Phoenix Noctim

Deathspeaker

Guardian of Death

The Bat

Deathspeakers

> "*So, you ruled over the Sand Nation ?*"
> ― Phoenix to Avadan
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Phoenix is a Usonian that took part in the Death War for Untold Secrets, a Druid of the Bat Spirit of the Nature and a human linked to Helheim.

## Biography

Phoenix is born in 842 in New Mora. He was from Lucifan lineage, mostly Alonian, but inherited from there a Balphegian appearance. In his youth, he started to write stories. Around 15, he also started to hear voices and, by following a bat, met Nosfer, the Bat Spirit of the Nature who eventually blessed him, making of him a Druid. He finally figured out the voices he heard were that of the souls that were unable to go through the Veil.

At 25, he heard ghosts scream. Discovering that souls were sent in the Abyss without even being judged, he asked how to help and was informed of how Akerathon could serve as a portal between the Physical Realm and Helheim. Using that, he managed to travel to Akerathon and entered the Realm of Death. Here he met Yggdrasil, or what remained of him and was surprised by the common points between their looks before hearing another soul scream. He was then found by Tanavels that brought him to the Heavenly Garden.

Going to see Prism, he learnt of Khelzor's treachery and of how all of this was but his plan. He then helped the Ruler to fight against the Loyalists and helped Tanavels in the defeat of Arkeos. He then witnessed as the Graveyard was attacking and went there where he witnessed a place without Myrkul and Serilinius to lead. He sought for traitors before meeting the Grandmaster of the Mist that tasked him of finding a way to help the locked Myrkul and Serilinius by killing the other Grandmasters. Eventually, Phoenix attacked and managed to kill the Grandmaster of the Mist themself, using their soul to open the jails of the Masters of the Graveyard.

Serilinius taught to Phoenix about how Crepuscia was keeping closed the prison of Khelzor and of how this might mean something had happened to the oldest Dusk Fae. As such, he went to her and discovered that the Winter Garden was falling to pieces and that Crepuscia, despite Aran's best efforts, was dying. He then discovered one of the Decay Elementals that served Sephirot, Kalma, had betray the Primogenitus of Life and used her link to the Elemental Plane to help Khelzor, sending some Decay Elementals to attack and twist the Winter Garden. Phoenix attacked Kalma with help from the remaining Dusk Faes and the repentant Fomorians, defeating and killing her definitely. Once she felt better, Crepuscia informed him that Natharion may know what was happening, as he was close to Khelzor before his betrayal.

Once in the Hellish Garden, Phoenix observed the three-way war between Independentists led by Vlasam, the first soul that became a Nathari, and the Anathari led by Natharion. He went to Natharion and was informed of how Kespeth took the leads of his kingdom by treachery and of how his first created son, Vlasam, was betraying him. Phoenix helped Natharion until hints made him figure out the truth. Natharion worked for Khelzor since a long time and was actually the answer that he sought for the question of how souls all went to the Abyss. Fighting Natharion directly, he was almost killed and was only saved by Vlasam's sacrifice and by Ariath freeing from his chains, allowing Phoenix to lock Natharion in one of his swords. With that done, Phoenix was allowed to go to Valarn and arrived in the House of Runes where Avadan went personally to find him. The two discussed and Avadan discussed of how Maveth's disparition and the drought of souls from Khelzor's and Natharion's actions caused Valarn to become endlessly plagued by war and of how himself was trying to stay true to the motto of protection but had troubles to do it. Helped by Avadan and the House of Runes, he went to the five other Houses and discovered of how Khelzor had been putting spies in three of them, allowing them to manipulate their "masters". Unified once again, the Houses stood against Khelzor and followed Phoenix in the Abyss.

In the Abyss, Phoenix fought against Khelzor's allies and eventually freed Morn'erian from his mind control. That done, he finally fought Anethra Saylvir before she helped him against Durian Lancel, also under Khelzor's control. He also freed the jailed Arcal Farostr. With these three allies and their servants, he finally managed to kill Khelzor. That done, he was offered to be the new ruler of the Abyss.

## Personnality

Phoenix was a kind person. He dreamt of being a writer and was saddened by the worst events happening during his era. In his travel, he gained many knowledges about Helheim. However, he was admittedly not knowledgeable about the Old World, having only basic knowledge about Nemeth while having a little more knowledge about Guan. He as well did not hear about Avadan more than the fact he lived a very long time. He was also likely to have self-doubt. He was quick to respect the great beings of death. He was also known by death beings as a complicated human as he worked at Helheim while being a servant of Life via his contract with Nosfer.

## Powers and Abilities

Phoenix, as he's human, had an Autility but no power other than that.

* **Fight skills:** Having lived in Helheim, he was able to fight well.
* **Shapeshifting:** Phoenix is a Druid and is so able to turn into an animal, his is a bat.
* **Magic:** Phoenix was a magician who had Arcane Magic. He also learnt Death Magic under Avadan.
* **Death Ears:** Phoenix's Autility, he had the power to hear and speak to beings of death. Originally only able to do it with ghosts, he grew more powerful as he aged, being at the beginning of the End of the World able to speak with every beings related to death.

## Facts and Trivia

* Phoenix is an insert of a dear friend I have.
* In the original plan, Phoenix Noctim was supposed to be a Usonian fighter during the End of the World. While the era was kept, ideas and his Autility made plans change from soldier at the End of the World to human in the Death War for Untold Secrets.
* Phoenix is one of the few Druids that only slightly follow Yggdrasil Faith, basically only recognising the Spirits of the Nature and deities exist while not worshipping them.
	+ Despite being from his faith, Phoenix is ironically hinted to despise Yggdrasil.