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Waybound

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{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Infobox book
| name = Waybound
| author = Will Wight
| language = English
| genre = Fantasy
| series = Cradle (book 12)
| preceded_by = [[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]]
| image = File: Waybound.jpeg
| image_size = 200px
| published = June 4, 2023
| media_type = ebook, paperback, audiobook
}}

'''Waybound''' is the twelfth and final book in the Cradle series.

== Blurb ==
<blockquote>

Years ago, Lindon left his home as a powerless Unsouled. Now, he goes to war with the most powerful beings in the world over the future of Cradle itself.

The Weeping Dragon has a grudge to settle, and Lindon intends to take out the Dreadgod with his friends by his side. But rival Monarchs know his plans, and they won’t let things end so easily.

If Lindon does win, he will ascend to the heavens. But he may not find a safe haven there either.

In the worlds above, Suriel and Ozriel face off against the Mad King to determine the new shape of the cosmos. The victor will decide the fate of countless universes.

Whether he wins or dies, Lindon will soon leave this life behind.

The time has come to say goodbye to Cradle. </blockquote>

==Summary==

::''For a more complete summary, see [[Summary:Waybound]]''

Most of the book takes place on Iteration 110, Cradle (see [[Cradle Locations]]), but several chapters are set out in [[The Way and The Worlds]]. Will every [[Dreadgod]] on Cradle finally die? Will every last Monarch finally ascend, or die? How far will Lindon and his friends advance? Will they manifest new [[Icons]] of authority? Who will ascend? Will a main character die? And off world — how fares the battle between the [[Abidan]] and the [[Vroshir]]?

== Important Events per Chapter ==

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# [[Yerin]], [[Akura Mercy|Mercy]], [[Ziel]]. [[Orthos]] and [[Little Blue|Blue]] fight Malice. Yerin manifests the Death Icon, advances to monarch, and kills [[Akura Malice|Malice]].
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# [[Reigan Shen]] is killed by Yerin and [[Sha Miara]]. The Wandering Titan is killed by Dross and Lindon. The Bleeding Phoenix is killed by Lindon and Yerin.
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Epilogue. Lindon & Yerin's son Lirin undergoes his spiritual origin test. He was born with two cores, and both have immense potential

==Characters==
The gang’s all here! Team Lindon (pictured links below), plus [[Sage of a Thousand Eyes]]: Cladia Arelius, [[Wei Shi Kelsa]], [[Jai Chen]], [[Fisher Gesha]], [[Wei Shi Jaran]], [[Akura Fury]], [[Akura Charity]], [[Abidan|Abidan Judges]] [[Suriel]] and [[Makiel]], the [[Mad King]], etc. Plus, the Monarchs:

*[[Akura Malice]] — Western Ashwind continent
*[[Northstrider]] — Trackless Sea
*[[Emriss Silentborn]] — Everwood continent
*[[Sha Miara]] — Ninecloud continent
*[[Reigan Shen]] — Rosegold continent
*The [[Eight-Man Empire]] — (especially Larian, typically based on the Iceflower continent
*[[Tiberian Arelius]] — Half of Rosegold continent, assassinated pre-series, but his [[Remnant]] remains

{| width="100%"
|- style="font-size: 130%;"
! width="25%" |[[File:Lindon1.jpg|center|frameless|150px|link=Wei Shi Lindon]][[Wei Shi Lindon]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Yerin3.jpg|center|frameless|150px|link=Yerin]][[Yerin]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Eithan by Kandra.png|center|frameless|150px|link=Eithan Arelius]][[Eithan Arelius]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Orthos.webp|center|frameless|150px|link=Orthos]][[Orthos]]
|}
{| width="100%"
|- style="font-size: 130%;"
! width="25%" |[[File:Lil Blue.jpg|center|frameless|150px|link=Little Blue]][[Little Blue]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Drolls.png|center|frameless|150px|link=Dross]][[Dross]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Mercy1.jpg|center|frameless|150px|link=Akura Mercy]][[Akura Mercy]]
! width="25%" |[[File:Ziel by Lexy.jpg|center|frameless|150px|link=Ziel]][[Ziel]]
|}
 

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Court of Seven

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{{Cradle NavBox}} The Court of Seven are the leaders of the [[Abidan]], also known as the Judges, whose task is to maintain as many iterations as they can. The original Court of Seven come from Iteration 110: [[Cradle]] and are the creators of the [[Labyrinth]]. Each of the Judges is known by a title, and each heads a Division that is responsible for a specific purpose. The Judges are insane powerhouses, each capable of destroying entire iterations.

==The Eight Judges==

*[[Suriel]], the Phoenix heals and restores damage to iterations.
*[[Makiel]], the Hound
*[[Durandiel]], the Ghost
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*???, the Spider handles communication within the [[Abidan]].
*???, the Titan
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*[[Ozriel]], the Reaper is a new Mantle established by [[Ozmanthus Arelius]], responsible for completely erasing iterations that are damaged beyond repair, so that their collapse does not damage other iterations.

Wei Shi Lindon

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{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Wei Shi Lindon Arelius|image=LindonBlackflame.jpg|Path=[[Path of Twin Stars]] [[Path of Black Flame]]|Rank=Human Dreadgod Sage|Faction=[[Wei Clan]] [[House Arelius]] [[Akura Family]] {{c|former}} [[Twin Star Sect]] [[Reaper Division]]|First Appearance=[[Unsouled]]|Home=[[Sacred Valley]]|Mom=[[Wei Shi Seisha]]|Dad=[[Wei Shi Jaran]]|Icons=Void|Siblings=[[Wei Shi Kelsa]]|Titles=Void Sage of Twin Stars
The Empty Ghost|Species=Human
Dreadgod}}
'''Wei Shi''' '''Lindon''' is the protagonist of '''''Cradle'''''. Born to [[Shi Family]] of the [[Wei Clan]] in [[Sacred Valley]], he was branded an ''unsouled'' due to his madra deficiency and spent his early life as the shame of his clan, enduring scorn from all but his own family and scraping by with what little resources he could gather on his own. When he received a vision of a grave fate that would befall his family in the future, he set into the wider world to become strong enough to save them. He is currently a Sage on the [[Path of Twin Stars]] and [[Path of Black Flame]]. He is affiliated with the [[Blackflame Empire]], the [[Akura Family]], and the Blackflame branch of [[House Arelius]].

==Appearance==
Lindon was taller than most men with broad shoulders. He has a naturally intense face that makes him look like he's contemplating murder, black hair and dark brown eyes. After ascending to Underlord, his features became more refined and he gained a regal look that, according to [[Yerin]], made him look like a sect leader. After ascending to the final stage, his eyes became black with white irises. After losing his right arm he gained a skeletal white prosthetic arm that gradually became more humanlike as he advanced yet continued to remain white. Although he has no apparent Goldsign, his eyes turn black with red irises when he cycles Black Flame madra and they turn solid blue when he uitilizes the [[Path of Twin Stars]].

According to both his enemies and allies, he is an intimidating figure in battle.<blockquote>''"Kiro looked into the man's black-and-red eyes and snarling face, and he thought he understood why the Sage of the Silver Heart had taken hostile notice of him. He had the bearing of a violent demon, a savage fixed on violence." - Seishen Kiro"''</blockquote><blockquote>''"In that moment, she saw him as their enemies always had. He towered over her, built like a guard tower, his eyes burning circles of red on darkness." - Yerin Arelius''</blockquote>

==Personality==
Having grown up as an unsouled, considered inconsequential at best and a punching bag at worst, Lindon learned at a young age to be humble, polite and deferential, so as to not attract the ire of those stronger than him, a feat made more challenging by his looming stature and resting mean face. He apologises often and refers to himself as "this one" to imply that he is so low as to not deserve recognition. His demeanor has also made it easy for him to hide his dangerously clever mind without even intending to do so. He is cautious before those more powerful than him and is always sure to be grateful. He resents being held accountable for things that aren't his fault.

Lindon has a keen interest in Soulsmithing, his mother's profession. His vision from [[Suriel]] about the future calamity in [[Sacred Valley]] inspires him to become strong enough to save his home, but his true drive for practicing the Sacred Arts is to not be worthless anymore. As the [[Wei Clan]] forbade him from learning Sacred Arts or utilizing clan resources, Lindon searched desperately for ways to improve himself on his own, doing whatever it takes to move forward. He relied on plans, tricks, and loopholes to get ahead. This made him resourceful.

In later books, Lindon's want to advance spills over into wanting to advance his friends so none of them are ever left behind like he was. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of Sacred Valley. He tries to avoid fights where possible but is willing to kill if he must. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of [[Sacred Valley]].

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! colspan="2" |Location
! rowspan="2" |Details
|-
!Black Flame
!Pure
|-
|Foundation
| colspan="2" |[[Unsouled|Unsouled]] C1
|In [[Sacred Valley]], Lindon was not allowed to advance past the Foundation stage.
|-
|Copper
| colspan="2" |[[Soulsmith|Soulsmith]] C1
|Advanced both cores (both pure at this time) to copper by consuming a sacred flower stolen from the [[Heaven's Glory School]].
|-
| rowspan="2" |Iron
| colspan="2" |[[Soulsmith]]
| rowspan="2" |Lindon advanced to Iron in one of his cores by cultivating a [[Bloodforged Iron Body]], catalyzed with the blood and venom of almost six whole Sandvipers. He saturated his entire body with the venom until his heart stopped, and then [[Eithan Arelius|Eithan]] brought him back by manually triggering his advancement to Iron. Through this extreme process, he achieved the first perfect [[Bloodforged Iron Body]]. In [[Uncrowned|Book 7]], his Body is strengthened with an Iron Heart which improved the efficiency and regeneration of his Iron Body 100 fold.
|-
|C?
|C?
|-
|Jade
|[[Blackflame|Blackflame]] C?
|[[Blackflame|Blackflame]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Jade in one core by contracting with [[Orthos]]. With this, he adopted the [[Path of Black Flame]] by filling one of his cores with Black Flame madra.
|-
|Lowgold
|[[Blackflame|Blackflame]] C?
|[[Blackflame|Blackflame]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Gold through a massive influx of Black Flame madra from [[Orthos]], instead of the usual route of taking in a remnant. His pure core was naturally raised to Lowgold through cycling the [[Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel]].
|-
|Highgold
| colspan="2" |[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|He raised both his Blackflame and Pure core after cycling water from the Spirit Well within [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)|Ghostwater]].
|-
|Truegold
|[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|[[Underlord|B6]] C?
|Lindon achieved Truegold in his Blackflame core with an infusion of Blackflame madra from [[Orthos]] within [[Ghostwater]], prior to his fight with [[Akura Harmony|Harmony]]. In [[Underlord]], he advances to Truegold in his pure core, using a construct and some of the spirit well water he had saved.
|-
|Underlord
| colspan="2" |[[Underlord|B6]] C19
|Lindon advanced to Underlord in [[Night Wheel Valley]]. His revelation is that he practices [[Sacred Arts]] in order to not be worthless.
|-
|Underlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Wintersteel|B8]] C27?
|Lindon was able to manifest the Void [[Icons|Icon]] at Underlord while fighting with a [[Sopharanatoth|nemesis]], becoming an Underlord Sage, something unheard of in the modern age.
|-
|Overlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Bloodline|B9]] C17
|Advanced to Overlord before the battle with the [[Dreadgod]].
|-
|Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Reaper|B10]] C?
|Advanced to [[Archlord (Advancement)|Archlord]], becoming a true [[Sage (Advancement)|Sage]].
|-
| rowspan="4" |Human Dreadgod (Monarch)
| colspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|B11]] C?
|Lindon consumed the power of [[Silent King|the Silent King]], becoming a Dreadgod. In this process, his body became intertwined with his spirit, a trait dreadgods and monarchs share, meaning that he is technically a Monarch. He reached a new level of power that was stronger than any Sage, but he wasn't on the level of an established Monarch yet. After he killed the [[Silent King]], he inherited a part of its power along with the other dreadgods.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C?
|Months of training inside [[Ghostwind]] put Lindon on the level of a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]], able to win against Northstrider by using tricks and with [[Dross]]' help but not in a direct contest.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C20
|After [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]] was killed and Lindon consumed it, he became a true dreadgod, far stronger than a monarch, metaphysically dense enough to be unable to warp.
|-
| colspan="2" |
|
|}

===Notable Fights===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Opponent
!Advancement
!Book
!Result
!Details
|-
|[[Wei Jin Amon]]
|
|[[Unsouled]]
|{{#spoiler:show=Show|Victory}}
|
|-
|[[Kral|Sandviper Kral]]
|'''Pure Core:''' Iron
'''Pure Core:''' Copper
| rowspan="2" |[[Soulsmith]]
|Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Jai Long]]
| rowspan="2" |Lowgold
|Defeat
|Lindon lost to [[Jai Long]], losing his right arm.
|-
|[[Ekerinatoth]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghostwater]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|[[Akura Harmony]]
|'''Twin Stars:''' Highgold
'''Black Flame:''' Truegold
|Team Victory w/ [[Orthos]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Seishen Kiro]]
| rowspan="2" |Peak Truegold
| rowspan="2" |[[Underlord]]
|'''Round 1:''' Minor Defeat
|
|-
|'''Round 2:''' Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Akura Grace]]
| rowspan="2" |Early Underlord
| rowspan="3" |[[Uncrowned]]
| rowspan="2" |Victory
|
|-
|12 Akura Underlords
|
|-
|[[Yerin]]
|Middle Underlord
|Close Defeat
|
|-
|[[Brother Aekin]]
[[Calan Archer]]

[[Yan Shoumei]]

[[Sopharanatoth]]
|Peak Underlord
|[[Wintersteel]]
|Fatal Victory
|Lindon faced the assassination squad sent by [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] one by one, defeating and killing all save for [[Yan Shoumei]], whom he spared, He was able to kill [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]] by manifesting the Void [[Icons|Icon]] during their fight.
|-
|[[Wandering Titan|'''The Wandering Titan''']]
|Early Overlord Sage
|[[Bloodline]]
|Minor Team Victory
|Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Mercy]], [[Ziel]] were able to
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
|
|[[Reaper]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|'''[[The Silent King]]'''
|Sage
| rowspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]]
|Victory
|Lindon was just barely able to defeat and kill the [[Silent King]] after it was weakened by [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], and [[Emriss Silentborn]].
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
| rowspan="5" |Human Dreadgod (4Dgs)
|Minor Team Victory
|
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Waybound]]
|Minor Victory
|Using the Silent Bow and prototypes of Penance, Lindon forced [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] to retreat.
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
[[Northstrider]]

[[Reigan Shen]]
|Stalemate
|Leveraging his [[Dreadgod]] weapon and his control over the [[Labyrinth]], Lindon was able to hold his own against three [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarchs]], even though they were holding back.
|-
|[[Northstrider]]
|Victory
|Lindon and [[Dross]] were able to defeat [[Northstrider]] in a duel.
|-
|'''[[The Weeping Dragon]]'''
|Team Victory
|Lindon was initially forced to face the dreadgod alone, exhausted and underprepared. He was nonetheless able to damage it somewhat by using both Enforcer techniques at once, all of his will and authority, and burning his madra, blood essence and life force. it was then finished off by [[Yerin]], [[Akura Mercy|Mercy]] with the [[The Silent Bow|Silent Bow]] and [[Ziel]] using two penance arrows.
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
[[Wandering Titan|'''Wandering Titan''']]

[[Bleeding Phoenix|'''Bleeding Phoenix''']]
|Human Dreadgod (3Dgs)
|Team Victory
|
|}

==Full Biography==

===Daily Timeline===
[[Lindon Timeline]]

==='''Unsouled'''===
Lindon is the youngest child of Jaran and Seisha, Irons of the [[Wei Clan]]. In his youth, Lindon failed the Spritual Origin madra affinity test and was labeled an Unsouled, cursed of the heavens. As such he was forbidden to learn the [[Sacred Arts]] of the clan and was denied a path. His clan refused to invest resources to help him advance due to this deficiency. As a result he remained at the Foundation rank long past the age when children advance to Copper.

Prior to the Festival, Seisha sent Lindon to find the white orus, a spirit fruit. A normal orus fruit was like a pure white peach, and grew only in Sacred Valley. Fruit from an ancestral orus tree looked no different, but a bite would deliver him years' worth of purified vital aura that he could process into madra. As Lindon began to harvest the spirit fruit, Teris soon emerged from the woods, hair mussed and covered in scratches. He was hunting a snowfox, which was illegal. Angered that Lindon had interrupted his hunt, Teris punched the bark and leaving the imprint of his fist in the wood. The tree bent in the middle, splintered and fell apart. As a result, a remnant rose from the tree’s corpse. Immediately, Teris ran deeper in the woods without a glance back. Lindon used scripts and a crystal flask to distract the remnant and retrieve the spirit fruit from the remnant. Seisha was able to restore the remnant of the spirit fruit and split it between Kelsa and Lindon.

Soon, Lindon and Teris were called before the First Elder to recount the confrontation. Since Teris had abandoned a child of the Foundation Stage, he was to receive three lashes. Lindon, however, was to speak with Elder Whisper. Elder Whisper told Lindon that the Path of the White Fox was not for him and Lindon would have to forge his own path. During the public whipping of Wei Mon Teris, Wei Mon Eri challenged Wei Shi Lindon to a duel of honor before the entire clan. Lindon was forced to accept the duel to surrender.

Lindon spent his time scouring the Clan archives searching for a suitable path. There he found a Bcalled, "''Heart of Twin Stars".'' The Btaught two techniques, ''Empty Palm'' and ''Heart of Twin Stars.'' Since Lindon would be shamed in the duel regardless of the outcome due to his age and deficiency, he and Kelsa devised a plan. Lindon would challenge Wei Mon Keth, Teris and Eri's father. Lindon requested a duel in which each party would have one strike each. The first to lose his footing is defeated. Lindon quickly executed the empty palm and punched Keth in the gut. Immediately, Lindon surrendered the duel.

During the seven years festival held by the Wei Clan, Lindon was a victim of a temporal divergence. Due to the nature of this event, he ended up meeting Suriel, the Phoenix, Sixth Judge of the Abidan Court. Suriel had taken an interest in Lindon after seeing him give his life in what he knew to be a futile effort to stop a being who had transcended Cradle, Li Markuth. She admired his actions and, as something of a reward, showed him his most likely fated future. During this vision, Lindon discovers that Sacred Valley would be destroyed by a Dreadgod (the Titan) a being so powerful that it crushes the entire valley underfoot. Desperate to save his home, despite his treatment, Lindon begs the “Celestial Messenger” to show him a way to prevent this tragedy from occurring. In response, he is taken by Suriel to see several individuals (The Eight Man Empire, The Monarch Northstrider, and Luminous Queen Sha Miara) stating that they each had the power to save his homeland. At first, this is believed to be the answer to his question but he is proven wrong as Suriel asks him what they have in common. Unable to come up with the correct answer he is told that it boils down to one simple thing: Drive. “...any Sage will tell you that all paths can be reduced to one: Improve yourself.” Thus begins Wei Shi Lindon’s journey. After time was reversed by Suriel, he easily won the tournament, via his Empty Palm, and went to the Heaven's Glory school, only to leave almost immediately after with Yerin after killing several irons and a jade.

==='''Soulsmith'''===
After escaping from the Sacred Valley, Yerin and Lindon enter territory of the Sandvipers. Again, they soon leave, and enter Fisher territory. Yerin does jobs for the Fishers, such as helping them kill off remnants, while Lindon is recruited by Fisher Gesha to forge scales for her due to his pure madra. Lindon is captured to work in the mines but is immediately rescued by Gesha, who says it won't happen it again. Lindon attempts to free the slaves working in the mine, but gets captured for real this time, as does Yerin. Eithan is also 'captured' though he actually came willingly. Lindon undergoes a lot of training, and after being stung five times by the venomous sandviper, ascends to iron with a Bloodforged body. Soon, Eithan gets them out, but Lindon is severely injured by Kral, but because of his iron body, survives, and kills Kral after Eithan reveals that Lindon was still alive to him. Jai Long demands retribution but after Eithan revealed that he was the Arelius Underlord, backs down, but Eithan promises Jai Long a duel in a year. With this, Lindon and Yerin are healed by the Fishers, and taken to the Arelius family.

This ends up pushing Lindon to stretch himself past his limits which leads to him killing a Highgold as an Iron later on. In doing so he accidentally enters into a feud with Jai Long who, having made a difficult and irreversible choice to save his sister, was shamed by his clan and had looked at his fellow Highgold as something of a brother.

==='''Blackflame'''===
Lindon goes to Serpent’s Grave in the [[Blackflame Empire]] and embarks one of his pure cores on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan shows him various powerful paths, before he settles on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan has Lindon bond with a Truegold Sacred Beast, named [[Orthos]]. This allows Lindon to instantly have a core producing Blackflame madra and advance to Jade. He then begins training with [[Yerin]], supervised by [[Cassias Arelius]]. After several months, the Arelius family within the city Serpents Grave is attacked. While under attack, Lindon and Orthos are forced to fight the chief of the Sandviper Sect, and Kral's father, [[Sandviper Gokren]]. Lindon's newly mastered Dragon's Breath takes his arm off. Just before this, he advances to Lowgold, though he doesn't realize it. While this fight is going on, Yerin is fighting [[Jai Long]]. Jai Long is Truegold while Yerin is Lowgold, though she advances to Highgold during the fight, and due to the circumstances within the city, Jai Long is forced to retreat. After fighting and killing the Sandvipers with Orthos, Lindon sees a bloody and bruised Eithan. Eithan jokes that his ranking amongst the Underlords would soon go up, as a Skysworn was watching the fight. Eithan also shares that he had a marble from the Abidan, which is similar except for having a darker, black color. He sends Lindon to find Jai Long’s little sister [[Jai Chen]], a young teenager who has been kidnapped by [[Jai Daishou]], to force Long’s compliance. Lindon finds Chen and heals her broken madra channels, helped by [[Little Blue]]. Chen promises to tell her brother Jai Long that Lindon has no quarrel with him.

==='''Skysworn'''===
Lindon fights with [[Jai Long]], a Truegold. While he makes a good showing, Jai Long is too far advanced for Lowgold Lindon to win. He loses his arm in the fight, before it is interrupted by [[Jai Daishou]]. After the fight, Lindon is fitted for a prosthetic Remnant arm with a hunger binding. After inital reluctance and with the prompting of [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]], Lindon joins the Skysworn to fight the emissaries of the newly awoken Bleeding Phoenix. Meanwhile, the emperor [[Naru Huan]] censures the Jai clan for opening the Labyrinth and stealing the Archstone, so [[Jai Long]] takes his sister [[Jai Chen|Chen]] back west again, to hide in the forgotten cursed lands ([[Sacred Valley]]). Lindon gives them directions to avoid the blood spawn and provisions, in gratitude for not killing him.

==='''Ghostwater'''===
Skysworn Captain [[Naru Gwei]] sends Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Little Blue]], Mercy, Renfei, and Bai Rou on a mission to a pocket dimension known as 'Ghostwater'. Ghostwater was created by the Monarch level sacred artist 'Northstrider'. Northstrider is said to have vanished many years beforehand and is believed dead. The skysworn send Lindon and the others to investigate the status of Ghostwater and potentially retrieve any useful artifacts left behind by Northstrider.

Upon arriving at the portal to Ghostwater, Lindon, Orthos, and Renfei enter alone and are taken by surprise to find a large number of unknown Truegold sacred artists waiting by the entrance portal. Renfei is then killed by one of the Truegolds revealed to be Akura Harmony. Lindon and Orthos flee the battle and are pursued by Ekeri, a Truegold golden dragon. Lindon takes refuge inside an underground vault wherein he discovers a pool known as 'The Dreamwell'. Water from The Dreamwell restores ones mental clarity as if they had just had a full nights rest. Inside The Dreamwell Lindon discovers a sentient construct named 'Dross' which guides him through the rest of Northstrider's facility.

Lindon takes advantage of the time with the dreamwell to train far faster than he is typically able, since he does not have to sleep when using the dreamwell as a supplement. He also discovers that the sacred beasts that live in Ghostwater provide extreme benefits to his physical body when eaten, due to their extremely high Madra concentrations. After being strengthened by Dreamwell training, and Sacred fish, Lindon is able to defeat Ekeri in a battle and escape The Dreamwell chamber.

Led by Dross, Lindon and Orthos proceed to another section of Ghostwater where Dross leads them to 'The spiritwell'. This well provides Madra on level with a top grade elixer and allows Lindon to quickly expand both of his cores. Within days, Lindon reaches High Gold in both cores. They are then met by 'Ziel' a Truegold disciple of the Beast King. Ziel proves to be relatively friendly to the group, and passively watches Lindon cycle and train using the Spirit Well, occasionally driving off a Sacred Beast threat. Ziel then tells Lindon that Ghostwater is collapsing more and more rapidly and encourages him to move on to the next section so that he may escape in time. He then gives Lindon several bottles of Spiritwell water that will be enough to advance him to Truegold.

Lindon proceeds to the next section of Ghostwater where he encounters 'The Lifewell'. He drinks from the Lifewell and strengthens his Lifeline to be 'as thick as a treetrunk' which will ensure Lindon will live an extremely long natural life and increased vitality.

Lindon then proceeds to the lowest level of Ghostwater where he confronts Akura Harmony. After a heated battle, Lindon and Orthos are able to defeat Akura Harmony after Dross uses Ghostwater to connect himself to The Wey, and essentially become 'a Presence'.

Lindon begs Akura Harmony to come with him as Ghostwater collapses. Harmony, too proud to accept Lindon's mercy vows revenge and refuses to come with him. Lindon then flees Ghostwater, leaving Harmony to die.

==='''Underlord'''===
Lindon heads to the Blackflame Empire to regroup with Eithan. Akura Charity, Sage of the Silver Heart and Mercy's distant aunt announces to the Blackflame empire and its neighbouring kingdom, the Seishen Kingdom about the Uncrowned Tournament. Since both the Blackflame empire and the Seishen kingdom are vassal states of the Akura family territory, they are allowed to participate in the uncrowned tournament, but only 3 members will be selected. To participate in the Uncrowned Tournament, the participant must be an Underlord and the age limit is 35 years. Since there are only a few underlords in both the Blackflame Empire and the Seishen kingdom, Charity opens a portal into the Nightwheel Valley, the training grounds of the Akura family, where the aura is much stonger, making it easier to advance for sacred artists. Eithan, Yerin, Lindon, Mercy and Orthos are one of the first to arrive at Nightwheel Valley, but they soon discover they have to fight for their place there.
==='''Uncrowned'''===
Lindon has been selected for the Uncrowned Tournament, but instead of going as a part of the team from the Blackflame empire, he is selected by Akura Charity to represent the main branch of the Akura family. She sees this as payment from Lindon for killing her promising candidate, Akura Harmony. Eithan, Yerin and Naru Saeya, Emperor Naru Huan's sister, make up the team representing the vassal states of the Akura family and the Blackflame empire.

Lindon is taken to the Akura homeland for training, where he faces extreme hostility from the other Akura underlords fighting for the last position on the Akura team. Mercy's younger brother, Akura Pride hates Lindon more than the others and treats him with contempt and disrespect. Initially, in the first months of training, Lindon is constantly challenged to duals by the other contestants and keeps losing most of the time, thus giving the idea to the others that he is weak. When the final day comes to select the third member of the Akura main team, all the underlords prepare to dual each other. Even though, Lindon is already a part of the team, he insists on fighting all of the underlords head on, at the same time. Lindon has gathered information about each of their techniques and with the help of Dross, he easily defeats all of them and only Akura Pride is left, filling the last spot on the team.

In the tournament itself, Lindon faces off against the most powerful Underlords on Cradle in a series of trials. The first round of the tournament is an individual event where all the participants are required to go through a series of challenges, testing their strength and skill. LIndon finishes 10th and Yerin finishes 11th, ahead of many other participants. Each of the qualified members in the top 64 move on to the next trial. As a reward, they receive a floating palace specially designed for each individual from the Ninecloud Court.

In the second round of the tournament, the contestants are placed on an open island. Golden crowns appear with fixed intervals and the objective is to keep the crown on your head without getting killed. Lindon, Yerin, Mercy and Eithan of the main protagonists succeed while Pride and Naru Saeya sacrifice their spots in the tournament for their team's sake. In the third round of the Tournament, Lindon faces off against [[Naian Blackflame]]. Instead of trying to win the fight, Lindon chooses to spend his fight curing Naian of his Blackflame induced madness.

==='''Wintersteel'''===
While trying to discover his Overlord revelation during his battle with Sopharanatoth, Lindon instead establishes his connection to the Void Icon, and advances to Sage. He is given a Wintersteel badge by Eithan, with the same symbol for "Empty" depicted on it much like his first Unsouled badge.

==='''Bloodline'''===
After the events of the Uncrowned King Tournament Lindon learns that the Wandering Titan is headed toward Sacred Valley. He begs Akura Charity to let him go evacuate his people, saying that he will go with or without her blessing. Charity agrees to let him go and provides several cloud ships and hundreds of Akura golds to help in the evacuation effort. Eithan, Yerin, Mercy and Ziel all accompany him to the Valley.

When they arrive they are attacked at the gates of the Heavens Glory school who mistake them for Wei exiles. They find that the Heavens Glory school has been attacked and is in ruins. The school elder accidentally reveals to Lindon that the Wei Exiles are his family and they are currently under siege by Heavens Glory. Lindon immediately leaves in search of them. He finds Orthos and his sister under attack and goes into a rage fueled frenzy. He get's so violent that he has to be restrained from killing the Heavens Glory attackers. After this, his team splits up to each go to a different clan or school.

Yerin accompanies Lindon to the Wei clan and they are immediately attacked upon entering. Despite this Lindon makes his way to the clan elders and explains that a monster is coming for the valley. They don't believe him even after Dross shows them his memories. In order to get them to obey he unveils his Underlord core (which they mistake for a Gold core) and forces them to evacuate. On the way to the exit of Sacred Valley, Lindon senses Heavens Glory jades on their way to intercept. Assuming they are there to attack he notifies his clan's elders and rushes to the vanguard to meet them. When he confronts them the Wei clan betray him and trap him and Yerin in a boundary field, hoping that they can kill him. Despite his weakened state and the boundary field he manages to get Yerin out and break through the barrier. He then hunts the elders down and attacks them. He permanently cripples the Wei Patriarchs core and injures the First Elder. He then sends them in the direction of the titan so their final thoughts can be about how they should have listened to him.

He makes his way to the Heavens Glory school as the Wandering Titan arrives earlier then expected. They take off with the little people they have saved. Meanwhile Yerin contacts the Monarchs and they bestow her Uncrowned Gift, and officially make her a Herald. She convinces Akura Malice to help her distract the titan so they can rescue more people. After Lindon's departure from the valley he is torn between trying to save more people, and getting away with the people he has already saved. He receives a message from Suriel and she helps him make up his mind. After his message he quickly advances to Overlord and rushes in with his friends to attack the titan. They are greatly outclassed in this fight and it's all they can do to defend from its attacks. Dross comes up with a plan and enacts it. He has each member of the team play a part to get Lindon in close to the titan. Lindon uses the hunger binding in his remnant arm and sucks some of the titans madra. He then feeds this madra to Dross and Dross puts a fox dream on the titan, this illusion makes the titan's attackers, as well as it's goal, disappear. The titan then leaves the valley to roam in search of power. Lindon relaxes as they've beat the titan but at a heavy cost. Lindon can no longer sense Dross in him. He can sense a swirl of power where Dross used to be, but the mind spirit is no longer able to speak to him.

As the residents of Sacred Valley funnel back in and try to salvage what has been destroyed, Lindon visits the Ancestors tomb. He senses a slight tear in the world and wills it open. He finds that it's the personal void space of the Sword Sage. He then senses a familiar presence in the room and confronts it. Elder Whisper emerges and explains that he kept the space from collapsing in the hope that Lindon would return. He shows Lindon the reason that the Sword Sage came to Sacred Valley two years ago and the key to open the Labyrinth.

=='''Powers and Abilities'''==
As an Unsouled, Lindon effectively started two stages behind most Sacred Artists, further limited by the natural restrictions and the "curse" of the Sacred Valley and without a natural predisposition towards any of 4 classes of techniques.

Scripts: Due to his natural and clan-imposed limitations, Lindon's only avenue of practicing the sacred arts within his clan was through scripts. While not particularly talented, he has shown some versatility in using them and moderate skill in drawing them.

Heart of Twin Stars: While at the Foundation stage, before cycling elemental vital aura from the world, Lindon split his core.

*Pure Madra: Composed of pure madra.
*Blackflame Madra: Composed of fire and destruction madra.

Soulsmithing: Pure madra gives Lindon solid overall compatibility with most constructs, although with a weaker effect than specialized madra types.

Little Blue: A Sylvan Riverseed. Originally fed madra and scales by Lindon, her growth is rapidly advanced by Eithan feeding her a drop of soulfire. Her natural purification abilities drain her, but can counteract the corrosive effect of Blackflame madra on the mind, body, and madra channels.

Orthos: Lindon's contract with Orthos allows him to fill one of his cores with Blackflame madra, lessening the his burden. Due to Orthos being a Truegold, this allowed Lindon's Blackflame core to quickly advance from Iron to Jade and later to Lowgold, as if his core was treated with high grade elixirs.

Remnant Arm: By activating the hunger binding on the arm, Lindon can draw out madra from the enemy. In a less concentrated form, he can then vent it back at them as a distraction.

Dross: The remnants of one of Northstrider's attempts in Ghostwater to create mental enhancement tools and mimic the Presences of the Abidan. Originally created as a memory construct, Dross has gained further abilities through soaking in high grade mental elixirs, consuming dream madra, and fusing with an Eye of the Deep. He temporarily connected with the collective of information at the metal tree in Ghostwater, gathering data from other Eyes of the Deep that had been taken through the world.

In combat against an enemy with well-known, recorded, fully defined capabilities, Dross can simulate and create a battle plan that ensures the greatest chance of success. He also acts as general mental enhancement, allowing Lindon to better focus on battle. While Soulsmithing, Dross can simulate the effect of madra interactions, allowing Lindon's soulsmithing success rate for straightforward constructs to exceed that of experts like Fisher Gesha.

====Sacred Art Ranks====
As a Sacred Artists progresses through the ranks, they naturally gain access to certain abilities

*Foundation: At the Foundation level, Sacred Artists can cycle madra to slightly strengthen their body or activate scripts.
*Copper: Copper Sight
*Iron: At the Iron level, Sacred Artists gain an Iron Body that increases physical abilities. Lindon's Bloodforged Iron body, catalyzed using the venom and blood from nearly have a dozen sandvipers, enables rapid healing and recovery from poisons and physical damage at an extremely high madra cost.
*Jade: Jade senses
*Gold: Lindon advanced from Jade to Lowgold using a further infusion of Blackflame Madra from Orthos, without a remnant. He lacks a true Goldsign beyond red eyes when channeling Blackflame Madra
*Underlord: Reborn in Soulfire, Lindon's body is able to push farther and he is able to activate Underlord-level weapons.
*Overlord: Reborn in Soulfire again, Lindon's Soulfire gains a greater depth and his more potent.

====Techniques====
Foundation Cycling Technique: A basic cycling technique taught to Foundation-level children of the Wei clan.

Empty Palm: A pure Madra technique that focuses it into a simple palm thrust. When making contact with the core of an enemy, it disrupts his or her madra. This leaves the enemy powerless for a few seconds, unable to muster the energy to control any techniques or even their own limbs. When sufficiently powerful, it can destroy the core of an enemy, preventing them from even leaving a remnant.

Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel: A madra cycling technique focused on expanding madra capacity. Eithan teaches Lindon this technique as it is vital to training his pure madra core, which cannot advance through taking in vital aura from the outside world.

Burning Cloak: The Dragon Advances. The Fierce Outer Burning Robe technique is an Enforcer technique. It is a basic full-body Enforcement using Blackflame Madra, protecting and powering the body by madra while in use. It allows for the release of explosive force of movement.

