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An index of every major (and not-so major) characters encountered throughout the game.
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An index of every major (and not-so major) characters encountered throughout the game.
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"[Mac] is shy and eccentric, but he did love his wife more than anything else. So, at least [the biographers] got that right."
Gareth Roy Adler, Friend
MACHIAVELLI "MAC" DE LUCA
( 5177 — 5263 )
BIRTH PLACE: FLORENCE, ITALY
HAIR: BLOND / EYES: GOLDEN
HEIGHT: 188CM / WEIGHT: 81.6KG
DEGREE: AETHRA / RANK: SS-1
FIRST CHANCELLOR OF SIDEREUS
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There are many things to be said about Machiavelli De Luca and all of these things are praises to his name. He was a benevolent leader, a brilliant tactician, and a better man. There are stories of his successful campaigns—cleverly protecting his men and boldly striking at his enemies. There are retellings of his kindness—forfeiting his rations to injured soldiers and selflessly protecting children. Stories of his greatness are dime a dozen, but there is no story quite as famously retold as the story of his greatest love: his wife.
He was twenty-seven when he met her, the daughter of a doctor. She was fourteen and didn't care for the centuries-old war. She was fourteen and just finding her place in life. Their meeting was by chance: he was injured and running away while she was on her way to a friend's. She was English and spoke no Italian and he could barely speak.
For six months, she tended to his wounds and, for six months, he slowly fell in love.
Before meeting her, De Luca wanted only one thing: to protect himself and those like himself. He fought because he had to and not because he wanted to. But after meeting her, he wanted to fight for her—to fight for a world where he could dine with her, laugh with her, and live with her.
He wanted her like nothing else.
But there were so many things that went against his love: the war, his position, her age, and her feelings.
Even though he loved her, he had no way to let her know and, perhaps more importantly, she was in love with someone else. She knew only the most rudimentary of Italian, but conveyed her love for this brown-eyed, freckle-faced boy in her school. She said his name was "Alfonso." But no matter what or who she talked about, De Luca was enraptured with the sound of her voice, the smile she wore, and the way everything made her laugh.
But six months is a short time and, as soon as he was well enough to fight, De Luca left. He left without a hint to his plans and gave her nothing, but a brief memory of his six-month stay and a note with the only English word he knew: Love.
It wasn't until he was forty-nine—almost fifty—when he met her again. She was thirty-six and a practicing doctor in England. And, much like their first meeting, this one was entirely incidental, as if there was some sort of magnetism between the two.
De Luca and Azariah Nejem were traveling to London to discuss politics when De Luca suddenly felt "ill." Nejem often joked that De Luca was a terrible public speaker and always got horrifically anxious when expected to speak.
She had been taking a break by the hospital garden when the two synergists arrived and, as if by fate or something greater, their eyes met. De Luca, much older than when he was twenty-six, was surprised and she, an adult in her own right, was smiling at the chance.
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"Takeshi was always the most reserved out of us, but he was also the kindest."
Xue-Lian Song, Friend
TAKESHI FUJIMOTO
( 5180 — 5233 )
BIRTH PLACE: TOKYO, JAPAN
HAIR: BLACK / EYES: BURGUNDY
HEIGHT: 174CM / WEIGHT: 75.2KG
DEGREE: TENEBRAE / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
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The story of Takeshi Fujimoto is one of tragedy.
He was ten when he learned of his abilities and he was ten when he was forced to find safe-haven with the synergists. Even as a child, Fujimoto was oddly self-aware. He knew that he could never go home. He knew that, even if the war ended, he had no family to return to and thus fought in the war for only one thing: So that other people, fortunate enough, can find solace in the arms of their parents and siblings.
When the cease-fire was called in 5225, Fujimoto was forty-five and battle-wary. He had lost many friends in the war and the few that survived only served to remind Fujimoto what he wasn't able to save. A thing that haunted him.
In the latter years of his life, Fujimoto mainly kept to himself and retired from teaching, but stayed on to advise for Sidereus and, when necessary, missions.
