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Notable Weapons

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

The world of Cradle has many unique and powerful weapons with a multitude of abilities and uses. Weapons related to the Sacred Arts usually have a level associated with them, this is a measure of two things. Firstly, the materials from which the weapon is made. Then secondly and more importantly, the level of the binding inside of it. A binding is a madra technique in solid form, push madra through it and it will perform the technique, which can be anything from a gush of water to a flood of evil arms. The level of the binding indicates how powerful the wielder has to be to activate the binding. Learn more about the details of this process and results on the Soulsmithing page.

Here is a collection of notable weapons that either have unique abilities or are important to the plot of the series:

## Important Weapons:

* Tiny Scissors
* Ancestors Spear
* The Sword Sage's Blade
* The Archstone
* Harmony's Axe
* Longhook's Hook
* Penance
Dreadgod

**Dreadgod** is the eleventh book in the Cradle series.

## Synopsis

After Eithan left to fight the mad king Lindon Yerin and the rest are left to deal with the Dreadgods, Orthos and Ziel go to an ancient castle to fight black dragon remenents and find time controling scripts Yerin goes to fulfill her oath to the sage of red faith and Lindon goes to talk to Mercy and fight the silent king
Nye Essence

### Effect

Increased speed and reaction time, increased grace, hides you from supernatural detection as long as you also wear a Nye cloak with the hood up

### Known Users

Simon
Indirial
 Valin

Nye essence grants it's user enhanced speed, reflexes and grace, as a side effect, while in use the users breath becomes luminous, each breath released letting a portion of Nye Essence escape. Nye Essence is both the easiest and in some ways the hardest power to earn. It is available from the moment you step foot in Valinhall and there are no tests required to earn it. Instead Nye Essence is awarded at the discretion of the Eldest Nye who will give it as a favor, as part of a deal, a bribe or any number of other possible reasons. The main requirement being he will only gift it to a Traveler if he believes it will benefit Valinhall as a whole.
Madra

## Aura and Madra

Madra is the spiritual energy that powers up the magical system on Cradle. It comes from the vital aura in the environment.

Example: Vital aura gathers for years around a rock quarry or a granite mountain. One could cycle into the body the vital aura from these surrounding rocks and stones, transform it into madra via the process of cycling, develop a core filled with earth madra, and use battle techniques — or basic everyday working methods — that employ earth madra. With madra formed from the spiritual energy signature of stone mountains, one could become very strong and totally grounded, nearly impossible to push.

## Madra Personality

Madra is spirit, so each different type of madra has a feeling of intention, almost a personality. Pure madra feels adaptable, flexible, and refreshing. Stone madra feels stubborn and a little stupid. Thus, the dreadgod the Wandering Titan — who cycles earth madra — is the least intelligent of the four dreadgods. Speaking of dreadgods, hunger madra feels greedy, grasping, ravenously hungry.

## Known Madra Types

* Pure, Royal (Mutation of Pure)
* Earth
* Wind
* Fire
* Water
* Ice
* Cloud
* Force
* Poison
* Life
* Blood
* Hunger madra
* Space
* Light
* Heat
* Dream
* Shadow
* Sword
* Destruction
* Death
* Connection
Puppeteers Iron body

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

The Puppeteers Iron Body is cultivated by Akura Mercy. This body gives the artist exacting control of their own body, the benefits of this are shown in extreme dexterity and gymnastic skill. Mercy uses this in order to augment her skills as an archer while using her Iron body to move and dodge.
Elders

The Elders are Fiends of Chaos, they were never human but gained the ability to interact with the world in a way we recognize as intelligent from humanity. Their power rivals that of the Abidan Judges and just as the Abidan manipulate The Way the Elders are suspected of manipulation of Chaos. The Elders on Asylum are the only known individualscapable of threatening the Judges.

Asylum is practically a holding cell to imprison the Elders. If they get out, they're scary. The Abidan originally intended to use it temporarily til the Elders fully corrupted it so that Ozriel could destroy it. Which wouldn't kill the Elders, but would drive them back into the void. So it was really just keeping them off the streets for a while. Then the Emperor came along, and humanity has prospered beyond what the Abidan ever expected. That tethers the world more strongly to the Way and strengthens the prison, weakening the Elders. So Asylum has held on much longer than anyone anticipated.

The Elders, don't want to be trapped there OR cast back into the void. They want to escape into other Iterations, which is exactly what the Abidan don't want. Back in the day, the Elders could have depopulated humanity. They didn't; they kept just enough alive to make sure the Abidan wouldn't obliterate the place while the Elders looked for a way out.

Asylum is a protected world to ensure the Elders don't escape due to Corruption of the iteration. This is also why the Emperor has not been offered Ascension though he clearly meets the power requirements. The planet is effectively sealed off.

