Character 7 – Aya

Note: Characters are numbered in order of in-game appearance.

Full Name: Aya Rotin
Age: 15
Sex: Female
Height: 5′3″ (160 cm)
Weight: 115 lbs. (52.3 kg)
Hair: Dark red, in a ponytail
Eyes: Blue
Blood Type:O

Character Summary:

Aya joins near the beginning of the second story arc.  She comes from the island of Winderis, an independent land with its own culture and beliefs.  Due to the traditional beliefs of the people, women in Winderis suffer from minimal rights and are considered to be solely homemakers.  This is unfortunate for young Aya, the daughter of Governor Sho Rotin.  When she was only an infant, her mother became extremely sick and passed away.  Though the matter was simply pushed aside by the village elders, Aya believes that her mother was poisoned because she was a poet who was very verbal about the unforgiving regulations set upon the townspeople.  Even fifteen years later, Aya bears bitter resentment against the authorities for her mother’s death and vows that she will change what her mother could not.

Aya has practiced swordsmanship in secret with her father since her mother’s death.  She is a young samurai, nimble and skilled with a katana.  Her father is also aware that she has an aptitude for wind magic, but he is unable to bring her to the temple in the mountains because the townsfolk keep an ever-watchful eye on the governor and his daughter.  Allowing a woman to learn wind magic would be unacceptable in Winderis’s culture, and it would certainly result in their assassination by the local clan designated to take care of troublemakers.  Neither the father nor the daughter take any action until [Character X] arrives on the island.  With his/her help, Aya is able to go to the temple to receive her magical powers.  Also, because of this character’s strong influence, the clan is disbanded and the townsfolk decide to abandon tradition and become more open to change.  As thanks for this remarkable transformation, the governor sends Aya off with [Character X].  He also knows that Aya has an important destiny in store for her, and he hopes that she will be able to improve her wind magic and help restore the world.

In terms of character, Aya is rather calm and collected.  However, she is always initially distrustful of others and it takes her awhile to adjust to changes.  She never really has a hard time getting along with anyone, but she is at the same time rather ruthless in her personal judgments of others.  She can act like a child at times, but for the most part, she is mature and level-headed.

Author’s notes on this Character:

Aya is one of my favorite characters.  She usually seems rather cold and apathetic, but at times, her childish side shines through and she becomes overly excited or overly emotional about things.  She is the only female main character with a normally “cold” personality.  The culture that she comes from is fun to write about, and I like her background story and how it has affected her personality.