Sefer Yetzirah (OU)

Sefer Yetzirah is a young and mysterious woman. She is leader of the equally mysterious Shinsengumi, and plays a key part in Gabriel Ascheron's plans for universal domination, apparently being needed to activate the Fruit of Knowledge. Despite this, very little is presently known about her.

Biography
Sefer is charismatic and collected, with a serious demeanor which belies her youthful appearance. This, combined with her confidence, is a major part of her success as leader of the Shinsengumi. She is manipulative, preferring subtle persuasion, and firmly believes that a few well-placed words can affect the outcome of any situation. As such, she can be seen as the ice to Gabriel Ascheron's fire.

Sefer is apparently extremely intelligent, being able to design the technology for the Lurian fleet re-organization project by herself; designs included a mass-production variant of the Icarus weapon, city-scale replicators and multiple infinite energy drive designs. Ascheron suspects she may have stolen these designs, but acknowledges their usefulness regardless.

Ascheron suggests that Sefer supports the Republic because her and it share a common goal; it is not currently known what this is.

The Conflict Begins: Original Sin
Sefer was present on the Assault Shadow even before Ascheron's voyage into Guf. During this time, and after, she had free access to all areas of the ship, including the bridge, throne room and meeting room.

The Speech
Immediately after Ascheron gave his speech to the Republic of Luria, he returned to his quarters, and found Sefer there. The two shared a drink, over which they discussed the morality of his actions, with Sefer suggesting he was a nihilist. Ascheron suggested she was no different, but she disagreed.

Sefer was only actually named during the following post. Altian informed Ascheron that his crew were suspicious of her, at which point Ascheron revealed Sefer's identity, as well as her contributions to the Lurian fleet re-organization project. However, Ascheron also stated that he believed Sefer would become the greatest threat Luria would ever face.

Trivia

 * Sefer Yetzirah translates to "Book of Creation" in Hebrew, and refers to the earliest extant text on Jewish esoteric lore. The authorship of the book is traditionally ascribed to Abraham.
 * Sefer's name is another result of User:FullFrontal's habit of drawing names and ideas from Jewish and Christian mysticism. To this extent, she actually shares her first name with a Firegate character - Sefer Shevirah Ephraim.