Dragon Breath: The Dragon Destroys. The Fierce River of Fierce Flowing Breath technique is a Striker Technique. Blackflame madra is gathered in the hands, rotated, and condensed repeatedly until being released as a solid beam that eradicates everything in its path.

Void Dragon's Dance: The Dragon Conquers. In one moment, the flames devour everything on the battlefield, leaving only smoke and dust. Like many Ruler techniques, it is capable of great destruction, but requires appropriate vital aura in the environment, and time to build and concentrate on the vital aura to take control.

Soul Cloak: An Enforcer technique utilizing Lindon's pure madra core. Compared to the Burning Cloak, it allows for more measured power output.

The Dragon Descends: Lindon's ultimate attack from his dragon path. All his techniques from the Blackflame Path Forged on his hand. He forges claws of Blackflame madra on his hand like a glove with a miniature Void Dragon's Dance swirling around it, Dragon's Breath filling it like blood and a Burning Cloak surrounding it all. Takes all his spirit and a significant amount of his soulfire to bring it to life.

Hollow Domain: A pure madra technique developed in ''Wintersteel''. With the help of Little Blue's madra, Lindon can create a sphere of pure madra that weakens or deletes any techniques that enters. This technique makes Lindon's eyes glow a sapphire-blue. It is not specified what kind of technique it is, but it was inspired by Eithen's Armor of the Hollow King technique.

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Court of Seven

2024-11-13T06:25:06Z

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{{Cradle NavBox}} The Court of Seven are the leaders of the [[Abidan]], also known as the Judges, whose task is to maintain as many iterations as they can. The original Court of Seven come from Iteration 110: [[Cradle]] and are the creators of the [[Labyrinth]]. Each of the Judges is known by a title, and each heads a Division that is responsible for a specific purpose. The Judges are insane powerhouses, each capable of destroying entire iterations.

== The Eight Judges ==
* [[Suriel]], the Phoenix heals and restores damage to iterations.
* [[Makiel]], the Hound
* [[Durandiel]], the Ghost
* ???, the Wolf
* ???, the ???
* ???, the Spider handles communication within the [[Abidan]].
* ???, the Titan
* ???, the Fox
* [[Ozriel]], the Reaper is a new Mantle established by [[Ozmanthus Arelius]], responsible for completely erasing iterations that are damaged beyond repair, so that their collapse does not damage other iterations.

Executors

2024-11-13T06:23:12Z

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{{Cradle NavBox}}The Executors were a taskforce associated with the [[Abidan]] whose job was to venture to dying worlds under threat from corrupting forces and save them from doom. They were disbanded due to an almost unilateral tendency for the Executors to eventually become corrupted by the forces they fought, and become dangerous traitors. The most famous of these is Daruman, the [[Mad King]]. It is theorized by [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] Ozriel that this happened because Executors operated on their own, and were largely treated as disposable weapons. He created a spiritual successor to the Executors in the form of his [[Reaper Division|Reapers]].

Executors

2024-11-13T06:17:16Z

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The Executors were a taskforce associated with the [[Abidan]] whose job was to venture to dying worlds under threat from corrupting forces and save them from doom. They were disbanded due to an almost unilateral tendency for the Executors to eventually become corrupted by the forces they fought, and become dangerous traitors. The most famous of these is Daruman, the [[Mad King]]. It is theorized by [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] Ozriel that this happened because Executors operated on their own, and were largely treated as disposable weapons. He created a spiritual successor to the Executors in the form of his [[Reaper Division|Reapers]].

Ziel

2024-11-13T06:10:03Z

AutumnTempest: /* Progression */

{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Ziel of the Wasteland|Path=[[Path of the Dawn Oath]]|Rank=Damaged Archlord|Faction=Dawnwing Sect (defunct), born on Iceflower Continent, associates w Beast King, Northstrider, etc.
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[[Ziel|'''Ziel of the Wasteland''']] was born on the [[Iceflower Continent]], where he was a rising young genius in the [[Sacred Arts|sacred arts]]. He quickly advanced to Archlord and became Master of the [[Dawnwing Sect]]. He is brilliant with scripts. During the passing of [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]], the [[Stormcallers]] slaughtered his disciples he was tortured and crippled by the [[Sage of Calling Storms]], reducing him to a Truegold. His challenge in the series is to regain his mangled spirit and restore his motivation. A little revenge, too!

The first book to showcase Ziel is [[Ghostwater]], book 5. He plays a strong role in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] as a [[Northstrider]] representative. Later, eventually he joins Eithan’s group. Ziel is also featured in The Savior of Garden’s Gate, a short story by Will Wight in the anthology Heroes Wanted.

==Affiliations==
{{Quote Box|A Rising Star|quote="One of the youngest Archlords ever, an elite among elites, reduced to the level of a mere Underlord.”|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
Before he was viciously attacked and injured, Ziel was an Archlord on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], teaching his disciples in the Dawnwing Sect on the Iceflower Continent, his birthplace. The attack by [[Stormcallers]] occurred before book 1, offscreen. Within the series, he is '''Ziel of the Wasteland,''' under [[The Beast King]]’s protection in the Wastelands, on the border of the [[Blackflame Empire]] — Ziel sought Herald (Beast King) for healing. Beginning with book 5, [[Ghostwater]], he develops a reluctant friendship with [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]] and company. He is also affiliated with [[Northstrider]], who heard of him through the Beast King and invited him to compete in the Uncrowned Competition. (Underlord, epilogue, & Uncrowned, ch 14). Eventually he signs a contract with [[Eithan Arelius]] for one year, in exchange for Eithan’s healing services, which includes going to [[Sacred Valley]] in Akura Territory to evacuate people before the [[Dreadgod]] arrives.
<blockquote>“I present to you Ziel of the Wastelands, chosen of Northstrider, Uncrowned of the Uncrowned King tournament, former leader of the Dawnwing Sect, and representative of the Akura clan and the Sage of Twin Stars. Let his words be as the voice of heaven to you.”

Ziel groaned as he realized she was going to make him speak. He was not needed for this. She could tell them all about the Dreadgod, and only if they resisted would he need to strongarm them into listening. But he was here now. He might as well do what he could. (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote>

==Appearance==
Ziel is 34 years old (in book 7, [[Uncrowned]]), but he looks only 18, having had his Archlord body re-forged in soulfire thrice. He always feels soul-deep weariness, due to his mutilated spirit. His eyes are tired and heavy, his voice flat. He wears a dusty grey cloak with a faded indistinguishable emblem — maybe a lotus flower or a web. Ziel has shoulder-length, slightly curly, shaggy black hair.
 For his Goldsign, Ziel has two upward-curving emerald green horns. They’re luminous green at the base and run up the gradient to the points, which are dark green. “His Goldsign was so condensed as to look completely real.”
 
Ziel carries a powerful two-handed warhammer. It’s often kept in his void space. Because of his weakened state he has to drag it around: its haft is as long as he is tall, its head the width of his body.

Ziel invites Lindon to examine his ravaged spirit, while in Ghostwater pocket world: <blockquote>Lindon opened his Copper sight. A venomous, toxic green ravaged his body, dimming the aura of his blood and life. He extended his perception, scanning the man’s spirit; he didn’t resist at all. His core, a hazy green light, had been destroyed. Something had deliberately sliced it into pieces, then stitched the pieces back together. Half his madra channels were dark, and the other half were twisted and knotted into chaotic patterns. Lindon closed off his perception, horrified. A Truegold with that much damage to their spirit should either be dead or Unsouled. But he had the power of a Truegold now. How powerful had he been before? (Ghostwater, Chapter 12)</blockquote>

==Progression==
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==Background==
A [[Dreadgod]], the [[Weeping Dragon]], passed over Ziel’s location on Iceflower. Soon afterwards, Ziel and his Dawnwing Sect disciples were attacked by [[ Dreadgod cult]] followers, the Stormcallers. They attack with lightning and storm madra. Ziel fought and lost to the Stormcaller Sage. His soul was deliberately torn apart with lightning and stitched together wrong, leaving him to helplessly watch all his students die. He was near death and weakened to the level of a Truegold or an Underlord. (While there is usually a clear distinction between the two, Ziel has qualified for both the [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]] visit and the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] — twice — so his power level is unclear). He has been seeking healing ever since the Sage mangled his spirit. He’d also like revenge for his dead disciples and himself.
===When?===
We don’t know exactly when Ziel was injured by the Stormcaller Sage. Some readers say it was about seven years ago. Is that seven years before [[Ghostwater]]?

===His Baptism (healing)===
{{Quote Box|title=|quote=He just wanted his own spirit to stop hurting.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=14px}}
After he was injured, Ziel went to [[The Beast King]] of the Wastelands for healing. The Herald’s treatment helped alleviate the pain a little. Later, at the time of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]], Monarch Emriss Silentborn gave Ziel a healing elixir, which also helped. Finally, in exchange for one year of service, [[Eithan Arelius]] offered Ziel a way to restore his splintered spirit. Ziel accepted the bargain and Eithan treated him several times with rare elixirs and a restoration technique using lightning madra — the Pure Storm Baptism, created by [[Tiberian Arelius]]. With this treatment, healing occurs when Ziel sleeps with sparks of lightning madra playing through his spirit and over his body. This is logical, because it was lightning the Stormcaller’s Sage used to rip his spirit to shreds. (See books 8-10). {{Quote Box|title=Pure Storm Baptism Lightning-Based Treatment|quote= The Sage of Calling Storms had abused some of the Arelius Monarch’s research to damage Ziel’s soul in the first place.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
 Finally in [[Reaper]], book 10, Ziel’s splintered spirit seems to be restored. Eithan — who isn’t just Eithan anymore — tells him he’s a strong candidate for advancing to Sage.
 
<blockquote> Q & A with the Author
Questioner: Once Pure Storm Baptism is complete, will Ziel be an Archlord? Will Wight: Yes. He'll have the capacity to be an Archlord. He will be healed back up. He'll still have to probably work a little bit to get back to his former power, but he'll have the capacity to catch up, and it won't take long. Just have to jam him full of resources. (https://abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1785)</blockquote>

==Sacred Arts==
Ziel’s goldsign is two green horns on his head. He is on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]]. It’s the Path used by brilliant [[soulsmithing|soulsmiths]] and scriptors. He cycles force madra, like gravity.
===Techniques===
The [[Path of the Dawn Oath]] has only two techniques, but the Oathsign technique is endlessly versatile. It involves Forging runes out of madra so they float in rings in midair, effectively creating scripts that have one of many different effects. The strength of the Path is its flexibility, the weakness is the precision and years of training that it required to master.

(Image depicting two main techniques, source: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Iteration110Cradle/comments/f4w9an/ziel_by_inucorn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Ziel by Inucorn on Reddit])

'''Two Main Techniques''':

#Oathsign: the name of their scripting techniques in combat technique (his cornerstone technique)
#Stone Anchor: enforcer technique that binds the user to the ground and make them solid as a boulder.

[[File:Ziel.png|340px|right|alt=Stone Anchor & Oathsign Techniques|Two Techniques: Stone Anchor / Oathsign]]
<blockquote>“The Path of the Dawn Oath had only two techniques, and Ziel used them both. The Stone Anchor, his full-body Enforcer technique, ran through him like iron bars reinforcing his skeleton. It bound him to the ground, so that with stable footing he could stand as though nailed in place. But the cornerstone of his Path was the Oathsign technique. He Forged eleven green, shining runes in a circle that hung in the air in front of him. This circle hardened force aura into a solid barrier that stopped physical impacts.” ([[Wintersteel]])</blockquote>
A genius with scripts, he can forge runes on the fly that magnify his strength, act as platforms, boost his war-hammer, and he can create many different boundary fields among other things. He can maintain several scripts simultaneously, as he did in [[Sacred Valley]] to protect the Kazan clan from bloodspawn in the wake of [[The Bleeding Phoenix]] (see book 9, [[Bloodline]]).

Zeil was once Master of the Dawnwing Sect on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], so he has experience in guiding young sacred artists. For example, he offered a script tablet to help Linden, which might reflect elements of Ziel’s own Dawn Oath path. Excerpt: Ziel paced down the shelves until he found the tablet he wanted. '''''The Script Lord, Archlord on the Path of Whispering Wind: the Creation of the Seven Principles.''''' Ziel nodded to it. “For you. Try it.” [[Ghostwater|—Ghostwater]], book 5

A few years later, Ziel reluctantly found himself teaching young Coppers and Irons in Lindon's [[Twin Star Sect]]. See excerpt, Reaper:<blockquote>Ziel. He kept trying to rest, but wherever he went, the Sect of Twin Stars found him. They always found him. Someone had given Ziel the title “Master of the Training Hall,” and any students who needed specialized training hunted him down. Ziel tried his best to scare them off, but he was prevented from outright refusing by the oath he’d made to Eithan in return for the Pure Storm Baptism. The sect quickly figured out that he didn’t mean all the harsh things he said, and that became part of his charm. Pretty soon they sought his advice on everything from scripting to advancement to technique training to roommate squabbles. (Reaper)</blockquote>

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Reaper Division

2024-11-13T06:07:26Z

AutumnTempest:

{{Cradle NavBox}}
The Reaper Divison is the eighth branch of the [[Abidan]], under [[Ozriel]], the Reaper. It is the spiritual successor to the [[Executors]]. The task of the Reapers is to venture into worlds fated for destruction and take action to avert their doom. In the cases that their doom would come at the hand of a sentient being, they are instructed to return and kill whoever is responsible if they repeat their actions. The headquarters of the Reaper Division is [[The Grave]].

== Reapers ==
* [[Yerin Arelius]]
* [[Akura Mercy]]
* [[Ziel|Ziel Dawnwing]]
* [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]]

Reaper Division

2024-11-13T06:07:05Z

AutumnTempest: Created page with "The Reaper Divison is the eighth branch of the Abidan, under Ozriel, the Reaper. It is the spiritual successor to the Executors. The task of the Reapers is to vent..."

The Reaper Divison is the eighth branch of the [[Abidan]], under [[Ozriel]], the Reaper. It is the spiritual successor to the [[Executors]]. The task of the Reapers is to venture into worlds fated for destruction and take action to avert their doom. In the cases that their doom would come at the hand of a sentient being, they are instructed to return and kill whoever is responsible if they repeat their actions. The headquarters of the Reaper Division is [[The Grave]].

== Reapers ==
* [[Yerin Arelius]]
* [[Akura Mercy]]
* [[Ziel|Ziel Dawnwing]]
* [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]]

Ziel

2024-11-13T05:54:20Z

AutumnTempest: /* Progression */

{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Ziel of the Wasteland|Path=[[Path of the Dawn Oath]]|Rank=Damaged Archlord|Faction=Dawnwing Sect (defunct), born on Iceflower Continent, associates w Beast King, Northstrider, etc.
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[[Ziel|'''Ziel of the Wasteland''']] was born on the [[Iceflower Continent]], where he was a rising young genius in the [[Sacred Arts|sacred arts]]. He quickly advanced to Archlord and became Master of the [[Dawnwing Sect]]. He is brilliant with scripts. During the passing of [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]], the [[Stormcallers]] slaughtered his disciples he was tortured and crippled by the [[Sage of Calling Storms]], reducing him to a Truegold. His challenge in the series is to regain his mangled spirit and restore his motivation. A little revenge, too!

The first book to showcase Ziel is [[Ghostwater]], book 5. He plays a strong role in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] as a [[Northstrider]] representative. Later, eventually he joins Eithan’s group. Ziel is also featured in The Savior of Garden’s Gate, a short story by Will Wight in the anthology Heroes Wanted.

==Affiliations==
{{Quote Box|A Rising Star|quote="One of the youngest Archlords ever, an elite among elites, reduced to the level of a mere Underlord.”|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
Before he was viciously attacked and injured, Ziel was an Archlord on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], teaching his disciples in the Dawnwing Sect on the Iceflower Continent, his birthplace. The attack by [[Stormcallers]] occurred before book 1, offscreen. Within the series, he is '''Ziel of the Wasteland,''' under [[The Beast King]]’s protection in the Wastelands, on the border of the [[Blackflame Empire]] — Ziel sought Herald (Beast King) for healing. Beginning with book 5, [[Ghostwater]], he develops a reluctant friendship with [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]] and company. He is also affiliated with [[Northstrider]], who heard of him through the Beast King and invited him to compete in the Uncrowned Competition. (Underlord, epilogue, & Uncrowned, ch 14). Eventually he signs a contract with [[Eithan Arelius]] for one year, in exchange for Eithan’s healing services, which includes going to [[Sacred Valley]] in Akura Territory to evacuate people before the [[Dreadgod]] arrives.
<blockquote>“I present to you Ziel of the Wastelands, chosen of Northstrider, Uncrowned of the Uncrowned King tournament, former leader of the Dawnwing Sect, and representative of the Akura clan and the Sage of Twin Stars. Let his words be as the voice of heaven to you.”

Ziel groaned as he realized she was going to make him speak. He was not needed for this. She could tell them all about the Dreadgod, and only if they resisted would he need to strongarm them into listening. But he was here now. He might as well do what he could. (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote>

==Appearance==
Ziel is 34 years old (in book 7, [[Uncrowned]]), but he looks only 18, having had his Archlord body re-forged in soulfire thrice. He always feels soul-deep weariness, due to his mutilated spirit. His eyes are tired and heavy, his voice flat. He wears a dusty grey cloak with a faded indistinguishable emblem — maybe a lotus flower or a web. Ziel has shoulder-length, slightly curly, shaggy black hair.
 For his Goldsign, Ziel has two upward-curving emerald green horns. They’re luminous green at the base and run up the gradient to the points, which are dark green. “His Goldsign was so condensed as to look completely real.”
 
Ziel carries a powerful two-handed warhammer. It’s often kept in his void space. Because of his weakened state he has to drag it around: its haft is as long as he is tall, its head the width of his body.

Ziel invites Lindon to examine his ravaged spirit, while in Ghostwater pocket world: <blockquote>Lindon opened his Copper sight. A venomous, toxic green ravaged his body, dimming the aura of his blood and life. He extended his perception, scanning the man’s spirit; he didn’t resist at all. His core, a hazy green light, had been destroyed. Something had deliberately sliced it into pieces, then stitched the pieces back together. Half his madra channels were dark, and the other half were twisted and knotted into chaotic patterns. Lindon closed off his perception, horrified. A Truegold with that much damage to their spirit should either be dead or Unsouled. But he had the power of a Truegold now. How powerful had he been before? (Ghostwater, Chapter 12)</blockquote>

==Progression==
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|Ziel's fusion with his remnant was a violent and brutal one. His remnant represented the self-destructive avatar of wrath that had been buried deep within him. He could not change it, only confront it and move past it. During the brutal fight, parts of his remnant that were destroyed fused with him, until eventually they were one. His ascension was a forced and unstable one but he was stabilised by the Heart Gem and [[Emriss Silentborn]].
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==Background==
A [[Dreadgod]], the [[Weeping Dragon]], passed over Ziel’s location on Iceflower. Soon afterwards, Ziel and his Dawnwing Sect disciples were attacked by [[ Dreadgod cult]] followers, the Stormcallers. They attack with lightning and storm madra. Ziel fought and lost to the Stormcaller Sage. His soul was deliberately torn apart with lightning and stitched together wrong, leaving him to helplessly watch all his students die. He was near death and weakened to the level of a Truegold or an Underlord. (While there is usually a clear distinction between the two, Ziel has qualified for both the [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]] visit and the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] — twice — so his power level is unclear). He has been seeking healing ever since the Sage mangled his spirit. He’d also like revenge for his dead disciples and himself.
===When?===
We don’t know exactly when Ziel was injured by the Stormcaller Sage. Some readers say it was about seven years ago. Is that seven years before [[Ghostwater]]?

===His Baptism (healing)===
{{Quote Box|title=|quote=He just wanted his own spirit to stop hurting.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=14px}}
After he was injured, Ziel went to [[The Beast King]] of the Wastelands for healing. The Herald’s treatment helped alleviate the pain a little. Later, at the time of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]], Monarch Emriss Silentborn gave Ziel a healing elixir, which also helped. Finally, in exchange for one year of service, [[Eithan Arelius]] offered Ziel a way to restore his splintered spirit. Ziel accepted the bargain and Eithan treated him several times with rare elixirs and a restoration technique using lightning madra — the Pure Storm Baptism, created by [[Tiberian Arelius]]. With this treatment, healing occurs when Ziel sleeps with sparks of lightning madra playing through his spirit and over his body. This is logical, because it was lightning the Stormcaller’s Sage used to rip his spirit to shreds. (See books 8-10). {{Quote Box|title=Pure Storm Baptism Lightning-Based Treatment|quote= The Sage of Calling Storms had abused some of the Arelius Monarch’s research to damage Ziel’s soul in the first place.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
 Finally in [[Reaper]], book 10, Ziel’s splintered spirit seems to be restored. Eithan — who isn’t just Eithan anymore — tells him he’s a strong candidate for advancing to Sage.
 
<blockquote> Q & A with the Author
Questioner: Once Pure Storm Baptism is complete, will Ziel be an Archlord? Will Wight: Yes. He'll have the capacity to be an Archlord. He will be healed back up. He'll still have to probably work a little bit to get back to his former power, but he'll have the capacity to catch up, and it won't take long. Just have to jam him full of resources. (https://abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1785)</blockquote>

==Sacred Arts==
Ziel’s goldsign is two green horns on his head. He is on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]]. It’s the Path used by brilliant [[soulsmithing|soulsmiths]] and scriptors. He cycles force madra, like gravity.
===Techniques===
The [[Path of the Dawn Oath]] has only two techniques, but the Oathsign technique is endlessly versatile. It involves Forging runes out of madra so they float in rings in midair, effectively creating scripts that have one of many different effects. The strength of the Path is its flexibility, the weakness is the precision and years of training that it required to master.

(Image depicting two main techniques, source: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Iteration110Cradle/comments/f4w9an/ziel_by_inucorn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Ziel by Inucorn on Reddit])

'''Two Main Techniques''':

#Oathsign: the name of their scripting techniques in combat technique (his cornerstone technique)
#Stone Anchor: enforcer technique that binds the user to the ground and make them solid as a boulder.

[[File:Ziel.png|340px|right|alt=Stone Anchor & Oathsign Techniques|Two Techniques: Stone Anchor / Oathsign]]
<blockquote>“The Path of the Dawn Oath had only two techniques, and Ziel used them both. The Stone Anchor, his full-body Enforcer technique, ran through him like iron bars reinforcing his skeleton. It bound him to the ground, so that with stable footing he could stand as though nailed in place. But the cornerstone of his Path was the Oathsign technique. He Forged eleven green, shining runes in a circle that hung in the air in front of him. This circle hardened force aura into a solid barrier that stopped physical impacts.” ([[Wintersteel]])</blockquote>
A genius with scripts, he can forge runes on the fly that magnify his strength, act as platforms, boost his war-hammer, and he can create many different boundary fields among other things. He can maintain several scripts simultaneously, as he did in [[Sacred Valley]] to protect the Kazan clan from bloodspawn in the wake of [[The Bleeding Phoenix]] (see book 9, [[Bloodline]]).

Zeil was once Master of the Dawnwing Sect on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], so he has experience in guiding young sacred artists. For example, he offered a script tablet to help Linden, which might reflect elements of Ziel’s own Dawn Oath path. Excerpt: Ziel paced down the shelves until he found the tablet he wanted. '''''The Script Lord, Archlord on the Path of Whispering Wind: the Creation of the Seven Principles.''''' Ziel nodded to it. “For you. Try it.” [[Ghostwater|—Ghostwater]], book 5

A few years later, Ziel reluctantly found himself teaching young Coppers and Irons in Lindon's [[Twin Star Sect]]. See excerpt, Reaper:<blockquote>Ziel. He kept trying to rest, but wherever he went, the Sect of Twin Stars found him. They always found him. Someone had given Ziel the title “Master of the Training Hall,” and any students who needed specialized training hunted him down. Ziel tried his best to scare them off, but he was prevented from outright refusing by the oath he’d made to Eithan in return for the Pure Storm Baptism. The sect quickly figured out that he didn’t mean all the harsh things he said, and that became part of his charm. Pretty soon they sought his advice on everything from scripting to advancement to technique training to roommate squabbles. (Reaper)</blockquote>

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Akura Mercy

2024-11-13T05:47:34Z

AutumnTempest:

{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Akura Mercy|image=Mercy1.jpg|Path=Path of Seven Pages,
bonding with the Book of Eternal Night|Rank=Overlady (in [[Reaper]])|Mom=[[Akura Malice]]| Siblings=[[Akura Pride]], [[Akura Fury]]|Home=Moongrave|First Appearance=[[Skysworn]]|Faction=Royal Akura Clan
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Akura Mercy is the youngest and most talented daughter of [[Akura Malice]]. After a fight with her mother, she left the family temporarily after having her advancement and iron body sealed, ending up in Blackflame City where she met [[Wei Shi Lindon]] and [[Yerin]].
==Appearance==
Same age as [[Lindon]] and [[Yerin]], roughly. Slim, dark hair, violet eyes. Goldsign looks like her hands were dipped in tar up to the forearms. She flips her ponytail frequently and often leans on her Lordlevel bow — Suu, (Eclipse), like it’s a cane. In battle, she’s always working with shadows and strings.<blockquote>She was slender and a little taller than Yerin, with her hair pulled back into a long black ponytail. She wore white-and-black sacred artist's robes, with a breastplate of smooth purple armor over her chest. The armor matched her eyes, which were a startling, vivid purple. The eyes looked human.. .(Skysworn, ch 14)</blockquote>

==Personality==
Mercy is known for her selflessness and cheerfulness. She embodies the concept of friendship. She’s merciful, warm-hearted, compassionate, kind, loyal, generous. Generally bubbly and the first to cheer on another’s successes. Brilliant understanding of the [[Sacred Arts|sacred arts]], but not a proud bore. Rich, powerful, and well-connected, but not a snob. She will sacrifice herself for others, and she won’t take from those less fortunate than her. She is a walking pharmacy. A helper and hard worker — she helps rescue the people of [[Sacred Valley]] and occasionally helps with the [[Twin Star Sect]].

 Throughout the series, Mercy shows inner conflict regarding her mother, the powerful and ruthless [[Akura Malice]], Monarch of Western Ashwind Continent, and overlord to the [[Blackflame Empire]]. She loves her mother, but doesn’t like her.

Mercy’s family is central to the series, beginning with book four [[Skysworn]]. She has major mommy issues with ruthless [[Akura Malice]], Monarch of Western Ashwind Continent. She has good relationships with her brother [[Akura Pride]] and her much older half-brother/uncle [[Akura Fury]], Herald. She is also on good terms with her aunt/niece, [[Akura Charity]], Sage of the Silver Heart. Mercy is actually Charity’s aunt, because Charity is Fury’s son. But Mercy is so much younger than Charity, she calls her an aunt, not a niece, and she calls Fury an uncle, not brother.

== Progression ==
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==Her Power Sealed Off==
When we first meet Mercy, she is a contradiction. Awkward and clumsy, always tripping over her own shadow. Only a Lowgold, but resourceful, knowledgeable, and confident beyond her years. This is because she left the Akura home, and her mother reduced her down to Lowgold without benefit of her Iron body, to teach her a lesson:
<blockquote>Akura Mercy was the family genius, who set records at every turn. She bonded the book her mother, Akura Malice, had crafted, and was following the Monarch's idea of a perfect shadow Path. However, she found herself disgusted by her family's lack of regard for those weaker than themselves and blind willingness to debase themselves to those who were stronger. Determined to be different, she made an effort to try and change that in herself. She was succeeding, earning a reputation as kind-hearted and respectful, until she discovered her Underlord revelation and was confronted with the fact that she too craved approval of her Monarch mother. Disgusted with this fact, Mercy made a bet with her mother that she could survive outside the family without their help and in return, she would be free of them. In order to make it as if she were truly without the help of her family, Mercy's power was sealed and reduced to Lowgold and the benefits of her Iron body taken away. As long as she could survive under said conditions, she would have no responsibility. But if she died, she would have to return to the clan as their heir.-(Underlord)</blockquote>
In book 6, [[Underlord]], Mercy sacrifices herself for her friends, throwing herself on the sword of Underlord Seishen Daji. When her mother restores her to health, she removes all the restrictions and Mercy returns to Iron body at Underlady status. She promises to come home and fulfill her duties as the heir apparent.

==Path, Powers, Techniques==
Path of the Seven Pages, a shadow-aspect Path in the family's Book of Eternal Night. Strings of Shadow technique: “It's the central technique from the Path of the Chainkeeper,” Mercy said. “Strings of Shadow.” (Ghostwater ch 13). Puppeteer’s Iron body. Goldsign black hards and forearms.
 
“My Puppeteer's Iron body gives me great control over my body” (Underlord ch 6). Mercy's Puppeteer's Iron body provides increased flexibility, precision, and control, so the body can maintain control even when encased in expanding armor (see [[Iron body]] list)
 
From an early age, Mercy showed herself to be a prodigy on the [[Path of Seven Pages]], created by the Monarch, Malice. She advanced to Underlady before she turned. . .about 16-ish, but then her mother brought her back down to Lowgold. She advanced to Underlady at the end of book 6, [[Underlord]]. She advanced to Overlady in book 10, [[Reaper]] after facing her mother’s memory down, and learning from the memory of a brilliant archer deep in the [[Labyrinth]]. Her Overlord Revelation was “She’s Malice. I am Mercy”

She is skilled with Eclipse, Ancient Bow of the Soulseeker, which she calls Suu. Until it’s being used, it looks like a black cane with a violet-eyed dragon head. She even flies around on her Suu.
<blockquote> A bow. It was a bow, almost as tall as Mercy was. Mercy drew the string back, Forging a jet-black arrow as she did so. The point emerged between her weapon’s jaws. “This is Eclipse, Ancient Bow of the Soulseeker.” She loosed, and the arrow stuck in the dragon's palm. “It was my mother's weapon from Lowgold to Archlord. Made from the Remnant of a shadow dragon who became a Sage.”-Ghostwater </blockquote>
She manifests the clan [[Bloodline Abilities]]. The Akura bloodline legacy is their ability to call up expanding armor of purple crystal on some or all of their body (full body only supposed to be used after Underlord). The armor can grow huge, and so does the body as Mercy demonstrated against the Titan Dreadgod in [[Bloodline]]. The bloodline armor causes their eyes to look like solid purple crystal, while using the armor.

In her Path, Mercy bonds with The Book of Eternal Night, an ancient seven page book covered in complex scripting and possibly containing multiple bindings. Monarch [[Akura Malice]] created this, and so far, only Mercy has shown such early genius in understanding it. Each page represents one technique for each advancement level, starting at Lowgold. A user may call upon a page above their current advancement level but only for a short period of time. They have their soulspace opened early.

==⚠️Spoilers Below⚠️==

==Book Summaries==

===[[Skysworn]]===
Akura Mercy, a teenager, is from the Akura homeland, temporarily in the [[Blackflame Empire]] to supposedly learn some lessons. She is first introduced during the [[Skysworn (Organization)]] low-gold application contest where she helps heal an applicant that Lindon injured in a squabble. Despite her kindness, the other applicants are afraid of interacting with her due to recognizing her as an Akura, the ruthless rulers of the vassal states. She ends up taking first place in the low-gold application race/contest by riding her bow through the obstacles. Later after the contest she is left with Lindon and Yerin during squad formation, seen as a troublesome and unwanted Skysworn appointee. She remains friendly and understanding during this and tries to form familiarity with Lindon, Yerin, Bai Rou, and Renfei. Soon after the [[Dreadgod]] [[The Bleeding Phoenix]] rises she is the one who saves Yerin from being thrown off Stormrock by also jumping off the cloud-fortress after Lindon. She helps fend off the bloodspawn while Yerin and Lindon wrestle for control over the bloodspawn within Yerin. Her techniques are shown to be using shadow madra which she uses mostly to bind and tangle foes with. Lindon comments that he is unsure of her advancement as her spiritual pressure fluctuates during combat. She reveals the giantess fighting off the phoenix is in-fact her mother and that she is the heir of the Akuras though the circumstances as to why she joined the Skysworn are still left unsaid. Once [[Eithan]] finds the squad and Mercy is alone not allowed to see Eithan’s inherited vision left by Ozriel however Eithan promises to support her future in the group. Throughout the book Mercy shows empathy and kindness to all she meets, a quality which so far is unseen in any other character in Cradle.

===[[Ghostwater]]===
Mercy continues to be a member of Lindon and Yerin’s Skysworn squad helping those affected by the aftermath of the phoenix and her mothers’s fight. She travels along with her squad to the island with the portal to the Ghostwater facilities. After the portal is destroyed she restrains Yerin from killing Bai Rou since she noticed the several hidden cloudship presences on the island. After travelling to the Akura’s cloudship she is forbidden from entering as this would be possibly violating her agreement with her mother. Once Yerin returns alone she travels with her despite concern for Bai Rou. While she travels with Yerin she charitably shares survival gear and medicine and practices advancement with Yerin when they are stalled by dragons. During this training she shows off her acrobatic and dexterous fighting style only to fumble the landing. She hints that before she had no issues with her coordination and balance. She tells Yerin that her bow’s name is Eclipse, Ancient Bow of the Soulseeker, or as she colloquially calls Suu. She also reveals to Yerin her path of the Book of Eternal Night which combines techniques from seven different shadow aspected paths. Once they engage in battle with an enraged gold dragon Underlady [[Sopharanatoth]]Mercy temporarily advances to high gold and uses her Akura [[Bloodline Abilities]] armor ability to shield Yerin from the underlady’s striker technique. During this most of her hair is scorched off and she is severely burned. Yerin retreats with Mercy’s unconscious body and uses Mercy’s scripted tent and medical supplies to treat their injuries despite Mercy objecting to treatment for Yerin’s sake. At Yerin’s askance she explains she can temporarily advance to a higher advancement of the same tier. Still injured Mercy backs Yerin up when Yerin seeks a fight to push for advancement. After being saved from Sophara by [[Ziel]], a stranger, Mercy happily introduces herself. After Lindon escapes a collapsing Ghostwater Mercy hauls him and [[Orthos]] off a cliff they were climbing to land, shocking him with her new Yerin cropped haircut. During their travels across the island she and Yerin form a bond of trust and more of the Akura clan is revealed to the reader.

===[[Underlord]]===
Mercy stays in a [[Skysworn (Organization)|Skysworn]] squad with Yerin and Lindon after their return from [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)|Ghostwater]], led by Eithan Arelius this time. She assists them on their path to Underlord, helping Lindon find his revelation and never taking any resources from them.

Towards the end of the book, Mercy - still a Highgold - is severely injured by [[Seishen Daji]], an Underlord. She then falls on his swords, but is quickly saved by her Monarch mother, [[Akura Malice]]. It is revealed why Mercy left the Akuras:
<blockquote>Akura Mercy was the family genius, who set records at every turn. She bonded the book her mother, Akura Malice, had crafted, and was following the Monarch's idea of a perfect shadow Path. However, she found herself disgusted by her family's lack of regard for those weaker than themselves and blind willingness to debase themselves to those who were stronger. Determined to be different, she made an effort to try and change that in herself. She was succeeding, earning a reputation as kind-hearted and respectful, until she discovered her Underlord revelation and was confronted with the fact that she too craved approval of her Monarch mother. Disgusted with this fact, Mercy made a bet with her mother that she could survive outside the family without their help and in return, she would be free of them. In order to make it as if she were truly without the help of her family, Mercy's power was sealed and reduced to Lowgold and the benefits of her Iron body taken away. As long as she could survive under said conditions, she would have no responsibility. But if she died, she would have to return to the clan as their heir.-(Underlord)</blockquote>

Akura Malice returns her powers and brings her back to life, but she requires Mercy to return to the Akura clan and compete as their main fighter in the Uncrowned King tournament.

