Aimela (Piquit)

> *"Sometimes, even if the world kicks you down, you need to find something to live for. The worst day of my life was being cast out of my old life and thrust into the new. The best day, though, was finding you."*
> *- Aimela, to Erik of Majkso.*
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> Aimela of Majkso
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> ### Aliases
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> Aimela the PiquitAimela the HighwaywomanAimela of NocyrysAimela of Majkso (adopted)
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> Aard of Nocyrys (father)
> Genbella of Nocyrys (mother)
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> Aardan (younger brother)
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> Genbella (younger sister)
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> Erik of Majkso (husband)
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> ### Affiliation
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> Cyssadd Deffywlia Pycŵyt (currently)Nocyrys (formerly)
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> None (formerly)
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> Co-Leader of Cyssadd Deffywlia Pycŵyt (currently)Vagrant; No Occupation (formerly)
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> Biographical information
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> ### Marital status
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> Married to Erik of Majkso (999 C-FE - present)
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> ### Date of birth
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> 11/11/973 (aged 27)
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> Nocyrys, Kuriskawa, Kurisko Municipality, Zalja
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> Physical description
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> ### Species
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> Piquit (Noc Aven)
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> 2.6 Hm
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> 60 hWm
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> Brown
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> The Lovers, a World of Siira StoryA Poet and His Sword
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> Tales from a Dysfunctional Travelling Party
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> The Lovers, a World of Siira Story
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**Aimela of Majkso,** previously known as **Aimela the Highwaywoman**, **Aimela the Piquit**, also codenamed **Nightingale** (*born 11.11.978 C-FE*) is a piquit Aven female of the Noc lineage from Zalja. Ostracized from her Noc village at a young age, Aimela survived by being a highwaywoman, living as a vagabond who looted from every town she drifted in and out of. Aimela eventually met Erik of Majkso, a human male who would become her friend, and, eventually, her lover. Finding her new purpose in life, Aimela recruited Erik and eventually hundreds of individuals from marginalized races in a rebellion to end anti-human discrimination in Zalja.

## Early Life

Aimela was born to prominent Noc piquit politicians Aard and Genbella on Day 11, Eleventh Month, 978 C-FE. The circumstances and date of her birth drew significant controversy from the community, who believed that a double-digit birthdate made the child cursed. Despite the superstitious members of their community, the two piquits decided to raise the child just as any other would, not taking much stock in superstition.

Two months after Aimela's fourth birthday, her mother gave birth to two children, male and female, making her the oldest of three. The former was christened Aardan, and the latter, Genbella, as per Noc naming tradition. This sharply decreased the attention her own parents had for her, even as time went on.

Starting at the age of eight, Aimela began to experience severe bullying from her peers due to her birthdate, odd pigmentation, and quiet demeanor. As a result, she began to limit her social role.

When Aimela turned ten years of age, her parents worried greatly, as she showed a talent towards combat, stealth, and throwing weapons at a small demonstration. In a child so young, this affinity was seen as a mental disturbance, and greatly looked down upon by Noc piquit tradition. Her display of antisocial and avoidant behavior was also worrying. Even still, her parents decided to monitor her progress in hopes she would either change course or demonstrate stable mental patterns at an older age. Around the same time, her father privately lost faith in her, judging her a lost cause, and abandoning her mentally and emotionally.

Aimela's first and only true friend was a young boy, Lir, who protected her throughout her entire adolescence, even supporting her combat maneuvers and hobbies. Lir admitted his feelings for her when they were thirteen, but Aimela turned him down, seeing him only as a good friend.

Aimela and the rift between her and her family grew considerably from the ages of ten to fourteen, with themselves almost believing in the curse. Although it was unintentional, Aimela had harmed two children her age during an impromptu sparring session with a dagger. Alongside this, smaller misdemeanors committed by Aimela in previous months began to concern her parents, forcing them to distance themselves from her, both publicly and privately. When they had conversations, Aimela and her father entered intense and vitriolic debates, which often ended with physical altercation.

A touring Kalkan warband seeking new recruits came to Aimela's village on her fourteenth birthday, in hopes of finding recruits for their newly-formed piquit military division. Despite her parents' objection, Aimela applied to the tests, hoping to show her parents her effectiveness and, hopefully, earn their praise. Although she scored poorly on direct conflict, durability, and team coordination, Aimela passed stealth, espionage, intelligence gathering, throwing weaponry, and morale with flying colors, even winning second-place in a throwing dagger competition. Seeing her potential, a recruiting commander offered her to be trained professional, which Aimela quickly declined, citing her ulterior motive of making her family proud. When her parents came from the crowd, however, they were anything but proud. Her father and her began a screaming argument, culminating in Aimela's father slapping her across the face, deriding her for her fantasies and delusions of grandeur, as well as her propensity to combat as she fell to the ground.

Depressed at her family being disappointed in her once again, Aimela turned to petty crime. Confiding in Lir, Aimela discussed running away on her fifteen birthday, but Lir adamantly argued against it, believing it to be a poor decision for herself and her family. Before being able to discuss it further, the two teenagers were interrupted by a band of anti-piquit humans who threatened the pair to give them their money, one even commenting on Aimela's body. Defending her, Lir attempted to fight off the attackers, but was quickly forced to the ground. Seeing no other option, Aimela attacked the assailants with a blinding fury of daggers and feathers. When the dust settled and the perpetrators either bled to death or ran, Aimela made the horrifying discovery that her friend was killed. Racing to the authorities, she told her story of the humans, but none believed her, as the gates leading into their village were routinely guarded, making it nearly impossible for anyone, including humans, to enter without someone knowing. The guards did not believe she herself killed the boy, as her weapons did not match the boy's wounds, as well as there being no clear motive. Even though the guards saw no wrongdoing on her part, Aimela's family formally disowned her for murder, forcing Aimela to go into exile.

## Vagrancy

Aimela became destitute following her exile, drifting aimlessly through towns across Zalja, stealing food and supplies along the way. At some point in her travels, she met the goblin merchant Cheen Quickgold, quickly forming a long-standing business relationship. Using Quickgold as a fence, Aimela amassed small fortunes stealing from each town she entered, but quickly lost her newly-aquired wealth when she had to buy supplies or repair her failing gear. Aimela herself described the time as, "largely forgettable, with only the most important of small fragments tethered to my mind".

## Current Activity

1. ↑ From *The Lovers, a World of Siira Story*