Rune Kaltaris

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This page uses "BGW"(Before the end of the Great War) and "AGW"(After the end of the Great War) as measures of time.

Rune Kaltaris is a middle aged Ardoni who currently(as of 154 AGW) lives on a mountain near Kaltaria. His markings are a bright green, like the color of fresh peas. He was born a few years after The Great War with his brother and sister. He is a very kind Ardoni that always sees the best in people. He likes tea and Supporium Songs. He spends most of his time researching the different types of Songs and the secrets of them. He is good friends with Galen Mendoris. One of his greatest achievements was establishing a "Song Library" near the Walls of Time with information on every Song discovered.

Later on in his life, he would provide Songs to the entire Ardoni species. He would also form a secret organization with Galen, Mera, and other Ardoni. The group's goal was to make an organization that believes that every Ardoni should be equal and to protect the Ardoni Provinces from whatever harm may come. He owns and uses many different types of Songs but his main four are: Aggrofire, Proteguard, Mobilibounce and Supporoconstruct.

## Rune Kaltaris

### Siblings

Mera Kaltaris(Younger Sister), Hunter Kaltaris(Younger brother)

### Relatives

Jade Kaltaris(Mother), Fern Kaltaris(Father), Mera Kaltaris(Younger Sister), Hunter Kaltaris(Younger brother)

### Friends

Zulius Kaltaris, Galen Mendoris, Almrak and Deltheus Voltaris.

### Accomplishments

Establishing The Song Library near the Walls of Time

## Physical Description

### Age

Around 150 by the time of the Second Great War(So probably about 37-50 in human years(Ardoni age weirdly)

### Birthdate

4 AGW(After the Great War), Probably 11th Wall of Time

## Personality and Skill

Rune is a kind Ardoni that sees the best in people. He is usually shy and quiet around people. Rune would rather negotiate out of a fight then use force, but this doesn't mean he's never willing to fight. He is very determined so once he sets his sights on something, he'll do anything(as long as it's morally right) to achieve it.

Although he doesn't prefer to use swords, he is one of the best Song-Wielders by the beginning of the 2nd Great War. He knows how to balance his skill with Songs, with his skill with a weapon. Speaking of Songs, he has mastered wielding them, and if possible, he'll attempt to end a fight quickly with Songs rather then prolonging them with weapons.

## Moral Compass

From an early age, Rune always had empathy for every living being. He is good at fighting, but most of the time he tries to negotiate out of a fight before it starts and even if a fight does start he'll **never** resort to killing a living being. His moral compass would be tested in the years before and during the Second Great War.

## Fighting Style

Rune uses a staff, which is based on the Tidesinger's Staff(both were made by Galleous). Instead of the two scythe like ends, it has spear like ends that can open and close, you can also bring the two spears attached to each other apart so you'll have two spears(like how Grek's sword can be split into two). His staff is made of a diamond-iron type metal that has the strength of diamond, but the speed and light-weight of iron. Regarding his Songs, he wields his main four Songs most of the time: Aggrofire, Proteguard, Mobilibounce and Supporoconstruct. At most, he can use three Songs at the same time, anymore and he passes out. Sometimes he'll use Proteguard and Mobilibounce for speed and defense. Sometimes he'll use Aggrofire from his hands if his weapon gets disarmed.

He fights, mostly defensively and waits for his opponent to make a mistake before going on the offense. When he fights defensively, he uses his single Spear attached as a staff, and when he fights offensively he splits it apart and uses two short spears at the same time.

He's a very creative Ardoni and takes advantage of the environment around him during battles. E.g. Rune sees a tree, he uses Supporolift to lift it up and Aggrofire to set it on fire and throws it at his enemy. Or, Rune is surrounded, he uses Mobilibounce to jump high with platforms and uses Protepoint on his feet and legs or Protearmor to fall down and create a shockwave, knocking out the surrounding enemies in the process.

## Friends and Family

### Family

Rune's mother and father combined two well known Kaltaris lineages into one. However, due to their interests and knowledge, both families didn't really know how to fight(Fern's family only knew the basics while Jade was the only one in her family who knew any combat at all). They were also one of the few families that felt the Voltaris Clan were misunderstood. Rune's parents were Jade(Mother) and Fern(Father).

