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**Anvil of Valor** is the former heir of the Valor Clan and one of the Sovereigns.

## Background

Anvil of Valor was formerly a member of Broken Sword's cohort. Among the Sovereigns, he was the most renowned. He was mentioned many times in the texts describing the human expansion into the northern territories of the Dream Realm, as well as the history of Bastion. He was responsible for slaying the giant forest titan that surrounded and harassed Bastion for decades since it was first established. Later on, the traces of him disappeared but there was no mention of his death.

He was one from "Aster, Song, Vale" who had returned from the Fourth Nightmare wreathed in a new authority.

## History

He prepared tools to trap and destroy his eldest child, but Whispering Blade and Morgan are hesitant to use them.

## Trivia

* He created an enchanted talisman to protect Ascended Welthe from Mordret's possession.
* He sent Caster to kill Nephis.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1108 Gathering Information
2. ↑ Chapter 577 Only You
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Chapter 369 Hidden Forces
4. ↑ Chapter 1102 Opposing Forces
5. ↑ Chapter 1229 Seventh Night
6. ↑ Chapter 363 Citizen Sunny
7. ↑ Chapter 368 Aster, Song, Vale
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 1108 Gathering Information
9. ↑ Chapter 587 The Explosion
10. ↑ Chapter 697 Friendly Visit
11. ↑ Chapter 1126 Unexpected Revelation
Jesse

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**Jesse** was one of the Ascended that serve as the backbone of the First Irregular Company. She was also the closest to Soul Reaper in terms of age.

## Appearance

A gorgeous woman who looked almost like the opposite of Jet. She had straw blond hair, a healthy tan, sparkling blue eyes, and radiated a strange feeling of warmth. Her tall, slender body brimmed with energy and barely suppressed strength.

## Personality

She was good-natured and had a friendly demeanor. However, her relaxed attitude hid a sharp and cutting edge. This Master seemed to be not only enthusiastic about life but also about combat and the carnage of battle. She is a formidable warrior.

## Trivia

* Her dossier in the government database was a redacted version of the Awakened soldiers' files.
* She was one of the legends among the government soldiers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 815 First Irregular Company
2. ↑ Chapter 819 Alloy Beast
3. ↑ Chapter 824 Mysterious Master
Fireshing

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**Fireshing** is one of the participants of Dream tournament. She passed the qualifying round to participate in the tournament duels.

## Appearance

An attractive young woman with broad shoulders and an athletic build, her long auburn hair gathered in a ponytail. She was wearing a modest red tunic, her torso protected by a leather cuirass, and wielded a light spear. Her blue eyes were tired, but clear, full of intensity and focus.

## Personality

Sunny thought of her as a person with nobility but also a fool when she refused Saitoh's offer to deal with Mongrel.

## Aspect Ability

She can create a powerful explosion and coat the blade of her spear with flames.

## Trivia

* Fireshing is a cameo for one of the readers of the novel.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 534 Demonic Swordsman
2. ↑ Chapter 536 Icon of Chivalry
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 535 No Hard Feelings
Aiko

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**Aiko** is the former owner of the only Gambling Den in the Dark City. After becoming an Awakened, she became the manager of Kai and also accepted being the manager of Brilliant Emporium.

## Appearance

* Debut
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### Debut - Dream Realm

A petite young woman with dark hair and brown eyes.

### Awakened - Waking World

She was still a petite girl but now she looked very sharp in a fashionable business suit and radiated a sense of cold professionalism that made people think twice about approaching laidback and friendly Kai which was supposed, to be a big part of being an idol's manager.

## Aspect, Ability, & Flaw

She was too weak to fight and did not possess a useful Aspect.

## Trivia

* Her establishment was popular among the members of the Host. But it was also the reason why many of them harbored resentment toward the tiny girl.
* She is a friend of Stev.
* Her role during the Siege is to supply the Sleepers participating in the battle with everything they needed, be it arrows, crossbow bolts, stones for their slings, or anything else.
* In her mind, Sunny was very mysterious. He was a wild card.
* She has a talent for managing various things, so Kai's agency hired her as Kai's manager.
* She joined as a manager at Sunny's Brilliant Emporium due to him having a good relationship with all three of the newest Named Awakened, a lot of prestige as a member of Changing Star's cohort, and some pop culture fame. She will get a ten percent commission for every sale.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 303 Helpful Shadow
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 464 Passion Blossoms Hotter in the Cold Heart of Despair
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 479 Delegation
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 320 Siege of the Crimson Spire (6)
5. ↑ Chapter 304 Hunting for a Big One
Lowph

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**Lowph** is one of the participants in the Duels of Dream Tournament.

## Appearance

A young man with shoulder-length hair who wore light armor, wielding a round shield and a spear.

## Battle Ability

His technique was impeccable, but the most dangerous thing about him was his speed. Lowph was very fast that Sunny could barely see some of his movements. His speed did not come from an Aspect Ability, but simply from skill, training, and incredibly precise essence control.

## Trivia

* Lowph is the first human to make Mongrel bleed.
* Lowph is a cameo for one of the readers of the novel.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 541 Battle of Two Demons
Brood of the Devouring Cloud

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**Brood of the Devouring Cloud** is a vast horde of thousands of flying abominations that resembled a rolling stormfront from a distance.

