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Zolgarious Gilden
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The Gilded Dawn

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Name: Zolgarius Gilden. He has taken the name of his guild instead.

Age: He was twelve during the Michio massacre, which is the equivalent of around 400 years old. However, Zol's soul is much older than his physical form because of his time in the High realm. His soul is around 12,000 years old.

Hair color: Pitch Black

Eye color: Red, though his eyes are brighter scarlet than most of his tribe

Height: Zolgairous can freely alter his physical form. He can appear as a child, about 4'1, or an adult male, at 6'2.

Unique marks: Zol has vine-like markings that cover his body, mimicking his cardiovascular system. When he uses his naten, these ignite with a golden hue. When he uses the full brunt of his power, a gilden crown of plant-like creations manifests over his head. He has a lion's face tattoo on his back in the middle, symbolizing the guild he belongs to and the pact he made.

Parents: His parents died in the disaster. Since then, Zol has developed a close and intimate relationship with the Gilden Fang guild and is the adopted son.

Species: Zol was born human. After sacrificing his physical form to save his friends, he was found by a member of the Yuex tribe, master shapers of naten able to give life to fae via their bond with mana. His new physical body was crafted via a mystical ritual held by the Yuex. This magical body now houses his soul, making him one of the few existing Demi-Fae, a living construct. He still possesses his internal organs; however, the amount of control he has over his physical body is beyond that of regular humans. He can control his body's size and density and sense of pain. He can heal injuries and fractures and survive wounds that would otherwise be fatal to most humans. Because of his level of control, poisons are virtually ineffective against him as he can expel them from his body. As a dynamo, he can hold massive amounts of naten using many different kinds.

Central Pillar: The Khralaessara was once Zolgaious's home, albeit briefly. The capital city of the Michio now rests on one of Vescrutia’s moons, hidden from mortal kind. Because Zol did not carry the spitful nature of the Michio, he was awakened beside that cast him from the moon and left him to fend for himself on Vescrtuia. Zol has always shared a very deep connection with the life of Vescrutia, from its plants to its animals. Originally, this was enhanced to mystic levels via his Michio blood. However, the ritual the Yuex used to craft his body was used via their connection to "The Stream," a nexus of oases located in their homeland; because of this, Zol is connected to this planet in ways he is still discovering.

Contrast Pillar: Having just drawn his first breath, Zol finds himself in a world he did not consent to visit. Head clouded, body weakened, he feels a sense of loss within. Beneath that feeling is another, and it rages something fierce, bubbling. He subconsciously searches for its focal point while training his body beyond its former glory, tempering his blade, and wielding his shield, for he has chosen that both will serve the aim of avenging the Michio until they turn their backs on him. Because Zol was not a fighter and chose peace, he was discarded and thrust into a world he no longer knew about. The Michio who revived him were not of the same ilk as his predecessors. They had their eyes set on conquest, domination, and superiority. Traits that Zol never shared. He never really craved the power locked away in his bloodline. He merely wanted the strength to protect their peace. The place he once called home. But after he awoke, they betrayed him, stripping him of his birthright and releasing him from the binds that tied the other Michio together.

Active Pillar: During his coma, Zol had a dream about an enormous comet that burned Orange flames. In this dream, he burns his resplendent aura and shatters the comet. The pieces are still powerful enough to cause untold devastation to the planet and the system, giving birth to a race of terrible creatures. After exiting the pod, Michio discarded it and took in the world around him. He can see now that the world he saw crumble was Vescrutia. Now, he is in Neovia, trying to make sense of the future he finds himself in and the one he wishes to prevent. After being betrayed by the only concept of the family he ever knew Zol wandered the planet for weeks a shell of his former self, quite literally in fact. His sense of direction and purpose in life were ripped from him. Tossed into a world alone with not even a shred of warning or guidance. But yet, he did not perish. It was strange...whenever he did reach the brink of death, whether through hunger, thirst, etc., somehow, his needs would be met just enough to keep him going, just enough to keep his story from being ended.

He was Evolution...

He would do his utmost to save this world, even if it meant going against his former family.