===[[Uncrowned]]===
Set in Moongrave and Ninecloud City. Mercy applauds while [[Lindon]] duels her clan’s top contenders for entry to the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]]. Mercy is a top contender herself in the Uncrowned King Tournament. At the tournament in the Ninecloud Kingdom, she encourages [[Lindon]] to find a hobby and to take [[Yerin]] to dinner.

===[[Wintersteel]]===
In Ninecloud, Mercy continues to encourage [[Lindon]] and [[Yerin]], and also [[Ziel]] now. The Tournament continues. Although Mercy has demonstrated exceptional skills and abilities, she finally loses to the cheating gold dragon, [[Sopharanatoth]]. Her mother is harsh, in response.
 At the end of the book, her group is busy shepherding the Sky’s Edge mining community — an Akura vassal— away from the approaching Dreadgod Titan. Suddenly, using a portal, her entire group is ambushed by treachery from Underlord Prince Daji of the [[Seishen Kingdom]]. Her brother [[Akura Pride]] is badly injured, but [[Lindon]] and [[Little Blue]] arrive in time to save his life.

===[[Bloodline]]===
Mercy takes care of her brother Pride and frets about his recovery, which is actually going fine. She presides as judge over the trial of Underlord Prince Daji of the Seishen Kingdom. She attends her brother/uncle [[Akura Fury]]’s ascension party. Then she helps [[Lindon]] and the team save the ungrateful idiots in [[Sacred Valley]], who won’t believe a Dreadgod is coming. Her group is the Li clan, against whose stubborn ignorance a desperate Mercy must finally call up some of the ruthlessness her mother habitually displays. Towards the end of the book, she works with the team in a complicated maneuver orchestrated by [[Dross]], wherein she uses her expanding armor [[Bloodline Abilities]] and calls too much upon her book. Finally, she encourages [[Jai Chen]] to lead a group of refugees out of the Valley, to Refuge in the Desolate Wilds.

===[[Reaper]]===
Because she over-reached in the previous book, battling the Titan [[Dreadgod]], Mercy finds herself trapped inside her book, in a virtual nightmare: “In the fifth page of the Book of Eternal Night. This whole place was built from shadow and nightmares, and the Dream of Darkness technique hung like mist in the air. Every time she let her guard down for an instant, her spirit was flogged with terror.” Lindon rescues her.

Once free and recovered, Mercy generally helps [[Lindon]] and the team with [[Twin Star Sect]] stuff, while intermittently returning to Moongrave to carry out clan duties, now that Fury has ascended. Then she goes with the team to explore the [[Labyrinth]] when it shows signs of serious tampering, revealed in the rings of Mount Samara in [[Sacred Valley]]. She goes into the Labyrinth knowing her mother will seriously disapprove. She helps the team battle [[Reigan Shen]]. She advances to Overlady while deep in the Labyrinth, after facing down her mother’s memory, and also learning from the memory of a brilliant archer. Her Overlord Revelation is “She’s Malice. I am Mercy”. Back above ground, she helps protect [[Jai Chen]] and [[Wei Shi Kelsa]] from the Stormcaller [[Dreadgod cult]], and scolds [[Yerin]] for taking on a lower level. She then gets a bad scold from mommy, followed by a hug when the whole world is apparently ending, followed by another scold. She isn’t with [[Eithan]] when he ascends, but he asks the team to send his regards to her.

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Yerin

2024-11-13T05:43:30Z

AutumnTempest:

{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Yerin Arelius|image=Yerin2.jpg|Path=[[Path of Endless Blood]]|Type Parents Unkown=Unknown|Rank=Underlady|First Appearance=[[Unsouled]]|Faction=[[Sage of the Endless Sword| Disciple of the Sage of the Endless Sword]]
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'''Yerin''' is the companion of [[Wei Shi Lindon]] and the apprentice of the Sage of The Endless Sword. She is currently an Underlady on the Path of the Endless Sword and, following the death of her master, the only follower of that path. She is affiliated with [[House Arelius]], the [[Skysworn (Organization)|Skysworn]], [[Akura Clan]] and the [[Reaper Division]].{{Quote Box|title=Umm?|quote=''Yerin herself wasn't sure how old she was, but twenty had to be about right.''|source=-Uncrowned|align=left}} Yerin doesn’t know her exact date-of-birth, because of her traumatic childhood. She thinks she’s about a year older than [[Lindon]]. In [[Uncrowned]], book 8, [[Naru Saeya]] suggests she is about 20.

==Appearance==
In book 1, [[Unsouled]], Yerin is very thin, and shorter than [[Lindon]]. She’s scruffy, like she has spent the past weeks camped out in the woods. She cuts her own hair with sword madra in a perfectly straight line to minimize its interference in combat. Initially, she wears a tattered black sacred artist's robe with a thick red cord tied around her waist, made of blood madra. Her "uninvited guest". Her skin is covered in thin white scars from practicing the Endless Sword technique. After she advances to Underlady, her body is reforged in soulfire and her scars disappear. Encouraged by [[Akura Mercy]] and Lindon, she allows her hair to grow past her shoulders but continues to cut her bangs short and straight.

===Yerin-Ruby===
[[File:Yerin, end of Wintersteel, fanart by felcandy.jpeg|240px|left]] Art: Yerin, end of Wintersteel, by felcandy, with permission. Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/felcandy.art/ felcandy.
Near the end of Book 8, [[Wintersteel]], Yerin’s eyes become red and a lock of her hair turns red. Image by felcandy, with permission.
==Personality==
Yerin was dedicated to her beloved master, the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]]. Now that he’s dead, she clings to his teachings and his memory, seeking to succeed him as the next Sage of the Endless Sword, something that would come to hold her back. After her master was murdered in [[Sacred Valley]] she’s been suspicious of supposedly kindly strangers. However, once she gives her trust, she is totally loyal, especially to [[Lindon]]. She is an intense person, brave but not showy, without an ounce of self-pity. Her words are few but honest; her speech is habitually pithy and straightforward, but not mean-spirited. She doesn’t know when she was born. She is illiterate but she is intelligent and frequently comes up with dry-as-dust analogies, metaphors and similes. She hates and fears her [[Blood Shadow]], a piece of the [[The Bleeding Phoenix]], as it has murdered many innocent people, including her entire family.
===Her Fear===
 She fears being alone. She lost her entire family at about age 7 to a hungry [[Blood Shadow]] (see Skysworn). She lost her master The [[Sage of the Endless Sword|Sword Sage]] at about age 16 or 17. She doesn’t want to lose anyone else that she calls friend or family. She values her relationships with Lindon, [[Akura Mercy]], [[Ziel]], [[Little Blue]], [[Orthos]] the [[Sacred Beasts|Sacred Beast]], and [[Eithan Arelius]].

===Her Lord-Realm Revelations===

*Underlady — Her personal revelation is that she first started practicing the sacred arts because she wanted to be strong enough to never again lose the one she loves and be left behind, or leave them behind (Underlord, book 6)
*Overlady — Her Overlord revelation was accepting that she is not her master, the Sword Sage. She cherishes his memory, but she is her own self. (Wintersteel, ch 23)
*Archlady —

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Rank
!Book & Chapter
!Details
|-
|Jade
|Debut
|Yerin was a Jade when she first appeared in [[Sacred Valley]] with her [[Sage of the Endless Sword|master]].
|-
|Lowgold
|End of [[Unsouled|Book 1]]
|Yerin took in her [[Sage of the Endless Sword|master]]'s Remnant, advancing to Lowgold.
|-
|Highgold
|
|
|-
|Truegold
|
|
|-
|Underlord
|[[Underlord|Book 6]] Chapter ?
|Yerin advanced to Underlord in [[Night Wheel Valley]]. Her revelation was that she practices the [[Sacred Arts]] because she doesn't want to have to feel the pain of losing anybody she cares about, ever again.
|-
|Overlord
|[[Wintersteel|Book 8]] Chapter ?
|Yerin advanced to Overlord shortly before her last match in the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]]. Her revelation was to accept that she is not her [[Sage of the Endless Sword|master]]. She loves and admires him, but she is not him.
|-
|Overlord Pseudo-Herald
|[[Wintersteel|Book 8]] Chapter 25
|In between the matches of her last match in the Tournament, she merged with her [[Ruby|shadow]], technically becoming a Herald while still an Overlady. In practice, she was not a true Herald, but something of a Pseudo-Herald. Unfortunately, her spirit and body were out of balance, which would have caused great problems in the future.
|-
|Overlord Half-Herald
|
|She used her wish as winner of the Tournament to have the Monarchs fix her imbalance, becoming a proper half-herald.
|-
|Herald
|Dreadgod
|She advanced to Archlady, becoming a true herald.
|-
|Monarch
|[[Waybound]] C27
|Manifested the Death Icon when fighting [[Akura Malice]], ascending to Monarch.
|}

==Biography==
Yerin was known to be a genius in her hometown before everyone was slaughtered by a Blood Shadow belonging to [[The Bleeding Phoenix]]. She was only seven years old.<blockquote> The entire purpose of the Blood Shadow was to steal power by killing or possessing others and bring that power back to the Bleeding Phoenix, but Yerin hadn’t allowed hers to escape. Not since it had killed her parents. (Wintersteel chapter 16)</blockquote>

At only seven years old, she held the bloody thing back and stopped it from attempting to kill the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]]. Although he was completely safe, he was impressed by her willpower and natural talent, and chose to take her on as his apprentice. He challenged her and caused her many injuries and scars, taking her around the continent for training. When Yerin was about 16 or 17, he took her to [[Sacred Valley]] and went into the [[Labyrinth]] via the Ancestor’s Tomb on Mount Samara, intending to ask [[Subject One]] how to free her of her Blood Shadow. However, treacherous elders and jades repeatedly poisoned and then eventually ambushed and killed him, hoping to rob his treasures of his corpse. After his assassination at the hands of the Heaven's Glory sect, she was driven out of the temple they were using as a base. She met Wei Shi Lindon, avenged her master, and used his [[Remnant]] to ascend from Jade to Lowgold. About a month later, she met [[Eithan Arelius]] in the Desolate Wilds of the [[Blackflame Empire]]. He has guided her and Lindon ever since then. She joined the [[Skysworn (Organization)]] to fight Redmoon Hall, a [[Dreadgod cult]]. She competed in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]]. She also helped evacuate [[Sacred Valley]] and battled many hunger madra monsters and even a monarch in the [[Labyrinth]]. 

*More information on Blood Shadows at [[The Bleeding Phoenix#Ruby, Yerin’s Shadow|Bleeding Phoenix]]

==Powers and Techniques==
Yerin is a top-notch sacred artist on the Path of Endless Sword who is consistently able to defeat opponents of a higher level of advancement, or multiple opponents of her level. After she merges with her [[Blood Shadow]], she can do even more.

==='''Notable''' '''Opponents and Duels'''===
While a Lowgold in ''[[Soulsmith]]'', Yerin was able to defeat 3 other Lowgolds who tried to attack Lindon. In ''[[Blackflame]]'', Yerin as a new Highgold was able to give [[Jai Long]], a Truegold, fear for his own safety until he decided to escape. As a Truegold in ''[[Underlord]]'', Yerin (along with her newly advanced Blood Shadow clone) was able to simultaneously fight attackers from the [[Seishen Kingdom]], Underlord Prince Kiro and Underlady gardener Meira. Her lifeline was cut and she was badly depleted. Later in the book, she again dueled the Seishen Underlady, advancing to Underlady herself and winning.

====Tournament Duels====
In the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] Yerin duels several contenders. Most notably she battled blindfolded against Altavian Arelius from [[House Arelius]]. At the end of book 7, she gave her all against her best friend [[Wei Shi Lindon]] Arelius. In book 8, she defeats Calan Archer from the [[Stormcallers]] and with Ruby’s help, she outperforms [[Yan Shoumei]] and her monstrous [[Blood Shadow]] Crusher.
 Finally, as an Overlady-Herald, she fuses with Ruby and wins the crown against the gold dragon [[Sopharanatoth]] (ch 24-25 Wintersteel).
<blockquote> The Ninecloud Soul’s voice leaked in from outside. “. . .witnessing history here today! Sacred artists one and all, bear witness to the eighteenth Uncrowned King!” (Wintersteel chapter 25)</blockquote>

==='''Innate Abilities'''===
[[File:Yerin.png|thumb|right]]
'''[[Steelborn Iron body|Steelborn Iron Body]]''': Yerin's special Iron Body grants her superhuman strength dramatically beyond that of a normal Iron Body.

'''Sword Sage's Remnant''': Yerin is bonded to the Sage of the Endless Sword's remnant. This grants her multiple other retractable limbs that end in swords, as well as access to some of the Sage's memories.

'''Blood Shadow''': In ''[[Underlord]]'', Yerin gains the ability to release her Blood Shadow, who is able to fight as an independent copy of her with all of her skills and abilities. She is well coordinated with her Blood Shadow.

'''Netherclaw''' — First employed to defeat [[Yan Shoumei]] via her [[Blood Shadow]] Ruby, in book 8, [[Wintersteel]]. <blockquote> The black sword was called Netherclaw, named for the beast that guarded the Netherworld in the mythology of some culture Yerin didn’t care about. It was used by a slaughter artist centuries ago, an Archlord on a Path of blood and sword madra that had murdered anyone he came across to harvest their aura. He had eventually been stopped by a Sage…the Sage of Red Faith, in fact, though Yerin had a hard time imagining him saving anyone’s life, even by accident. Its binding was an advanced Forger technique, filled with the will of the murderer who had left it behind. Yerin had tried to activate it herself, but her compatibility with the sword was pitiful. The only reason she was able to use her master’s sword was her long history with it, and her familiarity with its power. Ruby could use the technique just fine, but she couldn’t survive doing it. Until now. Her copy of Yerin’s Diamond Veins had finally progressed far enough, her body was solid, and the spirit well had strengthened her madra. Scarlet madra Forged in lines over Ruby’s sword, weaving itself strand by strand, growing in power and intensity. (Wintersteel ch 21)</blockquote>

When Yerin merges with Ruby and advances to Herald at Overlady, Netherclaw becomes a truly terrifying weapon, used to defeat the gold dragon [[Sopharanatoth]] and win the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]], and Penance. (Wintersteel ch 24-25)

*See [[Advancement Level#Herald]]

'''Moonlight Bridge''' — a tournament prize for making it to the finals. She can travel anywhere instantly. <blockquote> “The Moonlight Bridge!” the Soul announced, and for some reason everyone cheered at the construct’s name. “This Divine Treasure allows near-instant transportation anywhere in the world! Special credit is given to Reigan Shen. . . “There are some restrictions, of course, on such a miraculous power!” the Ninecloud Soul went on, and Yerin quenched her expectations. “Yerin cannot bring anyone along for the ride, and the Treasure cannot be used in quick succession. If she moves all the way around the world, the Moonlight Bridge can take up to three days to recover. But traveling within sight? That, she can do as much as she likes. Imagine the possibilities!” (Wintersteel chapter 22)</blockquote>

 

==='''Path of the Endless Sword '''===
Yerin was taught the [[Path of the Endless Sword]] by [[Sage of the Endless Sword|The Sword Sage]], [[Sage of the Endless Sword|Adama]].

====Path Techniques====

*'''Flowing Sword''' (Enforcer): sword aura is collected from the surrounding area with every movement of the sword. This technique strengthens Yerin's strikes as the fight progresses.
*'''Rippling Sword''' (Striker)sends out a wave of sword aura it can be launched from her remnant arms at her back
*'''Endless Sword''' (Ruler): waves of sword madra emanate from Yerin, cutting anyone and anything caught nearby. Any bladed edge caught in this technique will emit sword madra of its own, setting up a potentially deadly chain reaction. In ''Ghostwater'', Yerin learns to control this better. <blockquote> Pain erupted all over Yerin’s body as her own flesh turned against her, seized by Yan Shoumei’s own Ruler technique. She’d burned soulfire for this, as it affected Yerin quickly, making her muscles twitch and her heart convulse. But Yerin didn’t need to move her body. Aura echoed from the black sword that had fallen at Yan Shoumei’s feet. The Endless Sword rang out, opening the Redmoon artist’s throat. (Wintersteel chapter 21)</blockquote>
*''' Frozen Blade technique ''' — learned from the Winter Sage [[Min Shuei]], who forged the wintersteel blade for Adama. <blockquote> Frozen Blade madra and icy aura erupted from her sword. White blades hung in the air like snowflakes as restrictive force enveloped them all. Yerin had an easier time controlling the madra than she had before, but it was still like wrapping her arms around the neck of a mad bull and trying to steer. (Wintersteel chapter 21) </blockquote>

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Akura Family

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The Akura family is a Monarch level faction which rules over half the Ashwind continent, led by Monarch [[Akura Malice]].

==Family members==
*Monarch [[Akura Malice]] (and see [[Ashwind Continent History]])
**Malice is ancient and has given birth to hundreds of offspring
*[[Akura Mercy]], the heir, Malice’s daughter, a teenager, rank varies
*[[Akura Charity]], a Sage, Malice’s granddaughter, Fury’s daughter
**Old Man Lo, Overlord, balding and short, serves Charity, possibly related (Ghostwater, ch 6)
*[[Akura Fury]], a Herald, Malice’s son, born before she advanced to [[Advancement Level#Monarch|Monarch]]
*[[Akura Pride]] Mercy’s younger brother, Underlord, Malice’s son
*[[Akura Grace]] cousin to Mercy and Pride, Underlady, an only child, beloved daughter
*[[Akura Justice]] — a relative, old guy, Archlord, gatekeeper, etc

*[[Akura Harmony]] (Truegold from distant branch of the clan, Charity calls him grand-nephew, previously engaged to Mercy)

==Sacred Arts==
Shadow aspects, shadow aura, shadow madra (see [[Madra]]), because the Monarch [[Akura Malice]] manifested the Shadow Icon when she advanced to Sage. The clan’s typical Goldsign is hands and forearms covered in black, looks like tar. This Goldsign dates back to the Path of the Chainkeeper, before Malice was born, perhaps.

The head family is distinguished by bonding with spirit books, the Book of Eternal Night, created by the Monarch herself. This book includes various shadow-based Paths, including Mercy’s own [[Path of Seven Pages]]. Likewise, Charity's Book of the Silver Heart contained seven techniques of shadow and dreams, so Charity lived in a world of abstractions. Of thoughts and visions. Her plans were so far beyond Mercy that Mercy could never comprehend them, but she tended to lose sight of other human beings. (Underlord ch 12)

Branch families follow other shadow Paths.

The Akura [[Bloodline Abilities|bloodline ability]] is madra that enables expanding purple crystal armor, with amethyst crystallized eyes , which is related to eye color trait — all of Malice's blood descendants have purple eyes.
<blockquote> “The Book of Eternal Night,” Mercy announced, holding her book up proudly. “I'm on the Path of Seven Pages. And the first page, the Lowgold page...” She opened the cover, revealing the first page. It looked more like a thumb-thick tablet than a piece of paper. Yerin wondered if it contained a binding. This page was choked with more incomprehensible script-circles instead of plain writing. Not that Yerin would have been able to get anything from it either way. “It's the central technique from the Path of the Chainkeeper,” Mercy said. “Strings of Shadow. There are seven techniques in this book, one for each page. The Path of Seven Pages unites seven techniques from seven different shadow Paths into one.” (Ghostwater ch 13)</blockquote>
*See also [[Paths]] and [[Akura Paths]]

==Relations and Territory==
The Akura have relationships with many other factions all over the world, being a Monarch faction. They are widely respected and are not opposed lightly.

Their territory stretches to half the Ashwind continent, and is partially controlled by their [[Akura Family#Vassals|vassals]], including Emperor [[Naru Huan]] of the [[Blackflame Empire]] and King Dakata of the [[Seishen Kingdom]]

They share the continent with [[Seshethkunaaz]], Monarch of Dragons. They are 'vigilant' against the non-human factions, as those are not places human civilisation can flourish, and believe it would be a 'loss to humanity as a whole' if they were to lose territory.

==Vassals==
The Akura clan has several vassals that we know of by name. The [[Frozen Blade School]] is run by [[Min Shuei]], a sword Sage. Little is known about the [[Temple of Rising Earth|Temple of Rising Earth]]. The relatively small and weak [[Blackflame Empire]] plays a key role in the series. The neighboring [[Seishen Kingdom]] also features in some books. Also, the Wintersteel mining community known as Sky’s Edge is theirs. Akura also controls [[Sacred Valley]] but only from a distance, and mainly by prohibitions keeping everyone out of the [[Labyrinth]]. There are probably more vassals.

==More==

*[[Akura Paths]]
*[[Bloodline Abilities]] (Akura Armor)
*[[Monarch factions]]

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Wei Shi Lindon

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'''Wei Shi''' '''Lindon''' is the protagonist of '''''Cradle'''''. Born to [[Shi Family]] of the [[Wei Clan]] in [[Sacred Valley]], he was branded an ''unsouled'' due to his madra deficiency and spent his early life as the shame of his clan, enduring scorn from all but his own family and scraping by with what little resources he could gather on his own. When he received a vision of a grave fate that would befall his family in the future, he set into the wider world to become strong enough to save them. He is currently a Sage on the [[Path of Twin Stars]] and [[Path of Black Flame]]. He is affiliated with the [[Blackflame Empire]], the [[Akura Family]], and the Blackflame branch of [[House Arelius]].

==Appearance==
Lindon was taller than most men with broad shoulders. He has a naturally intense face that makes him look like he's contemplating murder, black hair and dark brown eyes. After ascending to Underlord, his features became more refined and he gained a regal look that, according to [[Yerin]], made him look like a sect leader. After ascending to the final stage, his eyes became black with white irises. After losing his right arm he gained a skeletal white prosthetic arm that gradually became more humanlike as he advanced yet continued to remain white. Although he has no apparent Goldsign, his eyes turn black with red irises when he cycles Black Flame madra and they turn solid blue when he uitilizes the [[Path of Twin Stars]].

According to both his enemies and allies, he is an intimidating figure in battle.<blockquote>''"Kiro looked into the man's black-and-red eyes and snarling face, and he thought he understood why the Sage of the Silver Heart had taken hostile notice of him. He had the bearing of a violent demon, a savage fixed on violence." - Seishen Kiro"''</blockquote><blockquote>''"In that moment, she saw him as their enemies always had. He towered over her, built like a guard tower, his eyes burning circles of red on darkness." - Yerin Arelius''</blockquote>

==Personality==
Having grown up as an unsouled, considered inconsequential at best and a punching bag at worst, Lindon learned at a young age to be humble, polite and deferential, so as to not attract the ire of those stronger than him, a feat made more challenging by his looming stature and resting mean face. He apologises often and refers to himself as "this one" to imply that he is so low as to not deserve recognition. His demeanor has also made it easy for him to hide his dangerously clever mind without even intending to do so. He is cautious before those more powerful than him and is always sure to be grateful. He resents being held accountable for things that aren't his fault.

Lindon has a keen interest in Soulsmithing, his mother's profession. His vision from [[Suriel]] about the future calamity in [[Sacred Valley]] inspires him to become strong enough to save his home, but his true drive for practicing the Sacred Arts is to not be worthless anymore. As the [[Wei Clan]] forbade him from learning Sacred Arts or utilizing clan resources, Lindon searched desperately for ways to improve himself on his own, doing whatever it takes to move forward. He relied on plans, tricks, and loopholes to get ahead. This made him resourceful.

In later books, Lindon's want to advance spills over into wanting to advance his friends so none of them are ever left behind like he was. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of Sacred Valley. He tries to avoid fights where possible but is willing to kill if he must. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of [[Sacred Valley]].

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! colspan="2" |Book & Chapter
! rowspan="2" |Details
|-
!Black Flame
Core
!Pure Core
|-
|Foundation
| colspan="2" |[[Unsouled|B1]] C1
|In [[Sacred Valley]], Lindon was not allowed to advance past the Foundation stage.
|-
|Copper
| colspan="2" |[[Soulsmith|B2]] C1
|Advanced both cores (both pure at this time) to copper by consuming a sacred flower stolen from the [[Heaven's Glory School]].
|-
|Iron
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Iron in one of his cores by cultivating a [[Bloodforged Iron Body]], catalyzed with the blood and venom of almost six whole Sandvipers. He saturated his entire body with the venom until his heart stopped, and then [[Eithan Arelius|Eithan]] brought him back by manually triggering his advancement to Iron. Through this extreme process, he achieved the first perfect [[Bloodforged Iron Body]]. In [[Uncrowned|Book 7]], his Body is strengthened with an Iron Heart which improved the efficiency and regeneration of his Iron Body 100 fold.
|-
|Jade
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Jade in one core by contracting with [[Orthos]]. With this, he adopted the [[Path of Black Flame]] by filling one of his cores with Black Flame madra.
|-
|Lowgold
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Gold through a massive influx of Black Flame madra from [[Orthos]], instead of the usual route of taking in a remnant. His pure core was naturally raised to Lowgold through cycling the Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel.
|-
|Highgold
| colspan="2" |[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|He raised both his Blackflame and Pure core after cycling water from the Spirit Well within [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)|Ghostwater]].
|-
|Truegold
|[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|[[Underlord|B6]] C?
|Lindon achieved Truegold in his Blackflame core with an infusion of Blackflame madra from [[Orthos]] within [[Ghostwater]], prior to his fight with [[Akura Harmony|Harmony]]. In [[Underlord]], he advances to Truegold in his pure core, using a construct and some of the spirit well water he had saved.
|-
|Underlord
| colspan="2" |[[Underlord|B6]] C19
|Lindon advanced to Underlord in [[Night Wheel Valley]]. His revelation is that he practices [[Sacred Arts]] in order to not be worthless.
|-
|Underlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Wintersteel|B8]] C27?
|Lindon was able to manifest the Void [[Icons|Icon]] at Underlord while fighting with a [[Sopharanatoth|nemesis]], becoming an Underlord Sage, something unheard of in the modern age.
|-
|Overlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Bloodline|B9]] C17
|Advanced to Overlord before the battle with the [[Dreadgod]].
|-
|Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Reaper|B10]] C?
|Advanced to [[Archlord (Advancement)|Archlord]], becoming a true [[Sage (Advancement)|Sage]].
|-
| rowspan="4" |Human Dreadgod (Monarch)
| colspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|B11]] C?
|Lindon consumed the power of [[Silent King|the Silent King]], becoming a Dreadgod. In this process, his body became intertwined with his spirit, a trait dreadgods and monarchs share, meaning that he is technically a Monarch. He reached a new level of power that was stronger than any Sage, but he wasn't on the level of an established Monarch yet. After he killed the [[Silent King]], he inherited a part of its power along with the other dreadgods.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C?
|Months of training inside [[Ghostwind]] put Lindon on the level of a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]], able to win against Northstrider by using tricks and with [[Dross]]' help but not in a direct contest.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C20
|After [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]] was killed and Lindon consumed it, he became a true dreadgod, far stronger than a monarch, metaphysically dense enough to be unable to warp.
|-
| colspan="2" |
|
|}

===Notable Fights===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Opponent
!Advancement
!Book
!Result
!Details
|-
|[[Wei Jin Amon]]
|
|[[Unsouled]]
|{{#spoiler:show=Show|Victory}}
|
|-
|[[Kral|Sandviper Kral]]
|'''Pure Core:''' Iron
'''Pure Core:''' Copper
| rowspan="2" |[[Soulsmith]]
|Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Jai Long]]
| rowspan="2" |Lowgold
|Defeat
|Lindon lost to [[Jai Long]], losing his right arm.
|-
|[[Ekerinatoth]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghostwater]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|[[Akura Harmony]]
|'''Twin Stars:''' Highgold
'''Black Flame:''' Truegold
|Team Victory w/ [[Orthos]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Seishen Kiro]]
| rowspan="2" |Peak Truegold
| rowspan="2" |[[Underlord]]
|'''Round 1:''' Minor Defeat
|
|-
|'''Round 2:''' Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Akura Grace]]
| rowspan="2" |Early Underlord
| rowspan="3" |[[Uncrowned]]
| rowspan="2" |Victory
|
|-
|12 Akura Underlords
|
|-
|[[Yerin]]
|Middle Underlord
|Close Defeat
|
|-
|[[Brother Aekin]]
[[Calan Archer]]

[[Yan Shoumei]]

[[Sopharanatoth]]
|Peak Underlord
|[[Wintersteel]]
|Fatal Victory
|Lindon faced the assassination squad sent by [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] one by one, defeating and killing all save for [[Yan Shoumei]], whom he spared, He was able to kill [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]] by manifesting the Void [[Icons|Icon]] during their fight.
|-
|[[Wandering Titan|'''The Wandering Titan''']]
|Early Overlord Sage
|[[Bloodline]]
|Minor Team Victory
|Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Mercy]], [[Ziel]] were able to
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
|
|[[Reaper]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|'''[[The Silent King]]'''
|Sage
| rowspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]]
|Victory
|Lindon was just barely able to defeat and kill the [[Silent King]] after it was weakened by [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], and [[Emriss Silentborn]].
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
| rowspan="5" |Human Dreadgod (4Dgs)
|Minor Team Victory
|
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Waybound]]
|Minor Victory
|Using the Silent Bow and prototypes of Penance, Lindon forced [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] to retreat.
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
[[Northstrider]]

[[Reigan Shen]]
|Stalemate
|Leveraging his [[Dreadgod]] weapon and his control over the [[Labyrinth]], Lindon was able to hold his own against three [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarchs]], even though they were holding back.
|-
|[[Northstrider]]
|Victory
|Lindon and [[Dross]] were able to defeat [[Northstrider]] in a duel.
|-
|'''[[The Weeping Dragon]]'''
|Team Victory
|Lindon was initially forced to face the dreadgod alone, exhausted and underprepared. He was nonetheless able to damage it somewhat by using both Enforcer techniques at once, all of his will and authority, and burning his madra, blood essence and life force. it was then finished off by [[Yerin]], [[Akura Mercy|Mercy]] with the [[The Silent Bow|Silent Bow]] and [[Ziel]] using two penance arrows.
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
[[Wandering Titan|'''Wandering Titan''']]

[[Bleeding Phoenix|'''Bleeding Phoenix''']]
|Human Dreadgod (3Dgs)
|Team Victory
|
|}

==Full Biography==

===Daily Timeline===
[[Lindon Timeline]]

==='''Unsouled'''===
Lindon is the youngest child of Jaran and Seisha, Irons of the [[Wei Clan]]. In his youth, Lindon failed the Spritual Origin madra affinity test and was labeled an Unsouled, cursed of the heavens. As such he was forbidden to learn the [[Sacred Arts]] of the clan and was denied a path. His clan refused to invest resources to help him advance due to this deficiency. As a result he remained at the Foundation rank long past the age when children advance to Copper.

Prior to the Festival, Seisha sent Lindon to find the white orus, a spirit fruit. A normal orus fruit was like a pure white peach, and grew only in Sacred Valley. Fruit from an ancestral orus tree looked no different, but a bite would deliver him years' worth of purified vital aura that he could process into madra. As Lindon began to harvest the spirit fruit, Teris soon emerged from the woods, hair mussed and covered in scratches. He was hunting a snowfox, which was illegal. Angered that Lindon had interrupted his hunt, Teris punched the bark and leaving the imprint of his fist in the wood. The tree bent in the middle, splintered and fell apart. As a result, a remnant rose from the tree’s corpse. Immediately, Teris ran deeper in the woods without a glance back. Lindon used scripts and a crystal flask to distract the remnant and retrieve the spirit fruit from the remnant. Seisha was able to restore the remnant of the spirit fruit and split it between Kelsa and Lindon.

Soon, Lindon and Teris were called before the First Elder to recount the confrontation. Since Teris had abandoned a child of the Foundation Stage, he was to receive three lashes. Lindon, however, was to speak with Elder Whisper. Elder Whisper told Lindon that the Path of the White Fox was not for him and Lindon would have to forge his own path. During the public whipping of Wei Mon Teris, Wei Mon Eri challenged Wei Shi Lindon to a duel of honor before the entire clan. Lindon was forced to accept the duel to surrender.

Lindon spent his time scouring the Clan archives searching for a suitable path. There he found a Bcalled, "''Heart of Twin Stars".'' The Btaught two techniques, ''Empty Palm'' and ''Heart of Twin Stars.'' Since Lindon would be shamed in the duel regardless of the outcome due to his age and deficiency, he and Kelsa devised a plan. Lindon would challenge Wei Mon Keth, Teris and Eri's father. Lindon requested a duel in which each party would have one strike each. The first to lose his footing is defeated. Lindon quickly executed the empty palm and punched Keth in the gut. Immediately, Lindon surrendered the duel.

During the seven years festival held by the Wei Clan, Lindon was a victim of a temporal divergence. Due to the nature of this event, he ended up meeting Suriel, the Phoenix, Sixth Judge of the Abidan Court. Suriel had taken an interest in Lindon after seeing him give his life in what he knew to be a futile effort to stop a being who had transcended Cradle, Li Markuth. She admired his actions and, as something of a reward, showed him his most likely fated future. During this vision, Lindon discovers that Sacred Valley would be destroyed by a Dreadgod (the Titan) a being so powerful that it crushes the entire valley underfoot. Desperate to save his home, despite his treatment, Lindon begs the “Celestial Messenger” to show him a way to prevent this tragedy from occurring. In response, he is taken by Suriel to see several individuals (The Eight Man Empire, The Monarch Northstrider, and Luminous Queen Sha Miara) stating that they each had the power to save his homeland. At first, this is believed to be the answer to his question but he is proven wrong as Suriel asks him what they have in common. Unable to come up with the correct answer he is told that it boils down to one simple thing: Drive. “...any Sage will tell you that all paths can be reduced to one: Improve yourself.” Thus begins Wei Shi Lindon’s journey. After time was reversed by Suriel, he easily won the tournament, via his Empty Palm, and went to the Heaven's Glory school, only to leave almost immediately after with Yerin after killing several irons and a jade.

==='''Soulsmith'''===
After escaping from the Sacred Valley, Yerin and Lindon enter territory of the Sandvipers. Again, they soon leave, and enter Fisher territory. Yerin does jobs for the Fishers, such as helping them kill off remnants, while Lindon is recruited by Fisher Gesha to forge scales for her due to his pure madra. Lindon is captured to work in the mines but is immediately rescued by Gesha, who says it won't happen it again. Lindon attempts to free the slaves working in the mine, but gets captured for real this time, as does Yerin. Eithan is also 'captured' though he actually came willingly. Lindon undergoes a lot of training, and after being stung five times by the venomous sandviper, ascends to iron with a Bloodforged body. Soon, Eithan gets them out, but Lindon is severely injured by Kral, but because of his iron body, survives, and kills Kral after Eithan reveals that Lindon was still alive to him. Jai Long demands retribution but after Eithan revealed that he was the Arelius Underlord, backs down, but Eithan promises Jai Long a duel in a year. With this, Lindon and Yerin are healed by the Fishers, and taken to the Arelius family.

This ends up pushing Lindon to stretch himself past his limits which leads to him killing a Highgold as an Iron later on. In doing so he accidentally enters into a feud with Jai Long who, having made a difficult and irreversible choice to save his sister, was shamed by his clan and had looked at his fellow Highgold as something of a brother.

==='''Blackflame'''===
Lindon goes to Serpent’s Grave in the [[Blackflame Empire]] and embarks one of his pure cores on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan shows him various powerful paths, before he settles on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan has Lindon bond with a Truegold Sacred Beast, named [[Orthos]]. This allows Lindon to instantly have a core producing Blackflame madra and advance to Jade. He then begins training with [[Yerin]], supervised by [[Cassias Arelius]]. After several months, the Arelius family within the city Serpents Grave is attacked. While under attack, Lindon and Orthos are forced to fight the chief of the Sandviper Sect, and Kral's father, [[Sandviper Gokren]]. Lindon's newly mastered Dragon's Breath takes his arm off. Just before this, he advances to Lowgold, though he doesn't realize it. While this fight is going on, Yerin is fighting [[Jai Long]]. Jai Long is Truegold while Yerin is Lowgold, though she advances to Highgold during the fight, and due to the circumstances within the city, Jai Long is forced to retreat. After fighting and killing the Sandvipers with Orthos, Lindon sees a bloody and bruised Eithan. Eithan jokes that his ranking amongst the Underlords would soon go up, as a Skysworn was watching the fight. Eithan also shares that he had a marble from the Abidan, which is similar except for having a darker, black color. He sends Lindon to find Jai Long’s little sister [[Jai Chen]], a young teenager who has been kidnapped by [[Jai Daishou]], to force Long’s compliance. Lindon finds Chen and heals her broken madra channels, helped by [[Little Blue]]. Chen promises to tell her brother Jai Long that Lindon has no quarrel with him.

