Eyre

Eyre, the Empath is a girl born into a small farming village on one of the Faerin islands. Currently working a local temple as a temple aid, after learning how to manage her emotions.

## Lore

### Backstory

Born into a small village on one of the many islands in the nation of Faerin, Eyre and her family lived very simple lives. Tending to their crops, fishing by the sea, occasionally trading with others who came to their shores: they kept themselves away from the conflicts and dangers of the rest of the world. In the simple confides of their village, Eyre grew up. As a child, she often opted to do things alone away from her peers. The chaotic nature of the other kids didn't make sense to her, all of their emotional outbursts and behaviors were irritating, scary and confusing. She wasn't naturally very empathetic, so she often wasn't able to engage with them to begin with and attempting to stressed her out. This lead to her often being spotted simply sitting in the shallow coastal waters, starring out to into the endless blue of the sky and sea. However, her parents constantly urged her to connect to the other kids, as while her family was important: it was important for her to connect with the others.

Being a very spiritual place that revered magic, Faerin's many islands were littered with various small temples and shrines. Eyre would then begin frequenting the local temples as a child under her parent's instructions in order to learn how to calm herself down around others. As she entered the temple, one of the monks turned to her and commented on her nervousness.

She was able to atune herself with the emotions of others now: however, this ended up stressing her out more now. She was able to understand her peers, but now it became almost overwhelming to the reclusive girl. She wanted desperately to rid herself of this new burden, and how she would rather be alone than deal with others. The monks then told her, that this problem was only a small hurdle on her road.

Inspired by her love of the ocean, Eyre would train herself in the art of hydromancy alongside the monks, drawing upon her time by the oceans fondly: water became a medium for her to calm herself through, as she channeled her emotions into her form. As she trained, she learned to tame her became calmer and more steadfast as a person.

### Recent Events

In the months after the Arklight's shattering, Faerin has been relatively quiet. In their own pocket of the world, Eyre and her village tends to their crops and continues to enjoy life by the sea. However one faithful night, a mysterious purple haired girl from parts unknown, washed up upon the shores of Faerin on a wrecked raft. Unconscious, Eyre took her to her home to rest up.

## Trivia

* Eyre enjoys spicy foods, in stark contrast to her friend Melolia.

## Development Notes

* Initially Eyre was named Aria, and had more of a music based theme around them.
	+ When Aria was repurposed to Eyre, with water magic being their medium to calm themselves: the name Aria was changed to reflect this shift in focus.
* Eyre in development was conceptualized to be non-human in order to provide some diversity to the cast, but was steered away from being an aquatic lifeform to make their water magic seem less natural and more of a trial they over came.
	+ This was ultimately scrapped as there was no immediate way of making this idea stick well in the ideation stage.