The 7 Great Elders imprisoned on Asylum are :

* Nakothi, The Dead Mother
* Othaghor
* Kelarac, The Soul Collector
* Ach’magut
* Urg’naut
* Tharlos
* Kthanikahr
The Bachelorette Atlantica

**Original release** | 28 May 2010 – present

***The Bachelorette Atlantica*** is an Atlantican dating and relationship reality television series that debuted on 28 May 2010 on Atlantica Television (ATV). The show is hosted by Oliver Justice, and is a spin-off of *The Bachelor Atlantica*, featuring a female in the eponymous lead role instead of a male.

## Plot

All of the rules are adapted from the rules of *The Bachelor Atlantica*, its parent show. The series revolves around a single bachelorette (deemed eligible), who is usually a former contestant from the previous *Bachelor Atlantica* season, and a pool of romantic interests, which could include a potential husband for the bachelorette. The show starts with the bachelorette standing in front of the mansion and greeting each male contestant individually when they walk out of the limo. After each rose ceremony, at least one contestant does not receive a rose and goes home; therefore, the pool of contenders gets smaller, which eventually leaves the bachelorette to decide between two contestants in the final rose ceremony.

For the final selection, one of two male suitors proposes to the bachelorette.

## Setting

Much like *The Bachelor Atlantica*, for the first two weeks of filming, it is traditional for the contestants to stay in the twelve-bedroom penthouse suite of an unnamed apartment complex on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. This is the initial residence that has been used each season since the series debut in 2010. During this initial phase, the bachelorette either resides in a personal residence they had purchased or rented on their own, or in a one-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side, but in a different apartment complex.

The final third of the episodes in a given season are spent outside of New York, with the remaining contestants traveling the world with the bachelor. Each season typically has four-to-five international (and sometimes domestic) destinations, spending a week at each. While at these destinations, the contestants stay in luxurious accommodations typically rented by production, while the bachelorette resides in a hotel room.

## Spin-offs

The first spin-off to be created from *The Bachelorette Atlantica* is *Bachelor in Paradise Atlantica*. The show gives former contestants from both *The Bachelor Atlantica* and *The Bachelorette Atlantica* a second chance at love, competing in an elimination-style version of its companion shows. The series premiered in 2013, and serves as the franchise's summer series.
Sandviper Kral

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

Sandviper Kral is the heir to Gokren, leader of the Sandviper sect in the Desolate Wilds, in western Blackflame Empire. He is a Highgold on the Path of the Sandviper. He is a key character in book two, Soulsmith.

## Relationships

Kral is the son of Sandviper Gokren, the leader of the Sandviper Sect. His sect adores him, apparently. Kral takes up temporary leadership when his father goes off on a hunting trip. He is a trusted friend and ally to Jai Long, and always kind to Jai Chen. He sees young Lindon as negligible, not worthy of a moment’s consideration.

Despite joint inclusion in the Five Factions Alliance, Sandvipers have been feuding with the Fisher Sect for a long time — it’s an ancestral enmity.

Sandvipers are allied with the Jai Clan. Or they were. . .

## Appearance

Kral is about the same age as Jai Long in book #2, age twenty-two. He is a big muscular guy, brimming with testosterone and charisma.

> Kral was twenty-two years old, and fit from years of martial training. He always gave the impression of an imposing leader, standing tall and confident as though to inspire those around him, gaze fixed on some distant vision of victory...until he smiled. Then, he looked like a rogue trying to charm his way out of trouble. (Soulsmith, ch 6)
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## Personality

Kral can be serious, as when searching for the Ancestors Spear, but most of the time, Kral is a party animal. He is gregarious and sexually charged, with a following. Jai Long regards him as a friend, but is not blind to his flaws — short sighted, foolish, self-interested. Dubbed “the young chief” he entitles himself to far more than his fellow sect members.

> The Sandviper territory was taken up by a single, garishly red tent of many peaks. While the lesser minions settled for huts made of twigs and scavenged boards, their future chief reveled in luxury. Sounds floated out of the tent on a warm wind—mingled laughter, the clink of glasses, splashing of water. (Soulsmith ch 6)
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## Iron body & Path

Kral is an Highgold with a Sandviper Iron body, basically the same as Lindon’s Bloodforged Iron body, although Lindon took his venom up straight, no chasers.

* See also Iron body and Ranks#Iron.

His Path: Path of the Sandviper. Members of the Sandviper sect follow the Path of the Sandviper. It uses aspects of venom madra. The Goldsign is a green sandviper on the arm.
Unsouled (Rank)

**Unsouled** is a status in Sacred Valley that refers to a person with no Spiritual Origin. It is a very shameful title, indicating that one has little or no potential in the Sacred Arts. Such a person is not permitted to have any Path and gets no help in progressing.

Outside the valley the concept of being an Unsouled does not exist. Yerin, one of the few from outside the valley to hear the term, considers it to be superstitious nonsense.

Lindon is the only Unsouled to be revealed in the series so far.

1. ↑ Unsouled, Ch. 20
Lirial

Overlord Belanine

**Lirial** is a Territory. It is best known in the books as the secondary Territory of Queen Leah, which is marked by a bracelet with a milky white crystal on her hand.

