Orwa Sinawis

Orwa Sinawis is a diplomat, politician, and ambassador from the Aurlûnor Velande that was first mentioned in the Lands of Yuandong. She was one of the few court officials to be born from a common birth, and became one of the most prominent diplomats in the history of the Velande. At the age of 35, she would become the youngest court official in the history of the Empire. She would also become the youngest person with the highest position in the government at the age of 43. She is also the first Rathniri to ever set foot in Eldham, with the continent being in her namesake (Sinawendor) in her honor of her discovery.
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Orwa Sinawis was born in 896ACA to a secluded hermit family that was located west of modern day Quácomar. Her father, Pallon was a peddler who went to the village down the mountainside every day for food, while her mother, Ormenis served as a local scholar, teacher and a Priestess. 
Orwa was the daughter of seven other sisters named Malien, Elenyan, Racia, Yinhuca, Holwen and Lanyuan. Each of them having their own wide varies of talent, and intelligence. Orwa herself was the fourth eldest of the siblings, but she was said to have been the most unique of the seven. 
Unlike her siblings, who focused on one particular subject in terms of literacy and intellect, Orwa mastered multiple fields, including military's strategy, the classics of the Five Principles, as well as multiple Almadorian literacy pieces, and was keenly fond of ancient Almadorian manuscripts and the study of the Old Almadorian language. She would become proficient in multiple languages as she grew older, and when she was 24, she was said to have mastered four languages, including Aurlûnoren.
Although she was of common birth, Orwa was lucky to have a mother that knew how to read and write due to her position at the Temple nearby. She would get by with her siblings, and was said to be calm and patient, never getting into fights and always avoiding confrontation with her calm, soothing voice. At one point, her sister, Paraca and Ormen, argued over the legitimacy of a famous hero named Xian the Bold, in which tactics he used, and how he treated his prisoners. Orwa would step in, and say "Each man has their own side of the story. To know what he did is wise, but to understand what he did, and view from unbias prespective, is that of a sage." These words would move the two, and would end them from nearly beating eachother up.
=== In Service of the Velande ===
==== Early Career ====
Orwa's family would move to Lhûmar when she was 24 years of age due to her father gaining a magisterial position within the courthouse in the city.
Orwa would be discovered by Sareariel Lelya-Earcala when she was 30 years of age, in which she caught her attempting to mediate something between a local magistrate and a blacksmith. The blacksmith was behind on his due weapons delivery to the imperial armory, and was receiving rather dangerous threats by the magistrate. Orwa would mediate the two, trying to come up with a compromise to make sure that both parties to come up with a deal. The production was extended for a week, with the magistrate being promised to be given a reasonable amount of cash to compromise for the deadline. Sareariel would approach the young girl with great interest, whom she described Orwa as, "Calm, patient, reasonable, and polite". It was said that she was so impressed, Sareariel would have Orwa work as a secretariat at the palace, where she would help resolve local disputes within the city of Lhûmar.
Orwa's work would become more noticeable by Sareariel, due to the dedication, patience, and calm demeaner of her. Her smooth voice, and her way of talking was said to have been comforting and saw many nobles favor her, despite being young, and despite her age. "Even though she is young," one would say "Miss Sinawis is a calming soul, even when being hard. She has a unique charm about her that keeps drawing people to trust her.". By higher recommendation, Sareariel would promote Orwa (who was 35 at the time) to become the youngest Minister in the history of the Velande, being placed in charge of the Ministry of Academics.
==== From Minister to Phoenix Advisor ====
Orwa would experience much between the years 927-939ACA.
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== Appearance ==
In most depictions of Orwa, she has a long white robe, put together by a jade green belt, and a white hat. She usually carries around a fan that is put together by crane feathers. Her hair is short, and her eyes are purple with a draconic look to them. Her scale patches are a light purpleish color, which is considered to be rare, much like her sisters. Orwa does not possess a tail, which indicates her common birth, however, her breath is said to be slightly stronger than her older sisters.
== Personality ==
Orwa is described as a quiet individual, and always appears to speak with a low, soft voice. She doesn't appear to yell, and the loudest pitch she was said to have got was when she became passionate about a certain book called Chess and Warfare, which she argued that the game itself is useful when learning about war tactics with her older sister, Malien. It was described as a "below normal" tone when she gets loud. This quiet voice trait appears to be commonplace among her sisters, as they all are said to have a quiet, calm voice when talking.
Polite and patient, Orwa does not rush people, and appears to listen to them throughout. She is quite strict when she is discussing certain things, and it is often described as a "cold chill to the bone" when she gets that way.
Orwa has a strange quip to squeak randomly when she gets nervous about something, but this is usually extremely rare. When one notices her squeak, it is described as "cute", and "shows the more innocent side of Orwa".
Category:Aurlûnor
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