Character Details and Lore

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Main Character: Callan Shadow

• Age is between 17-19
• Height is 5'8"-10"
• Scar over his right eye from a hot poker
• Wears an eyepatch
• Scarred eye is white with a grey outline
• Other eye is ocean green
• Hair color is jet-black, middle part, often plastered to his forehead
• Medium, lean, athletic build
• Golden brown skin
• Face is angular, with deep-set eyes, thin eyebrows, and a slightly above-average nose size with a bump on the bridge

Villain Group: The Split Entities of the Original Mage

• The Serrafay was once a single being who broke a contract for more power
• This act shattered his soul
• He was originally selfless and sought freedom for his people
• Would not risk innocent human lives, but showed no mercy to the enemy
• Aeramos The Dawnweaver is the name of the original mage

Worldbuilding: Lore

• Iridian, the celestial architect, created the world from fragments of himself and remnants of Earth
• Luminium, a magical essence, permeates the world and concentrates in certain beings
• Iridian created humans called the Serrafay (Dawnweavers) who founded the Church of Iridian
• The Serrafay sought more power and encountered the Vesperith in an Interscape, gaining forbidden knowledge at the cost of eternal suffering
• Church Version: Iridian's Divine Trinity with the Serrafay as revered leaders spreading knowledge of Luminium

World Waves

• Part of the world is a huge atmospheric hourglass that shows the current wave instead of sand
• The wave shifts every 28-35 days
• Light Wave: Filled with warmth, growth, and positive things
• Dark Wave: A perpetual state of near-complete darkness with great natural calamities and monsters

Magic System: Essence Manifestation

• Individuals are connected to abstract concepts or beings that grant them powers
• Connections manifest as bonds with elemental forces, mythical creatures, or intangible concepts
• Personal growth or sacrifices unlock greater power and new abilities
• A contract is made with an apparition of someone from the past related to the concept bonded with
• This apparition becomes the new contract holder's personal instructor, friend, and master
• The MC's apparition is a future version or old version of the serrafay
• They instruct and guide him, later revealing himself as the enemy
• The MC must choose whether to save the serrafay by sacrificing himself

School: Frayven Academy of Arcane Arts

• Location: Southwestern tip of the continent, in a valley between mountains
• Environment: A valley with different ecosystems, forests with towering trees, glaciers, and mountain lakes
• Building:
  • Main building hewn into rock, with a celestial garden on the flat roof
  • Features stately columns, luminescent stone, and a grand courtyard with an enchanted fountain
  • A secondary building serves as an annex veiled in mystery with intricate carvings

Book 1: Plot

• Act 1: Frayvan
  • Introduction to Callan's home life before he is exiled
  • His travels as he learns skills on the way
  • Attacked, and a jester dies, Callan is saved by the academy teacher
  • He gets through admissions and joins the school after sorting
• Act 2: Frayvan harkatain
  • Callan starts classes, bonds with his apparition, and experiments with newfound power
  • Rigorous testing determines students compatible for sacrifice under the guise of competition
  • Callan discovers the Vesperith hidden beneath the school
• Act 3:
  • A dark wave brings monsters, and the school locks down, during which a murder occurs
  • Callan is the prime suspect
  • One of his group betrayed him on instructions from the headmaster
  • Callan is detained and questioned
  • Cillian arrives and proclaims Callan a traitor, tasked to bring him in for trial
  • The school conflicts with Cillian, Callan escapes with a note from his group

Book 2: Plot

• Act 1: The Outlaw's Journey
  • Callan seeks the First Dawnweaver's tomb and learns Aeramos's true history
    • Aeramos chose to shatter his soul to stop a greater evil, a Vesperith god
    • The current Serrafay are corrupted fragments, twisting the original goal
  • Cillian is crowned king of Vasrelon and enacts brutal Serrafay-backed purges
• Act 2: The Rebellion
  • Callan joins a coalition of outcasts, with exiled mages, anti-Serrafay rebels, and the deposed princess
  • Aeramos escalates his manipulation and shows Callan visions of a world where he rules justly if Callan merges with him
  • Global war erupts, causing nations to blame Callan's cult for the chaos
• Act 3: The Broken Brotherhood
  • Callan infiltrates Vasrelon to confront Cillian
  • Cillian is a willing participant because he believes the Serrafay will cleanse the world
  • Climax: Callan is forced to kill Cillian to stop a massacre, but the world sees him as a kinslayer
  • Aeramos's Triumph: The final Serrafay fragment possesses the princess, taunting Callan
• Book 2 Ending: The world is in flames, Callan has lost everything, and Aeramos’s reunification is imminent

