Sirrus and Achenar

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Sirrus in Myst

Achenar in Myst

Sirrus and Achenar are the sons of Atrus and brothers of Yeesha, and the first two characters you meet when playing the Myst saga. Achenar is the older brother and Sirrus is younger.

Family of Sirrus and Achenar
Relation	Male	Female
Great-Grandparents	Aitrus	Ti'ana
Grandparents	Gehn	Keta
Parents	Atrus	Catherine
Spouse
Children
Grandchildren

[edit] Characterization

[edit] Sirrus

In the original game, Sirrus is played by Robyn Miller. In following games, he is played by Brian Wrench. He is portrayed as the tricky and scheming brother.

[edit] Achenar

In the original game, Achenar is played by Rand Miller. In following games, he is played by Guy Spring. He is portrayed as the crazy and dangerous brother.

[edit] Biography

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Born to Atrus and Catherine on Myst Island, Atrus was quick to show Sirrus and Achenar around all the worlds that he had created. He would take the two of them on journeys to the ages and introduced them to the wonders of the Art, but he was nervous about teaching it to them.

[edit] Plunder of Ages

In the original game, all Ages of MYST appears to be empty, lifeless shells of the once beautiful worlds described in Atrus' journals. It is believed that Sirrus and Achenar are responsible for plundering the ages dry to satisfy their greed and blood-lust.

Most Ages of MYST featured the living quarters of the brothers. Achenar's various rooms are filled with devices for torture, including an electrified cage, a jack-in-the-box that has a cobra hidden inside, a collection of lethal poisons, and a large contraption for tearing the victim in pieces. He also appears to use various tribal masks and holograms to instill fear into his victims.

On the other hand, Sirrus' quarters are richly decorated. Even in the barely civilized Channelwood age, his quarters are furnished in an aristocratic colonial style. He appears to have plundered a large amount of gold, and he has a large collection of fine clothing, sophisticated "toys" (such as a mechanical parrot), fine wine and drugs. In one letter from Achenar, it mentioned a certain "new tax" introduced by Sirrus.

It is uncertain if the original inhabitants of the MYST ages are driven out by the oppressive brothers, or outright killed off by the brothers. A collection of human skeletons and rotten corpses can be found in Achenar's torture chambers.

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[edit] Appearances

Time wise, Sirrus and Achenar are first mentioned at the very end of Myst: The Book of Atrus as playing happily on Myst Island. Chronologically, they are the first characters that a player meets when playing Myst.

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