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|Hometown=Zortroa Kinship
|Hometown=Zortroa Kinship
|Hair=Black
|Hair=Black
|Class=Shaman (Celesdue); Dancer
|Class=High Priestess of Celesdue; Dancer
|Role=Drifter
|Role=Drifter
|Bounty=75000G
|Bounty=75000G
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|Powers=
|Powers=
* '''Silver Moon Medium:''' Catenna was raised as a dedicated Zoa Priestess in the service of Celesdue, but found herself in possession of the Silver Moon Medium after discovering a lost temple in the depths of Elru. The Medium grants her a far stronger connection to the Moon Guardian than most and enables powerful Material summons and arcana.
[[image:Catenna 006c half.jpg|thumb|Catenna's Spiran ensemble.]]
* '''Silver Moon Medium:''' Catenna was raised as a dedicated Zoa Priestess in the service of Celesdue, but found herself in possession of the Silver Moon Medium after discovering a lost temple in the depths of Elru. The Medium grants her a far stronger connection to the Moon Guardian than most and enables powerful Material summons and arcana. It also marks her as Celesdue's chosen High Priestess. Her time on Lunar has brought her closer to Celesdue in some respects, and her ability to channel the power of the Moon Guardian has increased substantially.
* '''Supplemental Mediums:''' Catenna possesses both a Stone Medium of Lucadia and an Artificial Medium of Rigdobrite.
* '''Drawn Equinox Style:''' Catenna's technical style has evolved through her time on Spira to incorporate both her bowhunting skill from her time among the Zortroa and the dancing training she underwent with Jean. She has combined them both into a unique style, utilizing an asymmetrical ''yumi''-type bow. The Drawn Equinox style is equal parts archery, dance and athletic exhibition, involving rapid movement, high jumps, acrobatic flips and bow attacks from above, with Guardian arcana interspersed to debilitate her targets. It is designed for Catenna to be able to exercise maximum mobility while limiting her opponent's mobility in turn. At its most flexible, the style allows Catenna to actually reverse direction in midair, pivot off of scenery she shouldn't be able to pivot from, and even manage shots with her bow while upside down.
* '''Saarda-Shanta:''' Otherwise known as the Owlet, or the Great Owl. Saarda-Shanta is a Totem Creature of Celesdue - essentially a sub-spirit - and is at least partly an embodiment of Celesdue's essence. The child of a Totem Bird driven mad by The Demon King's Malice, the Owlet was hatched from an egg saved by the Caravan Kinship and raised from vulnerability, but has since come into her own as Catenna's familiar, companion and friend. When situations are particularly grim, Saarda-Shanta has the ability to expand into her adult form, a huge snowy owl large enough to carry Catenna and a companion on her back. In this form, she's capable of projecting lunar energy in the form of offensive beams. Saarda-Shanta's abilities go beyond combat: She most closely resembles a ''sub-spirit'' in her connection to Celesdue and may in fact be somewhat cospecific with the Moon Guardian, or at least able to act as a conduit for her.


* '''Sea Medium:''' Granted to her in the depths of the Guardian Temple, this new Medium gives Catenna the ability to tap into the powers of Lucadia, Guardian of the Sea, though it is an ability she has barely begun to explore. While her life has been devoted to Celesdue, the inextricable bond between the Moon and the tide makes this a fairly natural fit.
Catenna has a few non-combat skills of note:


* '''Beast Bond:''' The Zortroa, long driven off their land by the Kingdom of Elesius, broadly did not follow the path of the Baskar in communing with the Guardians, but instead developed the ability to bond and in some cases even merge with wild monsters. That said, Catenna is notably worse at this than virtually any other Zortroa and has virtually no ability to command beasts outside of her familiar, whose bond with her is more spiritual and rooted in love and care than is typical of Zortroan beastmasters' bonds with their creatures.
* '''Wonder Chef, Southern Elru Edition:''' Catenna's initial contribution to the Caravan Kinship was her ability to cook, and do so very well. She's exceptionally talented in the kitchen, favouring dishes with a Zortroan or Eastern Baskar origin - her repertoire is heavily centred on dishes like curries, both meat-based and vegetarian.
** '''Saarda-Shanta:''' Otherwise known as the Owlet, or the Great Owl. Saarda-Shanta is a Totem Creature of Celesdue and is at least partly an embodiment of Celesdue's essence. The child of a Totem Bird driven mad by The Demon King's Malice, the Owlet was hatched from an egg saved by the Caravan Kinship and raised from vulnerability, but has since come into her own as Catenna's familiar, companion and friend.
* '''Dance:''' Catenna is a student of Jean in this respect. She stumbled into moonlighting as a dancer during her first stint on Lunar but has since developed her skills, and she has transitioned from the kitchen to earning gella for the CaraKin through dance performances.
 
* '''Beast Bond:''' Aside from Saarda-Shanta, Catenna is actually a very bad Zortroa in terms of her ability to make mental connections with monsters. She has a general affinity for wild beasts but is only marginally capable of taming them. This weakness is basically the tradeoff she made for abandoning the Zortroan beast-cult ethos.
* '''Swordsplay:''' Catenna's secondary weapon is a simple, curved-grip shortsword she discovered in an old armoury in the Sacred Grounds of Linga. Restored by a blacksmith and set with a moonstone in the hilt, it's a basic weapon but useful enough at close-range combat.


|Relationships=
|Relationships=
[[image:sprite_kittynya.png|thumb|right|Spritely.]]
===<3===


* '''[[Cyre H. Lorentz]]:''' "We both understand what it is like to feel like we cannot live up to what was expected of us... we both know how it feels to leave behind everything that we love. Even though he is so carefree, there is a nobility to him... and more than that, there is so much about is that is the same. Perhaps it was fate, that he should be the one that I love...."


===Dependents===
}}
INTERPRETATIVE NOTE: The phases of the moon do not align one-to-one with a love-hate spectrum, but with intentions and symbols - e.g. a full moon may represent Catenna's feelings both towards someone she loves and someone she hates.


* '''Saarda-Shanta:''' "I am sorry I could not save her mother. That failure weighs on my heart... and it leaves me with an obligation. And yet, she has chosen to stay with me and contribute as best she can. Sometimes I wonder if there is truly any separation between she and the Lady of the Moon...."
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 50%; style="text-align: center;"
 
|-
===CaraKin===
! scope="col" | Character
 
! scope="col" | Group
* '''[[Jacqueline Barber]]:''' "Jacqueline... no, Jay.... I am forever grateful to her for extending a hand to me when I was alone and full of doubt in a strange place... and I owe her a debt for saving my life when I had thrown it away in vain. Her heart is full of kindness, and she seems always to want to do what is right, even when it is hard for her. I could not ask for more in a friend."
! scope="col" | Mood
* '''[[Arleph Ardan]]:''' "In some ways he reminds me of Ethius with social skills. I am not sure why he does so. Perhaps it is that sense of... otherworldliness...?"
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
* '''[[Carina Wynne]]:''' "She is an energetic one, but most clever in her own way. She seems to be a most worthy companion with a very unique skill, one I could certainly never master. I sometimes wonder if she is perhaps a little bit... too excited for her own good...."
|-
* '''[[Ethius Hesiod]]:''' "I feel I know so little about him. At times he seems a mute but reliable companion. And yet there are those flashes of madness, even a thirst for blood. What kind of man was he, that he is capable of such behaviour?"
| '''[[Cyre H. Lorentz]]'''
* '''[[Kourin]]:''' "She is perhaps more willing to learn than I gave her credit for. Kourin... I wonder how she is bearing the anxieties of returning to a world she seems to despise...?"
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Lydia Seren]]:''' "Lydia... the things that were done to her are things that nobody should go through. For all her doubts and changes in mood, she has a good heart beating within her. I wish very much that I could simply scoop her up and fix all of her problems."
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
* '''[[Prissa]]:''' "Vivacious, clever and quite fun to be around. I'm starting to understand a little more about the world she comes from, and yet, in a way, I feel like I have much more to learn about her."
|  style="text-align: left; | "My dearest heart. We both understand what it is like to live with expectations we feel we cannot meet. We both know what it feels like to be strangers in a far-off land. He has come so far, and I want to be there by his side all the while."
* '''[[Shalune Amira]]:''' "I do not know her yet as well as I should. And yet... she seems to be quite a pleasant young woman, with skills I could never hope to match in mechanical matters. Her heart is kind. I like her."
|-
* '''[[Tesni Inoue]]:''' "She showed up out of the blue and has a strange ARM. Why ask why."
| '''[[Jacqueline Barber]]'''
 