==='''Skysworn'''===
Lindon fights with [[Jai Long]], a Truegold. While he makes a good showing, Jai Long is too far advanced for Lowgold Lindon to win. He loses his arm in the fight, before it is interrupted by [[Jai Daishou]]. After the fight, Lindon is fitted for a prosthetic Remnant arm with a hunger binding. After inital reluctance and with the prompting of [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]], Lindon joins the Skysworn to fight the emissaries of the newly awoken Bleeding Phoenix. Meanwhile, the emperor [[Naru Huan]] censures the Jai clan for opening the Labyrinth and stealing the Archstone, so [[Jai Long]] takes his sister [[Jai Chen|Chen]] back west again, to hide in the forgotten cursed lands ([[Sacred Valley]]). Lindon gives them directions to avoid the blood spawn and provisions, in gratitude for not killing him.

==='''Ghostwater'''===
Skysworn Captain [[Naru Gwei]] sends Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Little Blue]], Mercy, Renfei, and Bai Rou on a mission to a pocket dimension known as 'Ghostwater'. Ghostwater was created by the Monarch level sacred artist 'Northstrider'. Northstrider is said to have vanished many years beforehand and is believed dead. The skysworn send Lindon and the others to investigate the status of Ghostwater and potentially retrieve any useful artifacts left behind by Northstrider.

Upon arriving at the portal to Ghostwater, Lindon, Orthos, and Renfei enter alone and are taken by surprise to find a large number of unknown Truegold sacred artists waiting by the entrance portal. Renfei is then killed by one of the Truegolds revealed to be Akura Harmony. Lindon and Orthos flee the battle and are pursued by Ekeri, a Truegold golden dragon. Lindon takes refuge inside an underground vault wherein he discovers a pool known as 'The Dreamwell'. Water from The Dreamwell restores ones mental clarity as if they had just had a full nights rest. Inside The Dreamwell Lindon discovers a sentient construct named 'Dross' which guides him through the rest of Northstrider's facility.

Lindon takes advantage of the time with the dreamwell to train far faster than he is typically able, since he does not have to sleep when using the dreamwell as a supplement. He also discovers that the sacred beasts that live in Ghostwater provide extreme benefits to his physical body when eaten, due to their extremely high Madra concentrations. After being strengthened by Dreamwell training, and Sacred fish, Lindon is able to defeat Ekeri in a battle and escape The Dreamwell chamber.

Led by Dross, Lindon and Orthos proceed to another section of Ghostwater where Dross leads them to 'The spiritwell'. This well provides Madra on level with a top grade elixer and allows Lindon to quickly expand both of his cores. Within days, Lindon reaches High Gold in both cores. They are then met by 'Ziel' a Truegold disciple of the Beast King. Ziel proves to be relatively friendly to the group, and passively watches Lindon cycle and train using the Spirit Well, occasionally driving off a Sacred Beast threat. Ziel then tells Lindon that Ghostwater is collapsing more and more rapidly and encourages him to move on to the next section so that he may escape in time. He then gives Lindon several bottles of Spiritwell water that will be enough to advance him to Truegold.

Lindon proceeds to the next section of Ghostwater where he encounters 'The Lifewell'. He drinks from the Lifewell and strengthens his Lifeline to be 'as thick as a treetrunk' which will ensure Lindon will live an extremely long natural life and increased vitality.

Lindon then proceeds to the lowest level of Ghostwater where he confronts Akura Harmony. After a heated battle, Lindon and Orthos are able to defeat Akura Harmony after Dross uses Ghostwater to connect himself to The Wey, and essentially become 'a Presence'.

Lindon begs Akura Harmony to come with him as Ghostwater collapses. Harmony, too proud to accept Lindon's mercy vows revenge and refuses to come with him. Lindon then flees Ghostwater, leaving Harmony to die.

==='''Underlord'''===
Lindon heads to the Blackflame Empire to regroup with Eithan. Akura Charity, Sage of the Silver Heart and Mercy's distant aunt announces to the Blackflame empire and its neighbouring kingdom, the Seishen Kingdom about the Uncrowned Tournament. Since both the Blackflame empire and the Seishen kingdom are vassal states of the Akura family territory, they are allowed to participate in the uncrowned tournament, but only 3 members will be selected. To participate in the Uncrowned Tournament, the participant must be an Underlord and the age limit is 35 years. Since there are only a few underlords in both the Blackflame Empire and the Seishen kingdom, Charity opens a portal into the Nightwheel Valley, the training grounds of the Akura family, where the aura is much stonger, making it easier to advance for sacred artists. Eithan, Yerin, Lindon, Mercy and Orthos are one of the first to arrive at Nightwheel Valley, but they soon discover they have to fight for their place there.
==='''Uncrowned'''===
Lindon has been selected for the Uncrowned Tournament, but instead of going as a part of the team from the Blackflame empire, he is selected by Akura Charity to represent the main branch of the Akura family. She sees this as payment from Lindon for killing her promising candidate, Akura Harmony. Eithan, Yerin and Naru Saeya, Emperor Naru Huan's sister, make up the team representing the vassal states of the Akura family and the Blackflame empire.

Lindon is taken to the Akura homeland for training, where he faces extreme hostility from the other Akura underlords fighting for the last position on the Akura team. Mercy's younger brother, Akura Pride hates Lindon more than the others and treats him with contempt and disrespect. Initially, in the first months of training, Lindon is constantly challenged to duals by the other contestants and keeps losing most of the time, thus giving the idea to the others that he is weak. When the final day comes to select the third member of the Akura main team, all the underlords prepare to dual each other. Even though, Lindon is already a part of the team, he insists on fighting all of the underlords head on, at the same time. Lindon has gathered information about each of their techniques and with the help of Dross, he easily defeats all of them and only Akura Pride is left, filling the last spot on the team.

In the tournament itself, Lindon faces off against the most powerful Underlords on Cradle in a series of trials. The first round of the tournament is an individual event where all the participants are required to go through a series of challenges, testing their strength and skill. LIndon finishes 10th and Yerin finishes 11th, ahead of many other participants. Each of the qualified members in the top 64 move on to the next trial. As a reward, they receive a floating palace specially designed for each individual from the Ninecloud Court.

In the second round of the tournament, the contestants are placed on an open island. Golden crowns appear with fixed intervals and the objective is to keep the crown on your head without getting killed. Lindon, Yerin, Mercy and Eithan of the main protagonists succeed while Pride and Naru Saeya sacrifice their spots in the tournament for their team's sake. In the third round of the Tournament, Lindon faces off against [[Naian Blackflame]]. Instead of trying to win the fight, Lindon chooses to spend his fight curing Naian of his Blackflame induced madness.

==='''Wintersteel'''===
While trying to discover his Overlord revelation during his battle with Sopharanatoth, Lindon instead establishes his connection to the Void Icon, and advances to Sage. He is given a Wintersteel badge by Eithan, with the same symbol for "Empty" depicted on it much like his first Unsouled badge.

==='''Bloodline'''===
After the events of the Uncrowned King Tournament Lindon learns that the Wandering Titan is headed toward Sacred Valley. He begs Akura Charity to let him go evacuate his people, saying that he will go with or without her blessing. Charity agrees to let him go and provides several cloud ships and hundreds of Akura golds to help in the evacuation effort. Eithan, Yerin, Mercy and Ziel all accompany him to the Valley.

When they arrive they are attacked at the gates of the Heavens Glory school who mistake them for Wei exiles. They find that the Heavens Glory school has been attacked and is in ruins. The school elder accidentally reveals to Lindon that the Wei Exiles are his family and they are currently under siege by Heavens Glory. Lindon immediately leaves in search of them. He finds Orthos and his sister under attack and goes into a rage fueled frenzy. He get's so violent that he has to be restrained from killing the Heavens Glory attackers. After this, his team splits up to each go to a different clan or school.

Yerin accompanies Lindon to the Wei clan and they are immediately attacked upon entering. Despite this Lindon makes his way to the clan elders and explains that a monster is coming for the valley. They don't believe him even after Dross shows them his memories. In order to get them to obey he unveils his Underlord core (which they mistake for a Gold core) and forces them to evacuate. On the way to the exit of Sacred Valley, Lindon senses Heavens Glory jades on their way to intercept. Assuming they are there to attack he notifies his clan's elders and rushes to the vanguard to meet them. When he confronts them the Wei clan betray him and trap him and Yerin in a boundary field, hoping that they can kill him. Despite his weakened state and the boundary field he manages to get Yerin out and break through the barrier. He then hunts the elders down and attacks them. He permanently cripples the Wei Patriarchs core and injures the First Elder. He then sends them in the direction of the titan so their final thoughts can be about how they should have listened to him.

He makes his way to the Heavens Glory school as the Wandering Titan arrives earlier then expected. They take off with the little people they have saved. Meanwhile Yerin contacts the Monarchs and they bestow her Uncrowned Gift, and officially make her a Herald. She convinces Akura Malice to help her distract the titan so they can rescue more people. After Lindon's departure from the valley he is torn between trying to save more people, and getting away with the people he has already saved. He receives a message from Suriel and she helps him make up his mind. After his message he quickly advances to Overlord and rushes in with his friends to attack the titan. They are greatly outclassed in this fight and it's all they can do to defend from its attacks. Dross comes up with a plan and enacts it. He has each member of the team play a part to get Lindon in close to the titan. Lindon uses the hunger binding in his remnant arm and sucks some of the titans madra. He then feeds this madra to Dross and Dross puts a fox dream on the titan, this illusion makes the titan's attackers, as well as it's goal, disappear. The titan then leaves the valley to roam in search of power. Lindon relaxes as they've beat the titan but at a heavy cost. Lindon can no longer sense Dross in him. He can sense a swirl of power where Dross used to be, but the mind spirit is no longer able to speak to him.

As the residents of Sacred Valley funnel back in and try to salvage what has been destroyed, Lindon visits the Ancestors tomb. He senses a slight tear in the world and wills it open. He finds that it's the personal void space of the Sword Sage. He then senses a familiar presence in the room and confronts it. Elder Whisper emerges and explains that he kept the space from collapsing in the hope that Lindon would return. He shows Lindon the reason that the Sword Sage came to Sacred Valley two years ago and the key to open the Labyrinth.

=='''Powers and Abilities'''==
As an Unsouled, Lindon effectively started two stages behind most Sacred Artists, further limited by the natural restrictions and the "curse" of the Sacred Valley and without a natural predisposition towards any of 4 classes of techniques.

Scripts: Due to his natural and clan-imposed limitations, Lindon's only avenue of practicing the sacred arts within his clan was through scripts. While not particularly talented, he has shown some versatility in using them and moderate skill in drawing them.

Heart of Twin Stars: While at the Foundation stage, before cycling elemental vital aura from the world, Lindon split his core.

*Pure Madra: Composed of pure madra.
*Blackflame Madra: Composed of fire and destruction madra.

Soulsmithing: Pure madra gives Lindon solid overall compatibility with most constructs, although with a weaker effect than specialized madra types.

Little Blue: A Sylvan Riverseed. Originally fed madra and scales by Lindon, her growth is rapidly advanced by Eithan feeding her a drop of soulfire. Her natural purification abilities drain her, but can counteract the corrosive effect of Blackflame madra on the mind, body, and madra channels.

Orthos: Lindon's contract with Orthos allows him to fill one of his cores with Blackflame madra, lessening the his burden. Due to Orthos being a Truegold, this allowed Lindon's Blackflame core to quickly advance from Iron to Jade and later to Lowgold, as if his core was treated with high grade elixirs.

Remnant Arm: By activating the hunger binding on the arm, Lindon can draw out madra from the enemy. In a less concentrated form, he can then vent it back at them as a distraction.

Dross: The remnants of one of Northstrider's attempts in Ghostwater to create mental enhancement tools and mimic the Presences of the Abidan. Originally created as a memory construct, Dross has gained further abilities through soaking in high grade mental elixirs, consuming dream madra, and fusing with an Eye of the Deep. He temporarily connected with the collective of information at the metal tree in Ghostwater, gathering data from other Eyes of the Deep that had been taken through the world.

In combat against an enemy with well-known, recorded, fully defined capabilities, Dross can simulate and create a battle plan that ensures the greatest chance of success. He also acts as general mental enhancement, allowing Lindon to better focus on battle. While Soulsmithing, Dross can simulate the effect of madra interactions, allowing Lindon's soulsmithing success rate for straightforward constructs to exceed that of experts like Fisher Gesha.

====Sacred Art Ranks====
As a Sacred Artists progresses through the ranks, they naturally gain access to certain abilities

*Foundation: At the Foundation level, Sacred Artists can cycle madra to slightly strengthen their body or activate scripts.
*Copper: Copper Sight
*Iron: At the Iron level, Sacred Artists gain an Iron Body that increases physical abilities. Lindon's Bloodforged Iron body, catalyzed using the venom and blood from nearly have a dozen sandvipers, enables rapid healing and recovery from poisons and physical damage at an extremely high madra cost.
*Jade: Jade senses
*Gold: Lindon advanced from Jade to Lowgold using a further infusion of Blackflame Madra from Orthos, without a remnant. He lacks a true Goldsign beyond red eyes when channeling Blackflame Madra
*Underlord: Reborn in Soulfire, Lindon's body is able to push farther and he is able to activate Underlord-level weapons.
*Overlord: Reborn in Soulfire again, Lindon's Soulfire gains a greater depth and his more potent.

====Techniques====
Foundation Cycling Technique: A basic cycling technique taught to Foundation-level children of the Wei clan.

Empty Palm: A pure Madra technique that focuses it into a simple palm thrust. When making contact with the core of an enemy, it disrupts his or her madra. This leaves the enemy powerless for a few seconds, unable to muster the energy to control any techniques or even their own limbs. When sufficiently powerful, it can destroy the core of an enemy, preventing them from even leaving a remnant.

Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel: A madra cycling technique focused on expanding madra capacity. Eithan teaches Lindon this technique as it is vital to training his pure madra core, which cannot advance through taking in vital aura from the outside world.

Burning Cloak: The Dragon Advances. The Fierce Outer Burning Robe technique is an Enforcer technique. It is a basic full-body Enforcement using Blackflame Madra, protecting and powering the body by madra while in use. It allows for the release of explosive force of movement.

Dragon Breath: The Dragon Destroys. The Fierce River of Fierce Flowing Breath technique is a Striker Technique. Blackflame madra is gathered in the hands, rotated, and condensed repeatedly until being released as a solid beam that eradicates everything in its path.

Void Dragon's Dance: The Dragon Conquers. In one moment, the flames devour everything on the battlefield, leaving only smoke and dust. Like many Ruler techniques, it is capable of great destruction, but requires appropriate vital aura in the environment, and time to build and concentrate on the vital aura to take control.

Soul Cloak: An Enforcer technique utilizing Lindon's pure madra core. Compared to the Burning Cloak, it allows for more measured power output.

The Dragon Descends: Lindon's ultimate attack from his dragon path. All his techniques from the Blackflame Path Forged on his hand. He forges claws of Blackflame madra on his hand like a glove with a miniature Void Dragon's Dance swirling around it, Dragon's Breath filling it like blood and a Burning Cloak surrounding it all. Takes all his spirit and a significant amount of his soulfire to bring it to life.

Hollow Domain: A pure madra technique developed in ''Wintersteel''. With the help of Little Blue's madra, Lindon can create a sphere of pure madra that weakens or deletes any techniques that enters. This technique makes Lindon's eyes glow a sapphire-blue. It is not specified what kind of technique it is, but it was inspired by Eithen's Armor of the Hollow King technique.

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The Wandering Titan

2024-11-13T05:11:47Z

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The Wandering Titan is one of the four escaped [[Dreadgod]]s on Cradle. Its a massive stone-skinned golem, humanoid with a scorpion's tail and a tortoise's shell. It uses earth madra and is several kilometers tall, able to wade through mountains like they're sand dunes. it is the least intelligent of the monarchs, relying on brute force. Its [[Dreadgod cult]] members belong to [[Abyssal Palace]].

==The Four Beasts==
[[The Bleeding Phoenix]], the [[Weeping Dragon]], the [[Wandering Titan]], and the [[Silent King]]. Plus, the imprisoned first Dreadgod, [[Subject One]]
<blockquote>“They are...disasters. Four monsters, big enough to blot out the sky, hungry for destruction, and so powerful that the most advanced sacred artists in the world have to join forces to drive them off. Drive them off, you understand. None of the Dreadgods have ever been killed.” “They're sacred beasts?” “Corrupted ones. Like the dreadbeasts of the Desolate Wilds, they were warped and twisted by their own powers.. .They're scattered all over the world. They burrow into a secure location and wait for decades...but when they wake up, they're hungry. Fortunately for humanity, no two have woken at the same time in centuries. But the last time they did, they destroyed the original Blackflame Empire.” ([[Skysworn]], ch 7)</blockquote>

==Dread Wars==
A Monarch cannot withstand a Dreadgod. In the [[Dread Wars]], the previous generation of Monarchs was all but eradicated, with only 2 out of 12 surviving following a combined attack on the [[Wandering Titan]], which woke up the rest of his brothers.

==Origins==
The Dreadgods are about two or three thousand years old. They developed long after the time that [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] lived. They are a failed research experiment, unintentionally created by a researcher dubbed Subject One. Dreadgods formed as a result of experimentation in hunger aura and [[Dreadbeasts|dreadbeasts]] in the [[Labyrinth]] under [[Sacred Valley]]. Four of the Dreadgods escaped the supposedly secure underground formation, but Subject One is imprisoned beneath the valley. He invented [[hunger madra]]. See more details at [[Subject One]]

==Titan Descriptions==

*Too powerful for anyone on the planet to kill. Even Monarchs cannot kill it. Thankfully, it sleeps a lot.
*Hungry. Sometimes tired. Often both.
*A humongous warrior with glowing yellow eyes, stony hard skin, a tortoise shell on its back like a stone shield, and a long serpentine tail dragging on the ground. It carries a big sword.
*Big enough to scale mountains with a step and to flatten peaks to rubble
*Can hold the gigantic-super-sized [[Orthos]] in its hand like a small toy.
<blockquote> the Wandering Titan itself. The humanoid giant of dark stone knelt at the edge of the ocean, its feet still partially submerged in water. Its shoulders scraped the clouds, a turtle’s shell rising behind it like a shield strapped to its back. It was a titanic statue come to life, a walking mountain. Its face looked like a man’s, but expressionless, as though it had indeed been carved. Stone eyes glowed slightly, dull yellow. Just by its presence, it dominated the earth aura for many miles. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. (Bloodline, ch 3)</blockquote>

*The dumbest of the four dreadgods. The author says he's an idiot: https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860

==Titan Sightings==

*Hundreds of years ago, during the [[Dread Wars]] with its three brother beasts
*In Book 8 [[Wintersteel]], at Sky’s Edge, just west of [[Sacred Valley]]
*In book 9 [[Bloodline]], in [[Sacred Valley]], with [[The Bleeding Phoenix]]

==Titan Abilities==
It creates landslides, avalanches, rockslides, earthquakes, spears of stone spires, etc etc.
 Enforcer technique: — <blockquote>"When the Titan found its leg stuck by Yerin’s technique, it threw a punch at Mercy. A golden nimbus covered its fist: the original version of the Enforcer technique the Abyssal Palace cultists had used. The wind from the punch was like the breath of a hurricane.. .The Titan unleashed a stream of powerful earth madra with its breath." (Bloodline chapter 19) </blockquote>

 But, like all four monsters, the Titan tires easily and just wants to feed and sleep. Or, as [[Dross]] tells [[Ziel]], “Dreadgods don’t fight to the death. If the prey takes too much energy to beat, they back off.” (Bloodline ch 18)

===Madra===
All four (five) monsters cycle [[hunger madra]]. The Titan also cycles aspects of earth, stone madra. 
Aspects: Earth aura
 
Techniques: enforcer technique, hunger consume technique, etc
<blockquote>"Its control of earth aura was so intense that it stained the sky gold, as the Bleeding Phoenix had once enhanced blood aura until the sky blazed red. All around, mountains buzzed as though quivering in anticipation. The Titan’s arm was plunged into the earth up to the elbow, and it knelt almost motionless as it fed. Power moved up its arm slowly but steadily, like sap in a tree. A hunger technique." (Bloodline, ch 3)</blockquote>

==Titan Cult==
The Wandering Titan is followed by members of the [[Dreadgod cult]] aptly named [[Abyssal Palace]]. They keep their faces concealed beneath hoods and stony masks.
<blockquote>"Brother Aekin wore a dark stone mask carved to resemble some kind of snarling monster, the right eye of which glowed with a bright yellow light. His robes were black and brown, representing the Wandering Titan’s cult: the Abyssal Palace." (Uncrowned)</blockquote>

==Mount Venture==
The residents of the valley appear to know nothing of the dreadgods, except for maybe the ancient [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]], a snowfox called [[Elder Whisper]]. Nonetheless, the Titan’s type of aura has been associated with Mount Venture, one of the four holy peaks surrounding [[Sacred Valley]]. This is a mining area, rich in mineral deposits. The Titan is drawn to the core placed deep beneath the mountain.

 

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The Weeping Dragon

2024-11-12T05:01:47Z

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The Weeping Dragon is one of the four escaped [[dreadgods]] on Cradle. It is a colossal blue dragon that uses storm madra. It is perhaps the most powerful of the [[dreadgods]], possessing the most powerful offensive attack in the world, its breath attack. It is described as being [[The Wandering Titan|the Wandering Titan]] on the outside and [[The Silent King|the Silent King]] on the inside, masking its cunning nature beneath the facade of a mindless raging beast. It is not as wily as [[The Silent King|the Silent King]], but it would be wise not to underestimate it. The Hunger aspect of the Dragon's powers manifests as living lightning that strikes from its stormclouds and devours everything in range. The cult of the Weeping Dragon is the [[Stormcallers]].

==The Four Beasts==
The [[Weeping Dragon]], the [[Wandering Titan]], [[The Bleeding Phoenix]], and the [[Silent King]]. Plus, the imprisoned first Dreadgod, [[Subject One]].
<blockquote>“They are...disasters. Four monsters, big enough to blot out the sky, hungry for destruction, and so powerful that the most advanced sacred artists in the world have to join forces to drive them off. Drive them off, you understand. None of the Dreadgods have ever been killed.” “They're sacred beasts?” “Corrupted ones. Like the dreadbeasts of the Desolate Wilds, they were warped and twisted by their own powers.. .They're scattered all over the world. They burrow into a secure location and wait for decades...but when they wake up, they're hungry. Fortunately for humanity, no two have woken at the same time in centuries. But the last time they did, they destroyed the original Blackflame Empire.” ([[Skysworn]], ch 7)</blockquote>

==Dread Wars==
A Monarch cannot withstand a Dreadgod. In the [[Dread Wars]], the previous generation of Monarchs was all but eradicated, with only two out of twelve surviving following a combined attack on the [[Wandering Titan]], which woke up the rest of his brothers.

==Origins==
Dreadgods are about two or three thousand years old, long after the time that [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] lived. They are a failed research experiment, unintentionally created by a researcher dubbed Subject One. Dreadgods formed as a result of experimentation in hunger aura and [[Dreadbeasts|dreadbeasts]] in the [[Labyrinth]] under [[Sacred Valley]]. Four of the Dreadgods escaped the supposedly secure underground formation. See also [[hunger madra]]. See more details at [[Subject One]]

==Dragon Descriptions==

*Too powerful for anyone on the planet to kill. Even Monarchs cannot kill it. Thankfully, it sleeps a lot.
*“a long blue serpentine dragon that travels on thunderstorms, and sleeps on miles-long beds of clouds”

*“a kilometers-long azure dragon flew on a violent storm, moving like a hurricane toward a small kingdom” (Suriel’s view, Unsouled, ch 6)

*"Ziel saw the shining dragon that flew on unnatural stormclouds of madra." (Uncrowned, ch 14) "He remembered the storm rolling in, flashing blue and gold as living lightning slipped in and out like fish in the sea. The majestic roar, as the Weeping Dragon approached. He had watched the horizon then, awed by its majesty." (Bloodline, ch 16)

==Intelligence==

*The Dragon is not as self-aware as the [[Silent King]] but he's smarter than the Phoenix or the Titan

From the author, Will Wight: Some Dreadgods are more intelligent than the others. The Silent King is always aware, he's always self aware, and he's the smartest one. And the Weeping Dragon actually is the second most self aware. The Bleeding Phoenix is third. And the Wandering Titan is just kind of an idiot. (https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860)
<blockquote>"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own.. .
(Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote>

==Dragon Sightings==

*Before book 1, the Weeping Dragon flew over the region where the Dawnwing sect school was located, on the Iceflower Continent (see theory, below)

*Before book 1, "Tiberian approached his neighbor, Reigan Shen and proposed an alliance. Shen responded with violence. True battles between Monarchs are rare, and this one destroyed much of the Rosegold continent. In the end, even the Weeping Dragon was drawn in, and Tiberian was struck down. Leaving House Arelius leaderless and in ashes." (Report, in Wintersteel, ch 10)
*In Book 1, [[Unsouled]], while hovering far above [[Sacred Valley]], Suriel saw the Weeping Dragon: “On another hemisphere, a kilometers-long azure dragon flew on a violent storm, moving like a hurricane toward a small kingdom.” ([[Unsouled]], ch 6)
*In book 4, [[Skysworn]], Eithan says “the Weeping Dragon was sighted only last year on the Iceflower Continent.” (Chapter 6)
*In book 4, Skysworn, chapter 18, Report: "The Weeping Dragon sleeps in the upper atmosphere, on a miles-long bed of clouds. It has not been long since it last woke, and it is still weary. Though the power of the Phoenix prickled its spirit, it will take more enticing bait to rouse the Dragon from its slumber."

===Flight, Iceflower to Rosegold===
Theory. Some readers theorize that the Weeping Dragon flew over Ziel’s sect on the Iceflower continent en route to the Rosegold continent because he was drawn to the lightning madra that Monarch [[Tiberian Arelius]] used to battle Monarch [[Reigan Shen]]. (See Report on Tiberian Wintersteel, ch 10). Tiberian died, and Eithan came through the portal to the [[Blackflame Empire]]. In book 3, Blackflame, ch 10, Eithan and Cassias confirm that Eithan arrived almost 7 years ago. That could narrow down the timing of the [[Stormcallers]] attack on [[Ziel]]’s Dawnwing Sect.
[[File:Tiberian Kandra.jpeg|thumb|300px|left]] Fan-art: Tiberian, lightning master, by Kandra. Jazzy Kandra.

==Abilities==
It creates unnatural and severe storms. Hurricanes. Storm clouds of madra. Lightning. Thunder. Rain. It can cause massive floods, landslides, etc. But, like all four monsters, the Dragon tires easily and just wants to feed and sleep. Or, as [[Dross]] tells [[Ziel]], “Dreadgods don’t fight to the death. If the prey takes too much energy to beat, they back off.” (Bloodline ch 18)
===Madra===
All Dreadgods cycle [[hunger madra]]. The Weeping Dragon also cycles storm madra. 
Aspects: Storm
 
Techniques: Living Lightning

===Smaller Dragons===
The Weeping Dragon is hungry. It sends out smaller dragon spirits of lightning madra. Hungry. Always hungry.
<blockquote>"The Weeping Dragon had brought with it lesser dragons, spirits of Stormcaller madra, which had been repelled by the Dawnwing sect’s defenses. Until the Stormcallers themselves had torn those defenses down. Then he’d seen hungry lightning tear men apart.. . .The dragons were spirits of lightning madra. They had no blood. When they were destroyed, they splattered into blue essence and gold sparks." (Bloodline, ch 16)</blockquote>

==Cult==
The Weeping Dragon is followed by a [[Dreadgod cult]], parasitic power-hounds calling themselves [[Stormcallers]], led by the [[Icons|Sage of Calling Storms]]. This is the thug who mangled [[Ziel]]’s spirit and led the slaughter of his Dawnwing sect. Ziel remembers it: <blockquote>“He’d known all about the Dreadgods, of course, but their sect was ancient. Well-defended. Protected by scripts and constructs. How much danger could they be in? As it turned out, they had survived the Dreadgod itself. But not the scavengers that fed in its wake.” (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote>

==Greatfather Peak, Sacred Valley==
The residents of the valley appear to know nothing of the dreadgods, except for maybe the ancient [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]], a snowfox called [[Elder Whisper]]. Nonetheless, the Weeping Dragon’s type of aura has been associated with the Greatfather, one of the four holy peaks surrounding [[Sacred Valley]]. The Dragon River runs down this mountain and into the valley. Elders at the Holy Winds School refresh and strengthen themselves in the rich aura of the sacred pool, Greatfather’s Tears. This is because there is/was a core of lightning aura at the base of the mountain, until [[Reigan Shen]] began his scheming.

<blockquote>Water pools up there, cascading down the cliffs in a stream known as the Dragon River. Fueled by the water aura at the top of the mountain, storms wrack these slopes year-round, and the Holy Wind School maintains shelters for unlucky travelers caught outside. Favored Holy Wind elders can bathe in the pool known as Greatfather’s Tears, regenerating their vitality of body and spirit. (Unsouled, chapter 12)</blockquote>

 

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[[Category:Cradle]]
[[Category:Dreadgod]]

Wei Shi Lindon

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'''Wei Shi''' '''Lindon''' is the protagonist of '''''Cradle'''''. Born to [[Shi Family]] of the [[Wei Clan]] in [[Sacred Valley]], he was branded an ''unsouled'' due to his madra deficiency and spent his early life as the shame of his clan, enduring scorn from all but his own family and scraping by with what little resources he could gather on his own. When he received a vision of a grave fate that would befall his family in the future, he set into the wider world to become strong enough to save them. He is currently a Sage on the [[Path of Twin Stars]] and [[Path of Black Flame]]. He is affiliated with the [[Blackflame Empire]], the [[Akura Family]], and the Blackflame branch of [[House Arelius]].

==Appearance==
Lindon was taller than most men with broad shoulders. He has a naturally intense face that makes him look like he's contemplating murder, black hair and dark brown eyes. After ascending to Underlord, his features became more refined and he gained a regal look that, according to [[Yerin]], made him look like a sect leader. After ascending to the final stage, his eyes became black with white irises. After losing his right arm he gained a skeletal white prosthetic arm that gradually became more humanlike as he advanced yet continued to remain white. Although he has no apparent Goldsign, his eyes turn black with red irises when he cycles Black Flame madra and they turn solid blue when he uitilizes the [[Path of Twin Stars]].

According to both his enemies and allies, he is an intimidating figure in battle.<blockquote>''"Kiro looked into the man's black-and-red eyes and snarling face, and he thought he understood why the Sage of the Silver Heart had taken hostile notice of him. He had the bearing of a violent demon, a savage fixed on violence." - Seishen Kiro"''</blockquote><blockquote>''"In that moment, she saw him as their enemies always had. He towered over her, built like a guard tower, his eyes burning circles of red on darkness." - Yerin Arelius''</blockquote>

==Personality==
Having grown up as an unsouled, considered inconsequential at best and a punching bag at worst, Lindon learned at a young age to be humble, polite and deferential, so as to not attract the ire of those stronger than him, a feat made more challenging by his looming stature and resting mean face. He apologises often and refers to himself as "this one" to imply that he is so low as to not deserve recognition. His demeanor has also made it easy for him to hide his dangerously clever mind without even intending to do so. He is cautious before those more powerful than him and is always sure to be grateful. He resents being held accountable for things that aren't his fault.

Lindon has a keen interest in Soulsmithing, his mother's profession. His vision from [[Suriel]] about the future calamity in [[Sacred Valley]] inspires him to become strong enough to save his home, but his true drive for practicing the Sacred Arts is to not be worthless anymore. As the [[Wei Clan]] forbade him from learning Sacred Arts or utilizing clan resources, Lindon searched desperately for ways to improve himself on his own, doing whatever it takes to move forward. He relied on plans, tricks, and loopholes to get ahead. This made him resourceful.

In later books, Lindon's want to advance spills over into wanting to advance his friends so none of them are ever left behind like he was. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of Sacred Valley. He tries to avoid fights where possible but is willing to kill if he must. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of [[Sacred Valley]].

