Ash Timecrest

> There is a meteor coming at me. I'm going to die. [...] Even against these odds, I feel like with you... Everything is going to be okay.
>
> **Ash** to the Counterpart, Timecrest Prologue

## Ash

### Aliases

Ash Elden
Ash Timecrest
The Sweet Talker
The Bargain Champion

### Affiliation

Timecrest Guild
Team 13

### Relations

The Counterpart
Adriana and Emil Elden (adoptive parents)
Riley Valdor (friend)
Morty (guild pet)
A.C., Roger Mendenhall, Elise Maybelle (friends and teammates)
Allison (neighbor)
Sol Ignis (idol)
Luthor Timecrest (older brother)
Helena and Julius Timecrest (biological parents)

## Alternate Riley Timeline

### Relations

Luthor Timecrest (older brother)
Helena and Julius Timecrest (parents)
Riley Valdor (friend, sister-in-law to-be)
A.C. (friend, roommate)
Allison (roommate)
Olliver Crane, Indra Frost (affiliates)

**[SPOILERS AHEAD]**

Ash is an aspiring mage of the Timecrest Guild, and protagonist of Timecrest 1 and Timecrest 2. Ash connects to the player with the Nexutas spell, which connects Alyncia—an alternate world and the setting of Timecrest—to our human world. Throughout the first two installments of Timecrest, the player experiences the story and world of Alyncia through Ash's dialogue and descriptions of their experiences and surroundings.

Ash was brought to Lyall as an orphan baby by Riley Valdor, where they would grow up as the beloved adopted child of Emil and Adrianna Elden. Ash is not aware of their heritage until their older brother, Chronos Timecrest, reveals that they are a Timecrest. After witnessing Chronos destroy the meteors all over Alyncia, Ash is teleported back to the Timecrest Guild and assigned to Team 13 for the Copper Trials. From then on, Ash can earn Relationship Points with Roger, Elise, and A.C. depending on their actions based off the counterpart’s influence.

## Appearance

Not much of Ash's appearance is described in Timecrest. Ash's gender is intentionally not specified throughout the story, with the Timecrest developers stating that "Ash is whoever you imagine Ash to be." The few details known about Ash's canon appearance is that they have violet eyes, sandy brown hair, and wear their guild cloak.

## Abilities

### Timecrest

Ash gained the abilities of a Timecrest due to the events of Timecrest 3. While they are not able to control time magic, Ash is linked to the Counterpart's time magic, and their death triggers the Counterpart's ability to reverse time. In the rare occasion where Ash is alive but in a life-or-death situation, the Counterpart can display the ability to freeze time.

Because are a Timecrest, Ash is able to communicate with the Counterpart via the face of the pocket watch, which appears to be empty to non-Timecrests. In Timecrest 2, Ash gains the ability to hear the Counterpart's messages in their head without having to look at the pocket watch.

### Magic

Depending on the choices made by the Counterpart throughout a Timecrest playthrough, Ash has the opportunity to learn different spells. Ash can either learn wind-based or earth-based spells depending on the player's decisions, and can additionally learn fire magic.

**Wind Spells**

* **Levitas**: A low level wind spell that can make Ash float a number of feet off the ground.
* **Levitas Magnus**: A mid level wind spell that decreases the force of gravity on a target. This spell requires no cast time, and can only be obtained by leveling up Levitas. Can be learned after Ash successfully trains with Ezra.
* **Levitas Magnus: Force Pulse**: A high level wind spell that sends a pulse of compressed gravity at approximately 900 meters per second, making the spell incredibly hard to dodge even for the fastest of targets. Requires no cast time. Must obtain Levitas Magnus beforehand to unlock this spell.

**Earth Spells**

* **Gravitas:** A low level earth that that increases the force of gravity on the caster. Will cause Ash to sink a number of feet deep into the ground.
* **Gravitas Magnus:** A mid level earth spell that increases the force of gravity on another being/object. Requires no cast time. Can be learned after Ash successfully trains with Ezra.
* **Gravitas Magnus: Gravity Well**

**Fire Spells**

* **Incendiatas**: A low level fire spell that generates flames which surround one of Ash's fists. Useful as a torch, to light things on fire, and to warm the hand.

**Miscellaneous Spells**

* **Annextas**: A binding spell that creates a magical binding between two entities, whether a person or a physical object. Ash uses Annextas to bind an Aura Amulet to themself and to A.C.
* **Nexutas**: Connects Alyncia to the human world. Ash learns this in the Timecrest Guild Apple Courtyard.

## Trivia

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Timecrest/status/961806464074444800