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Category:Cradle Characters

2023-03-25T21:07:33Z

Joeynatord: fixed formatting and advancement levels

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==Main Characters==
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! 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]]
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! 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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==The Way and The Worlds==
See [[The Way and The Worlds]] for info on the Way, the Void, the Iterations
===[[Abidan|Abidan Court of Judges]]===
See [[Abidan]] for info on the organization

*[[Makiel|Makiel, the Hound]]
*[[Gadrael|Gadrael, the Titan]]
*[[Durandiel|Durandiel, the Ghost]]
*[[Telariel|Telariel, the Spider]]
*[[Razael|Razael, the Wolf]]
*[[Suriel|Suriel, the Phoenix]]
*[[Zakariel|Zakariel, the Fox]]
*[[Ozriel|Ozriel, the Reaper]]
*[[Adriel|Adriel, the Creator]]

====Lesser Abidan====

*[[Pariana of the Titans]]
*[[Kiuran of the Hounds]]

===Cosmic Antagonists===

*See [[Vroshir]] for info on these cosmic arch villains
*Iri the Angler, the Mad King, The Silverlords, The Horseman

==On Cradle==
===Monarchs on Cradle===
Cradle is huge, with hundreds of billions of people on at least five huge continents. One or two Monarchs rule on each continent.

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

===Sages & Heralds===

*[[Icons|List of Sages w Icons]]
*[[Herald (Advancement)|List of Heralds]]

==Monarch Factions==

===[[Akura Family|Akura Clan]]===

*[[Akura Malice]] (Monarch)
*[[Akura Fury]] (Herald, advanced to Monarch) (ascended)
*[[Akura Charity]] (Sage of the Silver Heart)
*[[Akura Justice]] (Archlord)
*[[Akura Mercy]] (Overlord)
*[[Akura Pride]] (Underlord)
*[[Akura Grace]] (Underlord) †
*Akura Shiria (Underlord)
*Akura Courage (Underlord) †
*Akura Douji (Underlord) †
*[[Akura Harmony]] (Truegold) †
*Akura Shira (Truegold)
*Akura Earnest
*Akura Kiya

===[[Northstriders Followers|Northstrider & Followers]]===

*[[Northstrider]] (Monarch)
**Associates with independents
***[[The Beast King]] (Herald)
***[[Ziel]] (Archlord)

===[[Ninecloud Court]]===

*[[Sha Miara]] (Monarch)
*[[Sha Leiala]] (Monarch) †
*Sha Relliar (Herald)
*Sha Siris (Underlord)
*Sha Dellian

===Dragon Faction===

*[[Seshethkunaaz]] (Monarch) †
*[[Xorrus|Xorrus]] (Herald)
*Garrylondryth (Herald)
*[[Sopharanatoth|Sopharanatoth]] (Overlord) †
*[[Ekerinatoth|Ekerinatoth]] (Truegold) †
*[[Naian Blackflame]] (Underlord) (Prisoner of the Dragons) †

===House Shen===

*[[Reigan Shen]] (Monarch)
*Yushi Shen, Thunder Fairy (Herald)

===Titan's Grove===

*[[Emriss Silentborn]] (Monarch)
*[[Chryleia]]

===Eight-Man Empire===

*[[Eight-Man Empire]] (collectively a Monarch power)
**Larian (Sage)

===[[House Arelius]]===

*[[Ozmanthus Arelius]] (Monarch) (ascended eons ago)
*[[Tiberian Arelius]] (Monarch) †
*[[Sage of a Thousand Eyes|Cladia Arelius]] (Sage of a Thousand Eyes)
*[[Eithan Arelius]] (Archlord)
*[[House Arelius#Veris & Altavian|Veris Arelius]] (Underlord)
*[[House Arelius#Veris & Altavian|Altavian Arelius]] (Underlord)

==Blackflame Empire==
Vassal to Akura Monarchy
===Jai Clan===

*[[Jai Daishou]] †
*[[Jai Long]]
*[[Jai Chen]]
*see [[Jai Clan]]

===Naru Clan===

*[[Naru Huan]]
*[[Naru Gwei]]
*[[Naru Saeya]]
*[[Naru Jing]]

===[[Skysworn (Organization)|Skysworn]]===

*[[Naru Gwei]]
*[[Renfei]] †
*[[Bai Rou]]

===Arelius Branch===

*[[Cassias Arelius]]
*[[House Arelius|Gaien Arelius]]

