"Those 'monsters,' as you call them, were following their instincts. You wandered into their turf, not knowing their rules. If some random stranger broke into your house and stomped around, wouldn't you try to kill and eat them, especially if they were a threat to your babies? Wait... scratch the 'eat' part."
Name
Eira Drake
Age
14
Gender
Female
Appearance
Eira stands at about 4'11" (or 149.86 cm). While she tends to wear white, when outside of the village she wears a very old and worn ghillie-style cloak, except in the very rare event that there's snow.
Personality
Eira is generally a quiet individual, and prefers the company of animals and books (in that order) to other human beings. She avoids crowds as much as she possibly can, but does enjoy festivities when they roll around. She's very much at home outside the safety of Amberstone, and is knowledgeable about many species of fauna, particularly the carnivorous ones.
Background
Eira's family originally came from a nomadic tribe to the north that specialized in a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and followed a migratory route from north to south and back again along the Pacific coast. The tribe often traded with friendly settlements they came across, and Eira grew a love of books and stories, and would trade for books almost every chance she got. She learned about the saurians, as her tribe called them, and often felt a sort of kinship with them that she never did with other humans. Four years ago, her mother and father decided to leave the tribe and settle down in Amberstone, where their knowledge of the local animal life and medicinal herbs was very much appreciated. Despite this, the family was still regarded with suspicion and distrust. Then, two years ago during winter, both of Eira's parents were infected with a respiratory illness that eventually killed them. Since then Eira has more or less been taken in by the entire community, and on nights where she isn't camped out in the fields, she stays in the local library.
Miscellaneous
- Eira has a tamed Caihong named Niji.
- Her most prized possessions are her father's dagger (pictured above), and an ocarina owned by her mother.
- While Eira is, for the most part, trusted by the community, her habit of taking the saurian's "side" in disputes (an example being a pair of teenage lovers going out in the woods and stumbling into the territory of a breeding pair of Australovenators) has earned her the ire of many individuals, namely those who have had family killed by saurians.
- While intelligent, the words out of her mouth don't always make sense to anyone but her, especially when she's upset.
- Her most prized possessions are her father's dagger (pictured above), and an ocarina owned by her mother.
- While Eira is, for the most part, trusted by the community, her habit of taking the saurian's "side" in disputes (an example being a pair of teenage lovers going out in the woods and stumbling into the territory of a breeding pair of Australovenators) has earned her the ire of many individuals, namely those who have had family killed by saurians.
- While intelligent, the words out of her mouth don't always make sense to anyone but her, especially when she's upset.
