Seneca

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Gender	Female
Race	Human
Age	26 Template:R
Voice	Saiga Mitsuki Template:R
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Seneca (セネカ, Seneka) is a major character from Suikoden Tactics. She was the Princess of the Kooluk Empire who became a target for several factions towards the end of the Empire's existence.

Biography

Seneca was someone who worked alongside Andarc under Walter in the Scarlet Moon Empire and would later aid in his investigation of Rune Cannons following his exile. She was always prepared with a snappy remark and had a refreshing, care-free personality, which contrasted greatly with that of the much more serious Andarc who she would constantly tease.

Knowing that Andarc kept a diary of the groups travels, Seneca would imitate him by declaring her intention to keep a diary of her own, surprising him greatly. She gave up on this after only a few days, regarding the experiment as "bothersome". Andarc would wryly note that Seneca's interests really lay with the contents of his own diary, which he kept private.

She had helped to take care of Walter's son, Kyril, from a young age and after Walter's death, abided by his wishes to continue to help him. As such, she would become something akin to an elder sister figure and almost a mother to the young Kyril. Kyril, too, regarded her in this light, although Seneca took umbrage to the mother comparison due to her age. She would continue to accompany Kyril on his journeys throughout the Island Nations and the Kooluk Empire.

As the group travelled together, she would begin to develop feelings for Andarc although she kept them hidden.

Name and Weapon

Seneca was the name of a Roman philosopher and politician who was a tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero before being forced to commit suicide under suspicion of conspiracy against the emperor. The name comes from the Latin cognomen "senectus" meaning "old". Seneca is also the name of a Native American tribe from the Great Lakes region of North America, the name meaning "place of stones" in this instance.

Seneca's crossbow names, "Honeybee" and "Wasp" are both insects of the hymenoptera order, the third largest order of insects in the animal kingdom.

References

1. Rhapsodia Final Archive (ISBN 4-8402-3284-9), pages 10-11
2. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 530