Dean Auryn

Evania

Name: Auryn Niffenab

Age: 40 (m03/d15)

Position: Dean of Heralds/Speaker for Heralds

Gifts: Weak Mindspeech, Weak Farsight

Appearance: Auryn stands near five foot, maybe five foot one. her overall look is very professional and clean cut. Her clothes, as a habit, are neat and clean, and her hair well groomed. Auryn's fram is thin and wiry, and her face plane but not unattractive. She's pale skin and light green eyes, her hair as black as a raven, and straight as a pin. Most notable about her, however, is that she is missing her right hand, and her left leg limps slightly.

Personality: Herald Auryn is a mostly happy, cheerful woman. her mannerisms are polite, kind, and charming. It is often that one assumes her obsessed with neatness, but she merely prefers herself, and her surroundings, well organized. She adores children, and is very patient, though she has never thought of actually having any of her own.

Short Life Story: Despite how the woman is now, she was a bit of a terror as a child. It took a full year with her Companion to turn her at all polite.

The fourth daughter of a small Holderkin family, she was often neglected as far as anything but chores. When Deandra Chose her at the age of 12, just before she was supposed to be meeting with the first wife, the girl was torn between elation and horror. Needless to say, she did go, and she became a trainee. How cooperative she was, is of course a different issue altogether.

It took the girl years of study at the Collegium, a few more than average. When it was found, once her personality sweetened, that she not only had a way with words but also a knack for languages, she volunteered for yet more training after becoming a full Herald. In time, Auryn became an envoy, and then an Ambassador.

Recently, Herald Auryn was severely injured on a Royal Hunt. A feral wildcat was feasting on its kill in their path, and turned on the group. When a young Lord was thrown from his spooked horse, she hurried to help. Having missed with one swing of her sword, the cat latched firmly onto her hand and wrist, nearly tearing it off from both the power of its bite and its rapid movements. The raking of one hind leg even tore several gashes in her opposite leg. Deandra was able to come to further rescue and fight off the cat, giving it a fatal kick to the neck, suffering only a few scratches. The Healers were able to help Auryn, Healing the deep ruts in her leg, but the hand was pretty much lost without the experts at the House of Healing in Haven, Valdemar, and the tissue would be long dead before she could reach them. The hand was lost.

Now the two have returned home, mostly Healed, and a non-Herald Ambassador is being sent in their place, in light of recent events. Auryn is certain, however, that despite the fact that she has difficulties riding for extended periods of time, she can find some way to be of good use to the Crown.

Companion: Deandra - mare
Description: A pretty little mare, with long legs and a lean build. Though she isn't quite a courier type Companion, she's closer to that than a warrior. Deandra is very loyal to Auryn, and often will lend aid when the woman finds her own reserves or ideas coming up short.


Last Updated- 06/15/2008