Coeus Franzafka

**Coeus Franzafka** was a male Aetherian sorcerer who founded the Dawns as one of the group's first members. He was once in a romantic relationship with Sirius, another founder of the Dawns. Franzafka was well-known among the inhabitants of Solitude Plaza as a powerful wielder of magic.

## Biography

### Early Life

In 5911 ASA, Coeus Franzafka was born on the planet Aethra, the tundra homeworld of the Aetherians. He was raised in a city located away from the capital, with buildings that seemed to be of a more modest nature than the ones in the bigger cities, but were nonetheless still kept in pristine condition. Whatever wasn't housing or a shop within the city was dedicated to education such as libraries, temples of worship, or the Ivory Tower that housed the High Mage of that region of Aethra.

Like any other child on Aethra, Coeus was raised in a magical family and was known to have had at least several relatives. His most notable relative was his mother, Polusinda Franzafka, who was an Aetherian High Mage that taught Coeus the fundamentals of magic wielding. He often attributes the first steps taken during his journey in sorcery to his mother, and is thankful for her teachings.

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### The Faceless Wars

Coeus fought many battles during the Faceless Wars, a conflict which pitted the superpowers of the Cassiopeia Galaxy against the anarchist cult that called themselves the Faceless. Coeus fought alongside fellow founders of the Dawns, Panthigeros and Andreia Dynamia, as well as alongside Sirius. Sometime during the war, Coeus and Sirius grew to love one another romantically.

Near the final years of war, Coeus and the rest of the Dawns met two Dremirians, Annesidora and Moon. The two groups joined forces for the remainder of the war, and so Ann and Moon became official members of the Dawns.

Sometime after the war, the Ordovician Lilian Larimarias met Ann and Moon before she joined the Dawns herself. While not as close to Lily as Ann and Moon were, Coeus was still able to be there Lily, as were the other founders of the Dawns.

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### Grief: Losing Sirius

In 5950 ASA, Sirius went on a mission to the moon of Joyu with fellow Dawns Ann and Moon. Tensions were high between the three girls, as Ann and Moon often detested Sirius' cruel methods and rather sadistic outlook on life. These tensions, along with a disagreement regarding the victim of the mission's objective, eventually culminated into a fight during their Heyrn mission. This peak in emotions led to the Praeliorian Empire discovering their location and attacking them.

While the attack was considered an overall failure by the Praeliorians, Sirius was lost in the process. Her body was severed from her head, with her crystal body being taken by the Praeliorians to eventually be ground into glittering dust back on their capital of Praelior. All that was left to return was Sirius' head.

When Ann and Moon returned from their mission with the head of their former teammate, Coeus was left completely distraught. His grief turned him against the Dawns, as he denounced them, their inability to protect Sirius, and what he believed to be their incompetence. He burned the bridge he had with the Dawns and left for parts unknown for quite some time.

### Asylum

The loss of his lover rendered Coeus a broken man, and so he admitted himself into a Vundorian asylum: Sentinel Vundoria's Home of the Intergalactic Insane. He was assigned to the same quarters for years: Room 313. During his time at the asylum, he was made familiar with the likes of Bowen, a traveler who suffered from delusions.

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### Recovery: A New Direction in Life

After Algathan and Praeliorian forces attacked the asylum, Coeus took this as a sign, seizing the opportunity to flee from the place that he admitted himself into years ago. The Dawns did not see Coeus again for quite some time, after the attack.

Coeus continued to harbor a great darkness in the initial moments after his escape. He first thought to finally enact his revenge on Ann and Moon. But as he wandered the Cassiopeia Galaxy, Coeus realized that he blamed them less than he strongly felt before. He noted that his time at the asylum made him worse rather than better. Being able to wander freely around Cassiopeia, Coeus noted, cleared his perspective in such a way that was able to let him heal properly from the wounds left by his grief.

He grew a more rational understanding of the incident on Heyrn, and blamed Ann and Moon much less for the death of Sirius. While he still harbored ill intent for the Praeliorian Empire for taking away his darkest diamond, he knew that he would never want those feelings of vengeance control him ever again. He then decided to return to his homeworld of Aethra, back to his hometown where he could be at peace again.

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## Personality and Traits

### Physical Appearance

Coeus was an Aetherian man and, as such, had white skin, white hair, and completely white eyes with tiny pupils. He dyed the ends of his hair a subtle indigo. A rather tall individual, Coeus stood at around 6'5" for much of his adulthood.

### Personality

A complex individual, Coeus was an intelligent man known for his wisdom in the magical arts, and for his wisdom in many other subjects dealing with the divine, the magical, and the spiritual. While some considered his magical prowess and knowledgeability somewhat annoying and sometimes snobbish, others praised and respected him for his wisdom and willingness to demonstrate to others the true feats of magic.

After the loss of his lover Sirius, Coeus grew into a deeply broken mental state that rendered him unstable. He harbored great disdain for the Dawns after leaving, more specifically for Ann and Moon, as they were present during the Praeliorian attack that costed Sirius her life. As an unhealthy way to cope with the grief, Coeus kept the crystallized head of his lover in a box, even during his time at the Vundorian asylum. As knowledgeable as he was, Coeus never forgot the exact time of day that he lost Sirius.

But after fleeing from the Vundorian asylum after an attack, Coeus took a new direction in life and began to mend the wounds in his heart. The blame he held for Ann and Moon lessened, and his heart softened. Being able to roam around the galaxy freely was able to clear Coeus' perspective and subsequently heal him as a person. After making amends with the Dawns, he was willing to impart wisdom to them and treat them with the kindness that he would've shown a friend. Although he still harbored ill will for those who took away his lover, that being the Praeliorian Empire, he sworn never to let his feelings of grief and vengeance control him again. He spent the rest of his life recovering from all of his pain, peacefully with a brighter outlook on life.

## Skills and Abilities

As a great sorcerer, Coeus was a powerful wielder of magic and knew how to cast spells to a masterful degree. He had great fluidity in his movements regarding his spellcasting.

## Trivia

* Coeus was originally named Corundum as a former *Steven Universe* fan character.