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= Alia Fielinya-Ruuk =

Backstory
Alia grew up in a village in Eldham named Seobli, before it was discovered by Rathnirians. The people consisted of Catfolk, and Kumiho, and worshipped a god named Lord Owm. The people had a tradition, that every year a select few would enter a temple, built in honor of Lord Owm, and they would pray and offer gifts in return for a wish. Most often, the people would wish for bountiful harvest, or the safety of their loved ones, or protection from the outside world.

One year, the people, as per tradition went to the temple to pray and offer gifts, but this time, Lord Owm did not answer. For days, everyone went to try, believing the wrong people had been chosen, or the gifts were not great enough. No matter what the people did, they were not answered. Their village was no longer protected by Lord Owm, and their crops began to wilt, plague was spread, and they were no longer safe from the outside world.

A Night of Fire
One night, Alia was sitting by the creek, listening to the frogs sing, and cooling off her feet in the water, that was her final moment of peace in this village. The village was stormed by bandits, who slaughtered nearly everyone, stole their items, and burned everything that was left afterwards. Alia sat and watched as her friends and family were murdered, and as she ran back to her house, she saw it in flames, and her mother dead by the fireplace. She prayed and prayed to Lord Owm, hoping to be saved from the bandits, and her prayers were answered.

Doragon
Lord Owm had transported Alia to a forest, close by to a border colony known as Doragon. She spent the night trying to make a fire, to keep warm. The smoke from her fire had caught the attention of one of the leaders of the town of Doragon, Dracon. He had gone to investigate, and found Alia asleep on a bed of leaves, and decided to take her back to Doragon, and provide her shelter.

Alia woke up, very startled, but was quick to understand her situation. She was allowed to stay in a hotel room, as there wasn't really any proper housing in the city, though she had to work to pay rent. Most of her time was spent either helping the leaders of the town, Dracon and Nature, work on infrastructure, or spending time alone fishing by the pond.

Alia had a lot of fun in Doragon, having flooded the hotel with boats, playing catch in a hot tub, or listening to Apollo Radio, a broadcasting service that would tell stories of news around the world of Rathnir. She quickly became a big fan of Herb Dashwell, the radio's host, and shared that interest with Dracon, which helped them bond quite a lot.

Dictatorstan
After a few months of living in Doragon, Alia was approached by Dracon's brother, Septem, who was offering her to join the nearby town of Dictatorstan. Septem offered better armor and tools, better food supply, free housing, and a better life. This was an incredibly tempting offer, and though she initially didn't want to take it, she was convinced to out of spite of Dracon refusing to adopt her as her legal father. Most of Alia's friends at Doragon had taken the offer Septem gave, and the town was practically being stolen, and so she joined them as well.

All of the promises Septem made were upheld, and she was given better gear, the food farms were much higher quality, and she got to live there for free. She was able to make her own room as big as she wanted, and she was really happy living there, though the guilt of having abandoned Dracon came back very quickly. Dracon had caved in and adopted Alia soon after she joined Dictatorstan, in an effort to try to get her back. She agreed to help out around the town, but she would still live in Dictatorstan.

Eldham
The new world of Eldham had been discovered by the people of Rathnir, and word spread quickly. Many of the people of Rathnir had decided to move to the new world, as a chance to build their own nations without the struggle of taking land and power from others, and that included the people of Doragon and Dictatorstan. They decided to band together, and moved to the new world of Eldham.

Nova Rouge
The town of Nova Rouge was created by Dracon, though leadership was quickly passed to his friend Nature as Dracon had gone missing. It took Alia a few weeks to get to the town, as she and some other stayed behind and protect their resources before completely moving. Once Alia arrived, it didn't take long for her to realize where she really was, she was back home, in the lands she had been born. This gave Alia a sense of excitement, and she didn't mind leaving behind Dictatorstan anymore, and was instead overjoyed to start this new town with her friends. Alia quickly got to work, building herself a beautiful house, and began to spread Owmism, the religion of Lord Owm, who became known as the God of Harvest. A petition was signed by the people and Owmism became the official religion of Nova Rouge. Alia worked incredibly hard, building a great temple in honor of Lord Owm, who had taken a mortal form as a magenta sheep. Soon after she would build a church, so that the whole town would have a place to worship Lord Owm.

Living in Nova Rouge
Alia had settled in quite comfortably in the town, she created her own milk store, and would always hang around with all the people. Sometimes she would go wandering out in the nearby forest, or taking a boat out to ride in the ocean. Some nights, she would go out fishing by the beach with her aunt Michael. Alia and her friend Gunnar would annoy Michael for hours with dad jokes, but it was all in good fun.

