Falcon Darkflight
08-25-06, 06:03 AM
(I'm aware im not quite there yet, but i'll be going on holiday soon and I have due exp that might take me to Lv2, so here is the provisional stats. Please judge, and if accepted I won't use any updates till I hit Lv2. Updates in blue.)
Name: Canen Darkflight
Age: 140 Khaian Years (in relation to Althanian time, this is middle aged. Canen has ceased to age beyond a young adult)
Race: Nocturn (a.k.a Khaian)
Class: Swordsman / Mage
Alignment: Good
Description:
Canen, although not of human birth, heavily resembles a human in appearance. His skin is a pale white, said to be a trait of the pure blackblood Khaians of the forests of Domine, and doesn't ever tan even when exposed to excessive UV rays. His hair is brushed down in bangs over his face, jet black and again seemingly immune to fading. It is noted by many Khaian scientists that these two characteristics are a bi-product of the anti-ageing serum that flows naturally in a Khaian's immune system.
Canen is 127 human years old, but due to the preservatives in his Khaian blood, he has been able to preserve his youthful state and appears to be of a young to middle aged appearance.His eyes shine and glow an enticing emerald green, set into a high cheekboned but slim face. The hair is thick, matted and tangled jet black strands that tumble down his back to arms length and has stopped growing.
His attire consists of a black open neck shirt, long sleeved, covered by a 3/4 length black leather greatcoat that doesn't quite reach the floor. Around his neck he wears trinkets of his exterminated people and Gideon's ring, worn by his battle brethren during the Castigar campaign.
His lower attire is a simple pair of deep black cloth pantaloons and a pair of sturdy, shin high black leather boots buckled up with silver straps and black lace.
Weapon: The Valiance (Volak (steel equiv) reinforced with traces of Titanium)
Canen's primary weapon. In earlier eras, the Valiance's blade had an abnormal length of over 91cms, and the sword as a whole proved difficult to wield under normal close combat circumstances. This was evident on a few occasions where Canen noticed his physical advantage on the field was nullified by the blade's hinderance to his balance, and with stronger and far more fierce opponents turning up at every turn he decided it would be much better to simply shorten the length of the blade to a reasonable 65cms in order to retain his close combat edge.
Typically, despite being a broadsword by design, The Valiance was fashioned by the Khaians to emulate the cutting power of a human Katana whilst retaining the superb impact shielding of a broadsword. This type of sword is referred to in Khaia as a "Trea" sword, meaning "double purpose". It first made an appearance as a heavier, less wieldy anti cavalry sword in the first Nocturnian great war, and was adapted in the hundred year war for infantry on infantry skirmishing. Typically, it is a weapon used by blackblood Reavers.
Canen's sword has a unique profile. The middle ridge of the weapon is placed near the back of the blade for a longer, sharper tip. Usually this would result in a fragile point, but once reforged with particles of titanium this brittleness is no longer evident in the cutting edge, tip, length or base. The actual blade has a smooth, three dimensional curvature across the surface towards the edge, which is finished with a crisp definition along the cutting edges.
The disadvantage of the sword tends to be its tendency to chip at the cutting edges if striking tough objects.
Canen views his weapon as a significantly symbolic religious item, as well as an essential tool of war. It is said in many pieces of Khaian literature that the sword is the very soul of a warrior, and should never be parted from its bearer, even in death. Most Nocturnian warriors, upon their demise, were buried with their swords in order to progress to the overworld. If their blades were somehow lost, they would be issued with a family member's own sword or an item bearing equal sentimental significance.
Due to the sword being the central supporting pillar of his life and society around him, Canen has been well trained in the art of swordsmanship. His skills in handling, balance, applying pressure and defending have all improved through his experiences in the Lornius Corporation Challenge and the notorious event, The Cell, and have reached new peaks since his induction into Corone's own 'Step'. He is known to dedicate every moment of his spare time to perfecting his technique and is rarely bested by his opposition in this field.
Magic:
Dark Matter (Level 2)
Dark Matter is a refined, yet somewhat crude, Nocturnian trademark spell that entails creating a small sphere or orb of negative energy in a controlled environment and shaping it into an unstable projectile. The sphere has a thin membrane and any sharp contact or force will cause the orb to implode, and depending on the size of the orb the blast radius will vary, although typically it is a small but effective blast of about 2 metres. It has a tendancy to absorb the nearby energy of heat and light into its membrane, either causing it to prematurely implode or causing it to grow either more potent depending on the source and strength of the energy. However, larger orbs require greater concentration and skill to handle.