Book 3: Plot

• Act 1: The Last Gambit
  • Callan accepts his role as the villain, uniting the world against him
  • He surrenders to the Serrafay, pretending to embrace Aeramos's merger
• Act 2: The Reunification
  • During a grand ritual in the dark wave, Aeramos's fragments merge with Callan
  • Twist: Callan hijacks the ritual using his willpower, channeling the energy to
    • Destroy the Vesperith god's lingering influence
    • Purge the Serrafay fragments from possessed allies, freeing the princess
• Act 3: The Legacy of Shadows
  • Callan's Sacrifice: His body dissolves into Luminium, resetting Aeramos's soul into the world's magic
  • Epilogue:
    • The world believes Callan died a monster, but the princess (now queen) whispers the truth to a few
    • A hooded figure with a scarred eye hints at Callan's lingering spirit
• Trilogy Ending: The world is saved through a bittersweet victory but by condemning the hero

Concept - Physical Magic - Sacrifice Required - Corruption

• Dawn - Solar blades, heal wounds with sunlight - Burn memories of joy - Skin becomes translucent; eyes glow gold
• Dusk - Shadow teleportation; blind foes with darkness - Lose 1 hour of sleep per night - Body fades into shadows permanently
• Eclipse - Steal light/sound from an area; mimic others' bonds temporarily - Cut out your own tongue - Voice becomes a hollow echo
• Void - Erase objects/magic from existence for 1 minute - Surrender a sensory ability (e.g., taste) - Develop sensory voids (e.g., blind spots)
• Tide - Control water/blood; breathe underwater - Drown for 30 seconds (no air) - Skin grows scales; lungs fill with water
• Zephyr - Fly on wind currents; suffocate foes with air theft - Never stay in one place > 1 day - Bones hollow out; weightless
• Inferno - Ignite emotions/objects; immune to fire - Burn a cherished possession - Body chars; heat melts nearby objects
• Ember - Resurrect dead for 1 hour as ash puppets - Burn a year of your lifespan - Hair turns to smoke; voice crackles
• Oblivion - Erase memories; vanish from others' recollections - Forget someone you love - Face becomes indistinct
• Abyss - Summon tendrils from the ground; paralyze with fear - Stand still for 24 hours - Legs fuse into a shadowy tail
• Vengeance - Wounds reopen when struck; counterattacks amplify - Isolate yourself from allies - Scarring spreads uncontrollably
• Betrayal - Steal others' bonds for 1 hour; disguise as them - Betray someone who trusts you - Mirror their appearance permanently
• Brotherhood - Share strength/pain with bonded allies - Take wounds for others - Fused limbs with bonded allies
• Hope - Inspire allies; weaken despair-based magic - Relive your worst memory daily - Eyes weep liquid light
• Despair - Drain others' will to fight; summon choking mist - Never laugh again - Mouth stitches shut
• Conviction - Unbreakable focus; resist mental magic - Give up a core belief - Body petrifies over time
• Sacrifice - Absorb/redirect damage; tether souls to save others - Give your lifespan - Body crumbles to Luminium dust
• Deception - Create illusions; mimic voices perfectly - Lose a truth about yourself - Forget your own face
• Obsession - Track targets endlessly; weaken their bonds - Fixate on one goal forever - Eyes become unblinking orbs
• Justice - Force confessions; bind criminals with light chains - Never forgive a wrong - Heart turns to iron
• Tyranny - Command obedience; inflict pain with a glance - Execute someone innocent - Crown of thorns grows from skull
• Freedom - Break any physical/magical - Never sleep indoors again - Feet turn to wind; can't stop moving
• Fate - See 3 seconds into the future; nudge probabilities - Blindfold yourself permanently - Eyes cloud over white
• Willpower - Resist bonds; shatter magical constructs - Endure agony without screaming - Skin cracks like porcelain
• Sin - Amplify others' worst traits; corrupt bonds - Commit an unforgivable act - Horns/growths reflect the sin
• Virtue - Purify corruption; heal mental wounds - Swear a lifelong vow of poverty - Body emits unbearable light
• Echo - Mimic any sound/magic heard in the last 24 hours - Lose your original voice - Mouth vanishes
• Phantom - Walk through walls; possess others for 1 minute - Give up your reflection - Body becomes semi-transparent
• Crown - Command respect; aura of authority - Never disobey your own laws - Head elongates into a twisted crown
• Puppet - Control others' limbs like marionettes - Cut off a finger - Hands become wooden
• Judgment - See sins as glowing marks; inflict proportional pain - Never lie - Tongue turns to stone
• Mirror - Reflect magic/physical attacks perfectly - Swap appearances with someone else - Face shifts randomly
• Veil - Become invisible; mute all sound around you - Never speak your true name aloud - Voice becomes a whisper no one hears