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
===Friends and Acquaintances===
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
 
|  style="text-align: left; | "A sister to me, in a way that my kin of blood were never. She is family of choice, and I could not have made a better one. Her kindness and dedication are as remarkable as her humility and modesty."
* '''[[Alisha Diphda]]:''' "It ''was'' a cucco, miss."
|-
* '''[[Avril Vent Fleur]]:''' "An interesting young woman with a rapport with the Guardians. Perhaps someone I should know better, for what manner of secrets she holds...."
| '''[[Ethius Hesiod]]'''
* '''[[Bart Fatima]]:''' "A competent enough man, though he seems to be one of those who lives for the apparent. That is fine. He handles himself well. I would travel with him again if need be."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Cecilia Adlehyde]]:''' "She is an interesting young woman, and seems curious about me for some reason. She seems to see things similarly to how I do."
| [[image:moon_quarter_first.png|50px]]
* '''[[Dean Stark]]:''' "He has an energy to him that I find very endearing."
|  style="text-align: left; | "I feel as though I have begun to understand flashes of him. In some ways he has a perspective that no one else in the Kinship reaches me through. In other ways he is an enigma. I am not sure I fully 'trust' him, but he has not let us down yet."
* '''[[Elena]]:''' "W-what is it about Granasian priestesses that seems to entice Cyre so?!"
|-
* '''[[Elhaym van Houten]]:''' "She seems like a nice young woman, and polite. Quiet, perhaps. But I appreciate quiet in people."
| '''[[Ivan]]'''
* '''[[Fei Fong Wong]]:''' "He certainly seems to have a nobility to him, which I appreciate."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Ida Everstead-Rey]]:''' "She is a good woman, and I am glad she has found her way out of the shadows. Who knows what the future will hold for her."
| [[image:moon_cres_waxing.png|50px]]
* '''[[Jean]]:''' "I had no idea she had such talents! Learning from her has expanded my life quite a bit. And I certainly feel more in shape...."
|  style="text-align: left; | "In him I see so much of how I once could have been - a young person whose life was consumed by a devotion to death. I want to help him to let his life blossom. He deserves to experience joy."
* '''[[Josephine Lovelace]]:''' "A woman of considerable talent and competence. I like her."
|-
* '''[[Katyna Reidal]]:''' "An interesting Beastwoman from somewhere I do not know. She seems most curious but also quite pleasant in her ways. I like her."
| '''[[Kourin]]'''
* '''[[Leon Albus]]:''' "He is a competent man and goes about his business effectively and without complaining. I can respect that, though less so his deficit of spiritual wisdom and blindness towards matters of faith and heritage. Perhaps he needs to learn."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Lily Keil]]:''' "She does not say much. Then again, neither do I. She is competent and clever, though. I would partner with her again, should the opportunity come up."
| [[image:moon_cres_waxing.png|50px]]
* '''[[Lulu]]:''' "While she was forthcoming, she plays much close to the vest and hides much behind sharpness. In a way, that's something I understand and respect. With luck there's something I can do to support her charge."
|  style="text-align: left; | "She has shown herself more willing to learn than I first gave her credit for. I feel such pity for her, knowing the rejection from her mother that I knew from my father. She can find another family in a new Kinship, I hope...."
* '''[[Lunata Croze]]:''' "With luck, she will find her way."
|-
* '''[[Maya Schrodinger]]:''' "Were it not for her, I would have died in the sunken city...."
| '''[[Mariel]]'''