After much absence from Nature, the people had decided that he was not a good leader, and he was overthrown by the people, and Septem became the new leader of Nova Rouge. Septem, now being in charge was able to fully make the town much greater, and everyone was a lot happier.

During Dracon's absence, Septem became somehwat of a father-figure to Alia, spending quality time together, teaching her how to fight, and being there for her. Alia looked up to her uncle a lot, as he was a hard worker, always supplying the people with armor, food, and resources. Alia was happier than she'd ever been, she parental figures again, friends she loved, a wonderful house and a job she loved, everything was so perfect. But things change, and unfortunately in Alia's case, not for the better.

The Age of Imperium Draconis
Due to political disagreements, Septem was forced to make the decision to abandon Nova Rouge, and him and the rest of the people had to move elsewhere. Septem had created the new nation of Imperium Draconis, and the town of High Heaven. For weeks, Alia had begged for them to stay, not wanting to leave everything they had built, all of the time spent there and it was going to be left behind. Despite her best efforts, she wasn't able to convince Septem.

Living in High Heaven
Alia was incredibly upset by Septem's decision to move, but she still went with them, though it wasn't the same. She had built a house, but nothing more, she had no motivation, and lived there sorrowfully. The rest of the city was built, and it was a great city, she still loved to be around all of the people, and still had loads of fun, yet it didn't feel the same as before, and she knew the rest of the city felt the same. Despite them creating a city that was even larger, even more magnificent than their previous, it had lost its charm, it didn't take long before everyone started to leave. Everyone was gone, and Alia left as well. She packed her bags, and for months she lived without a home, without any friends or family, she had nothing. These were some of the hardest few months of her life, she had always been surrounded by people, and barely knew how to fend for herself, but she used what Septem had taught her to survive. All hope had seemed lost for her, until someone came around she hadn't seen in a very long time.

Forming the town of Loss
During her explorations, Alia had found Dracon, who had apparently been looking for her for quite some time. Dracon stated he wanted to create a new town, and needed a location. Alia had found a few good spots around Eldham during her time spent travelling, and she decided on a decently sized island in the nation of Aristios. Together, they journeyed to this place, and constructed a small shack, just as a way to start getting things going. They had settled nearby the town of Pompaelo, in the Castellum province. They met with the province governor, Lizzie, who gave them permission to build their town where they had settled. Things seemed to be going well, and while Dracon focused more on the political side of things, Alia was put in charge of managing the towns housing and appearance. In their first week, Alia built a bakery, and began to use it quite frequently, picking up baking as her main profession.

Finding Friends
During this time, Alia had been wandering around the plains, when she found two arctic foxes that had left Pompaelo. She decided to take them in, and named them Shib and Chip, and built a small habitat for them underground, where they could play in the snow. Not long after, Chip had disappeared, and while his exact cause of death is unknown, Alia's best guess as to what happened was that Chip had jumped into the snow, as foxes do, but must have pushed through, into a small water tunnel underneath, where he drowned.

Alia didn't take this well, and was distraught for a while, however she didn't want this to happen again. She began construction on a large sandstone mansion, surrounded by beautiful hedges and flowers, and that could keep Shib safe from any danger.

The Aristios Civil War
During their time building in the town of Loss, the Aristios Civil War began. This wasn't something Alia had much knowledge on, only hearing the occasional mention from Dracon, however it would change the relationship between Dracon and Alia forever. Dracon had begun having fears about the future of Aristios, and wanted to move away, trying to make an island out at sea to call home, but Alia had wanted to stay. She was tired of moving homes so frequently, and was ready to settle down somewhere, after all this time. She had once again found a place to call home, and it was going to be all erased again, but this time she couldn't leave. Alia decided to stay, but her father was set on moving, and so he did, leaving her behind.

Living in Pompaelo
Alia had wandered into the streets of Pompaelo, and continued to wander for weeks, being scared and feeling lost. She was hungry, and alone, and felt like she was back where she was after the fall of Imperium Draconis. One day, however, while sitting in the road, she was found by Ani Fielinya, who decided to take Alia in and adopt her. She would then live in a house with Ani and her brother, Logui. Alia finally felt comfortable, being around people who were similar to those she grew up with as a child. Alia quickly began trying to involve herself with the city as much as possible, building another bakery, and signing up to work in the Catgirl Cafe. As time went on, she noticed her mother had become more and more involved with her work, and often times Alia was left alone in her room, wondering when she would come back. She began to feel alone again, and despite her best efforts, there wasn't anything she could do.

