Adventurer's Guild

Regina van de Peppel(Guild Mistress of Ingros)

Jermaine Cousteau(Guild Master of Elisinda)

Nicolaus Lutzen(Guild Master of Omarsa)

Baldred Hirtzel(Guild Master of Carleond)

Yakov Alexia(Guild Master of Kirkand)

Pavel Katzev(Guild Master of Chartesus)

Gavino Giordani(Guild Master of Maydenburgh)

Laura Felicita(Guild Mistress of Osterenheim)

Rosa Amantea(Guild Mistress of Nulvania)

Elisinda

Omarsa

Carleond

Kirkand

Chartesus

Maydenburgh

Osterenheim

Nulvania

Located throughout all of Thrymir, the **"Adventurer's Guild"** is a large association of brave and skilled individuals whom take on requests from the people of Thrymir and complete them for a payment.

## **Overview**

The Adventurer's Guild is an association of individuals of many professions whom are are registered under the Adventurer's Guild as an Adventurer . The Adventurer's Guild will accept anyone whom qualifies, regardless of race ethnicity or religion as long as it doesn't directly interfere their work with the Adventurer's Guild. Those whom are registered as Adventurer's may take up any request approved by the Guild and as long as the Adventurer meets the requirements. Those whom undertake requests set before the Adventurer's Guild must complete them or risk being expelled or having to pay a hefty fine. Those whom complete requests befitting their ranks within the Adventurer's Guild are given monetary rewards in exchange for their effort, usually Gil(Gold) or other items given to the Adventurer's Guild's by the one whom posted the request. There is a bare minimum sum of 25 Gil that must be offered for a reward for a request to ensure the adventurer's are being fairly compensated.

A quest's nature and fatality can vary greatly from requests since requests can take many forms from the slaying of low tier monsters, subjugation, escorts to investigations and materials gatherings etc. Due to a quest's nature and change of fatality, it is not mandatory for an adventurer to form a party however depending on the quest, Adventurer's are highly encouraged to form a party with it usually being mandatory for the highest tier of quests.

## **Rules and Practices**

When the Adventurer's Guild receives a request, the request will be thoroughly examined whether or not the request is legal, the difficulty of the request and if there's any Adventurer's in the local area that can take it on. If it accepted, the Adventurer's Guild will classify the request within the ranking system of the guild and post the request on the countless guild boards with any relevant information needed about the quest.

### **Recruitment and Joining**

For those whom wish to become an Adventurer of the Adventurer's Guild, one may walk into one of it's many guilds and simply apply, regardless of race, ethnicity or religion however it is not free. Those whom want to become Adventurer's, they must pay three tests and pass them, they are the following

1. **Application Fee:** 25G
2. **Physical Exam:** 15G
3. **Literacy Test:** 5G

Upon completing their exam and two tests, are accepted and registered as a new Adventurer, they are bestowed with a metal dog tag like plate that is stamped with the Adventurer's Guild Logo, their information which functions as identification credentials outside the guild and with their rank by the color of their dog tag.The Material of the dog tag serves as identification of their official rank.

### **Policies**

While the Adventurer's Guild is pretty laxed with their rules, granting their Adventurer's great freedom, there are a few policies they keep in place that must be followed at all times.

* **Endorsed Jobs only:** Those whom are registered under the Adventurer's Guild may only take requests that are approved and provided by the Adventurer's Guild and are deemed suitable for the corresponding rank of the Adventurer.
* **Illegal Jobs:** The Adventurer's Guild will not accept any requests that may or will endanger the safety of the public, break the law or damage the ecosystems

* **Discovery of important locations:** Those whom discover a location of interest such as ruins or an abandoned fortress or town are to immediately report the finding to the ruling body of the government or the Adventurer's Guild. After the location is recorded and date, the discoverer is grant a limited time to explore themselves before the location becomes public to the other Adventurer's.

* **Political Jobs:** The Adventurer's will never accept a job that is political in nature or have possible political conquences, the Adventurer's Guild purpose is to help the people of the land and defend those in need, not to be servants to nobles and fulfill their agenda.
* **Law and Policy Breakers:** Those whom break the law or the guild's polices will be punished. Depending on the crime, one can and will be issued a warning, be depromoted to a lower rank, given a serious fine, black listed from certain requests to permanent expulsion from the Adventurer's Guild
* **Reward Tax of 20%:** Those whom complete requests that were given by the Adventurer's Guild, twenty percent of the reward is given to the Adventurer's Guild as payment of services.
* **Alternation of Dog Tag:** Adventurer's under the Adventurer's Guild are forbidden from altering their Dog Tag's in any way and changing the materials of the dog tag will automatically result in the Adventurer's being permanently expulsed from the guild.
* **No requests for large tier monsters:** In an effort to keep a friendly relationship the Guild of Monsters Hunters and in effort to keep both guilds stable and fair, the Adventurer's Guild will instantly refuse any requests in the hunt for high tier, extremely dangerous and rare beasts or monsters.

## **Ranks of Adventurers**

Adventurer's that are registered under the Adventurer's Guild are easily idenified by the rank officalled assigned to them by the Addventurer's Guild. The rank of an Adventurer is easily recongizable by the material used in their dog tag that holds their information. All newly registered Adventurer's will always be of Copper ranking however as they become skilled and successful, the material of their dog tag becomes rarer. The rank of an Adventurer normally increases by the passing a test held within a guid hall of the Adventurer's Guild however if an Adventurer achieves a major or heroic feat, they may be promoted to the next rank up or possibly even several ranks depending onthe situation. As one becomes higher in rank, the Adventurer recieves better income through requests and higher social status within society to the point higher tier Adventurers are seen as Heroes no matter their orgins or nationality. Of course climbing in ranks means far more dangerous quests that could kill lower ranked Adventurer's

* **Copper:**  Newly registered Adventurer's whom have yet to prove themselves or are unskilled
* **Requirements for promotion:** Complete five F-Rank requests

* **Iron:** Adventurer's whom are proficent at handling weapons or other masteries
* **Requirements for promotion:** Complete ten F- Rank requests or five E-Rank requests, Proficent in one mastery

* **Steel:** Veteran Adventurer's whom are skilled and are experienced
* **Requirements for promotion:** ten D -Rank requests, Adapt in one mastery

* **Silver:** Vetern Adventurer's with years of experience
* **Requirements for promotion:** twenty D-Rank requests or ten C-Rank requests, Expert in one mastery

* **Gold:** Lower tier Heroes
* **Requirements for promotion:** twenty five C-Rank requests or fifteen B-Rank requests, Master in one mastery

* **Platinum:** Mid tier Heroes
* **Requirements for promotion:** thirty B-Rank requests or fifteen A-Rank requests, Illustrious in one mastery

* **Mythril:**High tier Heroes
* **Requirements for promotion:** fifty A-ranking requests or twenty five S-ranking requests

* **Orichalcum :**Heroes amongst Heroes
* **Requirements for promotion:**one hundredS-rank requests, Heroic in one mastery

* **Adamantite:** Extremely few in number, less than a hundred or more Adamantite Class Adventurers whom have existed since the formation of the Adventurer's Guild. Those of this rank are considered the greatest of Heroes, the greatest to have ever existed on Athrunial and are considered to have few, if any equals in battle. Adamantite Adventurer's are exempted from the Adventurer's Guild's polices due to the guild not being able to punish such a powerful individual as well as to keep the necessary morale of the people since Adamintite Adventures are often seen as Heroes and stability of the guild itself.

### **Ranking of Quests**

* **F Class**:  Copper Adventurers,, suited for Adventurers whom are learning their craft, often gathering or fetch quests
* **E Class**:  Copper and Iron Adventurers, Trained Adventurers that are trained and able to  fight the lowest tier of monsters
* **D Class**: Steel and Silver Adventures, for only with adventurers with experience, often perform escorts, investigation, skilled crafting etc
* **C Class**: Silver and Gold Adventurers, dealing with dangerous monsters such as ogres, orcs, dangerous escorts etc
* **B Class**: Gold, Platinum and Mythril Adventurers,
* **A Class**: Mythril and Orichalcum Adventurers, able to combat lesser Deadra and lesser Vyreadra, Lich's etc
* **S Class**: Orichalcum and Adamantite Adventurers
* **Z Class**: Adamantite Adventurers

## **Social status within societies**

While high ranking Adventurers are often respected as Heroes to the common people, it's common for low tier Adventurers to be viewed as nothing more than a mercenary that is forced to follow a code. Most people tend to respect the individual who performed the service rather than them as an adventurer. Adventurers are often hated by those in power as they are generally seen as possible threats that will eventually be removed in one way or another.

