Sigurd is the leader of Skarnheim and an ice and temporal mage. He rules from Rimvold and works with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance, seeking help against the strange attacks from Varnhallow.
Appearance
Sigurd is tall and broad, with golden hair streaked with silver and a beard. He wears armor carved with runes.
Personality
Sigurd is fair and perceptive, persistently questioning visitors whose identities or intentions are unclear. He respects useful allies and negotiates for their help.
Magic
Sigurd's temporal magic slows opponents and incoming objects, while his ice magic forms lances. He can also put exhausted people to sleep. He wields an hourglass shard in his palm, but cannot remember his god's name.
History
Strange skirmishes with Varnhallow prevented Sigurd from helping Garrik fight the shapers. He recruited Silas to defend Skarnheim in exchange for help finding Eira. He offered access to the ancient gate and records beneath the Great Hall, then agreed to fight the approaching shapers with Silas and Jin. He recommended The Eleven Stories of Old to them, though he regarded its contents as myths.
During the defense of Rimvold, Sigurd commanded the front while Svanhild led the vanguard. After Virel defeated Jin, Sigurd slowed Virel and drove him away with ice and a powerful blow, saving Jin. Sigurd could not stop Zharrek's enormous asteroid because his magic worked on smaller scales. He withdrew with his army while Silas took the asteroid into the void.
Relationships
- Svanhild and Thorik: His trusted allies in governing and defending their lands. Sigurd adjusts his questioning to Svanhild's signals when she detects lies.
- Silas and Jin: Sigurd offered cooperation and protection in exchange for their aid, and saved Jin during the fighting outside Rimvold.
Sigurd is the leader of Skarnheim and an ice and temporal mage. He rules from Rimvold and works with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance, seeking help against the strange attacks from Varnhallow.
Appearance
Sigurd is tall and broad, with golden hair streaked with silver and a beard. He carries an engraved staff and wears armor carved with runes.
Personality
Sigurd is fair and perceptive, persistently questioning visitors whose identities or intentions are unclear. He respects useful allies and negotiates for their help. He encouraged Jin to learn from defeat rather than measure his strength only through victories.
Magic
Sigurd's temporal magic slows opponents and incoming objects, while his ice magic forms lances. He can also put exhausted people to sleep. His power has limits of scale: he could stop a meteor threatening Jin, but could not halt Zharrek's enormous asteroid.
He wields an hourglass shard in his palm. His god disappeared centuries ago, though he can still sense her. He cannot pronounce her name and suspects she is trapped.
History
Defense of Rimvold
Strange machines attacked Skarnheim from neighboring Varnhallow, while travelers who tried to enter returned without remembering their attempts. Sigurd sought assistance from Khoradyn and Garrik, but their armies were occupied to the west. They agreed to trade and exchange willing mages, and Kren and Vianna stayed in Rimvold. Sigurd gave them access to The Eleven Stories of Old, whose stories mentioned Arcanis and the destruction of the darkness and cycles.
He recruited Silas to defend Skarnheim in exchange for help finding Eira. He offered access to the ancient gate and records beneath the Great Hall, then agreed to fight the approaching shapers with Silas and Jin.
During the defense of Rimvold, Sigurd commanded the front while Svanhild led the vanguard. After Virel defeated Jin, Sigurd slowed Virel and drove him away with ice and a powerful blow, saving Jin. Sigurd withdrew with his army when Zharrek called down the asteroid that Silas took into the void. Virel had come to help against the shapers; his fight with Jin and Sigurd was a misunderstanding.
Cooperation with Kaldaryn
After the battle, Sigurd signed a non-aggression pact with Garrik and sent Svanhild to the talks in Kyranthos. Through her, he learned about the planned invasion of Thalassai. He later came to Kyranthos himself to negotiate with Vianna and discuss Varnhallow.
Relationships
- Svanhild and Thorik: His trusted allies in governing and defending their lands. Sigurd adjusts his questioning to Svanhild's signals when she detects lies.
- Silas and Jin: Sigurd offered cooperation and protection in exchange for their aid. He saved Jin and encouraged him after his defeat.
- His god: Sigurd still senses her despite their long separation, but can no longer communicate with her.
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 of Horol’Khai, who returned to him after Varnhallow collapsed.
Appearance
Sigurd is tall and broad, with golden hair streaked with silver, a braided beard and clear eyes. He carries an engraved staff and wears armor carved with runes.
Personality
Sigurd is fair and perceptive, persistently questioning visitors whose identities or intentions are unclear. He respects useful allies and negotiates for their help. He encouraged Jin to learn from defeat rather than measure his strength only through victories.
