Books of Forsaken Futures: Dawn of Beyonders
In the chaotic realm of Purgatory, Hale, a powerful being grappling with his inner self, finds himself at the center of a brewing storm. As the malevolent Nute orchestrates a terrifying plan involving stolen powers, manipulated innocents, and ancient forces, Hale and his diverse group of allies – including the sarcastic Rywho, the knowledgeable Vuulcan, and the determined Duchess – must fight to reclaim what was taken and prevent a catastrophic upheaval.
Their journey takes them through nightmarish landscapes, from a skyscraper forest echoing with screams to a frozen lake hiding ancient secrets. They face formidable foes like the power-stealing Buddy Boi, the vengeful Elfonse, and the treacherous Lumier, each encounter pushing their abilities and loyalties to the limit.
As personal battles ignite – Studde facing his corrupted brother, Amedeus confronting his past, and Hale battling his inner demons – the true scope of Nute's horrifying scheme involving the "innocent" and the fusion of ancient dragon hearts becomes terrifyingly clear. Betrayal lurks around every corner, and sacrifices are made as the lines between hero and villain blur.
Ultimately, Hale must embrace his full, newly awakened power to confront Nute and the devastating consequences of his actions. The fate of Purgatory, and perhaps more, hangs in the balance in this epic clash of light and darkness.
Meet The Cast
Name:
Adam Leos
Age:
15
Height:
5'1"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Grey
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Machinery
Specialty:
Technopath
Alias:
Buulk
As the engineer of Hale's Round Table, Adam's proficiency with machinery extends to things such as exosuits, guns and even to an extent prosthetics. He bares the scars of his own failed experiments. These experiments wait to punish him in the bowels of purgatory.
Name:
Alejandro Cortez
Age:
61
Height:
5'8"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Bue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Diffuse
Weapon:
Tongues of the Dragon King
Specialty:
Investigation
Alias:
N/A
A cardinal of the Hall of Saints, most well known for carrying out investigations around the globe for the pope. At one point he used to travel and go on missions with the current High Saint of the American Branch of the Hall of Saints. He prefers hand to hand combat, using diffuser to remove the abilities of his opponent.
Name:
Amedeus Beowulf
Age:
18
Height:
5'9"
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
White Fire (Will)
Weapon:
Excalipand Sword (Faith)
Specialty:
Power Cancel
Alias:
Father Beowulf
Father Beowulf is a priest of the Hall of Saints. He carries a large sword that has been passed down through the generations of his family. His Phalanx are both his cousins, otherwise he is not looked upon well among his family.
He is captured and experimented on by Nute, making him into a hulking behemoth.
Name:
Amissa Ahrkon
Age:
Unknown
Height:
5'0"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
White or Blue
Race:
Spirit
Magic Type:
Death
Weapon:
White Excalibur Scythe (Creation)
Specialty:
Scythe Dance
Alias:
Armissa, Ermissa
The woman who became the spirit of the black Excalibur scythe Deathbringer, wielded by her love Dien, the current reaper. Originally one of Ahrkon's three daughters, she was a founding member of the Blood Moon.
Name:
Anansi Xlexi
Age:
19
Height:
5'6"
Hair:
Bald
Eyes:
Brown
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Web of Truth
Weapon:
Staff
Specialty:
Interrogation
Alias:
Sister Xlexi
Once upon a time, a young girl was rescued in Africa. The stranger who rescued her trained her to be a strong symbol of what had become her god. She is usually not far from Cardinal Cortez, the only male she trusts, Hall of Saints or otherwise.
Name:
Brandon Braford
Age:
12
Height:
5'0"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Blood Memory
Weapon:
Custom Rapier
Specialty:
Blood Memory and Pressure Points
Alias:
Bluuhd
Regarded as the most deadly of Hale's Round Table, he has a mysterious talent called blood memory, which allows him to read memories and copy techniques from the blood of his enemies. It is said that his fur used to be white, where as it now is crimson, stained by the blood of his enemies. He is captured and placed under mind control by Nute before the story begins.
