Zenariae
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| Name | Zenariae Havraan | |
| Gender | Female | |
| Date of Birth | YC097.05.28 | |
| Birthplace | Black Rise (unspecified starbase medical facility) | |
| Height | 180cm | |
| Weight | 55kg | |
| Hair Color | Deep Brunette | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Father |  | |
| Mother |  | |
| Corporation | Little Butterfly Enterprises | |
| Occupation | Space Photographer and Explorer | |
Early Life
Born at an outpost medical facility in Black Rise, little is recorded of the circumstances of Zenariae Havraan's birth. Much of her early life was spent in hazardous space travel and aboard starbases with her parents in and around Placid and Black Rise, the young family never settling long in one place. Falling victim to illness, Zenariae's mother died while Zenariae was still a child aged six. In early YC111 Zenariae and her father moved into an orbital station above Samanuni XI where they have stayed since, keeping quietly to themselves.
Education
Showing a strong aptitude for learning from an early age, Zenariae's education however was lackluster and insufficient largely on account of continuous and often disruptive travelling and did not foster her natural curiosity and inclinations for focused academia positively. All of her schooling was conducted via antiquated remote interfaces, her father having an intense dislike for holographic projection, and she did not benefit from the social interaction with other children.
During her later education, Zenariae's father involved himself in her instruction and supplemented her learning with the educational reels of his parent Megacorp Hyasyoda as well as various other materials he saw fit for his daughter. She was a difficult student however, easily distracted if not encouraged and often found the conservative materials and limited, militaristic Caldari views presented to her stifling, polarizing her views and increasing her feelings of isolation as she grew into adolescence.
Dismayed with the future prospects for his daughter, who by Caldari reckoning was a halfbreed and thereby an insult to the State and bloodline purity, Zenariae's father instructed her keenly in Wayism, as his own father had done with his children, hoping it would find a respectable outlet for her. He met with considerable resistance though and disinterest as his teenage daughter became more and more withdrawn. He was strict and unrelenting however, and often punished her with tedious chores or extended denial of privileges for small misdemeanors in her behavior during this time.
Family
Vila Havraan was born to a conservative yet prosperous Civire family tied to the Hyasyoda Megacorp, many generations having served diligently under its auspices. His family was also active in a highly stylized, minimalistic form of theatre with numerous and rigid rules of delivery that focused solely on depicting the essence of Nature Spirits, the Winds, and various aspects of Wayism. In YC110 he resigned his position at Hyasyoda to pursue independent trade in biotechnology with an associate from Zainou, basing his trade out of the less State-centralized region of Black Rise.
Kaleena Vorik was one of many children reborn into an Intaki artist family and practiced sculpture and craft from an early age, creating many small works of incredible beauty depicting often the human form blending with animal themes. A woman of delicate beauty and gentle intellect, Zenariae's mother staunchly resisted any assimilation of her culture, especially Ida or her creative arts, by any Caldari influences through her connection with the Havraan family.
Soolin Havraan, Zenariae’s aunt, is a Caldari expatriate living in the Gallente Federation with her husband and two children. She practices the minimalist theatre as taught in the Havraan family, but with adaptations to storytelling and performance to suit the appetites of her mainly Gallente audience, often deconstructing Wayist themes into absurd forms exploring the lack of purpose and senselessness of humanity without a spiritual core.
Personality
Physiology
Combining her mother’s features, dark hair, bright blue eyes and slender physique with a soft resonance of her father’s facial bone structure, Zenariae Havraan does not bear the usual hallmarks of either of her parents’ bloodlines and is an obvious hybrid. No scarring, tattoos or body modifications are evident apart from conservative, decorative ear piercings. Hair is usually worn loose, tucked behind ear or in a relaxed plaited ponytail.
Awkwardly clumsy at times, her movements are fidgety and not elegant. Physical and neurological assessments have not correctly ascertained the nature of her bumbling, whether it is due to a nervous and overly self-conscious disposition, actual physical impairments or an unfortunate combination of both. No records exist of her physical and neurological attributes prior to Capsuleer status, so it is also unclear whether the transition to a clone with implant technology has had detrimental effect on her physiologically. Her aerobic fitness levels are extremely high though, and she is able to maintain a continuous, although gangly, meditative jog for many hours without break that often leaves her in a cheerful and ebullient mood.
Career
Capsuleer
Exploration
Photography
Spirituality and Beliefs
Zenariae is a Wayist with a heavily romanticised interpretation. Spiritual exploration, as her father rightly predicted, has given her an outlet to pursue the creativity that flows through her being. She admires the beauty of space, its spectacular forms as well as function as a means to define and expand consciousness. She conducts her photography as an intensely spiritual activity, often combining it with poetry, seeking to explore and blend traditional aspects of Wayism with contemporary ideas as an expression of her life and a means to deal with the shadows that often pursue her thoughts and actively disrupt her feelings.
Although having had little exposure to Ida except through her mother, Intaki culture and spirituality is fascinating to Zenariae, particularly the notion of rebirth of the spirit, which she feels is not at odds with Caldari beliefs that death is a submission to the inevitable, harsh nature of the universe. Death releases the spirit into memory, which is not afflicted by the ephemerality of human constructs of time, and thereby provides a conduit to the deceased's consciousness. The spirit is one of the highest forms of order and an instrument of the Winds. Intaki rebirth for Zenariae is simply an alternate expression of the same notion that a person's life is but an echo of consciousness throughout all time and can be accessed with appropriate meditation, awareness and compassion.
