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=History= Sheira was born to a hovel-sweller in a Nexus slum, and would likely have languished in poverty and destitution for the rest of her life had not her singing voice caught the ear of a promoter, Artful Lei. Seeing a potential goldmine in Sheira, Lei took it upon herself to sponsor the girl’s vocal training and lessons, intent on grooming her into the new singing sensation of the River Province. For over a decade, Sheira trained her voice with retired singers, studied the arts of drawing a man (and woman’s) eyes and heart to her from veteran courtesans, and honed her grace and poise with Djala circus acrobats. Sheira forced herself through the numerous hardships dotting a star’s life with the admonition that no matter who was helping her, she was ultimately the one who would shape her own destiny. Having been given a chance to defy Fate, she could not simply throw it away with mere indolence and complacency . In time, Sheira (by now variously translated as Cheril, Shera and Syeira, in the North, East and South respectively) achieved quite a measure of fame, by her concerts up and down the River Province. She even adopted a protege of her own, Little Swallow. Swallow was from humble origins, much like herself, and she had the same bright eyes and youthful hope as Sheira herself when Lei had first plucked her off the slums. Sheira supervised her ward’s training as a performer; the latter took quickly to her lessons, and even her slight confidence problem was not an issue as long as her upperstudy was with her. The two of them eventually started doing tours together, and it is likely that their lives would have ended with a comfortable fade into obscurity after a long and successful musical career had not tragedy struck. One of the nobles of Nexus, a fan of Swallow, came up with a plan to promote the younger singer to ascendancy. He arranged for her to be dosed with an exotic court poison, Stolen-Voice Draught, which would eventually do exactly what it said and render her completely mute. The first thing to go was her voice; Sheira found that she could no longer sing above a whisper, and needless to say that spelt the end of her career. As the engagements dried up, she also discovered that her muscles were losing their strength, reaching the point where she could get out of breath from climbing the stairs, where once she could dance in the acrobatic Chaya style for evenings on end. Finally, Lei had to let Sheira go, and the former star found herself back in the slums again. Even so, she refused to let her rise end like this. She waited tables, washed dishes, and did all manner of menial things she in order to survive. Then, one day, the neighborhood she was in became the battleground of a powerful Second Circle Demon and Wyld Hunt unit. The restaurant she was working him became a hiding place for people fleeing the destruction, and it was soon filled with scared, whimpering refugees. What touched her heart was a boy who'd lost his mother and was looking to someone, anyone for solace. For him, she began a quiet song, one of the first and simplest she’d learned. It didn't matter that nobody could hear her; her words were not meant for the ears, but the heart. And the song carried over the din of the battle outside, and the agitated chatter and doomsaying of the refugees died away as they all turned to look at Sheira, who was glowing a gentle gold in the dim restaurant. As she continued singing, her voice never seemed to grow louder, but every man, woman and child felt it deep inside them, as though she were singing directly to their souls. Several people in her impromptu audience recognized Sheira from her days as a singer, but the woman singing before them and easing their terror was something more than a mere vocalist now. The grace of the Sun had touched her, and it showed, both in her restored voice, now arguably more soulful and potent than ever, and in her subtly reshaped features, which commanded both awe and adoration in equal measure from those who saw her. When the battle outside ended, she left with a wordless bow. The Sun had given her a second chance, and after seeing what she could do with her song, she resolved not to waste it. Before, she had sung for herself. Now, she would sing for Creation and all things in it. She journeyed alone for some time, making a living with the small concerts that she only accepted the minimum paymet for. Eventually, she found a group of other Celestials; not a full Solar Circle, but they were allies, and Sol knew she needed them. As they travelled together, word began spreading in the east of a heart-breakingly beautiful woman with the voice of an angel; Sheira Lux, the Golden Songstress of the East. Let there be light.
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