Livya Dardellan-Lochatlan

Livya Dardellan-Lochatlan is a member of House Lochatlan, one of the noble houses in Anglunia. She is the daughter of Hadanna Alsey-Lochatlan and Dardellan Yinower-Nuwan.

Childhood
Livya Dadellan-Lochatlan was born during the winter of the year 177 TE, in the city of Norstaeyya. Her mother, Hadanna Alsey-Lochatlan, was the Onsyr of the city while her father, Dardellan Yinower-Nuwan, was a prominent member of House Nuwan. During her early childhood she found herself being extremely lonely, given the demanding work of the mother and the absent nature of the father. Later on Hadanna divorced Dardellan in favor of Yinower Yinower-Blizun, breaking all the bonds between Livya and her father.

Thanks to the long periods of solitude, Livya discovered a skill, or rather a blessing, she apparently possesed since birth. Livya had the ability to manipulate, and create electricity with simple movements of her hands and fingers. She used to spend hours upon hours experimenting with her newly found power, even if at the time she could only create small violet lightinings between her fingers.

In the year 181 TE her mother gave birth to three children: Goldyn Yinower-Blizun, Raigar Yinower-Blizun and Laemon Yinower-Blizun. Used to spending her days mostly alone she didn't bond much with her half brothers, except Goldyn. She loved showing her little brother her lightings and play with him. When the two grew older they started training togheter to better their skills, one using his sword and the other her powers.

In the spring of the year 187 TE Livya was baptised into Artenaia. In the previous years she had been thinking about which god to choose as her patron but she had not found one in time for the ritual. Luckily the night before the ritual Livya had a dream. In the dream Livya was standing in front of a door, behind it there was nothing, only the sky and the ocean, the line of the horizon shined in a purple color, the same as her lightinings, a voice called her name and the door opened revealing a bright violet light. After that Livya awakened, she was now sure about choosing Melzina, goddess of sea and sky, whose symbol is the horizon. After the ceremony ended Livya decided to acquire a golden necklace and, as gift from her brother in-lawWarrie von Fyra-Tjugo, an obsidian stone was mounted in the necklace. The newly forged amulet was a sign of her strong bond with her goddess, which would later on reveal to be an amplifier of her powers.

Adolescence
Livya started attending the Norstaeyyan University extremely early, when she was just about 12. Livya's favorite subject was alchemy as she thought it could lead her to find the origin of her powers but she was also intrigued by the study of law and medicine. However other than studying, she still trained her skill everyday, and at this point her lightinings were strong enough to cut through iron. Other than stronger, her powers were also more refined and she could focus the electricity in shapes useful for combact such as thin blades.

When Livya was 14 she began visiting the city's tavern, not because of alcohol but because she was intrigued by the stories of the bartender, Skynner. The two became great friends. Livya treated Skynner as the father she never had and he treated Livya as the daughter he would never be able to have. When her mother announced the creation of the Norstaeyyan council, Livya insisted for Skynner to be part of it, even if Hadanna had some doubts about Skynner's ideals, she had to please the daughter's demands.

Adulthood
In the beggining of the year 193 TE Livya married Livas Ulvon-Vindya, at the time head of House Vindya, in Norstaeyya. The ceremony was performed by Warrie von Fyra-Tjugo, Vindaeyran nei Tollan. While the union between the two was to grant a strong alliance between the two houses, Livas and Livya developed a strong bond between each other.

Livya had 12 children from this union. The majority of her children spent their childhood living both in Norstaeyya and Resvati nei Norstavat, rarely visiting their father's city, Krosvallad. Livya also had an illegitimate child, Yaenyra os'ryell, she was born before her marriage, after an affair with a part draaken part yirsi man.

Later on Livya's marriage with Livas became more and more distant, the two would only meet during important events, while for most of their time they were busy tending to their respective towns. Around this period, 197 TE, Livya made the acquaintance of Gildyr Mevym-Nuwan, a prominent member of House Nuwan and Raeladyr (royal scribe). The two grew closer, until the Battle of Rezuraia (Zeladar Crisis), where, just before the beginning of the battle, they confessed their love to one another.

Contender of the Frozen Throne and the Zeladar Crisis
During the succession crisis of the year 203 TE Livya decided to claim the throne, fully supported by her house and House Vindya. When the moot had been called, Livya went to Isaz with her niece, Aellyya Warrie-Lochatlan. The events happened that night were named as the Massacre of 204 TE; Varayan nei Zeladar, Zeladar worshippers, ambushed the meeting slaughtering many nobles. Thanks to her powers, Livya and Aellyya managed to escape. As they were escaping the city, Yinsaghal Eliyawin-Nuwan and the Varayans seized the crown and claimed the frozen throne, the Blizun army was now marching towards Isaz. Once again Anglunia fell in chaos. However, even after the happenings of that night, Livya hadn't renounced to her claim to the frozen throne.

