She was born and bred a part of the Tyrants. No name to be had in that place, only identities that were thrust upon Her. She could remember having dozens of faces, a man this time, a woman next. But never Her own face. A life of secrecy, of deception, without any hope of escape, until She met Amihan.
Amihan was an elf, recently arrived in the city of towers, a cleric of the Traveler. Of course She had heard of the Traveler; the Tyrants revolved around the god of shapeshifters, but Amihan espoused a different side of the Traveler: one of freedom, of creation, of travel. A strange wanderlust brooked in those who listened to Amihan, and for Her, the urge to see the world beyond the Towers grew.
This however did not prove popular to the Tyrant One, and when assassins descended upon the flock, She knew who to blame. Amihan's dying words were on Her ear, and even while She swore revenge, Amihan rebuked Her with a smile and a soft shake of the head.
That was many years ago, and though escape was never far from Her mind, leaving Sharn proved next to impossible for one such as Herself. She had tried to escape once, but the price for that particular failure was something She would prefer never to remember. Finally chance and salvation came in the form of an airship captain recruiting adventurers. Wanderlust took hold of Her, a long forgotten affliction that gave Her enough bravado to sign in, if only in secret.
But what to be. Who to be. The Tyrants know of every identity She had mastered, and using such a fresh identity She did not know is sure to arouse suspicion. But there was one face, long etched into Her memory, that She knew of. Her face formed anew, Her body becoming thin and elegant, and when She was satisfied with the form, She said aloud Her new name until She was comfortable. Amihan.
'Amihan' only belatedly discovered the destination of the airship, long after a very narrow escape that is sure to be a tale in itself. Xen'dric. The prospect of exploring the Continent of Mysteries itself was certainly worth the risk.