Antagonists

**Antagonists** are the villains of the story. Ranging from primary to secondary.

## *Primary*

* Osmond Ryan: Osmond Ryan was the Duke from Longsong Stronghold. He was also Roland's first true nemesis, who was angered by the prince defying the arrangement with Border Town and cutting off his money earning trade. He later started a war with Roland after the prince threatened one of his nobles with execution for escaping during the months of demons. He and his army were later destroyed by flintlocks and cannons created by Roland, with Ryan being killed himself by a flintlock.

* Timothy Wimbledon: The faux successor to the throne of Graycastle. Timothy attempted to reel in his siblings and take command of the kingdom. However, all his attempts to capture both Roland and Garcia failed. He later managed to get the inferior recipes of gunpowder and firearms, this was enough to somehow force Garcia out of his lands but not Roland. After his attacks failed against Roland multiple times, he began to panic and started to block all trading routes along with saltpeter trade to prevent Roland from having an advantage over him. However, this was all futile as Roland decided to attack King's City in order to free his citizens from Timothy and to resume his own trading routes.

* The Church: A corrupted successor to the Taquila Witches' original organization. Only members of the inner circle truly know why witches are hunted; those not privy are bigoted and spread paranoia to make the populace fear witches. With Zero and Isabella's defeat, the church has pretty much collapsed.
	+ Zero: The last pope, who has lived centuries. In her attempt to take over Roland via the Realm of Mind, he turns the tables on her due to the unfamiliar modern world and knowledge. Her soul ends up trapped in the Dream World as a little girl who thinks Roland is her uncle.
	+ Faceless: A pure witch directly under Heather's command, brainwashed by the Church to think all Non Pure Witches are fallen and must be purged. She could shapeshift into anyone. She was fatally shot by Nightingale to protect Wendy and Lily.
	+ Aurora: A pure witch encountered by Nightingale while saving Spear Passi. She used a whip as a weapon and has a barrier ability. The barrier was strong enough to block "cold weapons" but not enough to block bullets traveling at 800m/s.

* Demons: One of the races in the Battle of Divine Will. Despite having their own technology to satisfy their race's needs, they push onward to absorb Legacy Shards to advance their race to perfection. They serve as the primary antagonists for most of the second half of the series. Their weakness is fire, as it destroys their breathing material.
	+ Hackzord: One of the generals of the demon race. A brilliant tactician, Hackzord is trusted to command the frontlines and develop new strategies.
	+ Silent Disaster:

* Fallen Evils: Embodiments of people Zero defeated in the Realm of Mind, corrupted by the corrosion attempting to reclaim the excess amount of computing space Roland is accidentally using up via the Dream World. Their job is to destroy portions of the Dream World to free up space, similar to deleting unnecessary files in a computer. When Roland defeats one, it releases an energy core that shortens his lifespan and increases his power over the Dream World.
	+ Angels: Copies of the Controller attempting to destroy the Dream World. They corrupt inhabitants of the Dream World into Fallen Evils to speed up the progress. Many are named after Greek letters.

* Sky-sea Realm: An artificial race created by the Controller to push the Battle of Divine Will forward. They become the final enemies of the series, forcing the humans and demons to ally against them. The miasma of their home realm leaks into the human realm, creating the demonic beasts that attack Neverwinter every winter. They cease to exist once Roland deletes the Battle of Divine Will from the Cradle.

## *Secondary*

* Cara: The former leader of the Witch Cooperation Association. Her stubbornness led not only to the deaths of several witches, but also to Wendy's near-fatal poisoning.

* Heidi Morgan: Leader of the Bloodfang Association, a witch group who only take in witches whom they deemed to have combat potential. She used harsh methods to train her witches into brutal and combative fighters. Heidi clashed numerous times with Tilly's ideals over running Sleeping Spell. After her failed attempts to murder Tilly, Heidi was executed for her crimes with the assistance of Roland.

* Demonic Beasts: Animals mutated by the Sky-sea Realm's miasma. They constantly attack Neverwinter. However, they are defeated by firearms or torn apart by cannon fire.

* The Custodian: Not really an antagonist, but fits the bill for being the puppet master behind the Battle of Divine Will. He used the Cradle to conduct experiments in evolution, unaware conflict was not the only way to evolve.