Siffrin

*"But the world isn't inside anything?"*The article below contains information from the **In Stars and Time DEMO**.

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## Siffrin

* Act 1
* START AGAIN

## Character Information

### Also Known As

The Traveler (START AGAIN: a prologue, their Profile page in In Stars and Time)
Sif (by Isabeau)
Frin (by Bonnie)
Stardust (by Loop)

### Relationships

TBA

> Stressed, depressed, and under duress. (Don't worry about it. They're doing fine.) The punmaster protagonist of our neverending tale.
>
> **[Steam description for In Stars and Time]**

**Siffrin** is the main protagonist of In Stars and Time and START AGAIN: a prologue.

## Profile

> It's you!
>
> **[Siffrin's Profile page in In Stars and Time]**

### Appearance

Siffrin is described as scrawny, with white skin and short, wavy hair that is mainly white, but goes to black towards the back ends, and is messy from not brushing often. He wears a big white pointy hat with a very wide brim, and a large white cloak with visible frizzes and two safety pins below the collar. Their left eye is covered by a black eyepatch, and they wear short black gloves and black pants.

He wields a double-edged dagger with a significant curve, almost appearing like a short sickle.

### Personality

Siffrin is a fairly jovial person, often making jokes and puns to his friends; they self-describe as a "funnyjokespun person". He uses them both regularly, to cheer up people around them (such as Mirabelle), and in battle, as names for his Craft skills.

They are described as worriless, perceptive, and easygoing; but on the other hand, he is also forgetful, and sometimes impatient.

Internally, however, they appear to have very complicated feelings: often getting upset at themself over little things (e.g. referring to themself as a "monster" and a "terrible rude awful person" for accidentally upsetting Mirabelle in the Demo), or things he has little to no control over (e.g. berating himself for missing the trap and dying).

These feelings are only exacerbated by the time loop, as seen in START AGAIN: a prologue, where his personality is entirely different: although he pretends everything is fine to the party, as not to upset them, their internal dialogue shows they are hopeless about their situation, and profoundly depressed.

They care very deeply for the party, but he hides a lot of secrets from them (e.g. he has never talked about his family to them).

## Story

*(You listen to them say knowledge you already know with a smile on your face.)*The section below contains **spoilers** for **START AGAIN: a prologue**.

Proceed with caution!

Siffrin was the second-to-last member to join the party, following Odile and preceding Bonnie.

According to Mirabelle in START AGAIN: a prologue, at first, Siffrin was very confident in their quest to defeat the King, to the point of coming off as though he did not care about its importance — or the party's worries concerning it.

However, this changed when he lost his eye while protecting one of them; making Mirabelle say that he did truly care for them all along.

In the intro cutscene of In Stars and Time, they are seen eating a star, for an unknown reason; their eyepatch being present in that scene suggests this came later.

## Combat

Siffrin uses  Scissors Craft, making them strong against Paper and weak against Rock.
 His default equipment is the  Traveler's Hat, default weapon is  Siffrin's Knife, and default memory is the  Memory of Self.

Their base stats (= at level 45, upon starting the game) are:

 **Luck** | 30

## Relationships

*(You look at it curiously.)*This section is a **stub**.
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## Trivia

