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( havana rose liu , demi woman , she/her ) — one day the sea will sing of CERIDWEN ‘CERI’ WYNNE-JONES, the twenty-seven year old town courier from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about clusters of pearls torn from oyster shells, tree branches bent to whisper their secrets, and a scarf snatched from fingers, lost to the rolling waves of the sea in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is untrained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone zealous and devoted, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are audacious and obstinate. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth.

FULL NAME: ceridwen wynne-jones. AGE: twenty-seven. BIRTHDAY: february 14, 905. PLACE OF BIRTH: cynefin, clwyd-isle. GENDER: demi woman. PRONOUNS: she/her. SEXUALITY: bisexual. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single.

ETHNICITY: half chinese, half white. FAMILY: yitian wynne-jones née cai, father / elin wynne-jones, mother / astoria wynne-jones, younger sister / osian wynne-jones, younger brother. RELIGION: the old faith. PROFESSION: town courier. RARE MAGIC: divination/prophetic (unawakened).

ZODIAC: aquarius, western / pig, chinese. TRAITS: zealous, devoted, plucky ( ++ ) / audacious, reticent, obstinate ( – ). PARALLELS: kiki ( kiki’s delivery service ) / hutao ( genshin impact ) / anne shirley-cuthbert ( anne of green gables/anne with an e ) / angharad ( a study in drowning ).

AESTHETICS: clusters of pearls torn from oyster shells / tree branches bent to whisper their secrets / a scarf snatched from fingers, lost to the rolling waves of the sea in the hums of their hymn …

biography… / WYNNE-JONES , CERIDWEN.

coming soon.

tldr… / BREAK DOWN.

twenty-seven year old town courier – aka delivers stuff all across cynefin & verum. works odd jobs at times when deliveries and mail are slow. eldest of two siblings, astoria & osian (who is thirteen). they all live on the outskirts of town not too far away from the masoe household, where their main trade is sheep herding. because of the wool they sell, they are in direct competition with one another in the local economy. elin & alessa have always disliked each other because of this. obviously the masoe family washes the wynne-jones in terms of sales, so the wynne-jones are constantly struggling to financially make it (especially after the death of ceri’s father some years ago; more on that in a bit).

elin is cynefin born and raised while yitian came from a different part of clwyd-isle to study at verum. they met at some point during his school years and fell in love, prompting yitian to put down roots (he was especially motivated when his best friend, ira masoe, married alessa who was also a local). he struggled to find his footing in town due to the locals mistrust of outsiders/verum students, but with a lot of hardwork and dedication he managed to finally make a place for himself sometime after he was married. he took on elin’s last name.

this was short-lived after ceri was born. quickly following her birth strange things began to happen around town (a local child temporarily missing, days upon days of horrible weather, a small fire at the bakers, etc.) which on their own would’ve been written off as coincidence, but altogether made the more superstitious townsfolk jump to a conclusion: ceri is a changeling child. when locals found out elin didn’t follow “changeling protocol” (aka a pair of iron scissors by the cradle for protection, monitoring the baby and never leaving it alone, etc.) that only cemented their belief.

ceri was raised up under watchful eyes and ostracized by the larger town population. children were told to avoid her in school, the more superstitious townsfolk barred her from their homes & businesses, and if she were nearby when something went awry she was often blamed for it. is definitely othered as a whole. think anne shirley-cuthbert being put out by the population of avonlea for being an orphan. very similar vibes.

and like anne (though far less poetic/delusional, they’re definitely not 1to1 by any means) ceri didn’t really let any of those things stop her from being herself. in fact her attitude and push back would often lead to more trouble, especially during her school days. her mother still raised her up to have tons of pride in her town and her heritage within cynefin, and she’s always felt extremely connected to the land and the sea. the trope of the princess who picks up the sword and becomes her own knight.

father passed away when she was fourteen. she went to visit him at the factory to bring him lunch, and shortly after she left there was an accident. her father and another man (baek haru’s elder brother) perished in the event. some people viewed this as ceri’s fault.

doesn’t like verum or khemia as a whole because she sees it as playing with magic people don’t understand (there’s a belief around cynefin that magic is ancient and therefore can’t be entirely understood by man; kinda the exact opposite philosophy of khemia); yes, her father practiced khemia/was an alumni of verum. no, that doesn’t mean she views it very positively.

she’s also stubborn in her belief that cynefin has all you could ever need/want and any locals who leave will always come back. ceri is incredibly opinionated and therefore always believes she's right.

finishing… / CONNECTIONS & IDEAS.

WYNNE-JONES, ASTORIA. younger sister. ceri very much so sees herself as the eldest, so they definitely butt heads (especially with the way ceri has unintentionally shaped astoria’s social life and upbringing in cynefin), but their love is deep. she would do anything for her sister.

BAEK, HARU. very first friend. met when they were around nine and discovered they had the same secret hiding spot in the woods. haru would sneak out to meet up with ceri for years. were very close until haru’s brother died. haru now has it out for ceri as adults, though ceri has zero idea.

MASOE, DANTE. best friend since they were around eleven and were forced to work on a school project together. alessa used to really be against ceri due to her superstitions, but has since warmed up to her after her father’s death. their fathers were also best friends back in the day. dante has been coming to dinner once a week now for years.

OLD SCHOOLMATES. people who avoided ceri in school or made fun of her. maybe they feel bad as an adult and want to apologize, but can’t make themselves. or maybe they don’t give a fuck still and to this day they both dislike each other. maybe even someone who wanted to be her friend in school, but she misunderstood their intention and lashed out at them.

LOCAL BUSINESS BUDDY. someone ceri runs tons of deliveries for and over the course of time they’ve grown really close.

VERUM STUDENTS OR STAFF. someone who has constant debates with ceri over the practice of khemia.

ASTORIA’S FRIENDS. people who are close with her younger sister. ceri and astoria are extremely close, so ceri having positive or negative relationships with astoria’s friends is essential.

ANYTHING INSANE. i said what i said!

#verum:intro #– *ೃ༄ 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘺𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰.

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