Book 4
The Forgotten Order
Returning People
36Xarion Morvayne, also known as Thalion Zenith, is the founder of the Order of Thalion Zenith. He served as high arbiter of Teryndal before a timerift carried him into ancient Valrindor. T...
Isandriel, also known as Isaac and the Unmaker, is a former guardian of the Malverand Empire and the wielder of Tal'Massar. He joined Thalion's army to end the guardians' rule and later t...
Thalena Xenith is the former archon of Space and Time in Chronasis, Thalassai. Born Helena Hyperion, the daughter of Ozaith and Aurelia, she also became the legendary Arcanis of Xalmyrra....
Vianna Kairo is a diarch of Morozkaya and a former wielder of Pyrathalor. Born in Brighthaven, she found a new home in Kyranthos after her brother betrayed her. Searching for friends take...
Garrik is the leader of the Kaldaryn Protectorate, a divine and earth mage, and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. Raised as King George's heir in Blackcrag, he fled before his coro...
Zayren is a Tenari mage from Thalcoris and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. He took the name Zero while serving Thalion in the ancient past.
Cassian Ironvale is the archon of Chronasis in Thalassai and the son of Hrzai and Orin. He is a level nine divine and resonance mage who can destroy divine essence. Raised in Irrathis by...
Virel Tessaro is the wielder of Nahm and a mage of Haverloch. Trained by Isaac and chosen through the Symmetry Trials, he represents his country abroad, plans military operations and stud...
Aelius is a former imperator of the Thalassai Legions and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. Known as Ignatius in the past, he helps Thalion command its forces against Malverand. He...
Eira Caedris is a scholar from Irrathis, the daughter of Deylin and Ilyra and the partner of Kaelion. She formerly wielded the Spiral Shard and is now Hrzai's wielder. She travels through...
Jareth is an atraxi scientist working in Chronasis after leaving Jorhan's service. He developed gate activators with Amos and is building trains with Cyrena. As Jarin Jassaro, he led Have...
Jin Leiyun is an elementalist from Thundermarch and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. He was the wielder of Tianlei and traveled as Draven Skyforge. He is Thalia's father and was T...
Kaelion Saeryth is a sun and temporal mage from Soltheris, a member of the Council and Eira's partner. He formerly advised Aurion and wields Xoh’Tenol's sun shard. His parents are Isrynn...
Maia was a daughter and former wielder of Ozaith. Known as Ozaryn during the invasion of Thalassai, she later served Thalion's Order as Mia and died saving Helena at Jazarel.
Kren is an air mage from Keldara and a commander of Kaldaryn. He followed Khoradyn into Valrindor, served under Garrik, and became Vianna's partner. As a member of the Order of Thalion Ze...
Raphael is one of the Guardians of Malverand, based in Maraveth. A powerful ice and divine mage, he enforces obedience to the Malverand Empire and seeks to bring its divided territories u...
Tianlei is the storm god of Thundermarch. Formerly bound to Jin Leiyun, he now accompanies Thalion in the ancient world through a temporary pact. He helps Thalion protect the human Helena...
Svanhild, also known as Sylvia, led Vintergard before becoming Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim in the past. A mage able to smell magic and deceit, she served the Order of Thalion Zeni...
Silas is an essence shaper, the wielder of Zal'therak, and an ally in the struggle against darkness. Formerly known as Malcairn, he helped develop the shapers before rejecting Zharrek's f...
Thea is one of Ozaith's children. After a time rift carried her into Varnhallow, she chose to stay with Xarion and his companions. In the past, she served the Order of Thalion Zenith as T...
Rhyzmar, also known as Rhyz, was an air mage and guild master of the Adventurers' Guild in Teryndal. Displaced into Varnhallow's ancient past, he helped establish the Order of Thalion Zen...
Deylin Varos is a level nine temporal mage, scholar, and artifact hunter from Earth. Born David Vorrel, he crossed to Xalmyrra and lived through successive cycles under Xelthys's guidance...
Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.
Jorhan Theris was an atraxi leader from Atraxis Prime Alpha, known as Xol’Zahir and the Keeper of Balance. He ruled Atraxis Prime and kept Xalmyrra within storms and repeating cycles to s...