## Notable Adventurers and Groups

### **The** **Exiled Swords**

Undoubtedly the most notorious of all the adventurer groups in recent history of the Adventurer's Guild and perhaps all of it's history, one of the Adventurer's Guild handful of adamantite groups, the Exiled Swords hold the distinction of being the world's largest and most powerful adventurer group in existence to the point they are considered by the masses to be the adamantite group of adamantite groups with some even going so far to believe they are warrior demi-gods. Led by the Exiled Hero, Asavar who suddenly appeared a few decades ago after the Second Storm of Darkness, The Exiled Swords are an adamantite group comprised entirety of characters of similar backgrounds to Asavar, dark heroes with a mysterious or dark backgrounds whom have something to prove to the world or to themselves for reasons only known to themselves. Known for accepting for what would many consider impossible tasks, the Exiled Swords have become notorious for accepting any quest and conquering the impossible, whether it be slaying a powerful necromancer and his hordes to the undead to even facing an entire Rominian tribe and eradicating them from the face of Athrunial. The Exiled Swords are known to even act as vigilante in regions of war at times, appearing at the very last moment as the defenses of a city or town are about to crumble and repealing any enemy from the field of battle. Truly, the power and skill of the Exiled Swords is so notorious, they hold considerable influence no matter where they go, there very presence is often enough for entire Kingdoms and armies to stop waging war against each other when the mere thought of the Exiled Swords getting involved militarily or politically. Thankfully the Exiled Swords have little to no interest in politics, choosing to keep to themselves and their group although many sectrely question If Asavar and the Exiled Swords are planning to conquer or rebel against the lands as the group continues to increase in recent years.

#### **Asavar**

Known widely as the **"Exiled Hero**, **The Ebony Hero** and as the **Black Hawk Hero"**, Asavar is An Adamantite Class Adventurer and leader of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group, Asavar is by far the strongest of all the Adamanite Class Adventurers within Athrunial and is widely considered a Hero even amongst Heroes who is sought to have no equal in battle due to his unmatched martial skill in battle and able to wield high tier magic with ease. Who he is or his background is a complete mystery for he rarely speak but many speculate he is a former knight of a fallen kingdom whom failed to save his kingdom from destruction and a result of his failure, he had painted his armor black to represent his failure and entered into self exile on a crusade in a attempt to atone for his mistakes which can only be forgiven with his death.

#### **Berith**

Known as the **"Lady of Death"**, Berith is An Adamantite Class Spellsword Adventurer and member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Known for her serious and harsh personality as well as her incredible powerful Lighting Release Magic, Berith is widely considered one of the most skilled Adventurer's within Thrymir as well as Ivalice. Within the Exiled Swords, Berith serves as the group's most versatile member able to go on the offensive in melee or provide support with her Lighting Release Magic. Berith's background is not known, similar to everyone else in the Exiled Swords however it has been noted her relationship with Asavar is more akin to a Master and Servant relationship than friendship amongst Adventurers.

#### **Tiberius**

Known as the **"Ebony Carnifex"** and as the **"Black Executioner"** for being ruthless and merciless in battle, Tiberius is a Rominian Adamantite Class Warrior and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. With a hulk of a man with a voice akin to a Deadra, Tiberius very presence along with his dry humor and serious attitude makes him a daunting figure to approach to those whom are weaker willed, whom often consider him something out of a nightmare. One of the most skilled Adventurers within Thrymir and Ivalice, Tiberius essentially functions as the Exiled Swords tank, able to take damage comparable to a Laetannian Knight yet still able to hold a position or stall an enemy on his own. If needed however, Tiberius is more than capable of going on the offensive with his massive, two handed Great Axe. Tiberius background is not known however many have came to the conclusion from the many rumors that Tiberius was a exiled Rominian Knight from the Thrymirian Kingdom, Midenhiem where he aided the Dark User, Asteroth in killing the High King, Aldebrandt before being exiled due to being too much of a threat. The other theory is that he was a Ivalice Knight within the Flesh Tearers whom was exiled for failing in his duties while others think he's simply a Deadra possessing a man.

#### **Lucius**

Known as the **"Red Knight of Alcberde"** for single handily slaying the corrupted Count Vandira Aulinus and nearly his entire personal force, Lucius is a is a Laetannian Adamantite Class Warrior and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Unlike like the many main members of the Exiled Swords, Lucius is one whom is considered one of the humane out of the group, being known his sociable and friendly personality towards those whom show him respect however he is known for being arrogant, outright racist as well as being known to be a ladies man. The most skilled Adventurer of Alcberde, Lucius is one of the Exiled Sword's main attacking warriors due to his mastery over Great Weapons and as his mastery over nature magic, allowing him to greatly increase his own combat prowers for a time.

Although Lucius refuses to speak about his past or why he wears a mask over his eyes but many believe his backstory to be akin to being the disowned son of nobility from the Libanius family whom he slew everyone within the family besides his mother, Lady Aulinia and his eldest sister, Lady Caella which of whom were in Ivalice at the time. The true reasoning behind this slaughter is not known however some say the Libanius family were planning a rebellion to take over Alcberde where others believe Lucius simply wanted to be free to make his own decision in life from his oppressive father.

#### **Syralla**

Known as the **"Black Diabolus"** and as the **"Ostrinus Priestess"**, Syralla is a Adamantite Class Dark Sorceress and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Silent yet alluring, Syralla is one for few words like the many members of the Exiled Swords yet when she does speak, her words are sweet as nectar yet dark and lustful as a Deadra. For supposedly acting as a holy woman whom seen the Darkness and apparently fought off the Taint in the eyes of the public, to the Exiled Swords, this is far from the truth. They all well know how much a sadistic and malevolent person Syralla truly is, especially when her most favorite of hobbies are to manipulate others into doing her dirty work or just for the thrill of it as well as her fascination with torturing those of pure hearts and converting them.

Within the Exiled Swords, being a Dark Sorceress, she is the group's main support caster. With mastery of all the Dark Arts, she is easily able to summon whatever she needs from pure raw dark damage to stunning the enemy with status effect casts to even possession and summoning the undead and lesser Deadra to do her bidding. Besides being the Dark Sword's Dark Sorceress, she also functions as the group's torturer and manipulator when needed. In the eyes of the public however, she functions more akin to a Sorceress with mastery over telekinesis and as a alchemist.

Like Berith, Syralla background is completely unknown however her relationship with Asavar as been noted as to being a Master and Servant relationship than frienship amongst most of the other members of the Exiled Swords.

#### **Farhilda**

Known throughout Athrunial as the **"Dragon Valkyrie"** for her angel wings being mutated into a single dragon like wing, Farhilda is a Adamantite Class Aeadra Valkyrie and is arguably one of the most famous and skilled adventurers alive. A member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group, Farhilda functions as the Exiled Sword's main attack dog, having the strength and skill of an Aeadra Valkyrie, she is the vanguard of the Exiled Sword. Able to move swiftly and far faster than the rest of her group, she is able to spearhead any attack, able to soften the enemy up with her incredible combat prowers before regrouping with her team by the time they arrive.

Personality wise, Farhilda is considered to be similar to the rest of her race however they are a few differences. Besides being courageous and loyal to her cause as well as being friendly most of the time to those whom have gained her trust. Farhilda is notorious for being more akin to a Serra Angel in nature, wishing to be left alone majority of the time unless it's the other members of the Exiled swords, she spends the vast majority of her time training her martial prowers and training her mind through intense meditation. She also known to be cocky, bold and outright aggressive or hostile at times.

Being an Aeadra Valkyrie, her time in the Heavens is completely unknown however how she came to be on Athrunial is unknown as well with Farhilda even noting she is forbidden by powerful magic to ever speak about such things. Despite being the most loyal member of the Exiled Swords, she has been noted by others as having an incredible close relationship with Asavar to the point some believe they are romantically involved where others believe she may have forsaken her oath as an Aeadra Valkyrie altogether and swore eternal fealty to Asavar as If he was a god which would than make her appearance appearing similar to a Dark Valkyrie.

#### **Sakumuto**

Known as the **"Killer of Shadows"**, the **"Umbra"** and as the **"Black Dragon"** as well as many more, Sakumuto is a Adamantite Class Assassin and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. The most silent and anti social of the Exiled Sword, Sakumuto rarely speaks, If ever unless absolutely necessary. Having a cold personality, Sakumuto is a person of paranoia, always watching the shadows and always being suspicious of outsiders. He is also one for hostility and outbursts when one would bother him over trivial matter to such an extent, it is common place to find the corpses of those whom annoyed him as lifeless with their neck's slit.

It is no surprise that within the Exiled Swords, that with Sakumuto's mastery over the shadows, that he would function as the group's main assassin, mercielesly eliminating any in cold blood whom posed a threat to the group itself or the mission at hand. He is also a master of infiltrating and thieve, able to effortlessly break into most buildings undetected and steal or assassinate what needs to be done.

Nothing is known of Sakumuto's past other than the fact he was originally, during his youth, an assassin in Maja from a Clan that had been destroyed during Maja's many wars.

#### **Miriallia**

Known as the **"Priestess of Mithra"** and as **"Mithra's Chosen"**, Miriallia is a Adamantite Class Priestess and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. One of the more complex members of the Exiled Swords personality wise, on the exterior, Miriallia could often come off as alluring, often using her charms and her good looks to her advantage while at other times, she could act like the complete opposite, acting cold and aloof. This changes when it comes to her teammates and those she trusts. For those whom show such respect and those whom have earned the right to call her a teammate, Miriallia is known for her warm loving loving, almost sisterly like disposition as well as her formal and respectful manner towards those she cares for.

