Astrid of Auxwood Backstory

Astrid of Auxwood was a common farmer's daughter. She claims she had received the command of The Everlight to fight. She heard the Goddess lament that the world changed straight into hell. The Everlight wept into sorrow as no one could stop it and people were not even allowed to live simply, and were compelled to become either beasts or food. Conflict never ended, and blood continued to rain incessantly and soak the land. She received a revelation from the Goddess, the voice contained no glory or victory, no obligation or sense of purpose but only the Lord laments. She caught her small, feeble murmurs that everyone else failed to hear.

Astrid responded by throwing away her life as a simple villager and the joy of loving someone and being loved back. Furthermore, there would be no compensation. She knew she would surely be scorned by the masses of both enemies and allies alike, considering their beliefs in the church's guidelines for proper behavior in women. It was a very terrifying thing to contemplate. It was mad for a mere village girl from the countryside to leap onto the battlefield where people’s killing intent swirled about. She would not turn her back on the Goddess' cries. She decided to devote her life to oppose this world’s hell to help stop her Goddess' tears and soothe Her. She clad her armor on her body, hung a sword on her waist and carried the flag.

Having been born to a peasant family, Astrid never knew the contents of the many books of prayer. She did try hard to learn them, but it seems she was simply born incapable of reading or writing. The most she ever managed was learning how to sign her name. While she worried about this, in the end, she decided that she needed little more in order to pray to the Goddess. She would speak to the Goddess, and through her the Goddess would speak to the people. It would only be a matter of time until Her miracles changed the world once again.

After leaving the farm and reaching the Tavern in Auxbrook, she met Vienna, the local bartender. Weary from her travels so far, and still nervous about pressing on alone, she waited there for a few days getting to know Vienna. Vi tried to convince her to stay in Auxbrook, but Astrid knew she had to leave. Thankfully, she would meet some new strangers who would prove to be invaluable on her journey.