History Characters / ArknUnityArkn

* DealWithTheDevil: He ultimately betrays his people when he makes a deal with [[spoiler: Dekncraath]], handing over his firstborn son in exchange for [[spoiler: becoming a Dekn]].

* EvilPrince: Following his time in the Infernous. However, he soon rejects the title.
* FallenAngel: Becomes one during his time in the Infernous (which taints and alters him in body and soul).
* FallenHero: Averted, as he never had the chance to ''become'' a hero (having failed at the trials of knighthood).
* HappilyAdopted: By Del'phar.

* WarriorPrince: He saw himself as one, despite not having passed the trials of knighthood. Indeed, he had great combat prowess (beyond even that of the actual Arkn knights).
* WellDoneSonGuy: Prior to his betrayal, Ell'epagi wanted nothing more than to win Urabis's approval and make him proud. He failed, as Urabi never cared about him in the first place.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: He hates the Dekn so much that when his son began to sympathize with them, he gave Zach the Bastard's Decay, tearing off his wings and [[GroinAttack genitals]] (with ''his bare hands'') before ''throwing him off the highest mountain peak''. (Note, the Bastard's Decay is normally only carried out on Arkn who have actually declared defection, or betrayed the Arkn in some fashion.)

* MeaningfulName: He shares a name with the mythological demon king representing {{Pride; Samyaza is indeed prideful – so much so that his son expressing sympathy for the Dekn (with no express intention of defecting) is reason enough to give him the Bastard's Decay, disown him, and ''throw him off a mountain''!

The first Arkn of Universe A. He was created as the avatar of the Hethe Leg'leg, and went to become the first king of his people, as well as leading them them in war against the Dekn. He was the husband of Kry'atha, and the father of Urabi.

The second King of the Arkn. The son of Gilgamesh, he is obsessed with gaining more power, and loved collecting magic relics.

[[caption-width-right:300:"A Prince, born of Hellfire, to a King who held no crown."]]

* AdaptationNameChange: He's essentially a re-made version of Gynesis from ''The Arknverse''.

->''“I have lost everything to this city, to the war over it! I won’t lose you… I’m not about to just stand by and let you be the one to keep taking my responsibilities from me while I hide from this place!”''

Arkn of Wisdom, Magic, Hope, Tragedy, and Secrets. Raziel is the third Arkn, created as the avatar of Gar'sha and half of the essence of Azazel. He is renowned as the father of magicks for his work in the study and mastery of the magical arts. He is the husband of Phoenix, the father of Helios, Nath'haniel, Jos'sephine, Vicc'ter, and Chamuel, and the grandfather of Ambriel. For tropes about him, see [[Characters/ArknUnityHybridsFusions here]].

An ancient Arkn Lord and warrior. He was the fourth Arkn, created by De'ebolus out of half of Dekncraath's essence. He is the adoptive father of Urabi, and the mentor of Midhir and Ell'epaggi.

* BestFriend: To El'lepagi, from [[ChildhoodFriends childhood]]. Prior to Ellpagg' s betrayal, the two of them were nearly inseparable.

* BrutalHonesty: Unlike most nobles, Midhir doesn't bother brown-nosing or mincing words -- even around the Royal Prince himself. It's one reason why he and Ellpagg become friends: he's the only one who is truly honest with the prince and "tells it like it is". Upon their first meeting, Midhir deadpans, "Your Royal Highness, I am not afraid to tell you how much of an utter twat you are being."

->''"To be honest, Cassidel was made for the court, more than I. He was prone to lies - they dripped off his tongue like dew off of leaves."''

Arknzaag Delphar's servant in the royal court, and Ell'epagi's childhood best friend.

* ModestRoyalty: Despite being a nobleman and part of the Royal Court, Midhir cares little about keeping up appearances, and dresses in worn, ratty clothing that could easily have him mistaken for a common criminal. (The only known exception occurs when he has to appear before King Urabi, to request that Ell'epagi be allowed to undergo the trials of knighthood.)

