Character file
Valantis
Emperor / Olyr Bearer
You call it control. I call it preventing the mistakes of those who came before us.
- Role
- Seeker, Influential Figure, OLYR Traveller, Potential Antagonist
- Species
- Nitharian
- First appearance
- Nithara — Valantis's private sanctuary
Overview
Valantis is a powerful and enigmatic figure from Nithara, a world of ancient civilisation, extraordinary architecture and hidden knowledge.
Sophisticated, intelligent and calculating, he possesses an intimate understanding of OLYR and the ancient systems governing its interworld network.
Beneath his composed exterior lies an ambitious mind and a philosophy shaped by knowledge, power and an understanding of consequences.
When the network begins awakening again, Valantis recognises the significance of an event that others have yet to comprehend.
Whether he intends to protect OLYR, control it or reshape its future remains uncertain.
He is neither an obvious ally nor a conventional enemy. His true intentions are far more difficult to understand.
Story
Far beyond Earth, on the ancient world of Nithara, lives Valantis.
He is a figure of considerable influence, surrounded by extraordinary architecture, ancient knowledge and the luxuries of a civilisation that has existed long enough to forget its own beginnings.
Valantis is not easily impressed. He has travelled between worlds, witnessed civilisations rise and fall, and accumulated knowledge that few within OLYR can claim to possess.
He understands the network differently from most of those who use it. To him, OLYR is not simply a means of reaching distant worlds. It is a system of extraordinary power, one whose rules and restrictions exist for reasons that are not always apparent.
When an ancient connection begins responding to an awakening on Earth, Valantis senses something that should not have been possible.
For the first time in a long while, his attention turns towards a forgotten world.
A young human has become connected to something whose history predates the civilisations Valantis knows.
Azael's discovery presents a possibility that Valantis cannot ignore.
But whether he sees the young bearer as an opportunity, a threat or something altogether more significant remains unknown.
Valantis has his own understanding of what OLYR should become.
And he may be willing to do whatever is necessary to see that vision realised.