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Cyndorea - Tenno Philosopher & Scholar
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A photo of Cyndorea in front of her former Transference Pod on Lua
Cyndorea is a Tenno Operator, and one of the oldest children aboard the Zariman 10-0, being 17 during the Void Jump Incident. Prior to the Void Jump Incident, Cyn spent several years living aboard the Zariman 10-0, becoming very familiar with the crew, and starting her transition. During this time, she developed a very complicated relationship with her parents. While they were accepting of her transgender identity, they refused to allow her to choose her own name, giving her the name Cyndorea, which they shortened to Dorea. Cyn despised this nickname, and frequently refused to respond to it, but often gave up resistance due to her parent's insistence. Cyn hoped to become an Archimedian, learning under Archimedian Yonta once they arrived in the Tau system, studying the metals of the new system, as well as Void mechanics. However, this would never come to pass.
As a result of her age, in the immediate aftermath of the Jump, many of the other children looked to her for comfort and guidance. A typically reserved, shy individual, Cyn struggled with dealing with children, finding their levels of energy exhausting. As a result, she quickly found herself burnt out from taking care of the younger children, resulting in her making a deal with the Man In The Wall out of desperation.
Following the Zariman 10-0's return to Realspace, Cyn latched on to Margulis as a mother figure, desperate for someone to take responsibility for the others away from her. In an effort to learn to control her new abilities, Cyn studied philosophy, attempting to use to Orokin Seven Principles to guide her, but found them ultimately unfulfilling. Instead, she and several others volunteered to be test subjects for the new Transference technology, which proved successful in ending the outbursts of Void energy.
With her powers now under control, Cyn spent a lot of time sleeping, dreaming of a future where she was a successful scholar, allowed to roam the Entrati halls, and with her own research facility. When the Old War with the Sentients began, however, she was drafted alongside the other Tenno, and became a soldier for the Orokin.
During this time, Cyn slowly forgot her identity prior to her use of a Warframe, truly believing herself to be a Wisp model Warframe. She would, alongside several other Tenno, develop the forging techniques that went into creating Tenno weapons, becoming an accomplished bladesmith, as well as a philosophical scholar for the Tenno, helping form their code of honour, prioritising the defence of the vulnerable, and the pursuit of knowledge and self improvement.
When the Old War ended, Cyn took part in the massacring of the Orokin, before falling into a slumber with many other Tenno, on the now hidden Lua. For centuries, she would sleep, before being woken up by the Lotus on Mars, shortly after Vor was defeated. From then on, Cyn followed the story of Warframe, awakening to her true self in the Second Dream, learning to control her Void powers during the War Within, and recovering all her memories by the time of The Sacrifice.
In the current day, Cyn aligns herself with the Arbiters of Hexis and Cephalon Suda syndicates, appreciating their emphasis on scholarship and philosophy. She dislikes Perrin Sequence and New Loka for their political philosophies, and avoids the Red Veil due to being uncomfortable with their extremism, although she does enjoy studying their mysticism and esoterocism. She has a Kavat named Euleria, after one of her favourite scholars, as well as a trusty Helios Prime sentinel. She prefers Wisp, Mag and Harrow warframes, tending towards offering support and crowd control to her allies, but is still willing to fight on her own if needed.
Cyn has a strong fear of enclosed spaces as a result of her centuries in cryosleep, which is exacerbated by nightmares caused by exposure to the Man In The Wall, which take the form of her slowly being enclosed in stone.
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OC Masterlist
This is a list of all the OCs that I've written anything significant about, rather than just coming up with a vague design and name. I will be updating this from time to time, with links to relevant posts I've made about the characters. Yes, there are some running themes in my characters, I am very predictable.
Destiny 2:
Varri Selura: Awoken Warlock, risen shortly after the Curse of the Dreaming City is applied. Favours Void and Stasis subclasses. Primarily uses sniper rifles and hand canons in the field. Vex scholar, Hidden Operative and painfully bisexual. Loves tea, horror stories and beeswax candles in her downtime. Avoids Crucible like the plague, but enjoys Gambit occasionally.
Warframe:
Cyndorea (Tenno): Eldest of the children aboard the Zariman, favours Wisp, Mag and Harrow warframes. Wanted to be an Archimedian when she graduated. Has a strong interest in Tenno philosophy and metalworking. Lover of tea and Solaris detective novels.
Cyndorea (Drifter): Eldest of the children aboard the Zariman, and seemingly the only survivor of her iteration of the ship. Extremely photosensitive, and a writer of bad poetry. Has a moderate addiction to Tasoma extract, which she used to manage her nightmares. Surprisingly good at the Shawzin.
The Elder Scrolls:
Llaros Arianell: Dunmer Archmage, born to a Telvanni father and an Ashlander mother. Apprenticed under a Telvanni magister until his death, when she moved to Skyrim and started attending the College of WInterhold
Gwyneth Ashfield: Breton Conjurer, originally from Daggerfall, but has since moved to Bruma in Cyrodiil. Aspiring author of mystery novels, but struggles to find a publisher.
RWBY:
Sable Armitage: Cuttlefish Faunus, born and raised in Vale. Prone to severe nightmares and sleep paralysis. Prefers a cane sword in combat. Formerly a Huntress, but allowed her certification to expire in favour of becoming a freelancer. Her Semblance, That Which Eternal Lies, allows her to create an area in which living things are forced to fall asleep around her, with the further ability of forcing dreams upon those in her grasp.
The Owl House:
Thalia Dorn: A Witch initially from the Toes, who moved to Bonesborough following the Day of Unity and the Collection. Student at Hexside, studying Abomination and Oracle magic. Eventually gets a teaching position at the University of Wild Magic, teaching the history of magical development.
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