Niall

**Niall** is a love interest in the book The Flower from Tiamat's Fire.

## About Niall

Niall is the son of Enki, the most powerful of The Five children of Tiamat. With the help of his father's money, he founded the academy and became its warden. He used to live in the capital for a while, but found it too noisy. It's later revealed that he build the academy over the entrance to Irkalla, the Underworld, to protect its peace. A seal inside the building prevents unwelcome guests from entering this kingdom.

Niall was raised by his mother Ninhursag, a kind and patient woman, but always felt drawn to his father Enki, wanting his approval and love. Realizing that his father is a man who respects strength, Niall developed all the qualities Enki looked for in a son and became a General, serving for about 70-80 years. He was opiniated and overconfident, but also a smart and brave leader.

40 years ago, during the war against the humans, the Five's Shahmash ordered Niall to go on a suicide mission, together with a small squad. He sent them to lure the humans out of the the forest and promised to help as soon as the first defenses were down; but when Niall and his men broke throught, no one came. Shamash waited until they had destryoed all the anti-magic devices, and only then he appeared and killed all the humans. Niall’s entire squad died that day, including his friend Agga and Agga’s daughter Unzi. Niall survived but got severely hurt, resulting in the scar over his eye.

A few years later, while being stationed in a village near the border to the human lands, Niall started to get close to a blind woman called Erra, admiring her for being brave and strong-willed. He tried to protect the village against Shahmash's war plans, resulting in a big fight with a lot of casulties - including Erra. During her last moments, Niall used the help of forest spirits to create a spiritual bridge between Erra and himself, showing her how beautiful the world his. When he returned to the capital Ur, he found out that he was no longer a General, but his father gave him a chance to rebuild his reputation and entrusted him with the academy.

Niall's mother founded Ninhursag the Children’s Home Nikkal would end up in later. During the war, she kept crossing the border and picked up every child she could save, mixing mages and humans together to teach them unity and understanding. Ever since she died in a storm, Niall has been the official guardian of the Children's Home and financially supports it. Nahrain, a human woman who has helped his mother since the founding of the Home, became the head of the Home.

After Niall buried his mother, he lost his magic and wasn't sure how to go on. When he visited the Children’s Home for the last time, he met Nikkal, Ethan, Su and Shimun there and took them under his wing. He acted as their guardian, sent them to school and brought them gifts. He checked on their magic abilities and enrolled them at the academy later. Niall used to train Nikkal because she had trouble accessing her fire powers, and regained his magic due to these sessions.

Niall appears to be strict, but he also has a funny side. He's very protective when it comes to his students and takes their education very serious. Niall cares a lot about Nikkal and is not happy about her contantly breaking all the rules. He expells her from the academy but still continues to protect and teach her. In the second season, he offers himself to Ereshkigal in order to save Nikkal from an eternity in Irkalla. As the story progresses, he joins Nikkal and her friends in their fight against the rule of The Five and against the goddess Tiamat who threatens to destroy the world as they know it.

## Relationships

* Nikkal: A student at the academy and his protégé. They can stay friendly or become more, depending on the player.
* Ethan: Nikkal's missing brother. He also studies at the academy.
* Su: Student at the academy.
* Shimun: Student at the academy.
* Iyar: A teacher at the academy.
* Enki: Niall's father and one of The Five.
* Ninhursag: Niall's deceased mother.
* Agga: A friend of Niall's who served with him in the mages' army.
* Erra: A blind woman Niall met while being stationed in her village. He admired her and tried to save her village from being destroyed by the war.