His friends, both from the war and on the board, made numerous attempts to reach out to the man, but were rebuffed time and time again. He told them that he was busy with his research. He never discussed the focus of his studies or the interest of his experiments.
It wasn't until after his death at fifty-three that they discovered his notes. He had spent his remaining years testing his degree and, as such, contributed a great deal of knowledge to the Tenebrae Degree. He mapped out limits, new abilities, and a thing noted only as: dark energy. From his notes, which were neatly recorded by hand, dark energy is a byproduct of the Tenebrae degree. It came into existence after the use of every manipulation, like an invisible discharge.
Despite the thoroughness of his research, Fujimoto had no explanation for what "dark energy" was or what it could be used for.
After his death, De Luca, in honor of Fujimoto's service, personally looked into his friend's past. Because Fujimoto never married, De Luca searched for any of his late-friend's surviving relatives (to deliver the body). To his surprise, De Luca discovered that Fujimoto's family had not, as previously believed, perished during the war. He had three siblings—two younger sisters and an older brother. But when De Luca arrived at their doorstep in Tokyo, he was angrily told to leave and that there was no "Takeshi Fujimoto."
Today, Takeshi Fujimoto's body is buried in the Hall of Heroes.
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"'Xue-Lian' is perfectly named: Snow Lotus."
Machiavelli De Luca, Friend
XUE-LIAN SONG
( 5184 — 5247 )
BIRTH PLACE: HONG KONG, CHINA
HAIR: BLACK / EYES: TEAL
HEIGHT: 171CM / WEIGHT: 45.2KG
DEGREE: PULVIUS / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
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Within the seven, Xue-Lian was always most famous for her beauty.
She was poised and elegant, a flower amongst a gathering of weeds. But her beauty was only skin-deep. Her true nature was nothing like the poetry her suitors wrote of her—kind, gentle, and loving. She was never kind, never gentle, and never loving.
Xue-Lian was critical and impersonal. She was callous with other people's feelings and had no patience for foolishness. To her, time spent joking was time better spent preparing for war.
At the age of six, Xue-Lian came to discover her unusual talents. She hid her ability for six years before her father, a spineless official, left her for dead. He didn't want her near the family (he feared that she would slaughter everyone in their sleep), but couldn't openly disown her either (he could not withstand the "shame" of having an unnatural daughter). So, one night, he drugged her soup and, when it was safe, left her in the woods.
She was supposed to have died that night.
Xue-Lian was twenty-four when she met with Machiavelli De Luca. Some sources say that the two shared a brief, but intimate relationship—that she loved him, but he loved someone else. For four years, the two fought side-by-side and for four years, their camp was impenetrable. He was a charismatic leader—a symbol of hope to the surviving synergists—and she was a natural tactician—a brilliant chess master.
When Sidereus was built, Xue-Lian had refused her Cardinal position. She said she was tired of the war and she was tired of leading. She wanted to live a quiet life, away from all the reminders of the past thirty years. But De Luca is famously recorded as having said: Xue-Lian, you have to sacrifice more than anyone else so that your sons and daughters won't have to. You have to be stronger so that the future won't know this hardship.
In the end, Xue-Lian became a Cardinal for Sidereus and, when she passed away, her body was buried in the Halls of Heroes.
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"Gary cares too much and loves too freely. He's a fool."
Grace Falana, Friend
GARETH ROY ADLER
( 5201 — 5293 )
BIRTH PLACE: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
HAIR: BLOND / EYES: ONYX
HEIGHT: 188CM / WEIGHT: 85.2KG
DEGREE: SABULUM / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
SECOND CHANCELLOR OF SIDEREUS
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Gareth Roy Adler was the youngest of the seven and a mere child in their presence. Where Fujimoto and Song endured inexplicable hardships, Adler spent his youth protected by his mother's love and care. She shielded him from the horrors of the world and he, a simple child, never knew to look around the corner.
But Adler was a genius and genius was meant to be shared.
He was sixteen when his father, a talented synergist in his own rights, left the small haven to fight for his people. And he was nineteen when his father was reported dead—killed in the line of duty. But Adler didn't pick up arms to avenge his father. He stayed at home, caring for his sick mother.