Level 2 update: Canen can now handle the Dark Matter spell without instability. He can also create much larger spheres of energy that can penetrate weak magical barriers and kill any regular human being. As a side effect of the increase in power, the spheres have also obtained their own gravitational fields and can disrupt or create small 'gravity pockets' in open space that will repel or attract small objects such as stones (anything up to a length of 30cms) accordingly.
Black Widow: (Level 2)
After the infamous battle in which he had met the geomancer Luc Kraus, Canen realised that swordplay alone was not enough to overcome his opponents. Luc had been smarter and more resourceful than him and the Nocturn had blamed his defeat on his inability to be flexible, realising that long range magic would always have the upper hand on him. This frustrating fact left him to think about new ways of developing his skills. His solitude during the period of his recovery from the parasite had left him enough time to further develop his weak magical abilities and it was only a matter of time before he struck upon his latest discovery, a useful spell he had dubbed "The Black Widow".
Using an unorthadox Nocturnian spell, Canen can cast a curse against an opponent of flesh and bone which attacks the nervous system. The magic is cast in a blanket, similar in appearance to a thin black membrane of a cell, that can vary in size. If this membrance touches the skin of a living person it will slow down their reaction times, causing the muscles of the body to become numbed, making it difficult for a person to make a quick movement.
Casting "Black Widow" does not require a great deal of energy but cannot be cast in succession.
Level 2 update: The Black Widow attack can now be reshaped to take any kind of physical form equal to its mass. For example, Canen could create a block of Black Widow, or a puddle, or even a blanket if need be.
Magic: Needle Tempest
Needle Tempest is Falcon's original magic, formed from Blue Nocturn magic. When cast, it begins to rain and the temperature significantly drops below freezing, causing the droplets to form solid ice particles. The wind then picks up and shapes the particles into thin, sharp needles that are then caught up an a small wind cyclone. Anything caught up in it's path is in severe danger of being slashed by these razor sharp implements. The drain on the source, however, is quite significant and because of this cannot be used too often.
Skill: Sword Proficiancy (Level 2)
Canen's skills lie in his ability to wield a blade. Having been trained in swordsmanship since a very young age, the Khaian has an extensive knowledge of the balance, handling and techniques of swordfighting. This makes him especially proficiant in close combat with such weapons, having been trained with broadswords, katana based weapons and bastard swords.
Icarus Bloodline
It is a known fact that the black blood of a Nocturn is highly toxic to most but its own species. Elements in the cells of the blood can conflict with cells in the bloodstream of another (especially reactive in human and elven bloodlines) and cause a serious bout of poisoning. Whilst the chances of mixing bloodtypes are slim, it is advised that an ally carry an antidote at all times in the event of accidental infection. Known effects have been vomiting, nausea and dizziness and blurred vision.
The Chronicals of Canen: A detailed history
Chapter I: Khaian Roots
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (1AD (Amura Domine: Year of Domine)
The first nomadic tribes appear and begin colonising and tending to the fertile and rich lands nurtured by the Sael River. Using prehistoric tools, they begin creating the supporting pillars of the Khaian nation Domine and its surrounding elements. The first major city, Nocturnis, is founded by evolving nomadic colonies.Some of these nomads decide to migrate south and land in the area known as Riisa, and establish their own colony. The first years are easy and promise a thriving population to rival that of its brother nation, Domine. The Riisans establish Riisa City as their capital, and install a republic government. The Riisan population soon grows to a point where territory for expansion is exhausted. Their expansion is halted by the Domine borders and the massive Khaian Forests containing the first of the black blooded Khaians, the Nocturn.
In these years, almost all of Domine lands were overrun by the sudden pursuit of knowledge and the overwhelming interest in philosophy, spawning a golden age unseen by any civilised nation. During this time however, the Khaians also heavily studied the old arts of swordsmanship and began training their young in the skills remembered only by their oldest members, skills they had brought from their homeland more than a thousand years before.
The Riisans, frustrated with their sluggish expansion, attack the Nocturn in Khaia Forest in an attempt to drive them out into mainland Domine and claim the forest for themselves. They succeed and the Nocturn take refuge in Domine, where the people welcome the recently exiled Nocturn into their kingdom and heavily condemn the actions of their brother nation. From hereon, the black blooded Nocturn become more and more heavily integrated into Domine society, which is almost now purely consistant of Khaian outlanders. The black blooded Nocturn share their culture and fine arts with the nation and are embraced as messengers of peace by Domine.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (4AD)
Domine ships led by the Nocturnian general Artinias Valsoth discover an island 100km from the Riisan coast, and send a landing party onto the beach. The landing party builds their first colonies and founds the island in the name of Domine. Artinias's party names the island "Artinia" after their leader. Meanwhile, Domine soldiers in the high passes prevent the further expansion of Riisa, and for a long time the Riisans enter another period of population stability. Tension between the two nations increases, and the first great war begins. Artinia remains a primitive island south of the main conflict, and declares its independance. Artinias Valsoth is named as High Governor.
