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Born : 4th of Tarsakh in the Year of the Wandering Maiden |
Ayrin is the only child of a farmer living near the village. Ayrin's birth was difficult and it made her mother barren - much to her fathers disappointment. Ayrin's father has also made this known to her several times: "We could have used a boy's hand on the farm, now we'll have to hire help. Who's going to farm the land when I'm too old?" This had it's own adverse effect on Ayrin's life and growing up. As a child, Ayrin tried her best to relieve her guilty conscience by trying to please her father and helping out everywhere she could. As a young girl, she simply didn't have the strength and stamina to do all the things that her father would have expected from a boy. Growing up, she much rather played with boys of her age than girls. As years went by, Ayrin began to understand how unfair his father had been. This made her angry and alienated from him. Wanting to get as far away from home and her father, Ayrin spent her days wandering around the forest and the nearby countryside either alone or with Wyllem. When she was 13 years old, she ran away from home but had to return after a while when she realized that she couldn't survive in the mountains by herself and that the village was simply too far from everywhere. Wyllem liked to sit and listen to the village healer talk about nature and the delicate balance of the world, but Ayrin wasn't as interested. Instead, Ayrin longed to get away, away from her nagging father, even if it would have been only to the other side of the forest. Many summer nights she spent stargazing, dreaming of far away lands and the wonders of the world. From the few visitors to the village, Ayrin could never get enough stories on what happened outside the village, out in the world. It was one of these travellers that changed Ayrin's life. The woman was just passing through the village, traveling alone and obviously prepared for a long journey. She understood Ayrin's pain and longing very well. She had the time and more stories to tell than Ayrin had ever heard, stories of huge cities and dangerous creatures. They spent several evenings together, almost to the sunrise each time. She was a priestess of Selune. One morning, she had to continue her journey but she promised she'd visit the village on the way back. She did, but it was almost a year later. This time, the priestess could spend more time in the village, again telling Ayrin of her adventures and her goddess. Ayrin also wanted to be Selune's priestess. She told Ayrin of Waterdeep and the great temple there. Since then, Ayrin has been collecting things needed for this long journey and waiting for a change to get away. Ayrin is very determined and indenpendent by nature. Farmwork, rough play with the boys of the village and long treks roughened Ayrin to endure better both physically and mentally. She's not in the habit of starting trouble but never hesitates to give back, measure for measure, even if that often leads to being outpowered by stronger boys. Patience and tolerance is expected from Selune's priestesses, but from time to time, despite practising concentration and self-control, her strong character shows itself. Because of her father's influence, Ayrin has some trouble with authorities. Her weakness, brought on by seeing how her father treated her mother, is to see weak-willed women abused. She's not a feminist, nor does she preach or try and right all wrongs in a general sense. Only first-hand encounters with this kind of behaviour makes her angry and upset. |