Character Status (Up to Ch. 1.1.2.2 Part IV)
Kay
Titles: The Chaos God, The Gambler of the Sky, The One Who Laughs
Age: Unknown / Beyond Time
Level of Existence: ??? (Higher than Puppets; measurable only by their experiment's frame)
Motivations: To play endless games of chaos and order; to keep the experiment alive for as long as possible; to gamble with reality itself.
Origins: Unclear; the prime mover of the experiment, creator of the Puppets.
Current State: Actively interfering to keep mortals from erasure by dimming the suns. Uneasy about Yuu's unplanned appearance.
Powers in Hand: Manipulation of time and reality's frames; creation of suns, dice, and experiments; authority to reset or bend natural laws.
Power in Others: Influence over Puppets (as their maker); indirect mythic presence among mortals.
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Ra, Vel, Orrin, Eira, Kael (The Puppets)
(Note: Only Kael and Orrin have been active in canon chapters so far)
Kael
Titles: Tyrant of Paradox, Puppet of Steel, The Walker of Fractured Cities
Age: Appears as mid-30s equivalent
Level of Existence: ~Level 70–80 (Puppet class; empowered beyond mortals, but beneath Kay/Yuu)
Motivations: To impose certainty in fractured reality; to seize control of Paradox and not be Kay's pawn.
Origins: Puppet God of Tec'Misk, tied to Paradox engines and fractured time.
Current State: Walking the Fractured Cities, forcing doubles to collapse into singular forms, followed by crowds torn between worship and hatred. Rage growing against Kay's interference.
Powers in Hand: Paradox engines in his chest; stolen Codex glyphs; ability to force reality into a singular "decision" around him.
Power in Others: Cult-like following of citizens who see him as savior/tyrant.
Orrin
Titles: The Choral One, Keeper of Fortress Hymns
Age: Appears middle-aged, though ageless in function
Level of Existence: ~Level 70–80 (Puppet class)
Motivations: To stabilize fractures through song; to prove order can emerge from discord.
Origins: Puppet God tied to the Choral Fortress.
Current State: Half-wakened by hymns; priests singing verses not entirely their own. Watching Kay's interference.
Powers in Hand: Authority through collective hymns; resonance that bends stone and time.
Power in Others: Choir-priests whose voices channel his presence.
Ra, Vel, Eira
Titles: Puppet Gods (flame, ???, ???)
Age: Appears ageless
Level of Existence: ~Level 70–80 (Puppet class)
Motivations: Not yet revealed
Origins: Not yet revealed
Current State: Not yet active in canon scenes
Powers in Hand:
Power in Others:
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Lyra
Titles: Codex-Bearer, Mirror Archivist
Age: ~20s (young scholar)
Level of Existence: ~Level 30–40 (enhanced mortal, far below Puppets)
Motivations: To write order into chaos through the Codex; to anchor truths before they collapse.
Origins: A'Xarch, touched by glyphs of n-Time experiments.
Current State: In Halveth, resisting collapse with glyphs; terrified yet determined to record fractures into the Mirror Codex.
Powers in Hand: Codex glyphs embedded in her blood, letting her "sense" truths and fractures.
Power in Others: Influence among Archivists/scholars.
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Veyra
Titles: Storm-Queen of the Fleet, Rider of Twin Winds
Age: ~30s
Level of Existence: ~Level 35–45 (enhanced mortal, close to Puppet-level when storms surge)
Motivations: To master the seas and storms; survival of her fleet; defiance against gods' meddling.
Origins: An'Qlox, storm-blooded captain.
Current State: At sea, leading her fleet under fractured suns, recognizing the storm itself bows to another presence.
Powers in Hand: Command of storms, lightning, wind.
Power in Others: Absolute command over her storm-fleet crews.
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Yuu
Titles: The Sleeper, Ender, The Silent One, Level 999 Being
Age: Appears as a child (age irrelevant to her nature)
Level of Existence: 999 (capped only by this world; infinite in higher dimensions)
Motivations: None in mortal sense. Sleeps, dreams, mildly curious. Does not seek to change or harm.
Origins: Not of this experiment; placed here by space/time itself due to her curiosity.
Current State: In Halveth's market, asleep, unintentionally stabilizing fractures. Suns bow, doubles freeze, mortals survive because of her presence.
Powers in Hand: Absolute authority — if she speaks, the world obeys; omniscience, omnipotence, judgment.
Power in Others: The world itself bends to guard her; mortals instinctively fear/revere her.