* '''[[Morgan Newkirk]]:''' "I always feel like he is undressing me with his eyes whenever I run into him, and not in the way Cyre plays at it. It is slightly unsettling, but otherwise he seems competent enough."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Noeline]]:''' "I wish I knew her more than I do, and perhaps it is an indictment of me that I do not know her so well as Riesenlied. She seems in some way to be more... untouchable, perhaps is the word...?"
| [[image:moon_gibbous_waning.png|50px]]
* '''[[Riesenlied]]:''' "Riesenlied... to think that a Metal Demon could be so loving a person, and so capable of going against the wishes of her fellows. If she can truly become compatible with this world, then I wish to help her find a way...."
|  style="text-align: left; | "Her wisdom and kindness are inspiring, in their way. We share much, I think, at least on a spiritual level. I feel as though I can understand her, to a degree."
* '''[[Rosaline Calice]]:''' "There is a small part of me that worries that she is interested in Cyre... but to see that she has become a Hellion... could even someone so sweet and kind be consumed by that power...?"
|-
* '''[[Sephilia Lampbright]]:''' "One is sad to see her running free in the streets with her doll. But she seems kind enough, in that earnest manner that young people have."
| '''[[Talia]]'''
* '''[[Seraph Boudicca]]:''' "A helpful being with what appears to be a good heart. I should like to know her more. I feel a touch of kinship with her, in some ways."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
* '''[[Seraph Lanval]]:''' "Interesting, and less of a ragamuffin than he lets on...."
| [[image:moon_gibbous_waxing.png|50px]]
* '''[[Tethelle Cirdian]]:''' "She has an energy to her, and her story feels similar to why I came to Ignas. I like her and trust her, and I treasure the rare times when I find myself traveling with her."
|  style="text-align: left; | "I am grateful to her for keeping Jacqueline safe. She has done much to make a new life for herself, and I'm not sure she has needed much help. Perhaps the best course is simply to pursue our friendship?"
* '''[[Vin Barrett]]:''' "An interesting man... one who walks with the Guardians as well, I think. Baskar, perhaps. He seems... playful. But solid enough."
|-
* '''[[Virginia Maxwell]]:''' "...She seems almost more childlike than young Sephilia."
| '''[[Matilda Whitehead]]'''
* '''[[Yuna]]:''' "She seems to be quite earnest and talented. With luck, she will overcome her trials."
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
| [[image:moon_new.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Matilda has already betrayed us once and has held clear contempt for me for some time. I am slow to trust her again, knowing that she could betray us again at any time. Perhaps I must simply allow myself a fresh start with her."
|-
| '''[[Ambrosius]]'''
| [[Veruni]]
| [[image:moon_new.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "For the longest time I have viewed him as an insurmountable pillar of contempt. But what he showed me recently was a flash of something more. Perhaps he is less an irredeemable obstacle than I had once thought. I will have to reconsider him...."
|-
| '''[[Cecilia Adlehyde]]'''
| [[Dawn Chasers]]
| [[image:moon_gibbous_waxing.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Her connection to the Guardians is deep and profound. Her path will no doubt take her in directions that will help Filgaia in the long run. If I can support her in her journey, then I must."
|-
| '''[[Dean Stark]]'''
| [[Wayside Outreach]]
| [[image:moon_gibbous_waxing.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "A young man with boundless energy and a good heart. I hope he can help Riesenlied shape the future she seeks."
|-
| '''[[Ida Everstead-Rey]]'''
| [[ARMS]]
