Kaya generally prefers flowy fabrics that have a lot of breathability. Vibrant colors are her favorites, making her a frequent customer of the local merchants.

06.26.706. (0).
Descended from a long line of wandering desert traders on her maternal side, Kaya was raised as all the women in her family had been for generations. By tradition, every girl had been taught the ways of healers and wise women regardless of what their husbands wanted while the boys were left to the whims of their fathers. In a nod to her father and her grandmother, her name was taken from both.

706-710. (0-4)
After the premature death of her parents, her father the year she was born followed by her mother four years later, Kaya was primarily raised by her grandmother, Kadija, who had accompanied her parents in their move to Igen Hold before Kaya had been born. Despite being an older woman raising a little girl on her own, Kidija maintained the Apothecary Kaya's father had originally built for her mother.

710-721. (4-17)
Kaya grew quickly, taking to learning like a bird to flying. Under her grandmother's tutelage, Kaya was taking care of patients of her own by the time she was 17 years old and gained her own following from there.

715-716. (9-10)
During the time of her tutelage, there were many things happening within the Weyrs. News that dragons had caught the plague spread like wildfire. Those who lived within the Weyrs retracted, returning to their bases and closing borders to outsiders. The following year, the dragons and their riders disappeared. While panic was widespread, there were many grateful for no longer having to pay tithes and higher taxes. Small businesses flourished, the Apothecary among them.

721-730. (17-24)
Kaya spent these years refining her practice and skills, coming out from under the watchful eye of her grandmother to work mostly on her own, though Kadija still saw her own patients who preferred the older woman's experience to her granddaughter's youth and vigor. Though there were suitors, as one would expect, Kaya had no interest following a fling when she was 16 years old that resulted in an unplanned pregnancy, and her grandmother saw no need to marry her off when they were doing quite well for themselves as they were. For those who were most insistent, Kaya found ways to spread rumors about herself that would make her less of a candidate for unwanted affections.

730-732. (24-26)
By the time Kaya had become marrying age, a young Holdman, Kijani, had become enamored with the young healer and asked for her hand in marriage. He spent two years courting her as she spent most of her time tending to patients instead of partaking in romance. Despite his ability to decline, Kaya had made her own counteroffer that she would only accept his hand if he embraced who and what she was, including continuing care for her aging grandmother.

732-735. (26-29)
Married in 732, Kaya and Kijani had experienced the love of a lifetime. With their roles switched, Kijani served as a pupil to both Kaya and Kadija, though he ran the Apothecary in the public eye. The pair seemed to have life figured out and were living it to their fullest. Their business was thriving and healthy enough that even the return of dragons, and the subsequent tithes, did little to affect their practices. It wasn't until 735 that Kijani was killed in a freak accident involving a merchant cart that Kaya's life was turned upside down.

735. (29)
Grief-stricken after Kijani's death, Kaya struggled alongside her ailing grandmother to pick up the shattered pieces of her heart and carry on. Without Kijani in their lives to make things smoother, Kaya suffered many unwanted advances and offers of marriage until she started a rumor that she was barren and unwanted. After that, the offers dwindled before finally ceasing altogether.

736. (30)
The hard hits didn't stop coming for Kaya, and she suffered the second-biggest loss of her life when her grandmother finally succumbed to chronic illness at the age of 75.

736-Current. (30-Current)
On her own, Kaya struggled to maintain the Apothecary on her own for the following year but managed to find her feet once more as she grieved properly and allowed herself to move on. Since then, Kaya has been fulfilling the needs of her community with the confidence of a skilled merchant.

740. (34)
Kaya rekindled the spark of affection with the young man from her childhood. Only now, he is the Lord of Igen, wedded to another with other mistresses. Kaya is unbothered by the other women, understanding his position. She is convinced she had her shot at love. What she gets from this relationship is company and a balm for loneliness that strikes from time to time.