Ailrokyklij

A quartet of Ailrokyklij

Ailrokyklij (singular: Ailrokykli) are eternal but mortal Forms of Existence. Their name is Zeritij and translates into "Wildcards", which reflects their role as wildcards of Fate. Ailrokyklij are incarnated into worlds in order to bring about change in accordance to the designs of Fate. They theoretically have free will, but their actions are somewhat railroaded by Fate to achieve the desired outcome. Hence, they are known as either Wildcards of Fate which Fate eventually throws into worlds to keep the game fresh, or Proxies of Fate that exist to enact the "will" of Fate.

A typical example for an instance of an Ailrokykli being incarnated would be to break the seal of a sealed world. The Ailrokykli will be born into the world, usually as a member of one of that world's dominant species, and grow up indistinguishable from a normal mortal. During that time, the Ailrokykli will gradually realize its nature and "mission". Ailrokyklij usually describe that feeling of "getting a glimpse of the script of one's life, with the absolute certainty that they are going to follow it through."

Eventually, the Ailrokykli's powers will awaken. Those powers will always be sufficient to bring about the change that Fate intended. Ailrokyklij, by their very nature, can't fail at their mission, since Fate warps around them to ensure their success. Once awakened to their powers, Ailrokyklij also become teleempathetic and can sense and communicate with other Ailrokyklij even over large distances, such as across entire worlds.

Ailrokyklij may or may not retain the mortal Physical Forms they were born with during this awakening, though if they do, they will usually gain a Ferro. The alternative is them returning to their true Ailrokykli form.

The true Ailrokykli form is a Frame that somewhat resembles a Puky or Flirial, and which can be of either Retafili or Lyereli morph. An Ailrokykli's true form is always linked to one Iserial Element, which will determine its color.

On their own, Ailrokyklij are more powerful than mortals, but on average less powerful than Deities. However, the true strength of Ailrokyklij comes when they work together. Ailrokyklij working together are exponentially more powerful than lone Ailrokyklij. Two Ailrokyklij are enough to defeat most deities, three Ailrokyklij are sufficient to defeat even several deities working together, and four Ailrokyklij can defeat entire pantheons. The relative power between Ailrokyklij and The Ancient is unknown due to the fact that Ailrokyklij and The Ancient never clash with one another. This seems to be an unchangeable natural rule of Minayero, similar to how it's impossible for a light source to touch the shadow it casts.

After fulfilling their mission, Ailrokyklij will over short or long return to the Ailrokyklij Archives, where they will record their experiences since their birth in a Memory Crystal, and then spend some time living among their own kind. When the need arises for an Ailrokykli to be incarnated into a world again, that Ailrokykli will fade away and be reborn in that world, and the cycle begins anew.

The number of Ailrokyklij within Minayero - though infinite - is effectively fixed, unlike the number of Mortals and Deities which can grow and shrink. This is due to the eternal nature of Ailrokyklij: No matter how often it is reincarnated, an Ailrokykli will always remain an Ailrokykli, and the core of its Soul will not change over time.

Even Ailrokykli don't know what Fate really is, but they agree that they are all guided and coordinated through it. One theory says that Fate is a transcendent entity from some sort of higher plane, who interacts with the multiverse of Minayero by strategically incarnating Ailrokyklij with certain missions. Another hypothesis says is that Fate is actually a sort of hive mind formed by Ailrokyklij all over Minayero.