## Appearance

A ghastly creature that resembled a mix between a bat and a leech, with leathery wings, a long neck, and a head that seemed to be one giant, fleshy, circular maw.

## Tyrant

The Devouring Cloud has produced a new Tyrant, a Fallen one. The creature mostly hides within the swarm, controlling it from behind.

Leathery wings, lean body with six segmented legs, a tail that ended with a long, jagged stinger, and three long necks, each ending in harrowing circular maw. The abominations looked like a mix between a wyvern, a worm, and a scorpion. It was large, formidable, and utterly hideous.

There are two tyrants of Devouring Cloud. The other one is a towering being with six segmented legs, a tail with a long stinger, torn and broken leathery wings, and three terrifying circular maws swaying on the ends of long necks. Its tail stinger can pump poison into its prey.

#### Ability

The Tyrant's invigorated appearance increases with Nightmare Creatures it kills and devours, healing injuries on its wings, and being able to take flight again.

## Background

According to the diviners, the Devouring Cloud is a swarm entity. It is not a powerful Nightmare Creature but most likely the remains of a **Fallen Terror**. Its brood remained but the main consciousness of the swarm had been destroyed at some point in the past.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 928 Devouring Cloud
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 926 Stormfront
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1005 The Fall of Falcon Scott (23)
4. ↑ Chapter 1007 The Fall of Falcon Scott (25)
5. ↑ Chapter 1008 The Fall of Falcon Scott (26)
6. ↑ Chapter 1009 The Fall of Falcon Scott (27)
7. ↑ Chapter 986 The Fall of Falcon Scott (4)
Cassie/Echoes

## Known Echoes

**Note:** The names with strikethrough were given away or destroyed.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 327 Siege of the Crimson Spire (13)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 193 The Catacombs
3. ↑ Chapter 214 Transient Shadow
4. ↑ Chapter 241 Halfway
5. ↑ Chapter 679 Messenger from the North
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 321 Siege of the Crimson Spire (7)
7. ↑ Chapter 263 The Beginning of the End
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 1362 No Other Choice
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 1373 Counting Echoes
Effie/Quotes

― To Nephis, Sunny and Cassie,Chapter 127 Abandon All Hope

  ― To Sunny,Chapter 176 Coming Clean

  ― To Nephis about Sunny,Chapter 176 Coming Clean

  ― To Sunny,Chapter 181 Rules Of Hospitality

  ― To Sunny glancing at the wardrobe,Chapter 181 Rules Of Hospitality

  ― To Cassie,Chapter 211 Game of Lies

  ― After the fight with the spire messenger,Chapter 260 How To Be A Hero

  ― To Sunny after meeting in the real world again,Chapter 374 Dinner with Friends

  ― To Mongrel,Chapter 397 Mongrel's Wisdom

  ― To Sunny when he came back after missing for more than a month,Chapter 461 Welcome Home

  ― To Sunny,Chapter 461 Welcome Home

  ― Effie to Kai about the movie,Chapter 479 Delegation

  ― To Rain about Sunny,Chapter 501 Step Two

  ― To Sunny,Chapter 1068 Changed Man

  ― To Sunny about Graceless Dusk,Chapter 1068 Changed Man
Black Turtle

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**Black Turtle** was the dark island where Sunny and Nephis stayed in the Third Nightmare.

## Description

A colossal creature that looked like an entire island from afar.
The island was actually the shell of a giant monstrous black turtle, spanning over a kilometer. Its colossal reptilian head was tarnished with brands of silver encasing it like armor. Its eyes were like murky lakes and its massive beak was like the ram of an oceanic battleship.

### Shell

The dark island was somewhere between one to two kilometers. It was a giant black rock shell with weathered terrain. There are plenty of cracks and fissures, some of them large and easy to notice, others hidden from view and some were entirely filled with water. The dark island was desolate and barren. There are weathered rock, vibrant patches of green moss and tarnished remains of its silver battle armor. Each of the deep grooves on the island were scars left by unknown enemies, with some shallow and others frighteningly deep.

Its corpse was encased in the remains of similarly titanic battle armor.

## Trivia

* Inside a black turtle's body, Shadow Step was suddenly ineffective, even when using the Shadow Lantern, the problem is Sunny himself. As a Great Monster, the Black Turtle's defenses may still exist. If the gap in power between them wasn't so vast, his Ability could have tore through them.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1241 Dark Island
2. ↑ Chapter 1242 Cataclysmic Battle
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1253 Parade of Shadows
4. ↑ Chapter 1266 Unexpected Complication
Dark Seed

**Dark Seed** is a very special Seed of Nightmare grown in the Ivory Tower that had once belonged to *one of the seven daemons*. A Nightmare that was created from the chains with which Hope herself had been bound.

## Condition

It contains a Second Nightmare that will create a Gate in the real world if not destroyed maybe in a few years or a decade. It has not matured enough to be able to bloom, yet. It can be challenged, however, entering it is a guaranteed death sentence, regardless of how many challengers there are. Unless one gets the *Memory* of the *ivory knife* from the *black altar* of Night Temple or the *obsidian knife* from the *white altar* of Sanctuary of Noctis. Even better to get both to have a chance to survive the trial that hides within this Seed.

## Rituals

### Memory of Ivory knife

To receive the Memory of the Ivory knife, one would have shed blood on the altar to receive the Memory of the Ivory knife.

