#changed name from nightingale to lyrebird cause i like the pun in lyrebird

[goddessofliiight]

The Goddess' Lyrebirds -- ;;

In the days before the Goddess rended the land to save her people from Demise, it was common practice for young women with any type of natural talent for magic to give their lives to the church as a "Lyrebird". This was typically poor women who wanted to provide for their families-- but it could be noble women as well who for varying reasons decided to join the church. The church made sure to provide and protect the family of women who decided to become lyrebird's, and so it became a reliable avenue for them. Once one decided to become a Lyrebird you were stripped of your name and given a new one-- typically bird related. While you weren't forbidden from seeing your family or acquaintances, there was no guarantee you'd ever see them again depending on where you were sent. A Lyrebird was essentially a wandering priestess with magical talent who's duty it was to protect and serve the Land of Hylia. They were well educated, and taught to fight so that they may tackle any problem presented to them. However, Lyrebirds were more than just simple wandering priestesses. They were as the name suggests, "liar birds". Fakes. Mimics, stemming from a belief that the Goddess walked among them, and by acting as fakes they could keep danger away from the Goddess. Once Demise invaded the land though, they were all slaughtered, and while few records remained of the practice, it was never resumed after Hylians returned to the land

#headcanon;; #this piece is a year old and i finally had a reason to actually do something with it #blog world building;; #changed name from nightingale to lyrebird cause i like the pun in lyrebird