Character Gallery 4

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Amberleigh

Archmagus Garrethyn Amberleigh has served as High Council to the rulers of Arvellia for over a one hundred years, guiding three generations of monarchs with quiet wisdom, patience, and unwavering devotion to the kingdom. Equal parts advisor, mentor, seneschal, and spymaster, he possesses a rare talent for finding good people and trusting them with meaningful work. Though age has taken its toll, Amberleigh remains one of Seth's closest friends, teaching him that kingdoms are not saved by great men alone, but by ordinary people willing to shoulder responsibility without being asked.

Iolite

Iolite is an earth elemental who first appeared as a one-foot-tall figure of living stone before becoming fascinated with Seth, who she called the Shaper. A veteran of the Second Silent War and the slayer of the goddess Zelmyra, she has spent the past five years studying the peoples of the "above stone," gradually shaping herself into an increasingly human form. Gentle, curious, and fiercely loyal, Iolite accomplished what no elemental had before her by falling in love. She continues to discover what it means to be part of a family.

Jackob

Jackob is an irrepressible storyteller whose gift for spinning tales is rivaled only by his talent for uncovering rumors. Born in Iilvarion, he eventually became steward of Saint Aldric's ancestral home, transforming it into a small museum before its destruction during Hek's attack on Seth. Convinced that Seth was Arthyr reborn, Jackob returned to his homeland and persuaded Iilvarion to stand beside him in the coming war. Since then he has married, started a family, and built an extensive network of informants, becoming one of Seth's most valuable sources of intelligence while never losing his infectious optimism or flair for dramatic storytelling.

Naevira

Naevira was once an elven widow living in the village of Noraethil until she was consumed by a Weeping Gallows and emerged as one of the gallowborn. Seth's words of compassion became the foundation of her new existence, replacing violence with mercy so completely that she lost the protective thorns possessed by every other gallowborn. During the confrontation with the Shepherd she willingly sacrificed herself in an attempt to save both Earth and Annwn, ascending instead as the goddess of refuge. Quiet, compassionate, and deeply devoted to nurturing others, she now studies under Seth as she learns what it truly means to bear the responsibilities of divinity.

The Shepherd

The Shepherd is the god of surrender and founder of the Covenant of Mercy - a man whose hatred of suffering led him to conclude that the gods themselves were the source of the world's misery. Believing peace could only be achieved through absolute unity, he orchestrated infiltration across Annwn and Earth, raising armies of gallowborn, constructing the Mercy Engine, and preparing to overthrow the divine order. Though the Engine was destroyed before it could grant him the limitless power he sought, he nevertheless ascended to godhood. Now wielding the terrifying power to crush wills and enslave minds, the Shepherd seeks not only to bring every god under his control, but to make Seth suffer before forcing all of Annwn to surrender.