Iryta

Status	Active
Race	Elf
Gender	Female
Guild	Bard
Instance	Prime
Relatives	Jycanth

Inspiration Iryta of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, an Elf. Aesry Surlaenis'a, an Elven Bard (Pronunciation: Ih-ree-tuh)

Appearance

You are Inspiration Iryta of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order, an Elf. You have a triangular face, some small-gauged hoops wrought from ghostly mistglass ascending the helix of both pointed ears, electrifying amber eyes, a glossy obsidian-hued glaes nose hoop resembling an ouroboros through the right side of a classical nose and dimples. Your bright green-streaked deep blue hair is very long and wavy, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. You have some whimsical will o'wisps accenting dew-kissed skin and a cluster of pale pink forget-me-nots arranged in threes to highlight a limberly agile figure. You are average height for an Elf. You are young. You have a tattoo of a pair of wings with iridescent feathers on your back.

About

Iryta (surname unknown) is an assumed identity for the 36 year old Elven Bard. The name or word was found stitched into a tiny sapphire icesilk pouch embroidered with a flaming blue-white phoenix that was found on her person while wandering the town of Riverhaven in Therengia. Her amnesiac state is well-documented and described in various of her personal original works presented as a performer in the Tavern Troupe Performing Order of Zoluren province, and she has operated under this name for 7 years. She celebrates her birthday in the month of Lirisa the Archer. The cause of her memory loss is currently unknown but has been under investigation for some time. She suspects she is of River Elf racial origin and speaks both Common and Ilithic fluently. She is a current member of the Tavern Troupe Performing Order as of 437 and has performed for The Arthe Repertory Team (TART). She has also penned and performed original work for the Fancy Pants Adventure Club, the Empath Guild, and various Adventurers. She is known for her particular style of musical and dance performance which includes ballet moves and playing the violin simultaneously. Of the few things she does remember, the ability to play 15 different instruments and several styles of dance including belly dance and ballroom are most prominent. She is also known for her seemingly naturally occurring cerulean-blue hair. She is a noted devotee of a dark Immortal, the 'Storm Lord' Drogor, and possesses the trident of the Avatar of Drogor, famously defeated by the adventurers of Elanthia during HE 443 while aiding the Merelew of Andreshlew. Iryta spends much of her time performing with and for the Troupe and taking on hired gigs across Elanthia. She has also been involved in major events such as the Basalt Isle Raid in 439 serving in Triage and rescue and supplication to Drogor, the Bard Guild/War Mage Guild joint experiment in the Plane of Electricity, as well as present for the Bard Guild/Moon Mage Guild expedition to the Temporal Pocket to learn about the plight of the Timekeeper Veralos. She maintains a dance studio and practice space outside of Riverhaven and hosts both private and public dance classes there. In 444, she met her lifemate fellow Elven Bard Jycanth Seryth of Muspar'i at a 150th Circle celebration for one of her best friend and mentors, Nilme I'onduil. Iryta and Jycanth reside on Aesry Surlaenis'a in Lezeni's Cove and in Muspar'i, respectively, and spend most of their time on the mainland between Shard and the Crossing. In 445, Iryta made her solo show debut, Maelstrom: A Storm Of Seasons, in the Arthe Dale Inn on behalf of Nilme Iondu'il and The Arthe Repertory Team (TART). Her most notable performances are listed and linked below.

Pets

Graham

Graham is so named because her former parent believed her to be male, however since she and her current Mom do not believe in gendered names they elected to keep it upon rehoming. She is a fuzzy brown sea otter who enjoys sugar cubes and quail eggs. One of the heavier members of the otter family, this sea otter is known for its exceptionally thick fur and playful nature. Her otter's luxurious chocolate coat lightens to a silvery grey hue around its face, highlighting the creature's merry black eyes and triangular dark nose.

Berliosz

Berliosz is bright red strawberry finch A small songbird, Berliosz is only about a hand's-width from head to tail. His head, back and wings are dark red-brown, and his tail is black. The rest of his body is bright red, dappled with white. He has black eyes and a deep red beak that seems large in proportion to his head. He lives in Iryta's picturesque riverstone villa around Aesry Surlaenis'a in Lezeni's Cove and enjoys dive-bombing visitors and other pets except Graham, and singing along with his owner.He is named after a well-known Bard from another world.

Kryka

Kryka is a graceful flutertae from Hib who laid claim to Iryta's harp case one day in Hib and who now lives in her dance studio in Riverhaven as guard pet. She often scowls at children peeking in the window, and chitters fae swears at Iryta's students and guests but like her counterpart in Aesry, loves singing with her and has performed with her in public for a Tavern Troupe event in the past.

