![[i]ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.[/i]](/uploads/images/e6ee91b25936d177cce273ae967a1906.jpg "[i]ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.[/i]")
![[i]THE INEXORABLE FUTURE[/i]](/uploads/images/c8ef1eae45a8dd8b1c22f23a5e34d052.jpg "[i]THE INEXORABLE FUTURE[/i]")
![[i]He doesn’t smile much anymore, and when he does, it’s different than it used to be…[/i]](/uploads/images/3930488d13afe496747669049b5f7b1c.jpeg "[i]He doesn’t smile much anymore, and when he does, it’s different than it used to be…[/i]")
Current Impressions
Hilde: His first and most important friend. Jealous of her new friends but purposely trying to keep some distance between them this year so they can both grow as people, something he never previously considered important. Slowly coming to terms with the fact that he’s in love with her, even though he still doesn’t fully understand what that means – all he knows is that he’d burn the world down to protect her.
Ned: Firmly in the “tolerated” category of individuals Cuan interacts with. Genuinely respects his skills. Can’t relate to any of his familial hangups and has said so, but is of the opinion that if his parents can’t recognize Ned's very obvious talent and hard work, then they’re both wrong and idiots. Not so subtly amused by how whipped Lex has him.
Lex: Actually likes her. Easy to get along with as they have a similar vibe and living preferences. Appreciates her lack of bullshit and that they can exist calmly in a shared space without actively trying to be friends. Occasionally likes to talk shit with her because some people deserve to have shit talked about them.
8380: Warforged should be doing what they’re programmed to do and this one is clearly broken. Doesn’t really acknowledge them as a person (way to be racist, Cuan).
Eva: She’s there and Hilde likes her, so despite her incessant annoying questions, she exists begrudgingly in the “tolerated” category.
Antioch: A fucking weirdo who keeps trying to get him into a maid outfit for some stupid reason. On the other hand, clearly skilled in spell matrices and was completely unphased by his request to split his tongue, so that’s something.
Athalor: Thinks he’s hot and wants to unalive himself whenever he gets reminded of this (usually by Hilde). Also thinks Athalor is an elitist dickhead and would be happy to see him have a painful accident in the crucible.
Alyx: Still does not understand what the Codex actually does despite multiple people explaining it to him on multiple occasions, and therefore doesn’t have much of an opinion on Alyx except that he’s in charge and therefore Cuan needs to listen to him.
Garnet: Stuck up princess bitch who keeps giving him weird looks in class.
Arianna: Kinda cute but also a vapid idiot.
Everyone else: Hate. :)
(Last updated midway through year 5)
Cuan's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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Compulsion
28 Nov 2021 06:26:14
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Faerie Fire
28 Nov 2021 06:26:43
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End of Year Project
29 Nov 2021 09:57:00
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Unknown Quantity
03 Dec 2021 06:15:04
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Memento
10 Dec 2021 11:37:19
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Numerology Exam
15 Jan 2022 03:01:09
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Spell Matrices Exam
21 Jan 2022 03:12:20
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Current Impressions
21 Jan 2022 11:07:40
28 Nov 2021 06:26:14
28 Nov 2021 06:26:43
29 Nov 2021 09:57:00
03 Dec 2021 06:15:04
10 Dec 2021 11:37:19
15 Jan 2022 03:01:09
21 Jan 2022 03:12:20
21 Jan 2022 11:07:40
The major events and journals in Cuan's history, from the beginning to today.
The Impromptu Party
04:30 pm - 22.12.2022[i]ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.[/i]
01:54 am - 17.07.2022Had a weird dream about building Construct Rogues...
03:43 am - 17.02.2022Current Impressions
[b]Hilde:[/b] His first and most important friend. Jealous of her new friends but purposely trying to keep some distance between them this year so they can both grow as people, something he never previously considered important. Slowly coming to terms wit...
11:05 am - 21.01.2022Spell Matrices Exam
[h4]Studying[/h4] Cuan has apparently developed a bad habit of YOLOing his classes this year and decides to forgo formal studying in favor of building more cubes, which is kind of like studying in the same way that eating nothing but candy is technical...
