Svle Nyota

## Biography

### Aliases

Nyota The Bearded, Archmage, Head Mage, Old Gandalf, The Old Stallion. Bolder Noten

### Relatives

Unnamed lover (Deceased) Unnamed Brother (Unknown)

## Physical Description

### Hair Color

Gray-white

**Background:**

Svle Nyota apprenticed under **Araxie**, the head mage of the Álter Márjx school at a rather young age. Not much is known about Nyota's family or his name's prestige before his works. However, through his stories and tales from Clover and other characters, it seems that Nyota came from at least a middle class family. Capable of dealing with the highest of individuals in society and the lowest. Typically, Nyota has been shown to be rather cheerful individual, always ready with some retelling of an adventure he has been on. Much like Clover, Nytoa has been shown to enjoy adventuring, yet Nyota's motives seem to be his own morality and his own conviction, rather than just attempting to impress those around him.

It is not known how long it took Nyota to reach the rank of master, though after the third war within the Oválll came to an end it was Nyota who became Archmage for Artésque. Araxie, his master joined the Márjx Gréftor, one of the last remaining institutions of magic still functioning during the Mass Exodus (see History tab). It is also strongly implied that Nyota was the only reasonable pick to preside over the new land as Archmage. As seen within the series, the ruling crowns of Oválll stayed in power until the final days when they were lost. It is assumed that there existed another Archmage within this rule. Being that no master of offensive magic may be Archmage in times of peace, only Nyota and Sagitta Duscle could truly have been chosen for the position. Nyota's charm and way with words won him this position as Duscle seems to imply in book five.

Even still, Nyota has distinguished himself as a broker of peace, though frequently at odds with the Únoff crown. Nytoa has never directly gone against those who he serves, and has such proven himself a capable hero when called upon.

**Personality:**

While the series starts off with Nyota's last year of life it nevertheless help fuel the notion of Nyota's statesmen like mentality and cheerful old story teller. Very few instances through the series show Nyota ever truly getting mad, or even frustrated. With this said, Nyota's personal journals seem to show a very different side of the man. While always willing to help and be at the forefront of any problem, Nyota's journals have shown that he often questions the decisions he has made throughout his life. Often suggesting that those in power whom he helps are in fact the worst people to be in power. Nyota's journals also show that he is far ready to give up and retire, often voicing his desire to be young once again and fix what he believes could be fixed between The Three.

## Nyota In Detail

Always a man of logic and learning, Nyota never sought after power himself, instead due to his loyalty to duty and desire to see things done right, Nyota's position in life was bestowed upon him through hard work rather than desire. Typically, Nyota has been shown to actively ignore wearing the ceremonial robes of Archmage, normally attempting to blend in with lower societies even within the Capital. This of course has caused problems with some of the ruling elites within the Únoff circles, though Nyota's performance record and lack of request of the crown typically have allowed him passes for most of his actions.

Throughout Nyota's life the old stallion has carried himself modestly, only using his titles as a last resort in many situations. Yet, despite Nyota's focus on the protection of and safety of Artésque's peace, it was both he and Clover who created the The Fragment of Stoná, under devún Sóltina's guidance. The creation of such an item directly led to the harsh tension between The Three during the course of the first book, as well as created numerous problems and regime changes throughout the series. Most of which, have led Nyota to question his actions.

Beyond this mental stress, Nyota has been shown throughout the series to be dealing with some form of Dementia brought on by Nyota's secret use of the banned magic known as Nekřo Márjx. The use of this magic prolonged Nyota's life in face of other sickness, though at the expense of his memory and to some degree his sanity. It is revealed in book nine that Nyota consciously made this decision for Clover, as he knew upon his death her schooling would be over and she would be forced to marry. Of course, it has been allude to that the main reason for this magic was Nyota's own fear of death and regret over his life.

One such regret that has haunted Nyota for the past ten years is the loss of his lover. Within his journals it is raveled that Nyota did in fact have a long term relationship with a Flóff women within the Crystoreeñ. While the true name of this individual may never be known as she is only referenced by the letter "J" within his Journals her fate and Nyota's reasons for regret are known. When Aeróbeth, Queen of the Crystoreeñ fell ill and would not wake Nyota, **Princess Clarity**, and many prolific members of The Three ventured to the city to await the Queen's fate. King Sheyda sought out Nyota to help him work on a cure using the original Stoná's magic. Nyota agreed, though his own desires to be with his lover forced him to be late. As Nyota states, his failure to put his duty before his desires is what made Sheyda attempt the spell without him, which in turn corrupted him. The mad king began to lay waste to his kingdom as he was unable to save his wife, the use of the Stoná's magic in such a way brought about the devún who defeated Sheyda, though plunged the city into a storm of unnatural magic that began consuming the city. Nyota, being Archmage to Princess Clarity was tasked with finding her safe passage out of the city. Of course, his attempts to bring "J" with him prompted their exit to begin later. As the city fell into the earth and a storm of ice over took the land there was no telling how far they needed to flee for safety. Riding out of the area Nyota drops his journal on the edge of his calculated safe distance. "J" attempted to retrieve the journal, though as she handed it back to Nyota the magic of the city finally reached its limits and encased the surrounding areas. While Nyota's calculations were correct, he missed the size of the magic's affects by a few feet, causing "J" to be trapped Nyota to be thrown from her. The storm of icy as Nyota describes it, ripped her apart before his eyes.