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! colspan="2" |Book & Chapter
! rowspan="2" |Details
|-
!Black Flame
Core
!Pure Core
|-
|Foundation
| colspan="2" |[[Unsouled|B1]] C1
|In [[Sacred Valley]], Lindon was not allowed to advance past the Foundation stage.
|-
|Copper
| colspan="2" |[[Soulsmith|B2]] C1
|Advanced both cores (both pure at this time) to copper by consuming a sacred flower stolen from the [[Heaven's Glory School]].
|-
|Iron
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Iron in one of his cores by cultivating a [[Bloodforged Iron Body]], catalyzed with the blood and venom of almost six whole Sandvipers. He saturated his entire body with the venom until his heart stopped, and then [[Eithan Arelius|Eithan]] brought him back by manually triggering his advancement to Iron. Through this extreme process, he achieved the first perfect [[Bloodforged Iron Body]]. In [[Uncrowned|Book 7]], his Body is strengthened with an Iron Heart which improved the efficiency and regeneration of his Iron Body 100 fold.
|-
|Jade
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Jade in one core by contracting with [[Orthos]]. With this, he adopted the [[Path of Black Flame]] by filling one of his cores with Black Flame madra.
|-
|Lowgold
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Gold through a massive influx of Black Flame madra from [[Orthos]], instead of the usual route of taking in a remnant. His pure core was naturally raised to Lowgold through cycling the Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel.
|-
|Highgold
| colspan="2" |[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|He raised both his Blackflame and Pure core after cycling water from the Spirit Well within [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)|Ghostwater]].
|-
|Truegold
|[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|[[Underlord|B6]] C?
|Lindon achieved Truegold in his Blackflame core with an infusion of Blackflame madra from [[Orthos]] within [[Ghostwater]], prior to his fight with [[Akura Harmony|Harmony]]. In [[Underlord]], he advances to Truegold in his pure core, using a construct and some of the spirit well water he had saved.
|-
|Underlord
| colspan="2" |[[Underlord|B6]] C19
|Lindon advanced to Underlord in [[Night Wheel Valley]]. His revelation is that he practices [[Sacred Arts]] in order to not be worthless.
|-
|Underlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Wintersteel|B8]] C27?
|Lindon was able to manifest the Void [[Icons|Icon]] at Underlord while fighting with a [[Sopharanatoth|nemesis]], becoming an Underlord Sage, something unheard of in the modern age.
|-
|Overlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Bloodline|B9]] C17
|Advanced to Overlord before the battle with the [[Dreadgod]].
|-
|Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Reaper|B10]] C?
|Advanced to [[Archlord (Advancement)|Archlord]], becoming a true [[Sage (Advancement)|Sage]].
|-
| rowspan="4" |Dreadsage
| colspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|B11]] C?
|Lindon consumed the power of [[Silent King|the Silent King]], becoming something akin to a half-dreadgod, strengthening his body and spirit like a Herald, though not truly. He reached a new level of power that was stronger than any Sage, but not on the level of a true Monarch. After he killed the [[Silent King]], he inherited a part of its power along with the other dreadgods.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C?
|Months of training inside [[Ghostwind]] put Lindon just below the level of a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]], able to win against one by using tricks and with [[Dross]]' help but not in a direct contest.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C20
|After [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]] was killed and Lindon consumed it, he became a true dreadgod, far stronger than a monarch, metaphysically dense enough to be unable to warp.
|-
| colspan="2" |
|
|-
|Dread Monarch
| colspan="2" |
|
|}

===Notable Fights===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Opponent
!Advancement
!Book
!Result
!Details
|-
|[[Wei Jin Amon]]
|
|[[Unsouled]]
|{{#spoiler:show=Show|Victory}}
|
|-
|[[Kral|Sandviper Kral]]
|'''Pure Core:''' Iron
'''Pure Core:''' Copper
| rowspan="2" |[[Soulsmith]]
|Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Jai Long]]
| rowspan="2" |Lowgold
|Defeat
|Lindon lost to [[Jai Long]], losing his right arm.
|-
|[[Ekerinatoth]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghostwater]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|[[Akura Harmony]]
|'''Twin Stars:''' Highgold
'''Black Flame:''' Truegold
|Team Victory w/ [[Orthos]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Seishen Kiro]]
| rowspan="2" |Peak Truegold
| rowspan="2" |[[Underlord]]
|'''Round 1:''' Minor Defeat
|
|-
|'''Round 2:''' Fatal Victory
|
|-
|[[Akura Grace]]
| rowspan="2" |Early Underlord
| rowspan="3" |[[Uncrowned]]
| rowspan="2" |Victory
|
|-
|12 Akura Underlords
|
|-
|[[Yerin]]
|Middle Underlord
|Close Defeat
|
|-
|[[Brother Aekin]]
[[Calan Archer]]

[[Yan Shoumei]]

[[Sopharanatoth]]
|Peak Underlord
|[[Wintersteel]]
|Fatal Victory
|Lindon faced the assassination squad sent by [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] one by one, defeating and killing all save for [[Yan Shoumei]], whom he spared, He was able to kill [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]] by manifesting the Void [[Icons|Icon]] during their fight.
|-
|[[Wandering Titan|'''The Wandering Titan''']]
|Early Overlord Sage
|[[Bloodline]]
|Minor Team Victory
|Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Mercy]], [[Ziel]] were able to
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
|
|[[Reaper]]
|Defeat
|
|-
|'''[[The Silent King]]'''
|Sage
| rowspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]]
|Victory
|Lindon was just barely able to defeat and kill the [[Silent King]] after it was weakened by [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], and [[Emriss Silentborn]].
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
| rowspan="5" |Dread Sage (1 Dreadgod)
|Minor Team Victory
|
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Waybound]]
|Minor Victory
|Using the Silent Bow and prototypes of Penance, Lindon forced [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] to retreat.
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
[[Northstrider]]

[[Reigan Shen]]
|Stalemate
|Leveraging his [[Dreadgod]] weapon and his control over the [[Labyrinth]], Lindon was able to hold his own against three [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarchs]], even though they were holding back.
|-
|[[Northstrider]]
|Victory
|Lindon and [[Dross]] were able to defeat [[Northstrider]] in a duel.
|-
|'''[[The Weeping Dragon]]'''
|Team Victory
|Lindon was initially forced to face the dreadgod alone, exhausted and underprepared. He was nonetheless able to damage it somewhat by using both Enforcer techniques at once, all of his will and authority, and burning his madra, blood essence and life force. it was then finished off by [[Yerin]], [[Akura Mercy|Mercy]] with the [[The Silent Bow|Silent Bow]] and [[Ziel]] using two penance arrows.
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Reigan Shen]]
|
|
|
|
|}

==Full Biography==

===Daily Timeline===
[[Lindon Timeline]]

==='''Unsouled'''===
Lindon is the youngest child of Jaran and Seisha, Irons of the [[Wei Clan]]. In his youth, Lindon failed the Spritual Origin madra affinity test and was labeled an Unsouled, cursed of the heavens. As such he was forbidden to learn the [[Sacred Arts]] of the clan and was denied a path. His clan refused to invest resources to help him advance due to this deficiency. As a result he remained at the Foundation rank long past the age when children advance to Copper.

Prior to the Festival, Seisha sent Lindon to find the white orus, a spirit fruit. A normal orus fruit was like a pure white peach, and grew only in Sacred Valley. Fruit from an ancestral orus tree looked no different, but a bite would deliver him years' worth of purified vital aura that he could process into madra. As Lindon began to harvest the spirit fruit, Teris soon emerged from the woods, hair mussed and covered in scratches. He was hunting a snowfox, which was illegal. Angered that Lindon had interrupted his hunt, Teris punched the bark and leaving the imprint of his fist in the wood. The tree bent in the middle, splintered and fell apart. As a result, a remnant rose from the tree’s corpse. Immediately, Teris ran deeper in the woods without a glance back. Lindon used scripts and a crystal flask to distract the remnant and retrieve the spirit fruit from the remnant. Seisha was able to restore the remnant of the spirit fruit and split it between Kelsa and Lindon.

Soon, Lindon and Teris were called before the First Elder to recount the confrontation. Since Teris had abandoned a child of the Foundation Stage, he was to receive three lashes. Lindon, however, was to speak with Elder Whisper. Elder Whisper told Lindon that the Path of the White Fox was not for him and Lindon would have to forge his own path. During the public whipping of Wei Mon Teris, Wei Mon Eri challenged Wei Shi Lindon to a duel of honor before the entire clan. Lindon was forced to accept the duel to surrender.

Lindon spent his time scouring the Clan archives searching for a suitable path. There he found a Bcalled, "''Heart of Twin Stars".'' The Btaught two techniques, ''Empty Palm'' and ''Heart of Twin Stars.'' Since Lindon would be shamed in the duel regardless of the outcome due to his age and deficiency, he and Kelsa devised a plan. Lindon would challenge Wei Mon Keth, Teris and Eri's father. Lindon requested a duel in which each party would have one strike each. The first to lose his footing is defeated. Lindon quickly executed the empty palm and punched Keth in the gut. Immediately, Lindon surrendered the duel.

During the seven years festival held by the Wei Clan, Lindon was a victim of a temporal divergence. Due to the nature of this event, he ended up meeting Suriel, the Phoenix, Sixth Judge of the Abidan Court. Suriel had taken an interest in Lindon after seeing him give his life in what he knew to be a futile effort to stop a being who had transcended Cradle, Li Markuth. She admired his actions and, as something of a reward, showed him his most likely fated future. During this vision, Lindon discovers that Sacred Valley would be destroyed by a Dreadgod (the Titan) a being so powerful that it crushes the entire valley underfoot. Desperate to save his home, despite his treatment, Lindon begs the “Celestial Messenger” to show him a way to prevent this tragedy from occurring. In response, he is taken by Suriel to see several individuals (The Eight Man Empire, The Monarch Northstrider, and Luminous Queen Sha Miara) stating that they each had the power to save his homeland. At first, this is believed to be the answer to his question but he is proven wrong as Suriel asks him what they have in common. Unable to come up with the correct answer he is told that it boils down to one simple thing: Drive. “...any Sage will tell you that all paths can be reduced to one: Improve yourself.” Thus begins Wei Shi Lindon’s journey. After time was reversed by Suriel, he easily won the tournament, via his Empty Palm, and went to the Heaven's Glory school, only to leave almost immediately after with Yerin after killing several irons and a jade.

==='''Soulsmith'''===
After escaping from the Sacred Valley, Yerin and Lindon enter territory of the Sandvipers. Again, they soon leave, and enter Fisher territory. Yerin does jobs for the Fishers, such as helping them kill off remnants, while Lindon is recruited by Fisher Gesha to forge scales for her due to his pure madra. Lindon is captured to work in the mines but is immediately rescued by Gesha, who says it won't happen it again. Lindon attempts to free the slaves working in the mine, but gets captured for real this time, as does Yerin. Eithan is also 'captured' though he actually came willingly. Lindon undergoes a lot of training, and after being stung five times by the venomous sandviper, ascends to iron with a Bloodforged body. Soon, Eithan gets them out, but Lindon is severely injured by Kral, but because of his iron body, survives, and kills Kral after Eithan reveals that Lindon was still alive to him. Jai Long demands retribution but after Eithan revealed that he was the Arelius Underlord, backs down, but Eithan promises Jai Long a duel in a year. With this, Lindon and Yerin are healed by the Fishers, and taken to the Arelius family.

This ends up pushing Lindon to stretch himself past his limits which leads to him killing a Highgold as an Iron later on. In doing so he accidentally enters into a feud with Jai Long who, having made a difficult and irreversible choice to save his sister, was shamed by his clan and had looked at his fellow Highgold as something of a brother.

==='''Blackflame'''===
Lindon goes to Serpent’s Grave in the [[Blackflame Empire]] and embarks one of his pure cores on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan shows him various powerful paths, before he settles on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan has Lindon bond with a Truegold Sacred Beast, named [[Orthos]]. This allows Lindon to instantly have a core producing Blackflame madra and advance to Jade. He then begins training with [[Yerin]], supervised by [[Cassias Arelius]]. After several months, the Arelius family within the city Serpents Grave is attacked. While under attack, Lindon and Orthos are forced to fight the chief of the Sandviper Sect, and Kral's father, [[Sandviper Gokren]]. Lindon's newly mastered Dragon's Breath takes his arm off. Just before this, he advances to Lowgold, though he doesn't realize it. While this fight is going on, Yerin is fighting [[Jai Long]]. Jai Long is Truegold while Yerin is Lowgold, though she advances to Highgold during the fight, and due to the circumstances within the city, Jai Long is forced to retreat. After fighting and killing the Sandvipers with Orthos, Lindon sees a bloody and bruised Eithan. Eithan jokes that his ranking amongst the Underlords would soon go up, as a Skysworn was watching the fight. Eithan also shares that he had a marble from the Abidan, which is similar except for having a darker, black color. He sends Lindon to find Jai Long’s little sister [[Jai Chen]], a young teenager who has been kidnapped by [[Jai Daishou]], to force Long’s compliance. Lindon finds Chen and heals her broken madra channels, helped by [[Little Blue]]. Chen promises to tell her brother Jai Long that Lindon has no quarrel with him.

==='''Skysworn'''===
Lindon fights with [[Jai Long]], a Truegold. While he makes a good showing, Jai Long is too far advanced for Lowgold Lindon to win. He loses his arm in the fight, before it is interrupted by [[Jai Daishou]]. After the fight, Lindon is fitted for a prosthetic Remnant arm with a hunger binding. After inital reluctance and with the prompting of [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]], Lindon joins the Skysworn to fight the emissaries of the newly awoken Bleeding Phoenix. Meanwhile, the emperor [[Naru Huan]] censures the Jai clan for opening the Labyrinth and stealing the Archstone, so [[Jai Long]] takes his sister [[Jai Chen|Chen]] back west again, to hide in the forgotten cursed lands ([[Sacred Valley]]). Lindon gives them directions to avoid the blood spawn and provisions, in gratitude for not killing him.

==='''Ghostwater'''===
Skysworn Captain [[Naru Gwei]] sends Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Little Blue]], Mercy, Renfei, and Bai Rou on a mission to a pocket dimension known as 'Ghostwater'. Ghostwater was created by the Monarch level sacred artist 'Northstrider'. Northstrider is said to have vanished many years beforehand and is believed dead. The skysworn send Lindon and the others to investigate the status of Ghostwater and potentially retrieve any useful artifacts left behind by Northstrider.

Upon arriving at the portal to Ghostwater, Lindon, Orthos, and Renfei enter alone and are taken by surprise to find a large number of unknown Truegold sacred artists waiting by the entrance portal. Renfei is then killed by one of the Truegolds revealed to be Akura Harmony. Lindon and Orthos flee the battle and are pursued by Ekeri, a Truegold golden dragon. Lindon takes refuge inside an underground vault wherein he discovers a pool known as 'The Dreamwell'. Water from The Dreamwell restores ones mental clarity as if they had just had a full nights rest. Inside The Dreamwell Lindon discovers a sentient construct named 'Dross' which guides him through the rest of Northstrider's facility.

Lindon takes advantage of the time with the dreamwell to train far faster than he is typically able, since he does not have to sleep when using the dreamwell as a supplement. He also discovers that the sacred beasts that live in Ghostwater provide extreme benefits to his physical body when eaten, due to their extremely high Madra concentrations. After being strengthened by Dreamwell training, and Sacred fish, Lindon is able to defeat Ekeri in a battle and escape The Dreamwell chamber.

Led by Dross, Lindon and Orthos proceed to another section of Ghostwater where Dross leads them to 'The spiritwell'. This well provides Madra on level with a top grade elixer and allows Lindon to quickly expand both of his cores. Within days, Lindon reaches High Gold in both cores. They are then met by 'Ziel' a Truegold disciple of the Beast King. Ziel proves to be relatively friendly to the group, and passively watches Lindon cycle and train using the Spirit Well, occasionally driving off a Sacred Beast threat. Ziel then tells Lindon that Ghostwater is collapsing more and more rapidly and encourages him to move on to the next section so that he may escape in time. He then gives Lindon several bottles of Spiritwell water that will be enough to advance him to Truegold.

Lindon proceeds to the next section of Ghostwater where he encounters 'The Lifewell'. He drinks from the Lifewell and strengthens his Lifeline to be 'as thick as a treetrunk' which will ensure Lindon will live an extremely long natural life and increased vitality.

Lindon then proceeds to the lowest level of Ghostwater where he confronts Akura Harmony. After a heated battle, Lindon and Orthos are able to defeat Akura Harmony after Dross uses Ghostwater to connect himself to The Wey, and essentially become 'a Presence'.

Lindon begs Akura Harmony to come with him as Ghostwater collapses. Harmony, too proud to accept Lindon's mercy vows revenge and refuses to come with him. Lindon then flees Ghostwater, leaving Harmony to die.

==='''Underlord'''===
Lindon heads to the Blackflame Empire to regroup with Eithan. Akura Charity, Sage of the Silver Heart and Mercy's distant aunt announces to the Blackflame empire and its neighbouring kingdom, the Seishen Kingdom about the Uncrowned Tournament. Since both the Blackflame empire and the Seishen kingdom are vassal states of the Akura family territory, they are allowed to participate in the uncrowned tournament, but only 3 members will be selected. To participate in the Uncrowned Tournament, the participant must be an Underlord and the age limit is 35 years. Since there are only a few underlords in both the Blackflame Empire and the Seishen kingdom, Charity opens a portal into the Nightwheel Valley, the training grounds of the Akura family, where the aura is much stonger, making it easier to advance for sacred artists. Eithan, Yerin, Lindon, Mercy and Orthos are one of the first to arrive at Nightwheel Valley, but they soon discover they have to fight for their place there.
==='''Uncrowned'''===
Lindon has been selected for the Uncrowned Tournament, but instead of going as a part of the team from the Blackflame empire, he is selected by Akura Charity to represent the main branch of the Akura family. She sees this as payment from Lindon for killing her promising candidate, Akura Harmony. Eithan, Yerin and Naru Saeya, Emperor Naru Huan's sister, make up the team representing the vassal states of the Akura family and the Blackflame empire.

Lindon is taken to the Akura homeland for training, where he faces extreme hostility from the other Akura underlords fighting for the last position on the Akura team. Mercy's younger brother, Akura Pride hates Lindon more than the others and treats him with contempt and disrespect. Initially, in the first months of training, Lindon is constantly challenged to duals by the other contestants and keeps losing most of the time, thus giving the idea to the others that he is weak. When the final day comes to select the third member of the Akura main team, all the underlords prepare to dual each other. Even though, Lindon is already a part of the team, he insists on fighting all of the underlords head on, at the same time. Lindon has gathered information about each of their techniques and with the help of Dross, he easily defeats all of them and only Akura Pride is left, filling the last spot on the team.

In the tournament itself, Lindon faces off against the most powerful Underlords on Cradle in a series of trials. The first round of the tournament is an individual event where all the participants are required to go through a series of challenges, testing their strength and skill. LIndon finishes 10th and Yerin finishes 11th, ahead of many other participants. Each of the qualified members in the top 64 move on to the next trial. As a reward, they receive a floating palace specially designed for each individual from the Ninecloud Court.

In the second round of the tournament, the contestants are placed on an open island. Golden crowns appear with fixed intervals and the objective is to keep the crown on your head without getting killed. Lindon, Yerin, Mercy and Eithan of the main protagonists succeed while Pride and Naru Saeya sacrifice their spots in the tournament for their team's sake. In the third round of the Tournament, Lindon faces off against [[Naian Blackflame]]. Instead of trying to win the fight, Lindon chooses to spend his fight curing Naian of his Blackflame induced madness.

==='''Wintersteel'''===
While trying to discover his Overlord revelation during his battle with Sopharanatoth, Lindon instead establishes his connection to the Void Icon, and advances to Sage. He is given a Wintersteel badge by Eithan, with the same symbol for "Empty" depicted on it much like his first Unsouled badge.

==='''Bloodline'''===
After the events of the Uncrowned King Tournament Lindon learns that the Wandering Titan is headed toward Sacred Valley. He begs Akura Charity to let him go evacuate his people, saying that he will go with or without her blessing. Charity agrees to let him go and provides several cloud ships and hundreds of Akura golds to help in the evacuation effort. Eithan, Yerin, Mercy and Ziel all accompany him to the Valley.

When they arrive they are attacked at the gates of the Heavens Glory school who mistake them for Wei exiles. They find that the Heavens Glory school has been attacked and is in ruins. The school elder accidentally reveals to Lindon that the Wei Exiles are his family and they are currently under siege by Heavens Glory. Lindon immediately leaves in search of them. He finds Orthos and his sister under attack and goes into a rage fueled frenzy. He get's so violent that he has to be restrained from killing the Heavens Glory attackers. After this, his team splits up to each go to a different clan or school.

Yerin accompanies Lindon to the Wei clan and they are immediately attacked upon entering. Despite this Lindon makes his way to the clan elders and explains that a monster is coming for the valley. They don't believe him even after Dross shows them his memories. In order to get them to obey he unveils his Underlord core (which they mistake for a Gold core) and forces them to evacuate. On the way to the exit of Sacred Valley, Lindon senses Heavens Glory jades on their way to intercept. Assuming they are there to attack he notifies his clan's elders and rushes to the vanguard to meet them. When he confronts them the Wei clan betray him and trap him and Yerin in a boundary field, hoping that they can kill him. Despite his weakened state and the boundary field he manages to get Yerin out and break through the barrier. He then hunts the elders down and attacks them. He permanently cripples the Wei Patriarchs core and injures the First Elder. He then sends them in the direction of the titan so their final thoughts can be about how they should have listened to him.

He makes his way to the Heavens Glory school as the Wandering Titan arrives earlier then expected. They take off with the little people they have saved. Meanwhile Yerin contacts the Monarchs and they bestow her Uncrowned Gift, and officially make her a Herald. She convinces Akura Malice to help her distract the titan so they can rescue more people. After Lindon's departure from the valley he is torn between trying to save more people, and getting away with the people he has already saved. He receives a message from Suriel and she helps him make up his mind. After his message he quickly advances to Overlord and rushes in with his friends to attack the titan. They are greatly outclassed in this fight and it's all they can do to defend from its attacks. Dross comes up with a plan and enacts it. He has each member of the team play a part to get Lindon in close to the titan. Lindon uses the hunger binding in his remnant arm and sucks some of the titans madra. He then feeds this madra to Dross and Dross puts a fox dream on the titan, this illusion makes the titan's attackers, as well as it's goal, disappear. The titan then leaves the valley to roam in search of power. Lindon relaxes as they've beat the titan but at a heavy cost. Lindon can no longer sense Dross in him. He can sense a swirl of power where Dross used to be, but the mind spirit is no longer able to speak to him.

As the residents of Sacred Valley funnel back in and try to salvage what has been destroyed, Lindon visits the Ancestors tomb. He senses a slight tear in the world and wills it open. He finds that it's the personal void space of the Sword Sage. He then senses a familiar presence in the room and confronts it. Elder Whisper emerges and explains that he kept the space from collapsing in the hope that Lindon would return. He shows Lindon the reason that the Sword Sage came to Sacred Valley two years ago and the key to open the Labyrinth.

=='''Powers and Abilities'''==
As an Unsouled, Lindon effectively started two stages behind most Sacred Artists, further limited by the natural restrictions and the "curse" of the Sacred Valley and without a natural predisposition towards any of 4 classes of techniques.

Scripts: Due to his natural and clan-imposed limitations, Lindon's only avenue of practicing the sacred arts within his clan was through scripts. While not particularly talented, he has shown some versatility in using them and moderate skill in drawing them.

Heart of Twin Stars: While at the Foundation stage, before cycling elemental vital aura from the world, Lindon split his core.

*Pure Madra: Composed of pure madra.
*Blackflame Madra: Composed of fire and destruction madra.

Soulsmithing: Pure madra gives Lindon solid overall compatibility with most constructs, although with a weaker effect than specialized madra types.

Little Blue: A Sylvan Riverseed. Originally fed madra and scales by Lindon, her growth is rapidly advanced by Eithan feeding her a drop of soulfire. Her natural purification abilities drain her, but can counteract the corrosive effect of Blackflame madra on the mind, body, and madra channels.

Orthos: Lindon's contract with Orthos allows him to fill one of his cores with Blackflame madra, lessening the his burden. Due to Orthos being a Truegold, this allowed Lindon's Blackflame core to quickly advance from Iron to Jade and later to Lowgold, as if his core was treated with high grade elixirs.

Remnant Arm: By activating the hunger binding on the arm, Lindon can draw out madra from the enemy. In a less concentrated form, he can then vent it back at them as a distraction.

Dross: The remnants of one of Northstrider's attempts in Ghostwater to create mental enhancement tools and mimic the Presences of the Abidan. Originally created as a memory construct, Dross has gained further abilities through soaking in high grade mental elixirs, consuming dream madra, and fusing with an Eye of the Deep. He temporarily connected with the collective of information at the metal tree in Ghostwater, gathering data from other Eyes of the Deep that had been taken through the world.

In combat against an enemy with well-known, recorded, fully defined capabilities, Dross can simulate and create a battle plan that ensures the greatest chance of success. He also acts as general mental enhancement, allowing Lindon to better focus on battle. While Soulsmithing, Dross can simulate the effect of madra interactions, allowing Lindon's soulsmithing success rate for straightforward constructs to exceed that of experts like Fisher Gesha.

====Sacred Art Ranks====
As a Sacred Artists progresses through the ranks, they naturally gain access to certain abilities

*Foundation: At the Foundation level, Sacred Artists can cycle madra to slightly strengthen their body or activate scripts.
*Copper: Copper Sight
*Iron: At the Iron level, Sacred Artists gain an Iron Body that increases physical abilities. Lindon's Bloodforged Iron body, catalyzed using the venom and blood from nearly have a dozen sandvipers, enables rapid healing and recovery from poisons and physical damage at an extremely high madra cost.
*Jade: Jade senses
*Gold: Lindon advanced from Jade to Lowgold using a further infusion of Blackflame Madra from Orthos, without a remnant. He lacks a true Goldsign beyond red eyes when channeling Blackflame Madra
*Underlord: Reborn in Soulfire, Lindon's body is able to push farther and he is able to activate Underlord-level weapons.
*Overlord: Reborn in Soulfire again, Lindon's Soulfire gains a greater depth and his more potent.

====Techniques====
Foundation Cycling Technique: A basic cycling technique taught to Foundation-level children of the Wei clan.

Empty Palm: A pure Madra technique that focuses it into a simple palm thrust. When making contact with the core of an enemy, it disrupts his or her madra. This leaves the enemy powerless for a few seconds, unable to muster the energy to control any techniques or even their own limbs. When sufficiently powerful, it can destroy the core of an enemy, preventing them from even leaving a remnant.

Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel: A madra cycling technique focused on expanding madra capacity. Eithan teaches Lindon this technique as it is vital to training his pure madra core, which cannot advance through taking in vital aura from the outside world.

Burning Cloak: The Dragon Advances. The Fierce Outer Burning Robe technique is an Enforcer technique. It is a basic full-body Enforcement using Blackflame Madra, protecting and powering the body by madra while in use. It allows for the release of explosive force of movement.

Dragon Breath: The Dragon Destroys. The Fierce River of Fierce Flowing Breath technique is a Striker Technique. Blackflame madra is gathered in the hands, rotated, and condensed repeatedly until being released as a solid beam that eradicates everything in its path.

Void Dragon's Dance: The Dragon Conquers. In one moment, the flames devour everything on the battlefield, leaving only smoke and dust. Like many Ruler techniques, it is capable of great destruction, but requires appropriate vital aura in the environment, and time to build and concentrate on the vital aura to take control.

Soul Cloak: An Enforcer technique utilizing Lindon's pure madra core. Compared to the Burning Cloak, it allows for more measured power output.

The Dragon Descends: Lindon's ultimate attack from his dragon path. All his techniques from the Blackflame Path Forged on his hand. He forges claws of Blackflame madra on his hand like a glove with a miniature Void Dragon's Dance swirling around it, Dragon's Breath filling it like blood and a Burning Cloak surrounding it all. Takes all his spirit and a significant amount of his soulfire to bring it to life.

Hollow Domain: A pure madra technique developed in ''Wintersteel''. With the help of Little Blue's madra, Lindon can create a sphere of pure madra that weakens or deletes any techniques that enters. This technique makes Lindon's eyes glow a sapphire-blue. It is not specified what kind of technique it is, but it was inspired by Eithen's Armor of the Hollow King technique.

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Thunder Fairy

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'''Thunder Fairy''' Yushi was the Herald of [[Reigan Shen]]. He lent her to the [[Stormcallers]] as a sign of their agreement.

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==Biography==

Tiberian Arelius

2024-11-12T04:27:22Z

AutumnTempest:

{{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Tiberian Arelius|Path=Path of Raging Sky|Rank=Monarch|Faction=[[House Arelius]]|Type Parents Unkown=Parents Unknown|First Appearance= in memory, Uncrowned|Home=Rosegold continent|image=Tiberian_Kandra.jpeg|Image By=by Jazzy Kendra|Icons=Storm|Species=Human}}Tiberian Arelius, the Storm King,was the beloved Patriarch of [[House Arelius]] and benevolent Monarch of over half of the Rosegold continent. Approximately eight years before the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] (see book 7), Tiberian was slain in battle by Lion Monarch [[Reigan Shen]]. In the aftermath, most of the Rosegold continent was devastated and House Arelius was left in ruins. Tiberian’s [[Remnant]] still remains intact, though.

[[Cladia Arelius]], the [[Sage of a Thousand Eyes]], survived the attack, but just barely.

==Appearance==
<blockquote>A man with short, blond hair and a cropped golden beard sat behind a desk, speaking to the person leaving the memory. There were few thoughts attached to it, only his appearance and his words. -''Reaper'', Chapter 2<ref>Will Wight, ''Reaper'', Chapter 2</ref></blockquote>

“He looked like Eithan’s older brother, with short hair and a short beard, and a deeper light crackled in his eyes.” (Reaper, ch 16)

==Path==
The Path of the Raging Sky

*madra - Aspects of water, wind, lightning

<blockquote> Path: Raging Sky.
 
Most “storm” Paths are really only lightning Paths, but the Path of the Raging Sky harvests water, wind, and lightning aura in balance with one another. As an interesting side effect, practitioners can adjust their madra to bring one aspect or another to the forefront, so that it can often feel like facing three different Paths — one of water, one of wind, and one of lightning - rather than a single, unified set of techniques. (Wintersteel ch 10)</blockquote>

==Personality==
As a young sacred artist, Tiberian was known for his hard work and diligence mastering his techniques. Simultaneously humble to his superiors, and merciful to his inferiors, Tiberian grew into his power to become a wise and beneficent ruler of his half of the Rosegold continent.

 He was also a learner throughout life. His research led to a treatment for healing a mangled spirit, The Pure Storm Baptism.

==His Death==
Tiberian died several years before Book #1 (Unsouled) when young [[Wei Shi Lindon]] left [[Sacred Valley]] with [[Yerin]]. 
 
Monarch Tiberian Arelius had in his employ a young prodigy, [[Eithan Arelius]]. Impressed because Eithan successfully accessed the secret tomb of the historic Grand Patriarch [[Ozmanthus Arelius]], Tiberian made the young Underlord one of his most trusted advisors.
 
 
Eithan advised Tiberian that [[Dreadgod]]s needed to be eliminated once and for all, and he showed the king a way to do it. So Tiberian approached his neighboring Monarch on the Rosegold continent, [[Reigan Shen]] —— against Eithan’s advice.
 
However, Reigan Shen attacked Tiberian, because he had another plan in mind for the Dreadgods. War broke out between the two Monarch factions, and the tremendously loud battle aroused the [[Weeping Dragon]], a Dreadgod. Tiberian died, his lands utterly ravaged. (Report, Wintersteel ch 10)
<blockquote> Tiberian’s dream was to rid the world of the Dreadgods.” Yerin’s eyebrows raised, but Lindon wasn’t too surprised. He suspected she wasn’t either. The Arelius crest on the sealed hand implied as much. “We found a method of doing so, and I encouraged him to pursue the cooperation of the other Monarchs,” Eithan said with a sigh. “He insisted on starting with Reigan Shen. Against my advice, might I add. You can usually count on Monarchs to avoid open conflict, both because there is rarely a definitive winner and because there are usually several million definitive losers. “Reigan Shen struck back almost immediately. In the end, Tiberian was not his match.” (Reaper, ch 16) </blockquote>

==His Remnant==
Reigan Shen keeps Tiberian’s [[Remnant]] in his void space, enslaved with a magical collar to employ as a weapon, a killer. <blockquote> Multi-colored lightning thundered out of the portal. . . A man’s face pushed through, and Lindon could make out clear features of his face. This spirit was at least as dense as Little Blue or Ruby, with a similar level of existence. He looked like Eithan’s older brother, with short hair and a short beard, and a deeper light crackled in his eyes. When he emerged, spiritual pressure pushed down on all of them. Even Reigan Shen flinched briefly at the tension in the air. This was a Monarch without months of hunger aura eroding his spirit. A true Monarch’s Remnant. As its gaze landed on Eithan, Lindon saw a golden collar encircling the Remnant’s throat. Runes on the gold blazed with power. “Eithan,” the Remnant said, with a voice like buzzing lightning. “You survived.” (Reaper, ch 16)</blockquote>

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Reigan Shen

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Reigan Shen, the Emperor of Lions, is one of Cradle’s [[Sacred Beasts]] and a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]] who rules over the [[Rosegold Continent]] — the homeland of [[House Arelius]], where millenia ago [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] was Monarch.

He makes arch-enemies of [[House Arelius]], [[Eithan Arelius]], [[Wei Shi Lindon]], [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], etc. He makes false-friends with each [[Dreadgod cult]] and with [[Seshethkunaaz]] and his dragons. He’ll betray anyone and everyone to attain his grand goals, to fulfill the Oracle’s vision of him.

Shen’s Herald and closest companion is [[Thunder Fairy|Yushi]], female. Is she a lion, too? She is on the Lightning Path, and Eithan probably gets lightning scales from her, in negotiations with Shen (lightning madra is needed for Pure Storm Baptism.
“Yushi will be at the service of your Sage for one year beginning tonight.” Yushi was a Herald on a lightning Path, and one of Reigan Shen’s closest companions. She was colloquially known as the Thunder Fairy, a name she hated. There were children’s rhymes about her. Eithan had written one himself. (Wintersteel ch 10)

==Appearance==
Reigan Shen is an ancient [[Sacred Beasts|Sacred Beast]], born a lion, now a man, yet with clear leonine features and behaviors. He is a rare white lion, the emperor of lions.
<blockquote>Monarch Reigan Shen ‘was shorter than Northstrider, but just as broad, with chiseled and handsome features that looked as though they belonged on the statue of an ancient king. Lindon had heard that the Monarch of the House of Shen was a sacred lion, and indeed this man’s gold-tinged white hair and beard blended into one majestic white-gold mane. He was dressed like the Arelius family in a white linen skirt that fell to his feet and a white wrap across his chest. In contrast to Northstrider, the newcomer’s simple clothing looked like intentional fashion. The cloth was pristine, his belt was made of shimmering goldsteel links, and jeweled rings glinted on every finger. He held a golden goblet in one hand’ (Uncrowned, ch 10)</blockquote>

==Personality==
{{Quote Box|title=Entitled|Reigan Shen is a creature of ambition. He was born to a pride of regal white lions on the western plains of Rosegold continent, a prince of this line of sacred beasts.|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14||fontsize=13px|align=left}}Shen takes his image seriously and totally buys into the concept of himself as Lion King. He is a shrewd and skillful opponent in battle. A powerful warrior, he won the very first [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] centuries ago — the tournament was initiated directly after ten Monarchs died in the [[Dread Wars]] (Uncrowned, ch 14)). Entitled as they come, he views himself as born to rule over all, and as better than all. (See Oracle section below). He believes everything belongs to him. He is often seen with a golden wine goblet in his bejeweled fingers. He’s prideful and vain, and profoundly greedy. <blockquote> Reigan Shen stood on an elaborate golden pedestal that held him high above the others, so that he looked down on the rest with hands crossed behind his back. Like Northstrider, he was a powerfully built man, and his fine hair and beard blended into a white-gold mane. The sacred lion paced on his platform, wearing a look of obvious discontent. (Wintersteel chapter 1)</blockquote>
This Monarch is conniving and shrewd, manipulative and deceitful. Generous enough to his own people, cruel to others. He’s the kind of cat who’ll invite you for tea, poison you, and carve your bones into buttons. But apparently he takes care of his own people. And occasionally keeps his word, if not the spirit of it. Also, he is skilled at [[soulsmithing]].

==Path==
He practices the Path of King's Key, using Force Madra combined with the Authority over Space, which he was lucky enough to inherit from a [[Remnant]] of a [[Sage (Advancement)|Sage]].
===King’s Key Closet===
 Shen likes to surround himself with nice things, and he especially collects the best weapons on the planet, keeping some in his King’s Key void space. <blockquote> A wide wall of gold curved behind Reigan Shen, displaying his treasured weapons. Priceless works of art, and most could be considered the peak of Soulsmith craftsmanship. Not as devastating as the ones he kept in his King’s Key, but deadly and beautiful, every one of them. (Wintersteel chapter 3)</blockquote>

===Abidan Treasure===
Shen has an [[Abidan]]-level box among his treasures:<blockquote> Reigan Shen pulled an oblong rectangular box. To the eye, it seemed to be made of seamless, unblemished steel polished to a mirror’s shine. No force in Cradle could break this container. It was an Abidan artifact, one of the few in Shen’s possession. The Way stirred around him, affected by an artifact of such incredible significance. If he held the hand exposed long enough, it might manifest an Icon. (Bloodline ch 13) </blockquote>

==Oracle’s Prophecy==
As a young Underlord more than 500 years ago, Reigan Shen was highly motivated to attain supreme strength and glory by witnessing the immense power of the [[Dreadgod]]s, who killed ten Monarchs and billions of sacred artists in the [[Dread Wars]]. From that time onwards, he’s been striving for world domination, as he believes an Oracle foresaw:
<blockquote>Reigan Shen is the creator and sole practitioner of the Path of the King's Key. Centuries ago, he consulted an oracle and grew to believe that he was destined to rule the world. He seeks to make that vision a reality. He fought the Eight-Man Empire to a standstill, though they eventually drove him off. He has stolen Northstrider's prey. He is considered one of the Ninecloud Court's greatest enemies, though everyone below the Queen is instructed to treat him as an honored guest, should he arrive. A few years before the series begins, he finally slews his longtime rival. ([[Will Wight]], https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/1/#e140)</blockquote>

In [[Uncrowned]], we learn that Reigan Shen's longtime rival was no other than [[Tiberian Arelius]], the Arelius Monarch of [[House Arelius]] part of the Rosegold Continent. Against advice from [[Eithan Arelius]], Tiberian had approached his neighboring Monarch Reigan Shen in good faith with a plan to end the [[Dreadgod]] problem. However, after listening and learning, Shen killed him and wrought havoc on his House, because he wants the power of Dreadgods for himself. Moreover, Shen knows Eithan, and had mocked him for running away to the [[Blackflame Empire]] after Tiberian died.