The Riisans are eventually defeated by the tenacious black blooded Khaian Reavers and are banished from the realm of Khaia entirely. All colonies and major cities are either razed to the ground by the Domine or otherwise repossessed with new regional governors installed at every turn to ensure stability throughout the uncertain times. The survivors of the Riisans break apart and begin a long exile from the realm, choosing to remain dormant in surrounding low key counties.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (9AD)
The Riisan Council, which ruled over their people since the beginning of their great nation, decides to create a new system of government for Riisa and re-establish themselves as a political power. The Domine High Council reluctantly approves of Riisan re-establishment and allows them to take portions of their old territory back in moderation. The Nocturn, still distrusting of Riisan ways, issue a stern protest at the council but are unable to prevent the Riisans from attaining statehood. They quietly receed but remain heavily skeptical of Riisan intentions.
The Black Fist faction are also formed, with a nameless and ruthless executive overseeing operations to eradicate the blackbloods, who he believes to be the impurity in the balance of life in Khaia. Future protectors of Nocturnis, Gabriel Xerxes and Maxmillian Darkflight, are born in Nocturnis City at this stage.
Chapter II: The Hundred Year War
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (10AD)
The hundred year war erupts between the Riisans / Black Fist and Khaian Reavers / Domine. Black Fist prisoner encampments are erected in Riisa and confirms their involvement in the plot to destroy the blackbloods, which is met with disgust and retallitory strikes by both Domine and the native Khaians. Using the war as a mask to his plan, Demon Overlord Asmodeus creates Icarus Pentagathon and hatches a plan to destroy Khaia in order to give him total power over all of the living realms on the Nocturnian Continent. He begins building his army of Haicheyanne, a terrible, mindless killing machine that destroys as its entire reason to exist. Icarus receives independent thought and becomes a commander of the dark army. The dark army remains an unseen threat for now and remains in the underworld to collect power.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (108AD)
An attempt is made on the life of the chairman of Riisa, and it is later discovered that it was by independent Artinian activists led by the descendant of Artinias Valsoth, Xun Valsoth. The belief was that they wished to end the current conflict by killing, in their view, the main antagonist of the war. During this period, holy prophets of the Khaian god Isa claim to have sealed the ultimate destructive magic, "Maelstrom", in Sael Chapel in an underground labyrinth. The story is ridiculed and dismissed by the anyone involved in government. Pilgrims come to the chapel in an attempt to find it, but no such discovery is ever made.
Gabriel Xerxes's wife bears a son, Gideon Xerxes, whilst Gabriel suffers years of agonising torture in a Black Fist encampment in Riisa. Although Gabriel manages to escape, he turns, completely outnumbered, on his aggressors and dies a hero in the eyes of his fellow captives as the faction fight him to the death. Gideon's tutor Ardemis ushers the boy to safety, having to restrain Gideon from entering battle. Maxmillian Darkflight's wife perishes in a fire after protecting the life of her newborn son Canen, and Maxmillian enters Canen into the care of friend and mentor Artremeas, who takes the broken boy into a secluded village named Sael. Maxmillian learns of the brave Gabriel and becomes inspired by his legend.
Chapter III: The fall of Nocturnis
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (125AD)
Gideon Xerxes and Canen Darkflight are seeking personal retribution for their people when the Black Fist suddenly decide to disband. Obsessed with gaining vengeance for his father, Gideon travels to outpost #127 in order to prevent the faction from escaping but turns up just in time to see the last Black Fist base destroyed. As the executives mock him with a callous laugh, Gideon is left with no one left to fight and allows his anger to swell up inside him with nowhere to go.
Asmodeus, seeing the opportunity presented in the wake of the hundred year war, finally issues the command to his Haicheyanne army and Icarus Pentagathon to descend upon Khaia in what is the first phase of the Nocturnian Genocide. Millions of Haicheyanne led by Icarus quickly storm Riisa and obliterate all major cities and settlements with ease. Choosing not to advance further for the meantime, Icarus begins constructing a portal between the underworld and Riisa.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (125AD cont...)
Icarus marches on Nocturnis City and engages the blackblood Khaian Reavers, who begin merging rituals to attempt to overcome their demonic attackers. Maxmillian Darkflight leads the Reavers into the fray, but is mortally wounded by Icarus at the palace. The Reavers and the Domine army collapse under the sheer strain of Haicheyanne demons and, sadly, Nocturnis City is annihalated. Canen manages to escape the onslaught through an open portal and Gideon, unknown to Canen, follows soonafter. The portal closes behind them, trapping millions of Haicheyanne in Khaia, and they find themselves lost in the strange realm of Karak.
