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Xhoya Maeri'dwyn
Xo-xo ("zozo") / Xhoie / Meri (Specific Circumstances)

Neutral Good Ip'Lythi (Cloistered Scholar)
Loremaster Wizard 2
11 / 11 HP
STR
9
DEX
16
CON
11
INT
17
WIS
11
CHA
15

A youth guided by the stars

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Campaign & Party

The Confederation of Beaumont Campaign

Team Kiqueo

Kiíellièn Gidget Xhoya Silas
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A youth guided by the stars

Books and equations ended up as the unlikely fixation of the youth, leading Xhoya down the path of what could best be described as 'magical alchemy.' What then, could pull such a dedicated student away from her field?
 
Something with far more influence than her instructors.
Age
Visually youthful (14)
Date of Birth
9th of Feyspring
Gender
Female
Eyes
Blue and gold flecked
Hair
White
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Dark slate
Height
4'9"
Weight
Approximately 90 lbs

Appearance

Physical Description

Small, thin and with little curvature. There is no remarkable muscle definition on her; untrained, not gaunt. It is very easy to draw the conclusion that she is still, physically, not of adulthood.


Body Features

Long white hair, pulled back into a ponytail - 'tidiness' is not always a priority, with her bangs and surrounding framing hair pieces usually a bit more frazzled than the rest if it.


Her eyes seem slightly larger than what may be normal, and even more so by the intriguing blend of flecked gold and dusty azure that pigments them.


Slate colored skin with pointed ears implies an origin that prefers to live a bit further from Kaida's light, though the smallest spattering of pale white 'freckles' are found across her person. For the vast majority of Beau's, there is no reason to think that Xhoya is anything more than a drow.


Show Spoiler

The persona of Meri is Xhoya's "panic button." With the proper use of magic, Xhoya transforms herself into a female deep gnome, retaining similar characteristics but with short hair and no tattooing. While the race may still seem out of place in certain areas, the regular Beau is quick to dismiss her as nothing too out of place.


Facial Features

Soft, round features. Very thin and delicate tattooing decorate her upper face along her cheekbones


Identifying Characteristics

Thin facial tattoos and the occasional white freckles. Her back is also intricately tattooed with arcane sigils that seem to be formed out of constellations.


The freckles on her body seem more visible, and at times, almost luminous depending on the phase of the moon.


Physical quirks

Shoes are worn in cities or on unfamiliar soil. Aside from that, Xhoya is almost always barefooted.


Apparel & Accessories

Multiple layers of robes and underclothing keep most of the youths flesh covered. Muted purples woven with silver accent threads seem to be the colors of choice. Clasps and buckles are crafted from an oily black chitin with one on her waist embedded with a moonstone.


A short hooded cloak helps protect from the elements, and a mask can be pulled up to cover the lower part of her face to prevent unwanted attention.


Mentality

Personal history

Xhoya's upbringing and birth are nothing obscure. She had a healthy birth to a loving family, with a sister forty years her senior.


Her mother Lyxi was a chronic sufferer of Mana Blight, frequently putting the care of others over her own well being. After an unprecedented squabble in Haynór left many innocents injured, Lyxi's devotion caused her to succumb to her illness before Xhoya had reached her second summer. She has no real memory of her mother, just the knowledge of who she was and a photo her father has on their wall.


With a fiery passion for reading and studying any material she could get her hands on, her father enrolled her in the Caste of Hands when she neared 13. Her brain was like a sponge, eager to absorb the magical formulas displayed to her on the parchment and putting them into eager practice. Even more so, knowing why it functioned the way it did.


The profound way of thinking lead the student to a specialized Queen: Highness Krekka Dol'lorikk. While they studied the arcane like the other Hands, Highness Krekka detailed what made an arcane sigil, arcane. How it worked, why it worked, what it worked with. With the expertise of a refined chef, the students to Krekka learned how to manipulate one 'flavor' of magic into something else completely, with only a few simple 'ingredients.'


Two years of schooling is all that was required to earn her Wings.


Two years that, we come to find, was not to pass.


Education

Caste of Hands


Employment

While she's too young to be employed, she has offered her service as a tutor on more than one occasion


Failures & Embarrassments

On her 12th birthday, Xhoya and her family passed through the Fae state of Wachoo-Wanu, and found themselves detained for fourteen days to ensure that they 'were not carrying toads.'


She prefers to not run errands in Solusi Simoli any longer, if it can be avoided.


Mental Trauma

Severe social anxiety, usually displayed in her avoidance of very large crowds, cowardice, and in extreme situations, panic attacks. Occasionally suffers night terrors.