* BrutalHonesty: Unlike most nobles, Midhir doesn't bother brown-nosing or mincing words -- even around the Royal Prince himself. It's one reason why he and Ellpagg become friends: he's the only one who is truly honest with the prince and "tells it like it is".

->'''Appears in''': ''Even the Stars Will Bleed''

->'''Appears in''': ''The Queen Reborn'' (mentioned), ''Rise of the Revenant''

->'''Appears in''': ''Even the Stars Will Bleed'', ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

The second King of the Arkn. The son of Gilgamesh, he was obsessed with gaining more power, and loved collecting magic relics. He ultimately betrayed his people when he made a deal with Dekncraath to hand over his firstborn son, in exchange for being made a Dekn.

* DealWithTheDevil: Urabi agreed to [[spoiler: hand Ell'epagi over to Dekncraath to be used as a living battery, in exchange for becoming a Dekn]].

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->'''Appears in''': ''Even the Stars Will Bleed'', ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

->'''Appears in''': ''The Queen Reborn''

Arkn of Wisdom, Magic, Hope, Tragedy, and Secrets. Raziel is the third Arkn, created as the avatar of Gar'sha and half of the essence of Azazel. He is renowned as the father of magicks, for his work in the study and mastery of the magical arts. He is the husband of Phoenix, the father of Helios, Nath'haniel, Jos'sephine, Vicc'ter, and Chamuel, and the grandfather of Ambriel. For tropes related to him, see [[Characters/ArknUnityHybridsFusions here]].

->'''Appears in''': ''Even the Stars Will Bleed'', ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

->'''Appears in''': ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

->'''Appears in''': ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

->'''Appears in''': ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

->'''Appears in''': ''The Queen Reborn''

->'''Appears in''': ''[=AilingDaydream=]'' (mentioned)

The Arkn of Pride. The father of Suphlatus and Zachriel Rofocale.

->'''Appears in''': [=AilingDaydream=], Shadow on the Sea, Discord RPs (The Council of Zachriel), ''Farewell, Mr. Rofocale'' (one-shot), ''Ashes To Ashes'' (one-shot),

The son of Samyaza and brother of Sulphatus. An avid reader, he learned the true history of the Arkn, Dekn, and the origins of their conflict, and developed sympathy for the Dekn. This led to his father disowning him and giving him the Bastards Decay, after which he deflected to the Dekn. For tropes related to him, see [[Characters/ArknLegacyDekn here]].

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!Arkn Nobility

* AngelicBeauty: Played with. Many Arkn (particularly those who are upper class or possess royal blood, such as Cele'ra'cria, El'lepagi, and Ambriel) are described as beautiful in appearance. It's rare to find a description of an Arkn who ''isn't'' attractive.

* BornAsAnAdult: The first few Arkn came into existence as full-grown adults. Every Arkn produced thereafter, however, came into existence as an infant (via magick).

* FantasticRacism: Many (if not most) Arkn see themselves as superior to the Dekn. They regard the Dekn as a "rough draft" species, with themselves as the superior "final copy". They also treat human beings as either toys or outright [[SlaveRace slaves]].
* FunctionalMagic: As in the Arknthology, the Arkn practice magic (or magick) by tapping directly into an energy field (via "strings") and harnessing its energy, through the use of symbols, sigils, and individual will.

* LongLived: Arkn who aren't Hethe-blooded have remarkably long lifespans living hundreds (sometimes thousands) of years.

* ArchEnemy: To the Dekn. It was the main impetus behind their creation: the Hethe were bored, and wanted to create a rival for the first Dekn, Dekncraath.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: He is renowned as a heroic warrior, who once risked his own life to try to enter the Infernous; in reality, he was a power-hungry narcissist, and his actions resulted in a great deal of loss and suffering for the Arknn -- including his own son.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike Uriel, who was a beloved, good-natured ReasonableAuthorityFigure and maintained a sense of duty and loyalty toward his people (and was wracked by guilt when he failed them), Urabi is a self-absorbed, inexperienced, and ineffective ruler, who not only betrays his own people by making a deal with the ruler of the opposition, but ''hands over his own son'' to said ruler -- in exchange for ''being transformed into a Dekn''.