Within the Exiled Swords, being a Priestess, the opposite of Syralla, Miriallia functions as the group's healer and defender against the dark arts, allowing her to heal the most wounded of her teammates as well as battle against the forces of darkness with her mastery of the Light. This is not the limit of her skills however, she is also able to to use possession, allowing an Aeadra to take hold her body temporary for a tremendous boost in power as well as her mastery over Exorcism, allowing Miriallia to not only purify those possessed but those evil spirits from locations and even has the capability to contact the dead. Her last known ability is her ability to be a planewalker, able to traverse entire realms through the usage of opening portals.

Unlike the other members of the Exiled Swords, Miriallia's background is quite well known. She was originally the Chosen Priestess of the Goddess, Mithra, whom functioned as her Head Priestess at her main temple home in Yngvi until she was rendered powerless by the God, Rugriol whom used her powerless form to manipulate the people of Yngvi in thinking Mithra was no Goddess at all, but a fraud instead. As a result, Mithra was forced to disappear and soon afterwards, her temples were looted and destroyed and her followers were burned at the stake. Miriallia was to have same fate as well after being defeated during the defense of Mithra's main temple however as she was being escorted to the site where she would be burned as a heretic, It was Asavar whom slew her captives and rescued her from being burned. It is unknown why he rescued her but when did, seeing she had now been abandoned by her Goddess and that she no longer had any purpose, Miriallia swore eternal fealty to Asavar, to serve him for all eternity until the day she could no longer. As a result, Miriallia is one of the most loyal members of the Exiled Swords and is exceeding close Asavar in the same matter as Farhilda, with their relationship being more akin to a servant serving a God.

#### **Kojima**

Known as the **"Maroon Slaughterer"** and as the **"Crimson Sword"**, Kojima is a Rominian Adamantite Class Berserker Swordmaster and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. One of the more sociable members of the Exiled Swords, If not perhaps the most social, known for always living life on the edge and to the fullest, Kojima has gain a sub what ill reputation for excessive drinking and being a perverted skirt chaser. Despite his "let loose", easy going and goofy like personality however, when it comes to serious matters, especially that of war, battles and loss of important people, Kojima is notorious for being one of the most serious and vigilant members of the group. True to his heritage and birth place, Kojima is a person of honor, valor, loyalty so much, Kojima is considered to be more akin to a Thrymirian Knight than to a Rominian warrior however that doesn't mean he was perfect by any means. Besides his goofy and easy going mentality, in battle, Kojima is also noted to be hothead at times, allowing his anger to get the best of him when one insults his Clan, his family and heritage or his teammates. Such an insult will put Kojima into such a fury, he will goto nearly any length to silence those whom disrespected him in some ways.

Combat wise, within the Exiled Swords, Kojima, being a hardened warrior, more akin to a Berserker, especially when angered, is one of the Exiled Swords front line attacking warriors. Besides his mastery over the Katana and other Great Weapons, Kojima is also known for his near mastery over the element of fire and adding it to his techniques, making him far more lethal in combat. At the rare times he is forced back to make a withdraw, he is also capable wielding his fire magic defensively such as his notorious Furious Aura technique, that creates a impassible mountainous wall of fire.

As one could probably guess, the background of Kojima is not known with the only information known is that he was originally a warrior, a sword master of the Rominian Clan Dachi however due to some reason, Kojima was exiled by the clan for some action or he had entered self-exile permanently. Whenever the truth, only Kojima knows the truth and he, like the other members of the Exiled Swords, isn't one for talking about their past.

#### **Cellethia**

Known as the **"Exile of Malledriel"**, the **"Crimson Handmaiden"** and as **"Crimson Goddess of the Bow"**, Cellethia is a Eeldra Adamantite Class Archer and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Similar in personality to Sakumuto and Berith of the Exiled Swords, Cellethia can be best described as a serious woman bordering on harsh while being a loner. This can be best attributed from prior events earlier in her life but even before those events, Cellethia was always a very serious person at her core and while most of her personality before becoming joining the Exiled Sword is no longer present, some still remains such as having respect for those whom have earned it and loyalty to those she serves and the ones she see's as allies and as close companions. Being in exile for nearly four hundred years has made Cellethia bitter, cold and racist towards the human races with the exceptions of the Laetannians, viewing the other human races as arrogant and ignorant children whom take everything for granted however she still acknowledges the potential Humanity still holds unlike the rest of her race whom have nearly considered them a lost cause. Of course being alone for decades by herself has also made her one for paranoia, always watching the shadows and always being suspicious of outsiders until they prove themselves to her and show they are no enemy.

Having such a overwhelming mastery over ranged, especially to that of the bow, it is obvious she would function as the Exiled Sword's main attacker from range, providing support fire for the group's main melee attackers. In her secondary role to the Exiled Swords, Cellethia also functions as the group's scout and at times, an assassin when Sakumuto is not present. Cellethia is also a noted proficient user in the five elements as well as the light, allowing her to apply such magic's to her attacks and aid in other magic endevours although not to the same extent of the group's primary magic users. Being originally a Handmaiden to the Everqueen of the Everqueen, Cellethia is also a noted master of blades although nowhere to the same extent as Kojima or as Asavar.

Much of Cellethia's prior events are unknown, seeing as she always keeps to herself as expected of a member of the Exiled Sword but at times, she has revealed a portion of her past to her group. A second generation Eeldra to be over eight hundred years old, she was originally a Handmaiden of the Eeldra Evenqueen, Ellarian, a member of her personal guard and at one time, a bodyguard of the Crown Prince, Asteraoth as well before his death however immediately following the ending of the War of Blood in 5E 870, she entered Exile for undisclosed reasons only known to herself. What she did before joining the Exiled Swords is unknown but in the present day, she is well known by the people of Thrymir, the Celestine Empire, the Immortal Empire to the south and to her people as a goddess of martial ability, of the bow to such an extent, she is seen as an equal to the fallen Asteraoth.

#### **Halgaard**

Known as the **"Knights Tactician"** and as the **"Raveneye Knight"**, Halgaard is a semi retired Adamantite Class Knight Tactician and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Keeping to his heritage and his training, Hargaard is noted to having a similar personality to a "standard" knight. While honorable and loyal and respectful towards those whom have earned it, Halgaards at almost all times, maintains a professional demeanor, even amongst those of the Exiled Swords and those he is close with, often with many making him out to be a cold, crude man with a professional attitude. Although he often come off as Cold, Halgaard understands the value of friendship and working together despite popular belief by many. Being a veteran of war, including surviving the horrifying Night of Tears event within Ivalice in 5E 1180, Halgaard has become one for being realistic, calm, collected and in control under stress and under intense situations and is known for rarely being caught off guard. Due to his past experiences, Halgaard is not a Knight that is native or one whom is obsessed with Honor as for example, a Laetannian Knight. While he does understands the importance and it's principles in all maters of life, Halgaard has no issue in removing it from himself when needed and even doing things that would be considered unhonorable or even heretical in nature If it meant getting results without the loss of life, information or goods.

Being a semi retired member of the Exiled Swords after being injured by a horde of Soulclaws along with a few other members of the Exiled Swords, Halgaard now functions as the Exiled Sword's Tactician in times of war or in times of dire events that requires his mastery over strategy and tactics. When Halgaard is not present or needed within the Exiled Sword's main group, Halgaard is also to aid Cendred in the training of the Exiled Sword's newer, less skilled members. Despite being semi retired and now functioning as a Tactician, Halgaard is still more than capable of fighting on the front line If needed, being a warrior of notable skill and leadership on the fields of battle.

Although much of Halgaard's early life is unknown, his later life widely known. Originally a Ivalice Knight Dominionthat served under Archduke Katsou Kurama and one of the few Adeptus Knights whom had survived the Night of Tears event in 5E 1180, sometime afterwards this event, Halgaard was either exiled from Ivalice or entered self-exile for reasons only known to himself. After a few years into his exile however, he was recruited by the Exiled Swords and became one of it's original members. Becoming a front line warrior as expected of a Knight, he fought in many battles, being a vanguard of the Exiled Swords until he, along with a few other members some years later were severely wounded during a battle where the Exiled Swords fought off a massive horde of Soulclaws that were being forced into the civilized lands by the Rominian Clans of the north. With such injuries, Halgaard was forced into semi retirement with a few other members, including his oath brother Cendred whom had decided to take on more secondary and supportive roles within the Group. Since Halgaard's semi retirement, Halgaard has remained in Ivalice for the most part, deciding to aid Cendred in training newer members of the group when his expertise is not needed. He was also welcomed back into the ranks of the Adeptus Knights as a Grand Knight when Katsou Kurama's son, Seto Kurama became the Archduke of Ivalice in 5E 1190, granting him great prestige and influence within the Adeptus Knights and within Ivalice itself with the Archduke himself taking a liking o the veteran knight.

#### **Cendred**

    Known as the **"Exiled Lion"**, Cendred is a semi retired Laetannian Adamantite Class Knight and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. Friendly, approachable and highly sociable, Cendred is the charismatic deputy leader and the public face of the Exiled Swords. Portrayed as the most human and the most normal of the group, Cendred is considered the only member with the exception of Halgaard to have a "normal" life as well. Being a Laetannian, Cendred considers himself to what a true knight should aspire to be, honorable at all times, be brave and understanding yet know empathy and understanding of self sacrifice for the greater good. having such a mindset makes him popular amongst the populace and aspiring knights however due to such a personality, Cendred is known to be idealistic and merciful, often hampering his decision making at times. He is not a push over though, when it comes to the things and topic he strongly cares for, he can be fierce and harsh at times to prove his point and despite being a Laetannian, thanks to Halgaard's influence, Cendred can be a realist and make decisions that would be considered dishonorable by others.

