hehe i lied i'm dropping Yumoni's lore first
First name: Yumoni
Last name: -Faluyi- K’idusi-Biri
Age: 25
Resides in: Kiryia, in the Golden Temple of Iphi during the day, but often has to go out into the streets at night. She was granted refuge by High Priestess Adanna under the guise that she was cursed, but has been very unhappy since. She hates the cold of Rehenary and being so far from Nwongo, but she knows she could never go back; it would only endanger Ibukun, her daughter, even though the streets of Kiryia aren’t any more forgiving.
Pronouns: she/her
From: Nwongo, Asseoros. It’s an estuary village near the Makala river, and it’s known for extravagant blacksmithing skills and lively festivals.
Background: Yumoni was the only daughter of one of Nwongo’s wealthiest families. She was held to a high expectation by her father, K’idusi, to become a priestess in Kiryia, which she was forced to study for. When she met Kasaqa as a child, she strayed from her studies and began to spend time with them, which angered her parents. At one point, she had taken up blacksmithing and engineering alongside Kasaqa, and eventually left her priestess studies. When their wedding came, her parents begrudgingly came, but made many rude remarks towards Kasaqa. Yumoni became very offended and told them to go home.
Later that night, when Yumoni and Kasaqa went to their new home as newlyweds, Yumoni saw Kasaqa’s mark and was horrified. She instantly shoved herself off them, but the damage was already done. She ran home and told her parents everything, and by morning, the house Yumoni and Kasaqa built had burned down. Kasaqa was to be executed, alongside their adoptive father for taking care of a cursed one. She was overcome by guilt and stayed in Nwongo for a few months before she realized she was pregnant with Kasaqa’s baby. When she found out, she ran away and sailed from Nwongo to Rehenary to “finish becoming a priestess,” but instead went to repent and pray that both her and her daughter, Ibukun, wouldn’t be cursed.
Two years later, she stays conflicted and hates living alone and in Kiryia, left on the cold streets with little money, food, or shelter. One day, when she got out of prayer, she was taken captive by three Xulliozan spies who told her that the High Priestess had found out about who Ibukun’s other parent was, and that she was planning to execute them both. The spies offered protection under Empress Izeltzi on one condition; that she would travel to Zhila and bring Kasaqa, who they believe is blessed, to them. Yumoni, shocked to hear that her ex-spouse was still alive and already weak in faith, took the bribe and went to Zhila, in hopes that she could live freely, and maybe, just maybe, be forgiven.
Personality: In her earlier years, she was very spirited and proud, a product of her rebelliousness towards her parents. She still holds these traits, but they have since quieted down since she became a mother and betrayed Kasaqa. Now, she’s fairly religious and reserved, but holds a grudge against Iphi for letting her fall in love with Kasaqa and bear Ibukun. This leads her to take the bribe to go to Zhila eventually.