Astos (Stranger of Paradise)

Astos is the King of the Dark Elves who dwells in the Western Keep. He seems to be knowledgeable of many events happening in Cornelia and guides Jack Garland and his companions towards their ultimate goal.
==History==
Astos was the Lufenian agent in Cornelia who masqueraded as the king of the dark elves, while being a organic reconnaissance unit tasked with helping Strangers play their roles as "Warriors of Light". He recalled he originally used to be an elf that was transformed into his current state by the Lufenian's genetic manipulation. He was assigned to be the contact for agent Jack Garland and his companions, but over the course of several iterations, they became friends, and Jack, inspired by his feelings for Princess Sarah, offered Astos to rid the world of the Lufenian influence. Albeit reluctant at first, the dark elf eventually agreed. Jack left his crystal with Sarah and got his memory wiped, while Astos remained in Cornelia, remembering every detail of the plan. To avoid losing any of the vital information he learned, he used his clones to store his memories, granting each of them part of himself.
Jack, Ash, Jed, and Neon arrived at the Western Keep, while Astos was waiting for them. After they defeated his puppet, a suit of armor animated by magic known as the Black Knight, he congratulated the party and introduced himself. Jack interrupted him and asked about the elemental crystals' locations, and the dark elf sent them to the Crystal Mirage, a tower from which they could board the Flying Fortress where the Crystal of Wind was kept.
Astos eventually guided Jack and his party towards the remaining three crystals. After vanquishing the four fiends who had tainted the crystals' light, Jack and his party were surprised find the world shrouded in even greater darkness and suspected Astos was behind it. The party later defeated Astos in combat, who before dying revealed to Jack the true nature of the Lufenians and their plan to stop them.
In the Hall of the Dark Crystal, Jack and his companions discovered another copy of Astos who had no memory of them and was somewhat lost while the others interacted with him, but over the course of continous conversations, Astos's memories started to resurface, and slowly, the unit gained all of Astos's identity, thus the dark elf was revived to help Jack.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Astos is a tall ashen-skinned elf with dark gray hair and piercing red eyes. There are strange dark vein-like markings on his cheeks and his hands. He wears a horned circlet on his head, a dark gray tunic with a pointed hood and a collar decorated with spearheads, black trousers and black knee-high boots. He has a necklace made of thorns and decorated with purple flowers and purple earrings.
===Personality===
Astos is confident and sarcastic and likes to mess with everyone he encounters, often launching into long-winded speeches to annoy people and draw amusement from their reactions. He is ticked off when others try to make him give straightforward information.
His actual personality is much more scornful and resigned, as he realizes just how expendable he is, angry at the Lufenians for forcing him to comply with their plans.
==Gameplay==
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