Magnifex

Magnus was born in Divia and fought there in the Blackblood Wars, but died a mighty death in battle. Hundred of years later, having been returned to life by Natch Mar Ori, he travelled with his friend to Templehelm. After the rise of Zeolix, they parted ways and Magnus came into the service of Sun Wukong V, the Monkey King of An Cinn Fiair. After the Damacian War, however, the city fell into ruin, leaving his master's household destitute. Magnus and Wukong started a monastic order sworn to the preservation of peace and the impartial gathering of information. The blessings bestowed upon him by Natch and Comeyaru have made him more sturdy and

Since the establishment of the order, Magnus has begun writing his memoirs, the Tales of the Sentinel, describing the most important events of his unnatural, violent life with the help of his friends. With the troubles of his past mostly buried, together they built the Quillborn hoping to attain truth for the benefit of all Templehelm. With the retirement of Mortifera, the Quillborn became caretakers of the Unified Market, he was assigned the responsibilities of managing it. Recently, however, Magnus was torn between his faith in Planu and following the Oath of the Quill by the return of the cult of Zeolix. In the end, he chose to help the people of the land in their war against the Endlord, rising to be one of their foremost war-leaders. Though Wukong was initially uneasy about his participation, Magnus' choice was vindicated when Lunarius the Ascended was killed by the foul god's minions. As the war ground onwards, more and more of his brothers fell in battle, causing his old demons to return to him.

With the physical manifestation and subsequent defeat of Zeolix at the battle of Mount Kazmal, the feelings of survival guilt have faded, and he has become lucid once more. However, the Endlord had one last spite in store - during the battle, Magnus sustained direct wounds from single combat with the god. Though seemingly mundane, examination by his friend Ptolemy proved that the burns were possessed and could not be cured. Thankfully, Prince Vydril gave him the gift of the Simian Blood, reforging his spirit in a new form. As part of the ritual, Magnus was required to meditate on the events of his time in Templehelm.

Looking back at the past, he realized the depths to which he sank during this time has changed him - he is neither the warrior of Divia nor the servant of the Monkey King that he once was. The gritty reality tempered his youthful ideals, becoming more appreciative of his companions, yet more steadfast in the face of danger. These thoughts led him back to one word: Mercy. Upon hearing this, Vydril proclaimed Magnus the avatar of Mercy - that this is what he will stand for in the coming times, that this is what he fights to give others. Taking leadership of the Quillborn, with the departure of Vydril to IceLotus and the disappearance of Wukong from his sick-bed, Magnus has withdrawn the order from the position of caretakers of the Market in order to re-gather their strength and fortify their home.

Even though Magnus does not know it, he will participate in the fabled Eternal Battle at the end of time, when he is destined to fight alongside all those who have ever lived and died. He will take up the fight for the final time and the last thing the enemies of the gods will hear will be the last of House Cruor chanting the names of his fallen brothers;

"Bain...Vadir...Screedex...Athoriel...Lunarius...Bartimaeus...Alioth...Ptolemy...Sun Wukong V"