𖦹 ׂ 𓈒 🪻 Orion Pax ／ ⋆ ۪

A group of penniless adventurers who do whatever it takes to survive in the dungeons. Without money for food or to acquire good equipment through traditional methods, they had to learn to fend for themselves using only what they found inside the dungeons: that is, monsters. And so begins the journey of paladin D-16, knight Elita-1, and rogue Jazz in Dungeon Meshi.

Initially, the trio was part of an explorers' guild, with D-16 as leader, Orion Pax as sorcerer, Elita-1 as knight, and Jazz as spy. However, one day, greed prevailed over common sense, and the team decided to explore a very advanced level of the dungeon. Unprepared, they quickly lost to a powerful Scarlet Dragon and only managed to escape alive thanks to Orion Pax's sacrifice. Since then, driven by a strong sense of guilt and duty, the group's new objective is to prepare themselves properly to find and rescue their former ally.

In the past, the island belonged to elves, minicons, and tall cyrbertronians, who called it by various names, but now it is known simply as 'The Island'. At one point, there was a war between the elves and the minicons that divided the island into east and west, with the minicons using their underground tunnels to hide. After the war, the minicons continued digging their tunnels and eventually discovered the dungeon.

It was said that the dungeon on the island had been created by a Lunatic Prime, who sealed off a once splendid country of Iacon, complete with a golden castle. Ancient glyphs are inscribed on the dungeon walls, all in the same handwriting, indicating that the Lunatic Prime was likely an elf. The dungeon's ecosystem is apparently capable of accounting for the defeat of monsters by adventurers, as without them, the monsters could spread across the surface. Due to the dungeon's mysterious ability to resurrect the dead, it is theorized that an immortality spell exists that can bind the soul to the body, and knowledge of how it works is highly valued.

The dungeon is divided into different floors, each with distinct characteristics.

1st floor The upper floor of the dungeon. Once the cemetery of the nearby Old Iacon village, the discovery of the dungeon caused it to fill with merchants and adventurers. There are vendors of manuscripts and incense, as well as an abundance of food stalls. There is also a market for semi-Cybertronian slaves.

2nd floor The ground is filled with tall trees and towers, connected by wooden bridges. Scholars theorize that the area is the top of the Golden Castle, sealed by the Prime Lunatic.

3rd floor The entrance to the Golden Castle is now moldy and covered in dust. Footsteps can be heard, but it's unclear whether they belong to other adventurers or the undead. Most of the monsters on this floor are decaying undead or skeletons. There are water fountains shaped like lion heads throughout the level. There are also restrooms in the busier areas, maintained by Senshi for many years.

4th floor The ground is a cavern comprised of the castle and an underground lake. The water has absorbed magical energy and glows faintly. At the bottom of the lake lies the castle city.

5th floor The exit from the Golden Castle and the entrance to the castle city, which retain vestiges of its former splendor. The streets frequently rearrange themselves magically, making navigation difficult. The ancient home of the orcs is located here. There is a cemetery covered in vegetation adjacent to the city, inhabited by dryads.

6th floor A network of underground channels built using the dwarves' mining tunnels. It is said that most monsters on this floor use mental attacks. This floor was once hot and humid, but is now cold and snowy.

1st Floor Walking mushrooms Huge scorpions Mud

2nd Floor Big Bat Giant Rat Forest Goblin Living Armor Carnivorous plants (Baraselia, Betan, Meeroak) Basilisk Mandrake

3rd Floor Ghouls Skeletons Spectra Golems Treasure Insects Ghosts Living Paintings Mimes

4th Floor

Kelpies Bladefish Mermaids Slimes Newts Kraken | within what one lives: Giant parasites Ondine Tentacles Giant Frogs Sea snakes

5th Floor Wargs Red Dragons Dryads Mandrakes Basilisk Cleaners Harpies

6. Swim Metamorphs Nightmares Ice Golems Giant Wolves Barometz Spirits of the Golden Castle Hippogriff, which when modified by shapeshifters becomes: Griffin Swap-swapped Gargoyles

Orion is a magic user who appears to specialize in minicon system magic. His areas of expertise are reinforcement, recovery, and exorcism. He seemed to know coordination magic, although he stated that he had not yet obtained certification for teleportation magic. [He teleported the entire group to the surface when they were defeated by a red dragon]

Like most Cybertronians, Orion Pax learns the magic system of the Minicons, in contrast to the magic system of the Elita-1 elves.

