Also play as: Zach Zaphiere & Lesmana Asmaralaya

Physical Description: Kanthil Kinanthi has a humanly beauty which is soft but seems unapproachable at the same time. She has delicate features, framed by pale skin with cool undertones which reflect the light from the sun. Her hair falls past her shoulders. It is naturally black in colour but often seems dark brown, orange, or blonde from the dye that she applied to. Staying at one colour is never her thing. Her eyes are almond-shaped and sharp despite her gentle appearance. Though, her dark brown iris easily softens whenever she needs it. She has a slim figure that lets her to move as freely as she wants.

Mental Description: The most notable thing about Kanthil Kinanthi is her bluntness. She doesn’t hesitate to let out her thoughts even if they are hurtful. She doesn’t hide her disapproval or judgmental gaze. She doesn’t care. Her feelings are as clear as crystal. Despite her bluntness, she is actually an attentive and caring person. She notices the little things that others often overlook and quietly remembers them. Beneath her sharp honesty lies a sneaky and cunning side, one that often acts behind the scenes without drawing attention to itself.

Biography: Kanthil Kinanthi was born on Thursday, 18 November 2010 in Yogyakarta to the couple Aryamurti Sastranegara and Larasati Puspaningrum. Her name was chosen carefully by her parents. Kanthil was taken from the fragrant white magnolia flower often associated in Javanese philosophy with attachment, remembrance, and things that linger closely to the soul. Kinanthi, was taken from one of the traditional Javanese macapat, symbolized guidance and a life that was meant to be led with understanding and restraint. Together, her name carried the hope to the newborn that she would have the lifelong attachment to moral teachings and the active practice of her ancestral wisdom.

Aryamurti was a well known dukun (as in Javanese druid) that specialized in Javanese divination system as written in Primbon, while Larasati was a well-known dukun beranak (Javanese Druidic Midwife). Both have established their popularity in their career that they got an offer to teach and deepen their knowledge in Omah Geni. They postponed their departure when they knew Larasati was pregnant with Kanthil. Once Kanthil was old enough, about three years old, the small family moved to Omah Geni.

Their departure to Omah Geni was well-prepared. They already got some help from the family of Larasati’s sister, Srikandi Wikrama. Their living place has been prepared by the family, a house that was built nearby. Srikandi’s son, Lesmana Asmaralaya, also often visited the house to play with Kanthil when he got the holiday. Even though their age gap was pretty big, they weren’t awkward to each other.

Kanthil’s education was taken very seriously by Aryamurti and Larasati. On the day, they would put the girl in the local study group to get the basic skills. At night, they would tell the girl about Javanese mythology and lore to deepen her connection to her ancestry. She was also taught about her cultural heritage and sometimes they would travel to Yogyakarta whenever they got a long holiday.

First Instance of Magic: Kanthil was four years old when her first showing of magic happened. It was at night, when Aryamurti was tucking her to sleep and reading her a folklore of Roro Jonggrang and Bandung Bondowoso. Kanthil listened to the story very carefully. She wasn’t sleepy yet. When Aryamurti finished his reading, Kanthil asked him to read her more. Aryamurti didn’t have more story to tell her and this disappoint her and eventually made her angry. Her cries pushed the book in her father’s hand to fly away and hit the corner of the room. Aryamurti witnessed this event and recorded it in her developmental book as her first milestone to be a witch.