Chapter IV: Lost
Karak (uncharted region), Althanas (126AD)
Canen and Gideon are re-united at the fortress of the Red Dragons, a small rebellion in Karak fighting the oppresion of the self proclaimed Legion of Oblivion. They agree to join leader Pike in fighting against the legion on moral grounds and begin training. Canen and Gideon meet Silvet warrior Kaiser Nightwind under the alias of Lance and conspire to destroy the legion together.
Legion of Oblivion soldiers, lead by General Gan, continue to pressurise Red Dragon forces. Canen, Gideon and Kaiser continue to execute night raids into Legion outposts and succeed in dealing a crippling blow to their enemy. Pike, in a shocking and unexpected move, hands control of the Red Dragon forces to Canen after seeing his potential on the field and disappears into obscurity. Reluctantly accepting responsibility of the clan Canen leads the lowly band partisans with the help of Gideon and Kaiser and eventually defeats General Gan and the Legion, temporarily bringing peace to the realm and uniting the people.
It is later revealed that General Gan is in actuality a follower of Arius Mephisto, aka ISOS, a technological terror who was followed in pre-Karak times and is a angry and vengeful leader. He insurrects the Legion of Oblivion as the newly formed superpower, the Castigar army, and disappears with Gan and his followers into the desert.
The Red Dragons soonafter begin to receive word that the Castigar army has been sighted on the surface lands of Karak, led by ISOS himself. They send out multiple messages to other clans in a bid to prepare for an invasion. The other clans come together and form a tough, if not somewhat disorganised, army to oppose them.
Chapter V: The Castigar War
Karak, Althanas (127AD)
The Castigar War begins when ISOS executes a surpise attack on the Red Dragon fortress. Canen leads his division towards Gan's line and begins skirmishing, but is quickly defeated. Kaiser saves Canen from death but the Nocturn remains knocked out for the remainder of the battle. Gideon takes over, armed with his ferocious nodachi sword, aptly named The Vampire Blade, and utterly destroys his enemies with a combination of deadly magic power and astounding strength. ISOS, however, crushes Gideon with his immense psionic potential as a last resort and leaves Gideon for dead, fleeing the field. The day is won for the clans, but the Red Dragons find themselves with few remaining soldiers and no base of operations. Canen, believing Gideon to be dead, leaves Karak with Kaiser in tow.
Unknown, Althanas (Sometime between 127AD and 128AD)
Gideon survives the initial psionic crushing and sets out to settle the score with ISOS. Sure enough, he soon finds Arius Mephisto traversing a dead coral reef south of Karak and demands a final encounter with the old general, who reluctantly agrees. Gideon is sucked into a strange reality inside Arius's mind via his powerful psionics and is forced to fight the many stages of the armour clad JDA veteran, from being a cadet to his current self, and defeats every single one in order. Gideon's revenge is claimed but before he could escape the psionic world ISOS created as a battlefield, it collapsed in on itself, killing both Arius and Gideon's physical forms in one part of reality. It is believed ISOS's lives on only in his spiritual form whilst Gideon enstows his soul into a flock of familiars in order to keep living, harnessing his power to create his old physical form at will.
Chapter VI: Aftermath
Corone, Althanas (135AD)
Canen arrives on the island of Corone after sailing from the uncharted regions of Karak on his own. Travelling to Concordia Forest he decides to found the Ghost Hand Order partisans and appoints Prince Raelyse Salidan his second in command after a short battle. Soonafter relocating to Erebus in Alerar, Canen contracts a parasetic illness and is forced to leave Alerar to find a cure. The partisans are left in the care of the arrogant prince for a year before he decides to restructure the Order in Canen's absence.
Baphem Island, Althanas (136AD)
Canen loses his psychological battle to the parasite and relinquishes control of his body to the shadowy beast. However, in a last gasp effort to prevent being controlled, the Nocturn manages to seal his body in pure magikite crystal along with the beast. The beast slowly starves to death inside the tomb, while the ageless Canen awaits his resurrection.
Canen is soon resurrected by Kaiserin Nightwind, Kaiser's daughter. He kills off the starved parasite upon exit from the tomb and begins a long rehabilitation, stumbling off into the darkness.
Chapter VII: Return of the Falcon
Concordia Forest, Althanas (137AD)
Canen returns to Corone in good health with a band of former Ghost Hand Order partisans. He cannot believe his eyes when the partisans are attacked during the night in Concordia forest by a lone Haicheyanne demon, who managed to tear through a dimensional seal to reach Althanas. Knocked out by the evil spirit, he experiences visions and memories of Gideon and awakens in the morning to find himself witness to bloodied corpses strewn over the clearing. With no sign of the Haicheyanne demon, and assuming the worst, Canen determines that the time to act had finally arrived.
