Hytiranya Kindwing or Hytiranya Relšali in Firanyan Harpy, is a Hytiranyan Harpy from the city of Bulwar and the Bureau Supervisor of Bulwar of the Order of Chroniclers. She specializes in Bulwari history, as well as Harpy history, culture, language, and relations. Some of her early works regarding Harpy Queendoms and important harpy artifacts, she later began research into the broader history of Bulwar, and took particular interest in researching and studying the life of Jexis. Born to a Hytiranyan harpy mother who visited the city of Bulwar following a family disagreement and subsequently fell in love with its architecture, people, and culture, and a sun elven trader father, who was known to be fair and kind and sold fine silks and fabrics, who stayed for the city’s diversity and history.
Parentage[]
Hytiranya was born to a Hytiranyan Harpy mother named Ištara Kindwing, and a Sun Elven Father named Alvarion Elanzuir, in the city of Bulwar in 1887 A.A.
Ishtara Kindwing was born in the Harpy Hills, and was raised alongside 10 sisters. Following an incident at school where she received minor injuries after getting into a fight with another classmate, she returned home only to find several of her sisters destroying her room, attempting to find a missing piece of jewelry that they had suspected Ishtara had stolen. They proceeded to get into a verbal argument, which almost escalated to a physical altercation until her mother had stepped in. She scolded the other sisters for their inconsiderate and hurtful action, and took Ishtara aside, gave her some Bulwari currency, and told her to go south and explore the world. Her reasoning for doing so, as said to Ishtara was to "go and see the world for what it is, and not what you have seen all your life. Go see the beauty and the kindness, which accompanies the ugly and the cruel." At the age of 22 Ishtara left the Harpy Hills and arrived in Bulwar, scared yet excited, as it was the first time she had been in a large city.
Alvarion Elanzuir was born in the city of Bulwar to parents of low nobility. Raised as an only child, his parents put great expectation on him to hopefully lift their family to a higher social standing. Alvarion repeatedly scored high on school tests and examinations, however he would later describe this as "a boring, and meaningless period of my life." At the age of 24 he admitted to his parents his dissatisfaction and unhappiness, to which they responded understandingly and with compassion, much to his surprise. He left to join a group of several traders, whom he later fell out with following his discovery of their underhanded and predatory business practices. As an independent trader, he made his living by selling articles of silk clothing, fabrics, and small pieces of jewelry.
Ishtara met Alvarion while browsing a popular market, in fact not intending to buy anything. Ishtara was at first drawn to the beauty of the the Raheni fabrics on display in Alvarion's stall. Alvarion began explaining the history and the production methods used in creating the fabric, as well as another necklace that Ishtara was interested in. As the two began to converse about the fabric, they soon found themselves to be conversing about their lives, and each other. As Ishtara began to leave, as the day was ending, Alvarion, in an excited and yet professional tone, gifted the necklace to Ishtara. Ishtara, embarrassed at being gifted such an expensive piece of jewelry, thanked Alvarion and headed home, intending to go to his stall again the next day.
Early Years[]
Hytiranya was named after the founding matriarch of the Hytiranyan Harpies, Hytiranya. Her mother reportedly named her Hytiranya, as the matriarch was always a source of inspiration and strength to her when she was going through difficult times.
Hytiranya spent her early years exploring the city of Bulwar, accompanied by her parents. Her mother taught her of the culture and customs of her siblings and family, as well as the general impression of harpies by humans and elves around the world. Her father taught her of various cultures, customs, and languages, as well as the art of bartering and of empathy. At the age of 18 her parents wished for her to explore the world, and urged her to go on a "journey across Halann" to meet new people and experience all the world had to offer for herself. Prior to her leaving she promised her parents that she would return to visit often and would send them gifts and letters detailing her experiences.
Adventures around Halann[]
Hytiranya was raised to be an adventurous, curious, and sharp but kind child, and following an incident when at the age of 18 when she accidentally crash landed and was subsequently chased by a duck holding a knife in its mouth, she met Beppad Yen Rogai, who was amused by the whole situation and invited her to join the Order of Chroniclers after taking note of her curiosity and sense of adventure. After numerous journeys across Bulwar, Haless, Cannor, and Aelantir, and interviewing and recording the testimonies and statements of hundreds of various harpies, she was returning back to Bulwar when she accidentally got caught up during the coup d’etat orchestrated by Nuršin Gillu-Gameš and several other scholars and Mašnsih mercenaries. Following this, she was interrogated and after concluding that she had no part in the incident, was let free, albeit a bit ruffled and shocked. She did however manage to speak with Nuršin Gillu-Gameš and was fascinated and moved by the idea of democratic Surakeš, which she to this day still advocates for, citing the historical oppression faced by humans in Bulwar. Following her return back to Bulwar, Hytiranya has been actively studying the various religions of the world, as her parents did not seek to push their own respective religions on to her, and wanted her to discover and explore on her own.
She is an avid proponent of equality for all races and has written many books, and taken part in many interviews regarding racial equality, prejudice against harpies, and has vehemently opposed any notion of racial supremacy or superiority. Once when asked what she thought about Aelnar, she proceeded to angrily explain her views for 10 hours straight, which burnt out a record number of editors and “sent dread” throughout her previous publishing house so much that they banned her indefinitely. Another incident occurred when she was asked about her experience as a Harpy in Bulwar, to which her response was so emotional and heartfelt that the interviewer couldn’t stop crying for 30 minutes, after which it was actually found out that the interviewer was actually allergic to Hytiranya’s feathers, as they had accumulated dust following a journey to get some bread, the exact details are unknown, however Hytiranya has repeatedly stated it was “some really good bread”.
