Altered Lore

Sierra

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Sierra

Overview

Sierra, born 368 AC, is an Axiom Exalt, engineer, and Alterer specializing in Constructs manipulation who serves as vanguard in the Expeditionary Corps. Born within a Lyra caravan of the Tisdhera Clan, she lost both legs to Tumult exposure during childhood and now uses prosthetic Grafts. She is bonded to Oddball, a Chimera drone, through The Musubi.

Background

Sierra was born within a Lyra caravan, traveling from city to city with her father Efrén, who managed a small shadow theater troupe. While the caravan traveled the roads of Asgartha, a Tumult anomaly erupted and Sierra stepped into a pool of it. Her legs chaotically mutated and both had to be amputated. She remained bedridden for many weeks before her father carried her outside again. Efrén brought Sierra to Verbera during the Prodigium, the Axiom’s World Exposition, where she was fitted with rudimentary racing blade Grafts at prosthetist Hamisu’s workshop. Sierra visited Hamisu daily to learn about mechanics, pyrotechnics, and kelonic batteries. When the caravan prepared to depart, Efrén offered Sierra the choice to continue with the caravan or pursue technical apprenticeship—she chose to stay. Hamisu taught Sierra the basics to qualify as an Apprentice, then she traveled to Arkaster and secured a position at The Foundry.

Sierra participated in a competition for spots in The Fulcrum but was not selected despite one of the Three Little Pigs Eidolons nodding approvingly at her work. Following rejection, Sierra worked to learn metalworking and Alteration. After six years, Sierra joined The Parallax, the Axiom Guild working on Alteration. After eleven years of apprenticeship, she achieved Journeyman status by presenting Automata as tribute to her father’s puppeteer profession.

Sierra met Oddball when her drone transformed into a Chimera, and they connected through The Musubi.

Timeline

379 AC - Arriving at The Foundry

Sierra arrived at The Foundry on tram, the structure anchored to cliff with metal beams and workshops filled with clanging forges.

383 AC - Working with Ogun

Sierra worked with Ogun on metalworking, raising temperature using Alteration while he forged metal, and he told her she had talent for Alteration.

383 AC - Brassbug from Gibil

Gibil placed a restored Brassbug in Sierra’s arms to care for after forging new parts from molten metal at The Foundry furnaces.

385 AC - Operator Duel

Sierra participated in Operator duel testing Construct manipulation, creating lightning rod and circular saw on rail before opponent’s Kelon burst dematerialized her creation.

386 AC - Drone Transformation into Oddball

Sierra’s drone transformed into Oddball after returning damaged from The Tumult data collection—it screeched, molted metal, and cavorted around Sierra when connected to charging station.

388 AC - Ada Lovelace and Automata Operating System

Sierra summoned Ada Lovelace to review assembly plans for using Alteration modules as Automata operating system, and Ada tested module successfully on robotic head.

389 AC - Racing Blade Design Workshop

Sierra worked on assembly plans for new racing blade prosthetics in her workshop while listening to Ankita Struna’s music.

390 AC - FarFetch Mk-1 Prototype Testing

Sierra tested FarFetch Mk-1 Automata with telescopic grapples, and it self-corrected after missing target with first grapple by hitting mark with second.

392 AC - Workshop Leadership with Aberdeen

Sierra ran her own workshop at The Foundry with Apprentice Aberdeen, investigating FarFetch malfunction that burned Subhash Kadis’s beard during explosive test.

392 AC - Field Operations with Oddball

During The Tumult expedition, Sierra crossed oily lake separated from Oddball and created Salvager Eidolon at his location through bond to restore damaged armor.

393 AC, January - Expedition into The Tumult

Sierra participated in Expeditionary Corps mission into The Tumult regions hundreds of miles beyond Asgartha, traveling in armored vehicle with caterpillar tracks toward regions rich in Kelon and rare minerals. She operated alongside Akesha Adhikari, who was claiming territory for Yzmir. Sierra used Tumult Jammer device to monitor parasitic ideas while scouting ahead on her running blades.

393 AC, January - Discovery of Storvhit

Sierra discovered Storhvit, a towering mountain with snow-gleaming summit encircled by grand halo and strange light emanating from fissure near peak. The mountain was suffused with ideas of “Snow,” “Frost,” “Ice”—possibly an Oasis.

393 AC, January-April - Reprocessor Repair with Vishvakarma

Sierra summoned Vishvakarma to repair a Reprocessor armored vehicle damaged by falling ice stalactites and scree at Storhvit.

