Orphen/MnemonKeryn
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Background
Keryn's mother was a daughter of Mnemon and his father a son of V'neef. Despite the usual aspect of his House he was himself a Wood. Exalting at ten and having a strong faith in the Dragons, more so due to his desire to bring his essence closer to them, Keryn attended the Cloister of Wisdom graduating high in his class at fourteen. He appeared to be a protege and the Immaculate Order awaited his joining. He waited three days standing outside the Palace Sublime before turning away and returning to his House requesting to attend the Heptagram. It was during his studies at the Heptagram that he developed his first Dragon's Claw Spell as well as forged his staff Magus Taproot. Graduating from the Heptagram higher than from the Cloister, Keryn travelled to the East for the next two years. During this time he acquired and sent to the house a number of Artifacts and Journals as well as arranged several lucrative business deals and found two Lost Eggs, one of which was adopted into House Mnemon.
Upon his return he requested and received a position at the Heptagram and at the request of his House joined the Wild Hunt. During his first year he crafted the Fibrous Armour Graft as well as developed the Enduring Skin of the Ancients spell. Also during this time he proved time and again his ability to turn a profit for House in every situation. In service to the Wild Hunt he volunteered his time and skills to put additions on the Chapter House at no expense to the Hunt. He and his hunt have successfully and flawlessly ridden on three hunts thus far.
It was during their fourth hunt that Keryn's hunting party finally failed. Having been sent after what he has only been able to assume is a powerful ghost-blood Keryn and his partners in the hunt tracked down and destroyed the ghost-blood's heretical cults but the target himself escaped. Annoyed at their failure the hunt requested they be assigned the same target when it arose again. On the next occasion an ambush was laid but again the target seeming to be able to predict the hunts every move avoided the trap and disappeared. His cults and minions were once again destroyed.
Over the course of this time Keryn continued several lines of research completing Burning Heart of Flame, Mind of Crystalline Ice, and Sanguine Humour of the Ocean’s Tides. Having worked for sometime attempting to focus blood and essence and having earlier developed the Aspect Refining Lenses.
Keryn is always talking about being busy with his next project or his research and whether from his nature or his time in the East insists on being surrounded by plant life. Keryn is one of the most accomplished summoners the Heptagram has seen in decades if not centuries as well as an unreasonably good craftsman and a resourceful and innovative young man. As of yet he has politely declined the suggestion of marriage.
