The Living Archive · Characters
The Character Archive
Meet the rulers, warriors, wanderers and Celestial powers who shaped Arqenuvam. Each biography follows one life through the events that made it part of the world's history, up to the beginning of Volume One.
Character advisory · Cycle II · Edict 3601
A gentle note on spoilers: These biographies follow each character's known life up to the beginning of Volume One, at Cycle II · Edict 3601. For figures whose lives ended earlier, their story may include the circumstances of their death. The Character Archive will continue to grow over time, with new dossiers, fuller biographies and further refinements added as the Living Archive expands.
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One life, gathered in one place
A character may live through centuries, wars and changing kingdoms. Their biography follows that whole journey in chronological order rather than splitting the same person into separate versions.
Biographies
Lives of Arqenuvam
18 characters
Archmage Elara Starweaver
Archmage
Archon Solara
Archon · Founder of the Harmonious Vanguard
Astraia
The Unblinking Eye · The Watcher
Elder Borag Stone-Heart
Elder Stone-Heart
Elder Zorphed, “The Silent One”
Elder of Coiledhold · The Silent
King Korgan Stonemantle
King of Khazad-Dur
Lady Rowena Sterling
The Dock Queen · President of Havenstone’s Human Chamber of Commerce
Lord Voltanis
Supreme Leader of the Khaotari · Commander of the Sundering Host
Lyanna Swiftwind
Founder and Leader of Aethelheart · Demi-god Hero of the Elves
Noctarion
The Final Word · The Shadow of All Things
Ordinus
The First Mover · The Architect
Saphel
The World-Smith · The Artificer
Shadow Matron Vexia
Shadow-Matriarch of the Shade Weavers
Sky-Marshal Zephyr
Sky-Marshal · Leader of Skyreach
Velorax Skyscorcher
Dragonkin Lord
Viridar
The Primal Soul · The Lifeweaver
Vorlag
Leader of the Pure Enforcers
Warlord Tharuk Iron-Spine
Warlord of Grolmar
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Published Works
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