Backstory

The story of Tranns Harkin's life begins with the story of her parents. All three of them. Her mother was Amanda Harkin, a princess from Hyrule who, while a beloved and kind figure of nobility, suffered from mood swings that left palaces reeling for days on end. Her father was Artem Barr, the young monarch of the Calatia who struggled to reform his kingdom, while still finding himself bound by tradition. Her dad, who she credited most for making her the person she grew up to be, was Sir Jono, a high-ranking knight of Hyrule.

In the years leading up to Tranns' birth, the kingdoms of Hyrule--inhabited by Hylians--and Calatia--inhabited by humans--struggled to form a stable peace. As a part of the solution, it was decided that the heir to Calatia, Artem Barr, would marry a Hylian princess, Amanda Harkin. The arrangement was pleasing enough to both parties. What quickly proved problematic was the expectation that Calatian kings would have multiple wives. Once his marriage to Amanda was arranged, Artem's father proceeded to arrange additional marriages for him, all within Calatian nobility. Neither Artem nor Amanda were happy about this, but there was little they could do.

Amanda became Artem's first wife, but in the blink of an eye, he was married to five other young women as well, including Demora Esac who quickly became pregnant. It was declared that her child would be heir to Calatia. Amanda, jealous and resentful, acted out, beginning a torrid and very public affair with one of Hyrule's visiting knights, Sir Jono. A widower who lived by a code of honor, Jono did not approve of a man having multiple wives and was sympathetic to Amanda. At the same time, he sympathized with Artem, leaving all three of them very confused and crowded in the marriage. Stirred by passions, one night, Amanda convinced Jono to take her back to Hyrule with him. Against his better judgment, he agreed.

( The lovers set up a little household... )

What Have I Done?

What have I done?
Sweet Nayru, what have I done?
Become a thief in the night,
Become a dog on the run
And have I fallen so far,
And is the hour so late
That nothing remains but the cry of my hate,
The cries in the dark that nobody hears,
Here where I stand at the turning of the years?

If there's another way to go
I missed it twenty long years ago
My life was a war that could never be won
They gave me a number and murdered Harkin
When they chained me and left me for dead
Just for stealing a mouthful of bread

Yet why did I allow that man
To touch my soul and teach me love?
He treated me like any other
He gave me his trust
He called me brother
My life he claims for Din above
Can such things be?
For I had come to hate the world
This world that always hated me

Take an eye for an eye!
Turn your heart into stone!
This is all I have lived for!
This is all I have known!

One word from him and I'd be back
Beneath the lash, upon the rack
Instead he offers me my freedom
I feel my shame inside me like a knife
He told me that I had a soul,
How does he know?
What spirit comes to move my life?
Is there another way to go?

I am reaching, but I fall
And the night is closing in
As I stare into the void
To the whirlpool of my sin
I'll escape now from the world
From the world of Tranns Harkin
Tranns Harkin is nothing now
Another story must begin!