Notable Characters
From the god-like Arashi to the common heroes found in the streets of Fodonβevery soul leaves a mark upon this world.
Anton
The Scarlet Mage. Active since at least 885 ACC β over 115 years old but appearing no older than thirty. Participated in and likely led the Wizard Uprising. Spent over a century in hiding, assembling knowledge via a Butterfly archive operative from the Uprising. His goal: trigger a second Crimson Convergence using Princess Seraphina as a living catalyst. He found out what caused the original Convergence. He died before anyone could ask him.
Azaraith
Former ruler of the Magic District of Fodon. Cloaked in shifting darkness, she bent arcane forces with her staff. No one knows what lies behind her mask. Killed by Lucifer (#6 Arashi).
The Azure Paladin
The man who became the Dark Paladin. Born in Vacron in 692 ACC. Childhood companion of the Crimson Knight. Founded the Republic of Frada in 715 with the goal of ending the continent's disorder through centralized conquest. Turned to dark magic in 732 ACC after watching Fluffy gift the Crimson Knight the indestructible blazer. He stopped aging at that moment. He has not been the Azure Paladin since.
Crimson Knight
Power Rank #2. Folkwynd β born in Vacron. Founder and leader of the Crimson Rooks. Wields the indestructible Crimson Blazer (gift from Fluffy) and the Crimson Greatsword (steel gifted by the Golem King). No magic β pure combat mastery and legendary charisma. True name never publicly revealed.
Sir Elric
Captain of the Goldhelm Royal Guard. King Aldric's most trusted military officer and personal protector of the royal family. Mentor to Princess Seraphina.
Fluffy
Power Rank #1. The most powerful known being in Eldunary. Primordial entity β predates the Crimson Convergence by thousands of years. Regarded as the god of all magic users. Publicly sighted exactly five times in the thousand years since the Convergence. Non-interventionist by consistent practice β though the fourth appearance (Ipadora Atrocities, 901 ACC) remains the deepest source of controversy among magic users.
Golem King
Power Rank #4. Creator of all Golems. Primordial entity β approximately 100 feet tall, covered in thousands of runes. Resides in the largest, most isolated mountain in Nikolem. Has never left it since the Crimson Convergence. Believed equal in power to Fluffy but chooses never to exercise it fully.
Lady Isolde
Royal Archmedic of Holometric Sciences. Senior advisor to King Aldric. Personal mentor and protector to Princess Seraphina. One of the most accomplished holotech specialists in the Goldhelm Kingdom.
King Aldric
King of the Goldhelm Kingdom. Resides in Ovodon. Head of the Goldhelm Family. Ideology: Technocratic Isolationism. Governs with a council of advisors from each sector.
Prince Vaelen
Governor of Glaril β the largest underwater city in Criozevan. Younger brother of Queen Nayele. Appointed by his sister upon her ascension in 996 ACC. Governs as a just and considered monarch with a representative democratic structure. Commands one of the most diverse and smallest military forces on the continent.
Princess Seraphina
Princess of the Goldhelm Kingdom. Daughter of King Aldric. Heir to the Goldhelm throne. Carries the full re-expression of the Goldhelm bloodline's Devourer ability β the first in centuries. She is not aware of this.
Queen Nayele
Queen of the Ipadora Kingdom. Head of House Nereval. Ascended in 996 ACC. Genuinely compassionate β not as a political style but as a sincere orientation toward the world. Has restructured Ipadora's waterway tax system and expanded the Ipadora Justice System's continental reputation. Appointed her brother Prince Vaelen to govern Glaril upon taking power.
Selvarin
Power Rank #5. Master of Swords. Leader of the Republic of Oredsy.
Sunlee
Power Rank #5. Master of Martial Arts. Leader of the State of Akison. Carries only the Black Root. No armor, no magic.
Vaelith the Hollow
Former head of the Darkmane Family (896β938 ACC). Sael's grandfather. Sold his own brother Thalrith to a Goldhelm scientist in 937 ACC, creating the first of the Fallen. His betrayal fractured the Darkmane Family and collapsed the unified Darkmane Realm into the warring tribes that persist today.
Varnokh
Former Death District leader of Fodon. A towering armored construct powered by a magenta arcane core. Ruled without emotion through death rituals and executions. His core was destroyed by Lucifer (#6 Arashi). His body was never recovered.
Veles
Power Rank #5. Master of Magic. Leader of the Kingdom of Iyhago. Speaks only through harmonic pulses interpreted by chosen attendants.
Vorryn
The last living Tharnex. His race was destroyed in the War of Fodon. Has special armor that detects people moving from a distance and can self-destruct and regrow.
Vorvax
Former Bug District leader of Fodon. Rumored to be the last matriarch of the Tharnex. Ruled from the shadows with shifting armor that sensed incoming danger. Killed by Lucifer (#6 Arashi) during the fall of the Fodon districts. Once she was killed, the rest of the Tharnex race perished.
Vulkran
Former Fire District leader of Fodon. A knight of molten steel and volcanic power. Slain by Lucifer (#6 Arashi) during the collapse of the Warring Districts. Born in Zhuiburn. Remains lie entombed in a fire-cracked canyon near Plodrough β still warm to this day.
Zunarorth
Power Rank #3. Dragon β the last surviving dragon. Has not been reliably seen in hundreds of years. Sightings reported roughly every 100 years. Ancient and feared.