While Nyota's journals were obviously written after the incident, it is unknown if Nyota ever fully accepted the new evidence suggesting Clamor influence over Sheyda. Whether or not guilt force him to disregard such evidence or if his sickness stopped him from fully understanding it, Nyota died believing that it was his fault for the loss of both the Crystoreeñ and his lover.

## Close Relationships

**Clover:**

 Master Nyota takes on a very different role for Clover than just a teacher. Throughout the series both at the current moment and well before the time of Artésque, Nyota has been like a father to Clover. While never over stepping his role as her Master, Nyota has been shown to give strict rules for Clover, rules that has always expected his young student to follow. While it has never said Nyota saw in Clover some innate talent for magic, it has been said that Nyota saw in her a great need for emotion management. As with all magic with the world of the series, magic is controlled via one's thoughts and emotions. As Nyota has said, with too much thought comes little power, with too little thought comes danger. Being far older than Clover, Nyota has learned much in the ways of magic, yet despite his age, Nyota typically has been depicted as the one willing to try new things and meet new people, whereas Clover tends to be more goal orientated. This love of life and desire to see others grow has done much for Clover, and intern has come back to Nyota. As shown within book one, Master Nyota has begun to loose his mind, perhaps showing the first stages of Dementia despite this fact, Clover has done her best to ensure her master is mentally able to do what he has always done. Years of encouragement and consent pushing has made Clover the capable apprentice of magic she has been. Yet, as evident from book one to Nyota's death, the deteriorating faculties of her master has had a profound impact on Clover's outlook and personality. Even up to the last few moments however, Clover and Nyota's relationship was very strong, both willing to do what they needed to protect the other, with Nyota making the ultimate sacrifice to ensure his student's well-being. A decision, sadly, that has only compounded Clover's bleak outlook of herself.

Despite their close relationship however, Nyota hide from Clover both the fact that he was dying and the fact that he had used magic to prologue his life. Both of which, when reveled would only compound on Clover, forcing her to believe that it was her fault that Nyota suffered his last year of life.

**Princess Clarity:**

 The bottom line for Clarity and Nyota's relationship is that neither one truly respected the other beyond what their titles were. Nyota being Archmage to the crown means that Nyota serves and reports directly to Clarity for any and all magical issues or dealings Princess Clarity wishes for him to handle. Clarity, being a traditional ruler only uses Nyota for issues of the magical variety. While this means Nyota is typically free to do what he wants, his attempts to mentor the young ruler has fallen short. Officially, Archmage is both teacher and one of many advisers for the ruler to consult. While Clarity respects Nyota's abilities with magic, she rarely heeds his opinions or suggestions on matters of the crown. Though, her skills with magic and her knowledge of magic seem to suggests she truly has learned what she wanted from the old mage. Nyota's failure to notice Clarity's evil use of magic is another cause of regret for the old stallion, as he blames himself for not properly reaching Clarity, which may have kept her from Clamor's influence.

**Sóltina:**

Of all the ruling Únoff Nyota has seen in his life, none have been as powerful, charismatic, and dangerous as Sóltina. While Nyota truly believes Sóltina represents the best hope for the The Fragment of Stoná's power, he has stated within his journals that Sóltina's immense power is frighting, and he worries whether or not he made the correct decision. Sóltina herself looks frequently looks to Nyota for political insight, even using him as a diplomat on many occasions. While Nyota has been shown to enjoy giving advice, he has throughout the series shown is disdain for sitting in on political meetings. The overall relationship between these two is good, though Nyota holds some reservations to the goals Sóltina has sought out.

**Wispy:**

 A local, trash eating pet, wheezing guána, (not to be confused with *ingenue )* Wispy is a large, bearded dragon like animal covered in a thick crystallized skin. While still an animal, Nyota has frequently been depicted as having conversations with said animal, most of which Wispy seems to understand. Still, being a large lizard, Wispy functions more as a pet than any type of real companion. Though, its symbolic important and practical important for Nyota is immeasurable. On the practical side, the wheezing guána seems to be able to eat many different types of materials, ranging from paper, wood, and even glass. While this would be problematic, Wispy and Nyota seem to have some agreement as to what is and is not food. The symbolic side of Wispy comes from its origins. Wispy, as hinted at within the series, seems to be a gift from "J" and takes a rather important part of Nyota's internal feelings as Nyota cares very deeply for his pet in memory of his lover. This idea was further supported in book eight as Wispy's tail was revealed to contain a map under its crystallized scales, this map is the only intact map to the Crystoreeñ. Yet, it is also revealed that Nyota kept this mapped hidden as he did not trust Clarity and later doubted if he could trust Sóltina. The map was preserved within Wispy as Wispy is a creature of the Crystoreeñ, its crystallized body was formed around this items seemingly as a gesture from "J" when she presented the pet to Nyota. It is not really known why this was done, though being that Wispy's tail grows back rather quickly perhaps it was as means of finding a way back to the city if Nyota had forgot. Due to the storm of ice taking over the region surrounding the city, all maps created outside of the city have been unable to locate the remains of said city. Yet, being that this map was created within the city and thus had direct magical contact with the Stoná, it was able to retain Crystoreeñ's position. Interestingly, despite the world's lower technology, the map seems to function as a high-tech GPS on paper, showing the location of the city even after it has moved. Of course, with the intense magic Stoná and how it can affect both time and the space it occupies, this bit of magic does not seem to surprising.