| [[image:moon_cres_waning.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Her heart is in the right place, but her tendency to move into a space and occupy it can be intensely irritating. But I have resigned myself to the fact that she and I simply view the world oppositely - I through the spirit, she through the sciences."
|-
| '''[[Marivel Armitage]]'''
| [[Caravan Kinship]]
| [[image:moon_new.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Profoundly irritating, sublimely arrogant and best digested in small doses - but dedicated to her cause. So long as Marivel's goals lie in preserving Filgaia, she is my ally. But our fates will intermingle only in that our duties are aligned."
|-
| '''[[Jean]]'''
| [[Vile Fiends]]
| [[image:moon_gibbous_waning.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "She taught me so much about her art, but more than that, she has become a friend, in my eyes. And understanding what she went through helps. As she has helped me, I wish that I can help her, when the time comes."
|-
| '''[[K.K.]]'''
| [[Crucible]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Die."
|-
| '''[[Kaguya]]'''
| [[Veruni]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "I held back against Kaguya because I love her. I feel a profound pity for her. Perhaps there is a way for us to rebuild the bridge that once connected us... and if there is, I will do it without question, even if we are destined to fight."
|-
| '''[[Leon Albus]]'''
| [[Black Wolves]]
| [[image:moon_cres_waning.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "I respect Leon for his dedication and seriousness, but his mindset could not be more different from mine. His pragmatism leaves little room for the spiritual, I think. Our courses are destined to diverge, though not without appreciation."
|-
| '''[[Lily Keil]]'''
| [[Black Wolves]]
| [[image:moon_cres_waning.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "She views the world through eyes that see different things first. Sometimes I worry about her, mind. I like her. But I worry about her."
|-
| '''[[Lunata Croze]]'''
| ???
| [[image:moon_quarter_last.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "I hope that she will find happiness with Jay. Ge Ramtos has placed a painful journey before her, and I understand why she has taken the path she has. She must find her way in her own place and time, and that may lie in places the Kinship cannot go."
|-
| '''[[Lydia Seren]]'''
| [[Solaris]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "My precious star sister. I will not allow the sky people to do as they please with her."
|-
| '''[[Piedras Blancas]]'''
| [[Zortroa Kinship]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "The path he leads my people along is a dark path. I cannot follow where he has guided us. The hate and dehumanization are not healthy or good, and I will not submit to them - and I should like, someday, to show my people another way."
|-
| '''[[Riesenlied]]'''
| [[Wayside Outreach]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Riesenlied showed me a great deal - enough that I look back on my old mindset about her people with regret. Her heart lies in the best of places. So long as we are bound through ties to Fereshte, so too are our fates intermingled."
|-
| '''[[Seraph Ragnell]]'''
| [[Crucible]]
| [[image:moon_full.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "Her sassy-Ragnell act leaves me cold. I will not accede to her air of affability. As far as I am concerned, she is an existential threat to Filgaia, and I 'will' kill her on sight."
|-
| '''[[Zed]]'''
| [[Hyadean Remnant]]
| [[image:moon_quarter_last.png|50px]]
|  style="text-align: left; | "He irritates me to no end, but I suppose he is not a 'bad' person. He simply seems to be finding his way. It is just a way I find quite pesky and stupid."
|-
|}
==Soundtrack==