==Northstrider v Shen==
[[Northstrider]] has been Shen’s enemy for centuries now. With help from [[Dross]], he figures out how to beat him. He has a plan. He just has to do it.<blockquote>‘Northstrider had clashed with Reigan Shen many times. He had gathered more information on the Emperor of Lions than anyone else alive, and his construct had analyzed the Path of the King’s Key a million different ways. But it had taken Dross to bring all that together. Now, his weapon was complete.’ (Wintersteel ch 26)</blockquote>

==Book Summaries==
===Underlord===
{{Quote Box|title=Four Dreadgod Cults|quote=Reigan Shen looks out over those he has newly recruited to his cause. 
Redmoon Hall, with their Blood Shadows in a thousand different forms. 
Abyssal Palace, their faces concealed beneath hoods and stony masks. 
The Silent Servants, whose mouths are bound, and the Stormcallers, 
who ring their arms in scripts that crackle with lightning. The cults of 
the four Dreadgods look to their new Monarch, who raises hands of 
benediction over them all.|source=-Underlord, epilogue|align left}}
At the end of [[Underlord]], Shen recruits each [[Dreadgod cult]] to his cause, to represent him in the upcoming [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]]. This entire bargain is based on a lie. The lion is comfortable with breaking his word.

===Uncrowned===
Shen asked Dragon King [[Seshethkunaaz]] to join forces with him. In return, he gives [[Sopharanatoth]] an advancement elixir. He lies to Sesh, at least by omission, saying he has a plan to wake and kill the Dreadgods, by luring them to the Western [[Labyrinth]], where its security defences will supposedly weaken them.

====Fearful of Penance====
{{Quote Box|title=Penance|quote=Eithan, on his knees, stared at the arrowhead with an intensity Lindon had never seen. His smile was long gone. The messenger smiled at their reaction. “Long ago, the founder of House Arelius created this weapon which he called Penance. It is a penance for its target and, unbeknownst to most, its creation was an act of penance by its creator.|source=-Uncrowned, chapter 20|align=right}}In [[Uncrowned]], Shen is at the Uncrowned King Tournament, as are all Monarchs. An Abidan Hound of Heaven representative named Kiuran suddenly pops into the tournament. He invites contenders to ascend when they advance far enough, sneers at the Monarchs, and offers a prize to the winner of the tournament. It is the arrow Penance, a heavenly weapon of certain destruction created by Ozmanthus, Founder of House Arelius / aka Judge [[Ozriel]]. It will kill anyone with just a word — including Monarchs and Dreadgods. ([[Uncrowned]], ch 20) Shen grows concerned.

===Wintersteel===
====Bargain with [[Eithan Arelius]]====
Shen is at the Tournament, waiting to see who will win and hedging his bets. He is aware that the arrow Penance could be used to kill him, so he doesn’t want his enemies to win the tournament. In [[Wintersteel]], Shen begins to fear that Eithan might win the Tournament, so he bargains with him. He also tries to meet privately with [[Yerin Arelius]] to bribe her to throw the game, but [[Akura Malice]] prevents this. (So later he tries to get her kids killed).
{{Quote Box|title=Bargaining Begins |quote=“This need not be a long process,” the Monarch said. “Tell me what you want, so that I may give it to you.” Eithan stopped himself short of saying “Your head on a platter.” Not only would it set the wrong tone, it wasn’t what he wanted. If Reigan Shen didn’t die to a new generation of Monarchs raised by Eithan, that would be the real tragedy.|source=-Wintersteel, ch 10|align=left}}
A bargain is struck: If Eithan will throw the match, Shen will give him a void key for his tournament prize, the cloudship Zephyr. He will send Rootfather Garrylondryth, a green dragon Herald who heals nature, to restore the war-torn Arelius homeland. He will also pay a billion scales to [[House Arelius]] and lend one year of protection from his own Herald, Yushi, “Thunder Fairy” on a Lightning Path. He will also ensure evacuees from the Blackflame Empire are allowed safe passage when the Dreadgods attack. He will give Eithan his soul forge, kept in a void key. And new clothes. (Wintersteel ch 10)

====Shen’s Ambush Plot====
When it’s clear that [[Yerin Arelius]] will win the tournament, Shen tells the [[Sage of Red Faith]] to oversee an ambush against [[Akura Mercy]] and [[Akura Pride]]. Shen bribes several cultists to murder these young sacred artists. He persuades Prince Daji of the [[Seishen Kingdom]] to open a portal for the ambush. This occurs at Sky’s Edge. Because of his machinations, several young sacred artists are murdered and gravely wounded by higher-ranking assassins. However, because of Eithan and [[Lindon]], Mercy and Pride survive, as does [[Naru Saeya]].
<blockquote>“We’re going to kill Akura Mercy and her brother, Pride. Come with us, and Reigan Shen can extend your life.” She (Sophara) recognized the Sage of Red Faith, as well as the half-dozen people behind him. Calan Archer, Yan Shoumei, and Brother Aekin had competed against her, and the other three were Overlords from Redmoon Hall that she didn’t know. (Wintersteel ch 26)</blockquote>

===Bloodline===
At the end of [[Bloodline]], amongst all the turmoil of evacuation, Shen sneaks into the [[Labyrinth]] through the Nethergate on Yoma Mountain. He enact his plan — the scheme he’s been plotting since killing [[Tiberian Arelius]]. It all centers around Subject One, a [[Dreadgod]], though few people know it.

===Reaper===
====In the Labyrinth====
In book 10, [[Reaper]] the truth becomes clear. Shen is still in the [[Labyrinth]], working on information Tiberian Arelius gave him some years ago. His Dreadgod cult minions are waging war outside, keeping the other Monarchs away from him.
 Shen takes the core binding from Subject One, to whom he swore an oath and broke it, before killing him. He takes the ancient soulforge of [[Ozmanthus Arelius]]. He battles [[Lindon]] and the team, but Lindon wins control of the Labyrinth.
 It is stated that Shen really wants the [[Dreadgod]]<nowiki/>s to kill all the other Monarchs so he can rule the world himself. As the Oracle foretold. It’s also stated that he keeps the remnant of Tiberian Arelius in his void key, to use as a weapon.

====His Dreadgod Scheme====
At the end of book 10, Shen proudly displays the core binding he took from [[Subject One]] after killing him. He mistakenly thinks he’ll become the most powerful being ever.
<blockquote> He would fuse with this binding and become the new Slumbering Wraith, attaining immortality and power beyond the dreams of Monarchs. He had intended to take over the labyrinth first, then recover his power, then become the new Dreadgod. He was doing things a little out of order. But it would all be worth it. All of it. . .once the Dreadgods were awakened. (Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote>
 

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Thunder Fairy

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'''Thunder Fairy''' Yushi was the Herald of the [[Stormcallers]], one of the [[Dreadgod Cults|cult]]'s two leaders alongside the [[Sage of Calling Storms]].

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Ziel

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[[Ziel|'''Ziel of the Wasteland''']] was born on the [[Iceflower Continent]], where he was a rising young genius in the [[Sacred Arts|sacred arts]]. He quickly advanced to Archlord and became Master of the [[Dawnwing Sect]]. He is brilliant with scripts. During the passing of [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]], the [[Stormcallers]] slaughtered his disciples he was tortured and crippled by the [[Sage of Calling Storms]], reducing him to a Truegold. His challenge in the series is to regain his mangled spirit and restore his motivation. A little revenge, too!

The first book to showcase Ziel is [[Ghostwater]], book 5. He plays a strong role in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] as a [[Northstrider]] representative. Later, eventually he joins Eithan’s group. Ziel is also featured in The Savior of Garden’s Gate, a short story by Will Wight in the anthology Heroes Wanted.

==Affiliations==
{{Quote Box|A Rising Star|quote="One of the youngest Archlords ever, an elite among elites, reduced to the level of a mere Underlord.”|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
Before he was viciously attacked and injured, Ziel was an Archlord on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], teaching his disciples in the Dawnwing Sect on the Iceflower Continent, his birthplace. The attack by [[Stormcallers]] occurred before book 1, offscreen. Within the series, he is '''Ziel of the Wasteland,''' under [[The Beast King]]’s protection in the Wastelands, on the border of the [[Blackflame Empire]] — Ziel sought Herald (Beast King) for healing. Beginning with book 5, [[Ghostwater]], he develops a reluctant friendship with [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]] and company. He is also affiliated with [[Northstrider]], who heard of him through the Beast King and invited him to compete in the Uncrowned Competition. (Underlord, epilogue, & Uncrowned, ch 14). Eventually he signs a contract with [[Eithan Arelius]] for one year, in exchange for Eithan’s healing services, which includes going to [[Sacred Valley]] in Akura Territory to evacuate people before the [[Dreadgod]] arrives.
<blockquote>“I present to you Ziel of the Wastelands, chosen of Northstrider, Uncrowned of the Uncrowned King tournament, former leader of the Dawnwing Sect, and representative of the Akura clan and the Sage of Twin Stars. Let his words be as the voice of heaven to you.”

Ziel groaned as he realized she was going to make him speak. He was not needed for this. She could tell them all about the Dreadgod, and only if they resisted would he need to strongarm them into listening. But he was here now. He might as well do what he could. (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote>

==Appearance==
Ziel is 34 years old (in book 7, [[Uncrowned]]), but he looks only 18, having had his Archlord body re-forged in soulfire thrice. He always feels soul-deep weariness, due to his mutilated spirit. His eyes are tired and heavy, his voice flat. He wears a dusty grey cloak with a faded indistinguishable emblem — maybe a lotus flower or a web. Ziel has shoulder-length, slightly curly, shaggy black hair.
 For his Goldsign, Ziel has two upward-curving emerald green horns. They’re luminous green at the base and run up the gradient to the points, which are dark green. “His Goldsign was so condensed as to look completely real.”
 
Ziel carries a powerful two-handed warhammer. It’s often kept in his void space. Because of his weakened state he has to drag it around: its haft is as long as he is tall, its head the width of his body.

Ziel invites Lindon to examine his ravaged spirit, while in Ghostwater pocket world: <blockquote>Lindon opened his Copper sight. A venomous, toxic green ravaged his body, dimming the aura of his blood and life. He extended his perception, scanning the man’s spirit; he didn’t resist at all. His core, a hazy green light, had been destroyed. Something had deliberately sliced it into pieces, then stitched the pieces back together. Half his madra channels were dark, and the other half were twisted and knotted into chaotic patterns. Lindon closed off his perception, horrified. A Truegold with that much damage to their spirit should either be dead or Unsouled. But he had the power of a Truegold now. How powerful had he been before? (Ghostwater, Chapter 12)</blockquote>

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==Background==
A [[Dreadgod]], the [[Weeping Dragon]], passed over Ziel’s location on Iceflower. Soon afterwards, Ziel and his Dawnwing Sect disciples were attacked by [[ Dreadgod cult]] followers, the Stormcallers. They attack with lightning and storm madra. Ziel fought and lost to the Stormcaller Sage. His soul was deliberately torn apart with lightning and stitched together wrong, leaving him to helplessly watch all his students die. He was near death and weakened to the level of a Truegold or an Underlord. (While there is usually a clear distinction between the two, Ziel has qualified for both the [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]] visit and the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] — twice — so his power level is unclear). He has been seeking healing ever since the Sage mangled his spirit. He’d also like revenge for his dead disciples and himself.
===When?===
We don’t know exactly when Ziel was injured by the Stormcaller Sage. Some readers say it was about seven years ago. Is that seven years before [[Ghostwater]]?

===His Baptism (healing)===
{{Quote Box|title=|quote=He just wanted his own spirit to stop hurting.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=14px}}
After he was injured, Ziel went to [[The Beast King]] of the Wastelands for healing. The Herald’s treatment helped alleviate the pain a little. Later, at the time of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]], Monarch Emriss Silentborn gave Ziel a healing elixir, which also helped. Finally, in exchange for one year of service, [[Eithan Arelius]] offered Ziel a way to restore his splintered spirit. Ziel accepted the bargain and Eithan treated him several times with rare elixirs and a restoration technique using lightning madra — the Pure Storm Baptism, created by [[Tiberian Arelius]]. With this treatment, healing occurs when Ziel sleeps with sparks of lightning madra playing through his spirit and over his body. This is logical, because it was lightning the Stormcaller’s Sage used to rip his spirit to shreds. (See books 8-10). {{Quote Box|title=Pure Storm Baptism Lightning-Based Treatment|quote= The Sage of Calling Storms had abused some of the Arelius Monarch’s research to damage Ziel’s soul in the first place.|source=-Wintersteel ch 14|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
 Finally in [[Reaper]], book 10, Ziel’s splintered spirit seems to be restored. Eithan — who isn’t just Eithan anymore — tells him he’s a strong candidate for advancing to Sage.
 
<blockquote> Q & A with the Author
Questioner: Once Pure Storm Baptism is complete, will Ziel be an Archlord? Will Wight: Yes. He'll have the capacity to be an Archlord. He will be healed back up. He'll still have to probably work a little bit to get back to his former power, but he'll have the capacity to catch up, and it won't take long. Just have to jam him full of resources. (https://abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1785)</blockquote>

==Sacred Arts==
Ziel’s goldsign is two green horns on his head. He is on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]]. It’s the Path used by brilliant [[soulsmithing|soulsmiths]] and scriptors. He cycles force madra, like gravity.
===Techniques===
The [[Path of the Dawn Oath]] has only two techniques, but the Oathsign technique is endlessly versatile. It involves Forging runes out of madra so they float in rings in midair, effectively creating scripts that have one of many different effects. The strength of the Path is its flexibility, the weakness is the precision and years of training that it required to master.

(Image depicting two main techniques, source: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Iteration110Cradle/comments/f4w9an/ziel_by_inucorn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Ziel by Inucorn on Reddit])

'''Two Main Techniques''':

#Oathsign: the name of their scripting techniques in combat technique (his cornerstone technique)
#Stone Anchor: enforcer technique that binds the user to the ground and make them solid as a boulder.

[[File:Ziel.png|340px|right|alt=Stone Anchor & Oathsign Techniques|Two Techniques: Stone Anchor / Oathsign]]
<blockquote>“The Path of the Dawn Oath had only two techniques, and Ziel used them both. The Stone Anchor, his full-body Enforcer technique, ran through him like iron bars reinforcing his skeleton. It bound him to the ground, so that with stable footing he could stand as though nailed in place. But the cornerstone of his Path was the Oathsign technique. He Forged eleven green, shining runes in a circle that hung in the air in front of him. This circle hardened force aura into a solid barrier that stopped physical impacts.” ([[Wintersteel]])</blockquote>
A genius with scripts, he can forge runes on the fly that magnify his strength, act as platforms, boost his war-hammer, and he can create many different boundary fields among other things. He can maintain several scripts simultaneously, as he did in [[Sacred Valley]] to protect the Kazan clan from bloodspawn in the wake of [[The Bleeding Phoenix]] (see book 9, [[Bloodline]]).

Zeil was once Master of the Dawnwing Sect on the [[Path of the Dawn Oath]], so he has experience in guiding young sacred artists. For example, he offered a script tablet to help Linden, which might reflect elements of Ziel’s own Dawn Oath path. Excerpt: Ziel paced down the shelves until he found the tablet he wanted. '''''The Script Lord, Archlord on the Path of Whispering Wind: the Creation of the Seven Principles.''''' Ziel nodded to it. “For you. Try it.” [[Ghostwater|—Ghostwater]], book 5

A few years later, Ziel reluctantly found himself teaching young Coppers and Irons in Lindon's [[Twin Star Sect]]. See excerpt, Reaper:<blockquote>Ziel. He kept trying to rest, but wherever he went, the Sect of Twin Stars found him. They always found him. Someone had given Ziel the title “Master of the Training Hall,” and any students who needed specialized training hunted him down. Ziel tried his best to scare them off, but he was prevented from outright refusing by the oath he’d made to Eithan in return for the Pure Storm Baptism. The sect quickly figured out that he didn’t mean all the harsh things he said, and that became part of his charm. Pretty soon they sought his advice on everything from scripting to advancement to technique training to roommate squabbles. (Reaper)</blockquote>

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Dreadgod Cults

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All of the [[dreadgods]] have a cult following, parasites that cause chaos and benefit from the destruction leave in their wake. They collect the madra left behind, and practice [[Paths]] inspired by them. While some of the cultists are fanatics who genuinely revere and worship their [[Dreadgods|dreadgod]], many of the cultists are simply [[Sacred Arts|sacred artists]] who want to advance but don't have access to backing or resource, or who simply view their [[Dreadgods|dreadgod]] as a readily available source of power that they would bleed dry given the opportunity.

The first cult we see is [[Redmoon Hall]], followers of [[The Bleeding Phoenix|the Bleeding Phoenix]], which appears in book 4, [[Skysworn]]. However, we hear mention of the cults before book 4, because [[Yerin]] has a Blood Shadow belt. In general, the cultists are [[Sacred Arts|sacred artists]] who practice [[paths]] based on the [[Dreadgod|Dreadgods]], using their [[madra]], collected from the [[Dreadgod]] itself and the [[dreadbeasts]] they leave when they awake and roam around.

The Cults and their members are key antagonists throughout the series. [[Yerin]] calls them all parasites; she particularly has reason to hate [[Redmoon Hall]], followers of the Bleeding Phoenix. [[Ziel]] hates The [[Stormcallers]], who murdered his [[Dawnwing Sect|Dawnwing]] disciples on the [[Iceflower Continent]]. He especially wants vengeance on the [[Sage of Calling Storms]], who splintered his spirit, but [[Calan Archer]] will do for now — he was in at the slaughter, too. In the epilogue of [[Underlord]], the lion-Monarch [[Reigan Shen]] recruits the four cults to his supposed cause, to represent him in the upcoming [[Uncrowned King Tournament]].

==Four Dreadgod Cults==
Each known [[Dreadgod]] is followed by a cult, sacred artists who follow their chosen beast and benefit from the destruction it creates. The unique [[Paths|Path]] of each cult uses the same aspects as their [[Dreadgod]], borrowing power from them to create Blood Shadows, Living Lightning, etc. They murder innocent citizens fleeing from the Dreadgod, just to attain greater power.

#[[Redmoon Hall]], with their Blood Shadows in a thousand different forms. Dreadgod — [[The Bleeding Phoenix]]
#[[Abyssal Palace]], their faces concealed beneath hoods and stony masks. Dreadgod — [[Wandering Titan]]
#[[Silent Servants]], whose mouths are bound. Dreadgod —- [[Silent King]]
#[[Stormcallers]], who ring their arms in scripts that crackle with lightning. Dreadgod —- [[Weeping Dragon]]

(-Underlord, epilogue)

==Cult Characters==
Each cult is led by a Sage or Herald, or both. Redmoon Hall has both, because the [[Sage of Red Faith]] somehow misplaced his Blood Shadow. When it returned, it was a Herald, calling himself [[Redmoon]]. The Herald of [[Redmoon Hall]].

At [[Sky’s Edge]], four [[Dreadgod cult]] leaders at Herald or Sage level battled one newborn Monarch, [[Akura Fury]] (Wintersteel ch 26) <blockquote> Chunks of the surrounding mountains hurled themselves at Fury, courtesy of the Abyssal Palace Herald. The Herald of Redmoon Hall struck with waves of bloody needles like crimson cloud banks, while the Herald of the Silent Servants cut at Fury with endless slashes of a white sword that lit up the sky. The Stormcallers had no Herald, but one Sage. It was hard for Lindon to follow the exact details of the fight, but the Sage of Calling Storms seemed to be wrestling against Fury’s authority, opposing whenever Fury made one of his echoing commands. Lindon could feel the will pressing down on Fury, constraining him. The newborn Monarch kept fighting. (Wintersteel ch 26) </blockquote>

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Little Blue

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AutumnTempest: /* Magical Seeds */

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'''Little Blue''' is a Sylvan Riverseed — a natural spirit. She is currently bonded with [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius|Wei Shi Lindon]], who stole her from Heaven's Glory School in [[Sacred Valley]] in book 1.

==Magical Seeds==
Cradle has countless [[Magical Items]], including these tiny seeds of life. There are [[The Way and The Worlds#Worldseeds|Worldseeds]], Sylvan Riverseeds, Graveseeds, Dreamseeds. . .

==A Spirit-Being==
There are various types of riverseeds, but Blue is a Sylvan Riverseed, which brings nature to mind. Riverseeds are a valuable treasure. It’s fortunate that Heaven’s Glory School had one for Lindon to steal. ;) 
[[Eithan Arelius]] reflects on the nature of Riverseeds in [[Blackflame]], book 3, relevant section pasted here:
 
<blockquote>Sylvan Riverseeds were natural spirits—beings like Remnants, only born of accumulated vital aura rather than the death of a sacred artist. They only formed in places where the aura was both extremely strong and in perfect balance. . . If the aura slanted toward one aspect or another, a different natural spirit would form. Typically, you would find that balance of aura in the heart of a forest, next to a spring or a river. In such a place, air and earth, heat and cold, life and death all coexisted at the same point in roughly equal amounts.

 Other Sylvans were better suited for different purposes, but Riverseeds were gentle and flexible. They could work with power of virtually any aspect, supplementing and supporting other forces. Which made them excellent raw materials. They were so malleable that a skilled craftsman could make a Riverseed into a guardian, a weapon, a guide, an elixir, a power source, a drudge, or—in some cultures—a very expensive cocktail. (Blackflame, ch 10) </blockquote>

==Appearance==
Born only a vaguely defined blue spirit seed with the capacity to develop into any form, Little Blue becomes female, probably because that’s how Lindon perceived her. When we first meet this character, she is only the size of Lindon’s little finger, blue and vaguely human-shaped. For various reasons she becomes more defined over the series, eventually developing arms, legs, fingers, toes, and becoming more capable in mind and body. At optimum strength she is deep blue in color, fading to robin’s egg blue when weakened and/or hungry. In [[Wintersteel]] Little Blue contracts with Lindon allowing her to grow to about a foot in height and making her body even more detailed, and a lighter shade of blue.

==Personality==
[[File:Little Blue by Jazzy-Kandra.jpeg|200px|left|Little Blue on a Cloud, with Lindon too! Art by Jazzy-Kandy, with permission ]]Generally cheerful, playful, helpful, and friendly. Compassionate and caring. Brave. Loyal. Stubborn. She believes in Lindon, and can read his spirit to large extent. “Sylvans with a state of existence this complete are good judges of character” (Uncrowned, ch 4). Fun-loving. She likes to be with people, to play, to cuddle, and to sleep near [[Suriel|Suriel’s]] marble.
 At first, she shied away from [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]] because of her blood shadow, but eventually came to love her as well. <blockquote> Yerin darted over to the Riverseed, scooping her up in her bare hands. The spirit squirmed out of her grip, scuttling over to hide behind Lindon’s leg. She bared her teeth at Yerin in a threatening grimace. Yerin’s face fell. “She doesn’t like me?” Lindon was as surprised as she was. (Blackflame, ch 14)</blockquote>Little Blue has a compassionate nature with the heart of a healer. As a pure Sylvan Riverseed, she has the power to cleanse spirits and soothe madra channels. She frequently helps Lindon and Orthos cleanse their spirits of Blackflame madra. In book 3, [[Blackflame]], she helps Lindon mend the broken channels in [[Jai Chen]], thus (unintentionally) helping to untangle and free her dragon-spirit, Fingerling.
 
In [[Underlord]], just before an ambush from the [[Seishen Kingdom]], she releases Emperor [[Naru Huan]] and [[Yerin]] from the sleepy effects of a misty boundary field. <blockquote> Lindon set Little Blue onto the Emperor's shoulder. She leaned into his neck, pushing a bigger orb of blue into his madra channels than she had used on Yerin. It took her a hair longer this time, either because she found it harder to affect an Overlord or because the field was affecting her more strongly. (Underlord, ch 16)</blockquote>
Little Blue eventually learns to fight, as foreshadowed in book 3, when [[Eithan Arelius]] reflected on the many possible applications of a Slyvan Riverseed: <blockquote>Riverseeds were gentle and flexible. They could work with power of virtually any aspect, supplementing and supporting other forces. Which made them excellent raw materials. They were so malleable that a skilled craftsman could make a Riverseed into a guardian, a weapon, a guide, an elixir, a power source, a drudge, or — in some cultures — a very expensive cocktail. (Blackflame, ch 10) </blockquote>

Little Blue, who bonded with Lindon in [[Wintersteel]], has received some measure of ability with Lindon's pure Path. By book 10, she can create the Empty Palm — large enough to interact with humans. Also, she can use a little bit of the Soul Cloak, and she can partially manifest the Hollow Domain. She demonstrates these powers when sparring with [[Wei Shi Kelsa]] and [[Jai Chen]]. She also spars with young members of the [[Twin Star Sect]], and with Jai Chen’s tiny dragon-spirit, Fingerling.

Little Blue likes to be social. Even in sleep, she like to cuddle [[Suriel]]’s blue marble, and when awake she rides on Lindon’s shoulder. She doesn’t like to be safely hidden away in the void closet. In book 5, [[Ghostwater]], she swims and plays with other tiny spirits in Northstrider’s well. She enjoys playing with the little toys Lindon puts out for her in [[Uncrowned]]. In book 8, [[Wintersteel]], Blue loves to zoom around on her own tiny cloudship. In [[Bloodline]], she loves swimming and diving in her own pool, on the cloudship Windfall. She likes play-fighting with Fingerling, and riding around on tiny-[[Orthos]] in book 10, [[Reaper]].

For those who listen carefully, Blue does communicate. Over the months she gradually develops the ability to communicate through chirps, coos, bell-tones, and whistles. [[Dross]] quickly learns to decipher her speech patterns. [[Akura Mercy]] seems to understand her at times. Because of their bond, Lindon can directly feel the emotions behind Little Blue's words.
 In [[Uncrowned]], Blue chats with [[Akura Fury]], who easily understands her: <blockquote> “What's your name?” Fury asked gently, and Little Blue gave a series of chimes in response. “That does make sense. Are you having fun here? No problems? ...yeah, training can be lonely. You'll be back with your friends before you know it. Speaking of friends...” He turned to look at Lindon, and so did Little Blue. “What do you think of him?” Lindon had never before been so worried about Little Blue's opinion. She made a long, complicated whistle. It carried more meaning than Lindon could untangle. Fury's drifting, shadowy hair rose to a point. “Really? Well, I look forward to that day.” Little Blue squeaked and hopped off his shoulder, sliding down his robes like a child down a hill. Then she scurried back over to her toys: a pile of miniature junk that Lindon had arranged for her to play with. (Uncrowned, ch 4) </blockquote>

==Progression==
Spirits progress by digesting madra of their own aspect, and can progress as fast as they can digest. The progression of Spirits is not discrete as it is with sacred artists, but when they are sufficiently powerful, they are able to become Heralds and Sages, and even Monarchs. This section will attempt to chronicle her rough equivalent strength as compared to a normal sacred artist, from clues given in the books.
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|Absorbed remnants and blood shadows in [[Ghostwind]], and trained against [[Dross]]' models.
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Dreadgods

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{{Cradle NavBox}}Dreadgods are monsters of [[Hunger Madra|Hunger Aura]], the most powerful and destructive living beings on Cradle. They are the prime cause of death among Monarchs. The Dreadgods spend most of their time sleeping, only ever half-waking to feed. When this occurs, it is the responsibility of the Monarch in whose territory the dreadgod is to fight it until it gives up for easier prey. As all Hunger is one, whenever a Dreadgod is killed, its power will be shared among the others until it is eventually reborn. The other dreadgods are made stronger and faster, and immediately beeline towards whomever killed their sibling. Becaues of this, they are virtually immortal, however, there is a way they can be done away with, which is revealed in [[Reaper]].

All of the dreadgods have a [[Dreadgod Cults|cult]] that follow them, benefiting from the destruction they leave in their wake. These cults use the madra left behind by the dreadgods and practice Paths inspired by them.

===The Five Beasts===
{{Quote Box|title=Secret Keeper |quote=Elder Whisper sat on his haunches, tails waving smoothly behind him. “Wei Shi Lindon. Would you like to know how to kill the Dreadgods?”|source=-[[Bloodline]], epilogue|align=right}}

#[[Subject One]] — Researcher turned subject. He’s also a Dreadgod, although few people know it. He is the First, the Father of Hunger. The Slumbering Wraith. The Devourer. (Bloodline, ch 20; Reaper, ch 1, 21, 24)
#The [[Weeping Dragon]] — A blue serpentine dragon that travels on thunderstorms, and sleeps on miles-long beds of clouds. Aspects: Storm. Techniques: Living Lightning. Cult: The [[Stormcallers]].
#The [[The Bleeding Phoenix|Bleeding Phoenix]] — A Huge crimson phoenix with wings large enough to stretch across the horizon. Blood madra aspects. If it’s cut, it reforms itself from blood droplets. Cult: [[Redmoon Hall]].
#The [[Wandering Titan]] — A stone warrior with the shell of a tortoise and the tail of a monkey. Drags along a huge sword. Aspects: Earth. Cult: [[Abyssal Palace]]
#The [[Silent King]] — A house-sized thing resembling a white tiger, crowned in a halo. Dream aspects. Cult: [[Silent Servants]]

In [[Bloodline]], Monarch [[Reigan Shen]] reveals that Subject One is also a Dreadgod, as he enters the Labyrinth via a hidden entrance. <blockquote>The last chunk of masonry rolled away, revealing a towering stone door. It was carved with the image of a gaunt, sunken human with many grasping hands, its eyes hollow and mouth open unnaturally wide. This was Subject One, at least as he had appeared long ago. A Dreadgod, though few knew that. The man who had become warped by hunger aura. The origin of their bloodline.’ (Bloodline, ch 20)</blockquote>
===Power Distribution===
The dreadgods are entities of hunger madra. Subject One says that all hunger on Cradle is connected — it’s all one (see Reaper). Each of the five Dreadgods hold a certain amount of power, and when one dies that beast’s power is distributed to the others. So, if Subject One dies, his power goes to the other four monsters, unless someone else successfully takes his power.
Speaking of the [[Dread Wars]], roughly 500 years ago, when Monarchs battled dreadgods: <blockquote> They crushed the beast of earth, and then they discovered what we did. When one of the beasts dies, the others inherit its power until it is reborn. They become smarter. Stronger. And the hunger takes hold. “The beasts devoured the rest of the Monarchs, and for a while, I could live through their eyes.” (Reaper ch 21)</blockquote>

== Creation of the Dreadgods ==
Before the Dreadgods, [[Hunger Madra|Hunger Aura]] was something of a force of nature that wandered, corrupting everything it touched. A group of researchers sought to change this and occupied the [[Labyrinth]] beneath what would later be known as Sacred Valley. They anchored all the [[Hunger Madra|Hunger]] in the world there, conducting experiments, hoping to find way to harness and control it. They created weapons and bindings out of it, and later created dreadbeasts. The aim was to imbue hunger aura into beasts, and in so doing contain it in a form that could be better isolated and controlled. Most of these beings were failures, now known as dreadbeasts. It wasn't until they got it right that they came to realize how big of a mistake they had made.

The first successful case was with a researcher whose name is unknown. He volunteered himself as a subject, and became [[Subject One|Subject One, the Slumbering Wraith]]. Using him as a template, they created the next four; the [[Weeping Dragon|Dragon]], the [[The Bleeding Phoenix|Phoenix]], the [[The Wandering Titan|Titan]], and the [[The Silent King|King]]. When the four of them escaped, the Labyrinth was sealed, and the great suppression script was created, to keep him starved of power.

==Intelligence==
From the author, Will Wight: Some Dreadgods are more intelligent than the others. The Silent King is always aware, he's always self aware, and he's the smartest one. And the Weeping Dragon actually is the second most self aware. The Bleeding Phoenix is third. And the Wandering Titan is just kind of an idiot. (https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860)

==Hunger Madra==
*See full article [[Hunger madra]] 

*Dreadgods always want more and more. They’re never satisfied, always craving. They cycle hunger aura into powerful [[hunger madra]]. Neither are naturally occurring. (Reaper, ch 21)
*[[Wei Shi Lindon]]’s prosthetic arm gives him a good sense of the nature of hunger madra.
<blockquote>“He studied the arm. What he called hunger wasn't just that. It felt similar to hunger, but it was more textured, with deeper layers. He felt ambition, greed, gluttony, an endless desire to reach for more and more.” (Skysworn, ch 12)</blockquote>

*There is an important relationship between hunger aura, hunger madra, [[Dreadbeasts]], Dreadgods, and the overweening ambitions of Monarchs.

==Timeline: Post-Oz==
[[Subject One]], Dreadgods, and the development of hunger madra came after Ozmanthus Arelius ascended (but hunger aura was around in his time, and so were [[Dreadbeasts]]).<blockquote> “Anything from the Arelius founder should predate the introduction of hunger madra to this labyrinth. Did he anticipate this, or was he protecting against other threats? A puzzle for you!” (Reaper, ch 11, Eithan)</blockquote>

===Li Markuth===
About roughly 2500 years ago, [[Li Markuth]] was the Grand Patriarch and original founder of the Li clan in Sacred Valley. He saw the newly minted [[Dreadgod]]s escape from the [[Labyrinth]] in [[Sacred Valley]] (perhaps through the vast Nethergate door). When he returned as an avenging immortal in book 1, Markuth asked, “Tell me, have the Four Beasts come home?” (Unsouled, ch 9).

*Lindon reflected that no one had left the valley in one hundred generations (Unsouled, ch 11), so that would add up to about 2500 years ago, roughly.

==Subject One, Researcher==
See more detail at [[Subject One]] — the original researcher who became a Dreadgod. And see [[hunger madra]].

 About 2500 years ago, roughly, Subject One was a researcher exploring hunger aura and dreadbeasts. Because his work had unintended consequences, Dreadgods came into the world, the result of experiments conducted in the [[Labyrinth]]. The researchers were attempting to control the planetary problem of corruptive hunger aura, itself the unnatural by-product of bottomless need, greed, and ambition, at the Monarch scale. They also wanted to create a viable hunger madra Remnant to use when [[Soulsmithing]]. According to Fisher Gesha, the notes Lindon found in book 2 in the Transcendent Ruins explain a little more: <blockquote> These notes reference an origin for this madra, a single source from which they got all their samples. They were trying to breed sacred beasts that left Remnants of this aspect, but they never made it. At least, not by the time these notes were written.” (Skysworn ch 7) </blockquote>

{{Quote Box|title=Numero Uno|quote=The being that some called the fifth Dreadgod, and others called the father of the Dreadgods. Their progenitor, the original, from which they were all formed. Subject One.|source=-Bloodline, ch 13|align=right}}The experiment failed. The big unintended consequence is the rise of Dreadgods. However, [[hunger madra]] bindings were also born of this research, apparently. Subject One is called “The Father of Hunger Madra”

For some reason — probably because of the voracious nature of hunger madra — each dreadbeast quickly grew beyond control, eventually escaping the researchers and entering the outside world.

Subject One was the first one to become a Dreadgod because he put the hunger binding into his own body, but he had been the scientist. Thus, the researcher became the subject. [[Subject One]] is confined deep in the Labyrinth at [[Sacred Valley]].

===Dreadbeasts Origin===
(See more details at [[Dreadbeasts]] page and Reaper, ch 21)
Dreadbeasts were not created by [[Subject One]]’s research team. They existed long before Dreadgods, even back before [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] created his broom. They came into the world when hunger aura did, which came into the world when gluttonous greed and ambition did. So go figure. . . <blockquote> He never lost his admiration for those who kept the world clean, and one of the most hideous plagues in the world was the population of dreadbeasts that roamed the countryside, feeding and spewing out more of their kind. With his weapons, he would clean the countryside. (-Reaper, ch 2) </blockquote>

==Entrances to Labyrinth==
The [[Labyrinth]] entrances / gates are carved with images of the four dreadgods as a warning to all intruders.
(Skysworn, ch 2)

===Doors in [[Sacred Valley]]===
The Dreadgods are connected to the four holy peaks of [[Sacred Valley]] and to the ancient [[Labyrinth]] beneath the valley, that spans the Ashwind continent and runs beneath the Trackless Sea. There are several entrances to the labyrinth around the continent, doors marked with symbols of Dreadgods. Sacred Valley has two known entrances to the Labyrinth. The easiest to access is the Nethergate, at the base of Yoma Mountain. That gate opens once every ten years, allowing access to nearby rooms only. The second gate in Sacred Valley is near Heaven’s Glory School. It is through the Ancestor’s Tomb, high on Mount Samara.
 