Intellectual Characteristics

Such a studious and inquisitive mind has made the youth highly intelligent, though Xhoya's true age starts to crack through in other interactions. Missing social cues and/or the implications behind slang will leave the girl staring, unblinking, trying to make -any- sense out of what was just said to her.


While she lives and grew up in a city that borderlines the modern-day Amish society, Xhoya is very aware of the technology that the rest of the Confederacy holds, and even knows how to use it. It is simply a choice not to, feeling that the dependency on it has created lazy minds and detachment from the world the Aspects have given them.


Curious and excitable are a dangerous combination with naivete, leading the youth to be more susceptible to gossip, rumors, or urban legends. Blind devotion to her Brother makes this especially easy for any tall-tale The Tricksters decided to weave that morning. In turn, there are times where the youth is far more clever than she should be.


The emotional walls she's built around herself are difficult to bypass, but weak points are easier to find when one can find interests to share, as long as that interest is not in Xhoya herself. Behind the barriers and books is a gentle soul brimming with empathy and the unabashed kindness that innocence provides.


Morality & Philosophy

To become better, we must grow. To grow, we must feed ourselves knowledge, and exhale kindness to our fellow sprouts.


Essentially, Magra sculpted these lands for us to walk on together. It does not matter who knows what, or how much someone owns - no one is above showing compassion


person.sexuality

Not of concern or interest at this time


person.gender_identity

Female


Taboos

Blatant disregard for life and/or the environment is an immediate loss of respect from Xhoya. Treatment of animals and nature shows her how one would treat other people, and destruction of the land Magra made for them speaks of selfishness that can not be excused.


Indifference and/or unwillingness to create change is something else the youth simply can not stand. If someone is presented with the opportunity to learn or grow and it is refused simply because they "don't want to" or it's "too hard," they are better off not in her company.


(This doesn't apply to things that have a valid reason or are outside of an individuals control, such as funding/transportation, or if they genuinely don't have an interest in a topic. Her gripe is 'mental laziness.')


Known Languages

Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Primordial, and a widely unfamiliar dialect of Elvish



Personality

Motivation

More than anything, Xhoya is motivated by discovery. Learning something new or finding an answer to a long-asked question only feeds the need to look deeper.



Savvies & Ineptitudes

With a memory like a beartrap, Xhoya had the potential to be a brilliant strategist in her adult life. Instead, she's used the talent to become a skilled Dragonchess player


Regrettably this left her lacking in the physical department, and the youth struggles a bit with anything demanding of her small body outside of the occasional tree climb.


Likes & Dislikes

Likes



  • Reading

  • Journaling

  • Dragon Chess

  • Puzzles

  • Stargazing and astrology

  • Collecting figurines

  • Honeyed pastries

  • Homecoming


Dislikes



  • Hot days

  • Being away from home

  • Wearing shoes

  • Large social events

  • Talking about herself

  • Grapefruit

  • Red meat

  • Sentry


Virtues & Personality perks

Determination. If it was made, it can be unmade. If it's broken, it can be fixed. If it was created, it can be changed. The love of puzzles and problem solving allows Xhoya to stick with something until she deems it complete, even if she may, sometimes, have problems pushing herself to do it.


Vices & Personality flaws

Self Doubt. While she has confidence in her brain power and ability to problem solve, Xhoya often struggles to convince herself of her capabilities in other areas, frequently concluding that someone else could have done the task better, or that the situation would have been better if she'd never gotten involved. The 'worst case scenario' is usually the first thing to invade her thoughts.


Personality Quirks


  • Xhoya is mostly a vegetarian, but will consume fish or what others may think is a 'gross' protein (insects).

  • Capsaicin has little to no effect on her

  • Like most children, she has an enormous sweet-tooth



Hygiene

Standard. She bathes regularly, but also has no qualms with grime, or even keeping it on herself for an extended period of time.



Social

Birthplace

Ebonora

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Irongut



Wealth & Financial state

Modest. With a roof over her families head and always food on the table, Xhoya has never wanted for more and feels blessed that her Brother offers such stability.


Family Ties


  • Xenia Maeri'dwyn (Elder Sister)

  • Tokkax Maeri'dwyn (Father)

  • Lyxi Maeri'dwyn (Mother - deceased)


Religious Views

The bond the Ip'Lythi share with their God rival even the most dedicated paladins, and Xhoya is no different. Every star is a secret, and each constellation on Epiphany's wings tells stories that the Tricksters are eager to tell.


The topic of the Aspects is not a matter of spiritualism to the young Ip’Lythi. They exist, they are present, and their time is valuable. Those that disrespect or disregard them are met with the same reaction if they were to say they didn’t believe in trees.