It wasn't until he was nearly twenty-one that Adler joined the effort. He was posted with Song, who treated him as a hindrance. In later years, he would joke that Song would make him clean out the latrines while everyone else fought. Adler, despite his inexperience, proved to be a valuable asset.
He was a strong synergist—the strongest Sabulum synergist. His defenses were remarkable and his offensive tactics were awe-spiring. He was, as his mother often said during her life, a genius.
When the war finally ended and the survivors gathered to create a home, Adler had Halcyon modeled after his childhood home in Switzerland. He offered the design plans and he was the one who pressed on the idea of an academy. He believed that had every synergist been better trained, the war would not have lasted as long and he, privately, thought that his father would have been spared.
After De Luca's death, Adler was made chancellor of Sidereus and it was under his guidance that the academy truly flourished. De Luca may have given a face to the academy, but it was Adler who made Sidereus and his contributions to the school are not forgotten or overlooked.
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"Azariah had a way with people. He could charm them into doing anything."
Takeshi Fujimoto, Friend
AZARIAH NEJEM
( 5192 — 5277 )
BIRTH PLACE: MA'AN, JORDAN
HAIR: BLOND / EYES: ONYX
HEIGHT: 182CM / WEIGHT: 77.1KG
DEGREE: ACCENDO / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
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Azariah Nejem rarely ever set foot on the battlefield—preferring the safety of the strategist's tent to the dangers of outside world. He was the brains behind every major operation and, under his direction, hundreds of lives (on both sides of the war) were spared. He may not have fought with the vigor of De Luca or Adler, but he did something more: He ended the war.
After the war, Nejem traveled the world. He visited all corners of the Earth and returned with the cultures that Halcyon had neglected. He recorded folktales from Nepal and learned the children songs of Vietnam. He gathered recipes to famous Indian cuisine, purchased bounded volumes of famous English literature, and, at times, introduced new synergists to the safety of Halcyon. He gave Halcyon a sense of richness.
But despite Nejem's impressive achievements, he is most famously remembered for one thing: womanizing.
There are countless stories of Nejem's antics during and after the war. He flirted shamelessly with women and his bedroom (frequently nothing more than a makeshift tent) was little better than a revolving door of faces. He laughed and loved as if war wasn't happening in all parts of the world. He lived as if death wasn't constantly hanging over his head.
And, perhaps, that was part of his charm: his fearlessness. He never let the events of the world stop him from doing the things he loved or being with the people he desired. He read constantly. He kept a small garden. He confessed his feelings freely. And he celebrated his life.
Decades after his death, many historians wrote off Nejem as "frivolous." But these historians forget that it was Nejem who won the battle at The Forge and that it was Nejem who saved De Luca when the rest of De Luca's company had figured him dead.
Nejem may not have been a pioneer of the Accendo Degree, but he is a far cry from "useless."
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"Grace is a strong, powerful woman. She's not to be trifled with."
Julian Guiles, Friend
GRACE FALANA
( 5185 — 5263 )
BIRTH PLACE: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
HAIR: BLACK / EYES: SILVER
HEIGHT: 155CM / WEIGHT: 46.1KG
DEGREE: IMBER / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
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Grace Falana was a woman of extraordinary presence. No matter where she went or what she did, she drew the attention of those around her. She was attractive in a way that was different from Xue-Lian and Azariah. She wasn't born doll-beautiful and she didn't have the gift of a silver-tongue, but she was attractive all the same.
Falana's personality demanded attention. She was outspoken and stubborn. She was fierce and bold and proud.
During the war, Falana was frequently stationed with Xue-Lian Song. She went into battle only as Xue-Lian's complementary accessory and, for years, served little purpose in the effort. She lived and fought in the shadow of Xue-Lian, but, oddly enough, never complained.
Perhaps she knew that, deep down inside, Xue-Lian was a stronger synergist (of the seven, Xue-Lian was ruthless in her techniques and perfect in execution) and her part in the war was to support the Chinese woman. Or maybe, as some historians are apt to do, there were other reasons for her uncharacteristically subservient behavior.