===Ambivalent===
==Gallery==


* '''[[Marivel Armitage]]:''' "Insufferable. But she is trying to find her way to a good place, and we share many of the same goals. Knowing that helps, in intervals."
[[image:sprite_catenna_snk.png|thumb|left|Catenna's sprite in Spira.]]
* '''[[Matilda Whitehead]]:''' "Wasted promise. I am at least glad she chose Odessa over the Veruni."
* '''[[Ryudo]]:''' "A horrible, unpleasant man who treats people poorly. While he may be an ally when the occasion arises, I find his attitude dismal and his contempt for my beliefs to be... sadly typical."
* '''[[Vinsfeld Rhadamanthus]]:''' "One white conqueror is much the same as another...."
* '''[[White Knight Leo]]:''' "To see part of this man's memories... he seems like a man with a very noble heart, who yet carries much pain and conflict with him. I could come to admire him, were his faith not so bent on conversion of the masses...."
 
===F.O.E.===
 
* '''[[Ambrosius]]:''' "Perhaps there is more to him than I gave him credit for, though his ideal is anathema to this world.... If he plans to walk the path the other Veruni walk, then he is my foe, and that is all that matters."
* '''[[Berserk]]:''' "A mindless brute who met the fate he deserved. I do not enjoy taking a life, but I am glad I could play a part in removing this one from among the living - and though I hesitate to pass such a harsh judgment, I do feel that nothing of value was lost in his demise. Good riddance."
* '''[[Janus Cascade]]:''' "Just another mindless nihilist who places his short-term wealth over the continued existence of Filgaia. This world is better off without him."
* '''[[K.K.]]:''' "Those who threaten the Guardians themselves will get what they deserve."
* '''[[Kent Hauch]]:''' "He and his thugs seem more troublesome than most riff-raff. Perhaps I should have paid more attention...."
* '''[[Seraph Edna]]:''' "Using my boyfriend as a chaise lounge is not safe for child."
* '''[[Parbody]]:''' "She is unpleasant. The mask is unnerving."
* '''[[Seraph Ragnell]]:''' "Suffer."
* '''[[Seraphita]]:''' "...Why is this rabbit trying to set me on fire, while also hugging me?"
* '''[[Sin]]:''' "Obsession... this should ''not'' be."
* '''[[Yarobeleedt]]:''' "It is easier to dislike this Metal Demon. I must guard against that tendency - that of basing my dislike on his appearance. But he shows none of the kindness and remorse that I have seen in Riesenlied and even some of the others. I have few qualms about going against him."
* '''[[Zed]]:''' "''Ugh!''"
 
===Sad Priestess in Snow===
 
* '''[[Kaguya]]:''' "She is my friend... that will remain true, even if she is also going to be my enemy. I just wish it did not have to be this way...."
 
===Family===
* '''Riima:''' "All my life, she taunted and tortured me... is this truly what one should expect of one's older sister? She always seemed to loathe me worse than the others, and seemed to play the most mind games with me. I have met enemies who wish to kill me and enemies who hate what I stand for, but I have met nobody who seems to ''hate'' me like Riima does."
 
}}
==Soundtrack==




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Latest revision as of 06:56, 10 November 2020

Catenna
Caten head.jpg
IC Information
Full Name: Catenna
Gender: Female
Age (Birthdate): 19 (Sep. 4, 480)
Hometown: Zortroa Kinship
Hair Colour: Black
Class: High Priestess of Celesdue; Dancer
Role: Drifter
Bounty: 75000G
OOC Information
Theme: Original Character
Major Group: None
Minor Groups: Caravan Kinship
Player: User:Hats

Pinning this young woman down is a challenge. She's evidently not city folk; she speaks seldom, explains even less, and seems more at home in the wilds of Filgaia than anywhere near inns, markets and homes. Even her ethnicity is difficult to actually place. Wandering Filgaia as a Drifter, she brings with her an abiding faith in the Guardians of the land, and the ability to call upon a particular spirit to aid her. But while she has a certain rapport with the natural world and seems sometimes to understand the ways of beasts and monsters, she nevertheless goes through the world alone and with few close friends, and fewer still who understand who Catenna is and why she's chosen a path beneath a lonely moon.

