Phaenon

Phaenon is a young man, about 2 meters tall, with a muscular, strong build, befitting his activities as a warrior. He has pale skin and blue eyes with white narrow pupils. He has short, slightly unruly hair that is white with a slight blue tint. On his neck there is something like a golden brand in the form of a sun, and on his body there are also similar cold scars, similar to traces of the Aeon of Destruction.

Phaenon is wearing a black shirt with a fairly deep neckline that exposed his collarbone, and a high short with a picture of the sun on the back. There is a black checker on his neck. Over his black shirt he wears a long white cape covered with gold ornaments. On one of his shoulders there is a luxurious white pauldron, and on the other there is a similar one, only smaller and black. He wears gray trousers with black boots. From one of his shoulders hangs a blue cloak that reaches all the way to the floor, covered with cold ornaments like all his clothes. The inside of his cloak is light yellow. The sun symbol is present in many aspects of his clothing.

Phainon is a gentle and cheerful young man with a detail-oriented mind and a commitment to excellence in everything he does. He is very friendly and welcoming, even with strangers, he will never abandon those in need and does not ask for anything in return. He is an empath by nature, very sincere and attentive to others. He has a tendency towards self-sacrifice; he puts the lives of people dear to him above his own and is ready to do anything to save them. However, it is worth saying that Phainon is not without his charisma, he definitely knows a lot about humor and is not averse to small friendly competitions (for example, sometimes he can argue with his friend Midey who will kill more enemies). He likes playful attacks and teasing. Very easy to communicate with due to his practicality and sincerity. He is very devoted to both his duty (curse, call it what you want) and his friends. In general, the ideal hero, isn't he? The torments of the past still do not let him go, deep in his soul he cannot get rid of the tormenting doubts and hatred, hiding behind a slight smile, continuing to cherish the thirst for revenge. He suffers from inner insecurity and guilt, realizing that he has lost everything he swore to protect. He does not see his own value, perceiving himself only as an instrument. As he said: "my life is worth nothing." He has already lost everything, including himself. Phainon is very generous and always keeps his promises, he is caring and gentle with other people, very respectful. However, it is worth saying that despite his sometimes frivolous appearance, he has a keen strategic mind; he notices details that others do not see and thinks ahead. Purposefulness and altruism: he is motivated by his goal and is willing to put his own needs aside for the greater good. I would like to say that Phainon is truly charming, literally glows like the sun...maybe a dead sun. Creativity and problem solving skills are some of the key strengths.

Phainon - Zlatius hails from Elysia Eides, an ideal vessel for divinity, who, according to prophecy, should ascend to the Throne and become a Savior. A hero who lost his past self at the very beginning of the journey... "We brought light to this world." "We brought destruction to this world." "To deliver the fire, we killed ourselves every time." "It doesn't matter. My life is worthless..." After his words: "There are only two paths to fame that we can choose," the music "The Beginning and the End" is given as a reward. Before becoming elected, Faenon lost everything he had sworn to protect: his home, family, and close friends... He turned into an empty shell that only knew how to exist. Only the flame of revenge kept him alive. The prophecy has given him a new purpose, but saving the world is not important to Faenon at all - he just wants to return home. As a child, he did not dream of becoming a Savior, he just wanted to live in the village with Cyrene, grandmother, grandfather and the rest, to be a hero only for his small village. Cyrene, on the other hand, dreamed that this world would never need a Savior.

But the dream did not come true. After the fall of the village, Faenon became a soldier who only knew how to fight. He even neglected the humanities in order to devote more time to training. He abandoned his real name and shrouded it in darkness. That's how the Nameless Hero appeared. The name Phaenon means "shining", but in the original its meaning is "white catastrophe". His self-made nickname is the Dark Swordsman.

Even now, Faenon only dreams of his soul leaving his body and returning to his native pastures. After all, only there will he be able, even for a moment, to feel peace.

Elysia Eides is a place that is known only from the words of Phaenon. He's not in any record, or in any song. This wonderful world lives only in the memories and poems of the Savior.

"Let's say one good rhapsodist invented a certain policy in a poem and, using his reputation, made everyone around believe that this place existed in ancient times, but now it has been destroyed.

So, does this fictional policy have a corresponding "concept"? After all, according to you, what matters is not whether Icatus can be found, but that the polis that exists in your mind is more real and plausible. However, who can guarantee that our thinking is not just a joke of Zagreus? Oronis has power over memories and is undoubtedly capable of falsifying your past."