Ivan is an earth mage, architect and member of Morozkaya's council. He is also Igor the Builder, the ancient mage who built the great wall protecting Morozkaya's peninsula. After travelin...
Anshar is a son of Ozaith and a former member of Ulzathir's council. He left the nation after Zain took control and worked with Cassian in Thalassai.
Zhang is a mage from Thundermarch, a commander serving Kaldaryn, and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. A longtime friend of Jin, he trained at Cloudrift Temple before following Kho...
Sigurd is the leader of Skarnheim and an ice and temporal mage. Under the name Sigvariel, he served among the Guardians of Malverand and governed Varnhallow. He wields the hourglass shard...
Brynor, formerly known as Belanor, is a level nine earth mage of Xalmyrra, a member of the Xalmyrran Council, and a former general of Keldara. He lived among the atraxi before they came t...
Khoradyn Kaldaryn is an earth and ice mage and a former supreme commander of Keldara. He helped establish Kaldaryn and gave its leadership to Garrik, preferring to continue exploring. Aft...
Isrynn is a temporal mage from Soltheris and the mother of Kaelion. She represented Soltheris on the Xalmyrran Council after serving as an advisor to King Aurion. She serves with Garrik's...
Hrzai is the first divine mage and the god of Eira. She guarded Xalmyrra, lived among its people as Xelthys, and worked with Thalena to end Jorhan's cycles. She is Cassian's mother, with...
Felix Lessaro was a commander from Haverloch and a pupil of Isaac. He disappeared after escaping from Varnhallow.
Dorian Ironvale is an adventurer from Irrathis and Cassian's adoptive father. He and his wife, Rowenna, became the first diarchs of Morozkaya and developed the village of Kyranthos.
Rowenna Ironvale was a member of the Adventurers' Guild, Cassian's adoptive mother and one of Morozkaya's first diarchs. She and her husband, Dorian, settled in the past and helped build...
Hadrian is an imperator of Thalassai, commanding the legions in Pyrenis under Ignaros. He trains military mages and directs scouting operations.
New People
41Aurelia is the princess of Myrravel and the mother of Helena Hyperion. She secured Ozaith's military support against Abraxas and joined Ulzathir's council before accompanying its army int...
Michael was a guardian of Malverand who governed Maraveth and led the empire after Barachiel disappeared. He created the temporal anomaly of Varnhallow with Sigvariel and ruled it as Elta...
Eremion is a guardian of Malverand who rules the Blackcrag Dominion. He formerly governed Morindel and survived as a Malverand heart until Astrid restored him.
Jeremiah was a guardian of Malverand and the ruler of Jazarel. He broke away from the Malverand Empire and sought to expand his own empire into neighboring lands. He wielded earth and cos...
Uriandel was a lightning mage and one of the Guardians of Malverand. He governed Ashenford and later swore allegiance to Abraxas. Isandriel killed him after the battle of Jazarel.
Benedict Frost was the divine patriarch of Astralem and later the patriarch of Rimvold. An ice mage of the Order of Thalion Zenith, he governed Rimvold, organized its fleet, and helped Th...
Astrid is a retired Blackcrag skyship engineer and divine mage. She helped raise Garrik, served as his mentor, and followed him into the Order of Thalion Zenith. She lives in Kaldaryn.
Thamrielle is one of the Guardians of Malverand and the wielder of Kharvos, the god of lava. She stood by Barachiel and is Sariel's mother. After being captured at Jazarel, she has begun...
Abraxas is the Keeper of Prophecies of the Oracles of Eternity and guardian of the source in the Plains of Eternity. Known as the Dark Lord and King of Eternity, he seeks to stop the outs...
Sephara was a lightning mage of the Oracles of Eternity during Valrindor's guardian wars. She served Abraxas in the Plains of Eternity and accompanied Thalion to Thundermarch.
Wilfred was the divine patriarch of Luminaris in Varnhallow and a member of Eltaru's inner Order. He resigned in favor of Xarion and died when Xarion and Aelius intercepted him on the roa...
