Aralis - The Dangers

Many Others on this island serve Spider or - if not directly a servant of the Dark God - pose some threat to the Shipwrecked here. Some are clear dangers, and others give the guise of friendship but may, in the end, pose a far greater threat.

Kyuden was once a lieutenant of the Clan of Fire, but secretly was a follower of Talos, hunted by the Clan of Darkness and believed killed by the Kina before The Light That Breaks Through The Storm crashed on the island. But the Island does not so easily let any slip to death, especially those who serve the Dark God, and Kyuden was brought back by the Spider, now a powerful undead who wears an iron mask and hunts the Kina. He has attacked the Stockade many times with his undead minions, and the Garandi seek a means of bringing a final end to him.

Gotan is a newly created golem, forged by the servants of Spider to serve their Dark God and wreak havoc upon the Shipwrecked. His abilities and appearances bear a striking resemblance to Forgefist, in that he seems much like a Demon of Chiteng would be, except that he is a construct that is not nearly so powerful.

Levon is the High Priest of Talos. The Shipwrecked had once asked Bartleby for the tale of the Sokuze's fight against Talos, and it was Levon that was channelled to tell the tale, while Bartleby sat amidst the Shipwrecked in their Stockade. As a result, Levon was able to hear the whispers of his master, and became aware of the Island, where possibly he had not before. He attacked the Shipwrecked and it was only after a great battle that the channelled spirit of Levon was defeated. The Shipwrecked have not seen him since, but many are concerned that so powerful a priest of Talos had been brought to the island and made aware not only of its presence, but of the Dark God's intentions.

Madame Lily and her assistant, Ivy, are recent travellers to the Island, visiting here in a manner similar to Aelycan's Associate - not quite here, sending only part of their spirit (or perhaps their dreaming self) to the island. They have a shown a great curiosity for the island and what is occurring here, claiming they learned of it in researching ancient and secret texts. Several of the Shipwrecked suspect that they are Black Cultists, and refuse to give them any information for fear that they will use it to aid the Dark God.

The Yama is a sword of great power, into which was trapped a powerful being, believed by some to be an Elemental of the Sun and others to be some (other) kind of Child of Solaris. It has been nicknamed "the Elf-Killing Sword," as the spirit of the Yama hates the Goblin King and all Elven and Feydakin kind - but most especially, desires the utter destruction of the Goblin King for a wrong done so long in the past that few stories remain to tell of it. In order to hold the blade, one has to be strong-willed, lest the Yama possess them and force them to slay the Feydakin. Even so, the blade fell into the hands of Lysander, who was unable at the last to resist the control of the Yama when the Goblin King lay weakened - circumstances that, the Shipwrecked came to learn, were masterminded by Bartleby. He slaughtered the King and those Feydakin nearby. The Yama then inflicted the Goblin King such that he could not be brought back from death, and the pieces of his soul trapped in the shadowed places between worlds. But the Shipwrecked were able to travel to the Place Between the Worlds and restore the Goblin King to life. When Lysander allowed the Yama to take control of him to win a battle against Karenay, he then turned against the Feydakin once more. Though he was taken down, and the Yama wrested from him by Shuyoshi, it was then taken from Shuyoshi by a minion of the Spider, and now lies behind that vile Gate.

The Devil has recently caused woe for the Shipwrecked, first with his attack - with the rest of the Major Arcana of the Tarot - upon them within the Goblin Realm, and since by other means, such as his affliction upon the spirit of Sento. The Shipwrecked recently learned that the Devil had taken up Sharia, the Goddess of Fire's, dark aspects - that of destruction and chaos.

The new Guardians, while drawing their numbers from among the Shipwrecked, also pose a grave danger to their companions. Having slain the Demon that once was the Guardian in their stead, they have taken up the mantle of Guardianship... and in so doing, made themselves susceptible to the Spider, often falling under his influence and madness, turning upon those they once called friends.

There are some others - Griffin, Akame, Daria, and Noboru - who, while posing threats, have also worked with or provided information to the Shipwrecked at other times. While they may be held in Spider's sway, some serve unwillingly, and others have purposes far less clear.

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