Totona

**Totona** (トトナ?) is a recurring character in the story. She is a minor character in the "Evil God's Labyrinth" and the "Fairy Forest" arc. She is a deuteragonist in the "Demon Realm's Princess" arc. She is one of the protagonist in the "Beast God Desert" arc.

## Biography

Totona is the **Goddess of Knowledge and Books** (知識と書物の女神, *Chishiki to shomotsu no megami*?) and is one of the twelve pillars of the Elios Pantheon.

If Thores and Rena are deities of martial arts, Alphos and Totona are deities of text and culture. Both deities are art and literature, deities of record and communication. Totona records and communicates in letters, but Alphos isn't in letters. While Alphos emphasises sensitivity, Totona emphasises reason. Alphos is outwards, whereas Totona is inward.

Totona is the youngest daughter of Odis and Feria, and is considered to be a subordinate deity to Feria. Her older sister is the medical deity Fanacea and her older brother is the battle deity Thores. And there is the valour deity; Rena, who is her foster sister. It is assumed that Rena and Totona are very close and like real sisters.

She is said to symbolises the depth of knowledge. She is the deity who endowed magecraft to humans, she is also a deity in charge of magecraft.

Her sacred beast is a cat and her sacred bird is a raven.

The five-pointed star is the holy symbol of Totona, and the emblem of the Magi Association. In this world, the five-pointed star was the emblem of magecraft.

## History

She was born after the war between the Nargolians and Mina's Children.

She became social withdrawn, and at that time she happened to be acquainted with Lugus, and became his disciple. It was about that time she became a book lover.  When Lugus followed Modus and exiled from Elios, Totona wanted to follow as well. But she remained because her mother, Feria objected. She took over the archive when Lugus left Elios.

## Appearance

Her appearance is never told in the Elios Religion, but she is depicted as one who hides her face with a hat or hood.

She is a beautiful girl with her hair tied back. She is quite plain compared to Rena and Kuna, but she still passes as a beautiful girl.

Chiyuki had difficulties discerning her gender as she dressed up as a typical magus. She wore a mask imitating an old man and also wore a large brimful triangular pyramid hat. The gender is difficult to discern because the voice and mask. However Chiyuki felt it sounded like a youth.

### Gallery

Web Novel illustrated by Takeru Nezaki.AI generated image.Totona, Gypseal style costume
## Personality

She has a docile personality but deep hidden inside her is passionate woman. She would be as straight as a line when she falls in love, she is dangerous for Rena and Kuna.

Totona usually confines herself in her library.

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Alphos
Totona thinks Alphos is unreliable when he plays around. But she acknowledges his strength. Totona couldn't believe his lost to Kuroki.
Alrena
In her youth, Rena who is her foster sister is always adjacent to her, people around her surrounding praises the more excellent Rena. And she was constantly compared with Rena, and she became withdrawn. If Rena is a large flower, Totona is a small flower in the field. Totona is a beautiful inconspicuous woman but has a different vector from Rena. Without Rena, she would have been asked by many male suitors.
Totona doesn't like Rena very much. Totona always lost to beautiful, clever and strong Rena. Everyone loved Rena and Totona was forgotten. She knows it is jealousy, however Totona couldn't do anything with this feeling. Totona didn't like the fact that she and Rena have similar taste. When they were children, her favourite clothes were similar, so she became more and more compared. Thanks to that, Totona had to make an effort to liking things that Rena doesn't like. Totona is used to it now, but she has a hard time. That's why Totona wears black clothes. As expected, Rena does not wear black clothes. She was relieve to know that Rena and her have different preference in men, however she is unaware the true relationship between Kuroki and Rena.
Fanacea
Sister. She is in good terms with her sister as Fanacea is the only person who cares about Totona.
Feria
Mother. Totona says she doesn't care for her mother.
Ishtia
She panics when Ishtia is interested in meeting with the Dark Knight.
Khepler
Student.
Kuroki
She is interested in Kuroki, who defeated Rena's hero called Reiji. When she met him with the introduction of Lugus, she is pleased with his quiet atmosphere. Furthermore, defeating Rena's Hero also worked in her favour. She gets along with Kuroki but she isn't aware of the real relationship between Kuroki and Rena. She dresses up more fashionable when Kuroki goes to her library. Totona doesn't want Kuroki to be close to other women. Totona thought Kuroki was the first good man in her life.
Lugus
Teacher. She is a disciple of Lugus. Totona is indebted to Lugus. Unlike her sister, she is still in contact with her mentor.
Magius
Her Apostle.
Modus
She thinks he is friendly.
Nerfiti
Best friend.
Odis
Father.
Reiji
She had seen the Hero of Light, but he wasn't Totona's preference in men.
Sekhmetra
She thinks she isn't so generous.
Thores
Older brother. She feels sad for Thores that his efforts couldn't get Odis' acknowledgement.

