About

Name: Zynh T'erach (formerly: Soma)
Age: ca. 29
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: A small village on the border of the Garlean Empire
Orientation: Pansexual
Height: 1,82m / 6ft
Favorite Food: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Relationship Status: Single
Server: Light (Odin)Appearance:
Zynh is tall for a Miqo'Te. He has spent most of his youth as a pit fighter so he put on quite some muscle. He likes to keep a fairly clean appearance and takes care of himself as well as he can. He prefers to wear practical clothing and used to cover up as much skin as he could to hide the countless scars he got from fighting and punishments. Over the years, however, he started to come out of his shell and feel more comfortable with himself.
His ears and tail are as those of a Maine Coon. Long ears with tuffs at the tips and uncommonly long hair on his tail, which is black at the tip. His hair is white with gold-ish color on the tips. His skin has a grey-ish brown hue and is covered in countless scars and gold-ish freckles. The eyes are a pale green.Later on, in Shadowbringers, the white in Zynhs eyes turns black due to the Voids' corruption. The same goes for his insides; giving him a black tongue and gums, same for his blood, which gets an oil-slick light appearence.Character:
Zynh has a hard time trusting people. Having spent most of his life in slavery, he had been burned and betrayed more often than he can count. Especially after being backstabbed by someone he thought was his friend...
He only started to trust people more after he found himself getting stronger and more independent. Becoming a "Warrior of Light" and meeting the Scions, along with close friends like Kian, Nila, Rin, Yun, Faon, and others that helped in the countless fights, helped Zynh to find trust in others. And strength.Zynh might come across as shut down but if he trusts you or likes you, every smile and chuckle is something special. He opens up more if he feels safe around you and if he does, he can actually be good company. Even though his sense of Humor is very rusty.
He isn't that good at writing or reading. So he likes to buy and read random books to improve that.Relationships:
Coming soon...?

