Abyss

Rostraya (former)

**Abyss** is a mysterious person, said to have randomly woken up on the continent of Eldham. Whilst they call the continent of Eldham their home, many ask themselves whether or not they truly were born in Eldham or not. Currently, they are a trusted citizen of NewJellhem, government official of Simulami as a whole, the mayor of the town Novathus and the heir of Stormgova.

## Personality

Abyss has a rather laid back and mysterious personality. In conversation, they remain often times quiet, thinking deeply about what their next course of action should be. When they speak (when something interests them), their low voice and very blunt demeanor have given people the impression that they rude and unprofessional.

They are prone to violence and fighting when provoked. When touched out of nowhere, pushed around or hit for no reason, they will strike back regardless of any intentions. An example of this is when they persecuted a citizen of NewJellhem all across the island of Stormgova for hitting them on accident.

Despite this, they are friendly, caring and protective of those they care about. And whilst they often have a serious, even menacing atmosphere to them, it is not uncommon for them to crack the occasional joke. Even if their humor is...disturbing at best. Another trait of theirs is their fierce, unwavering loyalty to their father.

## Appearance

Abyss usually sports typical Ludwig attire with the colours associated with the noble house. They have a pale skin that contrasts their black hair. Most peculiar of all however are their eyes. Some describe them as hypnotising whilst others state they are like an endless abyss they can fall into.

Abyss has been noted to have quite an unusual abnormality to them. Every other day, as small as the changes may be, their gender seems to change. One day, they may wake up with a slimmer waist whilst on other days, they wake up bulkier than before. Barely anyone notices these minute changes, causing many to misgender them much to their annoyance. Curiously enough, they seem to be incapable of truly understanding these anomolies, almost as if something is stopping them from understanding.

After the first battle during the war against Vulperium, their right eye which used to be identical to their left, twisted and turned into a swirly, crimson-red eye. Unlike before, where looking into their eyes was described as falling into an endless abyss, looking into their right eye gives a sense of dread to everyone that does.

## Biography

### Early Life

Abyss, with themselves being the source, stated that they spent most of their life roaming the world Eldham as a nomad and scavenger, surviving of the ruins of fallen towns and cities. Whilst they themselves don't know at what age they started roaming, what is known is that they stopped being a nomad at the age of 16 when they settled in NewJellhem.

### NewJellhem and Simulami

Shortly after joining NewJellhem, they were accepted as a recruit in the Imperial Grand Army. At around the same time, they were baptized into the religion of Soleviel with a promise to go up in the ranks of the Soleviel Church.

There at NewJellhem, they would meet multiple people that they would grow close to and even fond of. With those people, they would go on trips to neighbouring nations, allied states and even fight in wars together. In particular, two women called Melody Ludwig and Rayiniria Rostraya. Both were part of noble houses, the former more famous than the other. Both these women grew equally as fond of them as they did of the two women and so, a promise was made between the two parties to adopt Abyss into their family, ascending Abyss into nobility.

#### Ludwig debaucle

The aformentioned promise was broken and yet kept in an odd way. Shortly after the the battle at Vermilion, Melody Ludwig would disappear alongside Rayiniria Rostraya. This left Abyss as the de facto head of the Rostraya family. With their disappearance, a deep seated hatred for the lands of Rathnir grew inside Abyss, as both their mothers were rumored to have moved to said continent. Unwilling (and unable) to follow the ways of house Rostraya (primarily due to their refusal to drink alcohol) led Abyss to have no family once more.

Like a guiding hand in a tunnel of darkness however, Ornn Ludwig (who was meant to be their grandfather) allowed them to reside inside castle Ludwig regardless. With time, Abyss was fully accepted by the other Ludwigs and eventually adopted by the aformentioned man. This happened shortly after they turned 18.

Life continued onwards with a period of peace and calm. During this period, Abyss would grow and gain more knowledge of the world around them.