Name:
Buddy Boi
Age:
11
Height:
5'0"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Vampirial
Magic Type:
Vampirial
Weapon:
Whip
Specialty:
N/A
Alias:
N/A
As one of the few survivors of the Auk Mentar v Vampirial War, he is very wary of Auk Mentar. But yet he does not harbor the same spite as other Vampirials. Instead he looks down upon humans and any others weaker than himself.
Name:
Cerberus
Age:
Unknown
Height:
10' ~
Hair:
Various Patches
Eyes:
Red
Race:
Stone Heart Mutant
Magic Type:
Unknown
Weapon:
Bone Spike
Specialty:
N/A
Alias:
N/A
A legendary wolf of many heads. An experiment of many tragedies. He awaits among the glutonous.
Name:
Colline Higgins
Age:
12
Height:
5'0"
Hair:
Bald
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Wind
Weapon:
Wrist Mounted Cross Blades
Specialty:
Acceleration and Containment
Alias:
N/A
Once, she was a young blonde girl who ran as fast as the wind, with a big smile. Now, the endeavors of another have left behind a girl stripped of all happiness and femininity. A weapon often confused for a frail man.
Name:
Conner Higgins
Age:
12
Height:
5'6"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Energy (Electric)
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Stunning
Alias:
N/A
Twin brother of Colline Higgins and Phalanx to Amadeus Beowulf. Was surgically modified as a child, having copper and other metals grafted throughout his body to enhance his electrical abilities and weaponize him.
Name:
Cornelius Graham
Age:
15
Height:
5'0"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue/Grey
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Halberd
Specialty:
Misdirection
Alias:
N/A
The youngest son of Alexander Palaydin, he is very different from his father. Hidden behind a generally calm demeanor, a spiteful and arogant being exists. He passes himself off as being a humble and pious figure, but is actually a demon in his own right. He is not afraid to punish and torture to get what he wants.
Name:
Cypher Pewlitz
Age:
42
Height:
6'0"
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Analysis
Alias:
N/A
Member of the previous Round Table, in charge of recon and intel. Though he is still an Auk Mentar, he does not identify it at all or tend to use. He is deadpan and usually comes across as a snarky know it all.
Name:
Damien Gen
Age:
50
Height:
5'8"
Hair:
Dirty Blonde
Eyes:
Glowing Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Any
Specialty:
Jack of All Trades
Alias:
Rhaja Nay
Before Joining the previous Round Table, he had long been the bodyguard and friend of William Palaydin. After the death of Rahen Kloe and the incident at the clocktower, he disappeared from the pages of history, traveling the world to learn every martial art and weapon that he could.
Name:
Demiour Gen
Age:
12
Height:
4'6
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Innocent
Magic Type:
Auk Mentar
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Basic Jujitsu
Alias:
Dem
The girl who Hale wanted to meet, now his girlfriend. Playful and devious in an innocent and naive way only found in youth. Abducted by a stranger in green, she is far from a damsel in distress.
Name:
Dien
Age:
Unknown
Height:
6'6"
Hair:
N/A
Eyes:
Gangrene Energy
Race:
Spirit
Magic Type:
Death
Weapon:
Black Scythe Excalibur (Deathbringer)
Specialty:
Scythe Dance
Alias:
Death, The Grimm Reaper, Bonehead
The current death, a grim reaper with a dry sense of humor. He does not hold any allegiance other than to the balance of life, death, and reality itself.
Name:
Dreck Von Schwein
Age:
42 (True Age Unknown)
Height:
10"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Red
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
System Manipulation
Alias:
Maska
Dreck Von Schweine aka the black and blue Auk Mentar (werewolf) Maska. Leader of the Hood tribe. He is demented in that he is a sick and depraved individual.
When the Palmer sisters lost their parents, they were taken in by a council member. This council member and his son were very soon releived of the sisters by force and a report by Yipp.