* Siffrin is asexual, alongside Mirabelle — but unlike her, is not described as aroace, which suggests that Siffrin is alloromantic. He is also nonbinary.
* They often bump their hip into corners of counters or tables: this is likely due to having only one eye, causing weaker depth perception. Odile comments on this in both the Demo and the Prologue.
* In the True End of START AGAIN: a prologue, you can pick a samoussa for Siffrin to eat, but they question whether it has potatoes in it; when picked, he doesn't seem to like it that much. This is because he dislikes potatoes.
	+ Even though they dislike potatoes, they *do* like fries.
* Siffrin likes theater, which explains the terms they use for their staged acts (e.g. "get back on the stage"), as well as other things, such as them comparing their situation to a kind of play trope in the Prologue, and bowing when the party claps for them in the Demo.
	+ They also like poetry and memoirs, and wood carvings, their favorite seasons are winter and summer, favorite drink is sugarcane juice, favorite animal is cat, and their favorite color is black. They like palmiers, prefer socks over slippers, and know coin tricks and some sleight of hand.
	+ They like all sorts of chocolate, and are the most likely to try "weird" flavors, such as hot pepper or bacon.
	+ They can draw sketches, but they are better at woodcarving. They are afraid of ghosts. They have a surprisingly high tolerance for spices, but do not love or hate them.
	+ They do not know how to beatbox.
* They sometimes drink alcohol. While drunk, they are generally sleepy and smiley, but with a "10% maudlin drunk chance".
	+ The version of Siffrin seen in START AGAIN: a prologue would be an alcoholic, if there was more alcohol in the House. As it stands, there is only one bottle of wine.
* Siffrin wears gloves both because it looks cool, and to stop him biting his nails.
* They have a total of 139 portraits in In Stars and Time, making them the character with the most amount of portraits.
* Siffrin's hair is naturally white; the black parts are from him dyeing it months ago.
* Siffrin is ambidextrous, and is also the fastest person out of the party.
* They are knowledgeable about traps: one of their roles within the party is to protect everyone from them.
* Alongside Odile, they are one of the two party members who are not from Vaugarde, and do not follow Change belief.
	+ This often leads to them questioning, or being confused by, things relating back to either of them; such as not getting why Mirabelle, Isabeau and Bonnie are upset at the mention of crab being cooked, asking about Change symbolism such as concentric circles or the egg/broken egg keychains on the keys in the House of Change, or never having seen a word lock.
* Craftology speaking, they are Piercing Craft; described by both the Prologue and Demo as "Determined! Brave! Honest!", but by the Prologue alone as "Callous. Aimless. Manipulative.".
* In one of the devlogs, when asked how many Siffrin would it take to surpass the Eiffel Tower in height, Adrienne answered "212.9 Siffrins": this suggests Siffrin is around 1m55, or 5'1. As he is the shortest party member (excluding Bonnie), this means everyone else is taller than this.
* In the Japanese version of the Demo, Siffrin's name is spelled "シフリン" (*shifurin*); however, some pre-release information for In Stars and Time spells it as "シフラン" (*shifuran*) instead.
	+ In the files for START AGAIN: a prologue, a Translations file can be found that refers to them as "シフレン" (*shifuren*).
	+ The official pronunciation of Siffrin's name is with a French accent, with the "-in" read as the French number "un".
* At two points in START AGAIN: a prologue, Siffrin references an unnamed person from their past: in the description for the Knick-Knacks item "Tiny Crane", and when picking the Fish Head in the True End. It's unclear whether he's referring to the same person in both of these.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 START AGAIN START AGAIN START AGAIN: A PROLOGUE (an artbook), pg. 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/isat\_faq
3. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In\_Stars\_And\_Time/
4. ↑ "Oof, look at you! So scrawny! Scrawny one, did you know you can press SHIFT to run?" "I, I mean, understandable! You look like you've never ran a day in your life!" (Running One); "(Rude...) (You may look scrawny, but you're definitely the fastest one out of your group! Hmf!)" (Siffrin) - in Dormont at the end of the In Stars and Time DEMO.
5. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/681090373753389056/how-do-you-draw-siffrins-hair
6. ↑ "(Who are you. If you are not the funnyjokespun person.)" - Siffrin in the In Stars and Time DEMO
7. ↑ "Pff, I told you they were fine... Siffrin would never be worried about anything!" (Bonnie); "Hehe! If Siffrin was worried, then we would have no chance, would we?" (Mirabelle); "A Siffrin worried about things means the end of the world is nigh. But since they're back to normal, we will definitely win." (Odile) - in START AGAIN: a prologue
8. ↑ "More of a lazy, take it easy type." - Siffrin in In Stars and Time DEMO
9. ↑ "Oh, Siffrin. You look rested. Glad to see you this laidback on the day before the end of the world." - Odile in In Stars and Time DEMO
10. ↑ (See: START AGAIN: a prologue)
11. ↑ (See: Death Corridor scene in In Stars and Time DEMO.)
12. ↑ "(Uh oh...) (YOU MADE MIRABELLE SAD AGAIN!!!) (You made her sad yesterday, too...) (It's your second time doing it in two days. You absolute monster.)" - in In Stars and Time DEMO