The Lirial banner is two crescent moons bracketing a full moon with a starburst in the center.

## Powers

Every Lirial Traveler has a Source, which they funnel energy into from their body. This Source is called on for power when they want to summon Lirial crystal, use an artifact, or call a creature to their aid.

### Lirial Crystal

Lirial crystal can be called into the Unnamed World and used to seal or defend. It can, when placed correctly, block attacks, but its main use is sealing. When it is called, it does not pierce, instead encasing the victim. If they are entirely covered, their life will be sustained by the crystal.

### Artifacts

Lirial artifacts can be acquired by raiding the ancient tombs of the Daniri, which are protected by dangerous traps but hold many treasures. For instance, Leah has a scrying lens, and an even rarer artifact which can make a difference in battle is a star-net. These artifacts are stored in a sanctum which cannot be summoned from in Lirial itself.

### Creatures

Source energy is used as a form of currency with the creatures of Lirial. One such creature we have seen took energy from Leah, and in return helped her, however, he took more than Leah was prepared to give. Travelers must be careful with this. The creature's name was Seliethin, and he was a bluish ape with six eyes.
Heaven's Glory School

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

Sacred Valley

Mount Samara

Kazan Clan

The Heaven's Glory School is located on Mount Samara at the east end of Sacred Valley. The mountain is crowned by a ring of white light named Samara's Ring. The ring appears at sundown and disappears at sunrise. It was built by an expert centuries in the past. It allows the Heaven's Glory school to collect light madra on even a moonless night.

The school is located near the Ancestor's Tomb, in which the Sage of the Endless Sword is entombed after Lindon and Yerin escape from Sacred Valley.

## Infrastructure

The main entrance to the school is the Trial of Glorious Ascension. It is a large staircase covered in a cloud containing spirit-aspected and mind-aspected remnants. Ascending the staircase is the first trial for new disciples. Odds are given that 1 in 3 disciples fails to complete the ascension. Only 1 in 5 disciples completes the trial by sundown, allowing the disciple to choose a treasure from the Lesser Treasure Hall.

Buildings include initiate quarters, three treasures halls, an Outer Disciple Hall, and a Medicine Hall. A Hall of Healing is also mentioned and may be another name for the Medicine Hall. The least of the three treasure halls in named the Lesser Treasure Hall and is managed by Elder Rahm.

The buildings are sculpted from riverstone.

## School Details

The elder leaders of the Heaven's Glory School are all Jades. Prior to Lindon's visit, they include the Grand Elder (who is the equivalent of a Patriarch or Matriarch of a clan), Elder Whitehall, Elder Rahm, and Elder Anses. It is implied that there are a few additional Elders.

One of the school's characteristic techniques is a striker technique of burning golden beams of light.

The school uniform is white and gold.

## Plot Interaction

The school is responsible for the death of the Sage of the Endless Sword. It is reported by Yerin, the Sage's disciple, that the school poisoned and stabbed him. Although it seems incredible that a group of Jades was able to kill a Sage, Will has promised that this apparent impossibility will be explained in the future.

## Rumours

In response to the question, "Who was the last person in sacred valley to reach gold before the events of the story?", Will answers:

"That's a great question, but unfortunately I can't answer it accurately without getting into why the people in Sacred Valley aren't Gold anymore, which is a spoiler. I will say that one of the founders of the Heaven's Glory School was a sacred beast who achieved Gold; a golden-scaled dragon that breathed light and heat. Legend says he's still sealed beneath Mount Samara, ready to defend the School in its hour of need."
Silent Servants

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

The Silent Servants is one of the four ignoble Dreadgod Cults. They seek power from the monstrous Silent King, a white tiger the size of a house. He's the smartest and most awake Dreadgod

## Brief

* They follow the Dreadgod known as the Silent King, a white tiger with a dream aura halo. The King is bound to stay in the jungles on Everwood Continent by scripts and tree roots formed by the Monarch Emriss Silentborn (Reaper, ch 23)
* The Silent King creates vast networks of mind control, supposedly peaceful but really zombie-style unquestioning obedience . (Reaper, ch 23)
* So, the cultists bind their mouths shut. Their mouths are bound. They create illusions (see Kenvata’s technique, below)

## Kenvata

Kenvata Nasuma Junvari competed in the 18th Uncrowned King Tournament and lost

> “Kenvata Nasuma Juvari of the Silent Servants, chosen of Reigan Shen, you face Sopharanatoth of the gold dragons, chosen of the Dragon King!” Kenvata—or Juvari, Lindon wasn’t sure which was her family name and which her personal one—was a short woman in a plain white robe. A shawl covered her head, and between that and the cloth wrapping her mouth, the only visible parts of her were her dark eyes. (Wintersteel chapter 5)
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### Her Dream Technique

> Lindon had trained against a simulation of Juvari. Once. Her entire Path was based around mimicking the dream Ruler techniques of the Silent King, the most subtle and insidious of the Dreadgods, so Lindon had thought she might pose a challenge for Dross. She didn’t. Dross could always hold her influence off long enough for Lindon to cut her in half with dragon’s breath. (Wintersteel chapter 5)
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## Aspects

Dream aura aspects. The cultists use dream madra to power their advancement in the Sacred Arts. They gain the ability to create illusions, probably similar to how Elder Whisper creates illusions of Foxfire

## Mount Samara in Sacred Valley

Dream aura of the Silent King is probably associated with the white ring around Mount Samara in Sacred Valley and the illusion Paths developed by Elder Whisper and used by the Wei clan.