Arcanis was a researcher and inventor of the Malverand Empire, known as the god forger. His artifacts gave the empire's guardians their power, and many of his creations were stored in the...
Barachiel was the emperor of the Malverand Empire and the father of Sariel. He wielded the complete Spiral Shard before disappearing through the Aethrendar Gate.
Nadun was a son of Ozaith, his galaxy shard wielder and a member of Ulzathir's council in Ishtanûr. He helped raise Helena and taught Ozaith's children.
George was king of the Blackcrag Dominion, ruling from Omberion, and the adoptive father of Garrik.
Ulrich is a scholar on Blackcrag's governing council and one of the people who raised Garrik. He teaches the prince history, philosophy and governance, preparing him to succeed King George.
Kira served the Order as a divine patriarch and skyship pilot based in Rimvold during Jeremiah's war.
In ancient Ulzathir, Tarazhi served as Aurelia's attendant and guard.
Thaddeus was a trusted protector, envoy and commander serving Jeremiah in Jazarel. He wore blue robes with brown accents.
Frederick served as Wilfred's closest advisor in Luminaris and later as Thalion's personal attendant.
Magnus was the regent of Morindel. He held office for decades, developed relations with the Blackcrag Dominion and died of old age.
Tazil was an aether magic prodigy and Helena's brother and classmate during her childhood in Ulzathir. He studied under Nadun at the Council Citadel in Ishtanûr and could lift small objec...
Remiella was one of the Guardians of Malverand, responsible for Thiravos and Theryssa. She wielded the wave shard and died while separating the two lands, causing a tsunami that devastate...
Dalren was the high technomancer of Brighthaven's triarch and a fire mage who served Isandriel. He regarded Isandriel as an old friend and urged him to stop isolating himself.
Balthazar was a patriarch of the Order of Thalion Zenith who fought with a spear. He stayed in Morozkaya to protect Dorian and Rowenna as they developed Kyranthos.
Cormac was a governor in the Malverand Empire who served Isandriel.
Rowan leads the Durakarn military and receives visitors in its capital, Drakarim.
Sharuzh was Ulzathir's second in command under Nadun. He led its army into the Plains of Eternity to help Aurelia free Myrravel from Abraxas.
Ishara was a member of Ulzathir's council who served Ozaith alongside Nadun. She welcomed Aurelia, Viviana and Gren to Ishtanûr, where she expected them to work as Ozaith's followers.
Remus is a vector and air mage of Haverloch, based at the Hall of Reflections in Axanaxa.
Mithara was Helena's sister and classmate at the Council Citadel in Ishtanûr, Ulzathir. In 2090 AX, she was nine years old and her cosmic magic had already awakened. She studied under Nad...
Phariel was Thamrielle's second in command and one of her strongest warriors. He fought with her in Rahmavir against the Plains of Eternity. Abraxas killed him, forcing Thamrielle to flee...
Bastian was a member of Blackcrag's governing council, responsible for scouting.
Eliona was a guardian of the Malverand Empire who governed Shaoying. Raphael subdued her before Isandriel killed her, after which Michael took over Shaoying.
Celia is a member of Haverloch's Axial Concord who handles trade and imports from other nations.
Ezunil studied under Nadun at the Council Citadel in Ishtanûr alongside Helena. When Tazil threw a pebble at Helena, she avoided it and it struck Ezunil instead.
Alistair Toss was Helena's temporal teacher in Ulzathir. Nadun introduced him after her magic awakened, and he taught her at the Council Citadel.
Kharvos is Thamrielle's god. Thalion asked Isandriel whether he could kill Kharvos without killing Thamrielle. Isandriel had never tried this, but considered attempting it.
Leon is a boy from Brondoris who rode Glin with Thalena. Glin blinked him and his mother onto his back, and Thalena protected them with divine magic during the flight. After Glin's turns...
Varin is a patriarch of the Order of Thalion Zenith from Haverloch and a former member of the Axial Concord. Jarin assigned him to Thalion's service, describing him as a skilled mage.
