Athyra
From the Lyorn Records of the Dragaeran Empire
- This page is about the House of the Athyra. For the book, see Athyra (book). For the animal, see Athyra (animal).
The Athyra are noted for their ability to reason, as well as their pursuit of intellectual challenges. It should be noted that Athyra are primarily interested in exploring the world—and especially the mind—as a means to gain power, rather than the more pure scholarship of the Hawk or the Lyorn.
An Athyra sees those around him as either objects to be used to achieve their own ends, or, for the more etheral Athyra, merely mental contructs; of no more importance than a dream. It is these sollipsist Athyra that pose the greatest danger to others, since they do not even consider others around them to be of any significance whatsoever.
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[edit] Role of the Cycle
The Athyra take their turn at ruling after the Reign of a Jhegaala. Since the task of putting the Empire back together (after the fall of the earlier Teckla Republic) is complete, an Athyra will look to expand the knowledge and power of the Empire.
It is after an Athyra drifts too far into the arcane to pay attention to the affairs of the Empire that it becomes time for the Phoenix to assume the throne, and take the Orb once more, thus ending one Cycle, and beginning another.
[edit] House Characteristics
- House colors: Red and white
- Associated concepts: Magic, philosophy
- Physical appearance:
- Sterotypical wizardly; Thin, not very sturdy.
- Personality traits:
- Tend toward intellectual pursuits
- Noted and famous as wizards, necromancers, etc.
- Aloof and cold
- Social status:
- Noble
[edit] Notable Athyras
[edit] Quotes regarding Athyra
- "You reason like an Athyra."
- — A compliment occurring in several places in Paarfi's works, by various persons to various others (who are not, in fact, actually Athyra)
| Follows: Jhegaala | Place in Cycle 17 | Followed by: Phoenix |
