"You...I...Me...You want to know my st-story? Well... My name is Paya. Th-the reason I was named Paya is because I have a birthmark shaped like a papaya seed..."
Paya is a shy young woman who helps care for her elderly grandmother and assist her in guarding the Sheikah Heirloom until the prophecy relating to it was fulfilled. Paya is a young Sheikah woman who lives in Kakariko Village. She resides in her grandmother Impa's House, where she has her own Room in the attic. She has a tattoo of the Crest of the Sheikah on her face to ward off evil, in addition to honoring her long Sheikah lineage.
Paya is noted to become flustered when she speaks to boys.