Quenitus Decir

Considered by many art scholars and enthusiasts alike to be one of the quintessential turian artists, **Quenitus Decir** is renowned for his paintings of military parades, marches and formations. Known to repaint the same scenes with minute changes in detail to convey the different eras and soldiers that served the Hierarchy at the time, his dozens of works are reprinted thousands of times a year with the originals often selling for upwards of 750 million cR as of 2182. While he is most well-known for his oil-based paintings, he also dabbled in talon-scratch and solar pyrography.

## Biography

Born and raised in Arx during the great stretch of relative peace for the Hierarchy of Palaven between the Unification War and first contact, Quenitus was immersed in propaganda, nationalism and service from his first steps. Always a creative spirit, he leaned towards the arts in school, participating in many musical groups as well as electing to delve into the fine arts courses too.

During his mandated service to the Hierarchy, Quenitus was a member of the Pulchra Corps, the highest-revered military band within the armed forces. He participated in every march that occurred during his fifteen-year stint with the corps, accompanying the troops as they strolled proudly across Palaven and the rest of the colonies.

While he had continued to refine his artistic talents even during his time in the service, it was after he left that his skills truly began to blossom. At age 32 he completed what is considered to be his first masterpiece, *Victors over Murantia,* a reflection on one of the many marches he participated in to celebrate the capturing of Murantia by the Palavenate millennia prior.

Sustained by the celebrity he had gained from this one work, Quenitus continued to push out paintings on a consistent biyearly schedule. *March in Blue, Approach of the Mandible, Secure* and *Aglow in Light and Pride* were all revealed during this period.

In early 608 Quenitus was struck with a severe case of Lanitia's Disease, rendering the optical receptors in his eyes nearly incapable of distinguishing between colors. It was at this point he delved into the shading arts of talon-scratch and solar pyrography, though he did continue to release a couple of paintings in black and white, most notably *Dawn of the People's Will.*

Recovering fully from the disease in 621 after several successful surgeries and years of therapy, the man returned color to his repertoire, though scholars and enthusiasts alike note the distinct shift towards deeper shading and harsher shadows in his later works. Considered to be his magnum opus, the simply titled *Unification Day* was completed in late October, 634. Depicting an endless brigade of turians disembarking a hulking, fictitious vessel into the streets of Cipritine after returning from reuniting the colonies, there is hardly a turian who can observe the painting without feeling their heartstrings tugged and their chest inflate with pride.

Though he continued painting, scratching and burning until his final years, he would never again see such acclaim as he did with *Unification Day*. He passed away peacefully in December of 663 and was buried with highest honors at the Coemon Nax on Palaven.