===[[Sandviper Sect]]===

*[[Sandviper Gokren]] †
*[[Sandviper Kral]] †

===[[Fisher Sect]]===

*Fisher Ragahn, chief
*[[Fisher Gesha]]

===Other===

*Underlord [[Chon Ma]] ([[Cloud Hammer School]])
*Underlord [[Kotai Shou]]
*Underlady [[Kotai Reina]]
*Underlady [[Li Min Redflower]] ([[Jade Eye School]])
*[[Fisher Gesha]]

==Other==

===Seishen Kingdom===
Akura Vassal

*Info at [[Seishen Kingdom]]
*King Seishen Dakata
*Underlord Prince Seishen Kiro †
*Underlord Prince Seishen Daji
*Underlady gardener Riyusai Meira

===Frozen Blade Sect===

*[[Min Shuei]], Sage of the Frozen Blade
*Maten Teia
*Maten Kei

==Dreadgod Cults==
===[[Redmoon Hall]]===

*[[Sage of Red Faith]]
*[[Longhook]] †
*[[Yan Shoumei]]
*[[Blacksword]]

===[[Stormcallers|The Stormcallers]]===

*[[Storm Sage|Sage of Calling Storms]]
*Calan Archer
*[[Therian Nills]]

===[[Silent Servants]]===

*Kenvata Nasuma Juvari

===[[Abyssal Palace]]===

*Brother Aekin
*High Priest Maraan

==Independent==

*[[Beast King]] of the Wasteland
*[[Ziel]] of the Wasteland
*[[Sage of the Endless Sword]] †

===Sacred Valley===
In Akura territory, but the Monarch totally ignores the people
====Wei Clan:====
See [[Wei Clan]]

*[[Wei Shi Kelsa]]
*[[Wei Shi Jaran]]
*[[Wei Shi Seisha]]
*[[Elder Whisper]]
*[[First Elder]] of the Wei Clan
*[[Wei Jin Sairus]]
*[[Wei Jin Amon]]
*[[Wei Mon Keth]]
*[[Wei Mon Teris]]
*[[Wei Mon Eri]]

====Li Clan:====
See [[Li Clan]]

*[[Li Markuth]]
*[[Li Ten Jana]]
*Li Shao

====Kazan Clan:====
See [[Kazan Clan]]

*Kazan Patriarch and wife (not named, see Bloodline ch 9)
**Their little boy, Maret
*Kazan Ma Deret †

====Heavens Glory School:====

*[[Elder Whitehall]] †
*Elder Rahm
*Elder Anses
*Elder Harveck †
*Elder Nasiri †
*Elder Serenity † 
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Li Markuth

2023-03-15T22:16:20Z

Joeynatord: fixed spelling

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==His Backstory==

*Long long ago, Li Markuth was the Grand Patriarch of the Li clan in [[Sacred Valley]]. He founded the [[Li Clan]], and thought much of himself. This was about roughly 2500 years ago, judging by this excerpt:<blockquote>No one had left Sacred Valley for a hundred generations. It was a desolate landscape beyond the mountains, a nightmare from the lowest hells. All the books said so. (Unsouled, ch 11) </blockquote>

*In his lifetime, Markuth saw the beasts ([[Dreadgod]]s) escape from the [[Labyrinth]] in the mountains around his valley. When he returned in book 1, he asked, “Tell me, have the Four Beasts come home?” (Unsouled, ch 9)

*He held a deep grudge against the original Wei clan founder, for reasons unknown (Unsouled ch 10)

*He eventually ascended into the Way, where the [[Abidan]] organization maintain order and control chaos.

==His Return==

*Recently, Markuth decided to return to Cradle, to his home in Sacred Valley, and set up shop as a king. This meant breaking the Abidan rules of ascension. It also meant killing several Wei clan members attending a festival competition, including the Wei Patriarch and the clan soulsmith, [[Wei Shi Seisha]], the mother of [[Wei Shi Lindon Arelius]].