Though his glory days as a frontline warrior for the Exiled Swords is over, Cendred being semi-retired has functioned as the Exiled Swords recruiter and so called "Trainer" of the newer members, especially those whom are more greener than the others. He is also officially the deputy leader of the Exiled Swords entire group as well as the so called leader of the secondary group although he's not one for performing such a role. This does not mean he isn't a threat however, much like Halgaard, Cendred is still a warrior with mastery over warfare and with the sword and should not be underestimated.

Unlike the other members of the Exiled Swords, Cendred has been open about his past and has little issue speaking of it, albeit sadden slightly over it. Originally known as the **"Lion Knight"** and as the **"Knights Lion"**, Cendred was a renowned Knights Captain within the Kingdom of Daniela whom personally served the High Queen herself. Known for his ferocity and courage in battle, he led the knights of Daniela into battle many times and had always defeated the enemy until he was exiled during a campaign against a horde of bandits within the country. With the prior High Queen taking charge of the campaign herself instead of her generals, Cendred constantly questioned her orders which always left needless casualties and bloodshed. Offended that one of her own knights was questioning her judgement, she eventually had him permanently exiled from the country. Afterwards he had wondered the lands a bit, thinking of serving a new lord however in his travels, he eventually came across Halgaard whom befriended him before realizing who he was. Eventually Halgaard managed to persuade Cendred to join the Exiled Swords and over time, fighting alongside him, the two became Oath brothers. Eventually him, along with other members of the Exiled Swords were severely wounded during a battle with a massive horde of Soulclaws and was forced into semi retirement with a few other members, including his oath brother Halgaard. Since than, Cendred has taken on a more supportive role within the group within Ivalice, aiding the group indirectly.

#### **Valeria**

Known as the **"Hammer Valkyrie"** and as the **"Valkyrie Smith"**, Valeria is a semi retired Laetannian Adamantite Class Valkyrie and blacksmith and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" Adamantite ranked adventurer group. One of the more outgoing and friendly members similar to Cendred initially, however below her humble and friendly exterior, below, deep inside her is a fearsome like disposition that can only be described as a monster by the others whom had witnessed it to the point of mere thought of aggravating her is a fate worse than death to many, including many of the Exiled Swords due to her legendary monstrous strength she wields. Although it usually takes effort to make Valeria angry but when it does happen, either through angering her or aggravating her, she is prone to swift acts of violence and dealing out large amount of physical harm. It is common for Valeria to summon all her strength and throw people into the sky or through a wall and for those whom really get under her skin, she is not above using her forge hammer or even Thunderclap, her great Axe to punish those whom truly deserve it. Despite popular belief though, Valeria is not simply a monstrous brute as she is in many ways, a philosopher. Having gain a vast amount of experience and skill in war and seeing what it brings, she is one whom frequently values peaceful solutions and firmly belies one should only fight when only absolutely needs to and one should only kill when one is prepared to be killed themselves. As with being a Laetannian as well, Valeria also understands and values the idea of hard work by hand as well as self sacrifice and commitment. Although Valeria is not the biggest supporter on how Ivalice's Archduke deals with politics or how Ivalice's military is used, she is perhaps, one of his biggest supporters when it comes to the Archduke's ideals, firmly believing in his and Ivalice's **"Will of Fire"**, an ideology conceived long ago where the people stay together despite any odds and fights to defend Ivalice and their love for such a home. Through this love and sacrifice, the people of Ivalice are given the strength to continue. Besides ideals and ethic's, Valeria is a remarking warm loving and caring individual, always willing to help those in need and has always been known for being honorable in almost her actions and being a Laetannian, understands the concepts of valor and self sacrifice very well as If it was imprinted on her mind when she born. unlike the other members of the Exiled Swords whom don't care usually for such things, Valeria is also a very optimistic person when it comes to the generations of new and is more than willing to help those better themselves for those whom earn her tutelage, she has no issue in putting faith in her pupils and others that show promise which can, at times make her seem as a motherly figure.

She is not without her faults however, blaming it on her Rominian's father heritage, besides her Rominian outbursts of monstrous strength, she is known to disappear at times, only to be found excessive drinking and eating and occasionally cussing throughout the entire time. For a Laetannian, she is also remarkably bold, arrogant and prideful when on the battlefield, especially when facing strong opponents and unlike the other members of the Exiled Swords, she has been mentally tortured and traumatized by past events to such an extent, it's not uncommon for her to make sudden outbursts, reliving the worst of her live's memories.

Originally, like the few other retired members of the Exiled Swords, she was at one point a Valkyrie Warrior of the Exiled Swords, acting as one of their vanguards and as a frontline attacker with her massively large Great Axe, Thunderclap. Eventually however she was forced to retire from the main group after she, along with a few others were severely wounded in battle fighting off an entire horde Soulclaws that were pushed into the civilized lands by the Rominian tribes of the north. Since her recovery, she has since taken up the occupation of acting as the group's main blacksmith and since her time in Ivalice, has undoubtedly became Ivalice's most skilled blacksmith in terms of crafting the finest weapons and armor for those she deems worthy of crafting for. She also has over the years, taken a few Apprentices but the vast majority have failed her difficult training.

Although Valerie's backstory isn't a well known one in Ivalice or Thrymir, in Laetannia it is a different story and is one Valerie never speaks of. Originally a noble daughter of Boutancourt whom rose to become a Laetannian Knight. under the leadership of her father, Lord Cyngar, she fought in many battles under the banner of Boutancourt until the battle of the Absolution Keep where her father and the vast majority of the Laetannian Forces were slaughtered when the Rominian Lord Sigvarr refused to reinforce the line and sacrifice his cavalry forces to save the remaining forces. Being one of the few survivors of the battle, when she managed to drag herself back to Boutancourt, it was revealed than Lord Sigvarr had actually planned a coup d'état to assume control of Boutancourt after the vast majority of the Boutancourt had been killed in the campaign, worst of all, Valerie's own mother was the one whom had orchestrated the entire thing. Upon learning the truth from her mother, along with the fact that the Rominian Lord Sigvarr was also her true, biological father, in a fit of rage as well as quenching her thirst for revenge and justice, she slew her mother and after challenging Lord Sigvarr to an honor duel to the death, she managed to slay him as well. Unfortunately due to the fact that everyone notable had either been killed or had "disappeared", without any evidence to support Valerie's claim on the events that had transpired, the Laetannian High King, Nilus Abbergenien's hand was forced by the high ranking nobles of his court to exile her from Laetannia or face percussions from the upper nobility. After losing everything and forced into exile, Valerie took an oath to the gods and became a Valkyrie. For much of her life after that moment, she wondered the lands from the wastes of the Rominian homeland to the lands of the Samurai as a Valkyrie and aiding all those in need of her strength, and witnessed first hand far more atrocities set by mankind than as her time as Laetannian Knight. It was over ten years when she had decided to join the ranks of the Exiled Swords after she had witnessed them take on entire hordes of pigmen alone in the defense of a city that been abandoned by the local Lord and his forces. Inspired by their courage and valor, she joined them in the battle and aided them greatly driving the beasts away from the city before killing those in power. Although her ideals differed from Asavar and the others, they were all the same, exiles or dark heroes whom seeked the same goals and dreams. For many years under the leadership of Asavar, Valerie fought with bravery with valor until she was severely wounded fighting the massive horde of Soulclaws that were driven into the south by the Rominian Clans of the north. Following this, although she gave up the path of the warrior, she refused to sit on the sidelines and do nothing, so to aid her brothers and sisters, she took up her old hobby of smithing in an attempt to aid provide them with the greatest weapons and armor she could provide. She eventually honed her skill and after many years, now, within Ivalice, she is a well known and famous smith to the point, the Archduke would have even made her the Royal Smith If it wasn't for her lack of skill in the smithing of Katana's and other similar weapons in which he wields.

#### **Feina Nerissa**

nicknamed the **"Handler"** by the members Exiled Swords and the Adventuring Guild within Ivalice, Feina is a Gold Class Ieldra Adventurer and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. Similar to Cendred and Halgaard in terms of personality, Feina is a person whom maintains a constant professional and somewhat aloof demeanor when it comes to her work. Despite her somewhat cold exterior, that often makes her a daunting figure to approach, to those whom she knows and trusts as well being simply off duty from her work, Feina is a friendly and caring individual whom is more than willing to help those in need or need advice. In fact, to the many green adventurers of the Adventurer's Guild within Ivalice, she is often dispicted as a young woman with a older sister disposition when she is off duty, much to the dismay of Cendred and Halgaard. On the rare occasions she is on the battlefield. Feinia is noted for having a strong sense of Justice towards the wicked, especially Pigmen, which at times, can cloud her judgement. Feina also carries other common traits amongst the members of the Exiled Swords such as honor, valor and self sacrifice yet she is different in the way she is also a realist and isn't afraid of getting her hands dirty when it comes to the greater good as well as being merciless to those she deems as scum and trash.

