Zoya Kazemi
| Zoya Kazemi | |
 Command Officer Kazemi within the High Chamber of the CCC, Chryse. | |
| Full name | Zoya Kazemi |
|---|---|
| AKA | The Pathologist |
| Physical information | |
| Species | Human |
| Race | Benacian (Babkhan/Elw descent) |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color and style | Severe, pulled back |
| Eye color | Dark brown |
| Skin color | Olive |
| Biographical information | |
| Children | None |
| Residence(s) | Chryse, Benacian Union |
| Nationality |
 Benacian Union |
| Allegiance(s) |
 Nationalist & Humanist Party |
| Order(s) | Central Control Commission |
| Alma mater | N&H Leadership Academy |
| Occupation | Command Officer |
| Religion | Humanist Atheism |
Zoya Kazemi is a high-ranking Command Officer of the Nationalist & Humanist Party (N&H), currently serving within the Central Control Commission (CCC) of the National Sector Party in Chryse. Tasked with the disciplinary oversight of the Party’s elite cadres, Kazemi specialises in the "psychological hygiene" of the Humanist Vanguard. She is a leading practitioner of Archetypal Containment, the systematic identification and neutralisation of individuals who exhibit the "Heroic Impulse", a state-defined psychological deviation that threatens the Coordinated State.
Early Career and Assignment to Chryse
Kazemi’s background in the lost Realm of Elluenuueq informed her "sardonic melancholy" regarding the weight of history. Her aptitude for identifying "atavistic patterns" in human behaviour led to her early recruitment into the CCC. Upon her assignment to the capital, Chryse, she was integrated into the city’s complex web of ancient architecture and modern Benacian surveillance infrastructure. She views the city’s monumental history not as a source of pride, but as a dangerous reservoir of "collective unconsciousness" that must be carefully managed to prevent the resurgence of mythic narratives.
The Central Control Commission
As a Command Officer within the CCC, Kazemi acts as the "immune system" of the N&H. Her primary focus is the Humanist Vanguard. Recognising that the youth are most susceptible to the "Prophetic Archetype," she maintains a rigorous programme of ideological auditing. Her work is characterised by a "cold clinical gaze," treating any manifestation of "destiny" or "charismatic leadership" as a bureaucratic failure. When a young Vanguard member begins to exhibit the traits of a "Chosen One," Kazemi does not see a hero; she sees a social contagion requiring immediate quarantine.
Inter-Agency Cooperation
Kazemi is a pivotal figure in the "Chryse Security Echelon," maintaining high-level liaisons with three key institutions:
- Commission for the Panopticon: She utilises Panopticon data-streams to flag "anomalous phenomena" (e.g., unusual weather events following a specific youth, or "fortuitous" meetings in the drinking dens of the Paradise Districts).
- Benacian Censorate: Kazemi coordinates the "memory-holing" of heroic feats. If a "Band of Five" performs a miracle, she ensures the Censorate reframes the event as a minor industrial accident or a triumph of Benacian engineering.
- Worshipful Guild of the Sacred Carnifices: For those "atavistic" elements that cannot be ideologically corrected, Kazemi prepares the "Sanitisation Dossiers" for the Magisters-Carnifex. She is known to attend "Questioning Sessions" with a weary sigh, viewing the physical destruction of a "Hero" as a tedious but necessary administrative chore.
