Freshly arrived in Eorzea from Othard, Severia (though she did not yet call herself that) did not speak the language and spent much time simply watching and listening to those around her. She walked from place to place, playing her shamisen in the hope of a few coins. It was a year of near starvation, lack of shelter, and occasionally dangerous encounters, but she survived. She explored the safer regions around Ul'dah and Limsa, picking up the common tongue, learning to communicate, learning how these lands and their peoples lived, learning to play for an audience. Eventually she would hear tell of a large forest to the north that piqued her interest and she set off once again.