Orson Kyo

The Moon Bird

Orson Kyo is one of the main protagonists of Floating Islands RP. A member of the noble Kyo family, he was a member of the Imperial Garrison and destined for a high-ranking position within it before he defected from the Noventian military shortly after the start of the Noventian Civil War.

## History

### Early Life

In 530 N.E., Orson was born in the ancestral Kyo family villa in one of Noventia's upper-class neighborhoods. From a very young age, he was placed into junior training programs to prepare him for a life of leadership in the Imperial Garrison, as was custom for his family. Orson was trained under his father, Kohaku, whom he served tirelessly and obediently for many years. In 546 N.E., Orson formally graduated from the Noventian military training camp, and recieved the "Noventian Junior Garrison Award for Excellence" from General Tygellus. In the Garrison, Orson mainly lead small scouting missions to nearby islands in the Imperial Cluster, and continued to perform exceedingly well in aptitude tests.

Despite his military excellence, Orson secretly was opposed to devoting his life to the military. He spent much of his spare time writing wistful poetry and dreaming about life beyond the walls of Noventia, though he knew little about what that would be like. Still, his fantasies of a different life never got in the way of his loyalty towards Noventia until the start of the Noventian Civil War.

### Solstice Festival Arc

The disappearance of Emperor Cerus' daughter was one of the several reasons he chose to initiate war against Spark. Highly suspecting that she lay somewhere within the city, Cerus put together a team of soldiers best suited to locate her. This would be a group separate from the main invasion force, which would arrive in the city after the attack had already began and slip in unnoticed. Orson, along with his father, were both chosen to be on this team. This was Orson's first ever major mission, and although he wasn't going to be on the front lines of the Spark invasion, he was shocked and disgusted by Cerus' decision to end five centuries of peace and attack unsuspecting civilians during a festival.

This was the moment that Orson truly realized that his interests did not line up with that of the Empire he served, and he initially refused to participate in the mission at all. His father, misinterpreting this as nervousness, decided to take him on a test flight shortly before the mission was to begin, accompanied by Colonel Edmunds. Edmunds attempts to use a wild gryphon as target practice, and accidentally shoots the side of his own ship, causing it to spiral out of control and crash-land on Vestocan. Kohaku and Edmunds both perish in the wreck, leaving Orson as the sole survivor.

Orson, rescued by a doctor, claims he is a prisoner of war, fearing that he would be looked at unfavorably as a Noventian soldier following the attack on Spark. From Vestocan, Orson has a clear view of Spark, and witnesses the attack commence. A Windtracer brings Orson to a relatively safe area where crowds of civilians are fleeing to shelter.

At this point, he encounters Corilis Asterlon, who offers to bring him to Castle Brackenleaf.