Background

Powers and Abilities

Catenna's Spiran ensemble.
  • Silver Moon Medium: Catenna was raised as a dedicated Zoa Priestess in the service of Celesdue, but found herself in possession of the Silver Moon Medium after discovering a lost temple in the depths of Elru. The Medium grants her a far stronger connection to the Moon Guardian than most and enables powerful Material summons and arcana. It also marks her as Celesdue's chosen High Priestess. Her time on Lunar has brought her closer to Celesdue in some respects, and her ability to channel the power of the Moon Guardian has increased substantially.
  • Supplemental Mediums: Catenna possesses both a Stone Medium of Lucadia and an Artificial Medium of Rigdobrite.
  • Drawn Equinox Style: Catenna's technical style has evolved through her time on Spira to incorporate both her bowhunting skill from her time among the Zortroa and the dancing training she underwent with Jean. She has combined them both into a unique style, utilizing an asymmetrical yumi-type bow. The Drawn Equinox style is equal parts archery, dance and athletic exhibition, involving rapid movement, high jumps, acrobatic flips and bow attacks from above, with Guardian arcana interspersed to debilitate her targets. It is designed for Catenna to be able to exercise maximum mobility while limiting her opponent's mobility in turn. At its most flexible, the style allows Catenna to actually reverse direction in midair, pivot off of scenery she shouldn't be able to pivot from, and even manage shots with her bow while upside down.
  • Saarda-Shanta: Otherwise known as the Owlet, or the Great Owl. Saarda-Shanta is a Totem Creature of Celesdue - essentially a sub-spirit - and is at least partly an embodiment of Celesdue's essence. The child of a Totem Bird driven mad by The Demon King's Malice, the Owlet was hatched from an egg saved by the Caravan Kinship and raised from vulnerability, but has since come into her own as Catenna's familiar, companion and friend. When situations are particularly grim, Saarda-Shanta has the ability to expand into her adult form, a huge snowy owl large enough to carry Catenna and a companion on her back. In this form, she's capable of projecting lunar energy in the form of offensive beams. Saarda-Shanta's abilities go beyond combat: She most closely resembles a sub-spirit in her connection to Celesdue and may in fact be somewhat cospecific with the Moon Guardian, or at least able to act as a conduit for her.

Catenna has a few non-combat skills of note:

  • Wonder Chef, Southern Elru Edition: Catenna's initial contribution to the Caravan Kinship was her ability to cook, and do so very well. She's exceptionally talented in the kitchen, favouring dishes with a Zortroan or Eastern Baskar origin - her repertoire is heavily centred on dishes like curries, both meat-based and vegetarian.
  • Dance: Catenna is a student of Jean in this respect. She stumbled into moonlighting as a dancer during her first stint on Lunar but has since developed her skills, and she has transitioned from the kitchen to earning gella for the CaraKin through dance performances.
  • Beast Bond: Aside from Saarda-Shanta, Catenna is actually a very bad Zortroa in terms of her ability to make mental connections with monsters. She has a general affinity for wild beasts but is only marginally capable of taming them. This weakness is basically the tradeoff she made for abandoning the Zortroan beast-cult ethos.

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 1

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Chapter 1, Act 2

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Chapter 1, Act 3

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Chapter 1, Act 4

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Chapter 1, Epilogue

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Chapter 2, Act 1

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Chapter 2, Act 2

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Chapter 2, Act 3

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Chapter 2, Act 4

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Chapter 2, Epilogue

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Chapter 3, Act 1

Logs
Cutscenes


Relationships

INTERPRETATIVE NOTE: The phases of the moon do not align one-to-one with a love-hate spectrum, but with intentions and symbols - e.g. a full moon may represent Catenna's feelings both towards someone she loves and someone she hates.

