Book 6
Shores of Eternity
Returning People
36Eira Caedris, who later uses the name Aruviel, is a Xalmyrran council investigator, scholar, Hrzai's wielder, and divine and temporal mage whose life crosses the cycles, Varnhallow, ancie...
Xarion Morvayne is the former high arbiter of Teryndal, Cassian's closest friend, and the founder of the Order of Thalion Zenith. After the timerift pulls him into Varnhallow, he takes th...
Cassian Ironvale is a divine and resonance mage from Teryndal who later rules Chronasis as Thalassai's archon of time. In Xalmyrra, he is celebrated as the Hero of the People and the Hamm...
Alistair is a millennia old Brighthaven mage, administrator, infiltrator, and founder of Alistair's Network. Isandriel leaves him in charge of Brighthaven, and after Radiance Prime's dest...
Thalena Xenith, born Helena Hyperion, is the former archon of Chronasis, the archon of Space and Time, and a ruler and strategist of Thalassai. She is the daughter of Aurelia and Ozaith,...
Maric is Xarion's advisor in Teryndal Assembly, a close friend of Renneth, and the bonded companion of Spin. He begins as a potent water mage and administrator, then becomes a shard wield...
Kaelion Saeryth is a Soltheris born council mage, the Voice of the Veil, and the chosen wielder of Xoh’Tenol. At the Xalmyrran tournament, he competes as a level eight illusionist. After...
Eliona is a guardian from the Malverand era, a temporal mage, an illusion mage, and Raphael's hidden second in command. She was chosen as a promising mage, placed over the Maraveth Ascend...
Raphael belongs to the ancient Guardians of Malverand, becomes Michael's personal hand and enforcer after Barachiel's disappearance, and tries to restore imperial rule after the Malverand...
Azarion is a long lived Malverand divine and air mage who commands for Eremion and receives second generation shard power during the Fall of Malverand. He is secretly Eremion's son, thoug...
Renneth Pryar is a Teryndal council mage and representative on the Xalmyrran Council. After Renneth survives a cave injury and amnesia, Rhyzmar raises him through the Adventurers' Guild,...
Zain is a powerful mage of Ulzathir, a son of Ozaith, and the ruler who takes control of Ulzathir after Ozaith's death. He commands Ulzathir's failed invasion of Thalassai, kills Alistair...
Gabriel is Raphael's ice god and operates through the surviving Malverand faction and the Rahmavir coalition. After Eliona restores Raphael from his Malverand heart, Gabriel becomes Rapha...
Isandro is the emperor of the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, ruling from Maraveth with Rafe and Eamon among his closest advisors. His reign depends on the empire's Maraveth Core and nani...
Jin Leiyun is an elemental mage from Thundermarch, the bonded wielder of Tianlei, and an ally against Xol'Zahir, the shapers of Shroudvale, the guardians from the Malverand era, and Qadir...
Garrik of Kaldaryn leads Kaldaryn, after beginning life as a prince of the Blackcrag Dominion, and takes charge of the Order of Thalion Zenith after Isaac disappears. He commands Kaldaryn...
Ozaith, also called Hyperion and Ozaith Tzerakh, is a natural god, an aether and cosmic power, and Ulzathir's divine ruler. He uses the title King of gods, and his council, shrines, child...
Aldar Rehn is the long serving head of the Xalmyrran Council, based at the Imperial Institute in Irrathis. He holds the titles Bastion of the Frostlands and Guardian of Xalmyrra and is a...
Amos is an atraxi scientist, engineer, fire mage, and void traveler. Under Jorhan after the fall of Atraxis Prime Alpha, he and Jareth build gates, activators, essence towers, spell conta...
Virel Tessaro wields Nahm for Haverloch as a high level active mage. He works for the Axial Concord as a high speed diplomat, scout, commander, and planner, carries Nahm's geometric shard...
