Coppélia is a mechanized Eidolon with a Kelon-powered mechanical heart, appearing as a porcelain doll with ceramic skin. Coppélia served as a model for the Automata project and demonstrates how Eidolons can be stabilized in reality using Kelon technology.
Appearance
Coppélia has a slender shape with an ivory sheen. She looks like a porcelain doll with skin riveted with gold and blue interlacing. Her eyes are made of enamel, and the workshop lights glint on her ceramic skin. Though she moves jerkily and clicks like a puppet, she has a certain grace, almost like a ballerina.
Mechanical Heart
Coppélia can open a compartment on her chest. Inside beats an expertly crafted mechanical heart that gives off a smell of Mana. Her heart contains Kelon. This is how she can stay anchored in reality.
By using this technique, Eidolons could be stabilized in the world for longer, like the Muna manage to do. However, this only works because Coppélia is a mechanized creature. Other Eidolons couldn’t accommodate this technology naturally.
Role in Automata Research
391 AC - Demonstration to Treyst
Frankenstein led Treyst to the furthest reaches of the Athanor, the research and development area of the Foundry. He opened a door and turned on the workshop lights, revealing Coppélia. Treyst walked around her, his cane clacking on the dusty floor, studying how she managed to stay “alive.”
Treyst studied the Automata at length, those androids developed by Sierra. He analyzed Coppélia, the Eidolon that had served as a model for these anthropomorphic robots. The challenge was to devise an envelope capable of capturing the essence of an Eidolon and keeping it within for a long period.
Skills and Characteristics
- Kelon-powered existence
- Prolonged material presence
- Graceful movement despite mechanical nature
- Ceramic and gold construction
- Self-aware consciousness
Relationships
- Frankenstein: Created or summoned Coppélia, named her
- Treyst: Studied Coppélia as model for Eidolon-Automaton fusion project
- Sierra: Coppélia served as model for Sierra’s Automata designs