Magic
Sigurd's temporal magic slows opponents and incoming objects, while his ice magic forms lances. He can also put exhausted people to sleep. His power has limits of scale: he could stop a meteor threatening Jin, but could not halt Zharrek's enormous asteroid.
History
Guardian of Varnhallow
As Sigvariel, he governed Varnhallow during Malverand's decline. He opposed the guardians' fighting and welcomed refugees fleeing Jorhan's darkness. When his original god core weakened, he claimed the temporal core Michael had prepared. Horol’Khai replaced his dying core.
Uriandel devastated Astralynne and occupied northern Varnhallow. Sigvariel and Michael concluded that the guardians should no longer control the world. They gathered their strongest followers and used temporal magic with Horol’Khai to seal themselves within Varnhallow's anomaly, preparing an army to help Isandriel end the other guardians.
Leader of Skarnheim
Sigurd rules from Rimvold, working with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance. Strange machines attacked from neighboring Varnhallow, while travelers who tried to enter returned without remembering their attempts. Horol’Khai had disappeared centuries before, and Sigurd could no longer communicate with her.
He recruited Silas to defend Skarnheim in exchange for help finding Eira. He offered access to the ancient gate and records beneath the Great Hall, then agreed to fight the approaching shapers with Silas and Jin.
During the defense of Rimvold, Sigurd commanded the front while Svanhild led the vanguard. After Virel defeated Jin, Sigurd slowed Virel and drove him away with ice and a powerful blow, saving Jin. Sigurd withdrew with his army when Zharrek called down the asteroid that Silas took into the void. Virel had come to help against the shapers; his fight with Jin and Sigurd was a misunderstanding.
Sigurd signed a non-aggression pact with Garrik and arranged exchanges of mages with Kaldaryn. He gave Kren and Vianna access to The Eleven Stories of Old, then negotiated with Virel for help investigating Varnhallow. He explained that Horol’Khai had given him the book and that he lost contact with her after trying to enter Varnhallow.
At the meeting in Kyranthos, a timerift took Svanhild and several commanders. Sigurd tore it apart with temporal magic, but the resulting explosion destroyed the Ember Spire. He put the distraught Vianna to sleep and returned to check Skarnheim. Horol’Khai returned after Varnhallow collapsed.
Relationships
- Horol’Khai: During her long absence, Sigurd could not remember how he became her wielder. He still sensed her and wanted to help her, though he could not reach her.
- Michael: His fellow guardian and partner in preparing the army intended to end the surviving guardians' rule.
- Svanhild and Thorik: His trusted allies in governing and defending their lands. Sigurd adjusts his questioning to Svanhild's signals when she detects lies.
- Silas and Jin: Sigurd offered cooperation and protection in exchange for their aid. He saved Jin and encouraged him after his defeat.
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 recovered his memories when Horol’Khai returned and helped send Thalion's army into the past. After becoming trapped in the void, he returned through the gate in Chronasis.
Appearance
Sigurd is tall and broad, with golden hair streaked with silver, a braided beard and clear eyes. He carries an engraved staff and wears armor carved with runes.
Personality
Sigurd is fair and perceptive, persistently questioning visitors whose identities or intentions are unclear. He respects useful allies and negotiates for their help. He encouraged Jin to learn from defeat rather than measure his strength only through victories. He regrets the harm the guardians caused and considers their rule a failure.
Magic
Sigurd's temporal magic slows opponents and incoming objects. His ice magic forms walls and lances, and he can freeze the air into platforms that carry him and other people. He can also put exhausted people to sleep. His power has limits of scale: he could stop a meteor threatening Jin, but could not halt Zharrek's enormous asteroid.
He wielded Horol’Khai through an hourglass shard in his palm. Separation from her weakened his temporal magic and damaged his memories, forcing him to relearn spells. Her return restored his memories and advanced techniques.
History
Guardian of Varnhallow
Sigvariel came from the eastern lands as an ice mage, drawn by Malverand's prosperity. Barachiel placed him on the council, and he became friends with Michael and Raphael. He received a Malverand heart that stopped his aging and took charge of Varnhallow.
Sigvariel welcomed refugees fleeing Jorhan's darkness. After extensive work reshaping the lands east of Varnhallow depleted his original god core, he claimed the temporal core Michael had prepared. Horol’Khai replaced his dying core. The guardians' wars continued, and Uriandel devastated Astralynne and occupied northern Varnhallow.
