Exalted: Dead Waters

[Dracorion]

Backstory time!

Lyna was born in the Skullstone Archipelago, on the island of Greyshores. Her family lived miserably under the rule of the Silver Prince, and when she was a child, they decided to take their chances on a rickety boat at sea rather than join the undead. They ended up making it to Azure, where they lived for a few years, until Lyna became a teenager and her parents sold her to a crew of lonely Coral pirates to pay the bills.

Abused and without purpose, Lyna still refused to give up, deciding she'd prove her worth to the pirates and the family that betrayed her by making the best of the crappy hand she was dealt. Aside from her usual duties, she started working on the ship like any other part of the crew would, became proficient with bows, and became enamored with the sea. She never formally joined the pirate crew, but Lyna was very much a full-fledged pirate and scallywag after some time.

When their ship came under attack by the Imperial Navy and things looked bleak, Lyna kept firing even as her crewmates tried to escape or surrender, refusing to be subjugated again, or worse.

As she did, her Exaltation happened, and the realization hit Lyna that her situation just got much worse. Thanks to her new spirit shape, she was able to escape from the navy ships and her former crewmates who thought to hand over the new Anathema to the Realm in exchange for freedom.

A few days later, when she'd managed to put some distance between herself and the Realm ships, Lyna was picked up by a pack of Lunar who'd been alerted to her Exaltation. She was brought to their Elder, a member of the Swords of Luna, tattoed, and placed as the charge of Crane who Stalks the Skies. The two quickly grew close, Lyna being quite taken with the first person to tell her her actions carried great weight and she mattered to Creation. He inducted her into the Swords, and the two became more than master and apprentice, joining together as lovers.

Once Lyna's fostering was completely, she continued to assist Crane in his endeavors for the Swords of Luna, searching the West for the location of Realm Defense Grid stations.

One day, Crane announced to her that he was going on his own personal quest: to find his Solar Mate. He didn't explain to her why he'd made the decision, and, because you don't ask your girlfriend to come with you on your quest to find your soul mate, he simply left her his moonsilver bow and an apology as parting gifts.

Shaken, Lyna continued their work seeking out stations, checking in with the Swords every now and then for news of Crane. The last news anyone heard was he'd gone to the Skullstone Archipelago for clues of his mate, and had disappear since. After a year of not hearing anything else, the Swords presumed him dead and Lyna swore revenge against the Silver Prince.

Notes:

• Her only "friend" is an elderly pirate who left their pirate crew shortly before the Realm attacked, and can be be found in the taverns of Azure or Mantaville these days.
• Changed her motivation from "Kill all Deathlords" to just "Kill the Silver Prince". One step at a time, you know?
• Similarly, changed the Deathlord intimacy to just the Silver Prince, and added Crane who Stalks the Skies an an intimacy.
• Moved some points around, basically Presence is now 1, Survival is now 5, Socialize is 0 and she now has one dot of Reputation background.
• Changed the Tell. She now has black feathers poking out of her hair.