Aetós
Aetós is a mysterious individual who seems to have a long and entrenched history in Kenos. Though they were once the 4th tribune's wizard, they retreated into obscurity, and little was known of them for a long time. About a century ago, they assisted Tribune Agapitos Voreen in uplifting most of Springstar into the newly-named sky city Skysong, and they now serve the 35th tribune as wizard, again casting their lot in with Meridian.
First appearing in the visions of some of the Shard-Bearers that encountered a strange creature in Alenroux, Aetós's presence started to become more prominent during the current Shard-Bearers' generation. They were behind the creature — an Aeternae — created using Manon's Shard as a base, and appear to have done this more than once, using different Shards. At least some of their work appears to be conducted in The Below, as characters found when raiding a zoo of sorts that later became The Burning Garden.
The extent of their abilities is unknown, but they appear to be able to use a sort of time magic. With an apparent connection to the Timestream they are able to access items and creatures from other worlds, and has used this ability to experiment on what they find. They created Adelfoúla, and refer to her as their greatest innovation.
The name Aetós is shared with a small bird of prey common to Springstar.
Player Character Interactions
Aetós seems to have a keen interest in Shards and, in particular, the newest generation of Shard-Bearers (i.e. player characters). Below is a guide to some interactions Aetós has had with various player characters, primarily for OOC knowledge.Lore-related
- Claims that each generation of Shard-Bearers is unique. According to them, the current generation's Shards are more "open" and receptive to the energies of Meridian and Zenith both, meaning they have more potential.
- Claims that the current generation — Generation Sessu — will be the last.
- Claims to have created Kowloon.
- Claims to come from a world that was about to be annihilated, and has been in Kenos since the very first conflict.
- States that none of the previous conflicts have ended in a draw, and without a resolution, Shard-Bearers are purged.
- Aetós discovered "what was at the root" and was able to bargain with the power governing Kenos, thus earning permission to continue existing. They have a business relationship with them now.
- Describes Shards as sap hardened from the Tree of Life, and a lens through which countless versions of the world connected to that soul may be viewed.
- The Tree of Life — or what's inside of it — wishes to be heard, but is now too muddled. It wasn't always; it was clearer back during the second war.
Actions, experimentations, etc.
- Amos Burton took a job from Arjun to deliver two Shard-Bearers to a then-unknown individual (who turned out to be Aetós). He recruited Hythlodaeus and David Martinez to them, who were then experimented on.
- Hythlodaeus appears to have been used as a base for an Aeternae, similar to Manon.
- Aetós recruited Silco to take over Draumahol. The two have something of a working relationship.
- Aetós kidnapped a berserk Vander, prompting multiple characters to go into the Below to rescue him.
- Aetós reached out to Amos after the latter stole one of Adelfoúla's Shard fragments. This ended with Amos essentially being on-call for Aetós should they ever need his services.
- Aetós sent multiple characters to an apocalyptic future, allowing them to collect the Iconoclast Oracle and prevent said apocalypse from occurring.
- Aetós aided multiple characters in finding a cure for the Blight.
- Cassian Andor and John Gaius took up a quest from Obmen, which resulted in delivering Kim Dokja and Rin Tohsaka's Shards to a then-unknown individual (later revealed to be Aetós, again). Dokja and Rin were then experimented on.
- Aetós approached Amos, asking Cyrus be removed from power (through assassination or otherwise). In return, they would release Adelfoúla.
- Dextera, in the midst of a breakdown, was approached by Aetós regarding Shard experimentation.
- Aetós tasked Bondrewd with pushing a Shard-Bearer to Tier 4 Discord, for science. Link and Dark Schneider were selected. Both had to be put down — Link in Springstar, and Dark in Highstorm — before their Shards were collected and given to Aetós.
- Aetós reached out to all Shard-Bearers regarding strange dreams and phenomena beginning some weeks before the Harbinger Oracle.
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