Raagu Drerian

**Raagu Drerian** is the human representative on the Garlen Awakened Council. She is an old and powerful mage as well as a Warden, and has a vitality superior to Scarlett the Scorpicore.

## Appearance

Raagu has delicate features and a thin frame. She looks to be in her late 50's despite being over five centuries old, and has long black hair partially turned silvery-white bound up in a chignon. She looks like a slender woman barely 1.6 meters (5'3") tall with brown eyes. Her expression and her voice are cold, making her resemble a strict drill sergeant. She wears her long silver and brown streaked black hair down. Age had turned some strands a silvery-white yet they don't make her look old so much as imposing.

Raagu's frame is so thin that a casual onlooker might be worried that a sudden gust of wind would blow her away, but upon a closer look they one can perceive the vigor that her bright violet core bestows upon her body, allowing her to fight on par with most Emperor Beasts. Even her emerald green robe is as deceptive as its wearer. Unlike normal enchanted items, Raagu's clothes don't hold spells but arrays whose runes are woven along with the fabric.

## Background

When Scarlett calls a meeting with the Awakened Council, asking for assistance in hunting down the Master, who is consuming huge amounts of world energy and kidnapping countless creatures on the verge of Awakening, Raagu and the other members express indifference. She says that humans are selfish and it's pointless to protect them, and despite many dying, many will always be born again, possibly learning from their ancestors' mistakes.

Following Treius, Glamus, and the Black Star's deaths, Raagu calls a meeting of the human Awakened to discuss the divvying up of the Clein territory as well as tells the rest about Lith. They deduce that he is a rogue Awakened given his abilities and merits, and Raagu warns them of Lith's potential. The events of Zantia and the fall of Kulah as well as his successful crafting of the Orichalcum Skinwalker armor convince her to arrange a meeting with the rogue Awakened. Raagu orders Athung Soranot, her mentee, to invite Lith to the Awakened Council as a test for her.

After Athung fails, Raagu requisitions Gaaron Roghias, a member the Council and human Regional Lord in charge of the Distar Marquisate, to bring Lith to the Council. After Lith kills Gaaron and his minions, Raagu appears and attempts to recruit Lith for his talent, but is brushed aside by Faluel the Hydra, as the latter wants Lith for his ability to conjure Origin Flames (which are extremely valuable for Forgemasters).

Raagu's subordinate Jiza Gernoff is tasked with bringing Lith in for questioning before the Awakened Council. Raagu wants to keep Lith on the human side as her disciple, or more importantly, his magic secrets and Origin Flames. However, Lith succeeds in the combat trial and earns the right to learn under Faluel instead. After Lith's parentage is revealed to be Leegaain and Salaark's, Raagu expresses deep regret over failing to invite Lith to the human side.

During the Council apprentice test, Raagu checks in on Inxialot who is in charge of overseeing the test as punishment for failing to report during his infiltration into the Dusk Court. The Council representatives observe Lith's Voidfeather Dragon and Abomination forms, with Feela and Raagu regretting not having taken Lith in before Faluel. They learn from observing Aalejah the elf that Yggdrasill is nearing the end of its lifespan and is nearly insane as a result, and that it used the Council to test Lith's abilities.

The test is concluding when Vareen the Plaguespreader suddenly attacks the city, disabling communications and sending the representatives into a panic. In desperation, they call the Guardians. Salaark sends Aylen Nagaar in place of Sinmara in exchange for a pardon, and the white cored Lich manages to kill the Eldritch. Afterwards, Aalejah the elf reveals the Yggdrasill had lured Vareen to Urgamakka to force Lith to reveal his true potential and abilities.

The representatives discuss the results of the test, finding the apprentices' performance lacking as well as the direction of their masters' teachings. They proceed with Faluel's proposal to found an Awakened academy and prepare bootcamps for the survivors. The Council sentences the Tree to death, it already having chosen its successor.

## Quotes

* *"You're alive. Good...Silly girl, no. If I wanted to kill you, I'd have done that myself."* (Raagu to Athung, Chapter 758)
* *"If [Gaaron] can't figure them out, well, one way or another his spot in the Council will become vacant. A role that you could fill with honor, not like a moron whose biggest achievement is setting his own farts ablaze with first magic."* (Raagu to Athung, Chapter 759)
* *"A fighter is like metal. It needs to be tempered in the fires of the battlefield over and over. No one is a genius from the start and practice alone crumbles in front of the real deal."* (Raagu to Athung, Chapter 772)
* *"Lith is the first human capable of harnessing Origin Flames. If his bloodline shares this trait, his descendants would be a priceless asset. We must keep him from falling in the hands of the beasts or nothing will change."* (Raagu after Lith reveals his hybrid form, Chapter 993)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 989: Miracles and Madness (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 775: Powerhouse (Part 1)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 1532: Unveiling the Truth (Part 2)
4. ↑ Chapter 202: Gods and Men
5. ↑ Chapter 416: Agenda (Part 2)
6. ↑ Chapter 740: Menadion's Legacy (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 758: Meeting (2) (Part 2)
8. ↑ Chapter 776: Powerhouse (Part 2)
9. ↑ Chapter 988: Boss Monster (Part 2)
10. ↑ Chapter 1352: Pecking Order (Part 2)
11. ↑ Chapter 1497: Old but Gold (Part 1)
12. ↑ Chapter 1511: Unbalanced Power (Part 1)
13. ↑ Chapter 1516: Seeds of Knowledge (Part 2)
14. ↑ Chapter 1523: Chaos Hybrids (Part 1)
15. ↑ Chapter 1531: Unveiling the Truth (Part 1)
16. ↑ Chapter 1533: Two Sides of the Same Pain (Part 1)