WHO WAS BREYA?
Breya was a minor NPC with a major echo—a Harper-adjacent field sorcerer who began tracking the party weeks ago after they cleansed the ruins beneath Dock Ward, unknowingly exposing a Reliquary shadow network.? She was young, idealistic, and had a unique magical trait:“Echo-sight” — the ability to detect lingering emotion in a location.? She became emotionally fixated on Mel, having walked the site of one of Mel’s Root-Soul glowouts. The terrain remembered Mel’s sorrow. That memory called to Breya, who followed it.? She then shadowed the party across two minor missions, never making contact, but observing them with awe—particurly Mel’s rage, Krummar’s compassion, and Melodia’s beauty. (Her journal was recovered and partially quoted by Sarayne.)
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HOW DID THE PARTY “KNOW” HER?
They didn’t.
But she knew them.
That’s what made her death so haunting. And her emotional echo so unstable.
Codex System 396: Emotional Reanimation Protocol only activates when a soul dies in a state of unresolved longing or mispced loyalty.
Breya died while chasing a hope—that these infamous heroes might redeem the trauma she couldn’t heal alone.
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EMOTIONAL AXIS MAPPING: PARTY → BREYA
Character Knowledge of Breya Fallout Trigger Axis ShiftMel Unaware of Breya’s presence; indirectly responsible for terrain Guilt +7 → Guilt Reset Obsession (root memory formed); Comfort deficit patchedKrummar No prior interaction Spiritual tether via prayer name Trust spike; Devotional Echo storedMelodia Breya was emotionally drawn to her music Axis Lust > Echoed empathy Codex 264 emotional override initiatedDaka No memory of her at all Reflected shame → honesty Swagger fracture; emotional awareness deepensLorin Knew of her (Harper rumors), never met Recognized the significance of her echo Serves as emotional stabilizer in aftermath
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BREYA’S CANONICAL STATUS NOW? She is dead.? But freed—not consumed, not stored.? Her memory now lives in three pces:? Krummar’s prayer tarp? Mel’s root altar? Melodia’s lyricbook (first entry)
Each of those characters now has a Codex-bound tether to her as emotional resonance only, not as a haunt or summon.
If the party is ever asked “Who was Breya to you?”The real answer is:“Someone who believed in us before we did.”?
