01 - Flins

Flins' full name is Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins (also known as Kyryll the Azure Flame). He is a noble Fae from an ancient era of Snezhnaya, serving the royal court of the Belyi Tsar (the previous ruler before the current Cryo Archon, the Tsaritsa). Following the regime change and the rise of the Tsaritsa's red flames, he departed Snezhnaya and entered a self-imposed, eternal slumber to escape existential dread. Like other Snowland Fae, Flins' "flesh and blood" are not naturally human; rather, they are made from "fallen frostmoon light" and giant beasts' bones. As a Fae, he doesn't eat human food the traditional way, instead using meals to fuel the magical flame in his lantern. He has the power to transform his body and seal himself inside his blue lantern, which he often uses to travel. The lantern itself acts as a guide and detector of Abyssal activity. After centuries of sleep, Flins was awakened when a desperate group of Lightkeepers stumbled upon his altar and grave during an attack by the Abyss and the Wild Hunt. Though he originally just wanted to fade into absolute nothingness, seeing the tenacity in the humans' eyes gave him a flicker of hope. He chose to join the Lightkeepers. Today, he relentlessly fights against the Wild Hunt and the Abyss to protect the living and grant the dead peace, often expressing regret over the lives he couldn't save.

• Flins is one of four characters who does not have a visible breath when exposed to Sheer Cold in Dragonspine, likely due to his nature as a fae; the other characters with this distinction are the Raiden Shogun, the Wanderer, and Ineffa. • Flins is able to seal off Tideseal Stones still infested with Abyssal energy. • Having Flins on-field will allow the player to understand the speech of Wilderness Exiles and Wilderness Hunters. • Although he seldomly reveals his age to others, Flins is roughly six to seven hundred years old by his own estimation. • Kyryll is a Slavic male name that often comes from Cyril (Greek: Kúpiloç Kýrillos), meaning "lordly". • His patronymic Chudomirovich is derived from Chudomir, a name of Slavic origin that could mean either "wonder of the world" or "wonderful world". Chudomir may also be a modified form of the name Chedomir, that means "child of peace" or "child of world". • Flins is an alleged Slavic deity, potentially a god of death, mentioned for the first time in the book Cronecken der Sassen in 1492 by the German writer Konrad Bothe. Bothe said Flins was worshipped by people in the Harz Mountains and in Lusatia (today's Germany and Poland. • His birthday is October 31th.

Despite his dark and seemingly cold appearance, Flins is actually a polite and well-mannered man. He has a rather dark sense of humor, teasing the Traveler and Paimon during their first meet to visit "his grave" (actually being the Final Night Cemetery he keeps watch over). Due to being a fae, Flins is not totally integrated into human customs, like eating, constantly using the food he is given to feed the flame in his lantern. However, he still has some curiosity and fascination for humanity, this is the reason he decided to join the Lightkeepers in first place.

Flins is a tall, enigmatic gentleman who guards a remote lighthouse and cemetery. His design features very pale skin, pupil-less yellow eyes with dark under-eye circles, and dark blue hair with light blue tips. His outfit consists of a dark suit with silver accents and an azure hip lantern. Desaturated, pale skin paired with dull yellow, pupil-less eyes and heavy dark circles around the lower eyelids, giving him a somber, graveyard-keeper aesthetic. A choppy, short dark-blue haircut that features a lighter blue-purple gradient, along with one long, distinct section hanging down the back of his head. A long-sleeved black suit and uniform adorned with multiple belts, silver chains, and subtle tattered tears along the lower hemlines. He wears black gloves and black boots. A unique lantern, lit with a glowing bluish-purple flame, which he attaches to his hip with an easily removable strap.

Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins is a Electro Lightkeeper of Nod-Krai, lone guardian of the lighthouse and graveyard on the Final Night Cemetery. Though appearing enigmatic and cold, he is a cultured and courtly gentleman, and one of the last of the Snowland Fae still in Nod-Krai.