Kalraya

Kalraya au Skelsía
Kalraya au Skelsía, or the High Priestess, is the prime religious figure in the Skelsía tribe and the surrounding region of Skelsía, making her one of the most powerful falcons in the southern region of the Rift. She is the mother of Ianyí, grandmother of Albiön, and mother-in-law of the Sky Lord Skelör. She practices divination and sacrifice in the tribe, as well as creating "streams" in which she can speak to the gods of the Rift. She takes on her grandson Albiön as her apprentice in the hopes that he will become the next High Priest, believing his noble and divinistic roots, as well as his unusual coloring, will make him a successful divinator and priest for the Skelsía. When she realizes that Albiön's talent lies in battle and war, she bequeaths his apprenticeship to her brother Ementh. During a diviniation, she predicts the Fourth Battle of the Rifmâlkin, but is unable to recover from the strain of speaking through the "stream" and dies. Before she passes on, she names Albiön the savior of the tribe and bequeaths to him the title "Warrior Priest", saying that his training in divination and religion is sufficient for him to take her place as High Priest as well as fulfill his duties as the Skelsía tribe's prime warrior and battle commander.

History
Kalraya was the daughter of battlehawk Kohin from the tribe of Elmjir and Daraya, a falcon from the Skelsía tribe, making her half falcon and half hawk. Early on in her life, Kalraya was shuffled from the Elmjir to the Skelsía many times before the current Sky Lady at the time, Arqua, proclaimed Kalraya to be a member of the Skelsía tribe and giving her a permanent home in the Skelsía's main tribal center. Her mother, Daraya, fell ill early on and passed on, leaving Kalraya in the care of her mother's brother, the High Priest Haldor. Haldor taught her the ways of the priesthood, and after Haldor had passed on, Kalraya had become the High Priestess of the Skelsía. She later found Enalt, an older falcon from the Third War of the Rifmâlkin, and had one with him—Ianyí. She then became grandmother to Albiön.

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