History

01. Pre-ARR: A sold childhoodBorn in a small village at the borders between Doma & Garlemald, Zynh grew up with two older siblings. An older sister (Jawaii) and an older brother (Gynh), as far as he remembers.
His family was very poor. His father was a heavy drinker and his mother despised the children as they were more a burden to her, than a blessing because the father didn’t work to support the family. Neither of the parents cared for their children much except if they were useful to make their life easier by working or taking care of the house.In addition to that, the Garlean Army was in process to conquer the village. Killing or subduing anyone that tried to stand up to them. That was when Zynhs parents decided to ease the load and sell off some of their children.Zynhs siblings were sold and forced to join the garlean military whilst Zynh himself was sold to a slave trader for a handful of coins as he was only four and too young to join the military.
He was then traded again and again until he ended up with a rich slave-trader/merchant shortly after. He then was taken to Eorzeia and renamed to Soma.He was raised to be obedient to his masters but he kept having a rebellious nature. His Master had a large mansion with a vast garden where Soma used to hide to have peace and quiet. Even though he was very young when he was sold, he knew that the life that was offered to him wasn't a good one and he wanted to get away. But he was too young and weak to do so.
At the age of 8-9 he tried to run away several times. Succeeding twice but always got caught very shortly after. Since he was still so young, the punishment was never more than a beating or no food for a few days. But when he tried to run away once more, his Master got fed up with him. He decided Soma was not worth the trouble and wanted to get rid of him.So when Soma was almost 10 years old, his Master threw him into a fighting pit against a large, monstrous creature. Hoping that his struggle for survival would at least be an entertainment for some of his guests who paid greatly for the sadistic pleasure to watch a young Miqo’Te fight for his life and possibly get torn to pieces.However, against everyone's expectations, Soma survived. Killing the Beast with his bare hands but getting injured heavily in the process.
Seeing the potential shifted, his Master decided from that day on to use Soma in illegal fights against other slaves or anything he could think of to make up for his “investment” and for the entertainment of his peers.For the next 10+ years Soma fought countless fights for entertainment, some of them to the death of his opponents while he had to serve for other kinds of entertainment later on. He had his own “place” in the cellar of the mansion, living there with other slaves. Always wearing a thick, red leather-collar with a heavy duty chain on it (like they use for fighting dogs) to make sure he doesn’t think of running away again. Even if he could’ve probably fought his way out, his spirit had been broken more than once.He often met a young Au Ra at by the name of Yves Cadeyrn whose father was the main physician/healer employed by the Master and later took over the healer's job completely. Always making sure that all the ‘merchandise’ was in good condition (Soma/Zynh wasn’t the only slave).02. A Realm Reborn - The Great EscapeAt roughly 22-23 years old (he doesn’t know his exact age/birthday), Soma had enough. Having been broken & punished countless times, he had learned to obey his masters & the guests he had and played along. Inside he never had given up his thirst for freedom.
Because of his good behavior, he didn’t have to wear the heavy chain on his collar again.
So one night, he had just another tough fight against a big Roegadyn the day before, a voice crept into his head. One he had heard before…
In fights. In the quiet of night. Whispering into his thoughts and promising him that he just has to wait just a lil more…Soma had been forced to share the bed with his Master and when the voice woke him once more. That night he murdered his Master by strangling him to death. In the struggle a candelabra was pushed over and a fire broke out. But instead of putting it out, Soma just ran. Jumping out of the window and watching people wake up and alarm the guards.The fire would later engulf the whole mansion; killing several innocent people in the process. This plagued him for a long time but he pushed it down as he was on the run now.He knew his Masters family wouldn’t take kindly to this but at that moment all he had on his mind was to get as far away as possible.He left the name “Soma” behind and went by Zynh again. This was the only thing he remembered from his life before slavery.Spending a few weeks in the streets of Ul’dah, he cut his hair and trimmed his tail-fur very short as well before dying everything black. He earned a few gil by stealing, fights or other favours, until he could afford a carriage to Limsa Lominsa where he stayed for almost a year doing odd jobs and joining a few Ships before again leaving the city as soon as he could afford to travel to Gridania.Coming to the Black Shroud, he was struck by how beautiful the forest was. He was still cautious to spend too much time amongst people as he was scared that people of his Masters circles were after him. He didn’t know how far the slave trading ring spread so he spent most of the time out in the forest.
One day when visiting the Gridania markets, he bumped into a young Miqo’Te by the name of Kian that was training to become a Lancer and encouraging Zynh to do the same. So he did and became an Adventurer, since it didn’t pay too badly. Kian was one of the first people, besides Ywain, that Zynh trusted a bit more.One of the first things he bought with his “legally” earned Gil was buying an old journal from a long deceased adventurer to teach himself to read better (he only knew basic reading & writing.)Somewhere in between his training he met another Miqo’te who told him that there was a bounty on his head. It scared Zynh so much that he immediately cut & dyed his hair again. But the Miqo’Te promised him he wouldn’t ratd him out but find out what really happened.
This is where the story of “A Realm Reborn” starts.During ARR Zynh found it easier and easier to blend in and slowly started trusting people as he grew stronger and felt safer himself. He grew to know the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and his own involvement and the capable people around him made him feel safer. Even though he felt like they never bothered to ask him how he felt, he felt comfortable in nobody prodding him too much.03. Heavensward - A unbalanced resolveAs he reached the borders of Ishgard and learned to challenge his strength by becoming a Dragoon, he found it more and more hard to find reason to help people. Only when he came to Ishgard and met Jannequinard & Leveva, he found warmth in the stars again.
He remembered Yves’s words. The Au Ra who had healed & patched his wounds in his former Masters cellar countless times.“You are your own fate’s smith.”And even tho he hated the Au Ra’s guts for never helping him escape... just out of spite, he learned to become an Astrologian.Hauchefants death left a big, black mark on Zynhs heart, though. He struggled to keep up hope and towards the end of Heavensward, he started to train as a Dark Knight.It was when he found the Miqo’Te he thought was his friend,... even more than a friend leaving him more and more. Avoiding him and ignoring him. Making up lies and smearing his name in the people's ears he thought were his friends.It wasn’t much later when his greatest fear caught up with him.The Miqo’te, the one that he had met in Grindania and who had promised not to take upon the bounty on Zynhs head, had lied and sold him out to his pursuers. It had been so long that Zynh had almost forgotten that his former Masters Family was still hunting him. Just waiting for a moment where Zynh didn’t watch his back and couldn’t fight back. And that was when he was captured…It was his master's Son who had never let go of the despise he felt for Zynh for killing his father. But instead of simply killing and/or torturing him, he just sold Zynh off to the Garlean Empire.04. Stormblood - Finding YourselfDuring the events of Stormblood, Zynh wasn’t present. He didn’t know if the Scions were looking for him but if they did, they would never find him.
The Garlean army had taken Zynh to a secret facility where they would keep experimenting on his Echo. Trying to twist and extract anything they could from him. Tried to break and control him in hope to maybe use Zynh against his own friends.But Zynh was stubborn and his youth as a slave had made him patient. Knowing he didn’t have any way to escape yet, he would wait. Wait for a moment between torture and experiements that would open a path for him.That path would come as someone he didn’t think was still alive.
His own brother, the one who had been sold to the Garlean army when they were still children, along with his Sister had risen through the ranks of the Garlean Army. Despite the rampant racism of the Garleans, Gynh and Jawaii had prevailed and Gynh had become a high-ranking tactician in the Army. Jawaii had stayed with her brother as his right hand. While Gynh was the tactical type, Jawaii was stealthy and good in combat.As they found out that their little brother had been captured, they both decided it was time to leave. So Gynh orchestrated his own Troop to give Zynh a way to escape and make it look like it was Zynhs work alone. He made sure that Zynh would make it to safety by sending his personal bodyguard El’Ahrai Rah, a young Viera, to shadow him.05. Shadowbringers - The Shattered VoidBut before Zynh could make it back to the Scions, the summoning ritual of the Crystal Exarch succeeded. Ripping him from the source and taking him to the First.There, during the Events of Shadowbringers, Zynh struggled hard with finding trust again. The horrendous backstabbing of the Miqo’Te he thought was his friend and the Scion’s failure to help him, had made Zynh bitter and broken. And he felt the cracks in his chest grow bigger with every fight he forced himself to fight for them.
But when he met a fey-corrupted Viera who was living with the Fairies in Il Mheg, he found something he hadn’t had before. Safety & comfort.
Faon, said Viera, made Zynh feel whole, even if he was broken. Made him feel safe and content and gave him enough strength to fight on. It was a kind of love Zynh hadn't felt before but both of them knew that what they had might only be temporary. Faons corruption would one day take him whole and Zynh would have to return to the Source. Unable to take Faon with him as the Viera was bound to the Fairies...It would be the sweetest and at the same time most bittersweet time for Zynh...During this time, in the Source, Gynh had made a decision. He had had the same Voice in his head that Zynh had since their childhood. And now, with Zynh being gone to the First, Gynh felt its words ring true.Zynh wasn’t just Gynhs brother. They were two shards of the same piece. A bigger shard that was a piece of something big. Something endless.The Void.Gynh had left the Garlean Army with a handful of his most trusted soldiers. During their travels, Gynh started to collect energy,... enough energy that he could call upon the Void to help him go after Zynh. To reunite them and become what they were supposed to be: A Shard of the Void. One piece of a bigger puzzle.So as Gynh finally managed to do so and commence the ritual, he sent El’Ahrai off to find his own way and traveled to the first.There, approximately just after Zynh had almost become a Sineater after Emets betrayal, Gynh managed to find him & the Scions. And there Gynh realized it was only one of them that would make it out. Telling them the fate that would await them sooner or later. That there were many, countless Shards of the Void that would all join another one by one until the whole Vessel would be assembled. A Vessel that would become a Primal for the Void. Strong enough to end ALL. But he knew that Zynh wouldn’t follow the void's will. Would try to find another way. Would try to find his OWN way.So he gave himself up to become one with Zynh, giving his brother the upper hand. Putting all his hope into Zynh.After this, Zynh was knocked out for a while. But as he awoke he felt whole… for the first time in his life. And he knew that saving the First was only a small thing compared to what the Void had in store for him.05. Endwalker--- coming soon!

