((NOTE: Not everything that follows is true or accurate, as these events are recounted as she knows them. Due to her trauma, and her worship of an "evil god", she may perceive things differently than others. ))

Lahja-tytar was born to the harsh and eternal winter of Forochel, during the year (T.A.) 2988. Her conception was the result of an agreement betwixt Kookas-karhu, the chieftain of the Karhu-Heimo tribe, and Lahja-hylky, a witch. She was to heal the fatally wounded son of Kookas-karhu, in return for a child of her own. So, they lay together, and the sorceress bore a daughter. The boy survived, and Lahja Hylky departed, cradling her babe in her arms, and suckled to her breasts.

Eighteen years passed, and Lahja-tytar blossomed into a beautiful young woman, though markedly different from other children of the Lossoth. Her skin was so pale as to be likened to snow, and her hair was silver. But, above all, she had the gift of foresight. Her mother knew this to be a sign of blessing, delivered unto them by their god, Valkoinen-Kaarme, the White Snake of the Sky.

Unfortunately, whilst the witch's daughter was blessed, the chieftains' son was cursed. Since his restoration, he had become sick of mind, and feeble in body. His condition worsened with each passing day, and his father was enraged to learn that Lahja-Hylky was a devout worshipper of the White Snake. Ever had his people despised the Serpent, fearing his power and influence, and deciding him malevolent in nature.

Kookas-karhu summoned forth the enchantress, and she was unaware of the danger. Acquiring both her and Lahja-tytar, he beheaded the former and mounted her head as trophy in his snow-home, and blinded the latter with a flaming brand. Then, he cast Lahja-tytar into the cold wilderness, bared and naked, and allowed his men to pursue her in a hunt.

Hounding her with spear and arrow, the Karhu-heimo were dismayed to find that they could not fell her. Always she eluded them, her foresight allowing her to escape from them. After a time, they reasoned that she would succumb to the freezing temperatures in the end, and returned to their camps. However, the Valkoinen-Kaarme descended into the girl's body, and cast Death's cruel talons from her flesh, unwilling to let his servant perish.

He guided her from the lands of the Ice-Bays, and into the warm regions beyond. His strength waned greatly, and he was weakened, so far from the tundra to which he was bound. He abandoned Lahja-tytar now, and as he did their souls were ripped apart. Yet, having sheltered his presence within her, she was not unscathed for his leave. Her body was stronger than before, and her lack of sight (though debilitating, nonetheless was no longer such a hindrance, her other senses heightened incredibly.

She came to find herself in the town of Bree, alone and unsheltered. For her foreign origins, and lack of coin, she was swiftly shunned and swept aside into Beggar's Alley. She remained a denizen of filth there, trapped in the shadow of anonymity. For three years, she would beg alms of the more generous, and offer her talent as service. Through it all, she prayed to the Valkoinen-Kaarme, until one day he sent to her a dark saviour...

((More to be added, and the above is still subject to refinement.))

NAMES AND TITLES:

Lahja-tytar: ((Finn. "Gift-Child")) The name she was born to, few know it save for those she would deem friend.

Anachlyx: ((Grk. "The Mist that veils the eyes")) The title she bears most proudly. During the time that the Valkoinen-Kaarme inhabited her body, she had known of his own name for her, the one he knew her as in his own heavenly tongue.

The Seer: Those of Beggar's Alley refer to her as this. To them, she is a mad woman, but thought to be handy when one needs to know the name of some petty thief whom stole what little they themselves had.