Phillard

**Phillard** is a Lindwurm Emperor Beast and one of Lith's allies and Woken. He fights under Scarlett during Balkor's attack.

## Appearance

### Kroxy Form

Kroxies have the appearance of alligators, but are humanoid. Phillard stands on two legs, at least 2.5 meters (8'2") high. As a Kroxy, he is also incredibly study.

### Lindwurm Form

Phillard stands 5 meters tall and has a 10 meter (33 feet) long serpentine body arms covered by emerald scales as big as small shields and arms as big as small trees. His head resembles that of a dragon, with small horns surrounding the neck area like a mane. His legs are replaced by a long tail, and has clawed arms.

## Personality

Phillard is laid back and casual, and treats humans matter-of-factly, not afraid to speak in front of them.

He is also a musclehead, never liking magic much and preferring to overpower his enemies with brute strength.

## Equipment

Phillard wields a double headed axe and hammer axe. They are able to make spikes made of earth or ice erupt from the ground.

## Background

During the second exam, Lith and the group encounter Phillard after killing a tribe of ogres. While killing and eating some ogres, Phillard reveals that Headmaster Linjos and the Lord of the Forest Scarlett have an agreement - when Linjos catches intruders, he gives them a swift death or confines them to the dungeon where they become prey. Most pick the latter hoping to find an escape, though they are all marked with a distinct smell to make it easy to distinguish them from academy professors and students. He doesn't smell the scent on them, so he gives them directions back to the castle but warns them that they'll be his dinner if they're lying.

Phillard joins Scarlett in the White Griffon Academy forest and helps defend the town plaza during Balkor's attack. He charges out alone against the undead, but slowly loses ground as the undead are able to learn from each other. Lith assists him by healing his wounds, defending his body from toxins, and sharing his vitality.

After Lith graduates and returns home, Phillard meets him in the Trawn Woods asking to become his test subject for Awakening. Scarlett had stepped down as Lord of the Forest and Awakened her lieutenants, but Phillard failed to and is also near the end of his life with around a year to live. Lith accepts his proposal, though breaks some of Phillard's ribs as a consequence for joking about Tista. Lith forces Phillard to practice magic with the same training schedule as Tista. Despite being even further behind her in the Awakening process, Phillard's core improves by leaps and bounds by the end of the winter.

After 6 months, the impurities in Phillard's body are very close to his bright cyan core. Lith brings him to the mana geyser and Phillard stimulates his core, triggering his evolution. His body radiates a light pillar upwards that slowly grows in width and height until a second pillar descends from the sky, connecting with the first pillar, and Phillard evolves into a Lindwurm. He attempts to spar Lith but is quickly beaten, and requests new axes from Lith in exchange for helping Reaper with issues in the Trawn Woods.

Phillard and Reaper encounter a large tribe of trolls and gather 21 magical beasts from the tribes to wipe them out. Phillard discovers how to use his acid breath during the battle. 14 beasts survive, though many are severely injured as well as Phillard himself. He becomes extremely motivated to learn, mastering Accumulation and Invigoration and becoming able to assist Lith in teaching the magical beasts. He introduces Phillard, Lifebringer, and Reaper to Tista after she Awakens, and they spar each other while practicing magic. Lith gives Phillard cheap enchanted axes that only have the function of shrinking, though Phillard, never having owned enchanted weapons before, gloats thinking he scammed Lith. Before he leaves, Lith makes each of them a dimensional and communication amulet.

## Quotes

* *"It's a pity I can't store them alive, I like my meals feisty."* (Chapter 173)
* *"Man, you taste like sh\*t, but I had worse and lived to tell the tale!"* (Chapter 209)
* *"Who needs magic when you have these babies?"* (Phillard to Lith while flexing, Chapter 327)
* *"I swear, this thing feels like I'm taking the biggest sh\*t of my life!"* (Chapter 329)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 329
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 173
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 209
4. ↑ Chapter 326
5. ↑ Chapter 332
6. ↑ Chapter 340
7. ↑ Discord