Zayren, known as Zero while serving in the Order of Thalion Zenith, is a level nine aether mage from Thalcoris. He serves Tazarin in Tequaltor, follows Kaelion into Xalmyrra and Valrindor...
Rafe is Maraveth's overseer and an advisor to Emperor Isandro in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, working beside Eamon and Mike after Helena Hyperion reaches Isandro's palace, during t...
Brynor, formerly Belanor, is an ancient atraxi mage from Atraxis Prime Alpha who serves Xalmyrra in council field missions, gate expeditions, the Land of Darkness, and Nerissa's Invasion...
Aelius is a Thalassai imperator based in Chronasis and one of the commanders of the Thalassai legions. During the Fall of Malverand, he uses the name Ignatius, serves in the Order of Thal...
Nahm is the natural cosmic god of symmetry and perfection from Haverloch, the divine authority behind the Axial Concord, and the god wielded by Virel. Haverloch's mirrored capital, Axanax...
Abraxas is the Oracles of Eternity's Keeper of Prophecies and guards the source beneath Zarephon. Enemies know him as the Dark Lord of the Plains of Eternity and the King of Eternity; amo...
Khauren is a god from the Malverand era, the former god of Eremion, and the hidden deity behind Zain's public "new Ozaith" claim in Ulzathir. He speaks through fiery pact marks in his wie...
Xoh’Tenol is the sun god of Thalcoris, the deity of the sun shard, and the divine power behind Kaelion's sun magic. Tenari religion pairs him with Xoh’Metztli, the moon goddess, and rever...
Eamon advises Emperor Isandro closely in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, working beside Rafe and Mike on classified containment problems involving Maraveth, Zarephon, the void, the im...
Tianlei is the storm god of Thundermarch and the divine being behind the lightning shard. He is bound to Jin Leiyun after Jin kills Ren Wuye, Tianlei's former shard wielder, in Stormpeak....
Jareth is a long lived atraxi scientist, engineer, air mage, and void navigator. He calibrates the escape gate from Atraxis Prime Alpha, adapts atraxi technology for Atraxis Prime and Xal...
Vianna Kairo uses the name Viviana during her time displaced years. She is a Brighthaven born fire and ice mage, former wielder of Pyrathalor, and leader in Morozkaya after the Thalassai...
Splin is Kaelion's giant cuddly frog from Erenmyr and later a starlit astragon. She bonds with Kaelion in the Xalmyrran swamps, carries him by responding to his thoughts, and becomes his...
Hrzai is Xalmyrra's ancient divine goddess, the first successful god core of the Malverand Empire, and the golden being who later moves through Xalmyrra as Xelthys. Her original artifact...
Aurion is the former king of Soltheris, a level nine cosmic mage, and later a member of the Xalmyrran Council. He rules from the Luminary Halls in Zeydrith during Soltheris's struggle aga...
Isandriel later uses the name Isaac. He is a former Guardian of Malverand, the wielder of Tal'Massar, and the long term hidden leader of the Order of Thalion Zenith after Thalion Zenith....
New People
27Nero of Theryssa and Thiravos is Nerissa's wave shard wielder, a powerful water and earth mage, and a chief defender of Theryssa and Thiravos. He begins as a talented young mage from Pela...
Nerissa is an ancient water and earth goddess of Theryssa and Thiravos who empowers mortal wielders through the wave shard. She was once the sole goddess serving both island nations and l...
Lucilla is the head consul of Theryssa in Pelagia, the daughter of Nerissa and Isandriel, and a long lived half god politician who wields divine, earth, temporal, and balance magic. She d...
Mike is Medic Mike of Maraveth, a renowned medical researcher in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. After Helena Hyperion's essence made copy dies in Maraveth, he joins Isandro, Rafe, Ea...
Zorath is a Rahmavir chosen from Halvarim. He fights and plans alongside Ravira, Raphael, and later Gabriel as Raphael pursues the source in the Plains of Eternity and targets the returne...
