Ayabel (Spring)
Ayabel is the Bell from the Pantheon universe. She is originally from a universe identical to Tayane, but she leaves at sixteen to move to Pantheon and has not returned.
History
Background
Ayabel is a second generation slave who was born on a farm in Eseo.1[1] She was sold to an old lady at age six to do basic housework, translations and dictation.2[2] When she is sixteen the old lady dies and, rather than leaving Aya to herself as she had promised, leaves Aya to her grandson.3[3] The grandson traded her to a reseller to cover his debts and she is put up for sale.
Finding Milliways
Aya is bought by a labor rental outfit which ships her out in a wagonful of slaves for unspecified work; partway there, an enormous embroidered bear emerges from a magic and attacks them, driving their wagon into the magic.4[4] The other slaves disappear, but Aya is healed of her injuries, freed of her restraints, and presented with a door to Milliways.5[5] Upon entering the bar, she meets Idania Sadarene, and they realize upon brief conversation that they must be from different worlds.6[6] Idania, believing that the door out of Milliways only opens to her home and horrified to learn that Aya is a slave, obtains Raezenoth's permission to bring Aya back with her if Aya wishes.[7]7[8]8
Leaving Milliways
Aya has the workings of Pantheon explained to her by Idania; she decides she likes the idea better than returning to her world (and directly into a magic) but explores a little before making a decision. After consulting with Bar, she decides that staying in Milliways isn't a feasible option9[9] With the help of the Bar and some money from Idania, she uses arbitrage to obtain a variety of useful purchases such as a hoverbike and a Esevi/Jorten dictionary.10[10] With no other visitors to the Bar in the offing, Aya and Idania leave for Pantheon.11[11]
Introduction to Pantheon
Upon their arrival in Pantheon, Aya is given a tour of Raezenoth's temple and the surrounding area by Idania, who then offers to let Aya stay with her to practice Jorten.[12]12[13]13 She stays there a week, learning Jorten and cooking for Idania and meeting Raezenoth (and losing to him handily at Arabek), then leaves for Perinixu's domain.[14]14[15]15
Perinixu's Domain
On her arrival in Perinixu's domain the goddess demands to know who Aya is, as she has never seen a hoverbike before.16[16] Flattered to learn that Aya has sought her out specifically, Perinixu allows her to stay.17[17] Aya obtains a job as a temple aide and works her way up to priestess.[18]18[19]19 After a while, she draws Perinixu's attention by writing a book to help children understand, and escape from, domestic violence.20[20] She gains acolytehood after years of hard work as a priestess, and lives contentedly in Perinixu's domain traveling and healing people until her death.[21]21[22]22
Plague
Acolyte of Perinixu
Blessings
Aya's first blessing, obtained on her promotion to priestess, is one of grace to help with her clumsiness.23[23] As she continues as a priestess, she gains immunity to plague, the ability to walk on water, and a sense for medicinal plants; after Perinixu focuses on her, she also gains the ability to purify water and an anesthetic touch.[24]24[25]25 Upon gaining acolytehood, Aya can cure sickness with a touch.26[26]
Responsibilities
Priests and acolytes of Perinixu are expected to help people (and, as they work in medicine, to adhere to strict hygiene standards).27[27] As a temple aide Aya brings medicine to the sick and bandages to the wounded, and is expected to listen sympathetically to people's problems.28[28] As a priestess, Aya has the same responsibilities, except that she can make and distribute medicines at her discretion and she can now petition Perinixu directly for help; there are some additional requirements around having a wellkempt appearance as well.[29]29[30]30
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