Lyra

[Lyra]

“Now that she’s back in the atmosphere With drops of jupiter in her hair, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there’s time to change, hey, hey Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like june, hey, hey” (~ “Drops of Jupiter”, Train) What She Is: Race: Ethaefal Age: Too old to count … Gender: Female What She Looks Like: As an Ethaefal, Lyra walks the world radiating an otherworldly beauty and glow. In this form she is close to the divine realm and has retained Syna’s colors and bright shine: Her skin glows in a soft copper hue while her eyes are like light citrines. Parts of her appearance are changing with the seasons, bleeding into one another at the season change which is an exceptionally beautiful event to witness. So in Winter her hair is pale brown while her horns glow forest green, in Fall hair and horns light up to auburn and rusty red, in spring her hair reaches the lightest shade of straw blonde and her horns shimmer in the green color of fresh grass and in summer her hair is light brown with a golden touch and her horns are pure white. When Syna bids the world goodbye and disappears behind the horizon, Lyra’s form diminishes to something more mortal: a female Chaktawe. Although her skin is still copper, it has lost its special glow, and the too-perfect body has changed into agility and cat-like muscles. Her eyes are black, devoid of any whites. A second transparent eyelid blurs her vision a little, but protects her eyes from dust and sand. Glossy black hair reaches just above her shoulders and is never worn longer for reasons of practicality. The soles of her feet feature dark leathery pads and webbing between the toes made for walking sand without sinking in which is why she almost always walks barefoot. Along with the water storing organ of the Chaktawe she has also retained the bigger than normal black pores at the fingertips. Due to an oily liquid in them Lyra can sense movement from a distance up to thirty feet. She keeps clothing simple, often dressing in cotton and nature colors, although she also uses the feathery dresses of the Chaktawe if they are available. When in Chaktawe territory, she makes red color out of a particular type of leaves and paints a thick band around her eyes. What She Is Able To: Touch ages objects and animals by a day (Ethaefal ability) Water Storage for over ten days (Chaktawe ability) Movement Sense (Chaktawe ability) Who She Is: Since her falling from the divine realm, Lyra watches the world and still doesn’t truly see it. Her thoughts are always with what she has lost; she can’t forget that her existence once was so much more meaningful and rich than it is now. She doesn’t want to adjust since she refuses believing that she belongs to the earth she walks on. According to Lyra it is her fault that the fall has happened to her – she feels guilty, yet doesn’t even know what she has done wrong. The fact that she never wanted another incarnation leaves her thoughtful, often melancholic and nostalgic. If she knew how to, she would immediately leave the earth and ascend to the divine again. Because she hasn’t yet found a way to achieve that, she clings to her memories and practices skills that make her feel closer to Syna. She is deeply faithful to the Sun Goddess and will never give Syna the fault for what has happened to her. When she roams the nights in Chaktawe form, she feels more confused than sad. Memories of the Ukalas pale in comparison to various scenes from her past life as Chaktawe woman. Sometimes she gets overwhelmed by them and finds it hard to concentrate on reality. She is more connected with nature when in this form, loves the earth, water and the sky. Still she retains the feeling of being detached from all that. During both day and night Lyra knows that she doesn’t belong to the mortal realm anymore – time is spent in silent suffering as well as a desperate search for remains from the divine. What She Does: Malediction – 25 pts (25 pts SP) Astronomy – 15 pts (10 pts RB, 5 pts SP) Meditation – 10 pts (10 pts SP) Trapping – 10 pts (10 pts SP) Lore of Chaktawe History Lore of Mizaharian Star Constellations Common Language (fluent) Tawna (basic) Where She Came From: Her history is long and her memory extensive, but it is impossible for Lyra to remember all past lives in detail. She has the most knowledge of her last life as a Chaktawe woman before the Valterrian. Then the Chaktawe were still farmers settled at a branch of the great river that crossed Eyktol. Although the main tribes formed after the catastrophe, she was born into the group that later named itself Tatsuwaat. The Chaktawe before the Valterrian led peaceful lives filled with trade with the Benshira and avoiding conflict with the hostile Eypharians. Among other things Lyra remembers being an apprentice to the town shaman of some sorts and learning the basics of the magic discipline of Malediction that was then called Zapatl, meaning legacy. The reason for her death is unclear, although she suspects that it was either because of the raw Djed power exposed during the Valterrian or because the crafting of an item resulted in a death curse. Other lives are hazy at best and subconscious at worst. Sometimes particular events might remind Lyra of long forgotten glimpses. Where She Goes: 510 AV, Early Summer - Another Rebirth 510 AV, Early Summer - Shadow And Doubt 510 AV, Summer 6th - Rosalie's Birthday 510 AV, Summer 20th - Storms Unknown What She Owns: Set of clothing Waterskin Backpack containing 1 set of toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap), food for a week, eating knife, flint & steel Necklace with several metal and wood pendants (family heirloom) 600 gm

[Lyra]

Credits Silhouette holding the sun: sergey1984 Black-haired woman (2 pics) & brown-haired woman: iNeedChemicalX Sun through the trees: werol Sun pendant: Drayok Background: Juggalo5