During the Great War, they were called to help the injured recover in the newly founded city(at the time), Ataraxia. A few years after the Great War they had Rune and his siblings, Hunter Kaltaris(Brother) and Mera Kaltaris(Sister). After the siblings' birth they went back to their home in the northern shore of Kaltaria. As soon as they were of age, they were trained to wield songs by their father, Fern Kaltaris. Their first songs respectively were, Supporoconstruct(Rune), Proteheal(Mera), and Mobiliburst(Hunter).

A few years later, Hunter went to look for a different trainer as he wanted to be able to protect his family. By the recommendation of his father, he decided to go to Ataraxia to be trained by Galleous Sendaris. While Hunter was training with Galleous, Mera and Rune were trained by Aldous, a family friend.

### Friends

#### Aldous Sendaris' Family

Aldous Sendaris and his family are long-time friends of Fern and Jade's. They met before the Great War while helping Ardoni evacuate the Kaltaria-Sendaria area when the Deathsinger slayed the Kaltaris and Sendaris Masters at the time. Aldous and his wife(I didn't think of a name yet) have two children, Myron and Cynthia Sendaris. Together with the Rune, Mera, and Hunter they would become "friends", with a very "friendly" rivalry. Aldous would train the four(Hunter was trained by Galleous so he isn't a part of thieir training).

#### Almrak and Deltheus Voltaris

During a trip to the Barrier Mountains of Northwind, Rune and Mera stumbled across Almrak and Deltheus Voltaris. After helping them with a "minor" accident(involving a leg) they became friends really fast. They meet up a few times a month to help with the "minor" accident.

#### Zulius Kaltaris

Rune's family being Kaltaris, had a lot of Kaltaris connections, one of these connections being the father of Zulius Kaltaris. Because of this connection, Rune and Zulius knew each other since they were children. They would train with each other with Zulius being offensive while Rune was more defensive.

#### Galen Mendoris

Rune met Galen in Mendoria, since Jade and Galen's mom were good friends.(intentionally vague for story reasons)

#### Speedy

Rune's Horse, he met him during a walk around Kaltaria and found that it was separated from it's pack. He decided that he would take care of him until they found his family again.

## Story (WIP)

### Beginnings in Ataraxia

During 3 BGW, Fern and Jade Kaltaris were sent to Ataraxia to help them build and help heal the injured Ardoni that decided to go there. They became friends with Galleous Sendaris, a blacksmith who was also helping build Ataraxia.

### The Birth of Rune and his siblings

At 4 AGW, they gave birth to Rune, his younger twin brother, Hunter, and his younger twin sister Mera. They decided to move back to their home in Kaltaria because they thought Ataraxia wouldn't be safe to raise children(with all the floating islands and barely any handrails).

### Growing up in Kaltaria

When Rune and his siblings were growing up, there wasn't anything eventful that happened. Jade trained them to know basic first-aid and medication and they taught them which plants and fruits could be used as medicine. As kids they were taught to understand that fighting isn't everything and that it isn't the way to handle every situation. When they were around 10 years old(14 AGW), they asked if people as evil as the Voltaris should be forgiven for what they did. Fern and Jade explained some parts of the tragedy of the Voltaris, they said that the Voltaris were still Ardoni and that, if you have the chance, you should forgive them. At around the same time the siblings started attending a small Kaltaris school about 800 hundred blocks away from their home. There they were taught to do basic things like reading, writing, math and other basic things.

#### Friends

At around 15 AGW(Rune’s age would be 11, about 4 in Human Years), Rune met Zulius Kaltaris at the Kaltaris school. Rune and Zulius became fast friends with the two of them occasionally sparring. On a trip to Mendoria with his siblings and their mother, they heard from a Mendoris family friend that their son, named Galen Mendoris, had gone missing since dawn and they hadn't found him yet. The Kaltaris family eventually found Galen trapped behind a tree that had fallen. Then, according to Jade, the four Ardoni children never stopped talking and playing until they reached his home.