Name: Canen Darkflight
Age: 140 Khaian Years (in relation to Althanian time, this is middle aged. Canen has ceased to age beyond a young adult)
Race: Nocturn (a.k.a Khaian)
Class: Swordsman / Mage
Alignment: Good
Description:
Canen, although not of human birth, heavily resembles a human in appearance. His skin is a pale white, said to be a trait of the pure blackblood Khaians of the forests of Domine, and doesn't ever tan even when exposed to excessive UV rays. His hair is brushed down in bangs over his face, jet black and again seemingly immune to fading. It is noted by many Khaian scientists that these two characteristics are a bi-product of the anti-ageing serum that flows naturally in a Khaian's immune system.
Canen is 127 human years old, but due to the preservatives in his Khaian blood, he has been able to preserve his youthful state and appears to be of a young to middle aged appearance.His eyes shine and glow an enticing emerald green, set into a high cheekboned but slim face. The hair is thick, matted and tangled jet black strands that tumble down his back to arms length and has stopped growing.
His attire consists of a black open neck shirt, long sleeved, covered by a 3/4 length black leather greatcoat that doesn't quite reach the floor. Around his neck he wears trinkets of his exterminated people and Gideon's ring, worn by his battle brethren during the Castigar campaign.
His lower attire is a simple pair of deep black cloth pantaloons and a pair of sturdy, shin high black leather boots buckled up with silver straps and black lace.
Weapon: The Valiance (Volak (steel equiv) reinforced with traces of Titanium)
Canen's primary weapon. In earlier eras, the Valiance's blade had an abnormal length of over 91cms, and the sword as a whole proved difficult to wield under normal close combat circumstances. This was evident on a few occasions where Canen noticed his physical advantage on the field was nullified by the blade's hinderance to his balance, and with stronger and far more fierce opponents turning up at every turn he decided it would be much better to simply shorten the length of the blade to a reasonable 65cms in order to retain his close combat edge.
Typically, despite being a broadsword by design, The Valiance was fashioned by the Khaians to emulate the cutting power of a human Katana whilst retaining the superb impact shielding of a broadsword. This type of sword is referred to in Khaia as a "Trea" sword, meaning "double purpose". It first made an appearance as a heavier, less wieldy anti cavalry sword in the first Nocturnian great war, and was adapted in the hundred year war for infantry on infantry skirmishing. Typically, it is a weapon used by blackblood Reavers.
Canen's sword has a unique profile. The middle ridge of the weapon is placed near the back of the blade for a longer, sharper tip. Usually this would result in a fragile point, but once reforged with particles of titanium this brittleness is no longer evident in the cutting edge, tip, length or base. The actual blade has a smooth, three dimensional curvature across the surface towards the edge, which is finished with a crisp definition along the cutting edges.
The disadvantage of the sword tends to be its tendency to chip at the cutting edges if striking tough objects.
Canen views his weapon as a significantly symbolic religious item, as well as an essential tool of war. It is said in many pieces of Khaian literature that the sword is the very soul of a warrior, and should never be parted from its bearer, even in death. Most Nocturnian warriors, upon their demise, were buried with their swords in order to progress to the overworld. If their blades were somehow lost, they would be issued with a family member's own sword or an item bearing equal sentimental significance.
Due to the sword being the central supporting pillar of his life and society around him, Canen has been well trained in the art of swordsmanship. His skills in handling, balance, applying pressure and defending have all improved through his experiences in the Lornius Corporation Challenge and the notorious event, The Cell, and have reached new peaks since his induction into Corone's own 'Step'. He is known to dedicate every moment of his spare time to perfecting his technique and is rarely bested by his opposition in this field.
Magic:
Dark Matter (Level 2)
Dark Matter is a refined, yet somewhat crude, Nocturnian trademark spell that entails creating a small sphere or orb of negative energy in a controlled environment and shaping it into an unstable projectile. The sphere has a thin membrane and any sharp contact or force will cause the orb to implode, and depending on the size of the orb the blast radius will vary, although typically it is a small but effective blast of about 2 metres. It has a tendancy to absorb the nearby energy of heat and light into its membrane, either causing it to prematurely implode or causing it to grow either more potent depending on the source and strength of the energy. However, larger orbs require greater concentration and skill to handle.
Level 2 update: Canen can now handle the Dark Matter spell without instability. He can also create much larger spheres of energy that can penetrate weak magical barriers and kill any regular human being. As a side effect of the increase in power, the spheres have also obtained their own gravitational fields and can disrupt or create small 'gravity pockets' in open space that will repel or attract small objects such as stones (anything up to a length of 30cms) accordingly.