## Dreadgod Cults

Each of the four Dreadgod Cults is comprised of parasitic sacred artists who follow their dreadful monster and benefit from the destruction it creates. The Paths of each different cult uses aspects from their Dreadgods, borrowing power from them to create Blood Shadows, Living Lightning, Stone Spires, etc. etc.

1. Redmoon Hall, with their Blood Shadows in a thousand different forms. Bleeding Phoenix
2. Abyssal Palace, their faces concealed beneath hoods and stony masks. Wandering Titan
3. **Silent Servants**, whose mouths are bound. Silent King
4. Stormcallers, who ring their arms in scripts that crackle with lightning. Weeping Dragon

The cults of the four Dreadgods (-Underlord, epilogue)

In the epilogue of Underlord, the lion Reigan Shen recruits the four cults to his cause, to represent him in the upcoming Uncrowned King Tournament.
Smoke

Calling smoke functions as a short range time delayed teleport or blink. Upon calling it The travelers body bursts into smoke then travels to it's destination before reforming it. While extraordinarily powerful it does have two major drawbacks, first while quick, there is a delay between jumping and landing. Secondly, after jumping the traveler is both unaware of their surroundings and unable to change their destination. None the less, it is still an extraordinarily powerful ability. It's room and challenge are both unknown.
Naian Blackflame

Naian Blackflame was the last blood descendent of the former Imperial Family of the Blackflame Empire. He was a fairly young man, but ravaged by madness. See Ashwind History for details.

At some point, due to the effects of the Path of Black Flame, Naian was driven insane as a side effect of madra build-up in his channels, because his Path was created for dragons, not humans. He was then held captive for an unknown amount of time by Seshethkunaaz and his Gold Dragons.

Naian is entered by the Gold Dragons into the Uncrowned King Tournament under the alias "The Black Dragon Prisoner." It is unknown who his teammates were. In the third round of the tournament, Naian is pitted against the Akura Prime team consisting of Akura Mercy and Wei Shi Lindon Arelius. Lindon devises a plan to cure Naian of his insanity using Little Blue in the middle of their duel. In the course of the fight Lindon is able to get Little Blue to cleanse Naian's channels, restoring his mind to him.

Naian proceeds to fight Mercy after defeating Lindon. He allows Mercy to defeat him. Naian then gives a message to Northstrider who is administrating the tournament before proceeding back to his preparation room. Once he enters the room he is immediately executed by Sophara out of spite for Lindon. It is later revealed that Naian's last words, intended for Lindon, were thus: "The Dragon Advances."

* See more details at Ashwind History, historical holdouts section
Akura Family

Akura Charity

Akura Harmony

Akura Fury

The Akura family is a Monarch faction which rules over the western half of the Ashwind continent, led by Akura Malice.

## Sacred Arts

* All Akura Paths, to current knowledge, are of the shadow aspect. However, they can have others as well.

* The head family is distinguished by their Path of Seven Pages. Branch families follow other shadow Paths.

* The inherited Akura bloodline trait is an expanding purple crystal armor, and all of Malice's blood descendants have purple eyes.

## Relations and Territory

The Akura have relationships with many other factions all over the world, being a Monarch faction. They are widely respected and are not opposed lightly.

Their territory stretches to half a continent, including vassal kingdoms like the Blackflame Empire and Seishen Kingdom, two of the weakest vassals in their territory. They share the continent with Seshethkunaaz, Monarch of Dragons. They are 'vigilant' against the non-human factions, as those are not places human civilisation can flourish, and believe it would be a 'loss to humanity as a whole' if they were to lose territory.

## More

* See more details at Akura Malice
* Akura Paths
* Bloodline Abilities (Akura Armor)
* Akura Characters
Florida

**Florida** (Spanish: *Florida*), officially the **Republic of Florida** (Spanish: *República de Florida*), is a sovereign state located in North America. Bordered by Dixie to the north and west, it is the southernmost nation of the post-United States, which it was apart of from 1845 to 1865. It also was a part of Dixie from 1865 until 1928.

The territory of the Republic of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida in 1845. During the American Civil War, it sided with the South and became a state of the Confederate States of America. Following the end of the war, it became a part of Dixie, one of the Confederacy's successor states. Through the late-19th-century to early-20th-century, tensions rose between Florida and the rest of Dixie, due to its liberal laws regarding ethnic minorities. After the Floridian Declaration of Independence in 1925, Florida and Dixie fought in the Floridian War for Independence from 1925 to 1928. The war was won by Florida, with its independence being recognized on 16 December 1928. Abigail Fuentes has served as President since 2016, while Marco Dimitri of the National Conservative Party has been Prime Minister since 2009.

