Saphira

History
Born to a mermaid who mated with a sailor, against his will, Saphira and her mother's lives became difficult and often grief filled after her father abandoned her. She thus grew up without a positive father figure, but with a depressed mother. They spoke little, only really conversing regarding being wary of human men, especially of being fearful of the Order. Eventually, she left the care of her mother and travelled, sometimes finding port towns and partaking in the joys of cooked fish before having to leave to avoid men.

It wasn't until Saphira saved a drowning map maker that her life took a turn for the socially awkward, but better. Upon kissing, and thus granting air to, said sailor, he and Saphira decided to leave the island together. And after a shaky series of conversations, the two fell in love and decided to travel together, mapping new regions and meeting different people.