Lyria of Lagalos is a Red of the Gamma clan on Mars and one of the narrators in the Iron Gold Trilogy. She lived in the mines of Lagalos until she was liberated by The Republic after The Rising. Despite promises of a better life, Lyria feels that Sovereign Virginia au Augustus and the Rising have failed the people.
Personality[]
Lyria is a kind person, especially with young children. She dislikes nonsense and is very straightforward. She can be very stubborn and gets herself into trouble for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She also has a mean streak and can be cruel to those around her.
She is quick to help those in need. The first example is when Kavax au Telemanus was about to drown under the weight of his armor in the lake near her refugee camp. Lyria swam to him with a dislocated shoulder and tied a rope to help pull him out of the water.
She is nostalgic for her life in the mines, considering that life was better then, when Gammas had all the means to survive and Helldivers were heroes. She resents Darrow for most of Iron Gold and believes he betrayed his people. Eventually, she comes to understand Darrow and the Sovereign better. After a discussion with the Sovereign, she lets go of her resentment.
Appearance[]
Lyria is a Red teenager of the Gamma clan of Lagalos. She has curly short hair and brown skin. She straightened her hair while on Hyperion, but after her kidnapping by Figment, she let it set naturally.
Involvement[]
Before Iron Gold[]
- 735-753 PCE
Before the events of the Iron Gold saga, Lyria lived with her family in the mines of Lagalos. After the Rising, the occupants of Lagalos were under rule of a despotic Gray leader for a time, until the Republic saved the mine and relocated the occupants to Assimilation Camp 121.
Iron Gold[]
- 753 PCE
Lyria and her family are housed inside Assimilation Camp 121. Living with her are her sister Ava, her brother, Tiran, her father Arlow, her three nephews, Liam, Conn, and Barlow, and her niece, Ella. The camp is attacked by the Red Hand, with Harmony personally shooting Tiran. Lyria runs to save her blind nephew Liam and together they flee the camp. Red Hand soldiers execute and kill Arlow, Ava, Conn, and Barlow. She finds their bodies the next morning. During the firefight, she watches as a Gold Knight, Kavax au Telemanus and his fleet arrive to dispatch the Red Hand. She sees him fall from the sky into a lake and with the help of several Reds, drags the Fox Lord out to safety. The next morning, Lyria is treated for her injuries with Liam sitting beside her when Kavax visits to thank her. Lyria has become disillusioned with the Republic and demands that Kavax take her and her nephew with him when he offers to grant her any favor she wishes.
Now under the employment of House Telemanus, Liam has been sent to school. Lyria is a steward and valet of House Telemanus and Kavax teaches her to read. When the Reaper flees from Luna, House Telemanus is summoned and she goes with them. Lyria takes the opportunity to explore the Moon and on the Promenade, is mistakenly arrested for theft when a Gold has her bracelet stolen. Unbeknownst to Lyria, it was not an accident. She is saved by a Gray, Phillipe who takes her to several locations to get to know her. Lyria and Phillipe correspond while she stays on Luna, and they organise another outing. They meet in Hyperion and have a picnic. Phillipe gives her a pendant given to him by his late fiancee. She knows she is not to accept gifts but takes it when he persuades her to.
Lyria attends the birthday party of Regulus ag Sun 'Quicksilver', and recieves a gift from him for her service. She is isolated from the other attendants of House Telemanus, who have all been in service to the Fox Lords for generations. She is summoned by Kavax to take Sophocles to the gardens. She overhears the political situation on Luna, meeting Victra Barca, Sovereign Virginia Augustus, and Quicksilver. She flees after she is noticed when Kavax pushes the Fox toward her. She brushes past Holiday ti Nakamura in the corridors. In the Gardens, she meets Pax Augustus, son of Darrow and Virginia, and they talk while Sophocles urinates nearby. After Pax uses the word "bloodydamn" Lyria grows angry and shouts at him, telling him he is not a Red and neither is his Father. She leaves with the Fox and reaches the shuttle which is boarded by House Telemanus, Pax, and Electra Barca.
As the shuttle ascends, the pendant around her neck begins to vibrate and zooms toward the cockpit, it was a device constructed by Kobachi on the instruction of Ephraim ti Horn and the Syndicate. Several personnal are killed and many more are left unconscious. Lyria is on the verge of unconsciousness when she looks up, seeing a masked Ephraim pull the trigger of his Omnivore on her. The safety is still on however, and Ephraim spares her, feeling bad. Kavax risies from the floor and attacks Ephraim, Volga, and Dano. He kills Dano but is gravely injured by Volga. Ephraim and Volga escape with Lyria, Pax, and Electra.
Ephriam takes the children and Lyria to a dead drop, hiding Lyria in the trunk of a car he travels in. When Ephraim reaches the Syndicate outpost, Lyria is discovered when Cyra informs on Ephraim, telling the Duke of Hands that Lyria is alive and in the trunk. She leaves the trunk and spies on the Duke and Ephraim as the children are handed over. She makes a noise and is forced to flee when Syndicate Thorns chase after her. She dives head-first down a shaft falling ten floors before slowing. She burns the skin off her hands and dislocates her shoulder. A bounty is put out on a "Red bitch" and she flees into the city. Lyria runs toward a group of Reds hoping for sanctuary but they antagonise and threaten her with drug use and sexual violence. She runs away and ascends towards the Promenade level where she is arrested by Watchmen. Lionguards take custody of her, and Holiday ti Nakamura imprisons and escorts her to the Citadel for interrogation. Victra Barca announces that she will attack Holiday's shuttle if Lyria is not handed over. Victra, heavily pregnant and vengeful, threatens to destroy everyone to reach Lyria. She is stopped when Niobe au Telemanus arrives to prevent Victra from attacking.
Taken to the Citadel by Holiday, Lyria is muzzled and blinded. She is taken in front of Daxo au Telemanus, Theodora, and Sovereign Virginia Augustus. They interrogate her, and Ephraim's identity is revealed. With the Sovereign's trust, Lyria and Holiday arrest Volga Fjorgan. They confront Ephraim and she wears his Omnivore, flaunting the weapon in front of the Freelancer. After Ephraim agrees to return the children on the condition of a pardon, they leave. Back in the Citadel, Lyria is given a room to rest and wash. When she is readying herself to take a shower, a Brown steward of House Barca ambushes her, knocks her unconscious and tells Lyria that Lady Barca wants to see her.
Dark Age[]
- 753 PCE
- 754 PCE
Family[]
- Arlow of Lagalos - Wife died of cancer before their mine was liberated. Father of Lyria, Tiran, Ava, Aengus, and Dagan.
- Ava of Lagalos - Lyria's older sister.
- Conn of Lagalos - Son of Ava and Varon.
- Barlow of Lagalos - Son of Ava and Varon.
- Liam of Lagalos - Son of Ava and Varon.
- Ella of Lagalos - Daughter of Ava and Varon.
- Tiran of Lagalos - Lyria's younger brother.
- Aengus of Lagalos - Lyria's older brother. Aided in the Reaper's war effort alongside his brother and brother in-law.
- Dagan of Lagalos - Lyria's older brother. Aided in the Reaper's war effort alongside his brother and brother in-law.
- Ava of Lagalos - Lyria's older sister.
- Ma - Wife to Arlow of Lagalos, and mother to Lyria, Tiran, Aengus and Dagan. Died before the events of Iron Gold. Name not known.
- Varon of Lagalos - Ava's husband and father to Conn, Barlow, Liam and Ella. Aided in the Reaper's war effort alongside his brothers in law.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- "They planted us in stones, watered us with pain, and now marvel we have thorns." - Iron Gold, Ch. 35