Being a member of the Exiled Swords secondary group within Ivalice, she is the eyes and ears of the Exiled Swords, their representative within the Adventurer's Guild whom handles the everyday politics between the Adventurer's Guild and the Exiled Swords. She also functions as the group's handler whom handles all quests and contracts put up by the Adventurer's Guilds and is the one whom decides whether to deny or accept a quest or contract before sending it to the main or secondary group. Although not primary a fighter within the Exiled Swords, being trained by the fellow members of the main group, she holds a mastery over the sword and the bow although no where near the levels of the members of the main group.

Feina's later background is well known by the members of the Exiled Swords and those within the Adventurer's Guild. Within the Exiled Swords, Feina hold the distinction of being the first adventurer of the Adventurer's Guild to join the Exiled Swords. Originally a Steel Class Adventurer whom worked alone, she was eventually wounded and captured by a Pigmen horde during an escort mission that went horribly wrong where nearly everyone died. Feina was nearly raped before she was saved by the Exiled Swords members, Asavar and Valeria whom rescued her while they were returning to Ivalice from Gilramore. Following her rescue and return to civilization, feeling she was eternally indebt to the two for saving her life, Feina swore a life long fealty to the Exiled Swords to which Asavar accepted personally, beginning her habit of treating him as If he was her noble lord. After this, after being noted as being too weak to be in the group officially by Valeria, Valeria took it upon herself to make Feina into a skilled warrior. After a few years of intense training and becoming a Gold Class Adventurer, Feina was accepted by the Exiled Swords as a rookie member of the group however to Asavar's dismay, she choose to remain in Ivalice to aid the group through acting as the group's handler and representative since she knew well she would most likely only slow down the main group.

#### **Alleyna**

Commonly referred simply as the **"Ice Duchess"**,Alleyna is a Mythril Class Eeldra Battle Mage and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. Gaining her reputation as the "Ice Duchess" in part because of her personality, Alleyna is always described as having a "Ice Queen" personality due to her cold exterior and deceptively attractive looks by other Adventurers whom have usually tried their luck, only to fail miserly and getting burned. As one might expect, Alleyna is a person whom has little interest in anything less than her duties within the Exiled Swords and her own experiments, as a result, Alleyna usually comes off as a unresponsive, and undetached to those she deems as unimportant or are wasting her time. Being a person whom takes pride in her magical work, Alleyna is a person of logic, reasoning and one of realism, seeing idealistic people and those whom fantasise as idiots. Despite her cold exterior, it is capable for other to "thaw' her out to see her warmer side, to see that she is respectful and somewhat friendly to those whom have earned her respect and likes however she will most likely only open up to those whom understand her inside and out. At that point, she can come off similarly to Feina, a caring and loyal friend albeit still somewhat anti social.

Being a rookie member of the Exiled Sword, she is part of the secondary group whom is in training until she is deemed powerful enough by Cendred and the others to be allowed to join the primary group. In the secondary group however, being a master over the elements, allowing her to create and control Ice has made her the main support caster and supporter to her melee oriented companions.

Alleyna's background is almost complete mystery to everyone in the group with the exception of Asavar whom Alleyna is infatuated with however it is known she was originally a member of the **"Royal Wraith"** Platinum ranked adventurer group and was it's most prominent member until she along with the Royal Wraiths had worked together with the Exiled Swords to repel a Deadra horde that was summoned by Dark Lord followers. In the ensuring battle, nearly half of the Royal Wraiths were either killed or disappeared after being captured by the Deadra. In the midst of the battle, after being nearly defeated and captured, the wounded Alleyna was personally saved and carried to safety by the Exiled Swords members, Asavar before returning to the battle whom would end up saving two other members of her group. Afterwards, after becoming strongly infatuated with Asavar, she along with the other two members of her group whom had been saved by him had requested to join the Exiled Swords. Initially Asavar had little interest in having them in his group however after being reminded of their potential by members of his group, he allowed them to join on the condition they serve in the secondary group ran by Cendred until he deemed them strong enough to join his personal group. The three accepted the conditions and since that day, Alleyna along with her two members of her old group journeyed to Ivalice without question and joined the Exiled Swords secondary group in the hopes of one day, possibility fighting alongside Asavar and the rest of the Exiled Swords.

#### **Sylvia**

Commonly known as the **"Wrath's Eyes"**, Sylvia is a Platinum Class Eeldra Archer and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A person whom keeps to themselves, Sylvia retains a cold exterior whom maintains her aloof and profession demeanor in effort to continue her duties. While a serious and dedicating member of the Exiled Swords, Sylvia is occasionally known for her sharp tongue and sarcastic, alluring remarks she views as harmless humor, not knowing or possibly caring about the consequences. Despite how she acts, she still does care about her teammates and is more than willing to put her life at risk for those whom would do the same.

Much like Cellthia, within the Exiled Swords secondary group, Sylvia fills the same role as being the main ranged attacker during combat and in her roles, she also doubles as a scout and assassin when needed, something which she thoroughly enjoys since she enjoys working solo.

The vast amount of information about her past is completely unknown with the exception that she had been a member of the "Royal Wraith" Platinum ranked adventurer group along with Alleyna and Rinia before her joining the Exiled Swords secondary group after nearly half of their group had been either killed or captured by the Deadra Horde they were fighting. Unlike Alleyna whom joined out of her infatuation over Asavar, Sylvia and Rinia joined for feeling eternally indebt to the Exiled Swords whom had saved their lives. Since than she has served the secondary group faithfully and occasionally even trains under Cellthia from the main group.

#### **Rinia**

Known as the **"Blademaster Princess"** and as the **"Blademaster Beauty"**, Rinia is a Platinum Class Eeldra Swordmaster and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A woman whom's personality makes no sense to most people, known for her friendless and caring personality albeit a shy and native at times, on the battlefield however, Rinia performs a near one eighty when her "other" personality is forced to awaken on the battlefield. Upon this awakening, Rinia becomes a different person almost entirely, fulled by her unquenchable thirst for justice and hatred of all things ill, she awakens as a berserker on the battlefield, fighting like a unstoppable, merciless madwomen or at times, a bloody thirsty demon whom can't stop. It is due to this, many think she isn't human at all while others think she is a psychopath whom enjoys the thrill of battle.

Being a Swordmaster and befitting of her personality, it is no surprise she functions as one of the Exiled Swords secondary group main attacker, using all her energy to slay all those that stand in the way, especially those whom serve the Dark Lords or the warriors of the north which she despises greatly. Rinia's sense of justice is so strong, she often takes it upon herself to challenging and slaying enemy heroes of the other side in single combat, making her essentially one of the secondary group's champions although she often argues this position with Grimnir.

Much like her two close companions, Rinia's past is unknown up into the point where she was originally a member of the "Royal Wraith" Platinum ranked adventurer group along with Alleyna and Sylvia before her joining the Exiled Swords secondary group after nearly half of their group had been either killed or captured by the Deadra Horde they were fighting. Unlike Alleyna whom joined out of her infatuation over Asavar, Rinia and Sylvia joined for feeling eternally indebt to the Exiled Swords whom had saved their lives. Since than she has served the secondary group faithfully and occasionally even trains under Kojima.

#### **Grimnir**

Known as the **"Chaos Slayer"** and as the **"Tainted Exile"**, Grimnir is a Rominian Mythril Class Dark Knight and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A warrior with a typical personality of a Rominian of the civilized lands, Grimnir is a prideful and bold man yet is modest in his merits and loyal to those he considers his comrades and allies. A warrior through and through, Grimnir lives by the Ivalice's Code of Chivalry as well as his own concept of honor and valor and would rather die before diminishing either through some unhonorable action or deed. Despite being akin to a Rominian Knight, Grimnir still acts similarly to other Rominians, from spending most of his time training in the hopes he can fight stronger opponents and push himself pass his limits, to once being a skirt chaser to still having a near obsession with eating and drinking to the point of getting drunk.

Being a boisterous of a man and living for the thrill of battle, Grimnir fits exceptionally well as one of the Exiled Swords secondary group's main tank, able to hold any position and when needed, he is more than capable of holding an entire line single handily If needed. Although he functions as the main defender in combat for the group, being one of the most capable, he is still more than capable of going on the offensive. Combined with his mastery over combat with Great Swords and over dark magic, he is easily able to act as any vanguard of his group or any force he is apart. Being a Rominian, Grimnir has a habit of leaving his position to challenge the most skilled of enemies and slaying them, something he often argues with over Rinia on whom gets the privilege this time.

Majority of Grimnir's past is unknown however through his many times of drunkenness, he has revealed was originally an Ivalice Knight whom became a member of the Flesh Tearers however for some reason only he knows, Grimnir either left Ivalice in shame by his own free will or he was exiled although many theorize it was due to him receiving mutations by the taint that he was exiled.

