Naya Swiftwater
Name: Naya Swiftwater
Age: 46
Height: 5’9”
Profession: Artisan and owner of Swiftwater Leatherworks, specializing in handmade leather goods rooted in Tsa’huk tradition.
Hometown: Silver Reach, Cascadia, Norland
Parents: Takoda & Ahyoka Ironcloud
Marital status: Divorced from Bernard Clarke; widowed from Talon Swiftwater
Children: Merritt Victoria Clarke, Tala Many Guns, and Sage Swiftwater
Current residence: Silver Reach, Cascadia, Norland
Favourite colour: Orange
Personality: Strong. Grounded. Quietly resilient. Fiercely protective.
Defining trait: Carries a past she rarely speaks of — and a strength built from surviving it.
Naya Swiftwater lives with a quiet dignity earned through both beauty and pain. Born and raised in Silver Reach, Cascadia, she grew up deeply rooted in the traditions of the Tsa’huk people — a legacy she now honours through her work as a leather artisan, creating intricate, handmade pieces that carry the stories of those who came before her.
Though she rarely speaks of her past, the shadows in Naya’s life have shaped her. A young mother at fifteen, her first marriage to Bernard Clarke brought her Merritt Victoria Clarke — and many lessons in endurance. Naya and Bernard separated when she was 25, after five years of marriage.
One year later, she married Talon Swiftwater, building a blended family that would bring her two more daughters: Tala (aged 19) and Sage (aged 18). But loss came again when with Talon’s death when Naya was just 31, leaving Naya once more to carry the weight of motherhood on her own.
At 46 years old and 5'9", Naya remains a steady presence in her daughters’ lives — a woman who has survived heartbreak, hardship, and choices that still echo beneath her silence. Yet in every stitch of leather and every moment of grace, she continues forward — proof that even after great storms, there is still beauty in what remains.
