Rainer Lomann

**Rainer Lomann** is the late Yondra Mefaal's former Assistant Professor from Black Griffon Academy and was a member of the Kulah expedition team.

## Appearance

Rainer is skinny despite being a Forgemaster. He wears Black Griffon Academy attire, a black magician's robe made out of a material that seemed to be made of living darkness.

## Background

Yondra brought Rainer on the expedition to show that even being a historian required strength and guts. To search for relics, one needed to learn how to fight and face monsters and beasts.

When goblin-Abomination hybrid Korgh attacks the expedition team in the Laroxya Duchy crystal mines, Rainer and many other members are severely injured by the Abomination's Chaos spells. Ranger Morok Eari heals his wounds. The expedition discovers Odi language markings leading to a set of giant gates that are the entrance to Kulah. High Command orders the expedition to continue and seal all communications with the outside, with Phloria taking command as the highest ranked officer.

Upon entering the city, the expedition is attacked by a fungal creature. Professor Syndra's assistant Calil foolishly uses a fire magic spell that detonates and spreads its spores, infecting and killing most of the expedition members. Yondra pushes herself to the brink to heal Rainer and Gaakhu's assistant Nilla at the cost of damaging her life force, though the latter dies. Rainer asks Lith to help her, and the Ranger rejuvenates the aging Professor. Commander Berion orders the expedition to search Kulah, only leaving after making sure nothing left can endanger the Kingdom. The Professors sober up a little with the near-death experiences and loss of their colleagues. Yondra, Ellkas, and Gaakhu share their knowledge of golems and the Odi language.

Rainer and the other Assistants remain with Quylla and two of Phloria's soldiers at the camp to protect its barriers. After the expedition faces several prototype Flesh Golems in a close shave, Rainer and Quylla share a brief moment where they reflect on their helplessness to protect those they care about.

The expedition accesses the underground facility using the elevator in the headquarters building, inadvertently awakening the remaining Odi from their slumber deep underground. The world energy from the geyser is converted into a black miasma that devours all living life in the city and the crystal mine tunnels, forcing the Assistants and soldiers left in the camp to Warp into the elevator with the rest of the expedition. The Odi lure the expedition to the Living Quarters, where they set loose a small army of Flesh Golems that kidnap Rainer along with the other Assistants and Phloria's soldiers.

The Odi conduct another ambush, capturing Yondra, Ellkas, and Gaakhu. Yondra, who played possum to infiltrate the base, kills her Golem captor and frees Gaakhu and Ellkas. They find their way to the cell holding the soldiers and Assistants and Yondra frees Rainer. Gaakhu and Ellkas abandon the other assistants and Gaakhu assumes command of Phloria's soldiers. They rush through the complex towards the Warehouse which holds Warp Gates, while Yondra, Rainer, and Ellkas move towards the Magical Beast Breeding Center. Lith and Morok find them, and Yondra teaches Lith and Rainer how to cast the spell to activate the dimensional runes with her Royal Forgemaster Wand.

The group assaults the Breeding Center. Yondra leaves the mana crystal controlling the elemental blocking arrays to Rainer for him to cover them against any Flesh Golems. They successfully fight their way to the dimensional runes through swarms of Teks, Koas, and Thorns. However, the Odi Jiira exploits the brief moment that the group is separated to kill Ellkas and capture Rainer.

Hours later Lith attacks Jiira in the Body-Swapping room and frees the Assistants and soldiers. The prisoners run amok outside to the Mana Reactor room, desperate to escape.

## Quotes

* *"I choose the academic career because I was sick and tired of fighting. I choose Forgemastering because it's a challenge with yourself rather than others."* (Rainer to Quylla, Chapter 677)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 635
2. ↑ Chapter 635
3. ↑ Chapter 631
4. ↑ Chapter 637
5. ↑ Chapter 646
6. ↑ Chapter 650
7. ↑ Chapter 652
8. ↑ Chapter 654
9. ↑ Chapter 677
10. ↑ Chapter 688
11. ↑ Chapter 692
12. ↑ Chapter 708
13. ↑ Chapter 711
14. ↑ Chapter 719