Crossing Pillar: His wanderings eventually lead him to come across a wolf pup that had been caught under its mother, who was killed defending it from a predator. Seeing the helpless little wolf fight for its life against an impossible foe reigniting within Zol the flare of life, and before even giving it a second thought, he threw himself into the fray. Meru's courage touched Zol, and from that moment forward, he vowed something and swore it on his life...that he would grow strong to protect the ones who could not protect themselves. That he would grow strong in the name of protecting the world around him. He was no fossil clamored to already savored glories. He fought for the futures of those around him, including his own. The beast is too much for him as he is still weak and nearing death. In the moment of despair, a brilliant golden light pierced the area, and with a single mighty strike, the creature was split in two. The wielder of such a strike would be Erigor Gilden Fang. Inspired by Zol's willingness to stand against such a foe in the name of another made him see the great potential in the young lad. Thus started Zol's journey with the Orion Consortia. He made him remember the reason he sought strength in the first place.


Anthem: Cauldron- Where once resided an anthem rich in purpose and structured design now resides a basin filled with unfolded potential. For thousands of years, his essence has been festering, bubbling, and churning with an initiative in mind. After that initiative was stripped from him, all remaining was a vessel of possibility. This was the power of his newly forged anthem. Zol can manipulate his spiritual energy, the very force of his soul, to perform a litany of feats. He can generate, manipulate, infuse, and conceal his aura. The power of Zol's soul is borderline cosmic. He spent tens of thousands of years in spirit form training it. Much of this knowledge was lost when Michio hastily woke him from his frozen slumber. When his physical form was destroyed, his soul flared once more, reigniting the eons of experience and power he held. Having trained under master practitioners of Aura and his new body's capacity to hold deep reservoirs of naten, he finally has a body that can hold the potency of his spiritual gifts. Because of his deep-rooted ties with Earth naten, he can use his aura to manipulate Earth.

Element Natures: Earth and Wind

Skills/Abilities:

Ava: Vermillion Aura: Pylon Of The Self. Governed by the soul's physical experience, the vessel it is housed in. When Zol accesses this pillar, he receives the power to selectively augment bodily attributes, enhance muscle mass, increase body size, amplify the immune system, etc. The extent to which this is possible is proportional to the amount of naten at his disposal.

Bea: Aura Strengthen- Zol can use Aura to expand his muscle capacity to increase his strength, speed, and stamina past its already heightened rate. Instinctually, he relies on his legs more; thus, that is where most of his offensive focus lies.

Bea: Aura Condense- Zol can harden certain parts of his anatomy toward a diamond-like consistency to make blows tougher or resist damage from physical and elemental attacks.

Cea: Earth Manipulation- Via his aura and tether to the planet, Zol can freely manipulate the Earth around him in ways only limited by his imagination.

Ava: Amber Aura- Plyon Of The Heart. Centered around emotion, it grants him empathic abilities. The potency of Amber's aura is directly tied to his feelings and emotional intellect. He can use his aura to feel the emotions of others around him and project his emotion even to go so far as to enter a person's emotional dreamscape via the "Unseen."

Bea: Animal Communication- Zolgarious can speak with animals via his aura. He can convey his intentions and even create ethereal bonds with them.

Bea: Ecological empathy. Being intimately tethered to the planet allows him to empathize with it. This allows him to communicate with nature and connect with various ecosystems. It is helpful, especially when the land and its denizens are in peril.

Ava: Verdant Aura- Aura centered around healing and rejuvenation. When invoking this kind of aura, Zol can grant different kinds of healing to himself and those he infuses with his aura.

Bea/Cea/Dea: Regeneration- Bea enables him to heal small to intermediate wounds rapidly. Cea allows the regeneration of limbs at full burst internal organs. Dea can generate a cloak of aura that functions as a "Regen" spell. Allow him constant healing for as long as he maintains the invocation.

Cea: Expulsion- An advanced technique that allows him to remove foreign substances/ Influences from his being. Physical/ non-corporeal things. He can also do this for beings he infuses his Aura into.

Dea: Lapis Aura- Aura rooted in the mind centered around intellect. Zol can enhance his intellect by invoking this aura. This involves his cognitive functions and ability to understand and learn acceleratedly. His ability to perceive and analyze is enchanted, allowing him to process speeds that seem almost clairvoyant.

Gilden Aura- The Apex of his abilities. When Zol accesses this particular Aura, it is the purest reflection of his soul, and invoking it allows him to pull from all his aura fonts simultaneously while maximizing their potency. His golden aura burns like a righteous flame of light.

Vigor Flare- Zol's body radiates a permissive light that illuminates all it touches. It doubles as a sensory, allowing him to collect varying information about all the beings it reaches. It hampers evil intentions and reveals malicious influences and energies.

Brillant Dawn- A massive blistering orb of aura that can potentially disintegrate its target. It only harms those Zol considers his enemy.