Wei Lianxu is an advisor to Emperor Feng of Thundermarch. He receives visitors at the Celestial Palace in Stormpeak and explains the emperor's military plans.
New Nations & Realms
9Rahmavir is a nation in northeastern Valrindor. Its coast has indigo and green grass, yellow and green palms, and rivers carrying trade ships inland. Grain farms occupy cleared land near...
Thiravos is an island nation in northern Valrindor, with its capital at Pelagos. It shares a large landmass with Theryssa, and the two nations also control numerous smaller islands near S...
Blackcrag, also called the Blackcrag Dominion, is a nation in eastern Valrindor, north of Shroudvale. Its capital is Omberion.
Myrravel is a kingdom in northeastern Valrindor, with its capital at Myriandel. Much of its territory lies within the Plains of Eternity, where immense trees, dragons and other creatures...
Theryssa is an island nation in northern Valrindor, with its capital at Pelagia. It shares a large landmass with Thiravos, and the two nations also control numerous smaller islands near S...
Ereshval is an isolated desert nation in Eastern Valrindor, bordering Ulzathir and Varnhallow, with the Plains of Eternity along its northern frontier. Its coastal capital is Qarezh. The...
The Jazarel Empire was Jeremiah’s independent territory in Valrindor, with Jazarel as its capital. Its lands included cities and villages around Jazarel Lake, beyond the capital itself.
Tharendur is a nation in northeastern Valrindor, north of Solvarria and Ulzathir. Its capital is Tharran. The Plains of Eternity have expanded into the region beyond its borders.
Corthis is an uninhabitable planet in Valrindor's solar system, closer to the sun than Valrindor.
New Places
19The Plains of Eternity are a region of dense, warped essence in northeastern Valrindor, north of Ulzathir. Myriandel, the capital of Myrravel, stands within them.
Omberion is the capital of the Blackcrag Dominion on Valrindor.
Astralynne was the capital of Varnhallow. Within the Varnhallow temporal anomaly, it was the seat of Eltaru Ninsath and housed the Grand Court, where tournaments selected the divine patri...
The Malverand Vault is an underground artifact repository beneath Maraveth in native Valrindor. Its enormous domed chamber is built from steel and dark stone, illuminated by essence light...
Myriandel is the capital of Myrravel, inside the Plains of Eternity. It rises in steep terraces above a vast lake, with winding stone roads, bridges and waterfalls running between its bui...
Astralem was a cold industrial city in the western mountains of Varnhallow, known for mining and construct production. Within the Varnhallow temporal anomaly, Benedict served as its divin...
The River of Eternity is a river in the Plains of Eternity. The Oracles of Eternity built their capital around the river and the source, from which they receive prophecies. Abraxas is the...
Sol is the capital of Solvarria on Valrindor. Fortifications and cosmic barriers protect the city. Its shields shine blue and gold and can hold against prolonged bombardment.
Lysaraine was a port city in Varnhallow, beside the Navan Sea in Eastern Valrindor. Its busy skyship docks handled trade and food distribution.
Luminaris was a fortified city near Varnhallow's northern desert border in Eastern Valrindor. It stood where a green forest met the cold desert, beside a river used by local fishermen.
The Maraveth Ascendant Consulate was the Malverand Empire’s government complex in Maraveth, where Michael ruled and the Guardians of Malverand met. Its elaborate towers and sprawling cour...
Drakarim is the capital of Durakarn, on Valrindor. Massive buildings of dark gray stone streaked with gold are linked by delicate glass bridges. The city stands on a broad plain amid moun...
The Morindel Sea lies in Valrindor, near Morindel, and connects to the Calthorpe Ocean. It lies on the route from Blackcrag.
Brondoris is a small city in Teryndal, west of Irrathis in Xalmyrra. A colossal glacier stands nearby.
Halcyra was a city near the eastern edge of Varnhallow within its temporal anomaly. Fertile plains met desert sands here, and its curved buildings of earth and sand were made to withstand...
Khaladun, also spelled Khaladûn, is one of the largest northern cities of Ulzathir in Valrindor. It stands at the northern end of the desert, where greener lands begin, and serves as a st...