### Obsidian knife

To receive the Obsidian Knife, one needs more than a thousand strange gold coins and offers them all to the altar under the moonlight.

## Knives

### Ivory knife

A knife cut out of a single piece of a pristine white stone.

### Obsidian knife

The obsidian knife seemed to have been cut from a single piece of black stone, with its blade sharpened and polished. It was a little bit crude, almost primitive. The knife did not turn into a Memory. It remained material and tangible.

See also: Knives

## See Also

* Second Nightmare (Event)
* Hope's Shackles

## Trivia

* After the Seed of Nightmare had been destroyed, a Gateway took its place.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 743 Appraisal
2. ↑ Chapter 458 Shackles of Hope
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 459 Seed of Nightmare
4. ↑ Chapter 401 Clueless
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 473 Mobius Loop
6. ↑ Chapter 584 A Dark Ocean
7. ↑ Chapter 752 Solid Foundation
Ebony Tower/Map

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## Description

Far to the west, a snowy peak stood near a fuming volcano, and nestled between them was an arched bridge. To the south-west, a strange ship floated on ghostly waves. South-east of the mountains, divided from them by a long stretch of nothingness, a perfectly symmetrical pyramid was cut into the obsidian wall.

## Appearance

It was discovered on the fifth level of the Ebony Tower. Its runes and the images were cut into an indestructible stone that even divine fire couldn't destroy.

## Depiction

The areas on the map seemed disconnected. There were no borders, no terrain, and no measure of distance between them. The ideas of north, south, east, and west were assigned to the map for reference. It could have been the exact opposite, or impossible to apply to the logic of the map altogether. But it somewhat fits with the geography of the Dream Realm. Each of the images had an inscription near them, written in an unfamiliar runic language. It was similar to the one used by the Spell, but also different enough to make translation either impossible or difficult.

Inscription

The inscription cut into the stone near the image of the Ivory Tower were runes that closely resembled those usually used by the Spell. It was "Desire". The other meaning of the runes was hope. The Ivory Tower had once belonged to the Demon of Hope.

See also: Tomb of Ariel

There were seven images on the map that might be the representation of the domains of seven daemons.

## Notions

Based on the runes and images on the map, there are three things that can be speculated:

* The *three great clans* had inherited their Citadels from three daemons or at least built their strongholds in the regions of the Dream Realm where daemons had once dwelt.

The Citadels of the great clans were left behind by the seven daemons and very important to the Sovereigns.
* Ivory Tower, which had once belonged to Hope.
* Hollow Mountains, where Nether's Citadel still remained undiscovered.
* Ravenheart was actually the Citadel left behind by Ariel.
* It was unknown what daemon would be more connected to the Tomb of Ariel than its builder, *Ariel*.

* The Underworld, most likely, was situated beneath the *Hollow Mountains*. This **Death Zone** was the very dark and cavernous domain to which the *Nether* had retreated after his conflict with the Goddess of the Black Skies.
* The ruler of the beautiful and prosperous land that had invoked the wrath of the Sun God and doomed their kingdom to destruction and eventually transformed into the Chained Isles, was a daemon, as well.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Chapter 454 Hope
2. ↑ Chapter 917 Black Tongues
3. ↑ Chapter 1022 The Fall of Falcon Scott (40)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Chapter 1246 Research Partners
5. ↑ Chapter 377 Mantle of the Underworld
6. ↑ Chapter 436 Nothing to Worry About
Jade Palace

**Jade Palace** is the palace built by Ariel for the Jade Queen.

## Background

Based on the decription of Jade Palace, it seemed to the Ravenheart, the Great Citadel of Clan Song. It was situated among snowy peaks and raging volcanoes. Snow and ash were alawys falling in the citadel. One had to cross an enormous stone bridge to reach it.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1246 Research Partners
House of Night

For similar terms, see Nightwalker (Disambiguation).

**House of Night** is the last of the Three Great Legacy Clans. The citadel ruled by them was located somewhere on the ghostly waves of Stormsea.

## Members

The representatives of the House of Night excel in guiding ships through turbulent waters. They are not called *Nightwalkers* just to honor their clan founder. They played a pivotal role in sustaining human civilization since shipping cargo across the water has been the mainstay of transportation since the dawn of time, and no civilization can exist without efficient transportation.

The scions of the House of Night allow naval convoys to reach their destinations. However, while there are more Nightwalkers than the descendants of the other two Great Clans, their number is still limited. As a result, the number of convoys that can operate at the same time is limited as well.

Nightwalkers did not enjoy the patronage of a Sovereign but wielded an irreplaceable power that had carved a place for them at the very top of the human hierarchy. The aspects of the Goddess of the Black Skies — the deity of depths, oceans, darkness, stars, travel, guidance, and disaster — were all eerily related to the House of Night's role in human society.

Nightwalkers have a high affinity to guidance and revelations, the ocean, and its depths. So many of them can see through hexes. They also seemed to possess some method of sharing information.

### Known Members

* Nightwalker — founder of the House of Night.
* Nightwalkers
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	+ Naeve

## Background

Unlike Valor and Song, which resembled most Legacy clans and had originated from a single family, *House of Night* was born from an alliance of several prominent clans. They resided in a dire region of the Dream Realm known as **Stormsea**, and controlled one of the three Great Citadels — which resembled a **giant ship** and was most likely left behind by one of the seven daemons.