Sigvariel and Michael concluded that the guardians should no longer control the world. They gathered their strongest followers and used temporal magic with Horol’Khai to seal themselves within Varnhallow's anomaly. There they could prepare an army to help Isandriel end the other guardians. Sigvariel, Michael and Horol’Khai shared the work of maintaining the temporal bubble.
Sigvariel later left Varnhallow to deliver The Eleven Stories of Old to Rimvold's vaults. Cut off from Horol’Khai, he lost his earlier memories and built a life in Skarnheim as Sigurd.
Leader of Skarnheim
Sigurd ruled from Rimvold, working with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance. Strange machines attacked from neighboring Varnhallow, while travelers who tried to enter returned without remembering their attempts. Horol’Khai had disappeared, and Sigurd could no longer communicate with her.
He recruited Silas to defend Skarnheim in exchange for help finding Eira. He offered access to the ancient gate and records beneath the Great Hall, then agreed to fight the approaching shapers with Silas and Jin.
During the defense of Rimvold, Sigurd commanded the front while Svanhild led the vanguard. After Virel defeated Jin, Sigurd slowed Virel and drove him away with ice and a powerful blow, saving Jin. Sigurd withdrew with his army when Zharrek called down the asteroid that Silas took into the void. Virel had come to help against the shapers; his fight with Jin and Sigurd was a misunderstanding.
Sigurd signed a non-aggression pact with Garrik and arranged exchanges of mages with Kaldaryn. He gave Kren and Vianna access to the old stories, then negotiated with Virel for help investigating Varnhallow. At the meeting in Kyranthos, a timerift took Svanhild and several commanders. Sigurd tore it apart with temporal magic, but the resulting explosion destroyed the Ember Spire. He put the distraught Vianna to sleep and returned to check Skarnheim.
Horol’Khai's return
When Varnhallow collapsed, Horol’Khai returned to Sigurd, restoring his memories. At Thalena's request, he gathered strong forces to support the battle against the returned guardians. He descended on an ice platform and carried the injured Lysander away from the fighting. Afterward, he explained his Malverand past to the allies gathered in Haverloch.
In Rimvold, Sigurd and Silas touched a gate activator together and vanished into the void. There they joined Thalena and Deylin. Under Horol’Khai's guidance, Sigurd and Deylin cast timerifts into the past, taking the people Thalena needed from the feasts in Chronasis and Kyranthos. Thalena held the captives in stasis while Horol’Khai guided them into Varnhallow, completing the course that brought Thalion's army into the past.
Horol’Khai embraced Sigurd before returning to Varnhallow for her end. Sigurd remained with the others in the void, where their unstable bodies could not pass through the gate. Hadrian and Astryx eventually pulled them through into Chronasis.
Relationships
- Horol’Khai: Sigurd depended on her power and guidance, and their separation cost him much of his memory. They embraced before her final departure.
- Michael: They were friends and fellow guardians who agreed that Malverand's surviving rulers had to be stopped. They entrusted Isandriel with that task and worked together to preserve Varnhallow until its army was ready.
- Svanhild and Thorik: His trusted allies in governing and defending their lands. Sigurd adjusts his questioning to Svanhild's signals when she detects lies. He promised Thorik a full explanation of his past after his memories returned.
- Silas and Jin: Sigurd offered cooperation and protection in exchange for their aid. He saved Jin and encouraged him after his defeat, later testing Jin's progress in a duel.
Sigurd is the former leader of Skarnheim and an ice and temporal mage. Under the name Sigvariel, he served among the Guardians of Malverand and governed Varnhallow. After recovering his memories and losing Horol’Khai, he gave up his rule and disappeared from the quiet home Thalena provided in Thalassai.
Appearance
Sigurd is tall and broad, with golden hair streaked with silver, a braided beard and clear eyes. He carried an engraved staff and wore armor carved with runes. After his return from the void, his skin began to wrinkle without his Malverand heart.
Personality
Sigurd is fair and perceptive, persistently questioning visitors whose identities or intentions are unclear. He respects useful allies and negotiates for their help. He encouraged Jin to learn from defeat rather than measure his strength only through victories. His recovered past left him unwilling to return to ruling Skarnheim.
Magic
Sigurd's temporal magic slows opponents and incoming objects. His ice magic forms walls and lances, and he can freeze the air into platforms that carry him and other people. He can also put exhausted people to sleep. His power has limits of scale: he could stop a meteor threatening Jin, but could not halt Zharrek's enormous asteroid.
He wielded Horol’Khai through an hourglass shard in his palm. Separation from her weakened his temporal magic and damaged his memories, forcing him to relearn spells. Her return restored his memories and advanced techniques.