## Trivia

* Do's: science books, falling asleep and waking up in a greenhouse surrounded by flowers, taking off into the sky just to lie in the clouds
* Don'ts: rule breakers, delegating duties, waking up in the middle of the night because of nightmares
* Niall's zodiac sign corresponds to Taurus.
* Ursa, the writer, mentioned that Niall is 180cm tall. However, his profile on VK and Facebook states his height as 5'9 (175cm).
* During the war, Niall's troops stopped in a small village, which was mostly inhabited by humans. Those living there believed that mages and humans should live in peace, and Niall met and befriended many of them. Later on, during a fierce battle, the mages accidentally destroyed that village. Niall personally buried each one of the dead. Among them, he remembered Erra the Blind the most.
* The scar across Niall's eye is not the only one: He also has one on his chest, one on his ribs and another small one on his stomach.
* Ursa stated that if Niall lived in the 21st century, he'd refuse to listen to music as "it messes with your feeling of your body and doesn't help with surrounding awareness".
* Niall doesn't like thunder because it reminds him of war.
* His favorite color is blue.
* The developers redesigned Niall's appearance for the update in January 2022.

## Character development

The Romance Club devs shared early concept art of Niall on VK for their 5th anniversary.

## Romance path

Some options will only be available to you if you have chosen previous romantic scenes with Niall or if your relationship with him is good enough. Relationship choices leading to an intimate scene are marked with a 💖 symbol.

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
**Season 1**

**Ep 1:**

* Path A: Tell the truth. ❗**Niall appreciates your honesty!**

**Ep 2:**

* Tell the truth. ❗**Niall is pleased with your trust!**
* Clung to him. **(**💎**12)** ❗**Niall likes your embrace!**

**Ep 3:**

* Might be right, but... ❗**Your attitude towards Niall improved a little.**

**Ep 4:**

* Guilt. ❗**You don't want to upset Niall!**
* I trust you, of course I do. ❗**Niall appreciates your trust!**

**Ep 5:**

* **Path of the Sword**:
	+ Were waiting for the attack. ✅ ❗**You dodged the first blow!**
	+ Continued to retreat. ✅ ❗**You counterattacked beautifully!**
	+ Changed direction. ✅ OR
* **Path of Fire**:
	+ Jumped behind a boulder. ✅ ❗**You dodged the blow!**
	+ Focused on defense. ✅ ❗**You dodged the second blow!**
	+ Cheat a little. ✅
* ❗**You managed to defeat Leahy!**

**Ep 6:**

* Niall. ❗**Niall appreciates your support!**
* But this is my home... ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved!**

**Ep 7:**

* But you answered. ❗**You still respect Niall!**
* The spirits. And you. **(**💎**26)** ❗**Niall appreciated you taking a step toward reconciliation!**
* I'll be the one protecting you! ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved a lot!** **OR** I'm so scared... ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved!**
* ❤️ On your lips. ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved a lot!**
* Were you not cold? ❗**Of course he was cold! But he did it for you...**
* I've endured it for three days, I can endure a little more! **(**💎**26)** **(+1 Willpower** ⚡️**)** (Unlocks a CG image)
* You. ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved!**
* Forgiven and forgotten. ❗**Your forgiveness means a lot to Niall!**

**Ep 8:**

* Sorry. Were you worried? ❗**You definitely know how to calm Niall down!**
* 💖 Desire. **(**💎**55)** ❗**Your attitude toward Niall has taken an interesting turn!**
* I won't regret it. (Unlocks CG image)
* Welcoming. ❗**You chose not to tell Enki about the attack!** & ❗**Niall is grateful to you for supporting his position!**

**Ep 9:**

* I am not too bad...
* So I would get closer to you? **(**💎**22)** ❗**Niall feels infinite tenderness for you...**
* I'd be just a burden to you. ❗️**Niall likes to think you're doing this for him.**
* If you and Niall are close, you'll see ❗️**You and Niall have a warm relationship!**
**Season 2**

**Ep 1:**

* I want to see Niall. **(**💎**18)** ❗**Can you feel your connection getting stronger?**