#### **Justadus**

Known as the **"Raven of Asingard"** and as the **"Darkness of Asingard"**, Justadus is a Platinum Class Knight and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. Different from what you expect of a former knight, instead of the honorable Laetannian Knight or the realist Knight that aspired to be honorable but couldn't due to many factors. A calm and collected individual yet highly ambitious and idealistic, Justadus was far different than the rest of the Exiled Swords, having joined seemingly only for a chance at power to eventually be able to become a king, Justadus is a slippery one whom has no true loyalties but to himself and see's no issue in doing anything required to fit his goals whether it be assassinating one in his way or manipulate those to do his bidding before eliminating them to further his own goals. The concepts of honour, teamwork and friendship either do not exist or he cares little for such principals, seeing such principals that would only slow him down. Despite the fact he calls himself a "necessary monster", he only seeks to do such acts so as to protect humanity against itself, seeing himself as one of the few whom can save it, he does not believe in holding power just for the sake of it or being able to live as a king.

Within the Exiled Swords group as a whole, Justadus holds the honor of being the group's only field's diplomat when it comes to dealing with diplomatic actions outside of the Adventurer's Guild. Through his manipulative nature, Justadus always tries to take the best solution for the Exiled Swords and especially himself, no matter the cost of life or the destruction it cause, which to the other members can cause issue's at times. Being a Knight at earlier points in his life, Justadus has mastery over warfare and is more than capable in fighting although with his nature, he is one for avoiding fighting If necessary.

Secretive in nature as well, Justadus has refused to speak of his past, leaving the matter a mystery but given the fact he was a Asingard Knight at one point, one could easily assume he simply left or went into exile when the nation nearly broke down in nothing yet some think, due to his personality that Justadus might have a hand in Asingard's near destruction in his attempt to take power for his delusional dreams and goals.

#### **Yu Yal**

Known as the **"Sleeping Sage"** and as the **"Sage of War"**, Yu Yal is a Mythril Class Warlord and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A thinker more so than a fighter, Yu Yal is man of cunning and always thinking of the future and what steps to take to achieve it, even If it proves rather unpopular to others and himself. Being a old noble and a retired Chou Offical, Yu Yal still remains his polite, proper manner majority of the time as well as his professional demeanor while conducting his duties. Off duty or during his free time, Yu Yal was far from the serious and professional official he was. Preferring to be his "true self" as he called it, Yu Yal would often be easy going and laid back, choosing to act like an optimistic, friendly old man whom occasionally would get in trouble due to his humor involving being a ladies man. All that aside, when demanded, Yu Yal is a philosopher at heart, whom often enjoys aiding those through guidance, especially to those whom were unsure how to live their lives or those whom unsure If they were stuck with one destiny or If they could make their own.

Due to his vast amounts of experience he has gained from his time within the Chou Empire, Yu Yal has taken up the position of functioning as the secondary group's tactician and when needed, as a warrior despite his age. Despite appearing as a decrepit old man, Yu Yal's mastery of the blade is second to none, with only Kojima, Beatrix and Asavar having superior mastery over the blade. He is also adapt at wielding all the five elements to the point he is able to wield them into his physical attacks as well.

Being well over a century old, Yu Yal has jokingly refused to tell the tale of his life for the most part although he has admitted to being a civil offical and a military officer within the Chou Empire to the south for the majority of his life although why he is no a member, he will not say, saying it no longer matters anyway. Originally a member of the Exiled Swords main group, he willingly transferred to the secondary group in an attempt to aid the younger members as well as no longer feeling upto the challenge of being part of the main group after he had been depromoted to Mythril for involving the Adventurer's Guild in Thrymir politics, forcing the Adventurer's Guild to lose much of it's influence for a short period of time.

#### **Dante**

Known as the **"Knight of Ending"**, Dante is a Orichalcum Class Deldra Knight and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A complex and very contradicting man whom is often difficult to read, Dante is a person whom is devoted and protective towards those he cares about yet at the same time, Dante is a bitter, cynical and sarcastic old warrior whom has no issue speaking his mind or ideals upon others, whether they wound or not. In truth this could be said due to the events that have transpired in his life, making the man carry a burned out and broken heart yet why he continues to fight when he wants to secretly die is unknown.

A simple warrior as he puts it, Dante has taken up the position of being one of the main Exiled Swords secondary group's frontline attacks and has no issue's acting as a vanguard at times. Unlike the others, Dante has little value in his own life, so much so he has no objection in sacrificing himself If necessarily in whatever action it is for only dying can release him from his hell of a life, only in death can he be free and regain his honor. Although a master of warfare itself, having few equals, Dante is one of the rarest variety that is not only capable of wielding the Light but the Darkness as well as If it was an extension of his own body, to such an extent, he is even said to wield Light-Dark Magic, albeit only for a short period of time.

Dante's previous life is a mystery and is so unwilling to speak of it, he has even killed those have persisted of being told. In a few old records, it was said Dante was originally an Eeldrain Knight under House Malorna whom one was of the many who had thought to have perished during the Great Corruption event in 5E 527, making Dante at least several hundred years old.

#### **Nijou**

Known as the **"One eyed Killer"** and as the **"Seventh Sword swordmen"**, Nigou is a Platinum Class Rogue and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. A mysterious man whom shows little to no emotion whatsoever and rarely for one for speaking, many wonder If he is even human or something else entirely. Despite his absence of speaking, Nijou has been viewed by his teammates and allies as one whom at least understands and values teamwork and is seen to be obedient and protective to the Exiled Swords as If it was more akin to his family than a mere group he is apart of. Seen by his actions, Nijou does indeed cling to honor to some extent, even allowing those to defend themselves and is willing to follow a Knight's example despite being a rogue.

Filling a similar position to that of Sakumuto, within the secondary group, Nijou has taken it upon himself to function as a scout, a infiltrator and at times, a assassin although this is rare due to himself believing he is more akin to a warrior than anything else. When the time calls for it, Nijou will often aid in a fight directly by supporting the frontline with his own martial prowers whom is considered a master of the blade as well as hit and run tactics. Considered a slippery one to fight, most would yield before fighting Nijou in single combat.

Nijou's backstory is a complete mystery although due to his style of combat, some believe he is from Chou or Maja.

#### **Gabiya**

Known as the Exiled Swords **"Goddess of Fire"**, Gabiya is an ancient, unique and exceptionally powerful Flame Atronach whom is a honorary member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice through Gabiya being bounded to Asavar. As one might expect from a Deadra, Gabiya is prideful and arrogant and has no true concept of evil and good although, having spent enough time in the mortal world with her master, she has learned some understanding of a mortal's concept of good and evil. Gabiya's most noticeable traits is the ones she shares with succubus Deadra, such as always acting alluring and sexual as If it was second nature or If it was imprinted upon her birth. She tends to be more passive with her sexualiness and alluring like attitude when her needs have been fulfilled as a Deadra however the longer she goes without fulfilling her needs, she begins to act more and more as a Succubus in terms of personality. Being bounded by her master and his wishes, Gabiya is completely loyal and obedient to the point she see's her master as a God, she will follow any of his orders without question to the full extent of her abilities although she does have a sense of humor in the form of alluring teasing when given orders. By taking her master's orders, Gabiya is also extremely protective and loyal of the Exiled Swords secondary group to the point she will risk her own life gladly to save anyone part of the group or to complete mission she has been given.

Being a exceptionally powerful Flame Atronach whom's power even exceeds most Adamantite Class Adventurers in terms of raw power, it is only nature that Gabiya would function as one of the main support casters with her divine like mastery over fire magic however with such mastery over fire, Gabiya is also able to summon lighting to a great extent and can summon the Ebony Flames of Hell, the hottest variant of fire, ebony fire that never stops burning nor leaves whatever it is attached to. Due to her age, she is also an expert at teleportation, sealing magic and is even capable of summoning her own, lesser and weaker Flame Atronachs, making her a deadly opponent to fight however she does have a fetal weakness to water magic and is weak to earth magic.

Obviously Gabiya's past as a neutral Deadra is completely unknown and will probably stay that way. During Asavar's early days as an Adventurer with Berith before the Exiled Swords became what it is today, Asavar through some unknown ritual, summoned Gabiya to the mortal realm and bounded her to the mortal realm through him, forcing her to serve him as her eternal master until either he releases the bounding that bound her here or Asavar dies. However after spending so many years with her master whom has properly taken care of all her needs as well whom has shown respect for her, has only made her fanatical loyal to him to the point she wishes to be by his side for all eternity no matter what happens. Because of such loyalty, the mere thought of returning to Oblivion seems like a fate worse than death itself when asked by Gabiya. In recent years with the formation of the Exiled Swords secondary group and it's constant growth, Asavar left Gabiya to the secondary group in an attempt to balance out their strengths and to aid them in their battles. Although obedient without question in following her master's orders, she waits in anticipation to the highest extent to be able to be able to rejoin her master and be at his side once again, for now she is taken care of by Beatrix of the secondary group's members.