#### Rivals

At around 24 AGW(Rune’s age would be 20, 5/6 in Human years), Fern introduced Rune and his siblings to Aldous Sendaris who was his friend during the Great War, Aldous would be training Rune and his siblings(later on, Hunter would decide to train with Galleous). Aldous introduced Rune and his siblings to his children, Myron and Cynthia Sendaris. While they weren’t really friends, the five of them had a very serious rivalry with them sparring with staffs and swords. Every few weeks, Fern and Jade would help go with their children to Sendaria, sometimes for a week or for a few months. Where they would train with Aldous and his children. During their training in Sendaria, they would learn how to fight with staffs and swords, while occasionally having more practical exercises with each other like playing games like Capture the Flag or by fighting undead. As of 30 AGW(and also the end of their training), Rune is the weakest out of the 5 in combat. Their training and practices would continue up to around 50 AGW. Between that time the five of them would slowly become "friends"(who still don't really like each other).

### Until We Meet Again

At around 30 AGW(Rune’s age would be 26, around 8 in Human years), Fern had to stay in Ataraxia for around 3 years to be in charge of some stuff happening in Ataraxia. Hunter decided to go with him and leave the Kaltaria-Sendaria area to learn more about fighting and get a different trainer. He and his father traveled to Ataraxia, where Galleous Sendaris taught him, while Rune, Mera and Jade stayed in Kaltaria. The two would visit from time to time during the three years and Hunter would show the skills he learned under Galleous. At 33 AGW, Fern came home but Hunter decided to stay and train with Galleous, they would still send Messenger Birds to each other though.

### Start of a Song

At around 43 AGW(Rune would be 39, around 13 in Human years), The Siblings would start their Song training under their parents(Hunter came back for a few months since Galleous had recently decided never to use a Song). They would start by first, going on a scavenger hunt to find their chosen Songs. Hunter decided on Mobiliburst, Mera had decided on Proteheal while Rune would pick a *unique* one, Supporoconstruct. After a whole day's worth of adventuring and helping each other out, they were finally able to get their first Songs.

### Rune's Story in "Rune Kaltaris: A New Song"(name is a work in progress)

#### A Race for a Song

During one of Aldous' training sessions, an Agressium Song was placed at the old Ardoni Tournament Shrine near Northwind Pass. This session would have two teams, Rune and Mera against Myron and Cynthia. The first team to come back would keep the Aggressium Song. As the race started the sun was starting to go down, Myron and Rune got the early lead using their horses, while Cynthia and Mera were close behind using Mobilium Songs. Rune attempted to use his staff to knock Myron off his horse but Cynthia got the jump behind him and knocked him down using an Aggressium Song(Note: They’re not trying to kill each other using their weapons and Songs, their weapons are nonlethal and the Aggressium Songs used were only slightly charged and used to knock a person down). Mera offered help but Rune declined and told her to ride his horse so their team would still have a chance catching up. Mera went ahead while Rune was recovering.

#### It All Goes Wrong

As he arrived in the old arena he saw a surprising sight, twenty maybe thirty undead with glowing white eyes attacking the three Ardoni. He went towards them and decided that he’d help them before finding the Aggressium Song. The four of them were able to take down the undead but they kept on coming, until the four of them heard a screech. The undead seemed to be attracted to the sound and ignored them. The four of them quietly made their way to the Shrine where they found the Song, they made a mutual agreement to continue the race as soon as the undead left, but the undead did not leave. About ten minutes passed when they saw *them*, two figures wearing cloaks with skeletal-like features, Rune soon realised that the figures weren’t actual skeletons but disguises as to what was underneath. He then saw the third figure, he was wearing one of those skeletal-disguises but he had glowing red eyes. Myron placed an illusion on them using a Supporium Song so they wouldn’t be seen and they slowly attempted to leave the Shrine and go to a higher vantage point to see what was going on.

### Finding Songs(probably a short story at some point)

At around 48 AGW(Rune would be 44), the Siblings would go on one last adventure before going their separate ways. All three of them had the goal of getting a Song Type they didn't have yet. Hunter needed a Supporium Song, Mera needed an Aggressium Song, and Rune needed a Mobilum Song.

