Erynt Shote Liamia

Erynt Shote Liamia was the 8th Utyr of Unified Utlia. Known as the start of a period of decline for the Liamia dynasty, Erynt would take power in 855 TT following the suicide of her father, Swinn Liamia.

Early life

Erynt was born on 8-11 870 TT in Tinlea-Ut to Swinn Liamia and Syeren Liamia, growing up she was primarily raised by her mother Syeren as her father tended to be closed off, rarely interacting with her as a child, she picked up on many of her mothers interests, such as bug collecting. At the age of ten she was diagnosed with severe mental-ayestis, a mental illness she mostly likely inherited from her father, though he remained undiagnosed. The illness is characterized by the sufferers obsession with a specific hobby or thing and lack of care for much else in life, for Erynt this was her bug collection and terrariums, as a kid this was encouraged by her mother, who would spend much time creating terrariums and gathering bugs in the parks of Tinlea with Erynt. As an adult she gained an interest in baking, eventually culminating in a feast held by Syeren in the Liamia wyckryn where eighteen year old Erynt had made most of the food, guest testimony states that the food was slightly above average.

On 17-10 851 TT Erynt married Besren Shote, while technically he lost his Shote status after marrying into the Liamias, Erynt chose to honor his family by adding the Shote name to her own. The pair had their first child, Raktyn Liamia, on 11-7 850 TT.

On 5-1 855 TT, Erynt returned from a trip with her mother to find her father, Swinn dead via suicide. This incident had a lasting impact on her mental health but the most pressing matter was that she would be crowned Utyr. Her coronation parade was held on 15-1 855 TT.

Rule

Erynt was enthusiastic about being Utyr, she quickly filled her wyckryn with advisors and helpers, including the new title of "bug surveyor" who's job was to report if any bugs are seen in or around the wyckryn property. On 12-2 855 TT she left on a lerpok-long trip to the forests of North Utlia, where she would collect bugs for her terrariums, during this trip nobleman Orwyn Terent assassinated fellow nobleman Sye Lowsie over a livestock trade argument, this issue became a national incident but Orwyn was not officially put on trial until the return of Erynt, which the Terent family refused to operate any their farms for the period. Liamia head advisor Cemya attempted to mediate to prevent war between the two families and was successful at preventing all out violence, though some small brawls were reported. When Erynt returned on 22-2 she was overwhelmed at first but after a few hours of thinking, had the Royal Army arrest Orwyn and place the heads of Terent on oversight probation. Orwyn was sentenced to Yekajyu, his yek ceremony was on 25-2.

On 19-8 849 TT Erynt tried to enshrine a "festival of insects" but was blocked by a number of nobles and advisors who insisted the idea was of poor quality. As compromise she had the Erynt Botanical Gardens constructed in the large Deylyt park, located in central Tinlea-Ut, the botanical gardens became a prominent landmark of the park and a popular destination for people interested in plants or insects, which were also specially kept in the building.

Erynt had a continued problem where when a serious issue facing the Utlian people was brought up to her by an advisor or noble, she would ignore it, often telling them to "deal with it themselves" this culminated in the Nuriit of 848 TT, when a famine in Shote controlled land in the modern province of Wynlia led to a large mob burning down the Liamia manor in Balmor-Ut. Erynt responded to this with a reprimanding of those responsible, vowing to do everything in her power to persecute those in the mob, despite this, no arrests were ever made.

On 13-3 843 TT Erynt was embroiled in controversy after being seen drinking from the uruyk fountain in Tinlea, an Azztanist holy site. After the incident, ardey at the Shrine of Azzin, who also oversee the fountain, put up flyers decrying Erynt as blasphemous.

On 28-10 843, Erynt reportedly killed a hog with her bare hands, she was seen choking it out after it allegedly ate one of her pet mantises

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