Lira

Creating Lira

Elegance marked by defiance

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The Weight Of Expectation

Higher expectations meant harsher punishments. Unlike Orrien, who knew the sting of their father’s cane, Lira remained untouched.

A Visible Scar

That was until her one and only outburst cost her an eye, the only moment she ever saw Alistair show remorse. The eyepatch was always meant to represent a reminder that some scars must be visible to push us toward change. The choice for a traditional, fabric eye patch in a futuristic, cyberpunk dystopia is also intentional.

Elegance And Defiance

Every other detail of her appearance is deliberate: from perfectly tailored suits to a flawless hairstyle, she presents control and precision. In that way, she carries the centuries old Aetherion within her, even when she has left it behind. Her design ultimately balances elegance with defiance: pristine and commanding, yet marked by a single, defining act of rebellion that shapes her every move.

Lore And Legend

Lira was born to inherit the Order

Born To Inherit

Firstborn, sharp-minded, and unmistakably her father’s, Alistair, spitting image, she was raised for the future they had always planned for. Impatient, brilliant, and uninterested in anything resembling a typical childhood, she embodied exactly what the Order believed power should look like. But what they never accounted for was her awareness.

Refusing Their Design

Lira understood the Order early. From its insufferable superiority complex, its obsession with control and most of all, the way intelligence was valued only when it served the status quo. Within their circles, she learned to be ruthless purely out of resentment. Every lesson sharpened her ability to survive them and every expectation clarified her refusal to become them. So when the opportunity arose, she disappeared.

The Architect Of Resistance

Lira abandoned her title, erased her identity, and stepped outside the Order’s reach. In the shadows, she met Sam, who she founded the Respeculators with. For years, they planned quietly, recruiting allies from places the Order considered untouchable. The Aetherion Order thought they were shaping a ruler, when all along they created the architect of their greatest threat.

Character Profile

Each Genesis gives you a Genesis Edition card in game — explore its stats and abilities below

Genesis Original

Velvet Strings

Faction: Aetherion Order
Card Type: Legend (Rare - Enforcing)
Battle Role: Suppressor / Disruptor

Combat Stats

Energy: 3
Attack: 3
Health: 3

Passive Ability

On Play, this unit takes –1 damage from enemies for 1 turn

Active Ability

Corrupt an enemy (–1 Attack, –1 HP)

Built For Battle

Know Your Next Move

Lira — Velvet Strings game card — Aetherion OrderGenesis Game Card

Set Up Your Play

Find the right moment. Build the right board

When to play3 key points

Turns 3 to 5, just before an enemy attack to weaken their entire combat.
When you need to slow early aggression and buy time for control.
When Corrupt can push a key enemy past a lethal breakpoint.

Synergies4 key points

Aetherion control shells
Corruption-focused decks
Units that punish weakened enemies
Tempo denial strategies

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