Celebrations are held every new moon to welcome Ip’s Homecoming - a day where he leaves his place under Epiphany’s wing to walk the surface for the night. During this time, the usually reclusive teenager gains an energetic spark, filling her day with dance and joy.


Social Aptitude

Though capable of holding a regular and respectful conversation, Xhoya prefers to not be the center of attention. On more than one occasion, she has used the excuse that she doesn't speak common.


Mannerisms

Subconsciously finds herself 'fading out' of situations, whether this means shrinking or cowering in posture, physically stepping away or trying to stand out of line of sight of whomever the subject may be at the time.


Hobbies & Pets

Her non-human companion is Payatier; a blackback that was given to her as a 'going-away' present when her journey began.


Hobbies include reading, studying, and writing. She is also an avid collector of a popular comic series, including both the printed releases and merchandise.


Speech

Common is not her native tongue. As such, Xhoya's accent is almost always present, and may use unusual 'slang' if the word needed doesn't come to mind. (Ex. a 'shoe' may be a 'half-boot')


Her way of speaking is almost poetic, and feels far more wizened than the youthful features may imply


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39th of Dromstrath 9998 PR

[Session 5]

by Xhoya Maeri'dwyn

I by no means think I have seen everything, Brother, but each time I think our day to day life could not get any stranger, somehow it finds a way.
 
Kiíellièn revealed another collectors item; a pocket home, owned by a small woman named Polly. We were able to enter, somehow, and also took on a much more small and simple form. It makes me wonder - is this how you see us? It is comforting, feeling like we are also tucked safely in your pocket. When we awoke, we found that another was keeping an eye on us as well.
 
My scribing of circles is not just my idle thoughts. We met another Beastfolk - a cat like Silas. Little Orange Man is his name, and this circle is his work. It was entirely around the floating car, keeping all of us safe through the night. After some questions and answers, he led us to Jaxion (he had left ahead of us again) and the Sol Child he had met earlier named Dar’kindor. He is a Rustsworn - I had no idea that they lived so far away. It must be very lonely, but he did say he had a brother of his own in the rust-eaten valley.
 
He told us of something called Blackrust; a pox that doesn’t eat metal but the minds of those that inhale it. He said they were mites, and from that, suggestions that maybe Kiíellièn has a way to speak with them, and we will simply be able to ask them to leave. But we also learned that Dar’kindor has a clutch of his own, trapped within the mountain and being forced to try to wake the beast within it. So, now we are faced with a more complicated process. Not only do we need to remove the Deremitru, but now we also have a rescue mission. In addition, we must sabotage whatever is trying to wake up the great scorpion.
 
Not to mention our entire cube forming process.
 
Dar’kindor is very wise in the ways his lands worked, and provided us with a balm that would keep Echo from harm - the same that Jaxion had been bleached by. Gidget and Echo found a solution for the Blackrust by crafting masks of glass and leather, with filters to keep the mites at bay. It was during us brainstorming how to protect ourselves that we began to wonder: is the Sharp Fingered Man also able to rust? Simply because he is powerful does not mean that he does not have the same physical weaknesses that, say, Echo might. It is worth remembering at least, and worth trying.
 
Our allies reminded us that Petunia was a seamstress, and may be able to help us remain unseen through… hopefully everything. I do not know what order things will fall in, but maybe after tonight, I will have more clarity. Because after tonight, I know things will be better.
 
Welcome Home,
 
Xhoya

Xhoya's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. First Entry
    17th of Solus 9998 PR
  2. Eighth Entry
    24th of Solus 9998 PR
  3. Twenty-Second Entry
    38th of Solus 9998 PR
  4. Twenty-Ninth Entry
    5th of Io 9998 PR
  5. Forty-Fourth Entry
    20th of Io 9998 PR
  6. Fifty-Third Entry
    29th of Io 9998 PR
  7. Sixty-Sixth Entry
    2nd of Æltum 9998 PR
  8. Eighty-Second Entry
    18th of Æltum 9998 PR
  9. Ninety-Fifth Entry
    31st of Æltum 9998 PR
  10. One Hundred and Fourth Entry
    1st of Veritu 9998 PR
  11. One Hundred and Nineteenth Entry
    16th of Veritu 9998 PR
  12. One Hundred and Forty-Third Entry
    40th of Veritu 9998 PR
  13. One Hundred and Fifty-Second Entry
    9th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  14. One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth Entry
    22nd of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  15. Undated Page
    Mid-Late Dromstrath 9998 PR
  16. A Ruined Page
    Mid-Late Dromstrath 9998 PR
  17. Runic Writing - [Pre-Session 0]
    18 Mar 2025 09:51:17
  18. [Session 0]
    30th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  19. [Session 0.5]
    31st of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  20. [Session 0.75 - I]
    32nd of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  21. [Session 0.75 - II]
    34th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  22. Preydrus, Day I
    36th of Dromstrath, 9998 PR
  23. [Session 1] Preydrus, Day II
    37th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  24. [Session 2] Preydrus, Day II - Part 2
    37th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  25. [Session 3]
    37th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  26. [Session 4 - 1st Entry]
    38th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  27. [Session 4 - 2nd Entry]
    38th of Dromstrath 9998 PR
  28. [Session 5]
    39th of Dromstrath 9998 PR