Black Widow: (Level 2)
After the infamous battle in which he had met the geomancer Luc Kraus, Canen realised that swordplay alone was not enough to overcome his opponents. Luc had been smarter and more resourceful than him and the Nocturn had blamed his defeat on his inability to be flexible, realising that long range magic would always have the upper hand on him. This frustrating fact left him to think about new ways of developing his skills. His solitude during the period of his recovery from the parasite had left him enough time to further develop his weak magical abilities and it was only a matter of time before he struck upon his latest discovery, a useful spell he had dubbed "The Black Widow".
Using an unorthadox Nocturnian spell, Canen can cast a curse against an opponent of flesh and bone which attacks the nervous system. The magic is cast in a blanket, similar in appearance to a thin black membrane of a cell, that can vary in size. If this membrance touches the skin of a living person it will slow down their reaction times, causing the muscles of the body to become numbed, making it difficult for a person to make a quick movement.
Casting "Black Widow" does not require a great deal of energy but cannot be cast in succession.
Level 2 update: The Black Widow attack can now be reshaped to take any kind of physical form equal to its mass. For example, Canen could create a block of Black Widow, or a puddle, or even a blanket if need be.
Magic: Needle Tempest
Needle Tempest is Falcon's original magic, formed from Blue Nocturn magic. When cast, it begins to rain and the temperature significantly drops below freezing, causing the droplets to form solid ice particles. The wind then picks up and shapes the particles into thin, sharp needles that are then caught up an a small wind cyclone. Anything caught up in it's path is in severe danger of being slashed by these razor sharp implements. The drain on the source, however, is quite significant and because of this cannot be used too often.
Skill: Sword Proficiancy (Level 2)
Canen's skills lie in his ability to wield a blade. Having been trained in swordsmanship since a very young age, the Khaian has an extensive knowledge of the balance, handling and techniques of swordfighting. This makes him especially proficiant in close combat with such weapons, having been trained with broadswords, katana based weapons and bastard swords.
Icarus Bloodline
It is a known fact that the black blood of a Nocturn is highly toxic to most but its own species. Elements in the cells of the blood can conflict with cells in the bloodstream of another (especially reactive in human and elven bloodlines) and cause a serious bout of poisoning. Whilst the chances of mixing bloodtypes are slim, it is advised that an ally carry an antidote at all times in the event of accidental infection. Known effects have been vomiting, nausea and dizziness and blurred vision.
The Chronicals of Canen: A detailed history
Chapter I: Khaian Roots
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (1AD (Amura Domine: Year of Domine)
The first nomadic tribes appear and begin colonising and tending to the fertile and rich lands nurtured by the Sael River. Using prehistoric tools, they begin creating the supporting pillars of the Khaian nation Domine and its surrounding elements. The first major city, Nocturnis, is founded by evolving nomadic colonies.Some of these nomads decide to migrate south and land in the area known as Riisa, and establish their own colony. The first years are easy and promise a thriving population to rival that of its brother nation, Domine. The Riisans establish Riisa City as their capital, and install a republic government. The Riisan population soon grows to a point where territory for expansion is exhausted. Their expansion is halted by the Domine borders and the massive Khaian Forests containing the first of the black blooded Khaians, the Nocturn.
In these years, almost all of Domine lands were overrun by the sudden pursuit of knowledge and the overwhelming interest in philosophy, spawning a golden age unseen by any civilised nation. During this time however, the Khaians also heavily studied the old arts of swordsmanship and began training their young in the skills remembered only by their oldest members, skills they had brought from their homeland more than a thousand years before.
The Riisans, frustrated with their sluggish expansion, attack the Nocturn in Khaia Forest in an attempt to drive them out into mainland Domine and claim the forest for themselves. They succeed and the Nocturn take refuge in Domine, where the people welcome the recently exiled Nocturn into their kingdom and heavily condemn the actions of their brother nation. From hereon, the black blooded Nocturn become more and more heavily integrated into Domine society, which is almost now purely consistant of Khaian outlanders. The black blooded Nocturn share their culture and fine arts with the nation and are embraced as messengers of peace by Domine.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (4AD)
Domine ships led by the Nocturnian general Artinias Valsoth discover an island 100km from the Riisan coast, and send a landing party onto the beach. The landing party builds their first colonies and founds the island in the name of Domine. Artinias's party names the island "Artinia" after their leader. Meanwhile, Domine soldiers in the high passes prevent the further expansion of Riisa, and for a long time the Riisans enter another period of population stability. Tension between the two nations increases, and the first great war begins. Artinia remains a primitive island south of the main conflict, and declares its independance. Artinias Valsoth is named as High Governor.