#### **Beatrix**

*"I know all and I've have seen all, only the ignorant and the close minded would think in such a way, understand that only a true warrior whom has endured and has attained true understanding has any hope of saving this world from the fate it rightly deserves."*

 -Beatrix to a young, native warrior

Known as the **"Blood Priestess",** the **"Blood Goddess",** the **"Crimson Knight"** and as the **"Beauty's Death"**, Beatrix is a Adamantite Class Sword Saint Priestess and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. Graceful and beautiful yet undoubtedly cold, it is easy to assume Beatrix is similar to fellow Exiled Swords member, Alleyna yet upon further inspection, the two have quite their own differences. Anti social in most situations, especially when conducting her duties, Beatrix often comes off as an undetached and unresponsive individual whom is even known to outright ignore anyone she deems unworthy of her time to the point they don't even exist in her eyes, especially to those whom irritate and agitate her. Due to her longed live life and having acquired a great uncanny amount of information and experiences as well as acquiring great power, Beatrix has grown a God complex within herself, viewing herself as a near demi goddess compared to the base mortals of Athrunial to the point of arrogance although being aware of of this, Beatrix is quite mild in calling herself a demi goddess. Of course with this view of seeing herself as a demi goddess of knowledge and power, Beatrix has grown a motherly/teacher like demeanor with the much younger people, often taking it upon herself to use her acquired wisdom to teach and guide the younger people of Athrunial. Although many would often find her wisdom as a great aid to whatever they doing, most often saw Beatrix's wisdom as an old woman being cryptic, telling lengthy anecdotes and lectures. Being a being whom does not live by human mortals nor understands why mortals would follow them, Beatrix see's no issue in doing whatever is necessary to secure peace and to complete her objectives whether that is through manipulation, torture, seduction or even mass murder or destruction of civilization itself. Despite this however and whatever unknown atrocities she may have performed in her life, Beatrix has never viewed herself as an evil individual, to the contrary, she has always depicted herself as a benevolent demi goddess observer whom holds tough love over the mortals of Athrunial whom firmly believes humanity as well as the mortals of Athrunial can only attain true understanding and peace through only being pushed to one's limits and being forced to endure long enough to find the correct path, only than can true peace be attained. To Beatrix, her sole commitment to this ideology always justified the ends no matter the action or crime she committed If it meant achieving the end result or aiding those in true enlightenment. Although quite rare, Beatrix did have a warmer side to those whom could impress her or gain her trust. To such individual's, Beatrix's more motherly demeanor would often arise to the surface, becoming much more friendly and caring and at rare occurrences, warm loving to those she had a bond with. She also held high respect and a slight feeling of sisterhood to those whom held similar power and believed in the same ideals as her.

Despite being Adamantite Class and considered one of the few, If not the only one capable of battling Asavar on equal footing by the other members, Beatrix has taken a far more supportive role in the Exiled Swords. In an attempt to spread her wisdom upon the younger members of the Exiled and the members of the Adventurer's Guild within Ivalice, she had choose voluntarily to take her place within the secondary group with no intention of joining the primary group any time soon. Within the secondary group, Beatrix has no official role in the group, instead choosing to take whatever role she deems necessarily which to her, she can fill easily. With her power comparable to Asavar by the other members, Beatrix has a considerable mastery in nearly all forms of combat and that of magic to such an extent, she is considered to easily wield demi god strength. Her most famous and favored form of combat however is her divine like mastery over blood magic, an extremely advanced sub variant of water magic, allowing her to control blood within a living thing, as such, she is able to manipulate almost any being or animal with ease.

Like the vast amount of the Exiled Swords members, the life story of Beatrix is completely unknown with the only known fact that despite being depicted as a young woman, Beatrix is in fact several hundred years old with some even claiming she may even be near a millennia old although many dispute this theory despite her mastery over war and the elements.

#### **Astrid**

*"You lower lifeforms and your pitiful ignorance knows no bounds, you filth should be honored just to be in my mere presence, let alone to do battle with me, I am the Divine Sword of Retribution, the protector and the wraith of the Hero of Legends, know that you will die before me filth."*

-Astrid to a warrior attempting to take Asavar's life

Renowned as the **"Kaminofuku, the Sword of Divine Retribution"**, Astrid is a mysterious and exceeding powerful Deldra swordmaster in the service of Asavar and whom is a honorary member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice. Completely dismissive of others outside the Exiled Swords and completely devoid of emotion yet completely and utterly obedient and submissive to Asavar, Astrid is a woman considered by all to be woman impossible to read. Often viewed more as a Automaton or a mortal devoid of a soul and emotions, with the noted exceptions of such emotions such as anger, pride and paranoia that occasionally rise to the surface when protecting Asavar, Astrid is noted to be completely devoid of almost all emotions and is completely dismissive of others she deems unworthy of her time to such an extent, Astrid will act as If the individual doesn't even exist. Astrid also seems to have a superior complex comparable to Beatrix, viewing herself to be on a much higher plane of existence to base mortals of Athrunial, so much so, she views humans and other base mortals as nothing more than lower lifeforms or low class creatures similar to a beast whom never learn from their mistakes or attempt to understand others. When it comes to humanity and the other mortal races on Athrunial, Astrid doesn't hide her aggressiveness or her hateful attitude towards them. As expected of such a person If you could even call them a person, Astrid lives by no moral code similar to what mortals follow and thus will not hesitate in what she needs to do complete her duties, wither that be through murder or destruction of an entire populace unless ordered otherwise by her master. Around her master, Asavar however, Astrid is noted to be rather different than how she usually acts without his presence. Besides being utterly and completely obedient and submissive to his will and doing anything he asks of her, she seems to be genuinely happy and friendly while in her master's presence with some members of the Exiled Swords even catching her in the act of being strongly infatuated with him although she always deny's having any "romantic" emotions towards her master when asked. Although she is not one for having friends, she does consider a few members of the Exiled Swords as "friends" and has no issue in showing respect towards them as her other allies.

Being an honorary member of the Exiled Swords, Astrid has no true role within the Exiled Swords although in the few times her aid is required in the secondary group, under most circumstances, she often takes on the role of acting as a front line warrior or as a Vanguard. In other situations, Astrid is more than capable at performing scouting duties, infiltrating and performing assassinations but her primarily duty or as she calls it "her sole reason for existing" is to function as Asavar's bodyguard and protector which of whom she takes very seriously and takes great pride in doing, seeing it has her life's work. Although Astrid's own mastery of the blade is comparable to Asavar, Kojima and Beatrix, Astrid's full potential is unknown as she has never used fifty percent of her true power, seeing little reason to do so. Despite being a swordmaster, Astrid is also a member whom is a master at wielding the elements and is even capable of limited short range teleportation and levitation. It is also widely believed she is capable of wielding dark magic however Astrid has never showed performing such magic.

Astrid has no background or even rumors on where she came from or what she even is. All that is known is that one day, Astrid appeared with Asavar whom took her role as his eternal protector up until a few years ago where he ordered her to join the secondary group to aid them in their pursuits, something she has secretly loathed greatly ever since.

#### **Charlotte Lynthia**

*"You dare challenge thy? The Canoness of the Ord'r of the Holy Spirit's Divine Wraith? I am the holy spirits will made manifest for I am one of his holy vessels! His spirit gives me thy strength and thee wish to challenge such strength? So be it, prepare to die where thee stands!"*

- Lynthia to a group of Rominian bandits

commonly refereed to as **"Lynthia"**,**"Lythnia","Lynn"**,**"Lynith"** and as **"Lilith",** by members of the Exiled Swords and by her followers, she is also well renowned as the **"Dead Eye Executioner"**, the **"Mistress of Death"** and as the **" Reaper Mistress"** as well as many more titles. Lynthia is a Laetannian Orichalcum Class Tainted Grail Nun and a member of the **"Exiled Swords**" secondary adventurer group located within Ivalice as well as Canoness of the small militant Order of the Holy Spirit's Divine Wraith. Fiercely Independent and extremely strong willed to the point of stubbornest in her fanatical worship in the "Holy Spirit", Lythia is a woman that has holds no fear for death or damnation as she wages her eternal battle against the foes of the Holy Spirit with her sisters. Considered a monster without a soul by many, others as a Deadra, Lynthnia is famous for being extremely relentless, merciless and ruthless on the fields of battle and is known to goto any length to kill those she believes are heretics or those she believes that need to be put down. When it comes to her sacred duty, she sees no one innocent until proven otherwise and see's no quarrel in imprisoning and torturing those whom may be involved and killing those whom she knows are collaborators to the person she is hunting down although she does know moderation and will not punish someone with death over something trivial or small. With that being said, Lynthnia is not above exploiting and manipulating other to further her own cause or her order in order to secure what she needs. While Harsh and subconsciously knowing she is a "necessarily evil", she does not see herself as a monster or as a malevolent individual, but as a servant of the Holy Spirit fulfilling her duty. With all that said, Lynthia often comes off as a cold and aloof person and there is truth to this. In this world, the only things that truly matter to her is her worship of the Holy Spirit and the order of sisters she belongs to, almost anything else in this world has little value to her and see's little reason in being friendly or personable unless absolutely deemed necessary. This belief often leaves Lynthia as undetached from the world and as a person as well as unresponsive but she has no issues with this whatsoever. Although despite being a nun, a Grail Nun at that, Lynthia is far different from the usual modest and quiet nun, along with being fierce and fearless,Lynthia is also bold and aggressive on and off the battlefield and can even have a sarcastic and vulgar mouth to those she despises or those whom irritate or agitate her.