Rhylois is a city in central Valrindor.
The Dahruz Desert is the largest desert on Valrindor, lying north of Ishtanûr within Ulzathir. Its shifting dunes are broken by distant mountains, scattered waterholes and small oases whe...
Tyralorn is a city state on Valrindor, near the Calthorpe Ocean.
New Organizations
3The Order of Thalion Zenith is a secret organization founded by Thalion Zenith to overthrow Malverand and preserve the course of history. Isaac directs its present network. Its members pr...
The Guardians of Malverand were the provincial rulers and leading protectors of the Malverand Empire. Appointed by Barachiel, they governed much of Valrindor, directed armies and public w...
The divine patriarchs were the priests, city governors and elite mages of Varnhallow, serving its ruler Eltaru Ninsath. They administered cities, blessed citizens with magic and supplied...
New Lore
16Malverand hearts are crystal artifacts that preserve a wearer's essence signature and use essence to repair the body. They were developed in ancient Malverand to protect its guardians. Th...
God cores are artifacts from the Malverand Empire that give shard wielders extraordinary magical power. They include cores with independent gods and others that channel power directly thr...
The Fall of Malverand was the collapse of the Malverand Empire and the wars against its surviving guardian rulers. Once stretching from Xalmyrra to Skarnheim, the empire fractured after B...
Essence engines are machines that use Essence to power vehicles and constructs. They drive skyships and carts and form part of the machinery fitted inside manufactured constructs.
The abyss is a reversal spell carried by Thalena, who was known as Helena in her youth. It can return a limited area to an earlier state, undoing injuries and deaths and restoring people'...
The Burning Frost Crystal is a first generation god core from Malverand that gave rise to Pyrathalor, the god of fire and ice. Isandriel took it from the vault beneath Maraveth and carrie...
The Jazarel Battle was an operation by the Order against the rival guardians of the Malverand Empire at Jazarel. Thalion brought their forces together, then unleashed Jazarel Lake over th...
The Maraveth War began in 5365 AX as a campaign against the remaining shapers in Shroudvale. An army led by Garrik of Kaldaryn entered the ruined city of Maraveth, where it encountered Er...
The Varnhallow temporal anomaly was a vast barrier that enclosed Varnhallow outside the ordinary passage of time. Life continued within it, but crossing its boundary could separate travel...
Fusion magic combines two magic schools into a single effect. Its forms include golden lightning, golden hailstorms and golden fire, as well as plasma spells and temporal sun spears.
The Great Shaper War was an ancient conflict in Valrindor in which human nations defeated Zharrek's essence shapers and confined the survivors behind a wall around Shroudvale.
Copy magic allows a practitioner to reproduce another mage's spells or magic. Barachiel used it during the Malverand Empire, and Aurelia used it to acquire magic from other mages and carr...
The Eternal War is Rahmavir's struggle against Abraxas and the Oracles for the source within the Plains of Eternity. Rahmavir sought its power, while Abraxas and his followers guarded it....
The Legacy of Thalion Zenith is Thalena’s record of Thalion Zenith and the Order. It recounts Thalion’s deeds, his loyal followers and the creation of the Order, whose elite mages served...
The geometric core is an artifact that went missing from the ancient Malverand Empire. It is a small object whose form appears to shift between a sphere, triangle and rectangle depending...
The Thiravos Theryssa Civil War was an ancient conflict between Thiravos and Theryssa during the decline of the Malverand Empire. Their guardian, Remiella, tried to stop the fighting by s...
New Bestiary
4Ibrashi are sheep like livestock prized in Ulzathir for their excellent wool and meat. Their fleece supplies fine robes and embroidery, while their value puts the meat beyond the reach of...
Pure essence beings consist entirely or almost entirely of essence, taking forms such as human bodies or large animals. Hrzai is pure essence despite her human appearance. Splin’s giant c...
Dragons are enormous, winged magical beasts found in Myrravel and the Plains of Eternity. They are infused with essence.
Moving blue flowers are mobile plant creatures of the Plains of Eternity. Towering specimens can stand twice a person’s height and glide across the ground, spinning on their stems.