However, the Lochatlan lady would ultimately give up her claim following the happenings of the year 209 TE. Livya had organised a siege of Nuwan Keep and was now sailing with the Lochatlan Army across the Arrowfellian strait. The night before their arrival, Livya had a vision of her patron goddess, Melzina, in said dream Livya claims to have seen what would have happened if the succession crisis continued, she also claimed that Melzina revealed to her that the Yirsidan, Yizawan Eliyawin-Nuwan, was still alive. For this reason she ordered the fleet to change route towards Isaz, where the Blizun and Nuwan armies were camping, preparing for the siege of the city. Upon arriving she would discuss with Alvar Eliyawin-Nuwan and Serys Yinower-Blizun a white peace, as the king had been found, she also explained her vision in the hopes of the two collaborating. During her stay, she also met Sylphariel'Lin, the two bonded together, establishing a strong friendship. After negotiating with the two lords for a day they finally agreed, and the same week they fought in the Battle of Isaz, recovering the city from the hands of the Varayans.

After a few months sincee the liberation of the Anglunian capital of Isaz, the great Houses, now lead by the Yirsidan once more, prepared to defend Rezuraia in a last stand against Zeladar's followers. As the battle begun, monsters rose from the ground, and the Varayans began moving towards the Holy Tree. Livya held a ritual at the top of the frozen tree, upon its completion, the monsters summoned by Zeladar would fall dead to the ground, and the cursed goddess herself manifested, allowing Yizawan to kill her, banishing her once and for all.

The War of the Mad King
In the year 213 TE, House Nuwan called a family meeting in Nuwan Keep, to this meeting Livya and her niece, Aellyya, would be invited as half bloods. However, the meeting would turn out to have a secondary purpose, as the banquet came to an end the Yirsidan, Yizawan Eliyanwin-Nuwan, gave as speech. While the first part of the speech seemed normal, it would soon take a turn to detailing the relations of the royal House with House Lochatlan. Livya would quickly manifest a lightning to give herself and her niece time to escape the hall. Once outside the hall, Livya took a stance and fought to gain enough time for Aellyya to escape. Unforunately Livya didn't manage to leave the keep and was locked in the Nuwan dungeons for 4 years.

During her stay in the dungeons of Nuwan Keep, Livya frequently saw her lover, Gildyr Mevym-Nuwan, even though the latter couldn't let her escape, he still visited her often. The couple also had a son during this period, Yelas Gildyr-Lochatlan. Gildyr managed to smuggle the child outside the keep, under Livya's request, Yelas was brought to her estate, Resvati nei Norstavat, where the shrine maidens took care of him for the duration of his early childhood.

In the year 217 TE, Yizawan called an unjust trial upon Livya. During the trial held in Velstosca it was clear for the lady that words wouldn't have been enough, and so she called a trial by combat. In said trial her son, Azial Livas-Lochatlan, was her champion and Yinsaghal Eliyawin-Nuwan was the champion of the crown. The duel resulted in Yinsaghal's victory, however, the lady managed to escape. There is a shroud of mistery surrounding her escape, it is said that she vanished in an instant as darkness surrounded her. The lady was found by the temple's priests laying admist the blue flames of the altar inside the Ilonnis Temple in Norstaeyya.

The moment her son fell to the ground, a dark mist surrounded her, when she opened her eyes she found herself in a strange location. Livya assumed she had ended in the Vathamyr, the plain where the gods reside for Arternaian followers. In this foreign land, Livya saw Melzina once more, however, it was different from the other visions she had of her, she appeared as a bright, violet figure. When Livya woke up admist the blue flames, she had changed, her patron goddess had erased large part of her emotions, Livya could be compared to a mere puppet of her goddess at this point.

Not long after her arrival in Norstaeyya, Livya made a vow to Ikall and call upon her bannermen to declare rebellion against the Yirsidan, supported by her allies, House Vindya, House Verak'at, House Lansury and House Silvaranth. This marked the beginning of the War of the Mad King. In the year 219 TE the battle of the Three Fingers would take place, seeing House Lochatlan and their allies loose to the Nuwan forces. However, a small elite had crossed the strait and seized Nuwan Keep, there Livya and Yizawan would meet. The two decided on a white peace and a marriage between the two of them, nonetheless, Livya was deternmined to accomplish her vow, however, she was willing to wait and now she had the opportunity to create a heir to the throne.

In the year 220 TE, Livya gave birth to Yrvaen Yizawan-Lochatlan, the lady protected her son and tended to him without help from nurses, she also kept him away from Yizawan, that way he wouldn't have the opportunity to manipulate the child. A few months later she moved out of Nuwan Keep and went back to Norstaeyya with Yrvaen. However 6 years later, Yizawan demanded her presence in Isaz, and succesively he obligated her to attend to the Sacrifice of 226 TE where Yizawan declared war on the Arterna. Livya didn't take a stance in the beginning as when she was first called to Isaz, Yizawan captured Yrvaen, and now the Mad King was using her son as a way to keep her neutral in the conflict.

