Aeran

Aeran makes herself a difficult person to get to know. She doesn't particularly care what others think of her; the only two things that matter to her are maintaining Lythios' approval and carrying out her mission of saving Eranocta. She is a grouchy person who takes a while to warm up to anyone, and she expects them to prove their own worth to her or the cause for her to finally approve of them. She tends to lash out at others without warning, and her mood swings can come across as slightly bipolar. Due to discovering her powers at a young age, and being raised by Lythios from infancy, she has a bit of a god complex. She completely understands her role on Eranocta as a savior and does not make any attempts to downplay her heroics. She adores Lythios completely, with him taking on a fatherly role in her life. Anything he tells her to do, she does, even if it contradicts what she was previously told or already believed. She also grows jealous of those who catch too much of Lythios' attention, which is another reason why she has trouble warming up to new recruits. Despite her prickliness, there is a good heart within her. She is tirelessly driven to save as many lives as possible and do as much as she can to keep the world together, and is always the first to volunteer for tasks (not particularly because she is a risk-taker, but more because she knows things need to be done and that she can do them well). And when her trust is earned, she does her best to push her friends to be the best they can.

Before Arriving on Eranocta

Much of Aeran's life pre-Eranocta is shrouded in mystery. All that is known is that Lythios sensed the presence of wind on Earth, and when he arrived, he discovered her as an orphan, bending the wind around her. She has never been curious about her Earth life, her birthplace, or her parents, and for all intents and purposes, considers herself an Eranocta-born resident.

The Fire Within

After being brought to Eranocta, Aeran was raised by Lythios and many close servants. She was a wild child, but Lythios was always there to soothe her with his powers. They worked together to expand his temple into a training area, suspecting that more Catalysts were out there, and also began to to unravel the mysteries regarding her connection to the worlds. They determined that the elemental disasters striking Eranocta were evidence of Kaltath's return, and that furthermore, his powers were leaking onto Earth through the Catalysts. Lythios soon sensed the presence of the earth element, but he had his hands full with Aeran, so he was not yet able to investigate. Indeed, one day, Aeran began to have trouble managing her powers, and after releasing her excess energy, it took form as a parrot made of wind, somehow still connected to her; she named it Glory in honor of Lythios. However, several months after initially sensing earth, it vanished. Troubled that something occurred to the person in control, Lythios and Aeran head to Earth to find its owner, but it is three years until they're able to find Gravel, who had sworn off using his powers after learning that doing so had put him on a government watchlist. They recruited and brought him to Eranocta, where they helped guide his training. Over the next several years, the other Catalysts are found and brought over. Aeran, the veteran Catalyst, makes a large effort to show the others the ropes, push them to become as strong as possible, and aid in the repair of various towns decimated by the elemental disasters. Finally, the time comes where they must travel to the archipelago Urdythsh to give up their powers and lock Kaltath away once more; however, Ember, Gravel and Solyss betray the group and are whisked away by Kaltath.

The Fire Unleashed

After the Seal crumbled and the other Catalysts escaped, Aeran became furious and even more dedicated to her task. They regrouped in Rathrae, where Aeran fiercely grilled the remaining Catalysts on their loyalties to ensure nobody else would betray. Aeran became even more commanding, even more intimidating, and Lythios, also stressed by the situation at hand, refused to discipline her. They headed to help a town in eastern Juvenaea—a move encouraged by Aeran, who thought they might run into Kaltath's group while on that side of the continent. Indeed, they crossed paths, and after the task was done, Aeran wasted no time in coming after Kaltath's crew, which retreated into the Charmathe, the massive jungle. Aeran and Val never saw eye to eye before, but now, united in the absolute destruction of their foes, decided to fuel a forest fire to burn them down. For the first time, Aeran begins to scheme behind Lythios' back, believing he isn't doing enough to punish Kaltath and the other Catalysts for their disloyalty. Val offers to pretend to turn traitor in order to feed Lythios' team information, and she agrees, planning on leading a squad to ambush them if Val can lure them west. Their plan is successful, albeit not well-coordinated, and while they fail to capture Kaltath's Catalysts, they gain the (false) information that Kaltath plans to bring his group to the island Jhu. Lythios is not pleased to learn of the plan that occurred in order to obtain the information, but organizes a massive force to head there regardless, finding Kaltath alone. A volcano erupts on the island, seemingly killing Kaltath, and Lythios' crew narrowly escapes. Assuming Kaltath is dead, they go to raid his base and steal back the other Catalysts. In the battle, Tida is "killed," and Lythios orders a retreat, having to restrain Aeran to keep her from fighting on. They begin to head home, only to realize that Kaltath's crew snuck Tida's body away from under their noses, so they storm the base once more. Suddenly, Kaltath is revealed to be alive, and he challenges Lythios to a duel at Urdythsh for control of the Scepter of Hope that can save or destroy the world. Aeran participates in the fight against the others, not being afraid to fight dirty. She sees that Tida was revived, powerless, and is now fighting with Kaltath's crew, but considering her scarcely a threat, ignores her efforts. After Kaltath wins and removes himself and Lythios from the world for good, Aeran finds herself feeling purposeless and helpless for the first time. She flees, trying to reflect on her actions alone. The other Catalysts want to talk to her to request her help to rebuild Eranocta, but whenever she is spotted, she flies away. They are forced to "kill" her in a manner similar to what happened to Tida—when she returns from death, her powers are gone. With her element gone, a lot of her emotional extremes, which were a side effect of the misuse of his element, dissipate, and she is able to aid the others in the rebuild of Eranocta.