#sentinel order

[devilcatdarling]

Little warmup doodle of the Sentinel Order. I adore that group of clockwork siblings so much.

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Sentinel Order assets

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Endling.

[devilcatdarling]

Finally got around to drawing the Sentinel Order together so I figured it was time to write a bit of personal headcanons/lore for each. Lore dump below the cut:

Note: I personally think that the silkflies in the automations are power sources/souls for the cogworks, and not necessarily the mind piloting them. The machine's "mind" retains certain personality traits and emotions held within its silkfly, along with some muscle memories from the silkfly's past life (attributing to their fighting style/weapon familiarity), but the machine itself develops a consciousness that is influenced in certain ways by the silkfly. Also, they have a big ol cage in their heads with the silkfly (thank you MEBI for this wonderful concept, credits go to them for that one).

First: the original sentinel and commander/conductor of the Sentinel order. Wields the first three original cogflies and a baton similar to that of a music conductor. Its silkfly is sourced from a maestro that begrudgingly offered themselves for the original silk experiments and prototype for the rest of the Sentinel line. Personality: tired and resigned (it has seen so much shit since it was created), stoic, disciplined, favors routine and structure, emotionally repressed, stressed out at all times.

Second: wielder of duel scissor blades and the deputy commander of the Sentinels. Its Silkfly was sourced from an imprisoned silk snipper taken from Greymoor. Its selection was part of an early experimentation on involuntary participants to see if the harvest of unwilling souls held any influence on the silkflies production. Personality: empathetic, often outwardly resolute (but prone to internal conflict), observant, quiet, melancholic, thoughtful, obstinate, inquisitive.

Third: the acting mechanic/medic of the Sentinels. Capable of assessing and conducting most non-life threatening repairs needed on the other sentinels and itself. Its silkfly was sourced from a disillusioned mortician involved in Whiteward's early silk experiments. Its weapon is a silk shear. Personality: blunt and brusque. Very analytical, and prone to disobeying orders that do not align with the conclusions of its assessments, easily offput by intense expressions of emotion. Will often utilize ambiguities in its programming to circumvent or rewrite tasks it finds logically unsound or unfavorable.

Fourth: Created a while after the original trio of Sentinels was formed. Silkfly sourced from a Scrollreader and willing participant of the Whiteward experiments. Wields a crook and is very adept at melee combat. Personality: enthusiastically complaisant, reverent, meticulous, adamant about following the orders and expectations of the Citadel jurisdiction, anxious, unwavering in its strict devotion to directive (a trait that lends it to disagreements with the Fifth often).

Fifth: The last made and final member of the Sentinel Order. Its silkfly was created from an ambitious Skarr scout that was executed and utilized for Silkfly production after being taken captive by the Fourth and Second Sentinel during an assignment (a fact in which the Second is made aware of and is guilt ridden about, leading to a connection and protectiveness towards the Fifth). Wields a gilded shield and dagger-like sickles resembling those of the Skarr. It is adept at ranged combat and utilizes the sickles as throwing weapons, blocking and parrying melee attacks with its shield. Personality: talkative, ambitious, effervescent, sensitive, exuberant. Can be overeager and stubborn, lending it the fault of putting itself in danger and or sustaining injury moreso than the other sentinels. Has deep admiration for the Second Sentinel.