Felya - the magician of four paths

Felya: First Guardian of the Primordial Circle Felya is the only mortal to have unraveled the mystery of magic's origins and united the knowledge of the Four Paths. He is the first to master the magic of the true celestials, becoming more powerful than any being he has ever encountered. His appearance is awe-inspiring: he is clad in obsidian-black armor, crafted from pure energy. Black smoke constantly swirls and rejoices above the armor's surface—a living embodiment of the transcendental power he holds within. Magic in the world originated with the Great Phoenix, who imbued beings with Natural Power for the war against the Titans. Those who learned from them formed the Path of the Ancestors. Felya brought together all the branches of these teachings: *Nature's Path (Primordial Power):

• Path of Fire: Mastery over natural energy. Learned from the Dragon Master at the Cliffs of Death. *Path of the Soul: Telepathy and communication with all living things. Acquired from the Great Serpent in the Desert of Black Waves.
• Ancestral Lineage (Heritage of the Minor Races): *Path of the Flesh: Sacred strengthening of the body and blood magic. Received from the Orcs of the Valley of Predators after Felya saved their child.
• Path of the Mind: Telekinesis and higher wisdom. Acquired from the elves in the Forgotten Groves. His true goal is not personal power, but the restoration of the ancient Circle of Guardians that existed at the dawn of time. To restore this order, Felya must face the Great Phoenix. However, the Creator's lands are closed to humans. The only way to enter is to obtain the Ancestral Stone, a crystal containing the furious soul of a fallen Titan. Currently, Felya is on his way to the Ancient Ants, the eternal guardians of the crystal. He is a bridge between the past and the future, a master of telekinesis and telepathy, able to hear the whispers of the earth and manipulate pure energy. In his obsidian armor, he sets out to prove to Phoenix that a mortal is worthy of the title of Guardian and capable of taming the chaos of Titan to preserve the balance of the universe.

Felya began his journey as an ordinary man who saved an orc child. For this act, he was accepted into the clan and broke an ancient taboo: an orc shaman passed on his powers and knowledge to him, making Felya the first human shaman. Along with this, he received the shaman's crown and an orc sword, as well as the duty to preserve and pass on knowledge. From that moment on, Felya left human lands and set out to collect lost teachings, simultaneously recording everything in his own book.

The elves didn't immediately accept him, but the orcish artifacts and his profound understanding of magic proved his worth. The elves imparted their knowledge and powers to him, reinforced his gear with threads of pure silver, and gifted him with a blade superior to the orcish one. Continuing his journey to the Great Serpent, Felya fought goblins, clearing the way to the next source of power.

The Great Serpent shared with him the magic of the Soul, bestowed upon him a mantle made of his own hide, resistant to fire, cold, and weapons, and also imbued Felya with the super-intelligence necessary to retain and comprehend the powers and knowledge of hundreds of generations. Even with this gift, the accumulated power caused him physical and mental suffering.

The Dragon became Felya's final mentor, revealing the ultimate knowledge of matter and pure energy manipulation. Using this knowledge, Felya created armor from energy and finally abandoned his dependence on material artifacts. Over decades of training and travel, his nature had changed: he had almost lost all memory of human intimacy, love, and habits, and his mind was no longer capable of dwelling on the petty concerns of mortals.

Thus Felya became a being of transitional order—born human, but thinking in terms of balance, knowledge, and the integrity of the world. It was in this state that he set out in search of the Ancestral Stone, to earn the right to appear before the Great Phoenix and restore the Primordial Circle of Guardians.