Nyrileth Northana.

aspiring scholar, reluctant adventurer.

"to head northwards..."

✧name: nyrileth northana (pronounced NEER-uh-lith nor-THAW-nuh)
✧pronouns: she/her
✧age: 24 years old
✧nameday: 9th sun of the 2nd astral moon
✧zodiac sign: cancer
✧ancestry: wildwood elezen
✧job: chirurgeon and student
✧grand company: order of the twin adders
✧data center and server: aether, siren
✧free company: dusklight lounge

"... you must take the first step."

Nyrileth's parents, ==Llewellyn and Nyre, are devout followers of ==Oschon the Wanderer. They eloped from New Gridania to Old Sharlayan, seeing it as a journey to the unknown that would please Oschon. In their eyes, they did receive a blessing from Oschon... in the form of their daughter, Nyrileth.And now, Nyrileth is old enough to embark on a pilgrimage of her own. They often remind her of the meaning of her name (it loosely translates to "daughter of Nyre, traveling northwards"), how it is a great honor to receive Oschon's blessing by exploring new lands... and how her graduation requirements demand her to engage in fieldwork, anyway.But Nyrileth has always been a bookworm, struggling to make friends and falling prone to rambling about esoteric topics. How could she survive outside of Old Sharlayan on her own? Wrestling with self-doubt and anxiety, she braced herself to tell her parents that she can't do it. She cannot leave Old Sharlayan. And because she can't leave, she won't be able to complete her education. She was all but ready to let her parents down."Nyrileth, my dear," her mother Nyre's words met Nyrileth's soft sobs. "You must always remember: To head northwards, you must take the first step."Nyrileth's father, Llewellyn, placed a comforting yet firm hand on Nyrileth's shoulder, as if somatically echoing Nyre's sentiments. And somehow, her parents lit a fire in her heart. Tears in her eyes, she promised she would do her very best, no matter how afraid she is.Nyrileth then formally submitted her paperwork to the Academy, requesting an indefinite study abroad in Eorzea. Her major was listed as conjury, protective, and healing magicks, with a minor in aetherial physicks. However, after aiding a warrior and learning a great deal of the ancient civilization of Nym, she elected to swap her major and her minor.With her application approved, she knew that the only way for her to return was with a completed thesis in hand. When it was time to say goodbye, she sobbed so much that Thaliak's waterfall could not even compare. She held her favorite tomes close as she wept and boarded the next ship to ==New Gridania--where her parents are from, and where she will begin her pilgrimage...==

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