History
Guardian of Varnhallow
Sigvariel came from the eastern lands as an ice mage, drawn by Malverand's prosperity. Barachiel placed him on the council, and he became friends with Michael and Raphael. He received a Malverand heart that stopped his aging and took charge of Varnhallow.
Sigvariel welcomed refugees fleeing Jorhan's darkness. After extensive work reshaping the lands east of Varnhallow depleted his original god core, he claimed the temporal core Michael had prepared. Horol’Khai replaced his dying core. The guardians' wars continued, and Uriandel devastated Astralynne and occupied northern Varnhallow.
Sigvariel and Michael concluded that the guardians should no longer control the world. They gathered their strongest followers and used temporal magic with Horol’Khai to seal themselves within Varnhallow's anomaly. There they could prepare an army to help Isandriel end the other guardians. Sigvariel, Michael and Horol’Khai shared the work of maintaining the temporal bubble.
Sigvariel later left Varnhallow to deliver The Eleven Stories of Old to Rimvold's vaults. Cut off from Horol’Khai, he lost his earlier memories and built a life in Skarnheim as Sigurd.
Leader of Skarnheim
Sigurd ruled from Rimvold, working with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance. Strange machines attacked from neighboring Varnhallow, while travelers who tried to enter returned without remembering their attempts. Horol’Khai had disappeared, and Sigurd could no longer communicate with her.
He recruited Silas to defend Skarnheim in exchange for help finding Eira. He offered access to the ancient gate and records beneath the Great Hall, then agreed to fight the approaching shapers with Silas and Jin.
During the defense of Rimvold, Sigurd commanded the front while Svanhild led the vanguard. After Virel defeated Jin, Sigurd slowed Virel and drove him away with ice and a powerful blow, saving Jin. Sigurd withdrew with his army when Zharrek called down the asteroid that Silas took into the void. Virel had come to help against the shapers; his fight with Jin and Sigurd was a misunderstanding.
Sigurd signed a non-aggression pact with Garrik and arranged exchanges of mages with Kaldaryn. He gave Kren and Vianna access to the old stories, then negotiated with Virel for help investigating Varnhallow. At the meeting in Kyranthos, a timerift took Svanhild and several commanders. Sigurd tore it apart with temporal magic, but the resulting explosion destroyed the Ember Spire. He put the distraught Vianna to sleep and returned to check Skarnheim.
Horol’Khai's return
When Varnhallow collapsed, Horol’Khai returned to Sigurd, restoring his memories. At Thalena's request, he gathered strong forces to support the battle against the returned guardians. He descended on an ice platform and carried the injured Lysander away from the fighting. Afterward, he explained his Malverand past to the allies gathered in Haverloch.
In Rimvold, Sigurd and Silas touched a gate activator together and vanished into the void. There they joined Thalena and Deylin. Under Horol’Khai's guidance, Sigurd and Deylin cast timerifts into the past, taking the people Thalena needed from the feasts in Chronasis and Kyranthos. Thalena held the captives in stasis while Horol’Khai guided them into Varnhallow, completing the course that brought Thalion's army into the past.
Horol’Khai embraced Sigurd before returning to Varnhallow for her end. Sigurd remained with the others in the void, where their unstable bodies could not pass through the gate.
Return and withdrawal
Ozaith reconstructed Sigurd and his companions so they could return through the Chronasis gate. His Malverand heart was not preserved, and his body began aging. He declined Thalena's offer to teach him a longevity spell, saying he no longer wished to live and wanted somewhere quiet to spend his remaining years.
Sigurd's son Leif became king of Skarnheim. Thalena provided Sigurd a home, but he later disappeared from it without leaving a trace.
Relationships
- Horol’Khai: Sigurd depended on her power and guidance, and their separation cost him much of his memory. They embraced before her final departure. After her death, he said he had no will to live.
- Michael: They were friends and fellow guardians who agreed that Malverand's surviving rulers had to be stopped. They entrusted Isandriel with that task and worked together to preserve Varnhallow until its army was ready.
- Svanhild and Thorik: His trusted allies in governing and defending their lands. Sigurd adjusted his questioning to Svanhild's signals when she detected lies. Thorik respected his decision to leave Skarnheim after he returned from the void.
- Silas and Jin: Sigurd offered cooperation and protection in exchange for their aid. He saved Jin and encouraged him after his defeat, later testing Jin's progress in a duel.
- Leif: Sigurd's son succeeded him when he declined to return to Skarnheim.