**Ep 2:**

* Niall. ❗**He also wanted to meet your gaze...**
* If you chose to comfort the spirits in S1E7, you'll get ❗**Your minds are bound by the forest spirits!** and see some of Niall's memories.
* How will I live without him? ❗**His heart fluttered...**
* If you and Niall are close: ❗**There's definitely something going on between you and Niall...**
* For now, he belongs to me. ❗**Niall is delighted with your choice of words!**
* Rushed to Niall. ❗**Your relationship with Niall has become a little warmer!**

**Ep 3:**

* Calm **(**💎**50)** ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved!** OR
* Focused **(**💎**30)** ❗**Your relationship with Niall has improved significantly!**
* Headed toward Niall. ❗**He feels that you're drawn to him!**
* If you and Niall are close: ❗**Everyone around you can see how you gravitate toward each other...**
* Yes, he's the best in the world! But... ❗**Niall would definitely like to hear you say that!**
* If you chose to sacrifice a memory of Niall last season, he will give you a Feather necklace and you'll see ❗**You and Niall became much closer!**.

**Ep 4:**

* How are you feeling? ❗️**Your thoughts are all for Niall!**
* 💖 Got closer and leaned toward his lips... **(**💎**21)** ❗️**You made his night so much better!**
* Each other. ❗️**Your relationship with all your friends has improved!**
* Ask if everything is fine. ❗️**Niall is grateful for your concern!**
* Ask him about yesterday. ❗️**You took another step toward Niall's heart!**

**Ep 5:**

* Would have! ❗️**Niall is grateful for your support!**
* I'm sure he will be. ❗️**Your faith in Niall will give him strength!**
* That's a good idea. **(**💎**18)** ❗️**The next choice might end this conversation!**
* Full of understanding. ❗️**You supported Niall at a difficult moment!**
* Niall is with us. ❗️**You fully believe in Niall's ability to protect you!**

**Ep 6:**

* A good man... ❗️**In your heart, you're always on his side!**
* Brought you something to eat. OR Was worried about you... ❗️**Niall is grateful for your concern!**
* I want to know. **(**💎**47)** ❗️**Niall now trusts you a lot more!** ❗️**Look at the war through Niall's eyes!**
* You could have died there. ❗️**You only think about his safety!**
* Yes. ❗️**He's glad to hear you say that...**
* To you? **(**💎**103)** ❗️**You have gotten even closer to the center of his soul!**
* 💖 I'm not afraid of anything. ❗️**He's surprised at how much he's drawn to you...**
* Him. ❗️**You want his support... and you have it!**
* Niall. **(**💎**10)** ❗️**Niall is grateful for your trust!**

**Ep 7:**

* You should get out first! ❗️**Niall appreciates your concern!**
* 💖 Hugged him tightly. **(**💎**11)** ❗️**He's happy you gave him a good luck hug!**

**Ep 8:**

* You kneeled before him. **(**💎**8)** ❗️**Niall is surprised... but pleased.**
* 💖 For his lips. ❗️**You managed to calm the anxiety in his soul.**

**Ep 9:**

* Niall would be thrilled. ❗️**When things are challenging, you think about Niall!**
* Shook your head furiously. ❗️**Your relationship with Su and Niall is only getting stronger!**

**Ep 10:**

* To Niall. ❗**Your soul reaches out to him!**
**Season 3**

**Ep 1:**

* Remembered his mother **(**💎**45)** ❗**You now know Niall a little better...**

**Ep 2:**

* Clung to him as if your life depended on it. ❗**You're growing even closer...**
* Niall's name. **(**💎**12)** ❗**Niall hears you even when you whisper...**

**Ep 3:**

* Calling for you back to your senses. ❗**You're reaching for him...**
* ❗**You and Niall are very close.**
* 💖 Captured his lips. **(**💎**70)** ❗**You drive him mad when you do things like these...**
* Come closer... ❗**He'd love to be a part of you...**
* Hurt... ❗**You care about Niall's soul!**
* About the academy. ❗**You're reading him like an open book.**