It's only a matter of time before there's nothing left of the hero. He's just a vessel for divinity, branded by himself. Branded with the sign of the sun.

Water in which souls dissolve, darkness Consuming Amphoreus. The Black Current and its creatures nearly destroyed the Eternal Land.

The mysterious Black Swordsman, or Flame Stealer, is a character associated with the black current. The swordsman hunts for flame cores, and his crescent-shaped sword serves as a storage for these cores. In the story, the Swordsman in black overtakes some titpns, for example, Oronis, and forcibly takes her core. The enemy is aware of the Titans and the Zlatii, and he also kills some of them. The goal of the Black Swordsman (Flame Stealer) is to reset the current cycle of Amphoraeus and start a new one (or restart this one). The golden Fleece contains a description of a Black Swordsman, who is supposedly a Phainon and is in a time loop.

Okhema is an Eternal sacred City, one of the districts in Amphorae. The city is the last resting place of the titan Cephalus the Defender, who sacrificed his life to save the world from the black current. Some points of interest in the location: Garden of Life. Once upon a time, the Titan of Reason gave the holy city a seed from which a flower garden grew, sending a little wisdom and hope for a new life to this crippled generation. Bowl of Heroes. A special hot bowl for heroes who contributed to the salvation of the world. But it is not only a place where they can relax, but also a gateway to the final destination of their journey. Courtyard of the Three Seasons. It is said that each bathing bowl in the Marble Palace gives a unique blessing so that visitors to the bath can feel the healing effects of different oceans. In reality, each bowl simply has a different water temperature. Relaxation Hall. Here, the people gather after enjoying the peace of the bathhouse's springs to taste the honeyed nectar and delicacies blessed by Fagusa at a joyful feast in the last days of the world. The Bowl of Plenty. The largest bathing bowl in the Marble Palace. It is said that Fagusa herself used to bathe here with everyone, and the water from the spring would gush forth. The lively atmosphere will make you feel a surge of energy. The Marble Palace. A huge bathhouse blessed by Fagusa, where people gather to enjoy the honeyed nectar at feasts, debates, and merriment. The Marble Fair. An important place visited daily by the people of Ochema. The colorful stalls of the fair inspire the townspeople, allowing them to forget for a while that discord rages outside the city walls. Kephala Square. This square was built in memory of the miracles of Cephalus. Here his numerous followers pray and the townspeople hang around.

The Titans of Amphoraeus are the force that has supported and ruled the world since time immemorial. Joys and sorrows of mortals, their knowledge, battles, love, life and death – Everything is connected with divine power. The three titans of creation: Kerkes, Kephale, Mnestia. The three titans of the pillar: Aquila, Georios, Phagusa. Three Titans of calamity: Zagreus, Nicador, Thanatos.

A mysterious planet hidden from the eyes of most inhabitants of the universe behind the mirrors of the Garden of Memories. This is a world that very few people know about. Amphoreus is on the verge of death, because the black current is about to engulf the world. But there is hope: according to the prophecy, the heroes with golden blood will find the source of fire to complete the great mission of rebirth of the world. The style of the planet is based mainly on the culture of ancient Greece, and more specifically— the coastal lands of the Aegean Sea. It all started with chaos. The gods threw the flame cores that gave birth to the Titans. According to legend, the three titans of the pillar created heaven and earth, the three titans of fate wove together the threads of fate, the three titans of creation created life with their hands, and the three titans of troubles paved the way to the thresholds of troubles. Humanity flourished until a black current came from heaven, a darkness that turned people against each other. She also drove the Titans crazy. The golden age has come to an end. The divine war went on for thousands of years and left only devastation. The flame cores were extinguished, and the time of the gods had come to an end. Then it became known about the prophecy: The fearless heroes of this world, the Golden Descendants— will come to recapture the cores of the flame and restore Amphoreus to its former greatness. Ordinary people on Amphoreus do not know about the existence of other worlds, and those few who claim that life beyond the sky exists are considered crazy. Due to this isolation from the rest of the universe, Amphoraeus develops its own entire world. However, some of the Zlatiuses are aware of what is happening, but the authorities are keeping everything secret so as not to give people false hopes of salvation.