Florida is a massively urban and industrialized nation, maintaining the third-largest economy of all of the post-United States nations. The country has a population of about 20.9 million, with the population largely concentrated in the south. English and Spanish are the two official languages of Florida; English speakers make up about 76.7% of the population, Spanish speakers 22.2%, while speakers of non-official languages make up about 1.1% of the population, mainly recent immigrants. Whites are the dominant ethnic group, making up about 81.4% of the population. Other ethnic groups include Blacks at 10.7%, Asians at 5.6%, people of two or more races at 1.3%, and other races at 1.0%.
Sky’s Mercy

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

Sky’s Mercy is a cloudship belonging to a branch of House Arelius located in the Blackflame Empire. This flying cloud conveys Eithan Arelius, Cassias Arelius, and young Lindon and Yerin. It is first described in books 3, Blackflame.

> “This is Sky's Mercy, the personal cloudship of the family's Patriarch. It serves us as a mobile base when we need to take our business outside of the usual territory.” (Blackflame ch 5)
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At first, a little overwhelming, and maybe even frightening:

>  Lindon hesitated, but Eithan didn't. He was already striding across the cloud with full confidence, his steps pressing down as though he walked across a mattress. It's a Thousand-Mile Cloud, Lindon reassured himself, just...bigger. Big enough to carry two buildings. If he'd needed an illustration of the Arelius family’s wealth and power, this would do. Eithan held the door for him as Lindon fought the wind to enter. He stepped into a cozy sitting room, all decorated in Arelius colors. Dark blue chairs and couches were arranged into a half-circle around a fireplace of black metal. A spiral staircase led up to a second story, and a pair of tall, arched windows spilled sunlight into the whole space. Through an open doorway against the other wall, Lindon saw into a second room, this one surrounded entirely in glass that looked out over the clouds. Cassias stood in the glass room over a podium that looked like the control panel . . .(Blackflame ch 5)
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* See also House Arelius
* Also see Magical Items
* See Cloud constructs
Akura Justice

**Akura Justice** is a member of the Akura clan. He is an archlord, old with a flowing white beard, but strong. He reached Archlord before Akura Charity, Sage of the Silver Heart, was even born but has remained there ever since. Justice is the Gatekeeper of the clan.
Excerpt, Uncrowned:

> Justice released his veil. Suddenly, the pressure of an Archlord's spirit filled the room. Though there was no attack, Lindon felt his eyes water and his breath constrict. “This is subject to my approval,” Justice said, his voice hard. “I am the First Gatekeeper of the Akura clan, and it is my job to inspect any goods from the outside that are to be in the presence of the head family.
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## Brief appearances in the series

* Skysworn, book 4: Justice passed Akura Malice's message to Eithan Arelius, meeting the Underlord as a representative of the Akura outside their fortress.
* Uncrowned, book 7: He tested Wei Shi Lindon Arelius in the basement of the fortress, to ensure he wasn’t a spy, assassin, saboteur, etc.
Pariana of the Titans

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

* See Underlord, the prologue.

* Pariana of the Titans is a member of the Abidan forces, but not a Judge.
* Rank: A one-star Titan.
* Pariana was three meters tall, bald, and golden-skinned.
* She was assigned to protect Iteration 986, a nameless world. She loved the people there.
* She was almost killed/imprisoned by four Vroshir, but Judge Suriel the Phoenix intervened.

> The Abidan’s Presence whispered, [All four match descriptions of tenth-generation Vroshir.] Pariana didn’t ask for their names. It wouldn’t help. The first generation of Vroshir had worked for the Abidan, long ago. They lived to shatter the Eledari Pact and see the Court of Seven cast down. It was not a grudge that she could resolve. In the face of her death, Pariana reached out to the Way. The touch of its absolute order soothed her. But she couldn’t fight the despair. Everything she had worked for, everyone she loved in this world, was coming crumbling down.
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Path of Grasping Sky

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 The Path of Grasping Sky is the imperial clan Path of the Blackflame Empire. It is illegal for anyone except the Naru clan to practice it. It is focused on wind, and after years of practice on the Path, Naru clan members' Copper sight is tuned to wind, improving their battle senses.

