Cynthia Delmonde

Biography
Fire Elemental, Summer Court, Mirrorskin

"The Mages shall be my hounds and the Gentry shall be their prey."

Formerly having held the title of The Sun’s Tongue in the Court of the Rising Sun, Cynthia Delmonde rose to prominence last summer when her predecessor was slain fighting the Kindred Prince of Chicago. The Mantle of the Pyre came upon Cynthia when she was meeting with diplomats from the Grand Consilium. Due to the events surrounding her ascension, Cynthia felt it was her duty as Summer Queen to see that this supernatural war for this city of Chicago was brought to a close. She took a hard stance against the rest of the supernatural creatures until the mage known as Ilmari stepped in. Since then, Cynthia’s attitude towards Mages has softened and her attitude towards the Kindred has only hardened.

She wholeheartedly believes that the Mages have much to offer the Changelings as a whole. She is cautious when hearing their promises and bargains, but has gained a lot of ground in the Alliance talks. Her goal is to get the Mages to agree to starting a war against the Gentry, wiping them from the face of Arcadia once and for all. The Mages have argued that they should be placed above the fae in the Alliance, but Cynthia has demanded nothing less than an equal partnership.

Cynthia is kindly and well spoken, but has a temper to match the Gods themselves. Its been said that she chews nails for breakfast. She does not like to be questioned and will defend her decisions to her grave. She is intelligent and was a lawyer before being stolen by her Keeper. In Arcadia she was transformed into a slumbering volcano that her Keeper built their castle upon. After decades supporting the building, she finally awoke and blew her top; she destroyed her Keeper and used the lava inside of her to melt a way back into the real world. She found herself outside of the Hallow in Mt. Greenwood and was quickly scooped up by the Summer court and installed as a Sentry of Summer’s Vigil.

Death
Cynthia met her end at the hands of Lament, a mad Mage. The Pyre Crown passed to her sister, Susan Merriweather, immediately following her death. Cynthia's demise was avenged by a Motley of Winter Court assassins hailing from the Court of the Nine Moons.