Zira

HISTORY

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Zyra loved alchemy, and magic but the fellow dragons in her clan frowned down on such, they believed that magic, and alchemy alike didn’t belong in the hands of dragons. As a hatchling, Zyra’s parents saw that she was special, it was all too frequently they would find her crib’s mobile spinning with no wind to push it. As a toddler, they found her to be a handful, she was always running about through the garden looking at all the plants, and different kinds of stones. At five she became interested in alchemy, using those same flowers and stones in her strange concoctions. Her adoptive parents bought several books on the subject for her, concealing it from the neighbors in the clan. Her father was unhappy about the choice but supportive none the less.

Her adoptive parents were unable to have children, they happened upon Zyra in the woods, She was alone and to this day, no one has discovered who her real parents are. Zyra has always felt unwelcome in the clan, no one else held the power. As she grew Zyra became more open about her magic ability, often using it to make things easier with her daily chores, not really caring who saw. Until one day, she did a spell to collect water from the well without having to handle it herself. She was seen by the Chief of the clan, who banished her to her parents dwelling until they could discuss her fate. The chief, above all else, despised magic, as such her parents decided it was best that she might leave on her own. They weren’t able to teach her much about living outside of her clan’s walls, but she listed, and headed out into the woods.

Blind from the danger that lied ahead, a day after starting her journey Zyra stumbled upon a trap. She was taken up by a net, meant to trap big game. As a young tundra she might be used as a substitute for what the net was meant to catch. Several hours passed with Zyra stuck in the net. She stopped attempting to escape only when exhaustion took her. She woke in the middle of the night, to the cracking of sticks and footsteps approaching the trap. She jumped and tried to run off, only being met with a face full of net.
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(Written by MissFizzle!)