## Path of Grasping Sky

### Notable Practioners

Naru GweiNaru Huan

Naru Saeya

Naru Jing

## Techniques:

* Striker: Unknown
* Enforcer: Unknown
* Ruler: Uses the wind aura to lock opponents in place
* Forger: Unknown

## Notable Practitioners:

* Naru Gwei - Skysworn (Organization) commander, Underlord
* Naru Huan - Blackflame emperor, Overlord
* Naru Saeya - Emperor's sister, Underlady
* Naru Jing - Married to Naru Cassias Arelius, Truegold
Raindrop Iron body

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

To attain this Iron body, the practitioner must play games that focus on speed and hand-eye coordination. Such games include (but are not limited to): catching birds as they run off, running as fast as possible, and hitting balls with sticks. This Iron body is usually attained by those whose eyes, senses, or “detection” (the bloodline ability of the Arelius family) are faster than their hands. It is said that an individual with this Iron body should “...be able to thread through drops in a rainstorm without getting wet...” (Soulsmith) hence its name. Though this statement has also been said to be found untrue by one of its owners, Eithan Arelius.
Steelborn Iron body

Sacred Arts
Cradle Locations
Cradle Factions
Cradle Theories

Attained by submerging oneself in a black pool of liquid that burns like a live flame. Must be completely under the surface of liquid (using an apparatus or reed of some sort to breathe) for three days and three nights. This pool was reported to cause extreme pain to the point that the individual exposed to it thought they were dead. It is considered “...the best Iron body in the world for pure brute strength.” (Soulsmith by Will Wight) past the Truegold level and generates increased amounts of power via momentum. The longer the fight the stronger the body becomes.

## Notable Practitioners

* Yerin Arelius
* The Sword Sage
Naraka

**Naraka** is a territory.

## Powers

Naraka Travelers can summon many different creatures, most of which live to enact 'justice' on those who have committed crimes or they are directed upon. This is often a twisted form of justice which serves the Traveler. They can also call a fireball of screaming orange faces which will torment the victim until they 'want to be dead.'
Naru Jing

**Naru Jing** is a Truegold on the Path of Grasping Sky. Previously the first-ranked Highgold in the Blackflame Empire, Naru Jing was the 'star of her clan's generation'.

## Appearance

She has the Goldsign from the Path of Grasping Sky, the emerald wingspan; however, one wing has been replaced with a sunset-orange prosthetic, as has one of her eyes.

## Family

Jing was born into the royal Naru clan, related to the  The Emperor. She is also related to Skysworn (Organization) Captain Naru Gwei, and to Underlady Naru Saeya

## Marriage

She was only allowed to marry Cassias Arelius on the strong recommendation of Underlord Eithan Arelius, the Arelius clan Patriarch at that time. Other factors included Jing’s own strong feelings, Cassias’s skill, and his renunciation of his claim for the position of Arelius Patriarch. Cassias and Jing are a devoted, happy couple. They have one son, three years old in book 3.
Wei Shi Kelsa

Kelsa is a member of the Shi family, and part of the Wei clan. She is the sister of Wei Shi Lindon, who is the protagonist of the story. She is on the Path of the White Fox.

## Appearance

"Just like the rest of her family, she was tall and intense, but where Lindon tended to look like he was contemplating a murder, Kelsa gave off the impression that she was always giving you one hundred percent of her attention. No matter what was happening." (Reaper)

## Biography

### Unsouled

Kelsa lives in the Wei clan along with the rest of the Shi family as a Copper on the path of the White Fox. She is considered the pride of the family. After Lindon returns with a spirit-fruit from an ancestral tree, the family argues for Kelsa to receive the whole fruit in order to advance her quickly to Iron in time for an upcoming tournament with the other clans of Sacred Valley. Kelsa instead divides the fruit in half, giving the other half to Lindon.

Days later, before the tournament, Kelsa advances to Iron while sparring with Lindon.

### Underlord

It is revealed that Kelsa survived the destruction of the Wei clan. She is on the run, either by herself, or with a number of Wei clan survivors. She has been stealing food from the Heaven's Glory and Fallen Leaf Schools in order to survive.

While on the run from several hostile Irons, Kelsa encounters Orthos, who reveals that her brother is alive. Orthos then protects Kelsa from the pursuing Irons.

### Wintersteel and Bloodline

Kelsa fights to feed her blind and lame father and free captives in Sacred Valley, especially her mother. She is helped by Orthos, Jai Long and Jai Chen. She is retrained in basic sacred arts by Orthos. In Bloodline, they are under attack by numerous jades and irons. They are defended by Wei Shi Lindon Arelius, her brother. He takes them to safety before the dreadgod Titan arrives in Sacred Valley.

### Reaper

Kelsa and her family live with Lindon on Windfall. Kelsa is romantically interested in Jai Long and friends with his sister, Jai Chen. Along with Jai Chen, she helps recruit and organize the Sect of Twin Stars. With guidance from Orthos and Lindon, and after sparring repeatedly with Little Blue, she has advanced to Lowgold. It is difficult for her to control her goldsign -- a foxtail of purple-white foxfire. She fights for the Blackflame Empire in the battle Monarch Reigan Shen arranged on the slopes of Sacred Valley. Her squad leader is Jai Long.
Cradle

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The third series begun by Will Wight. This series follows the life of Wei Shi Lindon on Iteration 110: Cradle.

