About

Azra Xinophin never knew her father, nor did she ever care to find out what became of the man that had left before her birth. She held no ill-will against him and found herself to be quite at home with her two mothers which was all she knew and needed. She was born and raised in the small town of Roslar’s Coffer where her mom, Valentina, was a guard. Her mother Niramour, however, spent much of her time watching the young Azra, telling her tales of righteous deeds and valiant knights who protected the innocent and destroyed evil. The stories were always grand and beautiful, inspiring Azra at a young age to become a paladin of Iomede, following in both her mothers footsteps. Valentina had always joked about filling their daughter's head with extravagant fairy tales when the world was so much darker but she loved her daughter's enthusiasm and didn’t want her young child to know the horrors of the real world quite yet. As she grew, both her parents guided her down the path she wanted to take. Valentina taught her that the world wasn't so colorful and good but to always do what she thinks is right in order to make it not as bleak, especially for those she cares about. Niramour always taught her to be honorable and righteous in defense of all good and to vanquish evil, all until her abrupt disappearance in Azra’s young teenage years. In honor of both her mothers, when Azra turned 16 she began training so she could one day fully join the guards of Roslar’s Coffer, putting both of her parents' teachings to work in learning to protect those of the town. Azra and Valentina put their all into their work which helped fill the silence Niramour had left to the family.

It was not long after when the town was raided by a tribe of Orcs. The day still remains fuzzy in Azra’s memory. It was destruction and death, utter chaos. She only remembers the fear she felt when hearing the screams of the dying and the scent of smoke and blood in the air. It wasn’t long before she got separated from her mother, and she was left on her own to navigate the destruction. She avoided combat as much as possible given the knowledge that she lacked the skills and strength to face an adult orc. The shield that Niramour had placed with all her beautiful stories and good knights shattered around Azra as she viewed the bleak truth of the world. No knight was coming to save her. She feared for herself until she came across three orcs closing in on an innocent farmer and their child. Azra knew if no knight was coming to save the town that she couldn't sit idly by when good people were being slaughtered. She had to do something. She had to try and be like those in the stories her mother had told her growing up and with tears in her eyes Azra made up her mind to protect the innocent. She doesn’t remember exactly what happened. She knows she fought but she doesn’t recall how quickly she closed in on the orcs before they could deal a deathblow to the farmer and the child. She could hardly recall the fighting leading up to her mother finding her with sword and shield in hand, standing over a few survivors of the town. They say she flew to them on large feathered wings, shielding them from the onslaught as she glowed in a radiant light, Azra could not confirm the stories. The whole ordeal had only pushed Azra to put herself to work so she could better protect those she cares about. She told Valentina that she would become like those in Niramour’s stories and when she became of age, swore her oath and became a part of the town's guard. She has promises to uphold. People to protect. Mothers to make proud. By Iomedae she will do so.