13. ↑ "(Suddenly, you remember where this conversation is heading.) (She talked to you about this sleepover... And you only said "Okay...?" like a terrible rude awful person, and...) (THIS IS THE MOMENT IN THE CONVERSATION WHERE YOU MADE MIRABELLE UPSET...!!!)" - in the In Stars and Time DEMO
14. ↑ (See: monologue at the start of Act 2 in In Stars and Time DEMO.)
15. ↑ (See: Bathroom scene, and the True Ending, in START AGAIN: a prologue.)
16. ↑ "Y-yes, of course!!! Y-You've definitely talked about your family before!!! This isn't a surprise at all!!!" (Mirabelle); "(That's a little too much...)" (Isabeau); "What's your family like, Siffrin???" (Bonnie); "Leave the cool mysterious traveler alone, children. Everyone has secrets." (Odile) - upon selecting the "It's a family technique!" option in the Prologue.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/705454626680586240/devlog-10-questions-and-answers
18. ↑ "Sif... Do you remember... Do you remember when we first met? Um. You know... Back when we met, I thought you were... kind of a mean person? You always acted like you were above us... As if our worries and our quest were unimportant to you... N-Not in a malicious way!!! More like... Like a quest to save Vaugarde was on the same level as... doing laundry, or something. Something you seemed confident we'd all succeed at and you weren't sure why we were even worried!" - Mirabelle
19. ↑ "but then... Then you got hurt... trying to protect one of us... So... So it was never true, was it? You care about us, don't you?" - Mirabelle
20. ↑ "(You don't want to think about handsome young men getting tortured by malevolent forces they can't see.) (Not that you're a man, but it's hitting a little too close to home for you right now.)" - in START AGAIN: a prologue
21. ↑ "Siffrin. Did you really just hit the counter and said "nya"." - Odile in In Stars and Time DEMO
22. ↑ "Do you still have trouble judging distance? Let us know if you need someone else to take the lead..." - Odile in START AGAIN: a prologue
23. ↑ "(But still. You're not stupid! You know what this is!) (This is the "Hero loses faith" act.) (You used to love those moments in plays.) (The darkest act, where the Hero, at their lowest point, is alone. Only their thoughts for company. They often forget what they're even fighting for.)" - dialogue when choosing not to enter the bathroom in START AGAIN: a prologue
24. ↑ "(She claps sarcastically, which makes everyone join her enthusiastically.) (You take a bow.)" - dialogue after obtaining the Broken Egg Key in In Stars and Time DEMO
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/713405713844715520/achievements-and-qa-one-more-time
26. ↑ "(Palmier it is.) (You bite into it...) (Tastes sweet...) (...) (You used to eat those all the time, before...)" - Siffrin in START AGAIN: a prologue
27. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/723398473129607168/beatbox-anon-back-at-it-again-with-another-weird
28. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/727106632034680832/we-know-who-has-good-handwriting-but-who-in-the
29. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/726907714353135616/out-of-the-cast-whos-afraid-of-ghosts-this
30. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/723401721009881088/apologies-if-youve-already-gotten-asked-something
31. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/722195824709386240/this-might-be-a-really-weird-question-and-one-you
32. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/727273138106335232/how-do-you-think-the-party-acts-while-under-the
33. ↑ https://twitter.com/insertdisc5/status/1561809209334841344
34. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/928401751147696249/928401751801995277/1106234150253514792
35. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/645552270742814720/im-so-sorry-if-this-is-a-weird-question-but-is
36. ↑ "Oh, Siffrin. You're the fastest out of all of us, so I'm counting on you and your speed as always. Which is to say: please walk in front so hopefully your reflexes will keep all of us out of trouble." - upon talking to Odile in In Stars and Time DEMO.
37. ↑ "Belle, Belle, don't worry about it. Frin isn't good at many things, but they know stuff about traps." - Bonnie in the Demo
38. ↑ "(Traps? Traps?)" "A job for me, then." (Siffrin); "It IS your job." (Odile); "Protect us, trap master!" (Isabeau) - in the Death Corridor in In Stars and Time DEMO.
39. ↑ "(But aaargh, the trap, the trap!!! You idiot! You stupid fool! It's your job to take care of traps and you got taken out IMMEDIATELY!!!!)" - at the start of Act 2 in In Stars and Time DEMO.
40. ↑ "(Not yours, not yours, not yours.)" upon refusing to pray to the statue for a second time in the Prologue; "(The Change God, deity worshipped by all of the country of Vaugarde, stands before you.) (A god with a thousand faces...) (Vaugarde is so weird!)" upon interacting with the Change God statues at the end of the Demo.
41. ↑ "...It's a forge and that's an anvil, Siffrin." is translated as "それは炉と鉄床よ、シフリン。"
42. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/721139331314679808/possibly-odd-question-im-trying-to-prepare-to
43. ↑ "Oh, hey, wait, do you need to go too, Siffrin?" is translated as "ちょっと待った、もしかしてシフレンもトイレ行きたい？".
44. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tbNmeeE6N4
45. ↑ https://insertdisc5.tumblr.com/post/647459674800652288
46. ↑ "Someone taught you how to fold cranes a long time ago." - in START AGAIN: a prologue
47. ↑ "(Fish head it is.) (You bite into it...) (It's crunchy and, as always, good despite its appearance.) (Someone you know... used to love them... so you tried to love them too.) (It took you a long time to get used to the texture...)" - in START AGAIN: a prologue