Born

6470 bVa.

Age when the Connection opened

40 Aurelyan cycles.

Stage

In the final phase of her studies.

Areas of interest

History, archives, culture, and the known material concerning Nyxa.

Character

Inquisitive, curious, diligent, and action-oriented.

Ilyen is a young Aurelyan whose studies are nearing completion when the Connection opens. As a student, she has been exceptionally diligent and has almost devoured knowledge. She does not limit herself to what she is expected to learn, but continually seeks more material and new connections between different pieces of information.

Ilyen is particularly interested in Aurelyan history, archives, and culture. Even as a student, she has studied the known history of Nyxa and the surviving archive records concerning it to an unusually broad extent.

In her curiosity, Ilyen resembles Saeliri, but her way of acting is quicker and more practical. When something catches her interest, she does not merely study it; she soon begins to ask what should be done next. Even while young, she has a tendency to get other people moving as well.

Age

40 Aurelyan cycles.

Stage

In the final phase of her studies.

Character

Inquisitive, curious, diligent, and action-oriented.

The opening of the Connection turns Ilyen’s academic curiosity into an immediate personal observation. Among the younger Aurelyans, she is the first to sense Aija and the new resonance that the Connection brings into the shared harmony.

For Ilyen, the observation does not remain merely a sensation. She begins comparing it with what she knows of history, the archives, and the records concerning Nyxa. She wants to understand where this new resonance comes from and what it reveals about the world that has suddenly become real to Aurelya.

Ilyen’s hunger for knowledge and her ability to connect information from different sources already begin to distinguish her among younger Aurelyans. She does not yet hold the position she will later have, but people begin to pay attention to her observations and questions.