After the war, Falana was made into a Cardinal. She spent the next twenty years working to shape and mold the foundation and the purpose of Sidereus. She wanted a stronger, better outfitted military. She wanted a stricter defense and a more isolated future. She wanted to know that Sidereus could protect Halcyon if a threat was ever born. But Azariah Nejem, the man with the chancellor's favor, opposed every one of her suggestions.
Nejem thought Falana was too violent and too aggressive. He thought that she was unfit for peace and her future guidance would do nothing, but a disservice to the safety of Halcyon.
The two rarely ever saw eye-to-eye and, in modern day representations, the two are often depicted as polar opposites. Some even say that the two were like water and oil—completely incompatible. However, in reality, Nejem was not a pacifist and Falana was not a war-mongrel. The two shared a similar desire to protect Halcyon, but they differed in their approaches.
After Xue-Lian's death, Falana retired from her position at Sidereus and moved away from Halcyon. She kept contacts with De Luca and Guiles, but after their deaths, she vanished into the wind. Her memorial in the Halls of Heroes remains empty.
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"Jules is never without a cigarette or a glass of scotch."
Azariah Nejem, Friend
JULIAN GUILES
( 5175 — 5244 )
BIRTH PLACE: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
HAIR: BROWN / EYES: GREEN
HEIGHT: 185CM / WEIGHT: 86.1KG
DEGREE: ACCENDO / RANK: SS-1
FOUNDER AND CARDINAL OF SIDEREUS
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During the war, Julian Guiles was a subtle presence. He was never the flashiest of the seven, but he was efficient in everything he did. He was fiercely loyal to Machiavelli De Luca—daring to brave the gravest of dangers to fulfill his dearest friend's wish.
He wasn't a tactical genius or an inspirational leader. He wasn't even a pioneer of his degree. But Julian Guiles was an excellent soldier and, perhaps more importantly, he had the intuition of the gods. He was a good judge of character, but a better judge of the tide of battle.
When the war was over, Guiles, alongside his colleagues, was named a Cardinal of Sidereus. And just as he was never the face of the war, he was never the leading voice of the cardinals. He did not lay the foundation of any department or achieve the greatness of Adler. But, in the group of seven, he was the closest to Machiavelli De Luca. He, alone, knew of De Luca's dreams for a "paradise."
However, there is little evidence that Guiles was successful in aiding his friend's dream to fruition. Still, despite his deceptively unimpressive repertoire, Guiles was not an unaccomplished individual. There is a reason that he was made a cardinal and it was hardly because of his relationship to De Luca.
Guiles is most famous for his living habits: scotch, smoking, and poker.
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"Chancellor Bielefeld is a woman with a mission."
Cardinal James, Colleague
JANINE VON BIELEFELD
( 5569 — XXXX )
BIRTH PLACE: DE LUCA WARD, HALCYON
HAIR: BLACK / EYES: GREY
HEIGHT: 175CM / WEIGHT: 56.1KG
DEGREE: PULVIUS / RANK: S-3
23RD CHANCELLOR OF SIDEREUS
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Despite the different surnames, Janine von Bielefeld is the great-grand daughter of Gareth Roy Adler. Her family has an illustrious history of being prominent officials, but she is the first, since her great-grand father, to be nominated for chancellor.
As a student of Sidereus, Janine was flawless. As an agent, her talent was incomparable. She had the brilliance of Adler and the skill of Song. Her career as an agent was fast-tracked to success and, to this date, her record remains spotless—perfect completion status. When she was thirty, Janine left the field and devoted her attention to politics.
She was made chancellor of Sidereus in 5613, but both Halcyon and Sidereus expects great things from her.
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"He was always so friendly and nice with everyone! This is unbelievable!"
