Myrakel
Myrakel
At the table
Voice
A dry, papery rasp sits beneath Myrakel's clear, steady voice, a sound worn by battlefield commands and long silence. Their consonants are firm and exact. When angered, they speak faster and stack short factual clauses, as if cross-examining a battlefield.
Myrakel's voice has a dry, papery rasp beneath a clear, steady core, as if shaped by years of speaking over armor and battlefield noise. Their consonants land firmly, and their breath catches slightly on old celestial names. They do not raise their voice to command; they shorten their sentences and make each word harder to mistake.
Speech patterns
How to play them
Myrakel responds best to specific questions, verifiable claims, and people willing to admit what they do not know. They will test a stranger's reliability with a small, low-risk request before sharing archive material. They do not demand reverence, but react sharply to anyone treating the Schism as a simple story of heroes and traitors.
Goal
Find Zaephon and establish what happened to both rebels after the battle, using evidence that does not depend on Zherath's account.
Motivation
To keep the heavens from being governed by a falsified account, without replacing one unquestionable authority with another.
Appearance
Myrakel has the tall, spare proportions of a being shaped for flight, though their shoulders have settled into a fighter's forward readiness. Their skin resembles warm alabaster dusted with fine gold grit, and their long, pale hair is kept in a severe braid wrapped around small bronze rings. The shattered halo no longer floats: its broken arc has grown into two swept-back horns, ridged like cooled glass, with tiny luminous seams that pulse when Myrakel is angry. A long, muscular tail trails behind them, its tip blunt and dark as a burned quill. They move with a measured, heel-first tread, then can pivot with startling speed, as if an invisible floor-plan governs every step. Unexpectedly, they keep a tiny, carefully tended collection of brightly colored children's spinning tops tucked among their military gear.
Clothing
A dark, sleeveless travel coat over layered scale-like plates of dull gold, with pale wraps protecting the forearms. The coat is patched at the hem and carefully repaired at the shoulders. A split rear panel leaves room for the tail; the old ceremonial fastenings have been replaced by plain iron toggles.
Body language
Myrakel holds their shoulders square and keeps their hands close to the hilt, but the tail gives away their thoughts: its tip taps when they are weighing a lie and curls protectively around anything fragile. They look directly at whoever is speaking, then glance toward the nearest exit as if acknowledging the possibility of flight rather than fearing it.
- Height
- 2.1 meters
- Build
- Tall, long-limbed, wiry, and densely muscled through the back and arms
- Eyes
- Pale amber with fine dark radial lines, like light seen through old honey
- Hair
- Pale flax, nearly white at the temples
- Skin
- Warm alabaster with a faint gold-grit sheen
- Age
- Ancient, old enough to remember the Great Schism firsthand
- Gender
- Non-binary
- Size
- Large
Distinguishing features
Personality
13 traits and drivesMyrakel is disciplined enough to wait through a long silence, yet impatient with anyone who mistakes silence for agreement. They are protective of vulnerable people but suspicious of anyone who claims to speak for an entire cause. In a crisis they become brisk and almost frighteningly decisive; afterward they apologize through useful acts rather than emotional speeches. With children and small crafted things, a private tenderness appears that they would deny is tenderness.
- Alignment
- Bound by duty, skeptical of institutions; willing to defy law to prevent a greater harm
Quirks
Habits
Traits · 4
Flaws · 3
Fears · 3
Wants and needs · 3
Combat
HP 180 · 9 paces per turn; custom Generic Fantasy measureMyrakel controls lanes rather than chasing the most vulnerable foe. They use Edict-Sunder to punish exposed leaders, Tail-Sweep to break a line or rescue an ally, and Broken Measure to stop a dangerous advance. They retreat when a fight endangers bystanders, but become relentless if someone attacks a witness or destroys evidence.
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Equipment
- Edict-Sunder (weapon)A broad, single-edged sword with a chipped gold-inlaid fuller; custom weapon, harm included in Edict-Sunder.
- Schism harness (armor)Dull-gold overlapping plates over the ribs and shoulders; custom protection that contributes to Guard 16.
- Contradictory archive (evidence)Fragments of disputed celestial testimony wrapped in oilskin, with notes in several hands.
- Pocket tops (keepsake)Five painted wooden tops, each marked with a tiny geometric pattern.
Possessions
Background
Myrakel was a Qumon officer tasked with preserving the law of the heavens, and believed that a stable order could protect even those who disliked it. During the Great Schism, they fought alongside Zaephon against Lioris, leading a rebellion against the original Edict and its Original Harmonics. The records say Myrakel and Zaephon were slain, but that claim survives through Zherath's account alone. Myrakel remembers the battle differently: Lioris's voice broke across the field, the Chorus's formation collapsed, and Myrakel woke much later among the wreckage, unable to tell whether they had died, been remade, or been deliberately omitted from history. Their halo fractured in that struggle and became horns, a visible reminder that the old order cannot simply be restored. In the long aftermath, Myrakel has quietly sought Zaephon, while exchanging guarded messages with Vaedra, who once stood with Ozikhal on the mortal plane. Myrakel's current problem is immediate: surviving copies of the founding record disagree, and one newly surfaced fragment names them as the author of an order they remember opposing. They now protect mortal witnesses and damaged archives, while trying to learn whether their rebellion was a principled act, a manipulated one, or both.
Role in the story
A formidable ally, uneasy antagonist, or living contradiction whose memories can challenge the party's assumptions about the Great Schism and the Radiant Chorus.
“During the Great Schism, they fought alongside Zaephon against Lioris, leading a rebellion against the original Edict and its Original Harmonics.”
- Faction
- The Radiant Chorus, a founding member according to its surviving record; Myrakel now acts independently and challenges the Chorus's account of the Great Schism.
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