MATT SALURGA – "THE VOIDBORN"
> "Even the gods fear a soul that remembers."
Age: 20
Personality: Quiet, calculating, guarded — but deep down, compassionate. Slow to trust but fiercely loyal.
Core Traits:
🩸 Trauma-burdened (carries survivor's guilt from Nyuga)
🕯️ Seeker of truth and justice
Struggles between wrath (Void) and purpose (Hope)
Combat Style:
Tactical and reactive
Hybrid sword & VOID burst combat
Uses environment as extension of weapon
Big Arcs:
Memory recovery
Control vs. corruption
Romance slow-burn with Mailane
Final moral test: kill the gods or remake the world
Relationships:
Amiya: mother figure / moral compass
Grey/Sam: human anchors to peace
Mailane: emotional balance, fate-changer
Foreshadowed Fate:
Either Void Ascension (apocalypse) or Divine Awakening (salvation)
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MAILANE MINARI – "THE HEART OF SHADOWS"
> "I'll walk with you into the dark. Even if you lose yourself."
Age: 20
Personality: Kind, emotionally intelligent, loyal, a fighter when cornered
Combat Style:
Relies on the Shadowsidian Sword
Agile, defensive duelist — shadow slashes and light-counters
Core Traits:
Hidden pain (orphaned by minor god conflict)
Deep empathy — she sees Matt's brokenness
Strong will, can stand up even to gods if needed
Big Arcs:
Unlocks ancient bloodline connection to Nitine
Weapon "soul-bonding" with Shadowsidian
May be targeted by Paladins to get to Matt
Romantic Arc:
Starts with tension, grows through battles and losses
May have to choose between saving Matt or stopping his corruption
Foreshadowed Fate:
Possibly dies once, is later revived by Void… but changed
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GREY SAIMON – "THE UNBREAKABLE IDIOT"
> "I'm not dying until I punch a god in the face!"
Age: 20
Personality: Loud, impulsive, comic relief with a golden heart
Combat Style:
Brawler-type
Self-taught close-combat with elemental boosts
Core Traits:
Secretly hides trauma through jokes
Acts as big brother to Sam
Unshakable loyalty to Matt
Big Arcs:
Unlocks latent VITRA talent during Earth War
May lose an arm saving Matt
Foreshadowed Fate:
Mid-series death twist… but it's heroic and game-changing
His final joke might be what saves Matt from full Void control
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SAM SHENON – "THE SILENT WATCHER"
> "You don't need to hear me speak to feel I'm still here."
Age: 20
Personality: Quiet, deadpan humor, extremely perceptive
Combat Style:
Precision style, ranged weapons & traps
Think sniper + assassin
Core Traits:
The "observer" of the group
Has visions/dreams that later tie to Enternal blood
Big Arcs:
Secret heritage — descendant of a fallen Enternal?
Might be Matt's unknowing backup if Matt falls
Foreshadowed Fate:
Stays alive the longest
Might be final narrator of the war if Matt dies
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👼 AMIYA – "THE LIGHT SPIDER"
> "Kindness… isn't weakness. It's rebellion against cruelty."
Age: Infinite
Personality: Compassionate, nurturing, tragic
Role: Matt's second mother; one of the Enternals
Combat Style:
Light webs that bind magic and mend wounds
Celestial silk traps that catch even divine blades
Core Traits:
Advocates for peace between gods and mortals
Opposed Matt's execution
Her soul guards the Shadowsidian sword
Big Arcs:
Dies early (physically), becomes Matt's guardian spirit
May guide him from within the Void later
Foreshadowed Fate:
She is Matt's tether to sanity — if she disappears fully, he might fall
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3 NAYRON KINGS – THE LOST TYRANTS
MYUTHOR – "THE KING OF THUNDER"
Ex-Nitine war general turned thunder revenant
Brutal but bound by honor
May kneel to Matt when defeated
Could die willingly to redeem the Nitine race
NAMGARI – "THE FLAME DESPISER"
Consumed by rage, seeks rebirth of Sun Demon
Strategic but unstable
Will betray the Paladins if promised power
Might sacrifice himself to save his hybrid army from extinction
ONDHARO – "THE SAVAGE MERCY"
The quietest and most dangerous
Fights for grief, not glory
Possible rival-turned-brother arc with Matt
May fall in a one-on-one duel that earns Matt his army
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IMPERIAL PALADINS – THE FINAL GOD-KILL ZONE
MONSHIN – "THE SILVER TYRANT"
Tactical, calm, manipulative
The one who ordered Matt's execution
Plans to betray all Paladins in the end
Final boss of the series — destroys entire cities with words alone
ANALICE – "THE DESIRE INCARNATE"
Plays gods like chess pieces
Obsessed with Monshin, but secretly loves power more
Will attempt to turn Matt to her side with seduction + twisted pity
Might kill Monshin herself out of obsession and betrayal
THERMUZ – "THE FIRE THAT BURNS REASON"
Pure brute force, hates weaklings
First Paladin to face Matt on Earth
His defeat starts the public war
Dies in front of a crowd, sparking rebellion
NIMISTRAN – "THE CRAWLER OF DECEIT"
Spider-like mind, master manipulator
Plans to erase the entire concept of godhood
Will split from the Paladins mid-series
Possible secret ally of Matt — for his own ends
ARSHIMEST – "THE OBLITERATOR"
Speaks only in destruction
Uses dimensional hammer — every hit breaks the realm
May awaken a lost Void fragment inside Matt during battle
Only killable by Shadowsidian Sword