## Story

### The Horn of the Holy Dragon Lord

Totona was first mentioned by Rena, she says Totona dislikes drinking liquor.

### The Evil God's Labyrinth

Kuroki was reading in Heaven Realm's Library. As Kuroki leaves, Totona warns Kuroki that there is a possibility of a spy in Nargol, as Rena earlier threatened Totona not to be close to Kuroki. When Kuroki apologises for the inconvenience trouble, he'd suggested not to come again. But Totona quickly rejected saying she wants to see Kuroki again and she doesn't care about the Rena, Feria and the other Elios deities. She requested Kuroki to drop honorifics suffix and just call her by her name.

### The Black Storm

When Decius passes the flute to Chiyuki. Reiji noticed found a five-pointed star crest on the flute. Chiyuki briefly describes Totona's holy symbol.

### The Demon Realm's Princess

Her sister, Fanacea requested Totona to attend to the tea party in the skyship. Once there, Feria complains about Totona's appearance and criticises her for wearing black clothing in Elios. Fanacea quickly covers for Totona and Feria suggest her to wear one of her clothing. Totona refuses by saying she will leave if she is forced to change. When Feria enrages, Ishtia quickly intervenes and defends for Totona. Feria and Ishtia argue and they forgotten about Totona and the others. When Rena's skyship arrives, Rena makes an indirect snide comment towards Totona and she is laughing at Totona for withdrawal. When Ishtia jokes about meeting the Dark Knight. In unison, both Totona and Rena disapprove. Totona and Rena look at each other with suspicious expressions. The sudden loud voices surprised Feria, Ishtia and Fanacea. Rena quickly reprimands Ishtia for being interested Modus' subordinate. Totona lies and sympathies to Rena. Feria agrees with Rena and Totona, though Totona had a strange feeling that Rena seems relieved that Ishtia wouldn't approach the Dark Knight.

Totona meets Rena in her palace. She is running on an errand to look for her missing brother. She found evidence of an outsider contacting Thores. She thought Thores went to Rena for consultation. Totona leaves and returns home.

She learns from Alphos, that Thores is among the Evil Gods fighting against Reiji in the Blue Forest. Since she doesn't possess a skyship or any other vehicles, she requested for Ishtia's assistance in searching for Thores. The ship is heading towards the direction of Nargol. Totona was surprised with Rena's panic appearance and hurried towards north. Totona is uncomfortable with the skyship crew's appearance as the handsome man are almost naked. Ishtia mistaken her worries for Thores and comforts Totona that Alphos is nearby. Totona hesitantly agrees that if Alphos is there things would be fine. She becomes afraid for the possibility of Kuroki fighting against Alphos. She thinks Kuroki would be killed by Alphos and she hopes Kuroki wouldn't fight him.

When Ishtia and Totona arrived in battle, Totona protested to Ishtia that she shouldn't be amused with fight. Totona greeted Helkart and explained that she is here to collect Thores back to Elios. Thores protested that he still needs to kill Reiji for stealing Rena. When Girtalu insist he'll be Reiji's opponent, Thores rejects him as he hasn't lost yet. Totona insist Thores to return back to Elios because their mother is worried. Thores refused to stop and Girtalu poisoned him with his scorpion tail. Thores collapsed and falls to the ground, Totona went to retrieve him. When Rena arrives to stop the fight, she complains about Totona lack of anticipation. Totona carries Thores onto Rena's skyship and rebukes towards Rena, about Thores critical condition and Alphos absence. Both Rena and Totona glare at each other and the atmosphere was quite tense. Rena explains Alphos was badly injured, to which everybody beside the Hero of Light's Party was surprised. Totona couldn't believe Alphos to lose. When Kuroki is heading towards them, Ishtia was thrilled to meet the one who defeated Alphos. Totona quickly handed Thores to the Valkyrie and protested to Ishtia that they should leave because of Thores' condition. Rena orders to leave and told Totona to help her hold Ishtia shoulder, both of them grabbed Ishtia. Totona took Thores back to Elios and to get treated.

### The Beast God Desert

In Elios, Feria discusses with her daughters; Fanacea, Rena and Totona about the condition of Thores. Fanacea need the same poison as Girtalu to make an antidote. Totona says that there is Bluulu in Gypshir. Feria reluctantly agrees to ask for outsiders help, though she naively thinks it would be an easy job for Ishtia. Totona thought it wouldn't work because Sekhmetra isn't so generous. Totona thinks it would be better for them to rely on the Demon King. She believes the friendly Demon King, will be able to get the medicine from Helkart. She thinks of something convenient by getting in touch with her teacher, Lugus. She thinks of meeting Kuroki in Nargol. Totona was thinking such thing even though her brother was in a serious state.

