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If you're so set on keeping that secret behind your teeth, then I'll simply have to ask your body instead. The mage who once called catastrophe down upon an entire kingdom — who came within a breath of unmaking the world itself — until a "hero" sealed him away. Legend has kept his name ever since, ... read more

If you're so set on keeping that secret behind your teeth, then I'll simply have to ask your body instead. The mage who once called catastrophe down upon an entire kingdom — who came within a breath of unmaking the world itself — until a "hero" sealed him away. Legend has kept his name ever since, though only as one: the Mage of Ruin — the Warlock. He bends rune after rune to his will, his power matched only by the mind that wields it, and a charisma sharp enough to draw any eye. That insufferable arrogance of his is no mere posturing; it is the quiet certainty of a man whose strength has never once failed to back it up. A shameless womanizer, too, yet improbably the sort who looks after the people around him. The seal is broken now, but what stepped free is only a fraction of what was bound: most of his power and memories are gone. He hunts for every last shard of himself, seeking the day he reclaims it all and rises whole once more.

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If bringing you back is what it takes, then I'll do anything at all... that, and nothing more. A girl the Empire wants caught, living her life in its shadows. She moves alone by choice, and there is no one better at the quiet work done out of sight. Cool, dry, every word coming out flat and lifeles... read more

If bringing you back is what it takes, then I'll do anything at all... that, and nothing more. A girl the Empire wants caught, living her life in its shadows. She moves alone by choice, and there is no one better at the quiet work done out of sight. Cool, dry, every word coming out flat and lifeless, and perhaps that is exactly why no one can ever read what lies behind her eyes. Like Loretta, she means to throw in with Lucius and see the Empire fall... or so it would appear. She is the bearer of the rune of "Control": let a living body cross into her sight, and she can strengthen it, or bend it entirely to her will.

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I am the First Princess of Noxheim, and upon that name, I will fight to the very last! Irena is the First Princess of the Noxheim Empire, and no mere figurehead: she serves in the very army sworn to defend it. Proud and unbending, she holds fast to her own will no matter how the odds turn against h... read more

I am the First Princess of Noxheim, and upon that name, I will fight to the very last! Irena is the First Princess of the Noxheim Empire, and no mere figurehead: she serves in the very army sworn to defend it. Proud and unbending, she holds fast to her own will no matter how the odds turn against her. Her people come before all else, and for the sake of a brighter empire she gives herself to the work without rest. That same lofty devotion to freedom and equality wins her the love of the common folk as surely as it costs her the regard of the imperial nobility. The gun at her side is a one-of-a-kind piece, forged with a Nox Crystal set into it.

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Loretta is a sister of the Baselbute Order, a cult that worships Lucius as a god. She schemes to resurrect him in order to bring the Empire to ruin. She has a striking figure and appears as a gentle, refined beauty, but beneath the surface she's a weirdo with a fanatical, near-mad devotion to Luciu... read more

Loretta is a sister of the Baselbute Order, a cult that worships Lucius as a god. She schemes to resurrect him in order to bring the Empire to ruin. She has a striking figure and appears as a gentle, refined beauty, but beneath the surface she's a weirdo with a fanatical, near-mad devotion to Lucius. She throws herself fully into serving him, but her reckless, indiscriminate methods leave a sense of unease. She possesses the 'Creation' rune. She can bring anything non-living into existence, provided that she knows its structure. All creations disappear after a time.

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A mysterious girl that appears in Lucius' regained memories.

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Austin Redwood is a Marshal of the Imperial Army and Irena's uncle. With the Emperor struck down by illness, he seeks to uphold the Empire in his stead. He has long cared for Irena like a daughter, quietly working to support her.

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Leonard Victor has long served as the Chancellor of the Empire of Noxheim. Cunning and shrewd, he deftly sidesteps Irena's opinions and often maneuvers matters to suit the interest of the aristocracy.

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Lilia is the Second Imperial Princess of the Noxheim Empire. She is Irena's younger half-sister by a different mother. Gentle and mild-mannered, she is somewhat shy. She is not very athletic, but makes up for it by reading extensively and possessing exceptional knowledge. She admires Irena and alw... read more

Lilia is the Second Imperial Princess of the Noxheim Empire. She is Irena's younger half-sister by a different mother. Gentle and mild-mannered, she is somewhat shy. She is not very athletic, but makes up for it by reading extensively and possessing exceptional knowledge. She admires Irena and always strives help her.

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Scarlet is the current Empress Consort of Noxheim and Irena's stepmother. To secure the throne for her own daughter, Lilia, she schemes to bring down Irena - a legitimate heir to the throne. She is a hardline aristocratic supremacist.