Waelia Utrilia

== Appearance and Character ==
Reportedly born under the traditional name Shui Mei as the first and only child to Xiang Yi and his wife Hua, Waelia was expected to follow in their footsteps as either a merchant and a craftsman.
Near three decades prior by her accounts, both Yi and Hua's families left their homeland of Leng in the hope that they could find a better life elsewhere than the lowest castes they were born in; Xiang Liu, a trader and Yi's father, made frequent trips to Saerial and convinced his family and best friend, a leatherwork craftsman, that their skills would be appreciated there. Though the journey was long and took its toll -- both he and Xiang Liu's wife did not eventually both families reached Saerial and there they thrived, just as Xiang Liu promised. The eldest children of both families, Xiang Yi and Jin Hua, grew up together from infancy, fell in love, and eventually married. Their joining only strengthened the small but prosperous merchant company begun by their parents, and the trade took them all over the Jeweled Sea from the North to the Qairan Deserts selling beautiful yet sturdy, flexible yet polished leatherwork handcrafted by the Mei family.
Waelia (her grandfather always called her Shui Mei, which meant "beautiful water" in his native tongue, when her parents were fast asleep and the waves were calm and she would ask him for a story of Leng) was born to a world of stitching leather and bustling bazaars and sailing ships, where to not make a sale meant perhaps forgoing meals to offset material costs and you traveled not where you wanted but where the demand called. Her grandparents taught her the traditions and history of Leng even as her parents kept her grounded in their business throughout Saerial and the Foreign Isles; while it meant she never quite had a place to call home, their nomad lifestyle also afforded her the rare opportunity to experience both cultures from a young age.
It became readily apparent that while she was more-than-passable with mending leatherwork, she had none of her mother's talent for the art; with her father's passion for the sea, his quick tongue, and even quicker reflexes, Waelia was almost destined to take Xiang Yi’s place instead to secure the future of the trading company. She often challenged those she met in each port town — whether it be in swords, in polearms, or even just fists — for extra money in her off-time to supplement small luxuries for her hardworking family, and much to the dismay of those frequently much larger than her, the girl often won surprisingly Wanting to nurture his daughter’s natural talents, Xiang Yi sold one of his cogs to pay for a Qairan Scimitar as well as lessons in the art of waterdancing in 1,310AC. Waelia took to the weapon quite well with her small frame and lithe movements, and it soon became her fighting style of choice.
Ever a person of reaction vice action and with zero ambition, Waelia was content to live the rest of her days as a sailor but it wasn’t to be. In 1,315 AC, during one of their routine transits through the Jeweled Sea, her family’s fleet was raided by Pirate Captain Jarad and his brother Alran, consequently destroying everything they couldn’t steal and taking Waelia and her mother Xiang Hua captive. They were sold into slavery, where Maron Utrilia saw her and after some talking found her far too beautiful and purchased her freedom. She never saw her mother again and she seems to have no records at least by the name that has been given.
Shortly after she wed Maron and fell in love with the man be it because of his looks or his wealth or his personality none may know. She has sense gave birth to many differing children and tries her best to be attentive to each one however she does not tell them of her origins as she figures it will only complicate their lives needlessly.