### NewJellhem elections

Abyss, whilst initially interested in forming a party themselves, participated in the elections as part of the High Stormgovan Society. Here they, alongside 5 others, accepted and denied applications for the spot of Valekt of NewJellhem. In the end, due to the chaotic way the elections transpired and with the results being voided by the Imperare himself, Abyss was set to stand trial for their 'involvement' in the chaos. Like with the Ludwig debaucle, this has left Abyss with more and more anti-rathnir sentiments.

### Trial of the Stormgovan High Society

Due to the aformentioned chaos during the elections, the Imperare declared the results null and obligated punishments to be given to those who were a part of the society. Abyss, together with Krisa, Ali, UpsidedownElf, WestloonLake, Visfrietje, Ornn Ludwig and Joker, were all eventually declared guilty and were given their respective punishments. Whilst mild in nature, the humiliation and anger Abyss felt only further ratified their hatred for Rathnir. Only time will tell what comes of this...

### Disappearance and reappearance

Shortly after the trial, Abyss suddenly disappeared from the face of Eldham, with no one knowing where they went or how they suddenly disappeared. All that is known that a loud blood curdling screech was heard in NewJellhem at the exact time that Abyss presumably disappeared. Time passed, and eventually, they reappeared physically unharmed but seemingly dazed and confused. They do not speak of what they saw, instead having a thousand yard stare when asked about it.

#### Novathus

Shortly after turning 25 according to the Stormgova calender, Abyss ventured out into the wilderness together with their father to find a suitable place for them to build a town of their own. After finding a nice spot, the name 'Novathus' was chosen. Currently, the town is under heavy construction.

### Searching for redemption

Shortly after the massacre at Pissevirke, where Birgir Hrafn killed multiple people in an attempt to get revenge on his father, Ornn Ludwig, Abyss went out to search for the killer. They disappeared for multiple years, with the mindset that they will have failed their family if they do not return with Birgir dead. Eventually, after hearing of the multiple rebellions Simulami was dealing with at the time, Abyss returned to Stormgova at the age of 32. They were, much to their dismay, unable to locate and defeat Birgir. As a result, they would prefer not to talk about this issue.

#### Hrafn debaucle

Almost as soon as they returned from their absence, Abyss learned of their father's ambition to revive the now dead house of Hrafn and seperating himself from house Ludwig. Confused at first, Abyss quickly followed his father together with their sister Janet Ludwig, now Hrafn and Jacob Ludwig, now Hrafn. It was Abyss who drew up the Hrafn constitution, this in the name of their father, Ornn Hrafn.

### Ni'us reformation

Shortly after their return, Abyss gained knowledge on a secret death/doomsday cult operating in Simulami. Having become disillusioned with the teachings of Soleviel, Abyss left the church to walk down the path of the stagnant cult. Almost immediately, Abyss flew through the ranks and eventually became the prophet of the faith after the previous prophet abdicated.

Abyss made quick work of the declining cult, reforming it and donning themselves 'The Forever Prophet' after discovering the artifact 'The Arm of Ni'us'. The tenets/texts and documents of the reformed faith have been lost or destroyed, following the creation of a Shade of Ni'us and the death of Triumvirate Ornn Hrafn.

### Presumed death of Abyss

Shortly before the aformentioned events however, Abyss went to a village in the north of Eldham Simulami to crush a local peasant rebellion. Hearing that Abyss would make an appearance, a trap was set to disable this threat.

What exactly happened is up to debate, as no one survived the trap. Not even the village remained, only the rough outline of buildings left to tell the tale of the fall of Abyss.

Abyss' body was never recovered. Their trademark armor mysteriously appearing across Eldham. Many stories and myths about the fate of Abyss and the events surrounding their presumed death have been written, some completely fictious and some with an inkling of truth. One in particular says Abyss reincarnated and roams the world once more

## Legacy

Abyss had a profound impact on House Hrafn, Stormgova and Simulami as a whole. They are hailed as the hero of Stormgova, founder of the modern Stormgovan Rumble and a monster in combat. Abyss would birth many children. Their first son, Feloks Hrafn would build many statues in NewJellhem. That same son would eventually become the Imperare of Simulami after peacefully dismantling the triumvirate. Even later, that same son would form the Empire of Nieden, solidifying peace on the continent of Nieden.