The House of Night did not possess a Sovereign of their own. Anvil of Valor and Ki Song ruled their families, but Asterion was seemingly not related and had nothing to do with the third Great Clan.

## Trivia

* The nature of the region they controlled might have simply been too hazardous for either Valor or Song to invade, or their existence created a bit of much-needed balance and deterrence between the two dominant Great Clans.
* The House of Night was deeply connected to Storm God. There were too many coincidences between their powers and the deity of depths, oceans, darkness, stars, travel, guidance, and disaster.
* They have Maritime Safety Procedures Manual which needs to be strictly followed for a reason.
* House of Night is most useful at sea.
* The emissaries of the **House of Night** were not part of the First Army.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 454 Hope
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Chapter 756 Navigation
3. ↑ Chapter 832 Heirs of the Storm
4. ↑ Chapter 1012 The Fall of Falcon Scott (30)
5. ↑ Chapter 1014 The Fall of Falcon Scott (32)
6. ↑ Chapter 533 Battle Royale
7. ↑ Chapter 831 Master Naeve
8. ↑ Chapter 839 Unholy Blood
9. ↑ Chapter 985 The Fall of Falcon Scott (3)
Effie/Memories

## Known Memories

**Note**: The names with strikethrough were given away or destroyed.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 130 Strength of a Dozen Men
2. ↑ Chapter 428 Covetous Coffer
3. ↑ Chapter 259 Bloody Mayhem
4. ↑ Chapter 1220 Indestructible
5. ↑ Chapter 262 Path to Damnation
6. ↑ Chapter 315 Siege of the Crimson Spire (1)
7. ↑ Chapter 675 Devastation
Cursed Herald

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**Cursed Herald** was the *Nightmare Champion* connected to the statue of the Slayer. It was formerly called *Spire Messenger* by humans due to the fact that it came from the Spire.

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A massive, winged creature with a pale body and black feathers stained by blood. When its terrifying beak was open, it reveals rows of sharp, needle-like fangs and a long red tongue.

This monstrous creature that resembled a cross between a lion and a raven stretched its numerous limbs. Its body was pale as a corpse, while its head and chest were covered with dark feathers. It was massive in size, with muscles rolling like steel cables under the skin. It had two powerful hind legs and six more protruding messily from its wide chest, each ending with a set of deadly claws. It also possessed a long, jagged black beak.

## Background

There are areas in the ruins of Dark City that many Nightmare Creatures tend to avoid for some reason. One of these places is the castle. There was just one *Spire Messenger* nesting in the throne room when the first group of Sleepers arrived in Dark City, trying to establish a foothold. There were no other monsters around and they actually managed to kill it. According to Effie, it was a *Fallen Beast*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 260 How to be a Hero
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 132 End of the Line
3. ↑ Chapter 159 Revelation
4. ↑ Chapter 257 Nightmare Champion
Ravenheart

**Ravenheart** is the stronghold of the clan Song and the second major human settlement in the Dream Realm. Dreadful regions separated its sphere of influence from the other two territories. The border with the Valor Clan was especially deadly, but also rather thin.

## Location

The great stone bridge nestled between a snowy peak mountain and a ranging volcano is the road to Ravenheart which is located further to the west of Hollow Mountains.

## Description

Ravenheart is an ancient palace built between the snowy peaks and smoldering volcanos of an impregnable mountain chain. It was universally considered one of the Great Citadels of humanity.

It was a beautiful and severe place with a population rivaling Bastion's. Strangely, it was not nearly as popular and well-known as the colossal castle that *clan Valor* ruled. In fact, the whole great clan Song was a little mysterious. The land of snow and ash where clan Song ruled was rarely depicted, and when it was, it was always to show something distant and exotic.

## Map

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## References

1. ↑ Chapter 369 Hidden Forces
2. ↑ Chapter 454 Hope
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1103 Beautiful Monsters
Catphine

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**Catphine** is the only one who remained from a patrol of soldiers that had been chased by the swarm of Nightmare Creatures.

## History

She lost control of MWP due to it being severely damaged by Nightmare Creatures. She was save by Sunny.

## Trivia

* She painted on the walls of her MWP pilot cabin which melted because the coolant pathways were breached.
* Catphine is a cameo for one of the readers of the novel.
Bast

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**Bast** was introduced as a retainer of the clan Song. He was part of the advanced party because of his rare and useful Utility Aspect.

## Appearance

He is a middle-aged man in heavy armor, his face bleak and unfamiliar. An unassuming bleak man.

## Personality

He was like a corpse, quiet and devoid of emotion. He was treated with strange courtesy by Seishan, Beastmaster, and Dire Fang, while he remained passive, waiting and biding his time.

Seishan's bloodbag, Bast, is producing mirrors to fuel suspicion from Valor Clan. Mordret instructed them to do this, but it was a senseless act. This man is likely to be eliminated, but it doesn't significantly impact the Song clan.

