Ayela of the Northern Peaks

## Ayela

*“I never imagined the flow of time would take me down such a long current. So long, in fact, im in an entirely different land…”*

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Ayela is an undine monk, hailing from the Monastery of the Northern Peaks near Lightreach. She possesses an affinity with water, sometimes using it to perform minor healing while taking her martial arts studies and training seriously. She has recently been awoken from cryostasis in the Year 29 of the Age of Might

## History

Born shortly before the start of the Age of Dynasties, Ayela left at the Monastery of the Northern Peaks, located in the mountains around Lightreach. Of her ancestry, she only knows that a bronze dragon and some entity from the Plane of Water are her parents. She was otherwise raised in the monastery, with the Master of Water, Master Bǎohù Zhě, being her primary mentor.

During her younger years, she was a bit more outgoing than normally acceptable, mostly towards newcomers and visitors of the monastery. While she was a good student, she did have moments of putting herself in danger. One such moment was when she dropped down a cliff side while exploring around the monastery. A tiger within the mountains approached, ready to strike which had her incredibly scared until her pseudodragon friend, Zyvri, came and distracted the tiger long enough for another monk to come to her rescue. She has had an intense phobia of felines ever since.

There eventually came a day after she came of age when she was ready to explore the world and expand her training and experience. She was just starting her adventuring when the sky cracked across the planet. While she wasn’t especially involved in the war, she was involved with the Drachenheim investigation.

As she began her adventure, she bumped into Sjoro, who helped her join the Free Arms mercenary group based in Lightreach. She found a place among them for the beginning of her travels.

During this time, she befriended MayakuSatomi when they met in Catania. They became close friends and Satomi even invited Ayela to join in the family’s journey. Ayela accepted and traveled with them for a time.

when the Jarn-Burg raids began in the 40s of the Age of Dynasties, Ayela was recalled to the monastery. Her Masters, concerned about the future of the monastery and its teachings, opted to place a select few students into cryostasis through the Master of Water’s abilities as a Kineticist. This is how Ayela became encased in ice and held in stasis through the near entirety of the Age of Dynasties.

In the year 29 of the Age of Might, a dwarves expeditionary group known as Finders and Diggers purchased an old scroll that was said to be a lead to great treasures from an ancient monastic sect. This lead led them to the Greyhold where their diving equipment came up short of the requirements to reach the underwater tower where Ayela was held. The company called for help, which Dorothy and Mei responded to. Ayela was awoken from her stasis and informed of her new situation by her newfound friends.

Dorothy led her to Athreya, where she would find a place among other followers of Irori until she can get a good footing and find a place much more suited to her teachings and needs.

## Appearance

Her appearance seems mostly human save for her hair being a deep blue color. Her eyes have a silver-blue mixture and seems to display her draconic heritage within. She stands at 5 feet and 6 inches in height, though only weighs roughly 110 pounds. Lithe and almost moving like living water, she is an undine with an affinity for water. But she does carry herself with reasonable confidence. She is often seen with a pseudodragon perched upon her shoulder. Most often, she is seen wearing loose-fitting monks robes.

## Personality

Ayela might be described as shy at times. But I’m reality, she’s more of an introverted extrovert. She doesn’t necessarily go out of her way to meet new people, but she will introduce herself when the groups are small or personal enough for such formalities. When she opens up, she enjoys learning about new cultures, places and systems. She equally enjoys learning about people she meets and hopefully learning some fascinating or useful information from them.

## Friends

Sjoro - Age of Dynasties - Free Arms mercenary band

Mayaku Satomi - Age of Dynasties - Close friend

Zyvri - Age of Dynasties and current - Her lifelong pseudodragon friend who was put into stasis alongside her.

Dorothy - Ayela’s first point of contact in the Age of Might

Mei - Ayela’s second point of contact in the Age of Might

## Foes

Cats - She has a very intense phobia of felines

## Goals

To make a new path and place for herself in this new world and age she finds herself in. If any leads still exist about her parents, she would like to follow them to wherever they go.