**Ep 4:**

* Family? ❗**You became closer to Su, Niall and Iyar!**
* I owe him a goodbye, too. **(**💎**31)** **(+2 Willpower** ⚡️**)**
* Niall. ❗**This touch made you closer!**
* 💖 Check on him. **(**💎**51)** (Unlocks a CG image.)
* ❗**You have a great relationship with Niall!**
* Hurting very much. ❗**Niall appreciates your honesty!**
* Because he trusted you that much. ❗**You became a bit closer!**

**Ep 5:**

* ❗️**Looks like you're leaning toward a relationship with Niall...**
* And put your head on his shoulder. ❗**He wanted to be close to you, too...**

**Ep 6:**

* ❗**In Niall's soul, you're the only woman in the world.**
* Sneak up on Ashur? ❗**Niall appreciated your strategic thinking!**

**Ep 7:**

* Niall. ❗**You and Niall have grown a bit closer.**
* I want your support. ❗**He wants to support you!**
* Dance? **(**💎**74)**
* You'll teach me. ❗**He cherishes your trust!**
* 💖 You and I must get out of here. ❗**You and Niall are very close!**
* Save my friends? ❗**You grew a bit closer with Iyar, Su, and Niall!**

**Ep 8:**

* To the left. ✅
* Niall. **(**💎**19)** ❗**He's glad to see you here!**

**Ep 9:**

* Nodded, spellbound. **(**💎**76)** ❗**Niall's heart opened to you just a little more...**
* Because you couldn't hug him. ❗**He can feel your wish!**
* The Great Lions of Ishtar. **(Requires 70 Willpower** ⚡️**)** ❗️**You've taken the first step toward getting military aid from Ishtar!**
* ❗️**You received military aid from Ishtar!**
* Rather stay here with you. ❗️**The fact that you care makes him feel calmer!**

**Ep 10:**

* For you? ❗His heart skipped a beat...
* ❗Maybe you and Niall were made for each other?
* 💖 Already yours. ❗Congratulations! Now you're officially Niall's girlfriend!
* 💖 Thought you would never ask. ❗Congratulations! You and Iyar are together now!
* Make one more. **(**💎**17) (+1 Willpower** ⚡️**)** ❗**Your friends' chances of survival have increased!**

**Ep 11:**

* Is amazing... ❗**You made more room in your heart for Niall!**
* ❗**You managed to get Ishtar's help!**
* ❗**The tear of the Forest King helped Niall survive this attack!**
* (Started a long story.) **(**💎**49)** ❗**Niall is grateful to you for that!** (CG unlocked)
* It's dangerous! ❗**Niall appreciates your concern!**
* 💖 (Kissed him.) **(**💎**5)** ❗**One last kiss for two hearts!**

**Ep12:**

* 💖 (Reached toward his lips.) ❗**He just wants to hold you in his arms...**
* To Niall! **(Requires 50 Willpower** ⚡️**)** ❗**You increased Niall's chances of survival!**
* ❗**Thanks to your good relationship and Gilgamesh's training, you saved your Niall!**

**Ep 13**

* 💖 (Leaned forward.) **(**💎**47)**
* ❗️**Congratulations! You unlocked the best ending with Niall!** (CG unlocked)

## Possible endings

* **If Nikkal convinces Tiamat to spare the world and saves Niall**, they get married in a rush. Thirty years later, they are still a happy couple and have a 17-year-old son named Anner. He has the wisdom and common sense of his father, and Nikkal’s determination. The mages follow Nikkal’s lead, and with the help of Ashurbanipal, she unites them with the humans. Niall is still the Academy’s warden and plans to expand the faculty to teach students not only magic but also peaceful coexistence with humans.
* **If Nikkal convinces Tiamat to spare the world but doesn't save Niall**, Nikkal mourns him. The mages follow her lead, and with the help of Ashurbanipal, she unites them with the humans.
* **If Nikkal doesn't convince Tiamat to spare the world but saves Niall**, they stay together. The mages lose all their power and don't unite with the humans. Thirty years later, Nikkal and Niall are still a happy couple but don't have any children. Niall is still teaching students and tries to show them how to peacefully coexist with humans, while Nikkal gets blamed for everything that had happened. In the end, Chaos comes and destroys the world.
* **If Nikkal doesn't convince Tiamat to spare the world and doesn't save Niall**, the mages lose all their power and Nikkal has to deal with her nightmares and guilt all by herself. After thirty years, Chaos arrives and tears down Tiamat's barrier, destroying the world.