Kevan Bakon

Kevan is a saddleback warthog gifted to her by a gnome friend who has since Walked. While a long-time companion, he was rehomed to a Ranger friend when Iryta relocated to Aesry as her house was situated in bull shark territory and she was worried for his longterm safety in the area. He does still visit his friend Graham the otter when they are on the mainland.

Affiliations

• The Bard Guild, Member
• The Tavern Troupe Performing Order, Member LINK: taverntroupe.com
• The Arthe Repertory Team (TART), Recurring Guest Performer

In the News

Articles from The First Land Herald that mention Iryta

A Lesson In Timekeeping - Veralos Speaks, Navesi Faces Herself, 434-10-38 AV A Night Of Drawg And Danger, 434-9-14 AV Stunning Success Of Elemental Experiment: A First Look Into The Plane Of Electricity, 434-6-38 AV

Allegiances

Gods

Iryta is a devotee of Drogor but honors the entire trinity of Eluned and Lemicus with the avatars of all 3 featured in a tattoo on her lower back. She formerly offered to Saemaus upon her arrival in Crossing.

Quotes

"'Trust me, I haven't led you astray in minutes!'" "Imagine if Deadfall wasn't tree limbs but a bag of potatoes. Then imagine getting beaned to death by Suddenly Potatoes- you'd never live it down! People would see you around and be all like 'Check out Potatoes O'Brien over there'." "Be good, and if you can't be good be smart."

Notable Performances:

The Arthe Repertory Team presents 'Maelstrom: A Storm of Seasons' performing original works such as "Out Of The Storm", "The Forest Guardian" and "Break Free" (March 2023) The Arthe Repertory Team presents THE Cythra, 'Official' THE Cythra Heckler (August 2022) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'Splendiferous Spring Song Circle", performing original work "In Spring " (June 2022) The Fancy Pants Adventure Club performing as Sorril with original work "Sorril's Loss", performance art/violin/original song (June 2022) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'Pirate Party' performing "A Pirate's Life Is Quite A Chore!", and "The Mermaid & The Mast" as storyteller (February 2022) Alfar Warrior Appreciation at Raven's Court, performing with Daerlynn Soulmyste as "The Alfar" (January 2022) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'Circus Wedding' performing with Vixonia & Mendira as 'Ri-Ri the Peacock Dancer' (July 2021) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'Elanthia in Love' performing as musician and bride alongside Steelfang (February 2021) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'TART's Inaugural Historical Romp' performing an interpretation of an original work by Dreamheart "The Song Is Over/Hentor Abu", (June 2021) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'Live Action Siegery' performing as The Alchemist (September 2021) Tavern Troupe Performing Order partnered with the Fancy Pants Adventure Club presents Flights of Fancy: Wine and Strawberry Lemonade performing original work "Taisidon White" (December 2021) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'The Concert In The Corner' performing original works inspired by River Elf lore "Beyond The River's Edge", "My Love Loved the Ocean", and "Sweet Maiden Fair" (December 2020) Tavern Troupe Performing Order presents 'The World Jousting Tourney' performing as The Songbird in "Stormswept", (June 2020)

ORIGINAL WORKS

The Forest Guardian

A shadowed scene in a wooded night Brightened by a breathless moon. Wordless songs;make the trees ignite, Her-ald-ing a grow-ing dawn Ageless howls, and calling bears sing its heart, and move the stars Tis there that my soul Is call–ing you All because Of that hunters moon Such is there My reverence due Held aloft on emerald hues And ev-er-y breath Is dark and cool For descending is The summer night A grow-ing chill sweeps The aging night And high above A cre-scent moon Eyes of my prey Catch my arrows flight- And so the dark comes For us all

In Spring

How does my heart hear it before my eyes can see? How do I feel the spirits before they leave the trees? If summer winds And winters chill Can't ease my soul And make it still How the seasons change Brings it to seed I need The smell of blooming wilds To thrill me Something in the air to will me All the possibilities it brings In spring The autumn days grow long And chill the summer breeze And dark nights reign With whispering snows that freeze For falling leaves And diamond ice Pull life from life And wont suffice To rouse my lonely heart And make it freed I need The smell of blooming wilds To thrill me Something in the air to will me All the possibilities it brings In spring The cold and shadow lose their sway And sunrise comes to bring the days That rise and bloom and sing away that dark I feel that warmth awaken too in me Spring adds another devotee And I will light the way and share that spark And I'll dance Within those blooming wilds That thrill me Carried by the winds that willed me To seek the possibilities it brings In Spring Oh Summer, I've no other lover But Autumn tempers as it goes And Winter steals our time together As our devotion comes to close. But I'll dance Within those blooming wilds That thrill me Carried by the winds that will me To seek the possibilities this brings Oh Spring..