## Trivia

* His name was dull and unmemorable.
* He was suspected by Sunny to be Mordret.
* He was in siege capital establishing a supply chain for Song Clan forces. He was also in charge of an industrial production facility where thousands of mirrors were being produced.
* He was in Song's siege capital, silently spreading mirrors throughout the city.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1105 Step by Step
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 1103 Beautiful Monsters
3. ↑ Chapter 1108 Gathering Information
4. ↑ Chapter 1167 Prince's New Clothes
5. ↑ Chapter 1110 Seven Saints
6. ↑ Chapter 1127 Escalation
Ki Song

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**Ki Song** is the ruler of the Song Clan and one of the Sovereigns.

## Personality

She was known as a benevolent and charitable person.

## Background

Ki Song was formerly a member of Broken Sword's cohort. Among the Sovereigns, she was only slightly less famous. She had come from one of the lesser Legacy clans, and it was by her hand that it was elevated to the status of a great one. Ki Song was still the ruler of her clan, although she rarely appeared in public. It seemed that it was her adoptive daughters who mostly acted on her behalf.

She was one from "Aster, Song, Vale" who had returned from the Fourth Nightmare wreathed in a new authority.

## Trivia

* All of her adoptive daughters are beautiful monsters.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1102 Opposing Forces
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 369 Hidden Forces
3. ↑ Chapter 1229 Seventh Night
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 368 Aster, Song, Vale
5. ↑ Chapter 1103 Beautiful Monsters
Jet/History

## As a Sleeper

Learning her Flaw was not the hardest part, but surviving the time between the Nightmare and the Solstice was. Sleepers struggle to find things to kill before entering the Dream Realm, and asking for help costs her a lot. She was invited to the Academy and asked for details about her Aspect, but as an ignorant kid from the outskirts, she told them everything, and from that moment, they kept her on a leash.
Randall

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**Randall** was one of the Ascended that serve as the backbone of the First Irregular Company. He was also the oldest among them.

## Appearance

He was mature and grizzled, with grey hair and a full beard that perfectly suited his chiseled, masculine face. The black bodysuit lay snug against his well-pronounced muscles. Everything about the man told that he was a seasoned, consummate soldier. His presence was solid and steady.

## Trivia

* As a child, he most likely witnessed the descent of the First Generation members when the Spell appeared. Due to his age and experience, one would have expected him to be in charge of the First Irregular Company instead of Soul Reaper.
* His dossier in the government database was a redacted version of the Awakened soldiers' files.
* He was one of the legends among the government soldiers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 815 First Irregular Company
2. ↑ Chapter 819 Alloy Beast
3. ↑ Chapter 824 Mysterious Master
Beth

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**Beth** is the assistant of Professor Obel.

## Appearance

A young woman with dark hair in a bun and eyes full of attitude.
She wore a long parka on top of the usual lab coat.

In Falcon Scott, Beth appeared haggard, with dark circles under her eyes, uncertainty in her movements, and a grim brow, despite her previous appearance at LO49. Her temper remained unchanged.

## Personality

She is more petty than Sunny due to the fact that she pretends to barely remember his name on purpose. But she seems to care about him reminding him that he is still human.

## History

During the journey of the convoy in Antarctica, she was made in charge of taking care of the refugees' well-being and needs.

Beth had been evacuated and reached safety. She and Sunny kept in touch, sending each other messages once in a while. However, it seemed that she wished to forget what had transpired in the Southern Quadrant, at least for the time being.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 878 VIP
2. ↑ Chapter 888 Vanishing
3. ↑ Chapter 990 The Fall of Falcon Scott (8)
4. ↑ Chapter 883 Sortie
5. ↑ Chapter 888 Vanishing
6. ↑ Chapter 922 Little by Little
7. ↑ Chapter 908 Delegation
8. ↑ Chapter 1078 Army Scout
Auro

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**Auro of the Nine**, referred to by Sunny, as the Hero. He was an Awakened and also one of Sunny's slavers in his First Nightmare.

## Appearance

He was a young soldier wearing a simple leather cuirass, armed with a spear and short sword. To Sunny, he looked dignified, noble, and pretty. He could be considered a male lead in a historical drama.

## Personality

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Although his actions seem noble, Sunny realized that he had a twisted sense of justice and is very dishonest with his words. Despite being no threat to him, the Hero planned to kill Sunny under the false justification that the quick death would be better than being killed by the Mountain King.

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1. ↑ Chapter 6 Confronting the Tyrant
2. ↑ Chapter 2 Slave Caravan
3. ↑ Chapter 13 Moment of Truth
Nickel

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**Nickel** is a librarian and co-worker of Ren.

## Appearance

This one was definitely a guy, wearing a wrinkled white shirt and a brown vest. He was tall and handsome, with slightly disheveled red hair, a scruffy bristle on his chin, and a friendly face. There was a badge on his vest, too, with the word "Nickel" written on it.

## Personality

Nickel is straightforward. He is polite and asks questions that could help him do his job. He is very sneaky, Sunny thought he could pass off as an assassin instead.

## Trivia

* Sunny called the two librarians a strange pair.
* Nickel joined in cohort competition along with Ren in the Fifth Annual Dream Tournament under the name "Librarians".
* Nickel (Nicellio) is a cameo for one of the readers on the Discord server.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 366 Lessons of History
2. ↑ Chapter 539 Out of Reach
Bastion

by JuliaDArte

**Bastion** is the most prosperous of the three great Citadels. It is ruled by the noble scions of the Valor Clan.

## Location

It was that of a mighty *castle*, located further south of Chained Isles.