==Dread Wars==
A Monarch cannot withstand a Dreadgod. In the apocalyptic [[Dread Wars]], the previous generation of Monarchs was all but eradicated, with only two out of twelve surviving a combined attack on the [[Wandering Titan]], who woke up the rest of his brothers.<blockquote>“They are...disasters. Four monsters, big enough to blot out the sky, hungry for destruction, and so powerful that the most advanced sacred artists in the world have to join forces to drive them off. Drive them off, you understand. None of the Dreadgods have ever been killed.” “They're sacred beasts?” “Corrupted ones. Like the dreadbeasts of the Desolate Wilds, they were warped and twisted by their own powers.”
“They're scattered all over the world. They burrow into a secure location and wait for decades...but when they wake up, they're hungry. Fortunately for humanity, no two have woken at the same time in centuries. But the last time they did, they destroyed the original Blackflame Empire.” [[Skysworn]] Cradle Book 4, (pp. 106-107)</blockquote>

*See also [[Ashwind Continent History]]

==[[Dreadgod cult|Dreadgod Cults]]==
Each [[Dreadgod cult]] is comprised of parasitic sacred artists who follow their dreadful monster and benefit from the destruction it creates. The Paths of each different cult uses aspects from their Dreadgods, borrowing power from them to create Blood Shadows, Living Lightning, Stone Spires, etc. etc.

#[[Redmoon Hall]], with their [[Blood Shadow]]s in a thousand different forms. [[The Bleeding Phoenix]]
#[[Abyssal Palace]], their faces concealed beneath hoods and stony masks. [[Wandering Titan]]
#[[Silent Servants]], whose mouths are bound. [[Silent King]]
#[[Stormcallers]], who ring their arms in scripts that crackle with lightning. [[Weeping Dragon]]

The cults of the four Dreadgods (-Underlord, epilogue)

In the epilogue of book 6, [[Reigan Shen]] recruits the four cults to his cause, to represent him in the upcoming [[Uncrowned King Tournament]]. He is scheming for the power of the dreadgods, and world domination.

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Storm Sage

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The Sage of Calling Storms is one of the leaders of the [[Stormcallers]], the [[Dreadgod Cults|cult]] of the [[Weeping Dragon]], alongside the Herald [[Thunder Fairy]]. He worships his dreadgod, spearheaded the destruction of the [[Dawnwing Sect]], and is the one who tortured and spiritually crippled [[Ziel]]. He is sadistic and insane.

== Appearance ==
Calling Storms looks as insane as he is on the inside, with a too-broad smile and wide eyes, as if doing his best impression of a skeleton.

== Personality ==
Calling Storms is sadistic and insane. He is a being of chaos who enjoys breaking, destroying, corrupting things, to see what happens.

== Background ==
The Sage of Calling Storms was primarily responsible for the downfall of the Dawnwing Sect. He tortured many of its members in from of its [[Ziel|sect leader]], before torturing the [[Ziel|sect leader]] and spiritually crippling him.{{Books}}

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Thunder Fairy

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 '''Thunder Fairy''' Yushi was the Herald of the [[Stormcallers]], one of the [[Dreadgod Cults|cult]]'s two leaders alongside the [[Sage of Calling Storms]].

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Thunder Fairy

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Stormcallers

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The Stormcallers are the cult of [[The Weeping Dragon|the Weeping Dragon]], one of four [[Dreadgod]]s, following in its wake and advancing through its power. The Stormcallers are led by the [[Sage of Calling Storms]], and the Herald [[Thunder Fairy]].

==Descriptions==
Stormcaller madra is yellow and blue lightning. These cultists crackle with lightning. Their Goldsign is scripted rings of blue-gold lightning, ringing their biceps.
(-Underlord, epilogue)
<blockquote>The boy . . .wore a pair of blue armbands Forged from vivid yellow-and-blue lightning. Stormcaller madra. Ziel and the boy stared at each other for a long moment. Ziel saw the shining dragon that flew on unnatural stormclouds of madra. Bolts like the ones wrapped around this man’s arms had slithered through doors, hunting victims. Lightning from the Sage's fingertips had wrapped around him, searing his spirit... Ziel shook himself as something stirred in the ashes of his heart. ([[Uncrowned]], ch 14)</blockquote>

==Cult Members, Stormcallers==
We know only a handful of Stormcaller cult members:

*[[Therian Nills]] competed in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]]. He “was an ordinary man. He had started as a farmer. . . (book 8, Wintersteel)
*Underlord, [[Calan Archer]] also competed.
*And the [[Storm Sage]], the cult leader.

===The Storm Sage===
'''The Sage of Calling Storms''' is the leader of the cult. The Storm Sage is evil, mutilating [[Ziel|Ziel’s]] spirit and forcing him to watch his Dawnwing Sect get slaughtered, some years ago on the Iceflower Continent. The Sage only appears in Ziel’s memories so far, and we do not even have a name yet. Could the Sage even possibly be a woman??
<blockquote> Ziel's duel with the Sage of Calling Storms had been for nothing. He had lost, of course. Even at the height of his power, he was no Sage. And instead of killing him, the leader of the Stormcaller cult had mutilated him. Cutting apart his spirit and stitching it together...wrong. Afterward, he had been allowed to live. Forced to live, almost. He was no threat to the Storm Sage, no threat to the Stormcallers without a sect behind him, and certainly no threat to the Weeping Dragon. He had drifted along like a dead leaf on the wind, formerly one of the proud geniuses of the Iceflower continent. (Uncrowned, ch 14) </blockquote>

To mutilate Ziel’s spirit, the Storm Sage had mis-used the research findings of Monarch [[Tiberian Arelius]], studies conducted on the Pure Storm Baptism (Wintersteel ch 14)

The Storm Sage also attacked [[Akura Fury]] at Sky’s Edge. Four cult leaders at Herald or Sage rank, versus one newborn [[Advancement Level#Monarch|Monarch]]. (Wintersteel ch 26) <blockquote> Chunks of the surrounding mountains hurled themselves at Fury, courtesy of the Abyssal Palace Herald. The Herald of Redmoon Hall struck with waves of bloody needles like crimson cloud banks, while the Herald of the Silent Servants cut at Fury with endless slashes of a white sword that lit up the sky. The Stormcallers had no Herald, but one Sage. It was hard for Lindon to follow the exact details of the fight, but the Sage of Calling Storms seemed to be wrestling against Fury’s authority, opposing whenever Fury made one of his echoing commands. Lindon could feel the will pressing down on Fury, constraining him. The newborn Monarch kept fighting. (Wintersteel ch 26) </blockquote>

===Underlord Calan Archer===
{{Quote Box|title=Calan Archer, Stormcaller|quote=Calan released his Harbinger of the Storm. Everywhere the Weeping Dragon flew, a storm followed, as it agitated the water, wind, and lightning aura for miles around. This technique had been modeled on that one, and it allowed Stormcallers to slowly dominate a battlefield.|source=-Wintersteel, ch 16|align=left|fontsize=13px}}
'''Calan Archer''' participated in the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]]. Years earlier, he had been in on the slaughter that killed Ziel’s Dawnwing disciples. He was older than Therian by almost ten years, and he looked like he belonged in the tournament. He was thick with muscle, his Goldsigns crackling around thick biceps. The scripted rings of blue-gold lightning looked like they were about to burst off. His hair was blond so pale that it was almost white, and he had a scar across one eye socket. (Wintersteel)

==Death of Dawnwing Sect==
Some time ago, the Weeping Dragon passed over the Iceflower Continent and vicious Stormcallers wrought havoc in its wake. [[Ziel]] lost his entire Dawnwing sect to the Stormcallers. The Sage also mangled Ziel’s spirit / core.
<blockquote>The memory of the Weeping Dragon taking up the sky, its living lightning decimating his students and friends, had played in his mind so many times that it had scraped him raw. Dreadgods couldn't be blamed for the destruction they caused; he might as well shout at a hurricane for daring to flood his house. It was the Dreadgod cultists that had stoked his rage, as they looted and pillaged in their master's wake. They had chased down the fleeing Dawnwing sect as rain and thunder poured from the sky. Ziel had stayed behind to hold them off as his junior disciples and students escaped. It hadn't worked. As it turned out, one of the Weeping Dragon's lightning strikes had caused a landslide that wiped them all out. (Uncrowned, ch 14) </blockquote>

==Pact with Reigan Shen==
In the epilogue of [[Underlord]], the conniving [[Reigan Shen]] recruits the four cults to his cause, to represent him in the upcoming [[Uncrowned King Tournament]]. In subsequent books he uses them in various schemes, ultimately to gain the power of [[Subject One]], who is also a Dreadgod — the first one ever, locked inside the [[Labyrinth]]. He doesn’t tell them the whole truth.

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Orthos

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| titles = Dragon Sage of Black Flame
| faction = [[Blackflame Empire]]
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[[Skysworn]] 
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}}Orthos is a majestic turtle descended from [[Black Dragons]]. He is one of very few sacred beings alive today who still practice the [[Path of Black Flame]]. A [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]] almost 300 years old, he was born during the rule of the Imperial Blackflame Clan (see [[Ashwind Continent History]])

==Appearance==
<blockquote> “Bid welcome,” Eithan announced, “to the last great descendant of Serpent's Grave.” A massive black shape shouldered its way through the tunnel like a man pushing through a tight doorway. It turned blazing eyes on Lindon: they were inky pools of darkness, those eyes, with a circle of furious red where the iris should be. The skin of the creature’s reptilian head was cracked and leathery, pure black, and clusters of blazing embers burned on its back. (Blackflame ch 10)

Orthos was a massive black turtle, the peak of his shell rising as high as Lindon's head. He was as long as a horse but thrice as wide, and his squat body looked heavy enough to sink a ship. The facets of his shell glowed sullen red around the edges, and black smoke rose from him in hazy waves. (Blackflame, chapter 10)</blockquote>

*The derogatory gold dragon Ekeri calls him “dragon-spawn” in book 5, but he is actually her better, the evolutionary descendant of a long-extinct (as far as we know) line of very powerful black dragons:
<blockquote> "The black dragons were the kings of this continent. In their day, their power dwarfed the Akura family. The gold dragons were just a servant family beneath them, scraping and clawing for every scrap.” (Ghostwater, chapter 8)</blockquote>

==Sacred Arts==
When first introduced in [[Blackflame]], Orthos is a Truegold on the [[Path of Black Flame]]. As of [[Bloodline]], he is an Underlord on The [[Path of Black Flame]]. Skilled at techniques like The Dragon Advances. Etc.

==His Allies==
Orthos is allied with [[House Arelius]]. He is soul-bonded with [[Wei Shi Lindon]] Arelius. They are like brothers. After a rocky start, he gained trust and loyal friendship from [[Yerin]]. The nature spirit [[Little Blue]] is his big helper and good friend. He respects and trusts [[Eithan Arelius]]. He thinks [[Dross]] talks too much. He cares about [[Akura Mercy]], warning Lindon when she was unconscious too long (Reaper). As for [[Ziel]], Orthos gave him the highest praise, comparing him to a black dragon (in Ghostwater).<blockquote> Orthos shook himself like a dog, spraying yet more blood everywhere, and laughed freely. “You hit with the strength of a dragon! What is your name, human?” (Ghostwater chapter 11) </blockquote>

==Progression==
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|Orthos was Truegold at introduction
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|Overlord
| rowspan="4" |[[Waybound]]
|C?
|Training in Ghostwind Hall; consuming Black Dragon remnants, training against
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|Archlord
|C15
|Orthos finished his training regime in [[Ghostwind Hall]], becoming close to the peak of Archlord.
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|Sage
|C16
|After receiving some of the madra, memories and authority of [[Northstrider]] through Lindon, Orthos was able to make the connections necessary to manifest the Dragon Icon, becoming the Dragon Sage of Black Flame. He was able to do this as he has always been close to dragons and has meditated on the nature of dragons more than anybody else.
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|Monarch
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==Biography==
When the former imperial Blackflame Clan ruled, Orthos was liaison to [[House Arelius]] — the branch in the Blackflame Empire. About ten years ago, he was burnt out and injured protecting Arelius house members from “a rogue Blackflame” (Blackflame ch 16):
<blockquote>Eithan spoke with a wistful sadness. “Long before my time as Patriarch, Orthos served as a liaison between the Arelius and the imperial Blackflame family. Only ten years ago, he overused his power defending us from attack.. .Orthos’ own madra overwhelmed his mind. He gave too much of himself for the sake of protecting my family. The branch heads spent a fortune trying to restore him, to their credit” (Blackflame chapter 10)</blockquote>

===Bonding and Healing===
[[Eithan Arelius]] wanted to help Orthos, while helping Wei Shi Lindon-Arelius. So Orthos bonded with Lindon and taught him the Path of Black Flame. Lindon helped Orthos clear his channels of harmful madra buildups. With the help of Lindon and [[Little Blue]] he was able to regain some measure of sanity. This was further helped by his time spent in [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]], where he accessed the Dream Well, the Spirit Well, and the Life Well, plus he ate Silverfang Carp and other divine food.

===Sacred Valley===
In Underlord, Orthos temporarily leaves [[Lindon]] and the others, saying that Sacred Beasts do not have to undergo a revelation to reach Underlord. Instead, they chose what they wished to become (ex: Orthos could remain a turtle, become a dragon, or even become human, as seen by [[Seshethkunaaz]], the boy King of the Dragons). For this reason, Orthos leaves and is later seen in [[Sacred Valley]] alongside Lindon's sister, [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]. He helps her and teaches her. He also gets [[Jai Long]] and [[Jai Chen]] to help free her mother.
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Orthos

2024-11-11T23:23:08Z

AutumnTempest: /* Progression */

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Orthos is a majestic turtle descended from [[Black Dragons]]. He is one of very few sacred beings alive today who still practice the [[Path of Black Flame]]. A [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]] almost 300 years old, he was born during the rule of the Imperial Blackflame Clan (see [[Ashwind Continent History]])

==Appearance==
<blockquote> “Bid welcome,” Eithan announced, “to the last great descendant of Serpent's Grave.” A massive black shape shouldered its way through the tunnel like a man pushing through a tight doorway. It turned blazing eyes on Lindon: they were inky pools of darkness, those eyes, with a circle of furious red where the iris should be. The skin of the creature’s reptilian head was cracked and leathery, pure black, and clusters of blazing embers burned on its back. (Blackflame ch 10)

Orthos was a massive black turtle, the peak of his shell rising as high as Lindon's head. He was as long as a horse but thrice as wide, and his squat body looked heavy enough to sink a ship. The facets of his shell glowed sullen red around the edges, and black smoke rose from him in hazy waves. (Blackflame, chapter 10)</blockquote>

*The derogatory gold dragon Ekeri calls him “dragon-spawn” in book 5, but he is actually her better, the evolutionary descendant of a long-extinct (as far as we know) line of very powerful black dragons:
<blockquote> "The black dragons were the kings of this continent. In their day, their power dwarfed the Akura family. The gold dragons were just a servant family beneath them, scraping and clawing for every scrap.” (Ghostwater, chapter 8)</blockquote>

==Sacred Arts==
When first introduced in [[Blackflame]], Orthos is a Truegold on the [[Path of Black Flame]]. As of [[Bloodline]], he is an Underlord on The [[Path of Black Flame]]. Skilled at techniques like The Dragon Advances. Etc.

==His Allies==
Orthos is allied with [[House Arelius]]. He is soul-bonded with [[Wei Shi Lindon]] Arelius. They are like brothers. After a rocky start, he gained trust and loyal friendship from [[Yerin]]. The nature spirit [[Little Blue]] is his big helper and good friend. He respects and trusts [[Eithan Arelius]]. He thinks [[Dross]] talks too much. He cares about [[Akura Mercy]], warning Lindon when she was unconscious too long (Reaper). As for [[Ziel]], Orthos gave him the highest praise, comparing him to a black dragon (in Ghostwater).<blockquote> Orthos shook himself like a dog, spraying yet more blood everywhere, and laughed freely. “You hit with the strength of a dragon! What is your name, human?” (Ghostwater chapter 11) </blockquote>

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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! colspan="2" |Location
!Details
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|Truegold
| colspan="2" |[[Blackflame]]
|Orthos was Truegold at introduction
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|Underlord
| colspan="2" |[[Bloodline]]
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|-
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| rowspan="4" |[[Waybound]]
|C?
|Training in Ghostwind Hall; consuming Black Dragon remnants, training against
|-
|Archlord
|C15
|Orthos finished his training regime in [[Ghostwind Hall]], becoming close to the peak of Archlord.
|-
|Sage
|C16
|After receiving some of the madra, memories and authority of [[Northstrider]] through Lindon, Orthos was able to make the connections necessary to manifest the Dragon Icon, becoming the Dragon Sage of Black Flame. He was able to do this as he has always been close to dragons and has meditated on the nature of dragons more than anybody else.
|-
|Monarch
|
|
|}

==Biography==
When the former imperial Blackflame Clan ruled, Orthos was liaison to [[House Arelius]] — the branch in the Blackflame Empire. About ten years ago, he was burnt out and injured protecting Arelius house members from “a rogue Blackflame” (Blackflame ch 16):
<blockquote>Eithan spoke with a wistful sadness. “Long before my time as Patriarch, Orthos served as a liaison between the Arelius and the imperial Blackflame family. Only ten years ago, he overused his power defending us from attack.. .Orthos’ own madra overwhelmed his mind. He gave too much of himself for the sake of protecting my family. The branch heads spent a fortune trying to restore him, to their credit” (Blackflame chapter 10)</blockquote>

===Bonding and Healing===
[[Eithan Arelius]] wanted to help Orthos, while helping Wei Shi Lindon-Arelius. So Orthos bonded with Lindon and taught him the Path of Black Flame. Lindon helped Orthos clear his channels of harmful madra buildups. With the help of Lindon and [[Little Blue]] he was able to regain some measure of sanity. This was further helped by his time spent in [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]], where he accessed the Dream Well, the Spirit Well, and the Life Well, plus he ate Silverfang Carp and other divine food.

===Sacred Valley===
In Underlord, Orthos temporarily leaves [[Lindon]] and the others, saying that Sacred Beasts do not have to undergo a revelation to reach Underlord. Instead, they chose what they wished to become (ex: Orthos could remain a turtle, become a dragon, or even become human, as seen by [[Seshethkunaaz]], the boy King of the Dragons). For this reason, Orthos leaves and is later seen in [[Sacred Valley]] alongside Lindon's sister, [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]. He helps her and teaches her. He also gets [[Jai Long]] and [[Jai Chen]] to help free her mother.
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Orthos

2024-11-10T09:50:54Z

AutumnTempest:

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Orthos is a majestic turtle descended from Black Dragons. He is one of very few sacred beings alive today who still practice the [[Path of Black Flame]].

==Descriptions==

*A [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]]
*Ancient, almost 300 years old. Born during the rule of the Imperial Blackflame Clan (see [[Ashwind Continent History]])
<blockquote> “Bid welcome,” Eithan announced, “to the last great descendant of Serpent's Grave.” A massive black shape shouldered its way through the tunnel like a man pushing through a tight doorway. It turned blazing eyes on Lindon: they were inky pools of darkness, those eyes, with a circle of furious red where the iris should be. The skin of the creature’s reptilian head was cracked and leathery, pure black, and clusters of blazing embers burned on its back. (Blackflame ch 10)</blockquote>

*A magestic turtle. Six feet. <blockquote>Orthos was a massive black turtle, the peak of his shell rising as high as Lindon's head. He was as long as a horse but thrice as wide, and his squat body looked heavy enough to sink a ship. The facets of his shell glowed sullen red around the edges, and black smoke rose from him in hazy waves. (Blackflame, chapter 10)</blockquote>
*The derogatory gold dragon Ekeri calls him “dragon-spawn” in book 5, but he is actually her better, the evolutionary descendant of a long-extinct (as far as we know) line of very powerful black dragons:
<blockquote> "The black dragons were the kings of this continent. In their day, their power dwarfed the Akura family. The gold dragons were just a servant family beneath them, scraping and clawing for every scrap.” (Ghostwater, chapter 8)</blockquote>

==Path==
When first introduced in book 3, Orthos is a TrueGold on The [[Path of Black Flame]]. As of book 9, he is an Underlord on The [[Path of Black Flame]]. Skilled at techniques like The Dragon Advances. Etc.

==His Allies==
Orthos is allied with [[House Arelius]]. He is soul-bonded with [[Wei Shi Lindon]] Arelius. They are like brothers. After a rocky start, he gained trust and loyal friendship from [[Yerin]]. The nature spirit [[Little Blue]] is his big helper and good friend. He respects and trusts [[Eithan Arelius]]. He thinks [[Dross]] talks too much. He cares about [[Akura Mercy]], warning Lindon when she was unconscious too long (Reaper). As for [[Ziel]], Orthos gave him the highest praise, comparing him to a black dragon (in Ghostwater).<blockquote> Orthos shook himself like a dog, spraying yet more blood everywhere, and laughed freely. “You hit with the strength of a dragon! What is your name, human?” (Ghostwater chapter 11) </blockquote>

== Progression ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Rank
!Location
!Details
|-
|Truegold
|Blackflame
|Orthos was Truegold at introduction
|-
|Underlord
|
|
|-
|Overlord
| rowspan="2" |[[Waybound]]
|
|-
|Archlord
|
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==His Backstory==
When the former imperial Blackflame Clan ruled, Orthos was liaison to [[House Arelius]] — the branch in the Blackflame Empire. About ten years ago, he got burnt out, protecting Arelius family members from “a rogue Blackflame” (Blackflame ch 16):
<blockquote>Eithan spoke with a wistful sadness. “Long before my time as Patriarch, Orthos served as a liaison between the Arelius and the imperial Blackflame family. Only ten years ago, he overused his power defending us from attack.. .Orthos’ own madra overwhelmed his mind. He gave too much of himself for the sake of protecting my family. The branch heads spent a fortune trying to restore him, to their credit” (Blackflame chapter 10)</blockquote>

==Bonding and Healing==
[[Eithan Arelius]] wanted to help Orthos, while helping Wei Shi Lindon-Arelius. So Orthos bonded with Lindon and taught him the Path of Black Flame. Lindon helped Orthos clear his channels of harmful madra buildups. With the help of Lindon and [[Little Blue]] he was able to regain some measure of sanity. This was further helped by his time spent in [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)]], where he accessed the Dream Well, the Spirit Well, and the Life Well, plus he ate Silverfang Carp and other divine food.

==Sacred Valley==
In Underlord, Orthos temporarily leaves Lindon and the others, saying that Sacred Beasts do not have to undergo a revelation to reach Underlord. Instead, they chose what they wished to become (ex: Orthos could remain a turtle, become a dragon, or even become human, as seen by Seshethkunaaz, the boy King of the Dragons). For this reason, Orthos leaves and is later seen in [[Sacred Valley]] alongside Lindon's sister, [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]. He helps her and teaches her. He also gets [[Jai Long]] and [[Jai Chen]] to help free her mother.

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User:AutumnTempest

2024-11-10T09:46:18Z

AutumnTempest:

My to do list:

*Add more to the character infobox. Add notable fights to Lindon. Add tabs within his page to segregate information for easier perusal. Do the same for Eithan, Yerin and Mercy. Get rid of/dance around obvious spoilers in those pages.
*Figure out how to hide information behind a show spoiler button.
*Add lots of u/M0nsieur_M0nstr0sity's artwork into the file database.
*Suggest changing the theme or adding a dark mode.

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My to do list:

*Add more to the character infobox. Add notable fights to Lindon. Add tabs within his page to segregate information for easier perusal. Do the same for Eithan, Yerin and Mercy. Get rid of/dance around obvious spoilers in those pages.
*Figure out how to hide information behind a show spoiler button.
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*Suggest changing the theme or adding a dark mode.

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| title = Wei Shi Lindon
| image = LindonBlackflame.jpg
| image_by = By u/M0nsieur_M0nstr0sity
| name = Wei Shi Lindon Arelius
| titles = Void Sage
Sage of Twin Stars 
The Empty Ghost
| faction = [[Wei Clan]], [[Shi Family]]
[[Arelius Family]] 
[[Blackflame Empire]] 
[[Akura Clan]] {{c|formerly}} 
Anti-Dreadgod
| age = 16 {{c|Unsouled}}
18 {{c|Underlord}} 
23 {{c|Waybound}}
| race = Human
Half-Dreadgod
| sex = Male
| vital = Alive
| marital = Married
| residence = Reaper Division, [[Sanctum]]
| path = [[Path of Twin Stars]]
[[Path of Black Flame]]
| aspect = '''Twin Stars:''' Pure, Cleansing
'''Black Flame:''' Fire, Destruction
| rank = Dread Sage
| body = Advanced Perfect [[Bloodforged Iron Body]]
| goldsign = Blue eyes, white irises {{c|Twin Stars}}
Black eyes, red irises {{c|Black Flame}}
| icon = Void
| contracts = [[Orthos]]
[[Little Blue]]
| parents = [[Wei Shi Jaran]]
[[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
| siblings = [[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
| spouse = [[Yerin]]
| children = [[Lirin]]
| friends = [[Yerin]]
[[Eithan Arelius]] 
[[Akura Mercy]] 
[[Orthos]] 
[[Little Blue]] 
[[Dross]]
| occupation = Sacred Artist
| master = [[Eithan Arelius]]
| disciple =
| allies = [[Suriel]]
[[Yerin]] 
[[Fisher Gesha]] 
[[Eithan Arelius]] 
[[Akura Mercy]] 
[[Orthos]] 
[[Little Blue]] 
[[Dross]] 
[[Akura Charity]] 
[[Akura Malice]] {{c|former}} 
[[Northstrider]] {{c|former}} 
[[Emriss Silentborn]] 
| enemies = [[Mon Family]]
[[Jin Family]] 
[[Heaven's Glory]] 
[[Jai Long]] {{c|former}}
[[Akura Harmony]] 
[[Akura Pride]] {{c|former}} 
[[Gold Dragons]] [[Ekerinatoth|Ekeri]] & [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]] 
[[Seishen Kingdom]] 
[[The Abyssal Palace]] 
[[Reigan Shen]] 
[[Akura Malice]] 
[[Northstrider]]
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Little Blue

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AutumnTempest: /* Magical Seeds */

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'''Little Blue''' is a Sylvan Riverseed — a natural spirit. She is currently bonded with [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]], who stole her from Heaven's Glory School in [[Sacred Valley]] in book 1.

==Magical Seeds==
Cradle has countless [[Magical Items]], including these tiny seeds of life. There are [[The Way and The Worlds#Worldseeds|Worldseeds]], Sylvan Riverseeds, Graveseeds, Dreamseeds. . .

==A Spirit-Being==
There are various types of riverseeds, but Blue is a Sylvan Riverseed, which brings nature to mind. Riverseeds are a valuable treasure. It’s fortunate that Heaven’s Glory School had one for Lindon to steal. ;) 
[[Eithan Arelius]] reflects on the nature of Riverseeds in [[Blackflame]], book 3, relevant section pasted here:
 
<blockquote>Sylvan Riverseeds were natural spirits—beings like Remnants, only born of accumulated vital aura rather than the death of a sacred artist. They only formed in places where the aura was both extremely strong and in perfect balance. . . If the aura slanted toward one aspect or another, a different natural spirit would form. Typically, you would find that balance of aura in the heart of a forest, next to a spring or a river. In such a place, air and earth, heat and cold, life and death all coexisted at the same point in roughly equal amounts. . .
 Other Sylvans were better suited for different purposes, but Riverseeds were gentle and flexible. They could work with power of virtually any aspect, supplementing and supporting other forces. Which made them excellent raw materials. They were so malleable that a skilled craftsman could make a Riverseed into a guardian, a weapon, a guide, an elixir, a power source, a drudge, or—in some cultures—a very expensive cocktail. (Blackflame, ch 10) </blockquote>

==Appearance==
Born only a vaguely defined blue spirit seed with the capacity to develop into any form, Little Blue becomes female, probably because that’s how Lindon perceived her. When we first meet this character, she is only the size of Lindon’s little finger, blue and vaguely human-shaped. For various reasons she becomes more defined over the series, eventually developing arms, legs, fingers, toes, and becoming more capable in mind and body. At optimum strength she is deep blue in color, fading to robin’s egg blue when weakened and/or hungry. In [[Wintersteel]] Little Blue contracts with Lindon allowing her to grow to about a foot in height and making her body even more detailed, and a lighter shade of blue.

==Personality==
[[File:Little Blue by Jazzy-Kandra.jpeg|200px|left|Little Blue on a Cloud, with Lindon too! Art by Jazzy-Kandy, with permission ]]Generally cheerful, playful, helpful, and friendly. Compassionate and caring. Brave. Loyal. Stubborn. She believes in Lindon, and can read his spirit to large extent. “Sylvans with a state of existence this complete are good judges of character” (Uncrowned, ch 4). Fun-loving. She likes to be with people, to play, to cuddle, and to sleep near [[Suriel|Suriel’s]] marble.
 At first, she shied away from [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]] because of her blood shadow, but eventually came to love her as well. <blockquote> Yerin darted over to the Riverseed, scooping her up in her bare hands. The spirit squirmed out of her grip, scuttling over to hide behind Lindon’s leg. She bared her teeth at Yerin in a threatening grimace. Yerin’s face fell. “She doesn’t like me?” Lindon was as surprised as she was. (Blackflame, ch 14)</blockquote>

==Tiny Healer==
Little Blue has a compassionate nature with the heart of a healer. As a pure Sylvan Riverseed, she has the power to cleanse spirits and soothe madra channels. She frequently helps Lindon and Orthos cleanse their spirits of Blackflame madra. In book 3, [[Blackflame]], she helps Lindon mend the broken channels in [[Jai Chen]], thus (unintentionally) helping to untangle and free her dragon-spirit, Fingerling.
 
In [[Underlord]], just before an ambush from the [[Seishen Kingdom]], she releases Emperor [[Naru Huan]] and [[Yerin]] from the sleepy effects of a misty boundary field. <blockquote> Lindon set Little Blue onto the Emperor's shoulder. She leaned into his neck, pushing a bigger orb of blue into his madra channels than she had used on Yerin. It took her a hair longer this time, either because she found it harder to affect an Overlord or because the field was affecting her more strongly. (Underlord, ch 16)</blockquote>

==Tiny Fighter==
Little Blue eventually learns to fight, as foreshadowed in book 3, when [[Eithan Arelius]] reflected on the many possible applications of a Slyvan Riverseed: <blockquote>Riverseeds were gentle and flexible. They could work with power of virtually any aspect, supplementing and supporting other forces. Which made them excellent raw materials. They were so malleable that a skilled craftsman could make a Riverseed into a guardian, a weapon, a guide, an elixir, a power source, a drudge, or — in some cultures — a very expensive cocktail. (Blackflame, ch 10) </blockquote>

Little Blue, who bonded with Lindon in [[Wintersteel]], has received some measure of ability with Lindon's pure Path. By book 10, she can create the Empty Palm — large enough to interact with humans. Also, she can use a little bit of the Soul Cloak, and she can partially manifest the Hollow Domain. She demonstrates these powers when sparring with [[Wei Shi Kelsa]] and [[Jai Chen]]. She also spars with young members of the [[Twin Star Sect]], and with Jai Chen’s tiny dragon-spirit, Fingerling.

Little Blue likes to be social. Even in sleep, she like to cuddle [[Suriel]]’s blue marble, and when awake she rides on Lindon’s shoulder. She doesn’t like to be safely hidden away in the void closet. In book 5, [[Ghostwater]], she swims and plays with other tiny spirits in Northstrider’s well. She enjoys playing with the little toys Lindon puts out for her in [[Uncrowned]]. In book 8, [[Wintersteel]], Blue loves to zoom around on her own tiny cloudship. In [[Bloodline]], she loves swimming and diving in her own pool, on the cloudship Windfall. She likes play-fighting with Fingerling, and riding around on tiny-[[Orthos]] in book 10, [[Reaper]].

==Her Language==
For those who listen carefully, Blue does communicate. Over the months she gradually develops the ability to communicate through chirps, coos, bell-tones, and whistles. [[Dross]] quickly learns to decipher her speech patterns. [[Akura Mercy]] seems to understand her at times. Because of their bond, Lindon can directly feel the emotions behind Little Blue's words.
 In [[Uncrowned]], Blue chats with [[Akura Fury]], who easily understands her: <blockquote> “What's your name?” Fury asked gently, and Little Blue gave a series of chimes in response. “That does make sense. Are you having fun here? No problems? ...yeah, training can be lonely. You'll be back with your friends before you know it. Speaking of friends...” He turned to look at Lindon, and so did Little Blue. “What do you think of him?” Lindon had never before been so worried about Little Blue's opinion. She made a long, complicated whistle. It carried more meaning than Lindon could untangle. Fury's drifting, shadowy hair rose to a point. “Really? Well, I look forward to that day.” Little Blue squeaked and hopped off his shoulder, sliding down his robes like a child down a hill. Then she scurried back over to her toys: a pile of miniature junk that Lindon had arranged for her to play with. (Uncrowned, ch 4) </blockquote>

== Progression ==
Spirits progress by digesting madra of their own aspect, and can progress as fast as they can digest. The progression of Spirits is not discrete as it is with sacred artists, but when they are sufficiently powerful, they are able to become Heralds and Sages, and even Monarchs. This section will attempt to chronicle her rough equivalent strength as compared to a normal sacred artist, from clues given in the books.
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!Details
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|Foundation
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| rowspan="7" |?????????????????????????
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|Copper
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|Iron
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|Jade
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|Lowgold
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|Highgold
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|Truegold
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|Underlord
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|Contracted with [[Lindon]], receiving his immense Pure Madra.
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|Overlord
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|Absorbed [[Blood Shadow|blood shadows]] of [[Redmoon Hall]] cultists, using her Hunger Spear.
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|Archlord
| rowspan="2" |[[Waybound]]
|Absorbed remnants and blood shadows in [[Ghostwind]], and trained against [[Dross]]' models.
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|Herald
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Wei Shi Lindon

2024-11-10T08:10:24Z

AutumnTempest: /* Notable Fights */

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[[Akura Family]]|First Appearance=[[Unsouled]]|Home=[[Sacred Valley]]|Mom=[[Wei Shi Seisha]]|Dad=[[Wei Shi Jaran]]|Icons=Void|Siblings=[[Wei Shi Kelsa]]|Titles=[[Sage of Twin Stars]]

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'''Wei Shi''' '''Lindon''' is the protagonist of '''''Cradle'''''. Born to [[Shi Family]] of the [[Wei Clan]] in [[Sacred Valley]], he was branded an ''unsouled'' due to his madra deficiency and spent his early life as the shame of his clan, enduring scorn from all but his own family and scraping by with what little resources he could gather on his own. When he received a vision of a grave fate that would befall his family in the future, he set into the wider world to become strong enough to save them. He is currently a Sage on the [[Path of Twin Stars]] and [[Path of Black Flame]]. He is affiliated with the [[Blackflame Empire]], the [[Akura Family]], and the Blackflame branch of [[House Arelius]].

==Appearance==
Lindon was taller than most men with broad shoulders. He has a naturally intense face that makes him look like he's contemplating murder, black hair and dark brown eyes. After ascending to Underlord, his features became more refined and he gained a regal look that, according to [[Yerin]], made him look like a sect leader. After ascending to the final stage, his eyes became black with white irises. After losing his right arm he gained a skeletal white prosthetic arm that gradually became more humanlike as he advanced yet continued to remain white. Although he has no apparent Goldsign, his eyes turn black with red irises when he cycles Black Flame madra and they turn solid blue when he uitilizes the [[Path of Twin Stars]].