Return of Lord Owm
While attempting to live a peaceful life, Alia began having nightmares and hallucinations, she was being tormented by Lord Owm. She had left the sacred lands Nova Rouge had been built upon, and had long forgotten Owmism, she had forgotten what Lord Owm had done for her all those years ago, how her life was saved. Lord Owm had wanted to use Alia as a mortal form, and was trying to break her completely so her body could be taken over. Luckily, however, Alia had met Calichelle, her cousin who was able to help free Alia from Lord Owm's torment. Calichelle helped Alia with a ritual, which trapped Lord Owm's soul into a Nautilus Shell, where his soul now kept for eternity... Hopefully.

Getting Married Pt. I
Due to her loneliness, Alia had wanted to find someone to marry, and spent a long time searching. Eventually, she found a man by the name of Qwontity Occida, who had also been searching for marriage. They got married, but it was short lived, as neither of them were happy together, with Qwontity constantly making talk of divorce, and Alia not being able to handle how frequently he spoke out against their relationship. They quickly got divorced, but not all hope was lost.

An Old Friend
Alia had come in contact with someone she had not spoken to in years, her uncle Septem. Her and Septem, after a short reunion, went to go visit Dracon for the first time, on his nation of Draxus. There was a good bit of tension between Septem and Dracon, both having been father figures for Alia and debating who was better. Aside from that, it was a nice reunion, and Alia was able to tell all the stories of what had happened in their time apart.

Getting Married Pt. II
While on her way to visit her cousin Michael in Ryukostead, she decided to wander around a bit, and stumbled across the town of Oxxo, where she met Mios Ruuk, her future wife. They talked for months before deciding they should get married, with Alia taking the time to get to know her this time, instead of marrying someone she just met. They organized a large wedding, Septem found them rings, Ani was the ring-bearer, Logui was the priest, and Michael was the best-man. Alia wore a beautiful green dress, and had prepared a lot of gifts for Mios. It was a wonderful day, everyone had a lot of fun together, and Alia was finally no longer alone. In fact, she was kidnapped by her wife, and now lives with her in the basement of Mios' cottage, happier than she could ever be.

Not long after, Ani and Dracon got married as well, and were officially Alia's parents. Everything, if only for a short while, was finally perfect.

End of a story
It didn't take long for Ani and Dracon's marriage to begin crumbling. Things weren't working out between them, they had many arguments, and it didn't take a genius to figure out things would end soon, but nobody really expected them to end the way they did. Ani and Dracon had a divorce, something that broke Alia to have to hear, but she knew it was inevitable. But what broke her heart even more, was after all of that, Dracon took his own life. Alia's father, friend, and mentor was gone. Someone she had known longer than anyone, despite their rocky relationship she still loved him and he was gone. Alia later went to Draxus, to pay respect to Dracon, leaving a bouquet of roses by his grave.

Starting Something New
Alia decided to elect herself mayor of Brimmingham, a town in the province of Castellum. She started actively working on reviving the town, and plans to bring forth a new era for Castellum.

At least, that's what she wanted to happen. During her efforts to revive Brimmingham, Aristios began to crumble, tensions were rising between government officials, and eventually the provinces of Bel-Ismer, and Sanctus both left Aristios, and soon after... Castellum left as well. Everything Alia had been working for for years, was gone in an instant. She had tried to convince the province governor Logui not to leave but, to no avail, the Castellum province was gone, left for Sylvania, and Alia was given the choice to either keep Brimmingham as a part of Aristios, joining the Astillia province, or leave with the rest of Castellum to go to Sylvania.

After a long, grueling land dispute, Brimmingham had joined Astillia, but it was too late, Aristios was already beyond saving, and everyone knew it, and nobody tried to stop it. Aristios had died. The place Alia had called her home for so long, the place she finally felt she could call a home for the rest of her days... Gone. Alia was heartbroken and just watched as the place grew bitter and cold, and tried to cling on to its last breath.

Return Home
Alia, after all of this, decided to let everything go. She packed her bags, and headed out on an adventure, to find as many former citizens of Seobli as she could. Much had changed in the last 8 years, she wasn't sure if the people would be the same, if they would be trustworthy, but it was worth a shot, so she went out, and found as many of them as she could. Many had grown content in their new homes, but a select few knew the importance of their real home, and went with Alia and began to rebuild, piece by piece.

Finally, she was home.