Lyra Longspear

Lyra Longspear was the eldest daughter of Loras Longspear. Her marriage to her father's rival, Tytos Marwyn united the two clans which had been feuding for centuries. All present day Marwyns are descended from this marriage. Their eldest son would become the first Jarl Marwyn of Dagger Point.

Appearance
A beautiful woman by all accounts, Lyra was tall, well-endowed, and very athletic in appearance. Her long, dark-brown hair was typically braided in the traditional fashion of the Longspear tribe, and easily reached the small of her back. Like all Longspear women, much of her upper body was adorned with tribal tattoos, many of which were rights of passage. A warrior woman in every sense, the long muscles of her upper arms were well-suited to wielding both spear and shield.

Marriage
At the age of sixteen, Lyra wed her father's rival, Tytos Marwyn after the two nearly killed one another at the end of a centuries-old feud between their clans. To end the feud, Tytos agreed to share the land comprised of what is now Stonegarde City and Dagger Point with the Tribe of Longspear, and through his marriage to the Chieftain's eldest daughter, the two clans would join forces.

Despite the political nature of their marriage, theirs was certainly not an unhappy union. Known to favor only the strongest and fiercest warriors, Lyra quickly fell in love with her new husband. A woman whose sexual appetite rivaled that of her desire for battle, Lyra bore him nine children in the first 24 years of their marriage, two of which were born in their command tent during various campaigns against rival clans.

Death
Lyra accompanied her husband to battle many times throughout the course of their marriage, and would eventually come to lead their warriors into battle when her husband was grievously wounded. So enraged by the knowledge that Tytos would soon die of his wounds, at the age of 41, Lyra challenged the enemy leader to single combat. During the vicious duel that lasted more than ten minutes, Lyra was wounded numerous times, but managed to slay her rival before being carried back to her husband's tent. She died laying beside the man she so loved, and only moments after Tytos himself.