Odin

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Odin is a mysterious being under an oriental armor, always seen riding his armored horse, wielding the Masamu Odachi. No one has actually seen Odin's true appearance which made some say that the armor is actually empty. Odin is rather a recluse Guardian, having the smallest Domain from the rest. He still ended up having some people following him, which in turn he protects as his duty. He quietly resides in a place built by his people which they called the Kami Shrine.

The Domain of Odin is known as the Golden Creek. A small reclusive town where trees with golden leaves forever fall. As Odin persists to change, the town values its rich tradition. Filled with traditional houses and items, maintaining traditional practices and beliefs, seeing the town feels like it is frozen in time. Despite this, it doesn't make the people of Odin less competent as the others. They are skillful in farming, animal raising, carpentry, medicine and swordsmanship to keep their town self-sustaining. They are known for their raised horses, which is where cavalry knights outsource them. Leviathan's Domain is symbolized by a katana: bearing the spirit of a Samurai and the Bushido.

The appearance of the people of Odin aren't physically influenced by their Guardian. They appear identical and considered as Humans in terms of race, but are distinguished as Odin's people for a specific reason. Odin's power has a unique nature, being anti-magic itself. All of his people are resistant to magic as well, more so they nullify it. It is also one of the prime reason of their frugal lifestyle along with being a closed-off town. Unlike Humans that can benefit from magic, the people of Odin need to rely on traditional methods. They share Odin's preferences and views, showing particularly in battle.

The Trial of the Blade is conquered by Saburo, becoming the Champion of Odin.

## Notes:

* Odin is designed as a Samurai cavalry. Similarly, the Kami Shrine and Golden Creek has a Japanese theme to its design and inhabitants.
	+ In Final Fantasy, Odin is traditionally designed with a medieval style of armor. He is always portrayed as a demonic-looking knight riding a similarly themed horse, his weapon varies from a spear to a long sword. With his ultimate attack "Zantetsuken" having Japanese naming origins, the author wanted to transform and match his design to it.
	+ Similarly, the Masamune Odachi is an iconic weapon in the Final Fantasy series, particularly used by Sephiroth. The over-the-top feeling of this weapon heavily inspired the author into making her own take on Odin's design.
* With Odin's relationship with other Guardians, he has a client-merchant relationship with Titan, whose people mine steel and craft their swords for them. In return, he pays them with their earnings for horse raising along with a pack of leaves from their trees. Titan's people are quite fond of it, popular as a gift.
	+ The other Guardians understand Odin's personality and it goes both ways. Elemental based Guardians have high respect for Odin, which makes their Champions realize relying too much on magic will make them powerless before Odin and his Champion in a duel.
	+ Odin is fond of Elven tea, which he sometimes requests from travelling merchants, drinking it during his times of meditation. Ifrit got the news of it and immediately tried it so he would have something common to talk about with Odin.
* Odin's ability nullifies magic. This in turn will only make Saburo deal physical damage while being immune to any magic.
	+ Odin's Trial Domain acts similarly, making Niro unable to join the party in this battle for the first time. Gladius, Rufus, Deuce and Saburo will for the party.
* Being a recluse town, it takes in limited visitors and only those that has actual connection to the inhabitants. With the emergence of the Fiends, they are much more alert and wary of their surroundings, lining their perimeter with special shrine bells that ring in presence of the enemies.
* The cautionary tales are quite also caused by their reclusive manner and their way to keep the children safe and away from the idea of venturing too far. With this, ghost stories are quite popular with the kids.