Ravira is a Halvarim chosen who directs Rahmavir source policy and fights with high level origin magic. She joins Zorath under Raphael and Gabriel in the final Rahmavir push toward Zareph...
Qadir is Zain's master of scouts in Ulzathir, a senior officer based at the Council Citadel in Ishtanur. He has sand brown hair and blue eyes, manages scouts and border intelligence, and...
Severin is a high ranking Lumerian noble from Avalon and an ally of Alistair around the source at Zarephon. He wields temporal, cosmic, and earth magic, a combination that lets him surviv...
Zhulkar is a child of Ozaith, the governor of Brahzûn, and a powerful Ulzathir mage in Zain's command. His region is vital to Ulzathir's textile supply through ibrashi farming. He repeate...
Ishqari is Ozaith's daughter, Zain's sister, and the head researcher on Ulzathir's council after Ozaith's death. She backs Zain's modernization of Ulzathir, works to adapt essence powered...
Myrelia is a princess of Myrravel, sister of Myrdon, and one of the Myrravel mages sent with Azarion during his mission against the Order near the source. She uses earth magic and divine...
Brontes is a Thiravos gate operator based in Pelagos and a lightning mage who knows the island nations' gate tracking, symbol sequences, essence towers, and direct gate links. After Renne...
Doss is a trusted agent in Alistair's Network and later a Rahmavir chosen. Alistair brings Doss with Zoss and Loss toward the Plains of Eternity when he begins pursuing the source. After...
Khezriya is Ozaith's daughter, Zain's sister, and the commander responsible for military matters on Ulzathir's council. She remains with Zain after Ozaith's death, plans troop movements,...
Soria belongs to Rahmavir's chosen and uses origin magic as a scout in Raphael's campaign to close the source and end the spread of the Plains of Eternity. She scouts Maraveth for Ralvon...
Kalyx is an elderly Thiravos consul based in Pelagos and the head consul during Renneth and Maric's visit. He has white hair and a white beard, wears deep teal robes in the consulate, and...
Damarra is a Thiravosi woman in Pelagos who records Renneth and Maric's account for Brontes after their unexpected arrival through the city's gate. She leads them to lodging used by the g...
Kjeldan is a chosen mage from Rahmavir and a commander in Raphael's coalition at Omberion and during the Battle for Cyndarel. He takes command of Omberion's defense while Soria, Eliona, a...
Torukhan is the khagan of Serekhai and a Serekhai leader in Raphael's coalition against the returned Order. At the Halvarim summit, he speaks for Serekhai's agreement with Rahmavir and na...
Archibald is a Solvarrian collaborator with Zain and Ulzathir. He speaks for the separatists who welcome Zain at the Solvarrian border, prepares Lumenbury as the offensive base against So...
Emilia is a woman in Emperor Isandro's imperial circle during the Maraveth Core reaction and the Proxion system emergency. She brings Isandro the Proxion message after he misses her reque...
Arashiiwa is the clan leader of Hanamizu in Shanari, an older man with a white beard who receives Renneth and Maric after Kazehiro brings them into the city. He speaks for Hanamizu's caut...
Boss is one of Alistair's operatives, a volatile origin magic user whose power feeds Rahmavir's weapon development. Alistair hides Boss's name and background, and Boss's associates know h...
Vincent is the current regent of restored Jazarel. He receives Xarion, Aelius, and Jin at Jazarel's domed government building when they arrive to meet Kaelion, directs officials to care f...
Leif is a temporal mage who defended Rimvold before retreating to Bjarnholt. During the Siege of Rimvold, he is with Virel's approaching force alongside Thorik of Bjarnholt and the astrag...
Tamara works under Emperor Isandro in Maraveth. After an emergency at Isandro's Palace, Isandro orders her to clean everything up before he returns to the Maraveth Core, and she bows befo...
Myrdon is a prince of Myrravel and one of the Myrravel mages sent with Azarion after the kingdom's king and queen promise aid. He is killed during Azarion's mission against the Order near...
