Soli

**Soli** is the protagonist of Unbound: Worlds Apart. They lived in the Village of Rhu prior to its destruction, along with their adoptive parents. Unlike other young villagers of Rhu, Soli has extraordinary magical abilities, which is a result of their mysterious lineage.

## Appearance

Soli is a short black mage with glowing white eyes and a blue symbol on their belly. They wear a crimson-colored robe with the hood covering most of their head. The end of this hood is a source of light, visible even in darkness. The robe's edges are slightly brighter than the rest, with glowing runes inscribed on them.

## Personality

As Soli is a silent protagonist, not much is known about their personality. Their selfless decision to aid the Mage Order, and risk their life and safety to save the Lost Villagers implies they care more about others than themselves. Additionally, Soli doesn't hestitate to help children who used to bully them for being different than them.

## History

### Prior to Unbound

Soli was born to Arana and Arawen, the former of which tried to escape the latter's insanity in Umberra. She died during childbirth, but the child survived and was sent to Vaiya, where the villagers of Rhu found them and raised the child as their own. One of them was Karra.

Soli turned out to have magical powers, supposedly opening random portals and summoning rain in the middle of a drought. Because of this, Soli didn't have many friends, as they were seen as too different, to the point of bullying, according to Chym. At some point, Soli met Lyho through their parents.

### During Unbound

One day, when the Village of Rhu was to host Vaiya's Guardian, Brom, in cleansing of its crystal, a portal opened, releasing Arawen and its demons to Vaiya. They killed most villagers and burned the village down. Soli, who was absent, looking for Leyrah, survived and met with Karra just prior to her death.

After the invasion from Umberra, Soli found the cartographer by the name of Dahj. He guided him to the Mage Order's refuge nearby, where Soli met Borua, who gave them a quest to open Brom's door. They succeeded and were allowed to go to Sanarya in order to get Zarana on their side. She turned out to have been trapped in a crystal, but thanks to Soli's exploration of the Mage Academy she was ultimately freed. Together with Brom, they opened a portal to Umberra and tasked Soli with killing Arawen, the king of demons. Unbeknownst to them, Arawen was their father. With Leyrah's help, Soli succeeded, routing demons from Vaiya and Sanarya.

## Trivia

* One of the trailers depicts Soli's brother being killed by Arawen, serving as their main motivation. This idea was later scrapped.
* A very early concept of Soli showed them wearing purple robes.
* While designed to be of ambiguous gender so that the player can choose what they feel like, the game's developers mostly use male pronouns for Soli.
* Soli's design was made in a way that it would be easy to remember and draw for a 4 year old. Olga Ciob's son passed the test.
* Soli's name comes from the word "solitude", likely referencing Soli's troubled relations with the villagers of Rhu and losing their family.
* A real-life plushie of Soli was made and sent around the world as part of the World Tour project.