Affair

Affair is a young Human woman currently stationed at the chapel of The Eternal Soaring on the northern outskirts of Widerain. She is an Eternal's Faithful, having made 3 different attempts to see the hand touch Soly and give life, unsuccessful on each attempt. She is essentially the adoptive daughter of the chapel's High Chanter, Torn.

## Appearance and Personality

Affair is a rather petite girl, under average height with rather small breasts and a low amount of body fat in her skinny form. She is a somewhat simple looking girl, having light brown eyes, fair skin, freckles, and shoulder-length dirty blond hair. She typically wears a more brightly tinted version of the regular robes all Eternal's Faithful wear, matching her adoptive father Torn despite her simple status.

Though she is cautious and a little bit of a bundle of nerves, Affair is very polite and friendly, easily approachable and attentive. She deeply cares about Torn, and the chapel, and feels like protecting and aiding both of them are equally important, displaying her rather deep level of devotion. She also displays enthusiasm for her sect, becoming enthralled with sermons, stories, and intrigue about The Eternal Soaring.

## Story

It's unknown where Affair was born, or what happened to bring to to the Gryusch Wilds as a child, but in the year 2232 of the Human Era when she was just 4 years old, she found herself lost, alone, and scared in the middle of the Wilds. Luckily, as Torn was making his way north following the Owla he saw birthed with his own eyes, he came across the scared girl and shielded her small body with his own from the Owla's talons. Having saved her, he quickly retreated to the Eternal's chapel with her, where he was recognized officially as High Chanter. He would quickly take over the chapel's regular activity, with Affair by his side the whole time, raising her like a daughter.

Affair would help with sermons, play the piano, greet visitors, clean, and handle the menial tasks around the chapel as Torn conducted the more serious aspects. She grew quite familiar with the work of a High Chanter in that time, and made three efforts to try and see the hand touch life to Soly in all of 2236, 2241, and 2246. All of these efforts were unsuccessful, though she never let it bother her one bit.

Eventually, over many years of listening to Torn's sermons, she began to notice an odd change she couldn't quite identify in them. She was desperate to have anyone, a rare outsider, or even the regular Widerain Watchmen patrolling the area to join her and observe the sermon, though she was denied each and every time. Finally, when she was ready to resign herself to her admiration and trust for Torn, Wonder and her group walked into the chapel.

She introduced herself politely, and nervously begged them to attend the sermon with fresh eyes, to see if there was anything amiss she was unable to see. After some deliberation, the group agreed to join the sermon. As Torn spoke, both Lorekeeper and Uocali noticed the subliminal messages tainting his words, "Hail to they always watching and waiting". The mantra of The Observer. As Lorekeeper and Uocali broke the news, Affair begged them to help further, but was unsure what to do. Wonder suggested spying in Torn's chambers to find anything incriminating, which Affair reluctantly agreed to let them do.

After they returned carrying an Eye of The Observer, all but confirming Torn's link to the Soaring, it was a small protest by Feyule which wanted to hear directly from Torn if it was a misunderstanding. Affair wasn't sure how to speak to Torn about this, But Lorekeeper was very interested in delivering the message, and suggested the group do it themselves. Affair allowed them to, leaving with them a message of affection to give to Torn should he be resistant to their pleas, hoping his love for her would snap him out of it. She then stewed in her own stress and worry until the group returned some time later.

Lorekeeper took it personally and delivered the message, doing most of the talking. Torn was dead, and the group was responsible. Torn had grown hostile and attempted to kill them, calling the gaze of The Observer to him in the process. While it was Uocali who dealt the final blow, Lorekeeper personally took the blame and apologized. Affair took the news as well as one could expect, her heart sinking and her whole world shifting completely in a single moment. However, she didn't relent on thanking them for their efforts, genuinely wishing them well and appreciating the favor the group had done to purge foul influence from the chapel. She directed them to a box of Venturr Fruit and a Faithful scroll she kept in the dorm rooms, and asked for a moment to process the news in peace.

When the group returned to say their goodbyes, she was still in a state of mourning, but was trying to keep upbeat, still prioritizing her chapel's safety over the loss of Torn. She would take over as the chapel's lead for a small period of time, at least until The Eternal Soaring touched later in the year. One lucky enough to see the hand would be designated as High Chanter of the chapel by a decree, though she admitted to wanting to go out and try once more to see the hand herself for her fourth attempt. Even if she was unsuccessful, a fourth try would put her in the position of Chanter, and give her some more authority within the Faithful.

Affair wished them all well, and they parted on very warm terms.

## Quotes

"My stomach is in knots... sneaking around my own chapel... spying on the High Chanter... compromised by The Observer...?"

"You'll always have an open door to our humble little chapel, and I hope you'll come back to hear another of our sermons. Without the... subtext."