* OffingTheOffspring: He handed Ell'paggi, his only son, over to the Dekn to be used as a battery in their hellish prison realm. Given that said realm causes the death of anything that enters it...

* He was molded together through the power of Leg’leg, making Leg’leg his “parent” in a sense.

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* DivineParentage: The first three Arkn (four, if you count Del'phar) were crafted directly by the hands of the Hethe, making the Hethe their "parents", in a sense.
* {{Immortality}}: Arkn who possess Hethian blood (i.e. those who are directly descended from the Hethe) are immortal. All other Arkn are merely LongLived.

* AngelicAliens: The Arkn are technically an alien race, but they [[PowerGlows glow]], have [[WingedHumanoid feathered wings]], and are (for the most part) [[AngelicBeauty beautiful]], ethereal-looking creatures.
* AngelicBeauty: Played with. Many Arkn (particularly those who are upper class or possess royal blood, such as Cele'ra'cria, Ell'epaggi, and Ambriel) are described as beautiful in appearance. It's rare to find a description of an Arkn who ''isn't'' attractive.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: When he suspected that an outer city was aiding the Dekn, he cut off all financial support, and later had them raised to the ground.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Though it isn't much, Gilgamesh is a bit less of a monster then his Arknthology counterpart. He steps in to prevent Dekncraath from killing Xymigos, forms a close friendship with him, and later is able to be persuaded by Raziel to stop fighting with Dekncraath (falling in love with Raziel in the process). Mind you, these are the ''only'' positive traits he displays, and they speak more to his counterpart's evilness and cruelty than ''Unity'' Gilgamesh's goodness.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike Uriel, who was a beloved, good-natured ReasonableAuthorityFigure and maintained a sense of duty and loyalty toward his people (and wracked by guilt when he failed them), Urabi is an inexperienced and ineffective ruler [[spoiler: who not only betrays his own people by making a deal with the ruler and military leader of the opposition, but ''hands over his own son'' in exchange for being transformed into a Dekn]].
* CompositeCharacter: He takes Uriel's place in lore (he's the son of the first Xeth'i'stral king, the ruler of the Arkn, a warrior, and the father of Ell'epaggi) but has Gilga'mesh's personality (abusive, bigoted, [[spoiler: has a secret relationship with The Carver,]] and ends up being imprisoned in the Infernous). This is especially odd, given that Gilga'mesh himself is still present in lore.

* DeathGlare: He gives Midhir Lyonesse a rather chilling look after Midhir requests that Ell'epaggi be allowed to undergo the trials of knighthood. [[spoiler: Midhir later realizes that Urabi was enraged with him for trying to give Ellpagg hope and encouragement.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: He handed Ell'paggi, his only son, over to the Dekn to be used as a battery in their hellish prison realm. Given that said realm causes the death of anything that enters it...]]
* TrulySingleParent: A "fluke occurrence" caused part of his own essence (which had become overwhelmed with Infernous energy) to split from him, forming his son, El'lepagi. [[spoiler: It's hinted that he created Ellpagg in such a manner deliberately, in order to fulfill his end of the bargain with Dekncraath.]]
* YouMakeMeSick: His reaction towards Ell'epagi after his son fails in his trial for knighthood is nothing less than utter disappointment and disgust. [[spoiler: It's not Ellpagg's actual failure that disgusts him, but rather the fact that he'd try ''in the first place''.]]

* BrokenAngel: The torture and torment he endured in the Infernous transformed him, stripping him of his physical Arkn traits; by the time he emerged from the realm, his wings were destroyed and his blood had been replaced with a black ichor.