The major events and journals in Xhoya's history, from the beginning to today.

‘It’s like the cube’ was a good way to lead the conversation, she thought. ‘When the magick can’t disperse fast enough, it becomes a poison, and your own body feeds it.’ She’d followed behind the two Keepers not to offer hope, but to offer acceptance; an explanation. Peace, she thought, may come easier if the feathered elf knew why her elder was beyond help. If she knew, that even if she had all of the blastcans that her family could buy, it still wouldn’t be enough to remove this Blight. It isn’t for lack of trying - there’s simply nothing that can be done. But when the chrome-haired Gambit took the sickness as his own, every calculated word died on Xhoya’s tongue. Purpose. Apparently that was what he had said, according to Kiíellièn. Purpose? To what? Die? She swallowed hard, and while her crumbling composure quickly brought her to her knees at his bedside, the dust of optimism forced a reassuring smile on her face. Was his purpose to sacrifice himself for a stranger, simply because they were ancient? Was he more *deserving* of suffering? Playful chatter was offered to try to keep cardist’s spirits high, and his eyelids open outside anything more than a short catnap. ‘I do not mind,’ she thought, reaching across the bed to reassuringly place both chitinous claw and young hand on the dull pulse of the Gambit’s biomechanical arm, ‘if you need to keep it longer.’ Another forced smile. ‘It doesn’t hurt too badly.’ Then, are the young less deserving of life, because they do not have secrets or history that others may find worthy of keeping? Are second chances limited to those with ‘worldly knowledge?’ ’You can keep them both, if you need to,’ her thoughts continued; silent prayers and conversations for her Brother’s attuned ear. It might be difficult to write for a while, if she found herself short another arm, but she knew Ip would understand. ‘He needs you more than I do.’ Ildris’s recovery was noted, but the hushed tones were muted by the tinnitus of her shattering heart, and the certainty that soon, her cousin's would stop. ‘... Why would you do this?’

04:59 pm - 06.08.2025

It was the first time since Drywind that the student had felt confidence within sleepless nights. Perhaps it was an eagerness to be under a non-manufactured sky. Or, perhaps, it was faith, knowing that whatever beasts stalked her when she shut her eyes would not be allowed to ‘crash his party’ - at least, that is what Brother said. And oh, what a party it was! Pain, both emotional and physical, left her body, replaced with the awe and admiration of the moment. Stories exchanged, and fables were confirmed facts, which ultimately left Xhoya with far more questions than answers. But for now, she was happy with the answers she had: 1) This wasn’t the first time she’d ‘danced’ with her cousin 2) Kiiellien was far less crazy than she first seemed The youth wrapped her arms around herself with a smile as bright as the freckles on her face 3) She’d never felt safer

01:47 am - 06.08.2025

[Session 5]

I by no means think I have seen everything, Brother, but each time I think our day to day life could not get any stranger, somehow it finds a way. Kiíellièn revealed another collectors item; a pocket home, owned by a small woman named Polly. We were ...

04:20 pm - 26.07.2025

Session 5 - Chapter 4: Finis

10:29 pm - 19.07.2025

Session 5 - Chapter 4: Finis

06:36 pm - 19.07.2025

[Session 4 - 2nd Entry]

Dear Brother, I am finding that Paegor’s secrets are rivaled only by their aggression. We followed a paved road wide enough for a whole colony of Blackback’s, leading to a city hidden from the Sculptors eyes and buildings taller than anything I...

12:00 am - 18.07.2025

[Session 4 - 1st Entry]

I’ve done it Brother!!! The cube - it makes sense! I do not quite know how to put it together, but how and why it does what it does, I do! Do you think Highness will be excited? I do not think a letter would reach him, but when we make it home I will...

