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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 Owm. The people had a tradition, that every year a select few would enter a temple, built in honor of 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 their annual tradition went to the temple to pray and offer gifts, but this time, Lord Owm did not answer. For days, members of the village went to try, believing the people prayed unreasonably, 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 and mercenaries, who slaughtered nearly everyone, stole their food and goods, 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, she wandered scared and alone, trying to distract herself from the horrors she had just seen. 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 any proper housing yet in the town, 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 greatly enjoyed her time 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. He 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 the friends Alia had made during her time in Doragon has begun to leave, choosing instead to live in Dictatorstan, also intrigued by what Septem promised for the.

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 been having difficulties making his way to Eldham. It took Alia a few weeks to get to the town, as she and some others 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. She remembered the feel of the grass, the smell of the air, but soon the looming thoughts of that night came back to haunt her. She couldn't get the image of her dead mother out of her head, all the people she had lost, but for now she could only try to move forward, and help as best as she could. In order to help herself move on, or maybe to distract herself, she reinvested herself into Owmism. She began to pray every night to Lord Owm, wishing that the horrible memories of her past would just go away, she couldn't bear it, staying up until the late hours of the night, too scared to close her eyees.

Alia quickly dove headfirst into working on the town, building herself a beautiful house which she was very proud of, and began to spread Owmism to the townsfolk. Lord Owm had recently taken a mortal form as a magenta sheep, and would wander around the town, and the people adored him. A petition was signed by the people of Nova Rouge, and Owmism became the official town religion. Alia continued to work hard, building a great temple in honor of Lord Owm, and soon after she would build a church in his honor as well.

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 Michelle. Alia and her friend Gunnar would spend the nights with Michelle while she fished, usually pestering her and getting on her nerves, but it was time that Alia would look back on fondly.

The towns mayor, Nature, had become absent. The people were left without direction, until Septem decided to step up, and lead the towns people. They all voted in favor of him becoming the new mayor, and so it was decided. With Septem in charge, the town was able to develop further and faster, as Septem was a competent, strong, trustworthy and most of all charismatic leader. The people began building more and more, everyone was more lively, the town had reached a golden age, and everyone was just happy.

During Dracon's absence, Septem became somehwat of a father-figure to Alia, spending quality time together, teaching her how to fight, and being actually 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 had parental figures again, friends she loved, a wonderful house and a job she loved, everything was so perfect. However 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 Imperium Draconis
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 in sorrow. 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 way. 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 peninsula in the Empire of Aristios. Together, they journeyed to this place, and constructed a small shack which they would share while they began working on the town. 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, trying her best to recreate the recipes her mother made for her years ago. She would continue to bake, picking it up as her primary hobby. It gave her a sense of accomplishment and self worth, being able to make something that people can enjoy like that.

Foxes!
One evening, 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 snowy habitat for them. 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, and fell through it into a pool of water, where he would unfortunately drown. Alia did not take Chips death well, and she was grief stricken for weeks. She wanted to ensure that nothing bad could ever happen to her other fox, Shib, and so constructed a large manor, where she could live comfortably, and where her fox could be kept safe. She spent days working on the house, putting love and care into every detail of it, even making a special room for Shib to play in, until eventually it was finished, and Alia couldn't have been happier with it.

The Aristios Civil War
While they were in the process of building up their town, 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 to have fears about the future of Aristios, and wanted to move away, trying to make an island out at sea to call home. Alia wanted to stay, she had once again made friends, people she cared so much about, she had a home which she loved, she had hobbies and passions, she had everything she wanted here. She had been forced out of her home so many times now, she wouldn't leave this place behind again, so when her father left to his new home, Alia stayed in Loss, looking out at her father packing his things to leave from atop her manor.

Living in Pompaelo
After Dracon had left, Loss was no longer recognized as a town, and it began to be ransacked day after day. She would wake up in the middle of the night to her windows breaking, things being stolen from her left and right, so she ran into the streets of Pompaelo. For days she stayed on the streets of Pompaelo, scared, hungry, and lost. She thought she would go back to being in the wilderness again, like she was in 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. Alia and Ani grew close, as Ani reminded Alia of her real mother, and Alia finally felt safe, staying in a home with Ani and her brother Logui. 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.

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 of them argued over who was the better father to Alia, trying to one up each other on every turn. Alia shared her fondest memories with the two of them, and told them about her new job as a Senator for the Republic of Aristios. At the end of the day, it was a nice reunion and a breath of fresh air for Alia.

Getting Married
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. For months they talked to one another, getting to know each other better, and slowly but surely falling in love. Eventually, they decided that they would both get married. They organized a large wedding, Septem made them rings, Ani was the ring-bearer, Logui was the priest, and Michael was her best-man. Alia wore a beautiful green dress, and had prepared lots of gifts for Mios. It was a wonderful day, everyone had a lot of fun together, and Alia was finally no longer alone. 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.

Loss
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 things to end the way they did. Ani and Dracon had a divorce, something that broke Alia to have to hear, but deep down she knew it was only a matter of time before it happened. What broke her heart even more however, was after all of that, Dracon would take his own life. Alia's father, friend, and mentor was gone. Someone she had known since she was a kid, 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.

Ave Aristios
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, they hadleft 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 sat down to watch as the nation grew bitter and cold, and tried to cling on to its last breath.

The End
Since the fall of Aristios, Alia and Mios had gone into retirement, and her and Mios adopted a young child by the name of Ae-Cha. a kind, sweet young girl who they both took delight in raising. Ae-Cha, on the weekend, goes to her grandmother Beatrice's house in Ryukostead, learning about the itévas, and the history of Aristios.

Alia would spend the rest of her days with Mios and Ae-Cha, trying her best to leave a bright future behind for Ae-Cha. She watched as her daughter grew up, she watched as her wife passed away, she reflected on the time she spent in this world, the memories she made, the people she met. Through ups and downs, somehow she made it to this point. She looked out on the morning sun, laid her head back and relaxed, listening to the morning birds sing, and she fell asleep for the final time.