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| “ | The Reason Titan. Cerces manifested in the world as a great sacred tree, permitting humans to walk beside them, awaken enlightenment, and reflect deeply to gain knowledge. |
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Cerces, the Titan of Reason, is the supporting character in 2023 Science-Fantasy Turn Based Role-Playing Video Game Honkai Star Rail. She is the Patron Goddess of the Grove of Epiphany, as well as God(des) of Sages and Scholars. She has a humanoid White-Dryad form named Calypso, who is based on the previous member of Chrysos Heir who brought the Coreflame of Reason. She's also known for having a romantic relations with Mnestia, the Romance Titan.
As Calypso, she is voiced by Ziyin (Who voiced Eula Lawrence in Genshin Impact) in Chinese dub & Arianna Ratner in English dub.
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Previous Cycles
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Cerces first take the root in the world at Era Creatura as one of the Titans of Creation alongside Kephale and Mnestia. Cerces gave the humanity seeking knowledge starting from Thalesus, the First Scholar hailing from the city Mileutus in search of the spiritual journey in Mnestia faith. Thalesus' journey marks the founding of the Grove of Ephiphany, which eventually will form the seven schools. In the same Era, Mnestia and Cerces made "romantic" relations. Cerces and Mnestia's romance tale was alluded in the Historical Romantic Scroll, Forbidden Love: The Tree and the Butterfly.
During the Beginning of Era Bellica where the Black-Tide descended upon Amphoreus, Humanity lost their immortality after the birth of Thanatos. They were also in-desperate to exploit nature relentlessly, inciting Cerces' wrath. Seeing Cerces gave Humanity famine as a divine punishment, the Earth Titan Georios implored her to gave Humanity another chance to repent their mistakes. Meanwhile, the two members of Chrysos Heirs, Gnaeus and Calypso discussing the matters with Polyxia, Castorice's Twin Sister who would become the Demigod of Death in the previous cycle. After that, Gnaeus would ascend as Nikador's first mortal incarnation in the previous cycle and Calypso would ascend as the previous mortal incarnation of Cerces. However, not long after Calypso's ascension into becoming the Reason Titan in the previous cycle, Cerces accidently lost her divine body. Cerces has to roam with a ghastly humanoid White-Dryad form of the Chrysos Heir who becomes a Demigod of Reason. Mnestia, unable to accept the fact that her lover was injured, intended to bring Cerces back by collecting her scattered bodies.
Light Slips the Gate, Shadow Greets the Throne
Prior to Black-Tide Calamity in the Grove of Epiphany, Anaxagoras, the Nousporist Scholar attempted to create a Philosopher's Stone by using his heart and the Coreflame of Cerces. Not only that, he also had performed a Nousporist alchemic ritual to infuse his soul with a Titan of Reason Themselves. In which, it's considered a blasphemy by other peers. The Experiment took a great cost that Anaxa seemingly ended up dying in the Grove. However, he's revived by the Coreflame of the Reason Titan, Cerces, taking the appearance of Calypso. It also revealed that Cerces' Coreflame was also split into three fragments, which one of them used by Anaxagoras. The Reason Titan later possesses the body of Cerces during the Black-Tide Calamity and fighting off the Flame-Reaver. Despite their efforts, they're only stalling the Flame-Reaver and gave Trianne enough time to use the Century Gate for the Trailblazer, the Tribios' Fragments, Mem, Castorice, and Anaxagoras (Along with Cerces) to escape the Grove.
Anaxa hatches a plan to bait the Flame-Reaver using himself, who had the fragmental coreflame of Cerces, in Castrum Kremnos. During the fight against the Flame-Reaver, Cerces aids Anaxa in fighting the Flame-Reaver's shadowy afterimages and assists the party, until the timely arrival of Mydeimos, who has recently ascended as a Demigod of Strife. With Nikador's Divine Authority, Mydei is able to defeat the Flame-Reaver, though it doesn't finish him off. And the Chrysos Heirs manage to take back the stolen Coreflame of the Time Titan, Oronyx.
Upon returning to Okhema after fending off the Flame-Reaver into the ruins of Castrum Kremnos, Cerces reminds Anaxa that, since a Coreflame is incompatible with a human body, he has only fifteen days to live for passing the Trial of Reason to answer the question, "What are We?". Anaxa responds non-chalantly that he's not afraid of dying even if it's part of an experiment. And then, Aglaea approaches to question his allegiance to the Flame-Chase, and he responds non-chalantly that she can't kill him but needed him for the fighting against Council of Elders in the Popular Assembly. Cerces only reminds Anaxa that his lack of self-preservation in his nousporism attempt back in the Grove earlier costs him his life, and the Reason Titan notices that his body is unfeelingly cold before Cerces implanted one of the fragments of Their Coreflame.
Through the Petals in the Land of Repose
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Trivia
- Cerces is likely derived from the Greek word, Krikos (κίρκος ) / Kirkos (κρίκος ), meaning "ring". It also derived from a Greek Minor Goddess Circe, who is renowned for the vast knowledge of herbs and potions.
- Calypso is named from a Nymph of the Island of Ogygia. In Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus against his will for seven years.
- Calypso's Chinese VA, Ziyin has voiced Eula Lawrence and La SIgnora in Genshin Impact.
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