New Nations & Realms
14Shanari is an island nation north of Thundermarch and the homeland of Kazehiro and Arashiiwa. Its capital is Hanamizu, where Renneth and Maric make contact during their post cycle diploma...
Meridian is the main planet of the Hyperion system and a Kytherite source within the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. The empire funnels Meridian Kytherite toward the imperial system to po...
Serekhai is a northern steppeland nation in Valrindor, far north of Rahmavir. Its capital is Orukhad, a city mounted on massive wheels that moves across the steppes when local resources a...
Vespera is a hostile, essence rich planet in the Hyperion system. Its atmosphere can destroy ships that orbit too closely.
Atraxis Prime Omega is an atraxi settled planet and gate site within the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. Imperial route data places it about 87 light years from Valrindor in the Hyperion...
The Amalthea system is an imperial colony in the Hyperion Spiral, fully controlled by the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. Current imperial starchart data places it about 87.2 light years...
The Callisto system is an imperial colony in the Hyperion Spiral, fully controlled by the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. It lies 37.5 light years from Valrindor, southeast of the imperia...
Draxil is a planet in the Proxion system within the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. It holds the richest Kytherite deposits in Proxion. During the Proxion evacuation, the Spiral Mandate t...
The Oberon system is fully controlled by the Malverand Intergalactic Empire in the Hyperion Spiral. Current imperial starchart data places it 60 light years southwest of Valrindor. Malver...
Carvano is a far off nation in Valrindor. At Raphael's request, Alistair sends agents there, alongside Lumeria and Vashunai, to search for extremely potent temporal mages whose shields mi...
Vashunai is a far off nation in Valrindor. At Raphael's request, Alistair sends agents there, alongside Lumeria and Carvano, to search for extremely potent temporal mages capable of shiel...
Rhazekar is a nation in northeastern Valrindor. Maric and Nero investigate routes with a map obtained in Halvarim. The map names Rhazekar alongside Myrravel and Lumeria.
Alecton is a planet in the Proxion system, one of seven systems under full control of the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. During the Proxion system attack, every planet in the system is u...
The Valdrenor Empire was a once prosperous nation in central Valrindor, in the area that later becomes Kaldaryn. It existed sometime between years 3500 and 4000 before disappearing.
New Places
16Cyndarel is a city in central Valrindor, near Morindel and Melandor. Raphael's faction subjugates it and uses it as Rahmavir's frontline against central Valrindor.
Pelagia is the capital of Theryssa and the seat of Lucilla's consuls. The city has magic academies, a coastal amphitheater, a gate chamber, skyship docks, and the Pelagia Consulate. Neris...
Pelagos is the coastal capital of Thiravos, where consuls govern sea facing civic life and control gate and skyship travel. Renneth and Maric reach the city through an unexpected direct g...
Isandro's Palace is the massive domed palace at the center of Maraveth, capital of the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. It is Emperor Isandro's residence and public seat of power, and offi...
Hanamizu is the capital city of Shanari, an island nation north of Thundermarch. Kazehiro brings Renneth, Maric, Gin, and Spin there after meeting them at sea, making the city their first...
The Maraveth Core Chamber is a vast secured chamber reached from Isandro's Palace by a side corridor, a long elevator descent, and a sealed passage. It houses the red Maraveth Core, a hal...
Therendros is a coastal city state in Valrindor near the Calthorpe Ocean. It is a city of commerce focused on fishing and maritime development.
Brahzûn is a large western Ulzathir city. It raises ibrashi, exports wool, produces textiles and clothing, and supplies the robes and textiles Zain's armies need after he takes control of...
Tharran is the capital of Tharendur and a waypoint on the road toward the Plains of Eternity, Myriandel, and Zarephon. The route from Tharran to Myriandel and then to Zarephon is the easi...