She gained the alias “The Harpynn” when she flew over the city of Arverynn, accidentally setting off several warning alarms and alerting nearly every guard in the city as she was neither authorized to fly there, nor easily identifiable due to her unique feather design. Some thought that it was Varlengeilt before seeing her size and concluding that it must have been a harpy. This incident was repeated throughout the Ynn in several major cities including, Vareynn, Bostynn, and Svemel, as she had forgotten about needing to be authorized every time. It should be noted however that Hytiranya was fascinated by Ynnic culture and Ruinborn as a whole, and sought to study the various cultures, religions, and customs as much as she could.
During her time in Arverynn, she visited the home of Amarien Heartseeker, bringing with her a gift of tea leaves she bought from Port Isobel. While waiting for the water to boil, Hytiranya inquired about the history of her time with Hiderion Tonanzuir, and the Sunrise Empire, as well as Jaerel and the Eastern Phoenix Empire. The two engaged in a deep discussion about the history of Haless, and the Sun Elven influence on the continent. Following this conversation, Amarien works offered Hytiranya one of her works regarding the Sunrise Empire, for which she was deeply grateful. After departing, she continued her journey up the Ynn, deciding to head to Haless, before realizing she did not pack enough food and collapsing from exhaustion and nearly drowning at sea, only to be picked up by a Cannorian trading ship headed for Tianlou. Upon realizing the crew and captain were Gawedi, she suddenly felt better and flew all the way to the city of Azkare, a feat that was considered by many to be quite impressive, if not incredibly dangerous and reckless. When later asked why she suddenly felt better, she said that it was due to an extreme lack of interest in being saved. To this day this answer has baffled doctors.
Prior to her expedition up the Ynn, she stopped at Port Isobel and after stopping by a local market, was approached by L.B Stamh, who proceeded to talk to her about various esoteric and unexplainable yet explainable phenomena occurring across Aelantir, to which she proceeded to speak about a range of topics from Harpy feather styles, Cannorian tree stumps, and the weaponization of coconuts. Following this exchange L.B Stamh gave Hytiranya a watch to which Hytiranya simply looked up at the sky and said to him “Oh this is wonderful, I will be keeping this”. She immediately lost the watch. Following this meeting L.B Stamh and Hytiranya have been good friends ever since.
Prior to visiting the city of Arverynn on her journey up the Ynn, she visited West Tipney as she heard they had “some damn good pie”. She sought to see if the pie was indeed "damn good", and while waiting for her pie she was immediately hit by the fact that the entire restaurant smelled completely of tobacco, and that the entire place was filled to the brim with smoke. Regardless of this fact, she greeted a halfling, who introduced himself as Tempo Foolfoot. She was not aware of the fact that it was him in fact that baked the pie (his mother owned the establishment), however upon realizing this she proceeded to fervently and loudly proclaim that “Halflings are the best thing to ever happen to Halann!”. This was embarrassing for both her and Tempo, and the owner of the restaurant proceeded to kick her out, much to the dismay of the other restaurant goers. Afterwards she realized just how much smoke had been in the restaurant, and she spent the next 3 days trying to wash the smell of tobacco from her feathers, which didn’t work since it was absolutely everywhere. Following this, she met Tempo Foolfoot again while simply admiring the halflings' architectural design, after which she proceeded to gift him a small stuffed toy that resembled a pie. She had in fact spent the last 10 hours trying to make it, which was difficult for her both due to her lack of experience in craftsmanship, as well as her not knowing what resources were needed. After this event, she has occasionally proclaimed that West Tipney pie is “the best there is” when asked what her favorite food is.
During a trip back to Anbenncost, while compiling numerous notes of the potential harpy groups she had encountered, she met Jormar Steinar, who was explaining his essay “On The Divergences,” to a group of young children. The children, perplexed, quickly found new interest in the harpy approaching Steinar, they then proceeded to point at her, much to Hytiranya’s confusion and embarrassment. Upon discovering that Steinar was the Chief Archivist and fellow Chronicler, the two drank at a local pub, with Steinar explaining his theory more in depth, and Hytiranya adding comments about Harpylen and the potential of an interplanar harpy empire. The two became fast friends, and would later collaborate on a paper regarding said interplanar harpy empire.
On another occasion prior to joining the Order of Chroniclers, Hytiranya, along with her mother and father, went on a vacation trip to Kiohalen, intending to spend time together. Upon their arrival they went to go sightseeing, and during this she met Soréan Silcalas, of whom she inquired both about his half-elven nature, as well as his creation of several dictionaries, as well as his knowledge on Alenic-Castanorian history. Following a fruitful discussion, mostly revolving around Hytiranya's interest in half-elves, as well as inquiring about the Second Great Cleansing, they parted ways, later meeting again at Chronicler HQ at Anbenncóst when she became a Chronicler.
Notable Works[]
- The Need for Democracy in Bulwar: An analysis and critique of the Jadd Empire and the role of the Divine-Herald, as well as the necessity for a democratic Jadd Empire.
- The Story of Harpies, as told by a Harpy: A study and argument against the notion of "monstrous races", and a compiled history of various genocides and injustices committed against them, most prominently against Harpykind.
- We are People too, an in-depth look into the injustices committed against Harpykind and other races deemed uncivilized
- The Nature of Harpies: An in-depth analysis of Harpy Biology, and how it has affected their historical relationships with other races
- The Complete Biography of Jexis: A biography detailing the life of Jexis from birth to death, compiled with testimonials from hundreds of Bulwari, Sun Elven, and Cannorian sources.