Alman Quaron

**Alman Quaron** was an ex-Ranger of the Griffon Kingdom, Syrook's harbinger, and self-proclaimed ruler of the Nestrar Region, having taken advantage of the winter lockdown to seize control.

## Appearance

Quaron had hair so black that it almost looked blue, red streaks, and green eyes.

## Personality

Quaron was a people person and had considerable political skills, using them to his advantage to seize power.

## Equipment

The ex-Ranger was given by his master a small baton that could shapeshift into a long pole ending at both sides with a curved blade that resembled a short scimitar.

## Abilities

Quaron had a bright blue core but with several violet streaks, producing mana of similar quality to a deep violet core. The violet energy in his core was able to be consumed to keep his body alive even after he was decapitated and made his blood flow even with a punctured heart.

## Background

### Coop

Syrook the Black Dragon colludes with Thrud Griffon to start a rebellion in the Nestrar Region by posing as a god. He turns Quaron into his harbinger to serve as a human puppet ruler. Thanks to Thrud supporting Quaron's political coup and her subjects in the neighboring regions assuring that they will quickly join the uprising, they quickly take over several cities including Phresca and Zeska. The Dragon loots the armories and treasuries of the cities in exchange for rejuvenating the noble conspirators. Syrook sends half of the gold and one of each kind of artifact from the city armories to the Mad Queen for her to glean the secrets of Royal Forgemastery and recreate them with true magic before her war with the Griffon Kingdom begins.

Quaron takes advantage of the winter lockdown to become its ruler, using his rank and abilities to take out the local forces one city at a time. He avoided antagonizing his hosts and builds good relationships with them, then using the isolation from the harsh winter to make people dependent on him. They already worshipped him as a hero when news of the famine started to spread. At that point, he only had to frame and execute anyone who could pose a threat to him with the charge of hoarding food and selling it to the black market to succeed.

Since mages were a rarity and the Kingdom can't deploy Royal Constables without a Warp Gate, the local and central authorities were forced to trust Quaron's judgment and the evidence he presented. He first started intervening late whenever there was an emergency so that upon his arrival the local forces were weakened if not decimated. Then, whenever he discovered someone who had really hoarded food, Quaron only had to frame a few people at a time as accomplices to get rid of anyone who might stand against him.

Soon, he became the only mage capable of freely moving through the region with dimensional magic. He cured people who couldn't afford a healer, killed the monsters that breach their houses, and punished those who tried to starve them. After a while, people lost all trust in the local authorities and stopped asking questions about his methods. After winter ended, he continued his tour as if nothing had happened until the Royals sent orders to ration the food and send everything they could spare to the north. Quaron then fanned the flames of fear and hunger to trigger a rebellion, consolidating his rise to power.

Furthermore, the people of Nestrar came to hate the Royals, thinking them thieves for taking their food. Quaron left the discontent grow on purpose by withholding the materials he collected at the Warp Gates and then claiming that they all came out of his own pocket. He killed the only Mage of the Association in the city of Zeska, leaving only magicos and graduates from lesser academies remaining there.

### Battle of Zeska

Lith Verhen is sent as part of the Royal army to retake Zeska, but instead of sieging the city, Lith issues a challenge for a duel against Quaron. Syrook orders Quaron to fight Lith fairly to maintain his image as the people's hero, contrary to Quaron's fears. Quaron faces Lith in single combat, but is quickly outmatched and mortally wounded. However, Syrook appears and revives Quaron.

Lith "summons" Tiamat for backup (which is actually Lith fighting as himself while Solus controls the Scalewalker armor). Quaron reveals himself as Syrook's harbinger, thinking that "Lith" is a harbinger of the Tiamat as well. Quaron gains the upper hand against Solus due to his superior core and experience, but Captain Erwald Locrias's unexpected revival as one of Lith's Demons and possessing of Solus' body allow the pair to kill Quaron. Syrook suffering the backlash from Quaron's death gives Lith a window to kill the Black Dragon.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapter 1633: Royal Demands (Part 1)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 1654: Players and Pawns (Part 4)
3. ↑ Chapter 1651: Players and Pawns (Part 1)
4. ↑ Chapter 1634: Royal Demands (Part 2)
5. ↑ Chapter 1638: Chain of Command (Part 2)
6. ↑ Chapter 1642: Trust And Lies (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 1654: Players and Pawns (Part 4)
8. ↑ Chapter 1663: Soul Feather (Part 1)