Totona was consulting with Lugus in the Demon King Palace. Kuroki enters Lugus room to find the two. Kuroki greeted Totona but Totona complains that Kuroki hasn't come to the library recently. Kuroki explains the increased surveillance and Totona says Rena is interfering with them meeting up. Lugus reveals to Totona that he couldn't help and the only method is Helkart's medicine. Totona droops her head in disappointment. Totona explains to Kuroki about Shirone was also poisoned and the Hero of Light's Party are also heading to Gypshir with Ishtia. Totona is planning to go to Gypshir and invites Kuroki, as it is reassuring to have him accompanying her.

She and Kuroki teleport to Ptah Kingdom, they meet up with her student Khepler.

They went and captured a Chimera.

They flew towards Gyptis Kingdom and asked for permission from Maat about accessing the road to Aarnak.

She was surprised seeing Dahāku alive and fighting against Reiji.

She reunites with Nerfiti.

She and Kuroki arrived in Aarnak before Chiyuki, Ishtia and Reiji.

Ishtia helps Totona changed into Gypshir-style dress.

She seduces Kuroki and forces him drinking alcohol.

Totona and Kuroki had sexual intercourse. Totona is still asleep.

Kuroki and Totona flown on Kuroa.

She summons ratatoskrs to scout the black pyramid.

### The Fairy Forest

Totona was in her library with Nerfiti, she was happy with Kuroki stopping Ferion's revival. She believes he was helping her. Ishtia appears in the library and wishes Totona to introduce the Dark Knight. However Totona refuses to comply to Ishtia's whims.

### The Magecraft Academy

It is implied Totona is pregnant and she deposited her real body with Nerfiti in Gypshir. She is using a temporary body in Elios to prevent anyone to notice. Totona meets Rena in the drawing room of the library. She internally panics when Rena noticed Totona's real body is absent.

## Abilities

Her personal mount is a chimera called **Kuroa** (クロア?).

* **True Astral Wall: True Shadow Spirit Wall** (真影トゥルー霊壁アストラルウォール, *Shin'eiTourū ReihekiAsutoraru Uōru*?) is an invisible ashen Elemental Spirit that makes a invisible barrier. It can block a Gigates race.
* Ratatoskr

### Equipment

Her weapon is a **Grimoire** (魔道書, *Madō-sho*?).

## Development

The original material for Totona is **Thoth** (トト, *Toto*?), the god of books of the Egyptian mythology, and **Trismegistus** (トリスメギストス, *Torisumegisutosu*?).

Takeru Nezaki says his drawing of Totona is unpopular and difficult to share the image. He would like to make her costume more like ancient Greek costume, but laments his drawing talents. He wants to change Totona's design a little more. He wants to make her character a little darker feel. However if he changes the design to hide one eye for that reason, he might get into a lot of trouble, like Mash.

In *RuneQuest*, Totona would be Lhankor Mhy.

However since she is a Deity of Magus, there are elements of divine wise person and **Wizard: Magus** (魔術師ウィザード, *Majutsu-shiUizādo*?).

## 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 1.14 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Elios Pantheon: Deities Name Record 6 Alphos & Totona
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 11 - Investigation Starts
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 02 - Heaven Realm's Book Library
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 28 - The Fuss of the Gods
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 25 - The Strongest Swordsman
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 29 - The Goddess will not let you go
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 01 - The Goddesses of Elios
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 05 - The Gypshir's Magus
9. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Nargol Pantheon: Deities Name Record 2 Lugus & Helkaat
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 02 - The Scorpion God's Poison
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 14 - Totona the Goddess of Knowledge and Books
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 10 - The Queen of Lions and Princess of Cats
13. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Horn of the Holy Dragon Lord: Chapter 11 - The Magic Love Potion
14. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 13 - The Devious Deities
15. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 03 - To the Desert Land
16. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 06 - Catching the Chimera
17. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 07 - The Gyptis Sphinx
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 09 - Union
19. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 11 - Aarnak the Golden Capital
20. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 13 - The Feast of the Beast
21. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 15 - Cats in the Courtyard
22. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 16 - The Sandstorm
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 17 - The Tomb King
24. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 26 - Return From The Forest
25. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Magecraft Academy: Chapter 01 - Culture Culture
26. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Azure Demonic Sea: Chapter 23 - The Sea Divas
27. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Azure Demonic Sea: Chapter 24 - The Chaos Monster