Taisidon White

Written for 'Flights of Fancy: Wine & Lemonade' Tell me why must my glass be of service To still my heart and my spirit in repose From the bottle spring the name of my feeling And the bitter meet the sweetness of the rose? Tell me why is this hunger not abated Or why this thirst be not quenched All on its own? Oh how I long for the days That this feeling had flown away Without succor from this drink be overflow'n. But the sun still shines in its risen bright I'll drink yours if you'll drink mine I've tried to change, but my desire's fine So let's have another glass of Taisdon White.. Should I find love, serve this at my wedding And should I die young, serve it just the same I've held counsel with this glass And many days did pass With quiet comfort for a feeling with no name. Tell me why when my heart finds its lonely Or my soul speaks its longing without words Do I seek this within- The effervesecent stars that float about therein The solace and the answer once again? But the sun still shines in its risen bright I'll drink yours if you'll drink mine I've tried to change, but my desire's fine So let's have another glass of Taisdon White But when I sit quiet upon my front porch And sunshine makes rainbows below the treeline Do I think to my-self 'You know what sounds nice?' A glass of the white you had just this past night? Because that sun still shines through its setting light I'll drink yours if you'll drink mine I've tried to change, but my desire's fine So let's have another glass of Taisdon White

Beyond The River's Edge

Sweetly do our rivers flow A lazy, winding way Through marshes strewn with lilies And meadows sweet with hay.. A level land lay round them Their banks lie broad and low It is the depth and stillness Which all my rivers flow.. But sturdy wayward flowers Go floating bout the bends That crowd of wistful children Slip slowly as it wends O Voice of the Waters Send the call Your children seek your home! But were I to speak truly And seek the rivers end And set out on Our Ocean To find what clarity lends And I, a penitent child Would pass On through the marshes And o'er the grass To rest again at Heaven's breast Like birds return To mother's nest

My Love Loved The Ocean

I once loved a girl And loved her quite well My all thought and wanting Cast under her spell But my love loved the ocean Far better than I The waves spoke her freedom The blues caught her eye I once loved a lady Quite well, you see But her eyes spoke of depths That my kiss could not be She dreamt of the Ocean Of sun-dappled waters, And ne'er did think of her own Sons and daughters My love loved the ocean Far better than I The waves sang her freedom The blues held her eyes I once loved a woman Far too well to know That one day she would leave me And strike out to go Away with the ripples, on rafts made of foam To seek out her first Heaven Her people's true Home. So my love loved the ocean Far better than I Those waves gave her freedom Those blues are her eyes And though we did find her Lay gone on the sand Myself, I knew better To rest her on land My love loved the ocean And from here on she will sleep Happy in her freedom Happy in the deep

Sweet Maiden Fair- a Lullaby

Transliterated from the original Ilithic' Little baby, hear my voice I'm beside you, sweet maiden fair Young lady, you will grow and see Where rivers wind to stormy seas The sun and moon shall guide us The hour of our glory My little baby, our young lady My sweet maiden fair. Sweet baby, listen to my song The moon and stars shall guide us Dear child, and you will sleep On oceans quiet, on rivers deep.

Sorril's Loss

I began to die The day I chose to live All my love for nothing All I had to give.. Where does my future lie What choice ahead of me? Of those I made that brought me here No further than my destiny.. Oh heart, let my blade strike true No passion more justly felt than this My fate, my final act of love Be solemn as my last kiss..

Unique Identifiers

A seahorse-shaped ayabere violin with blued moonsilver-limned body spines

A solid piece of ayabere has been carved into the shape of a curved seahorse. The head of the white mistglass-eyed creature serves as the scroll and pegbox. The body of the instrument has been constructed to be wide and flat, with tiny blued moonsilver accents between each ayabere body spine to give a glow even in low light, while smaller accents of gold and coral give an illusion of a tide. Moonsilver slivers have been inlaid between the f-holes and bridge with the name "Iryta" in an elegant script. (Designed by Iryta, Lagu & Kaedan, Altered by Kouzan)

Tattoos

A tattoo of a triptych depicting a playful dolphin with bejeweled eyes, a sleek shark displaying bloodstained teeth, and a regal albatross with its outstretched wings. Wispy white clouds and frothy cerulean-blue waves encircle the trio of images.

Trident of the Avatar of Drogor

A pearlescent glass trident with prongs wrapped in living seaweed. As though belying its apparent fragility, the glass thrums and chimes powerfully.

OOC

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• PvP Stance: Closed
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