===Discriptions===
The ascended version of Li Markuth is covered in diamonds and garbed in rich black furs. His hair is silver striped in white. He has huge black and white bat-like wings and fangs.<blockquote>When he appeared in the circle, he stretched his wings. They unfolded at least thirty feet from tip to tip, and the structure of bones and tendons were coal-black. But the skin that stretched between them was pale and colorless, as though he'd stripped the wings from some giant arctic bat. He grinned, flashing fangs. “There is nothing so grand as a second chance.” The Li clansmen all but collapsed to their knees, grinding foreheads against the dirt. (Unsouled, ch 9) </blockquote>

==His Arrest==

*However, [[Suriel]], the sixth Judge of the Abidan, a Phoenix of healing and restoration, undid the evil Li Markuth had done, restoring everyone to life, effectively erasing their memories. She sent Markuth away, to face trial. His crime: spatial violation and attempted domination of local inhabitants. “''Li Markuth was not permitted to return to this world. His attack was a deviation from fate, which I have reversed. When I depart, it will be as though your festival continued uninterrupted.” ''(Unsouled, ch 11)

==Unexpected Consequences==

*Li Markuth's illegal entry into Cradle had a positive if unintended consequence. It paved the way for Lindon to meet Suriel, and to learn about the fate of his valley -- eventual destruction by a [[Dreadgod]].
<blockquote>One boy in particular caught her attention—tall, broad-shouldered, with a wooden badge and a rough face. He was the oldest of the group, and he won as easily as someone of his size should defeat younger children. The crowd treated him with disdain, but he seemed to carry himself with pride, as though pushing nine-year-olds out of bounds was an achievement. She looked a little deeper, examining his soul. She spotted his flaw immediately. He'd been born with a madra deficiency; that could be corrected, given time, but primitive clans like these often ostracized or marginalized the weak. (Unsouled, ch 11) </blockquote>

*Suriel decided to favor Lindon because he stepped up to shove his Palm into Markuth's gut, even knowing himself "unsouled" and the weakest of the weak -- knowing he would most certainly die for it. She viewed him as the sort of person the Abidan were meant to help, and even potentially, possibly, future Abidan material.

*So Suriel gave Lindon her distant patronage. She took him on a brief tour of world powers ([[Northstrider]] hunting sea dragons, Larian of the [[Eight-Man Empire]], a young Luminous Queen Sha Miara of Nine-Cloud Court). She offered him some truths and encouragement, and showed him where he could find a helper, a ragged teenage girl named [[Yerin]].
*Before she left, she gave Lindon a small blue marble.

 

*Another unintended consequence -- [[Eithan Arelius]] may have sensed the rift when Suriel entered the atmosphere. That's possibly what really drew him to the Desolate Wilds, where he met Lindon and Yerin. <Blockquote> Eithan spun around, speaking as he walked backwards. “Not long ago, I happened to sense a great power coming from the west. I brought it to the attention of my clan, who instructed me to investigate. When I arrived here, I found this incredible pyramid had drawn up all the aura for miles. Of course, I wasn't the only one—every sacred artist in the Desolate Wilds had beaten me to it.” (-Soulsmith, ch 13) </Blockquote>

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Cradle

2023-03-15T22:06:53Z

Joeynatord: updated cradle books

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=Iteration 110: Cradle=
"[[Sacred Arts|Sacred artists]] follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path."

==Glossary and More==
The [[Cradle Glossary]] is a good place to start when seeking enlightenment on the Cradle Series

[[Cradle Locations]] sets the world stage

Find strength in the magical [[Sacred Arts]] and strive for [[Advancement Level|advancement]]

Also, see the list of [[Cradle Characters]] or [[Cradle Factions]]

For book 1, check out the location, [[Sacred Valley]]

For book 2, explore the wider world in [[Ashwind Continent History]] and the [[Blackflame Empire]]

=Cradle Books=
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Set in Iteration 110: [[Cradle]], this series follows [[Wei Shi Lindon|Lindon]] and his friends as they advance to face an oncoming threat.

#[[Unsouled]] (Jun '16)
#[[Soulsmith]] (Sep '16)
#[[Blackflame]] (Apr '17)
#[[Skysworn]] (Sep '17)
#[[Ghostwater]] (May '18)
#[[Underlord]] (Mar '19)
#[[Uncrowned]] (Sep '19)
#[[Wintersteel]] (Oct '20)
#[[Bloodline]] (Apr '21)
#[[Reaper]] (Nov '21)
#[[Dreadgod (book 11)|Dreadgod]] (Jul, '22)
#Waybound (Unreleased) (Jun '23)

 
==Cradle Short Stories==

*The Savior of Garden's Gate features [https://wiki.abidanarchive.com/index.php/Ziel Ziel] as the primary character. Published in [https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Wanted-Anthology-Ben-Galley-ebook/dp/B0825H8H5T/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1B9IS2WV6NR3S&keywords=heroes+wanted+fantasy&qid=1641148413&sprefix=heroes+wanted+fantasy%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-2 Heroes Wanted: A Fantasy Anthology].

*On Will's mailing list: A Sword Unclean (Oct '16)
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