Little is known about where Auron comes from, other than the city of Bevelle which is the home of the Church of Yevon in the world of Spira. I'm inclined to believe that he grew up into the church as a young boy as either an orphan or given to the church by his parents. Auron was trained as a fighting monk in the Church, defending the temples from attacks by fiends.
The Church of Yevon was the only major religion in Spira. It was they who taught that past crimes and use of machina had allowed Sin, a giant monstrosity that traveled the world, to be born. Only through atoning for sins could everyone be one day saved. Auron believed this and worked hard to defend the faithful temples from monsters. He kept his focus on his skills and drew the attention of the higher ups of the Church. He would become the leader of all the fighting monks in the Church and the hand of a high priest's daughter. It would lead to even more promotions, perhaps even becoming a leader of the Church itself.
Auron turned it down. I'm inclined to think that Auron, always one to earn his own way by his hard work, felt that he hadn't earned such a high honor and in turn, couldn't quite trust the spirit in which it was given. For his choice, Auron was shunned by many. That is until he met Braska.
Although people could pray to have Sin leave the land, the only way their prayers were made manifest was by Summoners traveling a pilgrimage around Spira. They visited all the major temples to receive the blessings of fayth, souls trapped in rock, who gave Summoners the means to call upon them in battle as Aeons, or summoning creatures like Ifrit and Shiva. Once a summoner had the blessings of all the fayth, they traveled the ruined city of Zanarkand to receive the blessings of the last fayth and have the Final Aeon. The summoner would face Sin, call the Final Aeon to defeat Sin and die themselves.
Because of the danger, summoners couldn't complete the journey on their own. They needed Guardians to protect them along the way. Impressed with Braska's unwavering faith in his goal, Auron agreed to become his Guardian. Before leaving on their journey, they picked up another man from the jails of Bevelle. This man was a drunk, claiming to be from a Zanarkand where a city actually existed, not a ruin.
This man was named Jecht. Auron didn't get along with him very much. Jecht was very much his opposite, being lazy, too casual and familiar and liked to drink way too much. However, Auron ultimately respected Braska's decisions and the three of them traveled all over the world on pilgrimage. Having not had a real family before, Auron remained fairly stiff, always the one keeping the both of them on course.
But he began to thaw bit by bit. After Jecht agreed to give up drinking, everyone seemed to get along better as a whole. It's why when they were successful and got close to the journey's end, Auron's faith in the quest wavered. He didn't want to lose Braska, who had become his friend. He didn't want to lose Jecht, who in a sick twist to their journey, had to become the Final Aeon. Braska would call upon Jecht to defeat Sin but in turn, would become Sin in a few months. There was no way around the facts.
Despite learning the truth, Braska pressed on and Auron, promising Jecht to protect Braska for the last bit of journey, followed him. They fought Sin and were successful, but Auron was now without the two friends dearest to him. He did not take to this too well.
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Little is known about where Auron comes from, other than the city of Bevelle which is the home of the Church of Yevon in the world of Spira. I'm inclined to believe that he grew up into the church as a young boy as either an orphan or given to the church by his parents. Auron was trained as a fighting monk in the Church, defending the temples from attacks by fiends.
The Church of Yevon was the only major religion in Spira. It was they who taught that past crimes and use of machina had allowed Sin, a giant monstrosity that traveled the world, to be born. Only through atoning for sins could everyone be one day saved. Auron believed this and worked hard to defend the faithful temples from monsters. He kept his focus on his skills and drew the attention of the higher ups of the Church. He would become the leader of all the fighting monks in the Church and the hand of a high priest's daughter. It would lead to even more promotions, perhaps even becoming a leader of the Church itself.
Auron turned it down. I'm inclined to think that Auron, always one to earn his own way by his hard work, felt that he hadn't earned such a high honor and in turn, couldn't quite trust the spirit in which it was given. For his choice, Auron was shunned by many. That is until he met Braska.
Although people could pray to have Sin leave the land, the only way their prayers were made manifest was by Summoners traveling a pilgrimage around Spira. They visited all the major temples to receive the blessings of fayth, souls trapped in rock, who gave Summoners the means to call upon them in battle as Aeons, or summoning creatures like Ifrit and Shiva. Once a summoner had the blessings of all the fayth, they traveled the ruined city of Zanarkand to receive the blessings of the last fayth and have the Final Aeon. The summoner would face Sin, call the Final Aeon to defeat Sin and die themselves.
Because of the danger, summoners couldn't complete the journey on their own. They needed Guardians to protect them along the way. Impressed with Braska's unwavering faith in his goal, Auron agreed to become his Guardian. Before leaving on their journey, they picked up another man from the jails of Bevelle. This man was a drunk, claiming to be from a Zanarkand where a city actually existed, not a ruin.
This man was named Jecht. Auron didn't get along with him very much. Jecht was very much his opposite, being lazy, too casual and familiar and liked to drink way too much. However, Auron ultimately respected Braska's decisions and the three of them traveled all over the world on pilgrimage. Having not had a real family before, Auron remained fairly stiff, always the one keeping the both of them on course.
But he began to thaw bit by bit. After Jecht agreed to give up drinking, everyone seemed to get along better as a whole. It's why when they were successful and got close to the journey's end, Auron's faith in the quest wavered. He didn't want to lose Braska, who had become his friend. He didn't want to lose Jecht, who in a sick twist to their journey, had to become the Final Aeon. Braska would call upon Jecht to defeat Sin but in turn, would become Sin in a few months. There was no way around the facts.
Despite learning the truth, Braska pressed on and Auron, promising Jecht to protect Braska for the last bit of journey, followed him. They fought Sin and were successful, but Auron was now without the two friends dearest to him. He did not take to this too well.