Resplendant Sky Fall: After concentrating his aura in the clouds, Zol calls down an incalculable number of bolts of light to devastate his enemies.

Ethereal Berserker: A title, a state of being; a trance. When his life is truly in peril, Zol gives his consciousness over to the deepest reaches of himself, allowing his spiritual power to control him. Doing so drastically increases his ability and allows him to use his powers without thought. Instinctively, he experiences the world around him becoming a singularity temporarily invulnerable to most harm coming his way. This form is incredibly taxing and burns through his naten and runs the risk of burning through his very lifeforce if he does not regain consciousness or is not stopped before his juice runs out.

Sonverigan Fae Magic: A tier of magic unique to those chosen to be the Faerie King of Kalor. He is only capable of this kind of magic when he is in his Berserker form and only possesses a single spell taught him by the king.

Mystic Art of Banishment; Realm of the Eternus Blaze- By invoking his powers to the max he is able to separate time and space to a realm known as Eternus. A Plane of righteous flames that never cease burning. He can only cast this spell once and needs days to recover from its use. However, it is such a powerful spell that if caught the target will be chained and banished to the plane as they are unable to escape assuming they can survive its blaze somehow.

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Bio

Visions of Safyre- During his cryostasis-induced sleep Zol unknowingly made contact with "The Unseen" the metaphysical realm that existed adjacent to Seen Realm. It was here a spirit reached out to Zol who shared such a deep love for the planet it wished to save. Thus it imparted a vision to Zol, one that would change his life forever. It warned of a massive comet in Vecrtuia's orbit that would wreak havoc on both the Seen and Unseen realms. Flashes of monstrous wildlife with blazing azure energy devastated their ecosystems and a twisted figure shrouded in mystery possessed an incalculable thirst for power and tyranny. This invoked in Zol a powerful desire to save the world he loved and also caused his soul to cry out into the unseen lamenting his powerless state. A powerful being known as The High Fae daughter Lilika also known as the Scion of the Titian plane; Pillar of Amber Aura, felt Zol's powerful emotions reverberate through the unseen and "reached" into the realms plucking Zol's soul from his physical form bring him to his domain. The High Realm, known as Carna.

Brith of the Ethereal Berserker- Zol's astral form arrived in a world foreign to him. A gorgeous realm where colors seemed to dance and thought manifested into reality. It was here that he met Alawei, the Faerie King, Ruler of the High Realm. The King welcomed Zol with open arms commending him for his powerful and Vailant soul. He assured Zolgarious that he was far from powerless and during the time that his body laid dormant he would personally cultivate him to become a force capable of facing the threat he feared for it had been eons since he encountered a being with the potential Zol had. Zol lived amongst the beings of this realm training with the king and his 6 children. Each a master of Aura, the lifeblood of their realm and the font from which the King himself drew his power. During this time Zol's combat ability increased exponentially. His connection to Aura became so intimate he could utilize all six fonts of Mana interchangeably making him the only being able to do so aside from the High Fae himself.

Because of this, Alawei revealed to Zol that part of the reason he chose him was that he to was in need of help. Part of his duties as protector of the High Realm is watching over and maintaining the seal of The Low Realm also known as "The Nether" a realm that serves as a prison for some of the most vile and corrupt beings in the universe. Every 10,000 years the current king "dies" his mortal form sheds and he reincarnates. The noticeable trait of the next fae king is scarlet red hair that burns like flame mana. It takes 1,000 years for the soul of the Fae king to show itself in the next heir, during which time the seal is fragile creating a gateway that Grixas, one of the Low Realm Arch Daemon's, deity-like manifestations of evil seeking to subjugate or outright destroy everything.

His heir was his son who was abducted by a sliver of Grixas that managed to escape via the last king's inception hiding within the soul of the former Kings Berserker. A title was given to the right hand of the King, his royal guard, and his sworn protector. Knowing that at some point Zol's physical body would awaken and he would be drawn back to his world and that he had his own battle to fight. The High Fae chose from his kin one who would be able to become a temporary holder of his essence. However, it would still take time for that temporary heir to become strong enough to guard the seal.

He asks Zol to become a Berserker and watch over this seal until his heir could do so alone. For 1,000 years Zol fought and protected the seal and vanquished many powerful foes that tried to break the seal. His bravery, might, and courage soon earned him the title of " The Xanthous Dawn" for the brilliant golden light of his mana that vanquished even the darkest shadows.
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