Top 9 Reasons Why Cradle is The Best Ongoing Series By **Will Wight**

Most Anticipated Upcoming Series Release To Read This November From New York Times and Kindle Best Selling Author - **Will Wight Cradle**

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## Books

1. Unsouled ( Jun '16 )
2. Soulsmith ( Sep '16 )
3. Blackflame ( Apr '17 )
4. Skysworn ( Sep '17 )
5. Ghostwater ( May '18 )
6. Underlord ( Mar '19)
7. Uncrowned ( Sep '19)
8. Wintersteel (Oct '20)
9. Bloodline (Apr `21)
10. Reaper (Nov '21)
11. Dreadgod (Jul '22)
12. Waybound (Jun '23)
Makiel

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The story of each universe is written in Fate.

     Fate governs the natural lifespan of each Iteration. It isn't a detailed plan that determines every action of each person, but rather a force like gravity that pushes a world toward a healthy life ending in that Iteration's natural death.

​     Since humans tie the universe to the Way, people figure prominently in Fate. One individual life is unlikely to affect the destiny of an entire Iteration, but their actions might be a necessary step toward a world's continued existence. Or its end.

     Makiel and the Hound Division of the Abidan supervise Fate. They tap into the Way to read the past and the future, and to deal with any deviations that may jeopardize one or more worlds.There are Thousands of Hounds.

      Makiel is something of a leader among the seven Judges, though the Eledari Pact technically gives him no authority over his peers. This is a tradition continued from the original Makiel, who first realized the need for such a pact and organized its creation.

       He is rigid and inflexible, utterly dedicated to the enforcement of the rules that protect existence. This mindset has led him to clash with Ozriel, who tends to value his own will over externally imposed guidelines. He has tried many times to recover the Scythe and Mantle of Ozriel in order to pass the title to a different, more worthy bearer, but the Reaper has eluded or defeated him at every turn.

## Appearance

The First Judge himself had an unremarkable appearance. He looked like a natural human, as though his genetics had remained the same since birth. Suriel, and every other Abidan she knew, had altered themselves in some way to improve their performance. Rumor said that Makiel never had, and that he worked solely on natural talent, but of course he would never allow a scan to confirm those rumors.

He had dark brown skin, slightly wrinkled like a man in his fifties, and silver at the wings of his black, short hair. He was trim and solidly built, with a square jaw; He looked like a soldier. Only his eyes stood out, blazing a bright violet.

## Ability

In combat power alone, he was once considered capable of assuming the role of Razael, though he declined the mantle. His prediction skills rival that of Ozriel’s. He is capable of tracking over a thousand threads of Fate at once, over hundreds of different worlds.

No wonder Makiel’s Hounds worshiped him so. He was worth a division all on his own.

## Weapon

Massive two-handed sword, passed down from the first Makiel.

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Denner Weeks

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**Denner Weeks** is a Traveler of Valinhall. Who is known for his aerial combat abilities. When Simon was fighting Valin in the graveyard it was mentioned that Denner had an unusual habit of staying in the air more than keeping his feet on the ground which is the norm.
The Crystal Halls

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Related Links: Vroshir

**The Crystal Halls** is the fortress of Iri the Angler, a super-thief

* **See Vroshir for details on Iri the Angler, the cosmic theif, the crystal angler. . .**
* Vroshir are the archvillains of the Way, enemies of the Abidan

## Description

>  "Iri’s home was a palace of fluted blue crystal spread like a pair of angel’s wings. It had been carved from an astronomically large diamond, and it glittered like a rainbow in the light of the nearby star. She kept a population of about a billion living in the planet-sized inner workings of the stronghold, both to keep the vessel shielded from chaos and to take care of her collection. For in carefully sculpted displays all throughout the stronghold, she held the universe’s most rare, beautiful, unique, and powerful objects. [...] She arranged herself on a throne at the end of an audience hall carved from blue crystal. Every inch of the walls, ceiling, and floor was a masterwork sculpture, and she lounged in a throne made of living light. . .”— (Uncrowned ch 17)
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Path of the Hungry Deep

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### Notable Practioners

Monarch NorthstriderWei Shi Lindon (Adapted version of the Path's Consume Technique using a Hunger binding and Pure Madra)

A Path focused on devouring the physical and spiritual strength of Sacred Beast, as well as their latent authority, using them to empower the user. Most techniques are rudimentary, but become complex in execution when brought to life with the touch of the Sacred Beast Icon. The Path of the Hungry Deep is the most powerful Hunger Madra Path used in Cradle.

## Techniques:

* Forger: Serpent's Maw - A Living Forger Technique used by Northstrider to break down barriers. Technique manifests from blood madra as a Living blood dragon flooded with a Monarch's soulfire. An Underlord would have his soul destroyed in its very presence.
Books

Cradle
Elder Empire
Travelers Gate
The Willverse

## Cradle

1. Unsouled ( Jun '16 )
2. Soulsmith ( Sep '16 )
3. Blackflame ( Apr '17 )
4. Skysworn ( Sep '17 )
5. Ghostwater ( May '18 )
6. Underlord (Mar '19)
7. Uncrowned (Sep '19)
8. Wintersteel (Sep '20)
9. Bloodline (Apr '21)
10. Reaper (Oct '21)
11. Dreadgod (Jul '22)
12. Waybound (Jun '23)

## Elder Empire

The series is fashioned so the books are released in pairs. Each book of a pair has the complete story told from the opposing side's point of view. This style is called a Parallel Trilogy.