03:12 am - 21.01.2022Numerology Exam
[h4]Studying[/h4] In which Cuan attempts to ignore walking abacus professor Ralnour during class so he can actually focus on the material. Unfortunately, his arithmomania makes him exceptionally attuned to perceiving her, so despite his best efforts, h...
10:22 pm - 13.01.2022Got bored.
06:48 am - 10.01.2022First Kiss
[i]Cuan.exe has stopped working[/i]
01:43 am - 05.01.2022Some Alfar girl with no clothes just asked me if I want to be part of a “meyd kaffay.” I have no idea what either of those words mean.
10:59 pm - 17.12.2021This class sucks.
03:28 am - 16.12.2021Ned keeps hovering in the vicinity of our room...
12:43 am - 15.12.2021Didn’t really have time to investigate further until now, but during my end of year project, I found out that, as an alternative to dueling, [i]competitive construct battles[/i] used to be a thing here at the academy. Might be a good opportunity to see how these upperclassmen artificers stack up. :)
12:04 am - 12.12.2021If anyone was wondering, there are 884,532 books in our Chapterhouse.
11:51 pm - 11.12.2021Memento
When the Codex leadership announced that they were all moving into the same Chapterhouse, Cuan was fine with it. Despite having developed an appreciation for autonomy since arriving at the academy, at the end of the day, being told what to do is still eas...
12:30 pm - 10.12.2021Mage Hand is annoyingly limited.
05:19 am - 10.12.2021[i]He doesn’t smile much anymore, and when he does, it’s different than it used to be…[/i]
02:34 pm - 05.12.2021I hate it here. :)
09:19 am - 04.12.2021...Hilde, were you awake last night?
09:35 am - 03.12.2021Unknown Quantity
He forgets about the box for a while. At least, he tries to. The things Hilde said when he asked why she was giving it to him left a bad taste in his mouth, and he doesn’t know why. Of course they were probably going to split up when they moved to th...
06:13 am - 03.12.2021Hilde gives me so many things…
12:44 am - 02.12.2021Letter grades are overrated. :)
10:12 am - 29.11.2021End of Year Project
[h3]Concept[/h3] Cuan has been working on his Steel Defender since third year, and at this point has a fully functional construct. However, the Steel Defender is big and bulky, and he doesn’t want it following him around all the time, so his project ...
07:04 am - 29.11.2021Faerie Fire
There’s a girl named Hildegard who lives at the Grove with him. A fairy. Weirdly tall, or so he’s been told. Cuan doesn’t know much about fairies, and as someone who’d already been pushing six feet by their second year, he can’t really attest to...
04:34 am - 28.11.2021Siiiiiiiiigh……
09:52 am - 26.11.2021Compulsion
Cuan Caerwyn counts things. He doesn't particularly like counting things, but he’s very good at it. Good at numbers, good at math. Fast. Accurate. remembers everything he calculates, everything he counts. He's good at it because he does it [i]all ...
01:01 am - 15.11.2021Who wants to ask Cuan to the Green Gala?
12:17 am - 15.11.2021Totally normal character ref.
11:46 pm - 14.11.2021The list of amazing people following the adventures of Cuan.
Social
Birthplace
The Clockwork City of Difraxis
Current Residence
Ioth Academy (Tarselmoor Chapterhouse)
Contacts & Relations
Wealth & Financial state
No personal finances beyond what he's provided by the academy.
Family Ties
None that he knows of — as a child from the Clockwork City, he was taken from his biological parents as soon as he was born and raised in his designated group. He made no familiar connections with his Hillfolk guardians.
Social Aptitude
A loaner by design rather than circumstance, the type who knows a lot of people and whom a lot of people know, but isn’t really close with anyone save for a very select few individuals.
Mannerisms
Always seems a bit distracted, only ever half paying attention to the conversation at hand. Will do almost anything he's asked with little question or hesistation, even if he's privately disparaging the asker (which he probably is). Generally outwardly polite, if somewhat cagey.
Hobbies & Pets
Metallurgy, casting, machining, designing and building constructs and modular spell matrices, solving puzzles and complex math problems.
Speech
Speaks with the serene confidence of someone who knows something you don't.