Clara Jennings, Classmate
JONATHAN "THE GRAVEDIGGER" RILEY
( 5578 — 5614 )
BIRTH PLACE: GALWAY, IRELAND
HAIR: RED / EYES: RED
HEIGHT: 188CM / WEIGHT: 81.6KG
DEGREE: SABULUM / RANK: S-3
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Jonathan Riley graduated from Sidereus in 5594 as his year's salutatorian. After graduating, Riley relocated from Halcyon to live with his ailing mother in Galway, District-Base 3.
In 5598, during a terrorist attack on Galway's rail system, Riley's mother (along with forty-three other passengers) was killed. After her death, Riley applied for residency in Halcyon, but never made his relocation appointments.
In 5600, Riley appeared on the agency's radar during an armory raid in Cairo. Between 5600 and 5605, Riley dealt heavily in illegal arms trade. He had connections with several large crime syndicates in Eastern Europe and Northern Africa. In 5610, Riley took part in the assassination of Bosnian leadership, killing six senators and the president.
He was given the moniker "The Gravedigger" due to his unique signature: Burying people alive.
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"I'm not surprised, Nigel was always a rotten apple."
Jamie Carter, Classmate
THOMAS "TOMMIE" NIGEL
( 5575 — 5614 )
BIRTH PLACE: WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
HAIR: BLOND / EYES: GOLDEN
HEIGHT: 178CM / WEIGHT: 77.2KG
DEGREE: ACCENDO / RANK: S-1
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Thomas Nigel, along with two of his classmates, disappeared in 5584.
Authorities found the charred remains of Scott Montgomery and Jennifer Kerry near an abandoned trading port. Both Montgomery and Kerry had no physical identifiers (everything from their hair to face to fingers had been burned clean), but DNA testing confirmed their identities.
With the murder of Montgomery and Kerry, Nigel was immediately set on priority-search by the agency. Despite being only ten years of age, Nigel was never found and, over time, other, more pressing issues, came to light.
Post-murder, Nigel never set foot on Halcyon soil again. He did not graduate from Sidereus, but proved to be a dangerous synergist none-the-less.
In 5610, Nigel participated in one of many SA-agent ambushes. He is directly responsible for the deaths of Agent Jerry Giles, S-1, and Agent Sylvia Black, A-2. He escaped before arrest and, since the ambush, has kept one step ahead of the agency.
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"It's a good day when Hyde isn't breathing anymore."
Ashton Lawrence, SA Agent
THOMAS "TOMMIE" NIGEL
( 5583 — 5614 )
BIRTH PLACE: UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN
HAIR: LIGHT BROWN / EYES: RED
HEIGHT: 180CM / WEIGHT: 77.3KG
DEGREE: IMBER / RANK: S-1
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An entire novel can be written about Hyde and his many run-ins with the agency.
First, he was never formally trained. He applied for the agency, but was summarily rejected based on: unstable personality. He would have been more of a liability than an asset and was dismissed.
Post-graduation, Hyde filed for re-location, but was rejected on more than five different occasions. The reasons were never shared, but DiD was suspected to have put the man on early-watch. Eventually, after petitioning to dismiss the rejection for re-location, Hyde was granted leave.
He lived in Manhattan, New York, but his stay there was short and the place he moved to next was unknown. Two years later, he resurfaced on SA-radars as a high-priority threat. His record would go on to include over 155 counts of first degree murder and 201 counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Of the 155 that he killed, 21 of those were Sidereus Agents.
Despite his "prolific" criminal activities, Hyde has always evaded capture. In fact, Hyde is most famous for having set up the most devastating ambush of the century, killing six in an evening and leaving many more injured.
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"[Aeres] is the worst kind of soldier: A one-man army."
Cassidy Erin Taylor, Captain of Sidereus
CYRIL RYAN AERES
( 5579 — XXXX )
BIRTH PLACE: NEJEM-WARD, HALCYON
HAIR: RED / EYES: RED
HEIGHT: 188CM / WEIGHT: 91KG
DEGREE: ACCENDO / RANK: S-1
SA AGENT
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There are a lot of things to be said about Aeres, but, at the end of the day, nothing speaks louder than his record: 97.31%.
He may be an ass; he might even be the most insufferable agent alive, but he is a damn good agent.
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