Heralds of Genesio

The Heralds of Genesio were an organisation founded to combat the Dragon Reign. The group was formed in the Arcturian town of Genesio, in Pioris during the year 113 ADR. Their discoveries and inventions were instrumental in defeating the Dragons. Some members, such as Vis and Caelus, are honorary Heralds, having lived prior to the group's founding.
Many of the Heralds' accomplishments are seen as miraculous, with some being impossible at the time they occurred or even by modern standards.
In the years since the Heralds' deaths, they have been worshipped as gods by many. Their most notable worshippers are the monks of the Monastery of the Heralds. The Monastery is situated atop the mountain which holds the Satus Ruins, the resting place of the Heralds.
== Members ==
=== Tormentus ===
The last survivng Herald, Tormentus was an alchemist who created the first Curses through Alchemy. They granted Globeholders strength when facing the Dragons by turning them into Monsters, but came with terrible side effects.
Tormentus eventually succumbed to the effects of Curses himself, driven mad by the need for bloodshed in the time of peace that followed the Dragon Reign, and rallied the rest of the Monsters to his side.
=== Vis ===
Vis was an astronomer and biologist who discovered the God Essence, known in the present day as Mana, which led to the Arcturian use of Magic. How she did so without the technology needed for her research is unknown. Although she was not alive when the Heralds were formed, she was posthumously regarded as one of them.
=== Venefis ===
Venefis created the first Globe, thus becoming the first Globeforger. To do so without a Globe should be impossible. The creation of Globes marked the beginning of the end for the Dragon's rule of Arctus.
=== Caelus ===
An inventor and mechanic who created the Caelus Bridge, Caelus is responsible for the travel conveniences of teleportation in the modern age. Like Vis, he died before the Heralds' founding but was considered a member posthumously.
=== Lucius ===
Lucius was a blacksmith who created the Lucius Linker, the device that connects any weapon equipped with it to its wielder's Globe.
=== Other Heralds ===
There were other Heralds following the group's disbanding at the end of the Dragon Reign. They were far less renowned than the aforementioned five. Some of the creations these other Heralds were responsible for include Elemental Weapons and Automatons.
==Notes==
Vis may have been named for the Latin word vis, meaning things like power, force, or vigor, which would align with her discovery of Mana, a literal force that was also a source of power
Caelus might be named for an alternate form of the Latin word caelum, meaning sky. This could be related to Caelus's creation, the Caelus Bridge, and how it took the Arcturians to Tempus, a body far above them in the sky.
Lucius is a Latin given name meaning "light," though this might not tie into his discovery.
== Gallery ==
File:GL2HeraldTombs.png|The tombs of the Heralds, deep in the Satus Ruins
 
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