According to both his enemies and allies, he is an intimidating figure in battle.<blockquote>''"Kiro looked into the man's black-and-red eyes and snarling face, and he thought he understood why the Sage of the Silver Heart had taken hostile notice of him. He had the bearing of a violent demon, a savage fixed on violence." - Seishen Kiro"''</blockquote><blockquote>''"In that moment, she saw him as their enemies always had. He towered over her, built like a guard tower, his eyes burning circles of red on darkness." - Yerin Arelius''</blockquote>

==Personality==
Having grown up as an unsouled, considered inconsequential at best and a punching bag at worst, Lindon learned at a young age to be humble, polite and deferential, so as to not attract the ire of those stronger than him, a feat made more challenging by his looming stature and resting mean face. He apologises often and refers to himself as "this one" to imply that he is so low as to not deserve recognition. His demeanor has also made it easy for him to hide his dangerously clever mind without even intending to do so. He is cautious before those more powerful than him and is always sure to be grateful. He resents being held accountable for things that aren't his fault.

Lindon has a keen interest in Soulsmithing, his mother's profession. His vision from [[Suriel]] about the future calamity in [[Sacred Valley]] inspires him to become strong enough to save his home, but his true drive for practicing the Sacred Arts is to not be worthless anymore. As the [[Wei Clan]] forbade him from learning Sacred Arts or utilizing clan resources, Lindon searched desperately for ways to improve himself on his own, doing whatever it takes to move forward. He relied on plans, tricks, and loopholes to get ahead. This made him resourceful.

In later books, Lindon's want to advance spills over into wanting to advance his friends so none of them are ever left behind like he was. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of Sacred Valley. He tries to avoid fights where possible but is willing to kill if he must. Lindon is kind and caring, sometimes to the point of naivety due to unfamiliarity with the world outside of [[Sacred Valley]].

==Progression==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! colspan="2" |Book & Chapter
! rowspan="2" |Details
|-
!Black Flame
Core
!Pure Core
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|Foundation
| colspan="2" |[[Unsouled|B1]] C1
|In [[Sacred Valley]], Lindon was not allowed to advance past the Foundation stage.
|-
|Copper
| colspan="2" |[[Soulsmith|B2]] C1
|Advanced both cores (both pure at this time) to copper by consuming a sacred flower stolen from the [[Heaven's Glory School]].
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|Iron
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|[[Soulsmith|B2]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Iron in one of his cores by cultivating a [[Bloodforged Iron Body]], catalyzed with the blood and venom of almost six whole Sandvipers. He saturated his entire body with the venom until his heart stopped, and then [[Eithan Arelius|Eithan]] brought him back by manually triggering his advancement to Iron. Through this extreme process, he achieved the first perfect [[Bloodforged Iron Body]]. In [[Uncrowned|Book 7]], his Body is strengthened with an Iron Heart which improved the efficiency and regeneration of his Iron Body 100 fold.
|-
|Jade
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Jade in one core by contracting with [[Orthos]]. With this, he adopted the [[Path of Black Flame]] by filling one of his cores with Black Flame madra.
|-
|Lowgold
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|[[Blackflame|B3]] C?
|Lindon advanced to Gold through a massive influx of Black Flame madra from [[Orthos]], instead of the usual route of taking in a remnant. His pure core was naturally raised to Lowgold through cycling the Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel.
|-
|Highgold
| colspan="2" |[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|He raised both his Blackflame and Pure core after cycling water from the Spirit Well within [[Ghostwater (Pocket World)|Ghostwater]].
|-
|Truegold
|[[Ghostwater|B5]] C?
|[[Underlord|B6]] C?
|Lindon achieved Truegold in his Blackflame core with an infusion of Blackflame madra from [[Orthos]] within [[Ghostwater]], prior to his fight with [[Akura Harmony|Harmony]]. In [[Underlord]], he advances to Truegold in his pure core, using a construct and some of the spirit well water he had saved.
|-
|Underlord
| colspan="2" |[[Underlord|B6]] C19
|Lindon advanced to Underlord in [[Night Wheel Valley]]. His revelation is that he practices [[Sacred Arts]] in order to not be worthless.
|-
|Underlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Wintersteel|B8]] C27?
|Lindon was able to manifest the Void [[Icons|Icon]] at Underlord while fighting with a [[Sopharanatoth|nemesis]], becoming an Underlord Sage, something unheard of in the modern age.
|-
|Overlord Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Bloodline|B9]] C17
|Advanced to Overlord before the battle with the [[Dreadgod]].
|-
|Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Reaper|B10]] C?
|Advanced to [[Archlord (Advancement)|Archlord]], becoming a true [[Sage (Advancement)|Sage]].
|-
| rowspan="4" |Dread Sage
| colspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|B11]] C?
|Lindon consumed the power of [[Silent King|the Silent King]], becoming something akin to a half-dreadgod, strengthening his body and spirit like a Herald, though not truly. He reached a new level of power that was stronger than any Sage, but not on the level of a true Monarch. After he killed the [[Silent King]], he inherited a part of its power along with the other dreadgods.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C?
|Months of training inside [[Ghostwind]] put Lindon just below the level of a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]], able to win against one by using tricks and with [[Dross]]' help but not in a direct contest.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Waybound|B12]] C?
|Lindon consumed the [[Weeping Dragon]].
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| colspan="2" |
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|Dread Monarch
| colspan="2" |
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|}

===Notable Fights===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Opponent
!Advancement
!Book
!Result
!Details
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|[[Wei Jin Amon]]
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|[[Unsouled]]
|{{#spoiler:show=Show|Victory}}
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|[[Kral|Sandviper Kral]]
|'''Pure Core:''' Iron
'''Pure Core:''' Copper
| rowspan="2" |[[Soulsmith]]
|Fatal Victory
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|[[Jai Long]]
| rowspan="2" |Lowgold
|Defeat
|Lindon lost to [[Jai Long]], losing his right arm.
|-
|[[Ekerinatoth]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghostwater]]
|Defeat
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|[[Akura Harmony]]
|'''Twin Stars:''' Highgold
'''Black Flame:''' Truegold
|Team Victory w/ [[Orthos]]
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| rowspan="2" |[[Seishen Kiro]]
| rowspan="2" |Peak Truegold
| rowspan="2" |[[Underlord]]
|'''Round 1:''' Minor Defeat
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|'''Round 2:''' Fatal Victory
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|[[Akura Grace]]
| rowspan="2" |Early Underlord
| rowspan="3" |[[Uncrowned]]
| rowspan="2" |Victory
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|12 Akura Underlords
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|[[Yerin]]
|Middle Underlord
|Close Defeat
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|[[Brother Aekin]]
[[Calan Archer]]

[[Yan Shoumei]]

[[Sopharanatoth]]
|Peak Underlord
|[[Wintersteel]]
|Fatal Victory
|Lindon faced the assassination squad sent by [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] one by one, defeating and killing all save for [[Yan Shoumei]], whom he spared, He was able to kill [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]] by manifesting the Void [[Icons|Icon]] during their fight.
|-
|[[Wandering Titan]]
|Early Overlord Sage
|[[Bloodline]]
|Minor Team Victory
|Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Mercy]], [[Ziel]] were able to
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|[[Reigan Shen]]
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|[[Reaper]]
|Defeat
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|[[Silent King|'''Silent King''']]
|Sage
| rowspan="2" |[[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]]
|Victory
|Lindon was just barely able to defeat and kill the [[Silent King]] after it was weakened by [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], and [[Emriss Silentborn]].
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|[[Akura Malice]]
| rowspan="2" |Low Dread Sage
|Minor Team Victory
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|[[Reigan Shen]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Waybound]]
|Minor Victory
|Using the Silent Bow and prototypes of Penance, Lindon forced [[Reigan Shen|Shen]] to retreat.
|-
|[[Akura Malice]]
[[Northstrider]]

[[Reigan Shen]]
| rowspan="2" |Mid Dread Sage
|Stalemate
|Leveraging his [[Dreadgod]] weapon and his control over the [[Labyrinth]], Lindon was able to hold his own against three [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarchs]], even though they were holding back.
|-
|[[Northstrider]]
|Victory
|Lindon and [[Dross]] were able to defeat [[Northstrider]] in a duel.
|-
|'''[[Weeping Dragon]]'''
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==Full Biography==

===Daily Timeline===
[[Lindon Timeline]]

==='''Unsouled'''===
Lindon is the youngest child of Jaran and Seisha, Irons of the [[Wei Clan]]. In his youth, Lindon failed the Spritual Origin madra affinity test and was labeled an Unsouled, cursed of the heavens. As such he was forbidden to learn the [[Sacred Arts]] of the clan and was denied a path. His clan refused to invest resources to help him advance due to this deficiency. As a result he remained at the Foundation rank long past the age when children advance to Copper.

Prior to the Festival, Seisha sent Lindon to find the white orus, a spirit fruit. A normal orus fruit was like a pure white peach, and grew only in Sacred Valley. Fruit from an ancestral orus tree looked no different, but a bite would deliver him years' worth of purified vital aura that he could process into madra. As Lindon began to harvest the spirit fruit, Teris soon emerged from the woods, hair mussed and covered in scratches. He was hunting a snowfox, which was illegal. Angered that Lindon had interrupted his hunt, Teris punched the bark and leaving the imprint of his fist in the wood. The tree bent in the middle, splintered and fell apart. As a result, a remnant rose from the tree’s corpse. Immediately, Teris ran deeper in the woods without a glance back. Lindon used scripts and a crystal flask to distract the remnant and retrieve the spirit fruit from the remnant. Seisha was able to restore the remnant of the spirit fruit and split it between Kelsa and Lindon.

Soon, Lindon and Teris were called before the First Elder to recount the confrontation. Since Teris had abandoned a child of the Foundation Stage, he was to receive three lashes. Lindon, however, was to speak with Elder Whisper. Elder Whisper told Lindon that the Path of the White Fox was not for him and Lindon would have to forge his own path. During the public whipping of Wei Mon Teris, Wei Mon Eri challenged Wei Shi Lindon to a duel of honor before the entire clan. Lindon was forced to accept the duel to surrender.

Lindon spent his time scouring the Clan archives searching for a suitable path. There he found a Bcalled, "''Heart of Twin Stars".'' The Btaught two techniques, ''Empty Palm'' and ''Heart of Twin Stars.'' Since Lindon would be shamed in the duel regardless of the outcome due to his age and deficiency, he and Kelsa devised a plan. Lindon would challenge Wei Mon Keth, Teris and Eri's father. Lindon requested a duel in which each party would have one strike each. The first to lose his footing is defeated. Lindon quickly executed the empty palm and punched Keth in the gut. Immediately, Lindon surrendered the duel.

During the seven years festival held by the Wei Clan, Lindon was a victim of a temporal divergence. Due to the nature of this event, he ended up meeting Suriel, the Phoenix, Sixth Judge of the Abidan Court. Suriel had taken an interest in Lindon after seeing him give his life in what he knew to be a futile effort to stop a being who had transcended Cradle, Li Markuth. She admired his actions and, as something of a reward, showed him his most likely fated future. During this vision, Lindon discovers that Sacred Valley would be destroyed by a Dreadgod (the Titan) a being so powerful that it crushes the entire valley underfoot. Desperate to save his home, despite his treatment, Lindon begs the “Celestial Messenger” to show him a way to prevent this tragedy from occurring. In response, he is taken by Suriel to see several individuals (The Eight Man Empire, The Monarch Northstrider, and Luminous Queen Sha Miara) stating that they each had the power to save his homeland. At first, this is believed to be the answer to his question but he is proven wrong as Suriel asks him what they have in common. Unable to come up with the correct answer he is told that it boils down to one simple thing: Drive. “...any Sage will tell you that all paths can be reduced to one: Improve yourself.” Thus begins Wei Shi Lindon’s journey. After time was reversed by Suriel, he easily won the tournament, via his Empty Palm, and went to the Heaven's Glory school, only to leave almost immediately after with Yerin after killing several irons and a jade.

==='''Soulsmith'''===
After escaping from the Sacred Valley, Yerin and Lindon enter territory of the Sandvipers. Again, they soon leave, and enter Fisher territory. Yerin does jobs for the Fishers, such as helping them kill off remnants, while Lindon is recruited by Fisher Gesha to forge scales for her due to his pure madra. Lindon is captured to work in the mines but is immediately rescued by Gesha, who says it won't happen it again. Lindon attempts to free the slaves working in the mine, but gets captured for real this time, as does Yerin. Eithan is also 'captured' though he actually came willingly. Lindon undergoes a lot of training, and after being stung five times by the venomous sandviper, ascends to iron with a Bloodforged body. Soon, Eithan gets them out, but Lindon is severely injured by Kral, but because of his iron body, survives, and kills Kral after Eithan reveals that Lindon was still alive to him. Jai Long demands retribution but after Eithan revealed that he was the Arelius Underlord, backs down, but Eithan promises Jai Long a duel in a year. With this, Lindon and Yerin are healed by the Fishers, and taken to the Arelius family.

This ends up pushing Lindon to stretch himself past his limits which leads to him killing a Highgold as an Iron later on. In doing so he accidentally enters into a feud with Jai Long who, having made a difficult and irreversible choice to save his sister, was shamed by his clan and had looked at his fellow Highgold as something of a brother.

==='''Blackflame'''===
Lindon goes to Serpent’s Grave in the [[Blackflame Empire]] and embarks one of his pure cores on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan shows him various powerful paths, before he settles on the Path of Black Flame. Eithan has Lindon bond with a Truegold Sacred Beast, named [[Orthos]]. This allows Lindon to instantly have a core producing Blackflame madra and advance to Jade. He then begins training with [[Yerin]], supervised by [[Cassias Arelius]]. After several months, the Arelius family within the city Serpents Grave is attacked. While under attack, Lindon and Orthos are forced to fight the chief of the Sandviper Sect, and Kral's father, [[Sandviper Gokren]]. Lindon's newly mastered Dragon's Breath takes his arm off. Just before this, he advances to Lowgold, though he doesn't realize it. While this fight is going on, Yerin is fighting [[Jai Long]]. Jai Long is Truegold while Yerin is Lowgold, though she advances to Highgold during the fight, and due to the circumstances within the city, Jai Long is forced to retreat. After fighting and killing the Sandvipers with Orthos, Lindon sees a bloody and bruised Eithan. Eithan jokes that his ranking amongst the Underlords would soon go up, as a Skysworn was watching the fight. Eithan also shares that he had a marble from the Abidan, which is similar except for having a darker, black color. He sends Lindon to find Jai Long’s little sister [[Jai Chen]], a young teenager who has been kidnapped by [[Jai Daishou]], to force Long’s compliance. Lindon finds Chen and heals her broken madra channels, helped by [[Little Blue]]. Chen promises to tell her brother Jai Long that Lindon has no quarrel with him.

==='''Skysworn'''===
Lindon fights with [[Jai Long]], a Truegold. While he makes a good showing, Jai Long is too far advanced for Lowgold Lindon to win. He loses his arm in the fight, before it is interrupted by [[Jai Daishou]]. After the fight, Lindon is fitted for a prosthetic Remnant arm with a hunger binding. After inital reluctance and with the prompting of [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]], Lindon joins the Skysworn to fight the emissaries of the newly awoken Bleeding Phoenix. Meanwhile, the emperor [[Naru Huan]] censures the Jai clan for opening the Labyrinth and stealing the Archstone, so [[Jai Long]] takes his sister [[Jai Chen|Chen]] back west again, to hide in the forgotten cursed lands ([[Sacred Valley]]). Lindon gives them directions to avoid the blood spawn and provisions, in gratitude for not killing him.

==='''Ghostwater'''===
Skysworn Captain [[Naru Gwei]] sends Lindon, [[Yerin]], [[Orthos]], [[Little Blue]], Mercy, Renfei, and Bai Rou on a mission to a pocket dimension known as 'Ghostwater'. Ghostwater was created by the Monarch level sacred artist 'Northstrider'. Northstrider is said to have vanished many years beforehand and is believed dead. The skysworn send Lindon and the others to investigate the status of Ghostwater and potentially retrieve any useful artifacts left behind by Northstrider.

Upon arriving at the portal to Ghostwater, Lindon, Orthos, and Renfei enter alone and are taken by surprise to find a large number of unknown Truegold sacred artists waiting by the entrance portal. Renfei is then killed by one of the Truegolds revealed to be Akura Harmony. Lindon and Orthos flee the battle and are pursued by Ekeri, a Truegold golden dragon. Lindon takes refuge inside an underground vault wherein he discovers a pool known as 'The Dreamwell'. Water from The Dreamwell restores ones mental clarity as if they had just had a full nights rest. Inside The Dreamwell Lindon discovers a sentient construct named 'Dross' which guides him through the rest of Northstrider's facility.

Lindon takes advantage of the time with the dreamwell to train far faster than he is typically able, since he does not have to sleep when using the dreamwell as a supplement. He also discovers that the sacred beasts that live in Ghostwater provide extreme benefits to his physical body when eaten, due to their extremely high Madra concentrations. After being strengthened by Dreamwell training, and Sacred fish, Lindon is able to defeat Ekeri in a battle and escape The Dreamwell chamber.

Led by Dross, Lindon and Orthos proceed to another section of Ghostwater where Dross leads them to 'The spiritwell'. This well provides Madra on level with a top grade elixer and allows Lindon to quickly expand both of his cores. Within days, Lindon reaches High Gold in both cores. They are then met by 'Ziel' a Truegold disciple of the Beast King. Ziel proves to be relatively friendly to the group, and passively watches Lindon cycle and train using the Spirit Well, occasionally driving off a Sacred Beast threat. Ziel then tells Lindon that Ghostwater is collapsing more and more rapidly and encourages him to move on to the next section so that he may escape in time. He then gives Lindon several bottles of Spiritwell water that will be enough to advance him to Truegold.

Lindon proceeds to the next section of Ghostwater where he encounters 'The Lifewell'. He drinks from the Lifewell and strengthens his Lifeline to be 'as thick as a treetrunk' which will ensure Lindon will live an extremely long natural life and increased vitality.

Lindon then proceeds to the lowest level of Ghostwater where he confronts Akura Harmony. After a heated battle, Lindon and Orthos are able to defeat Akura Harmony after Dross uses Ghostwater to connect himself to The Wey, and essentially become 'a Presence'.

Lindon begs Akura Harmony to come with him as Ghostwater collapses. Harmony, too proud to accept Lindon's mercy vows revenge and refuses to come with him. Lindon then flees Ghostwater, leaving Harmony to die.

==='''Underlord'''===
Lindon heads to the Blackflame Empire to regroup with Eithan. Akura Charity, Sage of the Silver Heart and Mercy's distant aunt announces to the Blackflame empire and its neighbouring kingdom, the Seishen Kingdom about the Uncrowned Tournament. Since both the Blackflame empire and the Seishen kingdom are vassal states of the Akura family territory, they are allowed to participate in the uncrowned tournament, but only 3 members will be selected. To participate in the Uncrowned Tournament, the participant must be an Underlord and the age limit is 35 years. Since there are only a few underlords in both the Blackflame Empire and the Seishen kingdom, Charity opens a portal into the Nightwheel Valley, the training grounds of the Akura family, where the aura is much stonger, making it easier to advance for sacred artists. Eithan, Yerin, Lindon, Mercy and Orthos are one of the first to arrive at Nightwheel Valley, but they soon discover they have to fight for their place there.
==='''Uncrowned'''===
Lindon has been selected for the Uncrowned Tournament, but instead of going as a part of the team from the Blackflame empire, he is selected by Akura Charity to represent the main branch of the Akura family. She sees this as payment from Lindon for killing her promising candidate, Akura Harmony. Eithan, Yerin and Naru Saeya, Emperor Naru Huan's sister, make up the team representing the vassal states of the Akura family and the Blackflame empire.

Lindon is taken to the Akura homeland for training, where he faces extreme hostility from the other Akura underlords fighting for the last position on the Akura team. Mercy's younger brother, Akura Pride hates Lindon more than the others and treats him with contempt and disrespect. Initially, in the first months of training, Lindon is constantly challenged to duals by the other contestants and keeps losing most of the time, thus giving the idea to the others that he is weak. When the final day comes to select the third member of the Akura main team, all the underlords prepare to dual each other. Even though, Lindon is already a part of the team, he insists on fighting all of the underlords head on, at the same time. Lindon has gathered information about each of their techniques and with the help of Dross, he easily defeats all of them and only Akura Pride is left, filling the last spot on the team.

In the tournament itself, Lindon faces off against the most powerful Underlords on Cradle in a series of trials. The first round of the tournament is an individual event where all the participants are required to go through a series of challenges, testing their strength and skill. LIndon finishes 10th and Yerin finishes 11th, ahead of many other participants. Each of the qualified members in the top 64 move on to the next trial. As a reward, they receive a floating palace specially designed for each individual from the Ninecloud Court.

In the second round of the tournament, the contestants are placed on an open island. Golden crowns appear with fixed intervals and the objective is to keep the crown on your head without getting killed. Lindon, Yerin, Mercy and Eithan of the main protagonists succeed while Pride and Naru Saeya sacrifice their spots in the tournament for their team's sake. In the third round of the Tournament, Lindon faces off against [[Naian Blackflame]]. Instead of trying to win the fight, Lindon chooses to spend his fight curing Naian of his Blackflame induced madness.

==='''Wintersteel'''===
While trying to discover his Overlord revelation during his battle with Sopharanatoth, Lindon instead establishes his connection to the Void Icon, and advances to Sage. He is given a Wintersteel badge by Eithan, with the same symbol for "Empty" depicted on it much like his first Unsouled badge.

==='''Bloodline'''===
After the events of the Uncrowned King Tournament Lindon learns that the Wandering Titan is headed toward Sacred Valley. He begs Akura Charity to let him go evacuate his people, saying that he will go with or without her blessing. Charity agrees to let him go and provides several cloud ships and hundreds of Akura golds to help in the evacuation effort. Eithan, Yerin, Mercy and Ziel all accompany him to the Valley.

When they arrive they are attacked at the gates of the Heavens Glory school who mistake them for Wei exiles. They find that the Heavens Glory school has been attacked and is in ruins. The school elder accidentally reveals to Lindon that the Wei Exiles are his family and they are currently under siege by Heavens Glory. Lindon immediately leaves in search of them. He finds Orthos and his sister under attack and goes into a rage fueled frenzy. He get's so violent that he has to be restrained from killing the Heavens Glory attackers. After this, his team splits up to each go to a different clan or school.

Yerin accompanies Lindon to the Wei clan and they are immediately attacked upon entering. Despite this Lindon makes his way to the clan elders and explains that a monster is coming for the valley. They don't believe him even after Dross shows them his memories. In order to get them to obey he unveils his Underlord core (which they mistake for a Gold core) and forces them to evacuate. On the way to the exit of Sacred Valley, Lindon senses Heavens Glory jades on their way to intercept. Assuming they are there to attack he notifies his clan's elders and rushes to the vanguard to meet them. When he confronts them the Wei clan betray him and trap him and Yerin in a boundary field, hoping that they can kill him. Despite his weakened state and the boundary field he manages to get Yerin out and break through the barrier. He then hunts the elders down and attacks them. He permanently cripples the Wei Patriarchs core and injures the First Elder. He then sends them in the direction of the titan so their final thoughts can be about how they should have listened to him.

He makes his way to the Heavens Glory school as the Wandering Titan arrives earlier then expected. They take off with the little people they have saved. Meanwhile Yerin contacts the Monarchs and they bestow her Uncrowned Gift, and officially make her a Herald. She convinces Akura Malice to help her distract the titan so they can rescue more people. After Lindon's departure from the valley he is torn between trying to save more people, and getting away with the people he has already saved. He receives a message from Suriel and she helps him make up his mind. After his message he quickly advances to Overlord and rushes in with his friends to attack the titan. They are greatly outclassed in this fight and it's all they can do to defend from its attacks. Dross comes up with a plan and enacts it. He has each member of the team play a part to get Lindon in close to the titan. Lindon uses the hunger binding in his remnant arm and sucks some of the titans madra. He then feeds this madra to Dross and Dross puts a fox dream on the titan, this illusion makes the titan's attackers, as well as it's goal, disappear. The titan then leaves the valley to roam in search of power. Lindon relaxes as they've beat the titan but at a heavy cost. Lindon can no longer sense Dross in him. He can sense a swirl of power where Dross used to be, but the mind spirit is no longer able to speak to him.

As the residents of Sacred Valley funnel back in and try to salvage what has been destroyed, Lindon visits the Ancestors tomb. He senses a slight tear in the world and wills it open. He finds that it's the personal void space of the Sword Sage. He then senses a familiar presence in the room and confronts it. Elder Whisper emerges and explains that he kept the space from collapsing in the hope that Lindon would return. He shows Lindon the reason that the Sword Sage came to Sacred Valley two years ago and the key to open the Labyrinth.

=='''Powers and Abilities'''==
As an Unsouled, Lindon effectively started two stages behind most Sacred Artists, further limited by the natural restrictions and the "curse" of the Sacred Valley and without a natural predisposition towards any of 4 classes of techniques.

Scripts: Due to his natural and clan-imposed limitations, Lindon's only avenue of practicing the sacred arts within his clan was through scripts. While not particularly talented, he has shown some versatility in using them and moderate skill in drawing them.

Heart of Twin Stars: While at the Foundation stage, before cycling elemental vital aura from the world, Lindon split his core.

*Pure Madra: Composed of pure madra.
*Blackflame Madra: Composed of fire and destruction madra.

Soulsmithing: Pure madra gives Lindon solid overall compatibility with most constructs, although with a weaker effect than specialized madra types.

Little Blue: A Sylvan Riverseed. Originally fed madra and scales by Lindon, her growth is rapidly advanced by Eithan feeding her a drop of soulfire. Her natural purification abilities drain her, but can counteract the corrosive effect of Blackflame madra on the mind, body, and madra channels.

Orthos: Lindon's contract with Orthos allows him to fill one of his cores with Blackflame madra, lessening the his burden. Due to Orthos being a Truegold, this allowed Lindon's Blackflame core to quickly advance from Iron to Jade and later to Lowgold, as if his core was treated with high grade elixirs.

Remnant Arm: By activating the hunger binding on the arm, Lindon can draw out madra from the enemy. In a less concentrated form, he can then vent it back at them as a distraction.

Dross: The remnants of one of Northstrider's attempts in Ghostwater to create mental enhancement tools and mimic the Presences of the Abidan. Originally created as a memory construct, Dross has gained further abilities through soaking in high grade mental elixirs, consuming dream madra, and fusing with an Eye of the Deep. He temporarily connected with the collective of information at the metal tree in Ghostwater, gathering data from other Eyes of the Deep that had been taken through the world.

In combat against an enemy with well-known, recorded, fully defined capabilities, Dross can simulate and create a battle plan that ensures the greatest chance of success. He also acts as general mental enhancement, allowing Lindon to better focus on battle. While Soulsmithing, Dross can simulate the effect of madra interactions, allowing Lindon's soulsmithing success rate for straightforward constructs to exceed that of experts like Fisher Gesha.

====Sacred Art Ranks====
As a Sacred Artists progresses through the ranks, they naturally gain access to certain abilities

*Foundation: At the Foundation level, Sacred Artists can cycle madra to slightly strengthen their body or activate scripts.
*Copper: Copper Sight
*Iron: At the Iron level, Sacred Artists gain an Iron Body that increases physical abilities. Lindon's Bloodforged Iron body, catalyzed using the venom and blood from nearly have a dozen sandvipers, enables rapid healing and recovery from poisons and physical damage at an extremely high madra cost.
*Jade: Jade senses
*Gold: Lindon advanced from Jade to Lowgold using a further infusion of Blackflame Madra from Orthos, without a remnant. He lacks a true Goldsign beyond red eyes when channeling Blackflame Madra
*Underlord: Reborn in Soulfire, Lindon's body is able to push farther and he is able to activate Underlord-level weapons.
*Overlord: Reborn in Soulfire again, Lindon's Soulfire gains a greater depth and his more potent.

====Techniques====
Foundation Cycling Technique: A basic cycling technique taught to Foundation-level children of the Wei clan.

Empty Palm: A pure Madra technique that focuses it into a simple palm thrust. When making contact with the core of an enemy, it disrupts his or her madra. This leaves the enemy powerless for a few seconds, unable to muster the energy to control any techniques or even their own limbs. When sufficiently powerful, it can destroy the core of an enemy, preventing them from even leaving a remnant.

Heaven and Earth Purification Wheel: A madra cycling technique focused on expanding madra capacity. Eithan teaches Lindon this technique as it is vital to training his pure madra core, which cannot advance through taking in vital aura from the outside world.

Burning Cloak: The Dragon Advances. The Fierce Outer Burning Robe technique is an Enforcer technique. It is a basic full-body Enforcement using Blackflame Madra, protecting and powering the body by madra while in use. It allows for the release of explosive force of movement.

Dragon Breath: The Dragon Destroys. The Fierce River of Fierce Flowing Breath technique is a Striker Technique. Blackflame madra is gathered in the hands, rotated, and condensed repeatedly until being released as a solid beam that eradicates everything in its path.

Void Dragon's Dance: The Dragon Conquers. In one moment, the flames devour everything on the battlefield, leaving only smoke and dust. Like many Ruler techniques, it is capable of great destruction, but requires appropriate vital aura in the environment, and time to build and concentrate on the vital aura to take control.

Soul Cloak: An Enforcer technique utilizing Lindon's pure madra core. Compared to the Burning Cloak, it allows for more measured power output.

The Dragon Descends: Lindon's ultimate attack from his dragon path. All his techniques from the Blackflame Path Forged on his hand. He forges claws of Blackflame madra on his hand like a glove with a miniature Void Dragon's Dance swirling around it, Dragon's Breath filling it like blood and a Burning Cloak surrounding it all. Takes all his spirit and a significant amount of his soulfire to bring it to life.

Hollow Domain: A pure madra technique developed in ''Wintersteel''. With the help of Little Blue's madra, Lindon can create a sphere of pure madra that weakens or deletes any techniques that enters. This technique makes Lindon's eyes glow a sapphire-blue. It is not specified what kind of technique it is, but it was inspired by Eithen's Armor of the Hollow King technique.

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Sage of the Endless Sword

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'''Timaias Adama''' was the '''Sage of the Endless Sword, also called the Sword Sage.''' He was Yerin's master, and died in the background sometime during [[Unsouled]]. See also [[Path of the Endless Sword]].

Adama was [[Yerin]]'s master until he was murdered when she was about 16 or 17. [[Yerin]]'s family was slaughtered when [[The Bleeding Phoenix|the Bleeding Phoenix]] flew over her town, followed by [[Blood Shadow|Blood Shadows]] that killed most of the town, including her family, before the Sage was able to arrive to dispatch the shadows. Impressed by the willpower she showed in resisting the blood shadow and preventing it from consuming her, he adopted her as his disciple and trained her the [[Path of the Endless Sword]], also sealing her blood shadow so that she could get strong enough to fight it on her own.

The Sword Sage was elite, highly respected and skilled, and yet a kind and wise master. He loved young [[Yerin]], even though it wasn’t his way to be flowery or expressive about it. He helped her forge a Steelborn Iron body when she was younger. He died trying to find information about how to remove a Blood Shadow from her without harming her spirit. From the first time [[Eithan Arelius]] sees heartbroken [[Yerin]] in book 2, his internal opinions of her deceased master are always high. He wants to do well by the man, and continue the good work the Sage began. He adopts her and continues her training, and helps her understand her Blood Shadow, who becomes known as Ruby.

==Adama and Min Sheui==
The Sage very nearly married [[Min Shuei]], the Winter Sage, who made his wintersteel sword, the Endless Sword. She mentored Yerin during the Uncrowned Tournament, along with the Akura Sage, [[Akura Charity]]. Min Sheui first revealed his personal name (Adama) in a portion of her inner monologue (see book 7, ''[[Uncrowned]]''). Yerin was relieved when he didn’t marry her, deciding first to go to [[Sacred Valley]], because she was too emotional for stoical Yerin’s comfort.

<blockquote>He activated the Endless Sword. Every edged weapon in the room exploded with silver light. The Jade holding onto his wintersteel sword —— the weapon Min Shuei had gifted him before their parting —— fell to bloody chunks immediately and landed in a pile of gore. Adama caught the sheathed blade before it hit the ground. (Wintersteel, prologue)</blockquote>

==His Death==
The Sage went into the [[Labyrinth]] in [[Sacred Valley]], well-supplied with background information on [[Subject One]], a researcher who became the first [[Dreadgod]]. He wanted to find out how to remove Yerin’s Blood Shadow without harming her spirit. He entered the labyrinth through the immense Ancestor’s Tomb, high on the slopes of Mount Samara, near Heaven’s Glory School. He’d been there for three months, the suppression field weakening his power daily until he was no stronger than a Jade. But he’s weaker than he knows. In the flashback in [[Wintersteel]], Adama admits to Yerin that he is willingly ingesting poison from Heaven's Glory school, who had offered him housing, because he believed that anything they could make would have no effect on a Sage.

Murdered: One night, a dozen elders of the Heaven's Glory school sneak up on Adama in his sleep. They all simultaneously stab him with poisoned half-silver blades. Adama fights back with as much strength as he can muster, eventually using his last strength to zap Yerin away to safety and to escape himself into the Ancestor's Tomb, where he succumbs to his wounds.
 Thus it was that he died in the Ancestor's Tomb, an entrance to the labyrinth at Heaven's Glory School on Mount Samara. His power suppressed, he was slowly poisoned for three months, and once weakened, he was murdered by a bunch of treacherous cowardly Jades with poisoned blades. His death occurred off-screen during book 1, [[Unsouled]] and is detailed in the Prologue of [[Wintersteel]].

<blockquote> Halfsilver blades. Those would disrupt anyone’s madra, which explained the searing pain in his body and spirit, and halfsilver was unusually common here. Normally, they wouldn’t have penetrated his skin. He hadn’t considered the full implications of the strength being leeched from his Archlord body; it had been too long since any mundane attack was a threat. But. . .they had stabbed him. Though he was bleeding and surrounded by enemies, he still wondered if this could possibly be real. It was like a bunch of rabbits had taken up spears in their teeth and charged him. (Wintersteel prologue)</blockquote>

==His Remnant==
After he died, the murderers tried to take his Remnant. [[Yerin]] hated them and didn’t want them to defile her master’s last remains. Whilst [[Wei Shi Lindon]], not even a Copper yet, successfully battled and killed a Jade, she battled the Remnant and won. Then the Remnant became her goldsign swords, brimming with sword aura. See [[Unsouled]].
 For over a year, Yerin tried to listen for her master within the Remnant. She expected it to still guide her on her Path. Finally she had to accept that her beloved master was truly gone. The Remnant was not the man. (See Blackflame, book 3)
<blockquote> More attacks landed, and he took another step. Another. His entire being fixed on the door, and his existence narrowed down to a singular purpose. He was going to that door, and these people would not stop Yerin from advancing. She would succeed him. Those were the two most prominent thoughts his Remnant inherited when it rose from his body. The door. And Yerin. (Wintersteel prologue)</blockquote>

==His Void Space==
The Sage stored copious notes about the Dreadgods in his void space, some of which (we later learn) came from [[House Arelius]]. About five years after he died, these notes were found by Wei Shi Lindon Arelius, thanks to Elder Whisperer, who kept the void space open so it wouldn’t evaporate from non-use. Yerin reluctantly entered the void space and was tearful because he’d saved her old training robes (see Reaper).

==Subreddit Humor==
Over the years, there has been much speculation surrounding his death, and fans constantly theorize about it on the Cradle subreddit ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Iteration110Cradle/ r/Iteration110Cradle]), so much that it has become a fandom joke. Readers had to wait for the truth, until book 8, Wintersteel.

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Silent King

2024-11-10T07:27:50Z

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