Legend has it that when the divine light of Kephale faded, he gave his core to the flame and left behind a prophecy of creation. After this, heroes with extraordinary strength appeared on earth. Golden divine blood flows through their veins, which is why they are called Zlatius. The Golden Descendants or Zlatius are a group of people chosen by a distant prophecy. Their goal, also called "Flame Chasing", is to snatch the Flame Cores from the gods and restore peace. Zlatius: Tribby — a priestess of the Titanide Janus Gate, who received her flame core and became the first demigoddess of Amphoreus. Aglaea — follower of Mnestia, the Titan of Romance. She has already received the core of the flame and is a demigoddess, as well as the head of the Zlatiuses Castorice — a servant of the Hand of the Shadow, a daughter of the river of souls Styx and a follower of the Titanide of Death Thanatos. The touch of Kastoria kills all living things. Anaxagoras, nicknamed Stupid, is a follower of the Titanide of Reason Kerkes, one of the Seven Wise Men of the Grove of the Muses and the founder of the School of Cognoscenti. Tsifer — a follower of the Titan of Cunning Zagreus and a demigoddess who received the core of the flame. Hyacine — a follower of Aquila, the Titan of the Sky. She is also an assistant lecturer for educators in the Grove of Muses and a senior nurse at a medical institution called Twilight Courtyard. Keridra — a follower of the Titan of Justice Talent. Delos — a follower of Georios, the Titan of Earth. Gisilensa — a follower of the Titanide Ocean Phagusa. Iliphia is a follower of Oronis, the Titanide of Time. Mideimos — a follower of Nicador, the Titan of Strife and the crown Prince of the Kremnos Castrum.

Of all the Zlatiuses, Phainon has friendly relations with Mydei...or rivalry, as you like to call it. However, being a friendly guy, he maintains respectful relationships with everyone.

Phaenon of Elysia Eides. He never talks about his homeland, only says his name...casually giving himself away. "Is that his real name?" People look at him and are overcome with doubt. Phaenon neither agrees nor denies. Phaenon is a warrior. The blood of divinity flows through these veins. He responded to the call of the Golden Weaver and walked the long road to the holy city, wanting to illuminate the hero's path. "The path of those who pursue the flame is full of losses, and life on it is insignificant, like a speck of dust" The breeze brings songs to him, whose quiet voices seem to be intended only for him. He answers in a whisper... "It doesn't matter. My life is worthless." Elysia Eides. Phaenon's homeland, like his past, is shrouded in mystery. Some people searched for this distant village, but found no records or songs. In each memory of the homeland, with graceful verses, Phaenon created the image of a wonderful world. But in the scrolls of the holy city the past of the border village is even more foggier than her future. In the distant future, the footprints of heroes will be imprinted on the lands of Amphoreus. With a sword in his hand, this man will carve an indelible mark in the golden epic. But his real name... might never be heard in this world again. "The path of the Flame Chasers is full of losses." And someone loses their past self at the very beginning of the journey.

Phaenon is a follower of Cephalus, the Titan who supports the world, and Zlatius, mentioned in the prophecy as the hero who will ascend the throne and become the savior of Amphoraeus. Fainon was born in Elysia Eides, a small village on Amphorae that was destroyed by the Flame Stealer. The mysterious stranger in black not only burned her to the ground, but also killed all of Fainon's loved ones, including his girlfriend Cyrene. So Fainon became a shadow of himself, an empty shell supported only by a desire for revenge. Some time later, Fainon was found by the Pursuing Flames, who recognized him as the Savior from the prophecy. They brought him to Okhema, where he began a new life. Since then, Zlatius has found the meaning of his existence in following the prophecy and set himself the main goal - to get the Core of the flame of the Titan of Strife and become a demigod. Fainon fought to obtain the Flame Core of the Titan of Discord Nicador, but his hatred of the Flame Stealer blinded him. The warrior failed the test and almost died, but was saved by Mydei.

The eternal sacred city of Okhema — is the current capital of Amphorae and the only city that remained unscathed after the disaster on the planet, which is called the black current. The black current not only drove the Titans crazy, it forced people to fight each other, and also physically consumed space. Ohema is the headquarters of the Zlatii, an organization that hunts for the flame cores of the Titans and is about to take control of Amphoreus by nominating 12 new demigods. In Ohema, the Senate (the council of elders with voting rights) is in charge of everything. The Senate often makes not very sound decisions, but Aglaya has levers of pressure on this body. The secret of the prosperity of Ohema lies in the fact that the Cephalic Titan, propping up the world, was able to protect the city from the black current at the cost of its capacity, and since then plunged into eternal sleep.