The Riisans are eventually defeated by the tenacious black blooded Khaian Reavers and are banished from the realm of Khaia entirely. All colonies and major cities are either razed to the ground by the Domine or otherwise repossessed with new regional governors installed at every turn to ensure stability throughout the uncertain times. The survivors of the Riisans break apart and begin a long exile from the realm, choosing to remain dormant in surrounding low key counties.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (9AD)
The Riisan Council, which ruled over their people since the beginning of their great nation, decides to create a new system of government for Riisa and re-establish themselves as a political power. The Domine High Council reluctantly approves of Riisan re-establishment and allows them to take portions of their old territory back in moderation. The Nocturn, still distrusting of Riisan ways, issue a stern protest at the council but are unable to prevent the Riisans from attaining statehood. They quietly receed but remain heavily skeptical of Riisan intentions.
The Black Fist faction are also formed, with a nameless and ruthless executive overseeing operations to eradicate the blackbloods, who he believes to be the impurity in the balance of life in Khaia. Future protectors of Nocturnis, Gabriel Xerxes and Maxmillian Darkflight, are born in Nocturnis City at this stage.
Chapter II: The Hundred Year War
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (10AD)
The hundred year war erupts between the Riisans / Black Fist and Khaian Reavers / Domine. Black Fist prisoner encampments are erected in Riisa and confirms their involvement in the plot to destroy the blackbloods, which is met with disgust and retallitory strikes by both Domine and the native Khaians. Using the war as a mask to his plan, Demon Overlord Asmodeus creates Icarus Pentagathon and hatches a plan to destroy Khaia in order to give him total power over all of the living realms on the Nocturnian Continent. He begins building his army of Haicheyanne, a terrible, mindless killing machine that destroys as its entire reason to exist. Icarus receives independent thought and becomes a commander of the dark army. The dark army remains an unseen threat for now and remains in the underworld to collect power.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (108AD)
An attempt is made on the life of the chairman of Riisa, and it is later discovered that it was by independent Artinian activists led by the descendant of Artinias Valsoth, Xun Valsoth. The belief was that they wished to end the current conflict by killing, in their view, the main antagonist of the war. During this period, holy prophets of the Khaian god Isa claim to have sealed the ultimate destructive magic, "Maelstrom", in Sael Chapel in an underground labyrinth. The story is ridiculed and dismissed by the anyone involved in government. Pilgrims come to the chapel in an attempt to find it, but no such discovery is ever made.
Gabriel Xerxes's wife bears a son, Gideon Xerxes, whilst Gabriel suffers years of agonising torture in a Black Fist encampment in Riisa. Although Gabriel manages to escape, he turns, completely outnumbered, on his aggressors and dies a hero in the eyes of his fellow captives as the faction fight him to the death. Gideon's tutor Ardemis ushers the boy to safety, having to restrain Gideon from entering battle. Maxmillian Darkflight's wife perishes in a fire after protecting the life of her newborn son Canen, and Maxmillian enters Canen into the care of friend and mentor Artremeas, who takes the broken boy into a secluded village named Sael. Maxmillian learns of the brave Gabriel and becomes inspired by his legend.
Chapter III: The fall of Nocturnis
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (125AD)
Gideon Xerxes and Canen Darkflight are seeking personal retribution for their people when the Black Fist suddenly decide to disband. Obsessed with gaining vengeance for his father, Gideon travels to outpost #127 in order to prevent the faction from escaping but turns up just in time to see the last Black Fist base destroyed. As the executives mock him with a callous laugh, Gideon is left with no one left to fight and allows his anger to swell up inside him with nowhere to go.
Asmodeus, seeing the opportunity presented in the wake of the hundred year war, finally issues the command to his Haicheyanne army and Icarus Pentagathon to descend upon Khaia in what is the first phase of the Nocturnian Genocide. Millions of Haicheyanne led by Icarus quickly storm Riisa and obliterate all major cities and settlements with ease. Choosing not to advance further for the meantime, Icarus begins constructing a portal between the underworld and Riisa.
Khaia, Nocturnian Continent (125AD cont...)
Icarus marches on Nocturnis City and engages the blackblood Khaian Reavers, who begin merging rituals to attempt to overcome their demonic attackers. Maxmillian Darkflight leads the Reavers into the fray, but is mortally wounded by Icarus at the palace. The Reavers and the Domine army collapse under the sheer strain of Haicheyanne demons and, sadly, Nocturnis City is annihalated. Canen manages to escape the onslaught through an open portal and Gideon, unknown to Canen, follows soonafter. The portal closes behind them, trapping millions of Haicheyanne in Khaia, and they find themselves lost in the strange realm of Karak.