Name:
Hale Skyne
Age:
12
Height:
4'7"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Brown/Red
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Light
Weapon:
Warbrands
Specialty:
Genetics
Alias:
Hayloskien
Current Light Magi, he was given his power in infancy by the dying Rahen Khloe. He became aware of his Auk Mentar nature at the age of seven when he took over in the middle of the vampirial war.
Name:
Harry Ganjua
Age:
12
Height:
5'3"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human?
Magic Type:
Nuclear Fire
Weapon:
Energy Claws
Specialty:
Smoking Pot
Alias:
N/A
His earliest memory is being found in a laboratory in his youth with his best friend Kriss Black. He is a friendly person and due to his cowboy hat and duster is refered to as the gothic cowboy.
Name:
Hayloskien
Age:
11(Adjusted Age 29)
Height:
5'9"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Red
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Light
Weapon:
Longswords
Specialty:
Machinery
Alias:
Hale Skyne
Hale's other personality and for much of his life, his only friend. Someone that Hale not only leans on, but trusts without restraint.
Name:
Hope Constantine
Age:
12
Height:
4'6"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Reality
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Ability Enhancement
Alias:
N/A
Twin sister of Heaven Constantine, she was taken in by the Hall of Saints when her powers as a reality Magi type were revealed. She was placed in the care of Cornelius Graham as one of his Phalanx. There she was tortured by his other Phalanx Spyke Fielder as a way to force her to be submissive.
Name:
Iris Shivan
Age:
5 (True Age Unknown)
Height:
3'7"
Hair:
Red
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Fire
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Pyrokinesis
Alias:
Nova
She would appear to be the younger sister, but for thousands of years, she was actually the older of the two. Whereas Endda decided to reset and allow her new self as Toni Shivan have the new lease on life, Endda made the oposite decision, requesting to not have a human personality at all.
Name:
Javier Don Quixote
Age:
18
Height:
10'
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human?
Magic Type:
Eyes of Truth
Weapon:
Lance
Specialty:
Eyes of Truth
Alias:
Father Don Quixote, Javi
The family Don Quixote is looked down upon by all other families in the Hall of Saints. But once upon a time, they were among the seven most respected. Unfortunately, it is said that one of their patriarchs lost his mind and took the whole of his family with him.
What has his pride driven him to do in purgatory?
Name:
Jerry Gath
Age:
Unknown
Height:
6'1"
Hair:
Grey
Eyes:
Grey/Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Gigas Broadsword
Specialty:
Sword Master
Alias:
Goliath
Yes, he is that Goliath, he doesn't like to talk about it though. He currently focuses on training his nephew Travhell or Travis Gath.
Name:
Jessie Palmer
Age:
12 (Modified Physically to 18)
Height:
5'6"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Sound
Weapon:
Her Voice
Specialty:
Communication
Alias:
Lyla
Sister of Lynne Palmer, also known as Duchess. She is often referred to as petite but has a voice loud enough to make up the difference.
That is until she and her sister are captured by Nute and he conducts an experiment on her. Now she is a bombshell and a weapon.
Name:
Jim Travajo
Age:
42
Height:
5'3"
Hair:
Bald
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Sounding Important
Alias:
N/A
Local anchorman with an ex-wife who hates him, coworkers who look down on him and a certain councilman who is now in his corner. He finds himself having a newfound importance when he receives proof of the existance of magic.
Name:
Jonathon Judas
Age:
32
Height:
5'7"
Hair:
Red
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Rapier
Specialty:
Traitorous Blade and Pound of Flesh
Alias:
N/A
Priest from the family Judas who married into the Beowulf family. He had hoped to join the warrior ranks, torturing his own children to make his mark.
Name:
Justice Etun
Age:
Unknown
Height:
5'7"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Chimera
Magic Type:
Omni
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Adaptation
Alias:
Mother of Monsters
She was the first. She used all of the abilities that would be bestowed to the other races. She gave birth to first of all ten humanoid races.
