The favourite child of the nature deity Shorm, Layla spent her childhood traveling back and forth between her divine mother and mortal father, Gabriel. During these years, she listened to many tales of adventure and exploration from Gabriel, who was part of a procurement agency that specialised in obtaining exotic materials for artisan crafts. Gabriel specialised in working with lumber and plant life, and during his younger years, he had heard rumours of a legendary garden where all time had come to a pause, known as the Sofiknetaun. According to the myths, it was an ancient experiment of Igal's, one that had never been seen by any others than the gods themselves. In that garden, it was said there stood a legendary crystal tree which bore prism shaped fruits that could grant eternal life, something Gabriel wished to have for himself, wanting nothing more than to live an everlasting life of travel. Determined to uncover the location of this garden, Gabriel pursued its whereabouts with great dedication, but never accomplished his goal. It was during these travels that he caught the eye of Shorm and had a child with her.
As Layla grew older, she made the decision to live outside of Rehjolvnatys with her father, being more drawn to the life of a mortal than one as a servant of the gods. She followed Gabriel into the wider world, assisting him in his work as a woniyalv, a procurement specialist. But more than anything else, she too had become enamoured by the idea of the Sofiknetaun, hoping to become the first to explore its walls and bear witness to the powers of the tree's mystical fruits. More than anything else, she hoped to be able to explore the world with Gabriel forever, wanting nothing more than to continue travelling to far flung destinations with her father.
However, halflings live indefinitely, unlike mortals. When Gabriel eventually passed from old age, they had few leads as to the garden's location. With nowhere to go and an uncertain future, Layla returned to Rehjolvnatys, hoping to find new purpose in life. While she was there looking for whispers of the garden's whereabouts, she decided to join the ranks of their own woniyalv, still eager to see the new frontiers of the world. And with that, she began to mirror her father's path, becoming a woniyalv who sought not just their quarry, but also their personal dreams of treasure and wonder. Though she no longer has Gabriel by her side, she continues to carry his compass with her, hoping to bring it with her into the Sofiknetaun when she reaches her journey's end.