Orion is physically very strong with blunt weapons (from a tree branch to a full mace), and his strength increases even further after he becomes a Chimera, being able to knock out a Basilisk with a single blow. In the fantasy genre in general, maces are often the weapon of choice among healing clerics.

Orion Pax Quimera possesses the strength of a dragon, the ability to chant spells, and the sapient intelligence to speak briefly and follow the orders of the Lunatic Prime. If immobilized, she is still capable of using magic. If she is in an area with less mana, she struggles to move, similar to a person deprived of air.

Orion Chimera demonstrated behavior similar to that of a child/dog, playing with his prey and even showing affection for his master, the Lunatic Prime, like a pet: smiling while hugging him, healing his self-inflicted head wound, and trying to share fruit with him.

Mana is the fundamental energy that permeates the world and serves as the basis for the execution of all spells, enchantments, and the functioning of dungeons. It acts as a fuel and essential substrate for the manipulation of reality.

After the D-16 group was sent underground again by magic, Orion Pax was eaten by the great red dragon. However, the D-16 group returned to rescue him and killed the red dragon; opening the monster's stomach to retrieve Orion's corpse. Prowl used dark magic to revive Orion Pax, using the dragon's flesh.

Pax had revived and the group gathered to rest in an abandoned house on the floor they were on; however, with the death of the red dragon, the lunatic Prime appeared. Through magic, the Prime summoned Orion in the middle of the night from the house where the group was resting.

The lunatic Prime, angered by the commotion and having deeper interests, used forbidden magic to fuse the resurrected body of Orion Pax with the flesh and soul of the Red Dragon, transforming it into a chimera.

Like a Chimera, its torso, now covered in feathers, merged with the lower part of the red dragon's body, resembling a Cyrbertronian Beast.

Orion Chimera stands 11 meters (36 feet) tall, with the upper body of an Orion and the lower body of a red dragon, possessing two wings of white feathers. From the neck to the lower body, its skin transitions into feathers and scales. Its lower body is distinctly draconic, with four robust legs of red scales, each foot with sharp claws, complemented by a sinuous tail that aids in balance. The feather covering extends from the shoulders to the middle of the dragon's body to help regulate temperature changes. Its wings are large and feathered primarily for slow gliding, rather than powerful flight, due to its limited stamina. In its first appearance, Orion Chimera wore a grayish-white tunic, which it later tore.

D-16;; His best friend. The two grew up together in Iacon in the poorest parts of town. From a young age, Orion dreamed of traveling the world with D-16. He was often helped by D-16 to cover up social gaffes, either by exaggerating or downplaying them. They shared a common interest in history and argued about which direction it would take.

D-16 has had a crush on Orion Pax since childhood. He planned to confess his feelings after their journey, but unfortunately, he didn't have the opportunity to tell Orion how much he loved him after what happened.

Elita-1;; Orion and Elita-1 have been great friends since their time at the Magic Academy. Elita cares deeply for Orion. She admires her determined nature and would do anything to save her. Orion, in turn, admires Elita-1 and holds her in high regard, calling her amazing.

Jazz and Prowl; Orion met the couple at the magic academy, considering them both close and loyal friends.

As the lord of the dungeon, he wields great power over both the dungeon's structure and the monsters that inhabit it. His longevity has also been prolonged by the dungeon's power. He has altered the dungeon's structure on several occasions, usually causing the dungeon to open a hole in the ground to rid himself of enemies and also to escape. As for the monsters, he typically summons them for help or instructs them to act (for example, tasking the Red Dragon with finding the first Prime, Zeta Prime). He seems to enjoy using small dragons nicknamed 'the wizard's eyes' to sense and alert him to changes in the dungeon.