Ceris/History

## History

“*The leader of the Ender Watchers. Ceris ensures that the Overworld is well-protected from harm. Eyes of Ender are used to call the Ender Watchers for help.“- Rainimator Lorebook*

### Background

Ceris was born roughly three centuries ago, hailing from the End. She built a reputation as a renowned warlord and feared warrior, as well as the First Dragon Tamer, assuming leadership of Dragonspire. At some point in time, she began hunting End Crystals for safekeeping.

#### *To The Void*

   During her hunts, her forces would accompany her to the Gloom Peninsula, where she would uncover one of the End Crystals. However, before she could leave, a strange vampiric Enderkin would arrive and lay claim to the Crystal, introducing her fleet and taking the crystal for herself. Ceris' dragons and troops were all killed by the Orchid Fleet, warning her of the greed that seeking the Crystals could cause, and the dangers of Necromancy. She gave the crystal to Arabella willingly after she failed to escape, so as to spare her life.

## *War of the Ender Kingdoms*

In the War of the Ender Kingdoms, Ceris formed an alliance with the remaining free End Lords — Vordus, Zeganirn, Gwendolyn — to defeat the Lance, who had subjugated the other End Kingdoms and planned to steal the End Crystals and conquer all of Minecraftia. The alliance managed to defeat Lance and banish him to the Overworld. Following the End War, Ceris became the End Matriarch. The alliance was named the Ender Watchers and Dragonspire became the End Capital.

## Fractures

### *Cold as Ice*

   Ceris, alongside Vordus and Zeganirn made her debut in the episode Cold as Ice. Having declared war on the Frostbourne, the Ender Dragon was sent with several Endermen to lay siege to the Frostbourne Castle. However, when Rain appeared, in the End, tailing the Dragon, they watched as he tamed it, and ceased their attack on the Frostbourne. As Rain flew on the Dragon's back into the Overworld, the Ender Watchers looked on from the ground, silently.

### *Goodbye*

    Ceris did not reappear until Goodbye, where she and the Watchers received an Eye of Ender from Ser Patrick asking for their aid in defeating Herobrine.

They later arrived at the Wither Camp when Lady Azura and Stella came to get them from the End. Wielding the Ender Greatsword, ditching the Mandibles, and having cut her hair, Ceris attacked Herobrine with the Greatsword, besting him in hand to hand combat before throwing him onto the Greatsword and decapitating him with her new armblades.

### *Ender Wish*

> "*I only wish to protect The Artifacts."
> "Defeat is certain... What do you intend?"
> This war is not ours to win! Hope lies not in the ashes of the End City, but in our successor, in the Overworld, the Last Ender Watcher. We only bide for time.*"
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> Ender Wish
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Ceris took center stage in Ender Wish, where Vordus had warned her that it was their destiny to fall to the Nether Horde. Ceris challenged this belief by rallying the Endermen and Zeganirn with a rousing speech, declaring that they would go down fighting, buying time for their successor.

When the Nether-End Gateway was ignited, Ceris landed the first blow on the Nether armies, utilizing her Greatsword to eliminate the row of Wither Skeletons coming their way. She continued to fight against the Horde until she witnessed Vordus be fatally injured. As she tried to run over to assist him, she was intercepted by Infernius, who pummeled and burned her in an attempt to weaken her for Naeus. She retaliated, unleashing her might on the Giant Skeleton, potentially killing him with a lethal melee attack.

    Now severely wounded, Ceris moved to instead secure the End Chests, however was found by Naeus. Instead of surrendering and handing over the Chest, she instead walked towards him, ready to face him head-on.

The two clashed, with Ceris able to land a few crucial blows, however, thanks to Infernius, Naeus was able to stab her in the chest using the Ruby Thorn and burn her with a lightning attack. He proceeded to then fling her off and strike her with a lightning blast before attempting to kill her. She blocked the attack, closing her eyes, only releasing when Zeganirn secured the Chest, knowing that Zeganirn had successfully fulfilled the securement of the Artifacts.

When Naeus was distracted by Zeganirn, Ceris attempted to get back up but was kicked to the ground, knocking her out. Afterwards, she was captured by the Nether Horde along with some others.

#### *Cold as Ice: The Remake*

    During the events of Cold as Ice: The Remake, Ceris was seen kneeling on the stage of a guillotine as she rested on the scaffold. Her last scene involved her looking sadly at her people, the remaining Endermen who were held captive. Afterwards, she was decapitated by Naeus.

## Post-Morteom

### Season 3 - The Endstone Crusaders

#### *Be Afraid*

During Stella's story, Ceris was shown as a flashback when she put the artifacts in the chest. Both Rain and Ser Patrick question her motivations for scattering the crystals, but are shut down by Kane. She continues to be mentioned by Lance once he reveals himself, her former nemesis describing her as 'predictable' and a 'coward'.

#### Preach to the Choir

Ceris was briefly mentioned by Stella when explaining to the Dragon Tamer a possible reason why an End Crystal was located in the Deep Dark.