History

Born to an old family in Amedra, Lyon grew up in a household defined by  honour, prestige, and military excellence. Though he was hardly lacking  in talent, Lyon found himself shrinking away from the natural ability of  his mother and older sister, the latter hailed as a prodigy who  practically had her name on a spot in the Royal Guard before she even  entered the military. Feeling pressured despite the genuine love and  support of his family, matters were made worse by his father's sudden  death in an accident when he was fourteen. With his mother usually gone  serving in the capital and his sister now off in the flight regiment  herself, Lyon became the only one left at home, with all eyes on him.  What was he going to do next? Would he live up to the family name? How  was he going to serve as the now-man of the house? The pressure built  and built, and Lyon became more and more withdrawn.

The breaking  point came shortly before Lyon's eighteenth birthday. His uncle on his  father's side died, and none of his children were yet old enough to take  over the family's jewel business. Concerned about how things were going  to go, Lyon's older sister ended up taking leave from the military to  return to Amedra and manage the business. Though he understands that she  did it out of concern of overwhelming him, he nonetheless felt a  sinking inferiority as, yet again, his sister outshined him. Feeling  pressured and useless Lyon packed his things and stole away in the  middle of the night. Over the next few weeks Lyon wandered around Miras  aimlessly before finding himself off the continent entirely, standing at  an Estraude port after getting on the wrong ship. Confused and  disoriented, he was thankfully picked up by a troupe of travelling  performers who took him in, giving him a meal and a job to pay for the  rest. Though at first he simply followed them around doing whatever  needed to be done, it wasn't long before they were pulling at him to  join them in their performances. They were a mismatched band from all  over the world, with no affiliations to any formal guilds, and though  Lyon was initially hesitant and awkward it didn't take long before their  carefree spirit and joie de vivre pulled him out of his shell and he  was smiling genuinely for the first time in years.

Lyon's true  personality came out the more he travelled with the group. He did well  in the performances, became popular with the crowds, and for the first  time he understood that it wasn't that he had no shine, but that his  family simply shone so much that he was never able to see his own. By  the time the group found themselves in Amedra a year later Lyon was  completely changed. Though he tried to avoid his family, he nonetheless  ran into them only to find out that they were happy, so happy to see him  enjoying life like this. Hearing his mother say herself that she was  proud of him, Lyon was overcome with emotion and renewed desire to live,  and soon after got down and proposed to the troupe's lead dancer,  Youri. The following two years were absolute bliss, as the troupe,  rather taken with his family, made regular trips back to Amedra with the  newly-married couple.

An ill-timed trip shattered this dreamlike  existence. While on a ship to Cantor, many of the passengers were  struck with disease, an infectious strain carried on board from the  forests of Estraude. Most of the troupe fell ill, and several passed.  When the passengers were finally allowed off the ship Lyon disembarked  with Youri’s lifeless body, the light gone from his face. His friends  and family worried for him, and his sister urged that he return home to  recover but he turned her down, choosing instead to continue travelling  with the troupe; he had to go on with life, after all, and he couldn't  do it sitting in misery at home. Fueled by anger at himself for being  helpless as Youri lay dying he changed paths. At the time a summoner he  dropped it all to start all over again as a healer, determined to keep  this from ever happening again. It seems to have been the right choice,  as now, two years later, he genuinely seems to be back to his old self,  though he speaks of Youri to no one outside the troupe.

Some time after Koben's initial attack on Amedra, Lyon left the troupe  to help with things at home, now that his mother and sister were  otherwise occupied. He helped take care of daily matters, welcoming  refugees into the family estate as he waited for war's end. However, the  king's sudden passing landed him in  a role he never thought he'd have: heir and successor. Lyon knew he was  more than capable of the job, but he was also very aware that he was a  civilian trying to lead a military family; he had to prove himself, and  prove he did when he carefully threw the family's support behind the Corsairs.  His gamble a success, the decision was made for him to go ahead and  take over the family formally as head of house. He's taken well to his  (insistingly, temporary) position, making quick and calculated decisions  that have earned him growing respect among his peers. Since the civil  split, he has very openly supported Prince Vinicio and the East Miras  Kingdom while making some deals of his own behind the scenes.