06:12 pm - 17.07.2025

Chapter 4: Finis

01:11 am - 06.07.2025

Chapter 4: Finis

06:21 pm - 05.07.2025

[Session 3]

Paegor is violent and unwelcoming. We made it to the ‘Scorpion Eye’ - that is what they keep calling it. There was supposed to be no one there, Jaxion said so. But he lied, Little Bug. The emptiness he said lingered in the mountainside smelled of s...

03:38 pm - 01.07.2025

Session 3 - Chapter 3: On Razor's Edge pt. III

02:23 am - 30.06.2025

Session 3 - Chapter 3: On Razor's Edge pt. III

02:23 am - 30.06.2025

'I wonder...' The eyes of the youth drifted to one of the many windows of the Cindercleft Xpress, watching the wasteland shift from one dead expanse to another. 'If one cube has been taken apart and put into the sharp fingered man... ' she blinked, '... then does that means there is a way to take him apart too?'

03:04 pm - 23.06.2025

[Session 2] Preydrus, Day II - Part 2

Dear Brother, The day has given me many emotions so far. We are back within Gidgets machine, safe from the cold that nips at us while we scale the high rocks. Even so… I do not feel like we will remain safe for long. But I will start you with a s...

04:12 am - 18.06.2025

Session 2 - Chapter 3: On Razor's Edge pt. II

02:34 pm - 14.06.2025

Session 2 - Chapter 3: On Razor's Edge pt. II

02:34 pm - 14.06.2025

Irongut Xhoya!

This is not the first title I thought I would earn.

04:44 pm - 04.06.2025

[Session 1] Preydrus, Day II

Dear Brother, Two of your cycles have passed since we've settled into this strange home, the last one I was not able to see you nor your work through. It unsettles me, almost as much as the rest of the world seems to be. Paegor is large, but words are...

04:19 pm - 04.06.2025

Preydrus, Day I

Blessed Hunt, Brother! I do not think I have ever been away from home for Preydrus. The mornings were always exciting, with every home smelling of cured meats and roasting root vegetables. It was a good breakfast to prepare for a long day of activities...

08:22 pm - 03.06.2025

A Fractured Paradise - Act I: A Normal Life

10:35 pm - 31.05.2025

A Fractured Paradise - Act I: A Normal Life

06:05 pm - 31.05.2025

Kiqueo - Preydrus

05:56 am - 31.05.2025

Kiqueo - Preydrus

01:43 am - 31.05.2025

[Session 0.75 - II]

Do you believe in ghosts, Brother? Of course you do. I do not feel threatened, but I do not like this place. The pathways are unforgiving, like they do not wish to be traveled, and there are old homes that whisper with restless spirits. I do not th...

07:07 pm - 13.05.2025

[Session 0.75 - I]

Dear Brother, This land - this continent - it is so much more hostile than I ever could have thought it to be. I thank you, for keeping me safe, and I am sorry I accused you of admonishing me. It was the only thing that made sense at the time; that I h...

06:05 pm - 13.05.2025

Kiqueo Session 0.5 pt. III

03:40 pm - 11.05.2025

Kiqueo Session 0.5 pt. III

03:40 pm - 11.05.2025

[Session 0.5]

Did I anger you, Brother? I am sorry. I am so sorry for whatever it was I did that has made you punish me so. I was so grateful for the the gentle light you provided in the lower levels of the boat. I thought that, maybe I am finally alright? Maybe...

03:29 pm - 26.04.2025

[Session 0]

Dear Brother, You are very clever in your guidance. I did not think to take one of the boats that travels in the sky; that is many eyes and many faces that may look this way. The water seemed easier... but Quentheri never said we would be sharing a roo...

02:56 pm - 26.04.2025

Kiqueo Session 0.5 pt. II

02:37 pm - 26.04.2025

Kiqueo Session 0.5 pt. II

02:37 pm - 26.04.2025

Kiqueo Session 0, Session 0.5 pt. I

01:02 am - 20.04.2025

Kiqueo Session 0, Session 0.5 pt. I

09:01 pm - 19.04.2025

Runic Writing - [Pre-Session 0]

[The page is illegible...]...

09:53 pm - 18.03.2025

Eighth Entry

[Daily entries continue with mundane activities, but as short as they are at times, not a single day is missed. ] ___ Dear Brother, The Wings assured me that I was not sick. They told me that my use of Ambrosia was within the limits, especially for...

11:43 pm - 04.03.2024

First Entry

[The journal is well loved - the embellishments on the cover show signs of wear and frequent use. ] [While it is used daily, it is clear that not every entry is of significance, outside of the thoughts of the writer.] [The language within is both forei...

10:56 pm - 04.03.2024

I woke up this morning

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