However, this would change when in the year 231 TE, during Eliyawin Yinower-Nuwan's attempts to cure her son, Livya managed to free Yrvaen. Now that Yrvaen was safe, in the year 237 TE, Livya excommunicated Yizawan from the Arternaian faith during a ceremony in the Norstaeyyan temple. This marked the end of her neutrality in the conflict and marked her stance as Archamvir, declaring her will to banish Yizawan.

Yet the lady did not have time to move against Yizawan that a new enemy manifested himself, in the year 238 TE a letter was delivered to Livya. This letter had been written by Hadon Dardellan-Lochatlan the man who had killed Hadanna in order to inherit her titles, however, he could not bear the burden so he had killed himself. Or that is what Livya had thought, apparently he was alive and his suicide had been staged, the lady then wrote a response to her brother in which she claimed that the will he had found was crafted and she affirmed that he did not have any proof of not having killed Hadanna.

Livya chose not to focus on Hadon for the time being, the Mad King was still alive after all. She decided to join forces with the VAA, a partisan group that had been active inside of Anglunia since the start of the War of the Mad King which was led by her son Yelas. In the year 240 TE the lady held a ritual within the Holy Tree of Azeras, in the town of Rezuraia. In this ritual the soldiers of the VAA swore to Ikall to fight against the Mad King and they asked for blessings. Their prayers were welcomed and later that same year they defeated the forces of the Mad King in the battle of Myer's Isle, yet Yizawan managed to escape.

Later on Livya, together with Yelas, led the VAA in the region of Yirsaad in the year 247 TE, yet they were stopped by the harsh climate, many thought it was Yizawan's doing. Upon the conclusion of the winter the VAA sailed back to Norstcayr in order to recover, the troops arrived in the year 248 TE, many were injured and as such they were brought to Norstaeyya for recovery. There Livya decided to hold the annual festival of Kuman yan Anisuyun, a ritual meant to remember the people that have died and say a last goodbye once more.

During the last day of the festival, as the ritual carried out violet light filled the shrine to Melzina as Livya elegantly moved past each lantern, freeing its light as violet particles. When all the lanterns remained unlit she raised her hands and the violet light moved upwards almost in the shape of a tree before fading away. The following night, the first of the year 249 TE, as she was meditating in her garden, she suddenly found herself within the same realm she had seen when she was saved from her trial, the Vathamyr.

However, this time it was different, she witnessed a violet figure approaching her, anger and sadness filled the lady. She wondered, like she did the night before, why was she blessed with such powers if she can't protect her family, if she every year has to say so many goodbyes. Her body began moving, approaching the violet figure, she was filled with anger no matter how much she respected her goddess she couldn't stop herself. Livya raised her hand and moved it towards the violet figure with the intent to hir her, however, the figure avoided it by reaching her wrist in time.

The coat of violet light soon disappeared revealing an exact copy of Livya, dressed in darker colours. The two conversed about their goddess and their powers. Livya's emotions had not been erased by Melzina, it had been her copy within the Vathamyr, this copy was also the one who truly held her powers. The two came to the conclusion that they had been created by Melzina as the two components of a lightning, the shadow casted by its strike and the pure light. This newly acquired knowledge and the promise of her copy within the Vathamyr to return Livya's emotions, the lady felt at peace.

Vindaeyran
In the year 198 TE the Artenaian church under went a reform, one of the main charateristics was the selection of Deacons, Vindaeryan in Yirsi'tal, to organize each Artena's followers in orders. After her promotion she planned and began the preparations for the construction of a shrine in honor of her goddess, Melzina. This shrine village is called Resvati nei Norstavat and is situated in the south of the Three Fingers region. Owning Resvati nei Norstavat gave Livya the title of Cayreasan, estate owner in Traveller's Tongue.

Archamvir
Soon after the battle of Isaz, in the year 209 TE, Livya was elected by the Vindaeyranya as Arhamvir, after her brother, Ethyris Dardellan-Lochatlan, had resigned. At the conclusion of the Zeladar Crisis, the Yirsidan proclaimed himself a god, Livya allegedly proclaimed such statements as heresy. Those declarations would ultimately lead to the War of the Mad King.

Aellonsyr'dal
In the year 202 TE, Warrie Von Fyra-Tjugo retired leaving his position of Aellonsyr'dal vacant. Hadanna Alsey-Lochatlan chose Livya as the successor, granting her the title of Aellonsyr'dal. During her rule Livya began the projecting and oversaw the construction of the Norstaeyyan Wall, one of the most ambitious projects after the construction of the temple for the Goddess Ilonnis.

Aellonsyr
In the year 205 TE, Hadanna Alsey-Lochatlan was allegedly killed by her son Hadon Dardellan-Lochatlan, who then staged his suicide. This led to Aellyya Warrie-Lochatlan becoming the new head of the house, and given that she was already the Tilonsyr of Renpaard Livya inherited Norstaeyya. When Livya first became Onsyr, Norstaeyya was struck by a plague that would lead the population of the city to a rapid fall. Not many years after the plague had been eradicated and the town was now back to the same population number as before the plague hit Norstaeyya.