Emryn Ashbury

Emryn in 1414 B.E, as Empress of Ivryl

An Esrian Tale IV: Wrath of the World Beyond

**Emryn Ashbury** was a powerful half-dragon, a student of fire magic and the last Everchosen to be identified during the Common Era, later becoming the ruler of the Empire of Ivryl shortly after its creation. At a very young age she travelled to Arcadia in search of knowledge and adventure, but found herself playing a crucial role in the events of the Heartstone Crisis and ultimately discovering her divine purpose.
As the first Empress of Ivryl, she would oversee the reconstruction of the city of Londorwyn and took it upon herself to radically reform the Order of the Ermine Sepulchre.

During the final months of the Asevian Invasion in 1416 B.E, she gave her life in a final sacrifice in order to protect Arcadia from an overwhelming assault. After her death, her daughter Jaeryn took the throne.

## Information

### Personality

Despite a fiery appearance, Emryn wore a kind face and could never be called a stranger to a warm smile. She was simplistic in the views she held as a young girl, believing in a world where there was good to be seen in all things. Although idealistic and inexperienced, she sought to right the wrongs she came across in her adventures, and always tried to do right by friend and foe alike.

She possessed a burning desire to learn all she could of the magical world, and the will to unlock secrets previously left to mystery. That, and a fierce determination to master her natural talent for wielding fire, drove her forwards through her adventuring days.

In later life she felt herself far more compelled to aid the people of Arcadia as much as possible. Despite her confident nature, she was often prone to worry in even the least threatening of situations, though none would argue that she was always stubbornly resolute and committed when applied to a task she deemed just. Unfortunately, the troubles of uniting the Arcadian archipelago forced to her to confront the reality of the world, and her previous idealism was greatly diminished. She came to develop much doubt about whether she would be able to change Esria as dramatically as she had once hoped to do.

### Appearance

As an adventurer in 1381 C.E, a young girl of just sixteen years, she stood at a shorter height than most, with a meek and modest frame hidden well by the folds of mottled dark
brown robes. Her auburn brown hair was kept short and lazily maintained by the wide brimmed wizard's hat perched atop her head, and brightly magical amber eyes shone back from underneath the brim.

Later, growing slowly older in accordance with the draconic elongation of her lifespan, she would trade the wizard's hat for something more subtle and adopt an Arcadian-style collared shirt and coat in place of robes.

## History

Born as the only daughter of Seren and Elizabeth Ashbury, Emryn showed tremendous magical potential from as young as eight years old. She was a bright-eyed young girl with a pleasant demeanour for most of her childhood, but grew tempestuous and difficult following the sudden, unexplained departure of her father. She struggled intensely with that mystery, until eventually uncovering his true identity as the venerable Mordant dragon Seregos during her adventures in Arcadia.

During her time as an adventurer, long before she would come to rule as Empress of an entire land, she made notable allies of the wanderer Cuthwin Tiller and Árvakr Alfarrsson, a fearsome warrior of the Northern Tribes. Although meeting at first by coincidence, they would grow to become close friends, and the three would go on to play a direct role in the destruction of the Archangel Netheriel and the end of the Heartstone Crisis as a result.

As Empress of Ivryl, the once brightly spirited Emryn grew forlorn and reclusive. The departure of Cuthwin Tiller had left her alone in her rulership, and it was certainly no secret that she had come to harbour unrequited feelings for him after their adventures in Arcadia. Despite remaining unmarried, she found a lover in Orwell Brynydd - the man she had appointed to carry out her reform of the Order of the Ermine Sepulchre. She would eventually become the mother of Jaeryn Ashbury, who paralleled her own behaviour as a child.