1. Of Shadow and Sea & Of Sea and Shadow ( Dec '14 )
2. Of Darkness and Dawn & Of Dawn and Darkness ( Dec '15 )
3. Of Killers and Kings & Of Kings and Killers

## The Traveler's Gate

1. House of Blades ( Jun '13 )
2. The Crimsom Vault ( Aug '13 )
3. The City of Light ( Apr '14 )

This series also contains 3 novellas under the title The Traveler's Gate Chronicles

* Tower of Winter
* Gardens of Mist
* The Lightning Wastes

## The Traveler's Blade

The Traveler's Blade series (future project)
Bloodforged Iron body

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Attained by consuming the blood of a Sacred Beast. Once the blood is consumed, the individual must cycle it. In low quantities (usually taken as a few drops of each), it is known to grant increased protection from physical and poison attack by generating an explosive self-healing at the expense of madra. At higher amounts of consumption of blood and venom (draining 5-7 entire Sacred Beast Blood), this effect is magnified to cause almost complete regeneration barring the regrowth of lost limbs, though it comes with a monstrous madra cost. Only once has this Top Grade “Superior” Bloodforged Iron Body been shown to be attained and that was by the sacred artist Wei Shi Lindon Arelius.

Wei Shi Lindon Bloodforged Iron Body was further improved using the Iron Heart which drastically increased his self-healing from minutes to seconds and exponentially increased the quality of his blood madra.
Chris Kositchek

**Chris Kositchek** is a fictional character on the NBC daytime television soap opera ***Days of Our Lives***.

## Actor history

* Josh Taylor - (August 1977-August 1981; June 1982-July 24, 1987)

## Gallery

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Bloodline

Bloodline

**Bloodline** is the ninth book in the Cradle series.

## Synopsis

It’s time to go back home.

In the years since Lindon left Sacred Valley, he has attained power beyond anything his family thought possible. Now he’ll have to put those powers to the test, because a Dreadgod is on its way.

Lindon and his allies set out to evacuate the valley before the arrival of the Wandering Titan, but their sacred arts are weakened by an ancient curse. They’ll have to persuade the squabbling inhabitants of Sacred Valley to leave behind their home and set off into the outside world.

But it has been a long time since Lindon left, and more has changed than he realized.

He has always sought power to save his family…but now he might be too late.

### Locations/Settings

* Book begins in Moongrave, the Akuran capital
* Most of the book takes place in Sacred Valley
* A few scenes at the end occur in Refuge in Desolate Wilds (Blackflame Empire
* Some scenes occur out yonder in The Way

### Key Characters

* Wei Shi Lindon Arelius, Eithan Arelius, Yerin Arelius, Akura Mercy, Ziel of the Wastelands, Orthos, Little Blue, Dross

### Secondary Characters

* Jai Chen, Jai Long, Wei Shi Kelsa, Wei Shi Seisha, Wei Shi Jaran
* Akura Malice, Akura Charity, Northstrider, Wandering Titan, Bleeding Phoenix, Prince Daji of the Seishen Kingdom, Akura Fury, Akura Pride
* Elders from the three clans and four schools in Sacred Valley
* Makiel, Suriel, Daruman The Mad King
Gadrael

The Way is fundamentally a force of protection, a barrier against chaos and destruction. Gadrael is the embodiment of that concept.

       Titan Abidan are the defenders of the Abidan worlds, raising shields and barriers against creatures of chaos and against the enemies of the Court. Whenever the Abidan need a world quarantined, a weapon sealed, a prison reinforced, or an attack turned aside, they call on the Titans. There are more Titans than Hounds.

      This generation's Gadrael was rescued from a dying world, then raised as a son by Makiel. His loyalty to the Hound is total.

## Appearance

Gadrael, a compact and muscular man with dusky blue skin and tight-packed horns instead of hair. His arms were folded so that the black circle on his forearm, the Shield of Gadrael, was pointed out. He wore liquid-smooth white armor, and a Judge’s Mantle burned behind him.

> Excerpt from Reaper: “The Titan was a small but athletic man, made of muscle, with blue-gray skin and short horns like swept-back hair. He had perfected his body as he ascended, as virtually everyone did, and among his people his form was considered ideal beauty. . . his cartilage was sturdier than most planets.”
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## Ability

       He once had a reputation as the weakest Judge, due to his lack of skill in any discipline but his own. Other Judges typically have expertise in more than one area.

      Gadrael cannot read Fate, he can barely cross through the Way, and his combat power is lower than many ordinary Abidan.

        But his barriers are flawless.

        Gadrael is the sturdiest protector in existence, a one-man fortress, an immovable object, an impenetrable wall. Worlds under Gadrael's protection can rest easy, but there are thousands of Iterations under the purview of the Judges.

       And the Titans cannot be everywhere at once.
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