Chapter IV: Lost
Karak (uncharted region), Althanas (126AD)
Canen and Gideon are re-united at the fortress of the Red Dragons, a small rebellion in Karak fighting the oppresion of the self proclaimed Legion of Oblivion. They agree to join leader Pike in fighting against the legion on moral grounds and begin training. Canen and Gideon meet Silvet warrior Kaiser Nightwind under the alias of Lance and conspire to destroy the legion together.
Legion of Oblivion soldiers, lead by General Gan, continue to pressurise Red Dragon forces. Canen, Gideon and Kaiser continue to execute night raids into Legion outposts and succeed in dealing a crippling blow to their enemy. Pike, in a shocking and unexpected move, hands control of the Red Dragon forces to Canen after seeing his potential on the field and disappears into obscurity. Reluctantly accepting responsibility of the clan Canen leads the lowly band partisans with the help of Gideon and Kaiser and eventually defeats General Gan and the Legion, temporarily bringing peace to the realm and uniting the people.
It is later revealed that General Gan is in actuality a follower of Arius Mephisto, aka ISOS, a technological terror who was followed in pre-Karak times and is a angry and vengeful leader. He insurrects the Legion of Oblivion as the newly formed superpower, the Castigar army, and disappears with Gan and his followers into the desert.
The Red Dragons soonafter begin to receive word that the Castigar army has been sighted on the surface lands of Karak, led by ISOS himself. They send out multiple messages to other clans in a bid to prepare for an invasion. The other clans come together and form a tough, if not somewhat disorganised, army to oppose them.
Chapter V: The Castigar War
Karak, Althanas (127AD)
The Castigar War begins when ISOS executes a surpise attack on the Red Dragon fortress. Canen leads his division towards Gan's line and begins skirmishing, but is quickly defeated. Kaiser saves Canen from death but the Nocturn remains knocked out for the remainder of the battle. Gideon takes over, armed with his ferocious nodachi sword, aptly named The Vampire Blade, and utterly destroys his enemies with a combination of deadly magic power and astounding strength. ISOS, however, crushes Gideon with his immense psionic potential as a last resort and leaves Gideon for dead, fleeing the field. The day is won for the clans, but the Red Dragons find themselves with few remaining soldiers and no base of operations. Canen, believing Gideon to be dead, leaves Karak with Kaiser in tow.
Unknown, Althanas (Sometime between 127AD and 128AD)
Gideon survives the initial psionic crushing and sets out to settle the score with ISOS. Sure enough, he soon finds Arius Mephisto traversing a dead coral reef south of Karak and demands a final encounter with the old general, who reluctantly agrees. Gideon is sucked into a strange reality inside Arius's mind via his powerful psionics and is forced to fight the many stages of the armour clad JDA veteran, from being a cadet to his current self, and defeats every single one in order. Gideon's revenge is claimed but before he could escape the psionic world ISOS created as a battlefield, it collapsed in on itself, killing both Arius and Gideon's physical forms in one part of reality. It is believed ISOS's lives on only in his spiritual form whilst Gideon enstows his soul into a flock of familiars in order to keep living, harnessing his power to create his old physical form at will.
Chapter VI: Aftermath
Corone, Althanas (135AD)
Canen arrives on the island of Corone after sailing from the uncharted regions of Karak on his own. Travelling to Concordia Forest he decides to found the Ghost Hand Order partisans and appoints Prince Raelyse Salidan his second in command after a short battle. Soonafter relocating to Erebus in Alerar, Canen contracts a parasetic illness and is forced to leave Alerar to find a cure. The partisans are left in the care of the arrogant prince for a year before he decides to restructure the Order in Canen's absence.
Baphem Island, Althanas (136AD)
Canen loses his psychological battle to the parasite and relinquishes control of his body to the shadowy beast. However, in a last gasp effort to prevent being controlled, the Nocturn manages to seal his body in pure magikite crystal along with the beast. The beast slowly starves to death inside the tomb, while the ageless Canen awaits his resurrection.
Canen is soon resurrected by Kaiserin Nightwind, Kaiser's daughter. He kills off the starved parasite upon exit from the tomb and begins a long rehabilitation, stumbling off into the darkness.
Chapter VII: Return of the Falcon
Concordia Forest, Althanas (137AD)
Canen returns to Corone in good health with a band of former Ghost Hand Order partisans. He cannot believe his eyes when the partisans are attacked during the night in Concordia forest by a lone Haicheyanne demon, who managed to tear through a dimensional seal to reach Althanas. Knocked out by the evil spirit, he experiences visions and memories of Gideon and awakens in the morning to find himself witness to bloodied corpses strewn over the clearing. With no sign of the Haicheyanne demon, and assuming the worst, Canen determines that the time to act had finally arrived.