Deadly and precise, Xayah is a vastayan revolutionary waging a personal war to save her people. She uses her speed, guile, and razor-sharp feather blades feather blades to cut down anyone who stands in her way. Xayah fights alongside her partner and lover, Rakan, to protect their dwindling tribe and restore their race to her vision of its former glory. Her main goal is reclaim the First Lands of Ionia that was taken by mortals, using violence and consolidation as her rebellion comes to fruition.