## Description

Instead of a lush forest, it was surrounded by a sea of ash and charred remains of the dreaded titan, with human forts built here and there to repel powerful Nightmare Creatures from wandering close to the Citadel. It was the former ancient, cursed forest that Anvil of Valor had destroyed.

Some distance away, was the **Lake of Bones** — a tranquil lake glistened in the sunlight, and from its clear waters, a breathtakingly beautiful castle rose into the sky.

The **castle** was built out of grey stone and was as large as a city, its ancient walls scarred by a thousand sieges that it had withstood.

## History

Back when Bastion was first established, it was surrounded by a vast and hungry forest. The whole thing was one giant Nightmare Creature. Clan Valor spent decades at war with it, losing many knights. In the end, the forest was destroyed, leaving behind a lot of high-quality lumber.

## Map

**View Map**

*Click here to view the Citadels Map*

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 127 Abandon All Hope
2. ↑ Chapter 244 Death Zone
3. ↑ Chapter 454 Hope
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 532 Ancient Forest
5. ↑ Chapter 363 Citizen Sunny

## Trivia

* The image of Bastion was etched into the minds of all humans by countless dramas and films, with countless stories of romance and valor taking place in its stone walls.
Catacombs

The **Catacombs** span beneath the Dark City and most of its tunnels had collapsed a long time ago.

## Entrance

On the eastern border of the ancient city, near the tall expanse of the city wall, the remnant of a giant tower lay broken on its side, stretching far away into the distance. Inside this ruined ancient lighthouse was a massive echoing tunnel, and deeper into it, there was a broken tunnel floor forming a narrow crevice. It was filled with darkness, leading deep down into the ground where one cannot see the bottom.

## Inside the catacombs

Below was a narrow tunnel and its walls were made out of weathered stone, clearly put there by human hands. It was populated by creatures made of nothing but human bones. These creatures, however, were *undying*. The tunnel leads to a large cavern. A few meters in front, the floor of the catacombs was broken, collapsing into a vast, seemingly bottomless chasm.

The *chasm* was no less than forty meters across and stretched far into the distance to both left and right, like a dark border separating the world of the living from the world of the dead. A rickety rope bridge was drawn across it, connecting to a similar-looking tunnel at the other end of the abyssal chasm. The rope bridge looked like a derelict of ancient times. It was flimsy, slippery, and rotten.

The tunnel at the other side of the chasm was located a hundred meters or so below the surface, pretty much exactly under the city wall. It looked more weathered and decrepit, with its walls and floor smoothed and uneven, as though eroded by something over the course of countless years. It was wet, surrounded by puddles of black water. The smell of sea salt permeated the air.

Deeper into the tunnels was the central chamber and the exit to the surface was right ahead of it. The Nightmare Creature that lives in the chamber is the Lord of the Dead.

## Trivia

* Hunters don't like to mention the catacombs because very few are crazy enough to explore what little remains of it, and even fewer return to tell the tale.
* The chasm is what prevents the catacombs from being flooded by the dark sea.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 193 The Catacombs
2. ↑ Chapter 192 Lighthouse
3. ↑ Chapter 194 Aching Bones
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 197 Ultimate Test
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapter 200 Descent
Belle

* Names
* Status

 Cause of Death Due to the murderous cold from the domain of the Winter Beast.

* Occ
* Affl

**Belle** was a talented swordsman who excelled in offense and agility. Together with Dorn, they are the core of Sunny's cohort battle formation for the Antarctica campaign.

## Appearance

A charismatic man with a lean figure, athletic build, and blond hair. His expression on the portrait attached to the dossier was laid-back and slightly carefree.

## Aspect, Abilities & Flaw

His Aspect was able to turn his body intangible and phase through solid matter. Although he couldn't keep it up for long, even a split second was enough to avoid an enemy attack if used at the right time.

His Second Ability allowed him to infuse unnatural sharpness into his weapon, allowing him to cut through most obstacles. To sharpen his sword, he actually surrounds the blade with an incredibly thin, invisible displacement field.

Although both Abilities devoured soul essence with terrible speed, Awakened Belle was incredibly proficient in using them in precise, short bursts.

### Flaw

He needed to work particularly hard on impulse control because he was not good at it.

## Memories & Echoes

### Known Memories

 Blood Blossom

Runes

**Memory Rank:** Awakened.
**Memory Type:** Charm.
**Memory Description:** [No matter how much blood was spilled, her hunger only grew.]

## Background

He was once stationed at a remote research outpost and had a Gate open nearby. The entire facility ended up being overrun and he was the only one to survive, but the Nightmare Creatures were on his heels. He had no means to contact the HQ. Also, the nearest human settlement was half a thousand kilometers away. It took him about a month to reach it on foot. The pursuing abominations were easy enough to deal with but by the end of it, he was badly hurt. Fortunately, a kind Ascended healer helped him recover.

