Lyra is a human wizard, a member of the Slayer's Take guild in Vasselheim. She became a member on a 'technicality', and is regarded as an unproven member of the guild. Upon meeting Vox Machina, she claimed that her biggest kill to date was a worg that was threatening Aldor, another member of the guild and her ardent crush.
Physically and socially awkward, naïve to the grave danger of a slayer's life, and lacking practical combat experience, Lyra is often considered a liability by her fellow guild members. But what she lacks in experience, she more then makes up for in enthusiasm...in theory.