### The Family Secret

The of the Siblings' 45th birthday, Fern gives Rune a Song, Supporodetect. After explaining it's use, Fern explains that it was the Song his brother used before the Great War, and he figured it was best to switch to a separate Supporium Song. Fern later explains that this was the only known Supporodetect in the four Ardoni Clans. That same night, Fern and Jade decided that now was the best time to tell them of their family's most important secret. Fern and Jade led them to a wall in their home, behind it was Supporium Prime. After the Great War, the Masters decided that it was too dangerous for the Primes to be guarded by themselves, so they sent the Primes to on Ardoni Family of each Ardoni Clan. Jade explains that at least one of the Siblings would need to stay to protect it, and to decided by tomorrow night.

The Siblings decided that by their 50th birthday, each of them would take a five-year shift. It would go Rune, Jade, Hunter, and back again. The parents agreed with this and by the next day, all three Siblings set off to do their own thing. Rune decides on following his father in becoming a Song Researcher.

### Rune Kaltaris: Song Researcher(Years 1-5):

*Originally I was gonna make very detailed sections like the ones you see above, then I realized it would take too long so here is an abridged version:*

#### Year 1: Northwind

Rune first heads to Northwind to see what information he finds about Songs in the Walls of Time. With the help of a Glacian, he finds only a handful of books to do with Songs and Song Research since most research has been lost to the sands of time during the Great War. He stays in a room in the Walls of Time(usually used by Chroniclers) for a few months. During this time, he starts writing a book with everything he's learned so far about Songs including where they come from, research about "Song Energy", and much more. He is soon allowed access to the First Ardoni Shrine. He also this time to gather Songs that are created near the First Ardoni Shrine. Rune uses this time to practice his Songs(so they're less painful to use), and he comes up with unique ways to use Songs. Unexpectedly, he meets Myron during one of these sessions. They catch-up and have a spar, which surprisingly ends in a tie. Before winter hits Northwind, he leaves to continue his research in the Ardoni Territories.

## Songs

Here is the list of Songs he has wielded/held/used:

### As of his 45th birthday:

#### Supporoconsturct

Rune's first song of choice. The user is able to form anything that their mind can think of, but more complicated things will require more energy and strength. It’s most commonly used as a way to make a wall, a platform, and even a sword. Once it is fully made, it stays that way for at most, two minutes before disintegrating. The strength the user puts into the Song and the total skill the user has impacts the final result. Rune Kaltaris is the only Ardoni alive(as of 154 AGW), to perfect the use of this Song.

#### Proteheal

Given to him by Jade as his second Song, as her family were known as the best Healers. The most notable time he uses this is when he helps heal Almrak's "minor" accident.

#### Mobilibounce

The Song he found during his adventure with his Siblings. His first Mobilium Song. Many small platforms that provide a boost to speed when jumped from are created. Can be used to attack from multiple directions in quick succession.

#### Supporodetect

Given to him by Fern on his 45th birthday. When activated this Song can help Rune look for certain objects(like Songs) either underground or behind a hidden wall. Other uses for this Song are detecting changes in the environment, detecting if something is wrong with a person, or detecting lies.

#### Supporolift

Found by Rune on the floor of the first Ardoni Shrine. This becomes one of Rune's most used Songs. He uses it for many different reasons, from moving heavy boulders or to throw something off a cliff(not foreshadowing I swear-)

### Songs he'd acquire later:

#### Aggrofire

The wielder is able to create red energy that resembles fire. When used on something, the flames eventually die down and become regular flames and can spread if not maintained. They can form and release from wherever, from a weapon to even breathing fire out of their mouth. This Song is part of Rune's main four.

#### Mobilispeed

Found by Rune using Supporodetect, the effects of this Song are similar to that of a speed potion, and quickens the user's movement, fighting, and other actions. However, the user often collapses of exhaustion soon afterwards(Note: I did NOT create this Song idea, I think Tempest made it so props to him).

#### Suppororestore

Found by Rune using Supporodetect near the Shrine of Old Voltaria, this Song has the ability to restore life and energy to an area. Llike Proteheal but it heals a large area. This Song is good for healing a lot of people at the same time or growing crops.

## Trivia

1. The name "Rune" is based off an old story I made. It would later be the base for my new username "Runeris"