Cylaphus Num

“*It's best that some things remain forgotten...*”
—Cylaphus Num

**Cylaphus Num**, also known as **Parth Drei**, is one of the main protagonists of Opuram Militia. She is introduced as an illegally owned slave of Zayan Consolus who manages to escape alongside her sheep. Previously, she was a lead researcher in the Umbrmakh Project has has forgotten because her induced amnesia.

## Biography

Cylaphus was born as the youngest of 3 children to potato farmers, her family was often busy at work so she was left to her own machinations. One of her devices proved to be useful on the farm and increased production, attracting the attention of a general in the area. Her parents were offered a deal - vast sums of money and safety in exchange for their daughter - to which they reluctantly agreed to. After the deal, her family started a medical business and saw much more success. On the other hand, Cylaphus was placed under strict supervision by Noir. Although deprived of a childhood, she was a figure in the empire’s technological department. Later, she would discover [REDACTED] while working on the Umbrmakh Project, a theoretical device so powerful her memory had to be erased. For the past five years, she has been living as a slave to the Head of Trade's son, Zayan, only kept alive in case her knowledge might be needed again.

After escaping from the manor, sneaks onto a boat and which is headed towards the mainland. She hid with Tyrone in a cabbage storage compartment, where she learns that the military can offer a new life via two luggage movers. Without any other options, Parth gets off the boat and decides to go to a military recruitment center in search of opportunities and answers. Along the way, she meets Ysenia trying to heal an unconscious Alvin and later tags along with them as they go to Alvin's Mom to heal Gurag. Alvin's mom provides hospitality to which Parth discourteously accepts by chugging the soup and poking the hands, though this is in part of her lack of normal social interaction. Alvin's mom then opens a portal which will contain the ingredients to heal Gurag on the other side. Parth is pushed into the portal by Alvin's mom as payment for her rudeness, leading Ysenia to jump in after her. The two land behind a Hot Topic where the ingredients are allegedly stored.

## Appearance

Cylaphus is a lass sporting shoulder length dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes, common for farmers of the region. Her growth was stunted as a result of the intense nature of her work, and later, malnutrition and sleep deprivation. She was described by others as “endearing,” but usually carrying a subtle scowl of disappointment. She was once frail, with sharp hair and donning a well fitting lab coat, but now she is more fit due to physical labour and her hair is a literal mop due to lack of care.

## Personality

Before her servitude, Cylaphus was a prodigy when it came to innovation. Cylaphus was a normal child who was heavily influenced by her family’s philosophy of communitarianism prior to her involvement in the Umbrmakh Project; however, seeing how the “real” world function warped her beliefs to place an importance on power. Throughout the course of her work she would refine these beliefs even further.

Cylaphus presented herself as well-mannered and polite, aware of her place on the development team. Diligent and methodical, she became envied by other faculty for not only being a child, but also a human. Nevertheless, her devoted and meticulous method of work earned the respect of her colleagues. Her mind was still that of a child and, having received all this praise, gave birth to delusions of invincibility. Over time, she came to see others as nothing more than expendable tools and thus, she became closed-minded and rejected all other notions. Overconfident in her abilities, she believed that even the Opuram Empire was a lowly pest that could be wiped out by her magnum opus. Furthermore, Cylaphus valued power and control. Following a social Darwinist doctrine, Cylaphus believes that the powerful, including herself, should rule the world.

After her induced amnesia, her years of servitude slowly ruined her. Awkward due to lack of social interaction, she is often rebuked by Zayan for being a failure of a human. Now she views her status as the natural order of things. While she absent-mindedly follows the commands of Zayan, her mind can't help but wander to fantasies of adventure or fame. Cylaphus has long sought freedom and individuality and she is innerly optimistic that such an opportunity may present itself in the vague future. Cylaphus dreams of something greater beyond this grey blur yet she believes herself too weak to do anything about it herself. Unconsciously, Cylaphus also wants to become close with other people; this drove her actions to follow Ysenia, and later join the others in the military. Despite these ideals, she is unsure what they really mean or how to attain them.

## Relationships

### Tyrone

Tyrone is Cylaphus's emotional support animal who accompanies her though her journey. He is Cylaphus's favorite sheep and, thus, has formed a very close bond with her. Cylaphus is very protective of Tyrone seen when she protects him in the Hot Topic fight and when she jumps into a magical pit to rescue him; she can often be seen talking to Tyrone about her thoughts.

### Zayan Consolus

Zayan was Cylaphus's master for the four years she has been at Consolus Manor. He sees Cylaphus as a slave, despite slavery being illegal in the Opuram Empire, and treats he poorly as a result. As an alcoholic, Zayan is both verbally and physically abusive towards Cylaphus seen when he throws beer bottles at her in a fit of rage. Cylaphus has come to fear Zayan, though these thoughts slowly diminish after he is killed in the attack.

### Ysenia Tyfilgur

Ysenia is the first person that approached Cylaphus after she fled from Consolus Manor. Cylaphus was inspired by he free-spirited matured and optimism. Cylaphus would end up following her as to the military as she believed she could learn from her.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Botany** - Cylaphus spent much of her life on farms and has thus learned to identify countless species of plants as well as how to plant and grow them. This includes knowledge on how to prepare said plants and detoxify them if needed.
	+ **Potato Farming** - Although her memories of the potato farm she grew up are represses, she still possesses the instinctual knowledge of how to farm potato with optimal efficiency.
* **Intellect** - Noir took note of her intellect when she was young and entered her into a governmental research program. This program put her through training so she could understand smart-people-things. During this time, she also learned how to read people and manipulate their actions. Although these skills are sealed, she can still understand what happened in Calculus III if needed.
	+ **Foresight** - After returning from Hot Topic, Cylaphus gained the ability to see vague bits of the future. This ability prevented Pickled Pete from almost dying to a Kroll.

* **Magic Proficiency** - Cylaphus has an innate ability to wield and cast magic, an ability which caused her to rise up the ranks while working on the Umbrmakh Project. As of now, she can still use magic but not to the extent, and certainly not to the power, that she used to.
* **Multilingual** - During her years of servitude, Cylaphus has picked up on various languages including Celestial, Common, Elvish and Infernal. This allowed her to overhear conversations business associates were having with Zayan.

## Trivia

* Cylaphus is vegetarian; this has been a trend since her life on the potato farm.
* During her nights in the shed, she named and memorized all the sheep, but Tyrone was the only sheep that remembered his name.