## Trivia

* He, together with Kim, and Luster happened to reside in the same general area of the Dream Realm when they were deployed to Antarctica.
* He was officially assigned to the First Irregular Company, Soul Reaper's unit.
* He had heard that Ascended Sunless is a true monster, a demon-like fighter with a bloodthirsty streak. As a Sleeper, he appears to have killed 400 Awakened abominations. Some claim that before Awakening, he hunted down an ancient Fallen Devil.
* At the beginning of the Antarctica campaign, he was extremely close to fully saturating his soul core.
* Sunny imbued Belle's sword with a potent but passive sharpening effect of the enchanted straight razor.
* He had a habit of sharpening his sword even though Memories did not need to be sharpened.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 1059 The Fall of Falcon Scott (77)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chapter 821 Offense Pillars
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 834 Cohesion
4. ↑ Chapter 992 The Fall of Falcon Scott (10)
5. ↑ Chapter 844 Opening Act
6. ↑ Chapter 244 Death Zone
7. ↑ Chapter 829 Battle Scars
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 823 Six Awakened
9. ↑ Chapter 824 Mysterious Master
10. ↑ Chapter 849 Pincer Maneuver
11. ↑ Chapter 1057 The Fall of Falcon Scott (75)
Noctis Coin

* Ship side
* Face side

**Noctis Coin** is the miraculous coin that was created by Noctis and can only be used on the altar at Sanctuary of Noctis.

## Description

It was just a coin, a heavy golden coin. The only strange thing about the coin was it seemed a little bit warm to the touch.

## Usage

* It can only be used on the *white altar* at the Sanctuary of Noctis under the *moonlight*. One can gain one fragment point per coin.
* Sacrificing more than a thousand coins can gain the *obsidian knife* attached to the surface of the altar.

## Background

According to Roan, a few of these coins have been found here and there on Chained Isles over the years. The coin seemed to be the preferred currency used by people who lived on Chained Isles thousands of years ago. No one had ever discovered a literal treasure trove of the coins except for Sunny.

According to Noctis, making the coins takes time and each coin contains a piece of a Corrupted soul, or most of them. This is the reason they are so valuable, precious, and coveted by everyone in the Kingdom of Hope.

## Trivia

* Sunny first discovered the coin on *Iron Hand Island*. It had fallen out of a dead creature's hand called *Chain Worm*. He also discovered a chest full of it on the Shipwreck Island inside the ship's treasury.
* It was speculated that *Noctis* was the one who had created the coins. That's why they could only be used in his *Sanctuary*.
* Sunny sacrificed all fourteen hundred or so coins to the altar.
* Roan used to carry the coin with him a lot before, as a lucky charm.
* According to Noctis, the coins are very precious but a very determined and reckless young man managed to collect all of them.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 400 Call of Treasure
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 434 Absolutely Nothing
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 663 Heralds of War
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 385 Iron Hand Island
5. ↑ Chapter 399 Golden Coin
6. ↑ Chapter 401 Clueless
7. ↑ Chapter 473 Mobius Loop
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 474 Truth Be Told
9. ↑ Chapter 402 Chain Worm
10. ↑ Chapter 420 Amazing Chest Ahead
11. ↑ Chapter 472 Worthy Reward
12. ↑ Chapter 658 Seven Knives

Featured Article
Forgotten Shore/Map

## Description

The city was perched on the edge of another, much larger circle. It didn't take too much effort to recognize the cyclopean crater
There were other symbols on the map that he didn't recognize. However, several of them attracted his attention especially.
On the other side of the crater, almost exactly opposite the Dark City, a symbol of a tree depicted the Ashen Barrow. Some distance to the east of it, on a straight line, there was a mark in the shape of a red cross.
Another red cross was drawn inside the crater just outside the eastern side of the Dark City. The third one was about a week's worth of traveling time to the north, near a symbol that looked like a grotesque, misshapen skull. The fourth one was halfway between the ruins and the Crimson Spire. The fifth one lay to the south, about the same distance as the third, drawn atop the symbol of an arching bridge.

## Representation

There were six crosses drawn on the map, each marking one of the headless statues. Two to the east of the Dark City, one to the north, one to the west, and two to the south. It represented the giant statues of the seven forgotten heroes who had given the terrible oath to vanquish the darkness and created the Starlight Legion.

* The one east of the Soul Devourer was the statue of the knight that Sunny used as a shelter on his first night in the Dream Realm.
* The one near the walls of the city belonged to the woman whose hand had saved Sunny, Nephis, and Cassie from drowning in the dark sea on the night of their escape.
* One of the two statues was situated to the south where the *Spider Matriarch* had weaved her nest.
* The other symbols, a crown, a question mark, and a red cross, drawn at the very edge of the map, are near the place where the First Lord's expedition had disappeared.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 256 True Reason
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 178 Lost Expedition
Mordant Mimic

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## Mordant Mimic

Fanart by Santimm

* Name
* Status

### Vital Status

[Reveal]**✞** Deceased Chapter 427 Death of a Mimic
 Killed By Sunny
 Cause of Death *Broken Oath* thrown into its maw along with the Crushing

## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 420 Amazing Chest Ahead

**Mordant Mimic** was the vile creature in a form of a treasure chest that had almost eaten Sunny alive once.

## Description

The chest was long and adamantine, its dark wood reinforced by strips of dull metal. It was large enough to fit an adult man. This creature has massive jagged teeth. It also has long and emaciated limbs, almost three meters tall which can manage to hide its bony flesh inside the fake chest. The chest was large enough to swallow a human whole. The treasure chest was wide and long, and its lid was flat.

## Background

In the second nightmare, the chest had only three soul cores, none showing any sign of Corruption. They were bright and pristine, just like that of any other creature following the path of Ascension. However, they were also too dim to be of the Ascended Rank. The Mimic was neither Fallen nor a Devil yet. It was simply an Awakened Demon masquerading as a treasure chest.

