Saka en Thosias

Saka en Thosias is an Aristii engineer and architect, serving as Chancellor.

Early Life
From a young age, Saka was always obsessed with architecture and engineering. Her first encounter with real craftsmanship happened when she was two years old and is her first memory. Saka’s parents were walking her around town and she stumbled upon a young man carving something into a stone brick. She went up to him and asked what it was and he showed her the face of a demon. Rather than being frightened, Saka was awestruck and watched the man chip away at the stone, bit by bit, until her parents pulled her away to bring her home.

When she was able to go out on her own and had free time, she’d wander around town, staring at buildings for hours and imagining a fictional city with all her favorite ones. Once she was older and her parents let her play with saws, screws, and nails, she’d begin to recreate her favorite buildings while incorporating her own style. Saka was making her dream city a reality in her bedroom at 1/32 the scale.

Education
Because of her passion for building her dream city, fueled by the stonemason, Saka decided to become an architect, but she also wanted to dabble in engineering. She wanted to not only build the homes people lived in but also innovate upon the technologies in her designs to help advance society. Her parents’ nobility enabled Saka to go to any university she pleased, so Saka went to one of the most prestigious universities in the land, right in her hometown of Xozak. Despite all her efforts to learn about other societies, cultures, and styles, Saka was still drawn to Xozak and eventually decided that she would transform the city she grew up in into her magestic dream city. She studied hard, asked many questions, and was able to graduate two years early.

Meeting With the Kratoras
About a week after graduating, Saka was strolling through Xozak, looking for somewhere she could buy materials for a house. She didn’t want to live in her parents’ house forever, so she designed her own. The problem was, Xozak doesn’t have very many exotic materials, but Saka wanted to build a beautiful house out of quartz and terracotta. She had already purchased the land from the kingdom, she just needed the supplies. While wandering in the city, she came across a man dressed in purple, silver, and golden garments staring at some houses. She thought that he might know something about where she could get the materials for her home, so she asked, “Excuse me, sorry for disturbing you. I was wondering if you know where I could acquire some quartz and terracotta? I’m building a house just across the river from here.”

”Quartz and terracotta… come to think of it, I have quite a lot of the latter, but I haven’t seen any quartz around here in a long time. I know a place to buy some, how much do you need?” Saka explained the amount of quartz and terracotta. “Well, that’s quite a lot of quartz, but I can go get you some. I’ll be back tomorrow with both resources.”

”Thank you so much!” Saka replied. However, she suddenly realized that the man never asked for any money, “Wait, before you go, I never paid you!”

”Don't worry about it, Ms. … I never got your name, did I?”

”Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, terribly sorry. I’m Saka en Thosias. Are you sure you don’t want me to pay? I can almost definitely cover the costs.”

”Yes, I’m sure,” the man responded, “And call me Lúka en Olea. I’ll meet you at the place noontime tomorrow.” Saka suddenly was stuck in place. That was the Kratoras!

The next day, Saka returned to the same location she had met Lúka. A little after she arrived, she saw him with a convoy of carts hauling the materials. “Where should I put this?” he asked with a grin.

”I’ll show you!” Saka answered, and brought them over to her plot of land. The convoy dropped off the carts next to her land.

”Saka, was it? Do you mind if I take a peek at your plans for the house?” Lúka inquired.

She responded, “Oh yes, of course!” and showed him her drawings.

”Quite impressive! Have you ever thought about working for a kingdom before?”

”Well, my dream is to rebuild this city and… wait a minute, are you offering me a job?”

”I am,” Lúka told her, “I would love to have you as the lead architect for this town. As you can see, it’s not in the best shape, and our previous builder abandoned this city without a word a few years back and hasn’t returned any of my letters. I believe that you are the key to making the city the centerpiece of my nation!”

Saka was in awe, extremely gracious of this opportunity, so she said, “I accept!”