Gayrnd

Gayrnd au Elmjir, or Gayrnd, is a goshawk of the Elmjir tribe. He is not native to Skelsían territory, and comes from the enigmatic and mysterious region of Lezdel, near the "endless ocean". He emigrated to Elmjir territory when he was young, and distinguished himself as a promising and skilled military leader. He became a commander under Omemi, and led a small legion of hawks skilled in the usage of sharpened branches and ice shards as weapons. Though respectful towards Omemi, he constantly butted heads with the headstrong, proud battlehawk, and frequently went against the general's decisions, opting for his own plans of action. His soldiers were fiercely loyal to him, and obeyed only his commands, creating tension between Omemi's trusted soldiers and Gayrnd's. Gayrnd was frequently used as an ambassador by the Emjir royals and was a skilled diplomat, using his knowledge of law and compromise from his homeland. He became a close friend of Albiön, and went to him frequently during times of war between the Elmjir and Skelsía tribes when relations were weak and easily aggrivated. Because of his respect and awe of the falcons of the Skelsía, he was mockingly named "friend of the falcons" by Omemi and his troops. During the Fourth Battle of the Rifmâlkin, he betrays Omemi and the Elmjir by relinquishing battlehawk military documents and plans of attack to the Skelsía, hoping that Albiön and his soldiers would prevent the sucession of the Elmjir from the Skelsía region. When the Fourth Battle is over, he was named a war hero by both the Skelsía and Elmjir, and was given a high position by Elmjir royals as military general and High Ambassador. Albiön named him a Companion and allowed him to roost in Skelsía territory when needed, as well as use Skelsían resources and have the ability to take a Skelsían mate.

Four years after the Fourth Battle, Gayrnd mysteriously departed from Elmjir and returned to Lezdel, where it was rumored he was a prince. He send a goshawk messenger to Albiön, saying that he would never return to Skelsía or Elmjir. He enigmatically added that his people regarded him with great respect, saying that he was their "godly savior".

The Lost Chronicles
In The Lost Chronicles, it was revealed that Gayrnd had been prince of the goshawks of Lezdel, and had crossed the Endless Ocean, a feat never acomplished by any hawk or falcon, to prove his worthiness as a royal. He returned after three years, and told stories of Man, creatures with long, hairless, pink arms and legs, who wore bright colors and created nests using stone and metal. In this new land he met a white female Barn Owl name Nosiri, who told him the story a land dominated by Man and their mates, who destroyed, recreated and deveolped the earth to their own standards. He returned to Lezdel with a necklace of gold and turquoise, and bequeathed this gift to his mate, Ialdu. Ialdu died suddenly of a great sickness, who had also taken many of his own people. Stricken with grief and overcome with the responsibility of impending death, Gayrnd left his people on a "mission" to find a cure for the sickness. He traveled to the Elmjí zone of Skelsía and became a miltary leader, hoping to use this authority to find a cure for the sickness of his people. When on an ambassador's mission to the Skelsía, he met and spoke with Kalraya, High Priestess of the Skelsía tribe, and was given the cure by the elderly fal-hawk. To repay Kalraya and the Skelsía, he betrayed the Elmjir by giving their military secrets to the falcons. Four years after the war, he summed up the courage to return to his home, and found his people decimated by disease. He used the cure to treat the remaining members of his kingdom. He then confessed his reason for leaving, but was hailed a hero for returning at all, as well as returning with a cure.