## Gallery

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* Sprites and items
* CG images
* Backgrounds
* Additional content
**Sprites and items**

Niall's full sprite (S1, Ep1)Niall in riding clothes (S1, Ep6)Niall's romantic sprite (S1, Ep8)Calm (💎50) (S2, Ep3)Focused (💎30) (S2, Ep3)Pale (free) (S2, Ep3)Niall before he got his scar (S2, Ep6)Niall when his mother was still alive (S3, Ep1)Niall with his hair down (S3, Ep3)Niall's romantic sprite with his hair down (S3, Ep3)Niall with his hair down (S3, Ep4)Warm jacket (💎28) (S3, Ep5)Warm coat (💎48) (S3, Ep5)For the mountains (Free) (S3, Ep5)Niall during the final battle (S3, Ep11)Niall's romantic sprite in the finale (S3, Ep13)Niall's son Anner (S3, Ep13)Nialls's old design**CG images**

CG unlocked in S1, Ep7 (💎26) (+1 Willpower ⚡️)CG unlocked in S1, Ep7 (💎26) (+1 Willpower ⚡️)CG unlocked in S1, Ep7 (💎26) (+1 Willpower ⚡️)CG unlocked in S1, Ep8 (💎55)CG unlocked in S1, Ep8 (💎55)CG unlocked in S1, Ep8 (💎55)CG unlocked in S1, Ep8 (💎55)CG unlocked in S2, Ep6 (💎103)CG unlocked in S3, Ep4 (💎51)CG unlocked in S3, Ep4 (💎51)CG unlocked in S3, Ep4 (💎51)CG unlocked in S3, Ep4 (💎51)CG unlocked in S3, Ep7 (💎74)CG unlocked in S3, Ep7 (💎74)CG unlocked in S3, Ep7 (💎74)CG unlocked in S3, Ep7 (💎74)CG unlocked in S3, Ep11 (💎49)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (💎47)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 1)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 1)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 1)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 1)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 2)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 2)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 2)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 2)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 3)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 3)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 3)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 3)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 4)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 4)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 4)CG unlocked in S3, Ep13 (Ending 4)**Backgrounds**

Niall's greenhouse by dayNiall's greenhouse by nightLounge in Niall's greenhouse by dayLounge in Niall's greenhouse by nightNiall's officeRoom Niall is held captive in at the academyNinhursag's grave near the Children's HomeHuman village where Niall met ErraNikkal's and Niall's home after the final battle**Additional content**

(Valentine's Day image, RC Instagram, January 2022)(RC Instagram, March 2022)(RC Instagram, July 2022)Niall's romance (RC Facebook, October 2022)Nialls's profile (RC Facebook, January 2023)(RC Instagram, February 2023)
## References

1. ↑ https://vk.com/@chasingsins-vo-ursa-rysina-yanvar
2. ↑ https://vk.com/@chasingsins-rprp
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceClub/comments/wrcovq/hi\_i\_am\_ursa\_author\_of\_cy\_q30d\_and\_ftf\_ask\_me/
4. ↑ https://vk.com/@chasingsins-prednovogodnii-vopros-otvet-s-ursoi-rysinoi
5. ↑ https://vk.com/@low\_rc-krossover-pozdravlenii-na-5-letie-kluba-romantiki