Toran and Bayta Darell

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Toran and Bayta Darell are fictional characters in Isaac Asimov's The Foundation Series of stories and novels.

Toran was born on Haven and marries Bayta, who was born on Terminus and is thus a true Foundationer as well as a descendant of Hober Mallow. Their granddaughter is Arkady Darell.

Toran is depicted as a rather weak character, whilst Bayta turns out to be one of the heroines. They are sent by the Independent Trading Worlds to Kalgan to seek possible support from the Mule. They end up rescuing Magnifico the clown with the help of Captain Han Pritcher. When Terminus falls to the Mule's forces, they flee via Haven with Ebling Mis to Trantor, where Ebling Mis tries to find the location of the Second Foundation in order to warn them of the Mule's power. Bayta, however, realises that Magnifico is in fact the Mule and kills Ebling Mis, just before he can reveal the location of the Second Foundation.

Asimov has revealed that the character of Toran was based on himself, whilst Bayta was based on Gertrude, his first wife.