Anake

This article is about the Elan: Reign of Catastrophe character Anake.

Anake
Artwork of Anake as a young adult
First appearance	Elan: Reign of Catastrophe (TBA)
Race	Human
Age	19
Gender	Female
Class	Adept
Style	Wushu
Element	Metal
Homeland	Nadir
Hometown	Istanbul

Anake is the disciple of the Metal Shrine and heir to the magistrate of Istanbul.

Anake takes pride in wearing the armor of higher rank soldiers over her casual palace wear; a tight black spandex long sleeve under a sheer lantern sleeved lotus colored blouse, an earthy colored fencing corset adorned with heavy shoulder pads over, following her dark brown yoga-style pants secured with a sheer skirt resembling a bow around the waist, tied together with a pair of fencing boots.

Biography

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At the age of four Anake was orphaned and taken in by the magistrate of the most industrialized village of Nadir, Istanbul. She was believed to be a gift from the deity of metal. Anake makes a grand effort to forget her blurry past, through focusing on her love for the art of Wushu. The magistrate believes Anake is destined to become the heir to royalty but she absolutely detests to the idea, reminding them that she is not their daughter by blood.

Anaru and company catch a glimpse of Anake at the annual city celebration, where she happens to be the lead dancer of the parade. After an elegant finale and applause, they proceed to approach Anake inquiring if she is familiar with the royalty of Istanbul. They explain to her that there is a matter of utter importance that must be expressed to the magistrate, before it’s too late. With that being said, Anake shows her respects and invites them to the palace. Hours pass, explaining the previous chain of events and the magistrate become mortified. Anake speaks up to say that she will stand post at the Metal Shrine until she vanquishes every last enemy. The magistrate opposes her reckless idea and insists on hiring Anaru & company to accompany her, but before they have a chance to accept, Anake runs off.

After a long run through the dark thickets Anake is seen by basin of the Himalayas, where she spills her frustrations and is welcomed with open arms. She agrees to team-up until the problem is solved and will decide what path she will take after defeating Mica.

Etymology

Anake is named after "Ananke", In Greek mythology, also spelled Anangke, Anance, or Anagke (Ancient Greek: Ἀνάγκη, from the common noun ἀνάγκη, "force, constraint, necessity"), was a primeval (Protogenos ) ancient Greek goddess of inevitability, the personification of destiny, necessity and fate. She appears as a serpentine being, and marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos, in the Orphic cosmogony. Together they surrounded the primal egg of solid matter and so brought about the creation of the ordered universe. The ancient representation of the goddess, is perhaps a torch-bearing figure , but she was also depicted holding a spindle, as the representation of Moira (fate).