Rayalia

Feyla's first memory is that of being a young child, no older than four or five, wandering the wilds of Arcas alone, cold, tired, and hungry. Her next memory is of worn and leathered hands scooping her off the ground and carrying her away to warmth. Later in life, she would understand that Redwald, a human man who was getting on in years, was a traveler of the wilds who had happened upon a young, lost soul and took pity on it. She owed her life to him, for surely, should he have left her there, she would have died of starvation.

Feyla considered Redwald to be a father. He taught Feyla all that she can claim to know. How to hunt game, how to survive in the wild, and later, how to trade. Redwald often liked to call her his apprentice. Her small stature that came with being a halfling was a blessing to her own survival in these years. The majority of her young life was spent wandering the wilds with Redwald, learning how to keep quiet in the thrill of a hunt. 
  

When she was in her 19th year of life, Redwald, knowing he was far too past his prime, took Feyla and moved to Sutica. He reasoned with Feyla, telling her that he wished to live out the last of his years in a calming bliss after a lifetime of traveling and surviving in the wilds. The next few years consisted of a life completely different - but not at all unwelcome - to the day-to-day unknowns of the wilds. Here, she did not need to worry about where her next meal would come from. Redwald always had food on the table and a small bit of coin saved for emergencies. It was in these years that Feyla learned more than just to hunt and gather - she learned to live. She discovered new interests and met an overabundance of folks. These were the years, in being a subject of Sutica, that Feyla remembered as being the calmest in all her life. During this time, Feyla visited the Library of Sutica quite often, keeping herself entertained.

In her 23rd year of life, Feyla and Redwald became true citizens of Sutica, having lived there for four years. For the rest of her 23rd year, Feyla participated in the free trade and enterprise of Sutica. However, in these years, Feyla could never truly feel satisfied with her life. She was overcome with guilt at these feelings; Redwald had given her everything, including life, and yet she was dis-satisfied. She missed the adventure of the wilds but was grateful for the opportunities to discover new talents and interests not pertaining to the harsh day-to-day survival.
 

When Redwald passed, Feyla was emotionally prepared - Redwald had been telling her for years that he had little time left. Once he was gone, however, Feyla found that she no longer had any reason to remain in Sutica. 

In her 24th year of life, Feyla gave up her rank of residency and left the only home she had ever known to return to a life of travel and adventure. Her first stop? To find a small settlement that she had seen mentioned in a book during her time in the Sutica Library.  Feyla knew that this community that she searched for was west of Aegrothond – an elven settlement - where halflings just like her dwell. On this journey is where her new story begins, however, this time she would truly be alone...