The Void

(SHB SPOILERS)The Void is its own entity. It was there before there was anything and when the Ancients came to be, the Void was irritated, confused but equally curious towards their existence. Towards existence in particular.So even though the World was a thorn, a literal source of pain (something the Void didn’t know about before) in the Voids being, it sent out an Emissary. An observer to secretly wander about the masses and take in their lives. Take in and observe what existence and matter was about and if it was worth keeping and not to destroy.And at first everything was fine. The Emissary was even starting to enjoy themselves and make friends. Find joy in a life of being. Have a Life… One of many---But when the sundering happened and panic, fear and death gripped the lands, the Void felt the fear. The pain and burning the world left in its midst. Like a cancer it spread and threatened to fill all of the Void, poisoning it.So as the Ancients fought over what to do and summoned Hydalin & Zodiark, the Void thought of doing just the same. Summon a Primal that would be strong enough to erase all existence so that there would be nothing left. Nothing but peace…
And the Vessel for that Primal would be the Emissary the Void had sent.But it wasn’t fast enough so when Hydalin & Zodiark fought and shattered the world, they shattered the Emissary with it. Breaking them into thousands of shards and scattering them across the worlds and time before they would be strong enough to become a Vessel.Each Shard of the Voids Emissary became its own being. Someone who would live a life of pain and suffering. Proving the Void that Life wasn’t worth existing.
Some shards however, would prove the opposite. Living full lives and having a happy existence.The Void didn’t give up, tho. Weighing each life against the other. Judging and enduring the shreds of reality the Worlds left in its being. Even if it would take centuries, it would wait for each shard to cease to be. Collect them and find another shard that would one day in it’s life take them in and become stronger. Find more and more of it’s old memories. Small pieces. Dreams. Voices. Feelings of something they had felt in another life. And one day remember their purpose… Gynh would be one of the first shards to remember and later give those memories, with himself, to Zynh.If two shards met, they would fight to the death to ensure which one would be more worthy to absorb the other. And one day there would be one, even if it wouldn’t be complete, that would be strong enough to become a Vessel. A Vessel that would become a Primal to destroy all.Zynh would be one of those shards. He and Gynh were supposed to be one piece but it had broken in two. Making both of them weaker but therefore more vulnerable to Hydalins Light.
And that Light, the Blessing of Hydaelyn, would be what would make Zynh special. It would be what would strengthen his broken and shattered soul more than any other shard.But Zynh wouldn’t be on par with the Void's plan. He would struggle to follow it but in the end make his own decision to keep going as far as he could and prove the Void wrong. Prove to it that even though life can be painful at times, it is worth living. And existence is worth existing…especially with those around him that he called friends, family and lovers... he would promise to stay strong.

Art & Music

Here are a Spotify Playlist & most of the artworks I made of Zynh. You can find most of them on my Artstation, Instagram or on my Twitter!
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Family

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