Brunholl is an eastern port city in the Blackcrag Dominion. Eliona and Azarion visit the city during the Siege of Omberion, and their stance against Garrik earns them local bows and waves.
Lumenbury is a border city in Solvarria near Ulzathir's desert approach. Archibald prepares it for Zain's arrival, and Ulzathir uses it as its primary base for the offensive into Solvarria.
Novaris is the capital city of the Malverand Intergalactic Empire in the Hyperion system and surrounding lands. It stands on Meridian, the system's main planet, amid slightly dusty yellow...
Redcliffe is a city in Solvarria near red sandy hills, rich essence towers, and strange wildlife. During the Ulzathir Invasion of Solvarria, Ulzathir launches a surprise attack on Redclif...
Avalon is the capital of Lumeria and Severin's home city. Azarion considers Avalon a refuge from Raphael, and Eliona postpones going there. After the Battle for Cyndarel, Eira asks Severi...
Melandor is a peaceful city state near Morindel in Valrindor. Garrik stations more forces in Melandor and Cyndarel during preparations across central and western Valrindor. During the bat...
Orukhad is Serekhai's capital city in the steppelands far north of Rahmavir. The city is mounted on massive wheels and moves across the steppes when local resources are exhausted, returni...
New Organizations
3Alistair's Network is the covert intelligence, recruitment, and infiltration organization founded by Alistair after he consolidates power in Brighthaven. It begins as a hidden program ins...
The Spiral Mandate is an interstellar power in the Hyperion Spiral. The Mandate attacks the Proxion system with advanced stealth technology, and high clearance theories blame the Mandate...
The Sepulcher Crown is a barely human faction with black pyramid structures and light covered ship facilities. Its designs are bizarre, alien, and almost religious.
New Lore
12In Valrindor, origin magic uses nanite mirrored technology based on ancient magic. It leaks through the source breach at Zarephon and behaves like magic because compatible users can direc...
The Battle for Cyndarel is the confrontation around Cyndarel where Garrik traps Raphael's faction, Aldar seals the city beneath a spiral shard darkness storm, and Raphael is brought down...
The Solvarria and Pyrenis Campaign begins after Thalassai retakes Solvarria from Zain's occupation. Hadrian and Anshar lead the surprise takeover, and Zain answers by sending a fast strik...
Nerissa's Invasion of Xalmyrra is the strike on Erenmyr's coast after Gabriel pushes Theryssa and Thiravos into Raphael's plan to attack Xalmyrra. Nerissa, Nero, Kalyx, Brontes, Lucilla,...
The Siege of Rimvold begins after Raphael bargains with Zain to send Ulzathir's forces there. The Siege of Rimvold removes Ulzathir from Rimvold, exposes the danger of Khauren acting thro...
The Siege of Omberion is the 5368 AX Blackcrag campaign in which Garrik's Kaldaryn led coalition advances on Omberion, the capital of Blackcrag, after Eremion is defeated at Maraveth.
The Maraveth Core is the massive red central machine housed in the Maraveth Core Chamber beneath or deep within Isandro's Palace in Maraveth (Intergalactic Empire). It is the central cont...
The Attack on Ishtanur is the failed allied assault on Ishtanur during the campaign against Zain, Raphael, and their allies. The strike targets Ulzathir's capital. Zain is away at Rimvold...
The Attack on Kaldaryn is a skyship strike on Kaldaryn City by Azarion and Eliona after Soria scouts Maraveth on Raphael's insistence and Kaelion becomes Azarion's priority target. Azario...
The Battle west of Tharendur is the ambush on Eira, Kaelion, Xarion, Marcellus, and Kazehiro after they leave Tharran and continue west toward the Plains of Eternity and the source. About...
Kytherite, or Kytheron 4A7, is an energy material used in Malverand warp drive technology. Particles from the void entity contain Kytherite fragments and nanites.
The Three Obelisks are obelisk like structures in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. The Meridian set stands in a large underground chamber below Novaris on Meridian. Obelisk sets also e...