* LivingBattery: [[spoiler: He was born and raised to be nothing more than an energy source for the Infernous -- and eventually fulfills that purpose (at least temporarily).]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Prior to his betrayal, Ell'epagi wanted nothing more than to win Urabis's approval and make him proud. [[spoiler: He failed, as Urabi never cared about him in the first place.]]

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: While Xymigos has essentially the same appearance as Gynesis, it doesn't cause him nearly as much angst, as he has the friendship and support of Gilga'mesh; as such, he isn't a reclusive loner, and doesn't GoMadFromTheIsolation or become homicidal, instead leaving the Arkn cities to explore Existence.

Arkn of Wisdom, Magic, Hope, Tragedy, and Secrets. Raziel is the third Arkn, created as the avatar of Gar'sha and half of the essence of Azazel. He is renowned as the father of magicks, for his work in the study and mastery of the magical arts. He is the husband of Phoenix, the father of Helios, Nath'haniel, Jos'sephine, Vicc'ter, and Chamuel, and the grandfather of Ambriel.

* AmbiguouslyGay: While his sexual orientation is never explicitly stated, he is confirmed confirmed to have had a relationship with Gilgamesh, been seduced by Dekncraath, had a family with Hazel (a male Arkn), and later produced a son, Chamuel, with another male Dekn named Phoenix (whom he later married).
* CourtMage: Acted as one during the reign of King Gilgamesh.
* GentlemanWizard: He’s one of the first Arkn (the Arkn equivalent of a blue-blood) and Hethe-blooded. During the Golden Age, he was part of the upper echelon of society.
* ForcedToWatch: Because of his honored place as one of the original Arkn (and a Hethe-blooded), the Arkn Council refused to execute him for breaking his vow of celibacy, instead forcing him to witness the brutal public executions of his family.
* HeavenlyBlue: His signature color is glowing, electric blue. (Much like Ellpagg's eyes, it's a sign of his Hethian roots.)
* InterspeciesRomance: He had at least two relationships with Dekn partners: first with Dekncraath, and much later with Phoenix (a Dekn living on Earth).
* LiteralSplitPersonality: performed a complex magick ritual to exorcise the evil, murderous tendencies from his body. The exorcised "evil half" formed a living being: Azazel, whom Raziel took as his apprentice.

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!!Arknzaag Del'phar
->'''Appears in''': ''Even the Stars Will Bleed'', ''A Maelstrom of Fate''

An ancient Arkn Lord and warrior. He was the fourth Arkn, created by De'ebolus out of half of Dekncraath's essence. He is the adoptive father of Urabi, and the mentor of Midhir and Ell'epaggi.
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* FunctionalMagic: As before, the Arkn practice magic (or magick) by tapping directly into an energy field (via "strings") and harnessing its energy, through the use of symbols, sigils, and individual will.

* AngelicBeauty: Played with. Many Arkn (particularly those who are upper class or possess royal blood, such as Uriel, Raziel, and Ambriel) are described as beautiful in appearance. It's rare to find a description of an Arkn who ''isn't'' attractive.

The first member of the Arkn race, and the first ruler of the Arkn.

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->'''Appears in''': ''AilingDaydream'' (mentioned)

!!!Xeth'i'stral Family

!!!The Royal Court

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The head of the Seraphim.

The Arkn Magesword of Fire, Ash, and Stoker of the Eternal Flame. He was a commander of the Seraphim, and one of the chief blacksmiths of the royal Xeth'i'stral family, forging much of their weapons and armor. He is the son of Raziel and Hazel.

The former High Priestess of the Arkn, and Queen consort of Elysia. After being seduced by Dekncraath, she defected to the Infinitium, becoming the wife of the emperor and Empress of the Dekn. She is the mother of Cele'Ra'Cria, Ambriel, Xerex, Samsi, Clubs, and Hashmal.

For tropes related to her, see [[ArknUnity/Dekn here]].