In front of Noctis, the creature was behaving itself, probably out of fear of its master.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 420 Amazing Chest Ahead
2. ↑ Chapter 426 Most Terrible Battle
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 647 Two Answers
4. ↑ Chapter 421 Ecstasy of Gold
5. ↑ Chapter 431 Fall From Grace
Nephis' Grandmother

* Names
* Status

 Cause of Death Old Age

* Relatsh
* Affl

**Nephis' Granmother** was the only one left in the family to take care of her after their fortunes turned when Immortal Flame himself died, Smile of Heaven became Hollow and Broken Sword followed with his death.

## Personality

She was a mundane human but to Nephis she was the strongest person she ever knew. She also was wise and kind. However, she was not enough to keep the clan from falling, especially when they found themselves in the crosshairs of Broken Sword's former companions.

## Background

She was a member of the First Generation, born during the darkest times of humanity, survived the bloody descent of Spell and the final convulsions of the old world then participated in the establishment of a new one.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 789 Only Forward
Effie/Relationships

>  | *I sort of agree. If anyone can make it out alive from there, it's Princess. It sounds impossible, but… I mean, it's her. You know how she is.* | ”
> |  ― About Nephis,Chapter 374 Dinner with Friends
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Effie believed that Nephis can survive and make it out alive from Dream Realm when she knew that she didn't make it back with them.

### Cassie

Effie and Cassie still keep in contact with each other in the real world. She and Kai contacted her when Sunny went missing.

### Sunny

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Effie loves to tease and call Sunny "doofus" due to the latter being short and looking stupid. Back when Sunny had been falling into the Sky Below, about two weeks after he stopped answering their messages, both she and Kai got worried. She went to the Academy to check on him, and that was when they learned that Sunny moved out of the dormitory. After making sure he was still alive inside his sleeping pod she stayed to keep a watch on him while they tried to find out where he was. They even went as far as contacting the representatives of the White Feather clan.

She also loves to ask Sunny about giving his soul shards to her if he dies or that before he dies he should give her all his amazing memories. Effie once said to Sunny that he is very easy to please.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 461 Welcome Home
2. ↑ Chapter 374 Dinner with Friends
3. ↑ Chapter 127 Abandon All Hope
4. ↑ Chapter 181 Rules Of Hospitality
5. ↑ Chapter 229 The Passenger
6. ↑ Chapter 554 Coming Clean
Aspect

An **Aspect** confluence of one's innate affinities and choices manifested as a magical specialization. Aspects grant the Awakened unique powers but also curse them with a Flaw.

**Note**: Possessing a lineage of a certain divine creature (Divine Lineage) doesn't mean their aspect has to be related to it as well. For example Sunny and Noctis.

## Functions

The innate function of the Aspect:

* Accessing the Soul Sea *(An Awakened can access their Soul Sea after they pass First Nightmare)*
* Controlling soul essence *(After reaching Awakened rank, they are capable of perceiving and interacting with Soul Essence)*
* Domain *(A natural progression of one's power expression when they reach Supreme rank)*

## Types

* Combat
* Utility

## Aspect Related

### Innate Ability

An ability that is different from Aspect Ability but is closely related or intrinsic to an Awakened Aspect, usually conditional. Not much is known about Innate Ability, except that this ability was present for Divine Aspect holders like Nephis and Sunny.

### Aspect Rank

Same as Soul Rank. The higher the rank of the aspect, the more potential it has. It is not necessarily more powerful than a lesser one.

See also: Divine Aspect Holder

### Aspect Legacy

Aspect Legacy was something that every Aspect contained, but very few Awakened ever received. Unlike the Boon of the First Nightmare, and every Nightmare after that, as well as the reward Sleepers, received after returning from the Dream Realm for the first time, each Aspect Legacy had a unique set of requirements that the owner of the Aspect had to meet to unlock it.

When they did, they were rewarded with a powerful relic known as a Legacy Relic. Usually, it was a Memory that synergized perfectly with their Aspect Abilities, or sometimes even an Echo.

### Flaw

A unique curse that was placed on the Awakened as the price for gaining mystical power. Even if the flaw is reversed, it is still a curse. The new curse is likely to be far worse than the old one.

**Note**: An Awakened only gains a Flaw after passing their First Nightmare and receiving their Aspect.

**Known Flaws**Characters* Sunny
* Nephis
* Cassie
* Effie
* Kai
* Jet
* Morgan

* The Lucky Sleeper whose flaw makes everyone forget his name

## Trivia

* Aspects that allow Awakened to create Memories are rare.
* Aspect seemed unaffected when one's connection to the Spell was gone.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 0 The Nightmare Spell
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 1073 The Fourth Step
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 16 Rebirth
4. ↑ Chapter 17 Three Simple Words
5. ↑ Chapter 390 Is My Castle
6. ↑ Chapter 15 Shadow Slave
7. ↑ Chapter 353 Light Bringer
8. ↑ Chapter 352 Monster Core
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 218 Shadow Dance
10. ↑ Chapter 778 In the Shadows
11. ↑ Chapter 946 Scenic Route
12. ↑ Chapter 1064 East Antarctica
13. ↑ Chapter 607 Shifting Sand