Lyren Wight

Lyren Wight is a wanderer, never really feeling at home wherever he decides to stay. His careless and sarcastic attitude tends to land him in various tough situations. On the outside his attitude toward things seems bright and positive, but this is only to mask how pessimistic about life he really is. Having had bad experiences in the past, he lacks a purpose and actively seeks new adventures to keep himself from being too much in his own head. A mysterious phenomenon follows him wherever he goes, a bad luck of sorts, as everyone around him always seems to be in peril without an explanation. Due to this he's always on the run and has issues getting close with people. There may be more going on than what appears on the surface.

## Early Life

Lyren was born in a small town in the north, the name or origin of the town was forgotten long ago. And so too was his parents, who they were or why they left him is a mystery. He grew up an orphan living in the care of the orphanage in that town. He stayed out of trouble for the most part, though there would be times when he would find himself in trouble for things he didn’t even remember doing. It was an odd phenomenon. First it was a broken vase which was shattered on the ground beside him. Then it was another kid who would have a blood nose looking up at him in fear. He never remembered initiating these things, or even doing them in the first place, it would be as if he suddenly blinked and it was already done. These strange events left others in the town with a bad impression of him. Other kids would often call him “Weird” or “Crazy” and those working in the orphanage would often look at him in disdain. No one ever believed him when he would try to explain that he didn’t remember doing anything wrong. And as time went on these strange events continued. What friendships he made never ended up lasting. Though he spent a lot of time alone, he was never lonely. He actually enjoyed the peace and would often spend the time exploring or learning new things. More time passed and on his 10th birthday something happened. It almost felt like a dream, not the pleasant kind, more like something out of a nightmare. He opened his eyes to flames and smoke filling the sky. There was screaming and voices echoing in his head. His skin was stained with ash and he stood there looking at the orphanage being engulfed in flames. How did this happen? Why? Questions raced through his head. But none could be answered. The only thing he knew was that this had to be his fault. He didn’t know what to do except for run. And since then, running was the only thing he could think to do.

## Recent Life

Lyren spent a lot of time jumping from town to town, never staying in one place. He likes to call himself a wanderer, but that's just a glorified way to cover up the fact that he doesn’t feel comfortable staying in one place too long. Traveling around does take a bit of money, so finding different jobs was a common occurrence. Any job that paid, he would take it, no matter how weird. One of the weirdest jobs being working on a ship that was supposedly hunting an ancient sea beast. He didn’t buy into this “Ancient sea beast” nonsense, however during a storm he once fell overboard and quickly learned that swimming was not one of his greatest talents. Ever since then he’s avoided the ocean, or any water for that matter, like the plague. The strange occurrences that would often happen in his childhood were quite tame now. Every now and again he’d find himself at the receiving end of a punch for no unspecified reason, but other than that everything was fine. He was glad for that. He started keeping journals to document his journeys through different places. He would write about the good times, and of course the bad. However, sometimes, there would be something strange when he opened the journal. A message of sorts, one he wouldn’t remember writing, they were often cryptic and vague. The kind of messages that would scare just about anyone, messages like “I’m here.”, “You're not alone.”, or “Listen.” He could never think of any logical explanation as to why these things were written, but he’d like to find out why. Throughout all his travels he never felt truly at home. Running was a good way to avoid any incident like the one at the orphanage. But over time running made him feel lost, like there was no sense of direction in sight. Just running and running. He was growing tired of lacking a purpose in life, there had to be something more.

## Present Life

Time passed fast, how many towns he’d been through, he didn’t even remember. Everyone he’d seen or met up until then was just a blur in his memory. He was still alone, as always, taking life a step at a time. In that time he got into a bit of debt, but of course like everything in his life, he ran from that too. He assumed it wouldn’t come back to bite him, but with all things in life the future is unsure. And more strange occurrences had begun to happen. He would often hear strange things at night. He didn’t believe in superstitions so things like spirits or deities were out of the question for him. But then what were these noises? How could they be explained in any logical sense? He would brush off the noises, the whispers, and voices. Everything he heard was incoherent anyway. His journal entries kept growing with each new place he visited, and too with it grew the same cryptic messages. Nothing made sense. Even at that time he had visited physicians to seek help, but none offered any answers. What was wrong with him? After wandering for a while more he finally came across a place he intended to stay. The name of this new land, he was unsure of. But the future looks more clear and there are immense opportunities to be found.

## Personality & Quotes

Lyren is a bit of an anxious person and often uses humor and sarcasm to mask their concern. He’s also very pessimistic and looks at life in a somewhat negative way, usually faking a lot of his positive emotions. They often act tough, however, in reality can almost never win a fight once it's initiated. (They are the personification of all bark and no bite) They often stumble on words and find speaking with others to be difficult given they were alone a lot of their life. He often speaks to himself, or to someone, or something others cannot see, which makes him appear a bit crazy. He has a condition which he cannot control that brings misfortune to those around him and wants to seek out help but is unsure how. (Spoiler alert, he’s possessed)

### Quotes:

“When everything appears fine, that's when something is wrong below the surface.”

“If you never try, you’ll never fail!”

## Fun Facts

* He has an immense fear of the dark and often won’t be outside at night or go very deep into caves.
* Loves potatoes for some reason
* Has tons of books and journals lying around
* Hates the ocean and cannot swim
* Irrational fear of endermen