Character Group Mood Comments
Cyre H. Lorentz Caravan Kinship Moon full.png "My dearest heart. We both understand what it is like to live with expectations we feel we cannot meet. We both know what it feels like to be strangers in a far-off land. He has come so far, and I want to be there by his side all the while."
Jacqueline Barber Caravan Kinship Moon full.png "A sister to me, in a way that my kin of blood were never. She is family of choice, and I could not have made a better one. Her kindness and dedication are as remarkable as her humility and modesty."
Ethius Hesiod Caravan Kinship Moon quarter first.png "I feel as though I have begun to understand flashes of him. In some ways he has a perspective that no one else in the Kinship reaches me through. In other ways he is an enigma. I am not sure I fully 'trust' him, but he has not let us down yet."
Ivan Caravan Kinship Moon cres waxing.png "In him I see so much of how I once could have been - a young person whose life was consumed by a devotion to death. I want to help him to let his life blossom. He deserves to experience joy."
Kourin Caravan Kinship Moon cres waxing.png "She has shown herself more willing to learn than I first gave her credit for. I feel such pity for her, knowing the rejection from her mother that I knew from my father. She can find another family in a new Kinship, I hope...."
Mariel Caravan Kinship Moon gibbous waning.png "Her wisdom and kindness are inspiring, in their way. We share much, I think, at least on a spiritual level. I feel as though I can understand her, to a degree."
Talia Caravan Kinship Moon gibbous waxing.png "I am grateful to her for keeping Jacqueline safe. She has done much to make a new life for herself, and I'm not sure she has needed much help. Perhaps the best course is simply to pursue our friendship?"
Matilda Whitehead Caravan Kinship Moon new.png "Matilda has already betrayed us once and has held clear contempt for me for some time. I am slow to trust her again, knowing that she could betray us again at any time. Perhaps I must simply allow myself a fresh start with her."
Ambrosius Veruni Moon new.png "For the longest time I have viewed him as an insurmountable pillar of contempt. But what he showed me recently was a flash of something more. Perhaps he is less an irredeemable obstacle than I had once thought. I will have to reconsider him...."
Cecilia Adlehyde Dawn Chasers Moon gibbous waxing.png "Her connection to the Guardians is deep and profound. Her path will no doubt take her in directions that will help Filgaia in the long run. If I can support her in her journey, then I must."
Dean Stark Wayside Outreach Moon gibbous waxing.png "A young man with boundless energy and a good heart. I hope he can help Riesenlied shape the future she seeks."
Ida Everstead-Rey ARMS Moon cres waning.png "Her heart is in the right place, but her tendency to move into a space and occupy it can be intensely irritating. But I have resigned myself to the fact that she and I simply view the world oppositely - I through the spirit, she through the sciences."
Marivel Armitage Caravan Kinship Moon new.png "Profoundly irritating, sublimely arrogant and best digested in small doses - but dedicated to her cause. So long as Marivel's goals lie in preserving Filgaia, she is my ally. But our fates will intermingle only in that our duties are aligned."
Jean Vile Fiends Moon gibbous waning.png "She taught me so much about her art, but more than that, she has become a friend, in my eyes. And understanding what she went through helps. As she has helped me, I wish that I can help her, when the time comes."
K.K. Crucible Moon full.png "Die."
Kaguya Veruni Moon full.png "I held back against Kaguya because I love her. I feel a profound pity for her. Perhaps there is a way for us to rebuild the bridge that once connected us... and if there is, I will do it without question, even if we are destined to fight."
Leon Albus Black Wolves Moon cres waning.png "I respect Leon for his dedication and seriousness, but his mindset could not be more different from mine. His pragmatism leaves little room for the spiritual, I think. Our courses are destined to diverge, though not without appreciation."
Lily Keil Black Wolves Moon cres waning.png "She views the world through eyes that see different things first. Sometimes I worry about her, mind. I like her. But I worry about her."
Lunata Croze ??? Moon quarter last.png "I hope that she will find happiness with Jay. Ge Ramtos has placed a painful journey before her, and I understand why she has taken the path she has. She must find her way in her own place and time, and that may lie in places the Kinship cannot go."
Lydia Seren Solaris Moon full.png "My precious star sister. I will not allow the sky people to do as they please with her."
Piedras Blancas Zortroa Kinship Moon full.png "The path he leads my people along is a dark path. I cannot follow where he has guided us. The hate and dehumanization are not healthy or good, and I will not submit to them - and I should like, someday, to show my people another way."
Riesenlied Wayside Outreach Moon full.png "Riesenlied showed me a great deal - enough that I look back on my old mindset about her people with regret. Her heart lies in the best of places. So long as we are bound through ties to Fereshte, so too are our fates intermingled."
Seraph Ragnell Crucible Moon full.png "Her sassy-Ragnell act leaves me cold. I will not accede to her air of affability. As far as I am concerned, she is an existential threat to Filgaia, and I 'will' kill her on sight."
Zed Hyadean Remnant Moon quarter last.png "He irritates me to no end, but I suppose he is not a 'bad' person. He simply seems to be finding his way. It is just a way I find quite pesky and stupid."

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Catenna's sprite in Spira.
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