Llyre es vel Volaerys

Llyre es vel Volaerys (formerly known as Lirei-Nai of House Is) is a Rathniri businessman and diplomat based in the city of Almorria in the Imperium of Almorre, a duchy of Thalassii in Sparwood.

Appearance
Llyre, the youngest member of House Volaerys, is rather unassuming in terms of his appearance, due to his habit of obscuring his entire body, including his face. With very rare exceptions, he wears a heavy wooden mask carved into the shape of a wolf's head, as well as a dark grey poncho that covers his entire torso, as well as simple brown trousers with leather boots. When unmasked, he wears a somewhat opaque black veil covering his lower face.

Beneath it all, he is a fairly lean and tall young man, with pale skin, messy black hair, and distinctively pale grey eyes circled by long eyelashes and fading dark circles. His eyes are described as the colour of dirty ice, paler than stone and darker than milk, like two white moons. He has pointed ears shorter than those of a fullblooded elf, and wears many earrings in them, as well as a multitude of simple rings on all of his fingers.

Llyre's face bears a distinctive scar across the left side of his face, from his mouth to his ear, exposing some teeth. Despite its age, it does not appear to be healed, still raw-looking. The rest of his body is speckled with faded scars from his adventures in Rathnir.

A more visible trait of his are two large black wings on his back, the left of which is severely damaged, in the same state as his face, unhealed despite its age. Usually he hides them beneath his poncho, especially now that he cannot fly due to the injury of his left wing.

Biology
It's unclear what exactly is going on with Llyre, at least biologically speaking. While reaching milestones at the rate a Nivosus Elf would, albiet slightly faster, his aging appears to have slowed down after reaching 16-17, and it is unclear if this is due to his mother's species, or something else.

The first thing of note are the wings mentioned in the previous section. Unfolded, Llyre's wingspan is close to 10 feet (300 cm). These wings are somewhere between the appearance (in terms of shape) of a hawk or owl's wings, adaptable to passive soaring as well as more high-energy flight. The plumage seems to extend across his back between the wings as well, before trailing off. The natural colour of his wings are tawny brown with white undersides and speckling, but are dyed black for unknown reasons.

In terms of internal structure, due to his mother's race (assuming this is not a spontaneous mutation), he has a body optimised for flight and survival in high mountainous reigons and in the upper canopy of trees, perhaps having evolved in Eldham instead of the Rathnir he finds himself in now. Regardless, in addition to the previously mentioned wings, he also posesses hollow bones, allowing him to theoretically lift off far easier. The downside to his more delicate bone structure is that blunt-force trauma can be particularly dangerous, thus he tends to avoid melee combat whenever possible.

Llyre's body is not particularly adapted to storing fat, and requires high amounts of proteins and calories to function. This supports the hypothesis that his species originating in Eldham as well. Beyond these things, his eyes posess a nictitating membrane that offer a degree of protection from debris and wind while flying, and he posesses pointed canines and some of his molars seem to have been converted to carnassials.

Personality
As if befitting his appearance, Llyre is quiet a serious young man. Behind the mask it's nearly impossible to guess what he's feeling, and even without it he isn't particularly expressive. He most often tends to come off as quite friendly but reserved. He tends to handle situations with diplomacy when possible, aiming for the simplest solution to problems.

Despite his somber demeanour and unsettling appearance, Llyre does enjoy debauchery and fanfare to a great degree, and is particularly riotous when drinking, a habit he partakes in frequently, leading to extremely flirtatious behavior. He is also quite friendly with regards to other citizens of Thalassii and Almmore, freely offering help and working hard to keep the government running smoothly, though he doesn't seem particularly close to many people beyond his family and several select others.

Llyre is also proud to a fault. While it is hard to get under his skin, if/when he does feel insulted, the response is often nuclear, with days of planning leading up to his scorched earth tactics. Even until the last minute he will wear a friendly face, before the mask slips. His anger tends to be quite calculated and honed to the point that it seems deliberate more than anything. Beyond this pride, he's also alarmingly ambitious, likely as a result of his status of a bastard, though it is unclear what his goals are at the moment.

He is unfortunately ratherforgetful, with large gaps in his memory for unknown reasons, and thus tends to write everything down, or stick to a small group of people who he is familiar with. Llyre is usually overlooked by the people around him, but he prefers it that way, it makes it much harder for people to get a guage of his true intentions and motivations, and whatever plans he truly has as he climbs the social and power ladder.

Biography
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Early Life

He remembers little of his youth, beyond snapshots and memories. He remembers his mother's laugh, soft, his brothers, a brief glimpse of the sea over a field of golden wheat. He knows that his childhood was happy, for a time. Not much else remains. Llyre's mother died when he was a child, and he ended up joining his father, the then-Lord of House Volaerys, in Rathnir. While he doesn't remember it, much of the memories are tainted with a sense of deep misery that he can't place.

Exile and Adventuring

If his memory of his childhood is fuzzy, then his time adventuring is even more so. Little remains, most of it from his journals. The only solid reminders of what happened are his scars, his ruined face and wing.

The Imperium

Time in Serafaint

Almmorria

Business
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Relationships

 * Family
 * Rhaelys es vel Volaerys (Bee) - Llyre's older sister, and his only full sibling. She's nice. He doesn't entirely approve of her engagement to Arch, but is warming up to the idea.
 * Aerin mo sen Volaerys (Cyme_) - Aerin is Llyre's older half-brother through their father, and the current lord of House Volaerys. The two are incredibly close, to a nearly concerning degree, often spending time together and sharing secrets. Among these secrets are the true goals of the house, as well as their numerous brewing recipes, and perhaps something even darker... He also has killed both of the family pets, Jimmy the Cow and Noodle's Horse, much to everyone else's annoyance and distress.
 * Phoenix es wir Volaerys (GoldenPheonix) - Phoenix is Llyre and Aerin's adopted brother. Llyre is quite fond of him, and the pair of them sometimes go fishing together.
 * Noodle (Noodle_Woodle) - An arms dealer. Unclear how he got here. Llyre and Noodle get along very well, often involving eachother in their schemes and shenanigains.
 * Abraham (white_abraham)
 * Other Relations
 * Archturious Talinthus (ArchXngel) - Engaged to Rhaelys, Arch is Llyre's future brother in law. They have been at odds in the past, frequently butting heads in terms of politics and religion, however, the engagement has started to improve their relationship to a degree.
 * Friends
 * King Chorboi Etruscii I (Chorboi) - Llyre considers Chor a friend, though they sometimes differ in terms of political stances. He frequently visits the capitol to see him, and they often discuss administration, with Chorboi encouraging Llyre's political career.
 * Tyrotrex Jamanaka (Tyro) - Forgetful lads with wings who are no longer capable of flight squad. They get along well and have mutual respect for eachother, with Llyre sometimes taking on a somewhat=brotherly stance when dealing wiith Tyro.

Equipment
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Quotes
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Trivia

 * Enjoys writing poetry and fishing.
 * His favourite flowers are lily of the valley, pink tulips, and sunflowers.