Niya

**Niya** is the daughter of Tierra, the Dios of the Earth, and his mortal lover, Andres. She is also the youngest sister of Monte and Mino.

## Niya

### Relatives

* Tierra (father)
* Andres (father)
* Monte (brother)
* Mino (brother)

### Affiliation

* Golds
* Teo
* Xio (formerly)
* Aurelio

## The Sunbearer Trials

### Pre-Series:

After Aurelio cut off his friendship with Teo, Teo met with Niya at some point later. At first, the two of them communicated through late night texting, but eventually, the two of them had been best friends since then.

### Main Story:

Niya and Teo meet up at Sol City to catch up with what has happened. Then, following the selection of the competitors, the two befriend another Jade, Xio, and the three of them decide to join forces together to survive the Sunbearer Trials. During the La Cumbre trial, she heavily compliments Teo for his wings and his new hair. At the dinner, she brings Xio and Teo to sit next to her family. Then, during the El Valle trial, she tries protecting her friends from the mother alebrije. In the following meal, she and the others accidentally goes too far with asking Teo inappropriate questions about his body. During the Opal Oasis trial, she is paired up with Auristela but then gets stunned by Atzi. She then rejoins her friends in the Laberinto trial only to end up getting separated from them until the end. The three then join forces in the Los Restos trial to get through the last leg, although Teo doesn't make it in time. Then when the Obsidians are unwittingly set free, Niya tries to help out Teo and the others but in vain, as many of the semidioses get taken. She then remains with Teo and Aurelio as the three of them join forces with the other dioses in bringing back Sol and defeating the traitor gods once again.

### Physical Appearance

Niya appears to be tallest of the Sunbearer Trial competitors, even taller than Aurelio and Auristela. She is described as a muscular young woman with tan fair skin and long brownish black hair that is usually plaited into two long braids. She is also usually seen barefoot as she believes it helps her connect with the earth, as seen in her birthplace, La Cumbre.

### Personality

Despite Niya being really strong and tough and being of Gold status, Niya is shown to be a very kind, outgoing, and humorous person. However, if anyone dares to insult or threaten her or her friends and family, she does not hesitate to be defensive and aggressive as seen when Ocelo insults her father, Dios Tierra. She also happens to be very sensitive when it comes to math as she often struggles with it. As Teo notices during the rankings of the trials, Niya usually sees things as black and white, not usually looking into gray areas. She also appears to be disgusted and suspicious of Teo any time she catches him eyeing on or communicating with Aurelio.

## Trivia

* Niya's reliance on the earth for her powers echoes that of Antaeus, a Giant from Greek mythology.
	+ Antaeus was invincible as long as he touched his mother, Mother Earth (Gaia/Terra/Tellus). However, his weakness was discovered by the Greek hero Heracles/Hercules, and he was killed when the hero lifted him up in the air and crushed him in a tight hug.
	+ This is also seen in the Los Restos trial as she mentions that she may be afraid of heights.
* Niya's strength is like that of Luisa Madrigal from Disney's 2021 film, Encanto.
* As she is a child of Tierra, only she and her brothers can be able to use the Dios' Unbreakable Blade.
* She often calls everyone hot but it mostly applies to Auristela and Xochi, which suggests subtle hints that she may be a lesbian.