated by Blackthorn into attacking Britannia. In a battle in Yew, she caught the attention of Dupre, who effectively recruited her into the "inner circle" that advised the leaders of the realm in the absence of Lord British, and became a "Royal Knight" (a new name for the Order of the Silver Serpent). (Presumably, these rulers were the same people who would later become known as the Royal Council). (Some state that she was named a "regent" of the realm at some point, but no links from UO's official site could be located to confirm that.)
Though Dawn was at first suspicious of the Meer, who followed the Juka through time to help us fight them, Blackthorn, and Exodus, she eventually became friends with the Meer girl Dasha. Dasha and Dawn shared the experience of losing their homes.
Dawn later had the honor of landing the killing blow on Lord Blackthorn when he and his minions invaded Yew, shortly after the release of the Age of Shadows expansion. For her efforts she was rewarded with Dawn's Music Box.
Her whereabouts are, officially, unknown, though a dev team member once commented off-handedly that she had married and retired quietly to Yew.
Though she never caught on with players in terms of popularity or appreciation, she is nonetheless part of the history and lore of Ultima Online.
BNN Articles that relate to dawn are as follows:
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mentions Dawn as a "lady Knight of the Britannian Court" who "fought against Lord Blackthorn during the war and helped lead the people to victory."
Dawn was also the subject of a comic book that came with the Lord Blackthorn's Revenge box, from which much of the information about her background is derived.