Aurelia August was born in the capital of the Empire of Man, the city of Rittersburg, to two loving but rather old parents by the name of Veronica and Federick August. Fortunately, the first decade of Aurelia’s life was rather fruitful and plentiful, her parents hitting a stroke of luck in the small farm on the outskirts of the capital, but with time, this luck turned sour like a rotten apple. It was at the tender age of ten that her father was conscripted into the Imperial Reiksguard and, within a year, was killed by a thieving vagabond. Aurelia’s dearest mother fell into despair, and with it, the farm into disrepair and neglect; soon being reclaimed by imperial magistrates for tax debt. With this, Aurelia began her journey in life as a beggar, of which she is still to this day, though perhaps her luck shall take a turn for the better soon.
The traveller has just arrived in a small town. As they look around, their gaze is met with run-down houses and shops. They duck into one of the shacks, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the small room, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town?" She begins, then pauses to study their face—” Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a chair, “Where do you come from? What do you hope to make of yourself?”
Aurelie Augasute marches to the chair and immediately plumps their bottom on the chair. She proceeds to say, "The voyage from Rittersburg has been long and hard, but it's finally over," she responds. The old hag shuffles slightly as Aurelie continues."Now that I am in Alba, I feel so much safer to continue my life as a beggar," as she shuffles and sits up in the chair.
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