Radiance

## Condor "Radiance" Ravenhome

Condor, wearing his favorite outfit.

> *"Your compatriots are the only thing between me and making you disappear."*
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Condor "Radiance" Ravenhome was the corrupted deity of decay, closure, and the afterlife, as well as the counterpart to Corvus. Despite his hateful disposition of him, he acts as the god's personal guard and primary adviser. Radiance spends his free time plotting Corvus' murder.

He is no longer a god, but is an angel, having traded his godhood for a part of the Fade to call his own, among other things.

## Appearance

Radiance is a tall (6'4), handsome person who looks strikingly similar to Corvus. His posture his mostly relaxed, slouching slightly and keeping his muscles non-tense, his eyes are lidded, at half-circle, and shine both a literal bright yellow color and metaphorically with a transfixing blend of a devil-may-care goldbricked stare and harsh intensity in his gaze. He shares many of his physical characteristics with Corvus, his hair is styled in much the same way, but retains some of its original washed out blonde color, his skin is bleached a raceless white (although it should be noted that this was the case upon his creation, and wasn't the result of intense reclusiveness and aversion to light.) The two sets of silvery white wings on his back are part of his anatomy, unlike those of Corvus. He can sometimes be spotted with a golden halo floating above his head. His skin is slightly luminous, casting a golden glow over his surroundings and making for picturesque entrances from above.

His clothing preference is largely composed of sweaters and coats, as he has a large aversion to the cold. He dresses in washed out, non-vivid colors. He also aims to allow as little skin as possible to be showing on his person. He holds particular attachment to a muted green-brown overcoat with white plumage, wearing it almost everywhere.

## Personality

Radiance doesn't like to reveal his feelings to others. He appears generally lax in most situations, but with sociopathesque apathy and both weary and wary tones in speech. He's outright suspicious of most people, even those he knows closely. Hostility pervades most of what he says, but most of it isn't genuine hatred, he just likes to scare people into doing what he wants. At times Radiance can seem almost like royalty in his authoritativeness, and his above-it-all sense of entitlement.

The only place he tends to be kind or amicable in any capacity is in his home, Kingfade, where his personality does a proverbial one-eighty into a thoughtful, maybe even charitable person.

He can be prone to sudden bursts of both violence and humor, not to mention the very rare show of compassion. If these outbursts are pointed out, he quickly becomes flustered and embarrassed.

## Abilities

Since becoming mortal, Radiance has had to rely on his own latent magic abilities to settle conflicts,

### Beta Reality Overwrite

An ability taught to him by Corvus, Candor can use this to make slight alterations in reality itself. Because he has not mastered this ability, it can be both unruly and very costly in terms of stamina, seeing as it is a form of magic, it is also susceptible to the powers of any magic god.

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## Domain and Followers

Radiance makes domain over a portion of The Fade, a plane of existence comprised entirely of dreams, aspirations, and nightmares. This realm is controlled only by Radiance and Corvus. He specifically calls an area named Kingfade his home. It is more openly accessible than The Fade is as a whole, having a large portal leading to it in Eclair's Crossing on Corvus' island, Somnia.

Where most people will arrive is a large floating island in the shape of an inverse cone made of a yellowish stone and engraved with various decorative white and yellow markings. This area is called the Aria. It is basked in a warm, golden light from a sun directly overhead and much larger than Forengard's sun. The sky in Kingfade is the color of honey, and is inundated with long stretches of rich golden clouds.

Below the Aria is a large sheet of clouds with only occasional breaks to view what is underneath. Very far below is the town Antipoda, a small village set on a large lake. Antipoda is in a permanant state of twilight, or perhaps dawn, it is hard to tell. The town is in the geographic center of the lake it is situated on, and the water is cast in purple and gold, with the very distant landscapes just visible on the horizon. It is possible to travel to these areas, but it is not often worth it.

The land across the lake is an infinite plane of dunes and drifts of dust, with intermittent ruins of inexplicable origin, some of them bearing striking resemblance to the architecture found in the domains of other gods, or of structures in Forengard.

All the denizens of Kingfade live in Antipoda, and are all mortal copies of the pantheon of Forengard.

## Relationships

### Corvus

Radiance makes it very obvious that he holds no love for his brother, usually showing this by making casual attempts on his life, among other mutinous things. It is unknown why Corvus tolerates his presence.

### Benjamin

The two share a special relationship, that being Benjamin making endless jokes and quips and Radiance; in return; trying to assault the magician, to no avail. Benjamin calls him Blondie, after his hair.

### Time

They met after Time supported Corvus in his first fight with Radiance on a beach along with Peacock. He would later approach Time and threaten his death.

### Peacock

Radiance hasn't interacted with Peacock at all, but she was one of the gods that helped Corvus retrieve his mask after it was stolen by Radiance.

### Corrupted Deities

While directly related to them due to their shared origin, Radiance doesn't like the idea of a group so unstable mentally and structurally governing the multiverse. Nor does he like the idea of not killing Corvus himself. All in all, he thinks that they're childish in general and actively works against them at points.

## Miscellaneous

### Weapons

Artistry - One of the four pieces of the Empty Ark, repurposed for smiting Radiance's enemies. It is a large kris with an undulating blade and golden hilt and guard. It cannot break and can be summoned and de-summoned at will. It's full name is "Artistry of Soul and Closure to Life"

### Theme Song

The Last Day of Our Summer - Taitoki

From the album "A Thank You"

### Trivia

* Radiance does not have a non-humanoid "true" form that he can assume.
* He is an alcoholic and a smoker, it is unclear if either addictive substance does anything for him.
* He is also a very avid coffee drinker.
* Radiance is infertile and cannot produce offspring genetically.
* His name and color scheme are based on the Hollow Knight boss, The Radiance.
* There were two alternative names for Radiance, as opposed to Condor he would be called Renn or Carmine.
* His faceclaim art is Taffy from Deep-Sea Prisoner's art, edited slightly.
* Radiance's presence causes 300 DPM in the air around him

## Quotes

"Still breathing? Good."

"I touched snow once... never again."

"Watch your back, there might be a knife in it soon."

"Kid, get out of my office or i'll arrange a playdate between you and Marx."