The Kremnos Castrum — is a huge mobile fortress in which Nikador, the Titan of Strife, has long been worshiped. Iron discipline and a fight to the death are the values ​​that the inhabitants of this city once professed. Now, only the Offspring of Titan, full of hatred, rule there. The Kremnos Castrum is crowned by the Blade of Rage, the sword of the Titan Nicador, which is fueled by the souls of fallen warriors. Interestingly, in the Kremnos Castrum there was a tradition of inheriting power through the assassination of the ruler by his heir. This was feared by King Euripon, who had previously killed his father and taken his place. As a result, the son of Euripon, Mydeas, was thrown from a high cliff.

Janusopolis — is the polis of the three Titans of Fate: Oronis (Time), Talanta (Justice) and Janus (Gates). The now-destroyed city used to be a haven for priests and fortune tellers, where Tribios was the supreme oracle. The priests of Janusopolis tried to stay out of politics, focusing on predicting the future. The politics is now consumed by eternal night.

Grove of the Muses is a partner academy of Ohema. It searches for the core of the Kerkes flame and conducts advanced research on phenomena like Titans or the black current. In addition, the Grove provides academic support for the journey of Those Pursuing the Flame. The wise men live here: it is there that the scientist Zlatius, Professor Anaxagoras, nicknamed the Stupid, lives. However, on Amphoreus, the Grove of Muses has a scientific rather than a cultural purpose. We can read a bit of Laura Grove in the set of Relics of the Tree of Deep Thought. The Grove of the Muses is divided into several schools of sages: The Cognitive School oversees research and experiments. The school of lotophages manages the gardens of medicinal plants and nutrition. Schools of hornologists study forests and strange animals. The Uzelkov School manages books and archives. The worshipers' school conducts important rituals. The Stonemason School is responsible for physical training. The Red Clay School manages art education.

Styxia — is another ruined polis of Amphoreus, but it did not fall from the black current. Styxia has long since sunk into oblivion. This happened after the rebirth of Castorice, who had ravaged her native lands in madness. Also mentioned in this ballad is the River of Souls, which no living person can cross (but the Mydei could!). Previously, Styxia lived under the protection of the Titanide Ocean Phagusa. Today, Polis is dead and surrounded by a River of Souls, and on its streets, among the ruins, you can find the remains of a huge dragon.

Aydonia — is "a land that worships death (Thanatos, the Titanide of Death), Aydonia, where snow swirls forever, is now immersed in sweet peace." In the description of the trailer about the Titans, Aydonia is also referred to as snowy. This is a very harsh land where life is valued more than anything else in the world.

Mydei and Phainon met after the Titan of Strife Nikador finally went mad and attacked his people. Mideas went wandering with the remnants of Kremnos' army, until he met the Pursuing Flames led by Phainon on his way. Then a legendary battle began between them, which lasted ten days and ten nights. In the book Tales of the Heroes of Amphoraeus in the Whirlwind of Creation, this incident is described as follows: It was the first meeting between the Crown Prince and the hero. The two warriors fought for ten days and ten nights until the battle came to an end. No one was able to snatch victory for themselves, and no one was defeated. Phainon managed to gain the respect of Mydei, convince him to join the Pursuing Flames and go with his people to Okhema. The Crown Prince of Kremnos agreed to this, but refused to form an alliance with Phainon and "his kind." Then Mydei was looking for a place where the Crusaders could wait out the hard times, and nothing more. The more time Mydei spent in Okhem, the more he came to know and respect Faenon. The heroes began to grow closer - they were united not only by the mission to find the cores of the flame, but also by a similar past. The homeland of both of them was destroyed, and their relatives and friends died or were killed. Although Okhema accepted them both, they felt lonely. After the appearance of Mydei, Fainon stopped being alone. The men were not only the strongest warriors of Okhema and participated in many battles together, but also constantly engaged in friendly duels, trying to surpass each other. Gradually, Mydei got used to his new home and eventually decided to leave his people in Okhem so that people could live there and feel safe.

The Amphoraeus Cycle is a concept of the cyclical history of the planet Amphoraeus. According to the research of the scientist Anaxagoras, Amphoreus lives an infinite number of cycles. Each time the cycle changes, the Zlatiuses, who have gained divinity, are reborn into new Titans, losing their memories of the past. Everything repeats itself: the golden age, disasters, and the black tide with the madness of the Titans. The next generation of Zlatius opposes the gods and takes the flame cores from them, launching a new round of history.