## Militaristic activities

### Imperial grand army

Almost as soon as they became a citizen of Simulami, Abyss joined its army. Whilst a simple recruit, they quickly became known for their incredible combat abilities. Their style is known as quick, deadly and ferocious, particularly to those they dislike. They refuse to use a shield and look down on those that regularly use one, claiming that it slows down the process of the fight (and in some cases delays the inevatible.)

### Wars

#### Battle of Vermilion

Abyss participated in the battle of Vermilion on the defending side against the Morladron attackers. Whilst they mostly stayed inside the walls of Vermilion, shooting at the enemies with their bow as much as they could. Eventually, they marched out of the walls towards the enemy claims, prepared to fight if any remaining battles had to be made.

#### War against Vulperium

Abyss was set to take part in the war against Vulperium on the side of the Edlham Alliance. They were not capapable of attending however, as shortly before the war began they fell unconscious, only regaining consiousness long after the war was over. What exactly happened is unclear to this day as not even Abyss knows themselves. However, ever since this event, their right eye changed into a crimson-red swirl.

#### War against Amarillo

##### First battle at Suzukafun

With their position in the Sisterhood of Sylene, Abyss fought in the first battle at Suzukafun alongside their companion Victoria Maestro. Whilst they fought bravely, they were quickly cornered and bested by a group of three with better equipment.

##### Second battle at Suzukafun

Like before, with their position as the second in command of the Sisterhood, Abyss fought alongside their companion and boss, Victoria Maestro. They fought valiantly and helped their allies secure a victory over their enemies.

## Clergical activities

### Freholm church of Sylene

After becoming a citizen of NewJellhem and Freholm, they were quickly baptised into the Soleviel faith. Shortly after, with permission from Ornn Ludwig, they built a small place of worship in Freholm, dedicated to the maiden of the moon herself; Sylene.

### Sisterhood of Sylene

A couple of years after being baptised into the faith, Abyss grew frustrated with their inability of climbing the ranks in the clergy. Eventually, they grew uninterested in this and instead focused on military activities and combat. When their companion Victoria Maestro announced the creation of their radical Sisterhood, Abyss was at first unsure about joining. However, they soon decided on joining regardless finding it to be an alternative worth spending time on. Due to the small size of the sisterhood at its creation, and partly due to their known combat prowess, Abyss quickly became the second in command behind Victoria Maestro.

#### Ascension into priesthood

Together with their brother Otto Ludwig, they were indicted and officially recognized as a priest of the Soleviel faith during a ceremony in the cathedral of NewJellhem. Here, the two of them were told to travel to Simulami's newly acquiered lands to learn more about Soleannen in an act of mending the broken bond between the two branches.

## Bibliography

Abyss has an interest in writing and as such, has both writen books on events they were a part of and became the head librarian of the library of NewJellhem.

### Series 1:

The first set of books officially written by Abyss. Defined by: amateurish, personal and very local stories. Alongside that, this was the only series of books where they added the date of completion to the title.

#### Rats (24/07)

A book talking about the raids on NewJellhem, perpetrated by Rat King enthusiasts and Blood clown mercenaries.

#### Walls (31/07)

A book about the war at Vermilion from the point of view of a defending force.

#### Ludwigs (03/08)

A more personal book dictating the events leading up to their adoption into the Ludwig family of Stormgova.

#### Debate (22/08)

Abyss' personal account on the election debates between the BIG, Soleviel, JMB, and Loyalists parties.

### Series 2:

The second set of books officially written by Abyss. These books were all writen post first Vulperium battle and as such, are generally more seriously writen, are about more global topics and are more professional. Starting from this series, the completion dates are no longer part of the titles.

#### Bloodclowns

A long documentation about the peculiar group of mercenaries 'The Bloodclowns'. This book was written as compensation to their guide when they visited Rattican city.