It it also due to such pride and dedication to her sacred duties as well as supposedly being a chosen servant of the Holy Spirit that she has developed a superior complex within her mind, viewing herself as one of the chosen individuals of the god amongst all gods. With such a complex, she firmly believes she is far higher than regular mortals besides those whom follow the same path of her and those whom are the righteous heroes of Athrunial. With all that, it is no surprise that Lynthia feels the need to educate those whom she believes are "unbelievers" and use all her abilities at her disposal in an attempt to convert and aid them in gaining true enlightenment. After working with Beatrix and becoming close after many years, Lynthia has came to adopting Beatrix's ideology with her own twist, believing people born with special destinies can only find true understanding and enlightenment of the world when they are pushed to their limits and are forced to endure long enough to find the correct path where as those whom are "normal" or those part of the cog, they can only find true understanding and enlightenment through the teaching of the Holy Spirit. Despite popular belief though, Lynthia could function as a normal person as well but to only those whom she deemed close to or those whom were of the same sisterhood as her. In these contexts, Lynthia could be friendly, caring, social and helpful albeit not to the extent of a normal person per say. To her sisters whom she leds and guides, Lynthia is viewed as a harsh yet warm loving mother whom does truly care about them to the point of platonic love whom will do anything to protect them. As one might expect from a nun, Lynthia has little to no interest in the concept of romantic love, seeing herself as well her sisters as being the "Brides" of the Holy Spirit itself, anything less would be considered near Hersey although it appears Lynthia has a light infatuation with Asavar, seeing she considers him as the Holy Spirit's Avatar of War made manifest.

More of an honorary member than as a full fledged member of the Exiled Swords despite her rank within the Adventurer Guild, Lynthia has no official role within the secondary group however on the battlefield, being highly versatile allows her to take on many roles when needed although her preferred role is that of a support caster whom is able to powerful magical attacks or powerful support magic such as healing and buffs or when times allows it, a front line, highly agile fighter whom employs hit and run tactics with various debuffing effects on her weapons. Much like Astrid, Lynthia's true power or potential is unknown as she has commented that she normally only uses fifty percent of her power and due to being forbidden from the Holy Spirit, she is forbidden from using her most powerful magic. Although a expert in close quarters combat with small, fast weapons specializing in hit and run tactics and is known to move similar to an assassin or a ninja, Lynthia is tremendously more powerful with her magic. Comparable to Beatrix in her mastery over magic, Lynthia is easily a master over the five elemental magics, allowing her to easily cast spells of every type and is even able to wield multiple elements at the same time which is considered a rarity between casters. Being a Tainted Grail Nun, she also has access to Light magic and all it's sub variants as well as Dark Magic with all it's sub variants after being Tainted however she cannot use Dark-Light Magic or Nature magic. It should be noted that due to her close relationship with Beatrix, she also has access to Blood Magic although no near the same mastery as Beatrix. Unofficially, due to her ruthless and merciless mentality, she often functions as the secondary group's torturer and manipulator and due to her connection to the Laetannian Church and other similar religions, she also function as a diplomat when dealing with such organizations.

Known only by the sisters of her order, the members of the Exiled Swords and by the ninth High King of Laetannia, hailing originally from Laetannia, Lynthia was originally the eldest child of a noble family whom after being denied her birthright after her brother was born and declared the heir to the family throne, in an attempt to spite her family after being put into an arranged marriage, Lynthia fled her home and joined the Laetannian Church, becoming a nun soon after. Some time after she had became a sister superior within her convent, having the blood of a Laetannian warrior within her veins, Lynthia's natural skills as a warrior began to emerge when she was forced to disarm revolting Thrymirians every few days, seeing her potential, Lynthia was was put into the militant arm of the Laetannian Church. From there as a militant nun, her abilities began to truly shine as she traveled around Laetannia, protecting the various religious buildings and sights of the Laetannian Church. Eventually after rising to the rank of a Palatine, the Arch Priestess of Laetannia, Alessia Vesalius, learning of Lynthia's notable and ever growing combat abilities, assigned Lynthia to the militant Order of the sisterhood of Knights. Once there, Lynthia and the rest of the Order of the sisterhood of Knights joined the Laetannian forces under the command of the ninith High King of Laetannia, Nilus Abbergenien. during the Second Storm of Darkness. There Lynthia and her sisters, for nearly ten years fought repeatedly as they attempted to drive back the Vyreadra back into Aklator. Some time afterwards however, Lynthia was eventually promoted to Canoness of the order after the former Canoness had been killed in battle. It was during that time that she became a renowned warrior and leader, earning the respect of many and eventually, after valiantly choosing to sacrifice herself many times over during the Crusade, she eventually gained the attention of the Goddess of Prophecy herself whom chose her to be one of her chosen servants, elevating her to a Nun of the Grail however in the end, was it simply not enough to push the Deadra and the Vyreadra despite her new found strength. In an attempt to locate and destroy the enormous hordes of the Deadra employed by the Vyreadra, Lynthia whom originally proposed the idea, along with other sisters whom volunteered, drank the blood of the deceased Lilith Succubus, Eurona whom had been brought down by the sacrifice of five Grail Knights. After drinking such unholy blood, Lynthia along with her sisters that didn't immediately fall victim to the Taint, went psychologically insane before falling unconscious. When they arose from the cold ground in their tainted bodies, Lynthia and her sisters soon learned they had been granted the power over the usage of the Darkness as well as becoming linked to the Deadra as a whole, allowing them to instantly know when the Deadra were close by and they were able to understand the communications and thoughts of the Deadra nearby without the Deadra even knowing.

With such gifts, Lynthia leading her tainted sisters, they were able to aid greatly in the crusade to such an extent, they became notorious Deadra Slayers, able to hold off an entire hordes by themselves, such skills and power had them requested in every front. Becoming so notorious, Lynthia and her tainted sisters were present for the final battle of the crusade under the direct command of the High King of Laetannia, Nilus Abbergenien, aiding him greatly in defeating the remaining Vyreadra. Towards the end of the battle, it was there she saw witness of the all mighty Supreme Being, The Nameless One spawning right before eyes as he fought the Laetannian High King in single combat to presumably decide the fate of the world. In the ensuring battle however, Lynthia and her tainted sisters along with the vast majority of the Laetannian forces were thrown back into the forces Vyreadra when a titanic shock wave went off. Captured by the enemy, Lynthia and her tainted sisters didn't see the end of the duel however some time after the crusade had ended, her and her tainted sisters were eventually released and allowed to return to Laetannia once The Nameless One himself had learned of their presence within his home. What transpired during her somewhat short imprisonment or If she had been a opportunity to speak to the Nameless One is unknown however upon returning to Laetannia with her tainted sisters, It was then the Laetannian High King learned of the truth. It was clear to the Laetannian High King that Lynthia and her tainted sisters had changed dramatically however he understood they were still loyal and could still be useful. While many of his people and perhaps some of his predecessors would have most likely had them burned at the stake, the Laetannian High King instead saw them as a powerful weapon to be used against the Deadra and secretly praised Lynthia and her tainted sisters for their sacrifice. Deciding to use them as a weapon against the Dark Lords yet knowing of the possible political repercussions it could bring, the Laetannian High King had Lynthia and her tainted sisters "officially" exiled from Laetannia for undisclosed reasons under different alies while having their true names stricken from the various records as If they had never existed in the first place. In reality, the Laetannian High King had Lynthia and her tainted sisters form a new, independent militant order of nuns in secret, dedicated to preserving their gifts and the destruction of the Deadra and the Dark Lords under Lynthia leadership. Little did the Laetannia High King know however that Lynthia and her tainted sisters no longer directly worshiped the Goddess of Prophecy but the "Holy Spirit" instead. Following this, Lynthia formed the independent, militant Order of the Holy Spirit's Divine Wraith on the south western borders of Laetannia using the purse of the Laetannian Kingdom and assumed the leader of the order as it's Canoness.

Much of her activities during the many years afterwards as a Canoness is unknown however some years ago when she led a small unit of her sisters in hunting down a Deadra summoner whom had managed to escape her grasp. Although she had tried to the best of her abilities to track down the Deadra Summoner, it wasn't until it was too late where her ability to sense Deadra activated. Following her senses, she along with her sisters rushed to the heart of the presence, there, Lynthia and her sisters became horrified as the Deadra Summoner's new horde of Deadra began to sack and destroy a large town populated by hundreds, if not thousands whom called it home. It was than that they saw witness to the Black Hero of Legends, Asavar appear before them through a ray of light. Within minutes of the Deadra horde appearing, the Deadra summoner and his entire Deadra Horde were no more and the town was safe. Immensely drawn to the Black Hero whom seemingly appeared out of the sky through a ray of light like a true hero of the tales of old, Lynthia and her sisters almost immediately came to the conclusion that he was the Holy Spirit's wraith made manifest in the form of an avatar of war. Realizing this, they Approached the Black Hero, they proclaimed him as such and swore eternal fealty to him however the Black Hero declined such fealty, telling them it was wasted on him. Despite this however, Lynthia was eventually able to persuade the Black Hero to at least take her as his own personal servant to which he agreed, on the condition she stays as the Canoness of her order. Following this, Lynthia has been a loyal and determined member of the Exiled Swords, If only for Asavar. In recent years however, Lynthia was put on the secondary group in an attempt to aid them as well as give Lynthia time to run her order as a Canoness which takes a great amount of time away from her other duties.