Clairen

Clairen, also known by her title of The Flame's Salvation, is one of the playable characters in Rivals of Aether. She's a panther soldier from a future version of Aether, one where after a successful ploy by Loxodont, the Fire Empire fell under his control. Though Clairen tried to work her way up to the position of Royal Guard to assassinate him, with the use of technology, Loxodont had become invincible, leaving Clairen no choice but to travel to Aether's past and prevent him from ever taking control of the Fire Empire.
She was released as DLC on October 17th, 2017, but joined the base roster in the Definitive Edition of the game.
==Official Bio==
"Clairen is a seasoned warrior from a distant future where both Zetterburn and Forsburn have vanished and never return. In her time, Loxodont grew to become a powerful emperor and expanded his domain over nearly all of Aether. Through the years the fire people lost their connection with the flame and could no longer control it. To offset this, their soldiers were issued plasma weapons as the Fire Empire became reliant on technology to retain its power.
One young girl realized she could still control the flame and plasma. After enlisting in the Imperial Guard, she hatched a plan to destroy the endless Loxodont hoping that it would return the flame to the people. But Loxodont had grown invincible over time and his corporeal form was replaced with fortified machinery. Clairen was defeated in the throne room and was set to be executed. But there were others who also despised Loxodont, and Clairen's bravery motivated them. An unlikely ally helped Clairen escape using a machine to go back to a time when Loxodont was still vulnerable. Now, Clairen is on a mission in the past. To find the missing heroes that inspired her resistance and to destroy the endless emperor before he becomes invincible."
==Biography==
The granddaughter of Forsburn and Claiyen, Clairen was the only individual from the Firelands to still possess the ability to control fire. Clairen grew up in a small camp subject to constant raids and harsh regulations by the overbearing militia. Clairen was raised to hate Loxodont, the one who ruled the Fire Empire and led the world to this state, and following a purge on her camp by the militia that was presented as a random terrorist attack, Clairen made up her mind: she would join the very militia that made her life miserable, she would climb their ranks until she was a Royal Guard at Loxodonts side, where she would take the opportunity to kill him.
Clairen joined the cadet academy and though she attempted to avoid it, succeeded in officially becoming a cadet with the help of some new allies, Goss, Reuss, and Burnette. The group would stick together as an official ranger unit, going on many different missions hunting down enemies and threats to Loxodont's rule, the entire time Clairen held the facade of caring for Loxodont's well-being, and much against her will, growing closer with her allies.
After one mission against the anti-Loxodont terrorist, Mollo, despite their unit making a promise to always stick together, Clairen betrayed her allies and took full credit for the defeat of Mollo, which was the final push needed for her to be considered for a Royal Guard.
The day for Clairen to be officially appointed as Royal Guard arrived, but just as she planned, when she was handed her Plasma Saber, instead of swearing her life to Loxodont, she attacked him. However, Loxodont was far too powerful, easily defeating Clairen and throwing her in prison to await her execution.
However, Clairen's bravery at opposing Loxodont had motivated others who despised Loxodont. Ayala, the master engineer who was responsible for turning Loxodont into the invincible machine he had become, decided to help Clairen, releasing her from prison and returning her Plasma Saber before using a time machine to send her into the past.
Now, Clairen has to gather the old Champions of Aether and strike Loxodont down before he becomes too powerful to oppose.
===Other Appearances===
====Lovers of Aether====
At first, Clairen appears to be the popular, yet awkward new girl in class. If the player chooses to interact with her, Clairen will constantly fiddle with mysterious devices and get surprised when someone notices her. If the player asks Clairen to the dance, she'll reveal she comes from an identical world as her original counterpart, one where Loxodont became the Eternal Emperor and turned the world into a dystopian nightmare, forcing her to come back in time to stop him.
====Creatures of Aether====
Clairen appears as a playable card in this game.
==Personality==
Clairen is a determined and tenacious individual, never letting up on her goals of killing Loxodont, with her successfully acting as a loyal soldier for years until she finally became a Royal Guard, and accepting the fact she had no choice but to leave herself stranded in the past for the sake of making a better future, realizing she had no other chances to kill Loxodont.
Despite her insistence on keeping to herself, deciding other recruits were just obstacles on her path to Loxodont, Clairen still cares deeply for others, turning back to help a fallen recruit in the cadet evaluation circuit, despite the risk that she may not make it through. Clairen would also go on to form close bonds with her ranger unit, leaving her with immense regret when she was forced to betray them, as well as after she had failed to kill Loxodont, fearing they would all be placed under suspicion.
While Clairen is a good actor, she can also be rather hotheaded at times, notably lashing out at the militia when she was only a child, as well as breaking procedure and pinning Mollo against a wall when Clairen suspected he may have been behind the attack on her home when she was a child.
After failing to murder Loxodont, Clairen became far more pessimistic and rude, not really caring how her bravery against Loxodont had inspired others to stand against him, however this seems to have receded after successfully traveling to the past.
==Powers and Abilities==
While everyone else of the Firelands lost their connection to the flame following the disappearance of Zetterburn and Forsburn, Clairen was the only individual to retain this power, granting her the ability to manipulate fire and plasma. Coupled with her swift movements and years of official militia training, makes Clairen a powerful opponent on the battlefield.
==Gallery==
ClairenPromo.png|Alongside Loxodont's original form.
Clairen Young.png|As a child.
ClairenRanger.png|As a ranger.
Clairen and Mollo.png|Clairen's unit battles Mollo.
Mollo and Clairen.png|The battle continues.
Clairen and Loxodont.png|Battling Loxodont.
Loxodont defeats Clairen.png|Clairen is defeated.
Clairen Lovers of Aether.png|Clairen as she appears in Lovers of Aether.
==External Links==
*Clairen on the Rivals of Aether Wiki.
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