Astyr Vanha
Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.
Social Rank: 9
Concept: Knows Things
Fealty:
Redrain
Family:
Vanha
Gender: female
Marital Status: married
Age: 29
Birthday: 4/8
Religion: Pantheon
Vocation: Broker
Height: average height
Hair Color: dark
Eye Color: burnt sienna
Skintone: dark
Description: The brightness of Astyr's smile disarms as skillfully as a swordman's parry; the warmth of her voice is a riposte that strikes clean. She has a warm and effortless manner, and if at times she gives herself airs, she catches herself, and pulls herself back from the edge of arrogance. She's lovely, but it's the enthusiasm and the determination that light her features that make her beautiful. It's rare that shadows cloud her features, but when they do, her sorrow is profoundly felt. She's a creature of passions, but she's careful to cultivate the right ones.
Personality: Astyr has a great deal of respect for force magnifiers. It could be a lever to move a stone, an offer to move the markets, or a word to move a kingdom. She is keenly aware of how quickly circumstances can change, and how hard it can be to rebuild what was once destroyed. She has seen ruin and it has left her fiercely determined to build, to craft a wall of silver and secrets and with it shield her and hers.
Background: When the Bringers of Silence carved their way across Arvum, they left ruin in their wake. Astyr is a refugee, holding and people lost, who knelt and found refuge in the Compact.
In the years since Brand's advance, Astyr has shaped herself into the image of a proper Prodigal. She could pass among the citizens of Arx unnoticed, without tattoo or piercing, and has worked to tame even her accent. She's passed through the great cities and holdings of the north, through the Oathlands and the Crownlands. She respects the stability of the Compact, that it endures even in times of chaos -- that it even prospers.
She could use some of that.
| Name | Summary |
| Ajax | A hard working young woman. I like this one, I wonder if I help her get rich. She has that hunger, I can smell it. |
| Apollo | A lovely trader, clearly very new to the city, spells opportunity. I can't wait to have her and her husband out for a drink, and see what they know of the Northern markets. |
| Arcadia | Just charming! And so friendly. I can't wait to know her better. |
| Dianara | I can't wait until I am able to tell people of my acquaintance that I knew her -before- she was wealthy and famous. Her ambition burns bright. I'm intrigued |
| Elgana | There's no doubting a keen mind here and quite friendly as well. Those two qualities alone will take her far. I look forward to seeing all she does here in Arx, both in and out of the market. |
| Emilia | A heart-warming person. |
| Evelynn | Certainly seems like a lovely woman, very personable. |
| Harlex | A northern girl, easy on the eyes, seems like she knows her trade. Seems like she knows the cost of hardship too, but most common folk always do. |
| Hickson | An extremely well dressed prodigal merchant, who seems both capable and cautious. |
| Jasher | A Northerner of quick tongue and wit. I suspect she will go far, though the summer will ever be a plague for her. |
| Lucita | A woman from the North. She feels the heat as distastefully as I feel the cold of winter. New to Arx, she has a lively interest in people, events and her surroundings. |
| Martino | Keen to learn as much as they can about the wider world, as quickly as they can. Very resourceful then. Good smile on them, excellent grin. |
| Mirk | Smiles a lot. Not sure what's underneath the smile yet. Until then, caution. |
| Reese | She seems friendly, alert, ready to succeed and likely is talented. |
| Sanya | She seems like a lovely woman, it's a shame I didn't get to spend more time talking to her. |
| Tyrus | A pleasant sort of merchant who most certainly did not miss her calling in life. |
| Vanora | I like her sense of humor. I expect I'd like more about her too. |