Editing Sýnin

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{{Character_Infobox
| name = Sýnin
| image = ACV Sýnin.jpg
| species = [[Raven]]
| affiliates = [[Raven Clan]] }}
'''Sýnin''' was a female <ref name="Twitter">{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/1283122261386579969|Darby McDevitt|quote=Synin is a she!|image=File:ACV - Darby McDevitt - Twitter - Synin.png}}</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]'' – [[The Hunting Grounds]]</ref> [[raven]] that accompanied the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] during the [[Viking expansion|invasion]] of [[England]] in the 9th century.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla</ref>

==Skins==
In 2020, while reliving Eivor's [[Genetic memory|memories]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Layla Hassan]] could [[Animus mod|modify]] the Animus interface and allow for a variety of skins to be applied to Sýnin:
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!width="1%" |Image
!width="1%" |Name
!width="5%" |Description
!width="5%" |Availability
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!Albino
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|Stable merchant
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|[[File:ACV Sýnin Bald eagle.png|200px]]
!Bald [[Eagle]]
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|Reda's Shop
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!Black and White
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|Stable merchant
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!Blood Eagle
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|Reda's Shop
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!Blue Shades
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|Stable merchant
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!Celtic Raven
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|Stable merchant <small>([[Wrath of the Druids]] only)</small>
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!Colorful Raven
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|[[Ēostre]] festival
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!Eugene
|''This bird must have been the companion of the most powerful mage, since it speaks back to you in the [[human]] tongue. Sometimes, he even seems to be mocking you.'' 
|[[Reda]]'s [[Reda's Shop|Shop]]
|-
|[[File:ACV Sýnin Falcon.png|200px]]
![[Falcon]]
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!Phoenix
|''Around the campfire at night, old warriors say this mythical bird has been alive for centuries, and some even claim the secret of immortality lies in its fiery feathers...''
|Reda's Shop
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!Savage
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|Stable merchant
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![[Vinland]] Crow
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|Stable merchant
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|[[File:ACV White Senu.png|200px]]
!White [[Senu]]
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|Reda's Shop
|}

==Behind the scenes==
Sýnin first appeared in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s reveal livestream, flying over Eivor's shoulder.<ref name="reveal">{{Youtube|Y2aoke5icgk|Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Official Tease with BossLogic <nowiki>|</nowiki><nowiki> Ubisoft [NA</nowiki><nowiki>]</nowiki>|UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|Ubisoft North America}}</ref> Her name was first revealed in an interview with ''USGamer'', where it was announced that she would appear in-game as a companion and extension of the [[Eagle Vision]] mechanic introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/assassins-creed-valhalla-social-stealth-one-hit-assassination-same-sex-romance |title= Assassin's Creed Valhalla Goes Big on Stealth With One-Hit Kills, Social Stealth, and Feigning Death |author=Williams, Mike |publisher=''USGamer'' |date=13 May 2020 |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>

===Etymology===
Sýnin is the definitive form of the {{Wiki|Old Norse}} word ''[[wikt:sýn|sýn]]'', meaning 'sight, vision'.

The name is intended to mean 'insight' and is pronounced "Sue-nin" (/'suːnɪn/).<ref name="pronounciation">{{Twitter|AshrafAIsmail|status/1260593555673882625|[[Ashraf Ismail]]|quote=It’s spelled Synin And Pronounced “Sue-nin” We wanted as close a meaning to “insight” in Old Norse 🧐|image=File:ACV - Ashraf Ismail - Twitter - Synin.png|backup=}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
ACV Keyart 2.jpg|Promotional Art featuring Sýnin
ACV Promotional Screenshot 1.jpg|Sýnin following Eivor's ship
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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