Matriarch Cyrene

Species: Unknown | Role: Parliament Leader

The oldest known member of the Parliament. She has watched empires rise and fall—and she intends to outlast them all.

Background

How old is Matriarch Cyrene? The records don’t say. The Parliament’s origins are lost to deliberate obfuscation. What is known: she has led the Parliament for as long as anyone can remember, and she shows no signs of stopping.

She has outlived every threat to Parliament rule. Rebellions. Reformers. Idealists who thought they could change the system. Cyrene remembers them all—and remembers watching them fail.

Appearance

• Impossibly young body - Centuries old, appears ageless
• Ancient eyes - Have watched civilizations rise and fall
• Flowing robes - Parliamentary ceremonial dress
• Terrifying serenity - Nothing disturbs her calm
• Presence - Rooms feel smaller when she’s in them

Personality

Cyrene thinks in centuries. Individual lives are footnotes. Rebellions are weather patterns—they come, they go, the Parliament remains. She doesn’t rage against opposition; she simply waits for it to exhaust itself.

This patience makes her terrifying. She has seen every tactic, weathered every storm. What can Robert Fannec possibly do that she hasn’t already survived?

Threat Level

Cyrene commands the Parliament itself—the shadow government that has ruled the Confederation for three hundred years. Her resources are effectively unlimited. Her experience is unmatched. Her patience is infinite.

She is the final obstacle. The power behind all the powers Robert has fought.

Connections

• The Parliament - Leader, possibly founder
• Project Renewal - Architect of immortality
• Minister Felda Shleak - Subordinate, instrument
• The Confederation - Her domain for centuries

Matriarch Cyrene appears in Books 8-9 of the Fannec Records series.