Lagos, The Emissary of the End

Art by Yenba

**Lagos, The Emissary of the End**, is the leader of the Eight Lagos. He resides in the Nova and directs his brethren in their crusade against Io.

## Description

### Appearance

The Emissary of the End takes the form of a tall, muscular male Astari resembling Lagos. It is very likely that his creation as the "ultimate soldier" altered his physique in some form or fashion, however, his facial features are still recognizable to Levin, the father of the original Lagos. He is clad in the uniform of the Auroran Federation; presumably that of a low-ranking officer, as that was the post he held in the days of the Federation.

### Personality

As the leader of the Eight Lagos, the Emissary of the End carries himself with equal parts confidence and arrogance. His most defining trait, however, is his vindictiveness: being motivated by a grudge that lasted millennia against all life on Io, be it Auroran or Astari in nature. His arrogant nature results in him mocking "his" father for his belief that the people of Io will accept his offer of peace in exchange for subjugation; yet, he is not above showing respect for his adversaries, outright stating that he respects the Heroes of Io as "fellow warriors".

Probably the most notable aspect of the Emissary's personality, however, is his relationship with the original Lagos and the "dual consciousness" he exhibits in regard to it: while fully aware of his status as a clone of and separate individual from the original, he nonetheless treats the slights committed against the original as if they were made against him personally; this includes not just Lagos' torture at the hands of the Aurorans, but his mistreatment at the hands of his fellow Astari and his perceived inferiority in his father's eyes when compared to his sister Cherim as well. As a result, the Emissary's cold and stoic façade cracks at points during his meeting with Levin, revealing the raw hatred underneath - notably when the topic of Cherim is breached.

## History

The Emissary of the End was created as one of eight clones of the original Lagos as part of the Lagos Project and was considered the crowning achievement of said project, combining ancient Astari powers and Auroran technology into what was considered the "ultimate soldier" by the Federation. While the details on his time serving are unclear, it is known that Lagos was given an Officer's rank and, for a time, maintained the ruse of a dutiful soldier. During this time, however, the Emissary would only nurture his undying hatred of both the people of Io and the invaders from Aurora, colluding with his failed clones and researching a means of striking back against those who wronged him. This eventually resulted in him triggering the Jupiter Nova Incident, wiping out the vast majority of the Aurorans living on Io and scattering his people, the Astari, across the Astral Veil and the Shadow Veil.

While his revenge seemed to have worked out flawlessly at first glance, the Emissary soon came to realize that the remaining vestiges of the Auroran civilization held the ability to repopulate Io with beings of their own creation; as such, he would prepare multiple plots in tandem with his fellow Lagos' to raze Io in its entirety, with no chance of repopulation.

## Story

Residing within the Jupiter Nova, the Emissary of the End's plot for the annihilation of Io consisted of trying to unleash the chaotic, warlike inhabitants of the Nova upon Io and watch its' people get massacred. To this end, he contacted the Grand Seer of the Order of the Horn and acted as his advisor within the Obelisk, a structure containg massive amounts of ancient Astari magic. By overloading the Obelisk, the Emissary ripped open a portal to Io, bidding the nearby adventurers gathered around to take the portal and begin a bloody conquest of the world they find on the other side of it, disappearing to parts unknown afterwards.

Some time later, the Emissary of the End convened with the original Lagos' estranged father Levin, who had now taken the form of Asmodeus. In this social call, the Emissary mocked Asmodeus for the failures of both his original self and his Astral counterpart, as well as his naivete in thinking that his offer of peace through subjugation would ever be accepted. Also as part of this meeting, the Emissary revealed that the original Lagos had not, in fact, perished, but was alive somewhere on the Auroran homeworld, and that he had plans to bring him to Io to lead their revenge plots to success. In the end, the Emissary left for Aurora, seeing no reason to interfere with Asmodeus' own conquest of Io.

## Images

### Official art

Lagos as he appeared as a memory in the Dreamscape.Lagos as he appeared in Reunion:A World of Io Lore Session (Art by Yenba)The Emissary of the End as he appeared in the Io Direct