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The Priestess of Moon's Light:
A radiant soul, tarnished by her dark past. A beacon to those enshrouded in darkness.
Alliance Leader of the Children of the Eclipse
Guardian of the Gateway Island
Queen of Loreroot
Achievements:
First place, Fourth Mind-Power, Heads Contest, February-March 2009
Second Place, Fourth Mind-Power, Heads Contest, March-April 2009
Writer medal for contribution to Archives, March 2009, as part of the team that edited the Adventure Log
Solved entirety of Bootes' Quest, The Puzzle Gauntlet, correctly, for one wishpoint
Delivered a speech, on virtue, at the Lunar Festival
Wrote an article for the MD Archives - The Inhabitor Theory
Returned the Eclipse to existence
Became a Gateway Island Guardian
Became a realm-shaper and earned the Gold A25 Medal
Obtained a coloured, unique avatar - the first of its kind
Raised in a utopia far from the realms of MagicDuel, Aia was taken from her parents at birth and blessed by the high priestess of the goddess Mana. Serving in the high temple, Aia learned to understand the essence of white magic, the Principle of Light. For seventeen years she served, sheltered from the impurity of outside influence.
In her eighteenth year, the realm of Mana was overthrown by the god Xush, and the temple of Mana was looted. Aia was among those captured and forced into performing rituals for the god Xush, rituals that brought darkness to the realm of Mana. Imprisoned and tortured by the Xushi, Aia and the other priestesses, for the sake of Mana and her existence, performed a final ritual to cleanse themselves of the evils of Xush. Drawing upon Mana, they were able to sever the bonds between flesh and spirit, and some ascended into the aether, to Mana's last untouched sanctum. However, some had already been corrupted by the rituals they had been forced to undertake, and for the sake of the others, Mana denied them sanctuary. She took pity on those, however, that evil had touched, and sent their spirits through space and time to the realm of MagicDuel. Among them, one other watches her...
The quest of Aia is to find her brethren and cleanse them and herself of the taint of Xush, so that she may ascend to the sanctum of Mana, who she believes is currently amassing a force to not only defend her sanctum, but also to reclaim her realm, such that all her followers may again live in utopia.
Thus, Aia seeks the spell of purification, that which can cleanse the corruption of her soul and that of others, as well as the spell of healing, to restore those souls which she has torn.
In the passage of a soul, many memories are lost, and others lie dormant. Thus, there are memories that Aia has locked away, perhaps because they are too painful for one such as she. Some of them may come to her when triggered. Other memories may lead to anguish, and yet others, suffering.
Aia remembers but a snapshot of the rituals of Xush; yet they are overwhelming. She knows that she has torn the souls of the innocent from their vessels, and bound them to new vessels: some inanimate, some defiled. The tearing of the soul from its vessel via this means is never clean if the soul is unwilling; some remnant remains, and that which is bound anew is incomplete. Such a rite is worse than murder, for the assassin's blade, while it ends life, does not imprison the soul, nor does it divide it.
Aia knows this, and bears the responsibility of the souls she and others have torn. She still walks this realm in search of redemption.
While she has not yet found redemption, she has stumbled upon, and been swept by, the phenomenon known in this realm as love, forbidden to her in the service of the temple, and yet, she believes, the brightest light of all. She is married to Lucius Tarquinus, the Champion of the Moon.
Lucius Tarquinus, Moon Knight, is Aia's husband and best friend. The mere mention of him sends Aia into daydreams of him.
Aia's wedding ring, forged by *Kragel* from silver taken from the Moon, set with an onyx, a bloodstone, and a moonstone. Upon Lucius's finger were one that matches it.
A big thankyou must go to the following for their help during the heads contest. Aia is eternally grateful:
.Tarquinus.
Amoran
Kalamanira Kol
Logan Marquis
Blu Sapphire
Princ Rhaegar
Konstantin Harknesse
Kamate
Karak
MRV
MRD
Alyon
Aia's first place in it could not have been achieved without you... so it belongs to you as much as it does to her. If there is any favour she may do for any of you, simply ask.
"Aia" means "That one" in Romanian. This were by pure coincidence, but I am advised that this has caused Mur much bewilderment, especially when Aia were the topic of his conversation.
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