393 AC, January-April - Automaton Salvage at Storvhit Gorge

Sierra retrieved her Automaton after it tumbled down a gorge at Storhvit, salvaging parts from an old armored Scrambler while Brassbugs welded a new chest plate.

393 AC, March - Tumult Tsunami Survival

Oddball warned Sierra of approaching tsunami through Morse code via their spiritual bond. Massive wintry wave originated from Storhvit, and Sierra summoned Skaði and created grappling gauntlet through Alteration to reach her vehicle before impact. The tsunami struck violently, flipping the vehicle, and parasitic ideas manifested inside the cabin. Sierra fired distress flare and Akesha Adhikari responded from few kilometers away. Sierra summoned Little Match Girl to banish cold while awaiting rescue.

393 AC, January-April - Avalanche Rescue Operation

When an avalanche buried Aegis soldiers at Storhvit, Sierra dispatched Oddball to drop location beacons on victims while emitting distress signals, then transformed her prostheses into snowblades using Alteration.

393 AC, January-April - Reprocessor Cliff Stabilization

Sierra used Alteration to apply the concept of sturdiness to cracking rock and materialize metallic struts when the Reprocessor nearly slid off a cliff edge at Storhvit.

393 AC, January-April - Mysterious Relic Examination

Sierra collaborated with Treyst examining human-origin machine extracted from ice at Cobalt Gorge, conducting scans revealing no internal circuitry, electric networks, or kelonic systems.

393 AC, April-May - Archaeological Research and Letter to Efrén

While resting at Storhvit Oasis, Sierra conducted soil analysis of Cais Adarra revealing milder climate a century ago similar to Tilted Steppes, with sudden glaciation possibly through Alteration. Excavations around The Nilam revealed pre-glaciation human settlement including rusted tools, troglodyte dwellings, fabric, and pottery dating at least two hundred years prior. Colony of several hundred people abandoned site before glaciation despite advanced technology surpassing Axiom Industrial Revolution. Sierra wrote letter to father Efrén via The Talaria detailing discoveries.

393 AC, June-September - Fluid Research Discussion with Subhash

Sierra met Subhash Kadis at his workbenches near The Screed’s chasm elevators to discuss research on the mysterious fluid discovered beneath the City of Scholars.

393 AC, July - Arrival of The Wayfarer and Reunion with Efrén

While speaking with Subhash Kadis at The Screed, Sierra spotted The Wayfarer, the Sahanka of the Tisdhera Clan, emerging from behind clouds above the crater cliffs and was reunited with her father Efrén.

393 AC, June-August - Creating Designer Drone Assistant

Sierra created a jellyfish-like assistant drone with “Magnum 6” cryptex capable of analyzing blueprints and indicating areas for improvement.

393 AC, June-August - Grems Sabotage at The Refinery

Sierra discovered three Grems attacking a regulator panel at The Refinery that had shut down Sap delivery for hours.

393 AC, June-August - Enhanced Prototype Development

Sierra worked on an Automaton prototype requiring proto-consciousness, replacing Storhvit parts with new components and adding a stabilizer that enabled it to run.

393 AC, June-August - Sap Overflow Extraction

Sierra located Sap beyond a wall in The Undergrowth using sonar and directed Oddball to fire a focused ray, rupturing the wall and releasing a Sap geyser.

393 AC, June-August - Preparing for Deep Exploration

Sierra prepared a bug-out bag for deep exploration after learning from Treyst that Arjun had revealed Sap came from a world-tree.

393 AC, June-August - Exploring City of Scholars with Efrén

Sierra descended into the City of Scholars on a one-wheeler while Efrén kept pace using wires and summoned combat-equipped puppet Eidolons powered by his Ignescence.

393 AC, June-September - Lucan Attack on Aerolith Convoy

During Lucan’s attack on an Aerolith convoy, Sierra raced to convince the captain to dump the ore cargo targeted by the Leviathan.

Abilities

Sierra specializes in Constructs manipulation and Alteration, using these disciplines to engineer Automata, modify equipment, and apply conceptual properties to materials (such as sturdiness to rock). She operates prosthetic racing blade Grafts that can be transformed via Alteration into snowblades or other configurations. Through The Musubi bond with Oddball, she can create Eidolons at his remote location. She can summon Eidolons including Ada Lovelace, Ogun, Skaði, Little Match Girl, Vishvakarma, Gibil, and Three Little Pigs.

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