Name:
Lawrence Armory
Age:
9
Height:
3'6"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Ice Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Swords, Knives
Specialty:
Learning Techniques by Observation
Alias:
La'Quinn, La'Quil, Super Chucky
Dark and gloomy, the youngest of the Armory family. He has a score to settle with his brother and Nute is more than happy to help.
Name:
Lyla
Age:
8 (Adjusted Age 26)
Height:
5'6"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Sound
Weapon:
Voice
Specialty:
Sense Disruption, Auditory Hallucinations, Hypnotism
Alias:
Jessie Palmer
The dark reflection of the happiest member of Hale's Roundtable. She has a liking for combat and for hearing the suffering she causes. For her it is all just another sound for her to manipulate.
Name:
Lyndsey Palmer
Age:
12
Height:
4'6"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
Sound, Camouflage
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Stealth
Alias:
Duchess, Lynne
Sister of Jessie Palmer, though completely contrasting to her sister. Though her fur is white as an Auk Mentar, she can blend into any environment.
Name:
Nute
Age:
Unknown
Height:
5'6"
Hair:
Blonde
Eyes:
Kaleidoscope
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Maces, or Shrotswords
Specialty:
Engineering including Social, Genetic and Mechanical
Alias:
Flip Etun, The Scientist, Councilman Claw, and The Benefactor
Once upon a time, three men led the revolution to free humanity from the Naltu. Two died fighting each other, their names were always remembered as Venge the Magi and Arrich the Anti. The name of the third was lost to history. For none knew what became of the one referred to as the scientist. That he, Nute, would pupeteer fate in the background. Until now, when he starts a game he intends for the whole world to play.
Name:
Poto Aramiss
Age:
15
Height:
4'0"
Hair:
Platinum
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Innocent
Magic Type:
Vampirial
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
N/A
Alias:
N/A
Despite her power as one of the innocent, she has a frail body. One that is dying despite her. She is bound to Vaughn Nabi as soul mates, with a promise to become vampires together when her body finally fails.
Name:
Pride
Age:
Unknown
Height:
Varies by Host
Hair:
N/A
Eyes:
Red
Race:
Machine
Magic Type:
Light
Weapon:
Light Blades
Specialty:
Possession
Alias:
Photon Recycling Infinite Defense Entity
Taking the form of a wolf when not possessing a host, Pride is a series of machines made by the Naltu to mimic armor worn by a light type. It attaches itself to host to gather more power and a more human form.
Name:
Studde Armory
Age:
13
Height:
4'0"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Mako Alchemy
Weapon:
Broadsword
Specialty:
Mako Alchemy and Engineering
Alias:
N/A
A genius in his own right, Studde has a habit of getting lost in whatever he is working on. While generally a pure soul, he is not incorruptable. Luckily it is the orders of Alexander Palaydin he is following.
Name:
Tiamant
Age:
Unknown
Height:
4'0"
Hair:
Platinum
Eyes:
Red
Race:
Unknown
Magic Type:
Undefined
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Energy Absorbing, Soul Absorbing
Alias:
Tiffany Erringer
She arises from a desert war zone, naked and confused. She leaves a trail of bodies in her wake. It took a great battle to seal her and the world will receaive and even greater on in her wake.
Name:
Timaar Daark
Age:
9
Height:
3'6"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Grey
Race:
Human
Magic Type:
Reality
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Reality Bending
Alias:
N/A
Warned about oncoming danger by a man in bloody bandages, Timaar has been living on the run. Using a book of given instructions to avoid issues.
Some things can only be avoided so far.
Name:
Van Scarrion
Age:
40 (True Age 134)
Height:
5'2"
Hair:
Bald
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
Pistols, Knives
Specialty:
Firearm Mastery, Knife mastery
Alias:
Jack, Rip Van Scarrion
He appears to be an Australian businessman. What if I were to tell you that he became an Auk Mentar at the same time that Jack the Ripper disappeared.
Name:
Victoria Bradford
Age:
46 (True Age Unknown)
Height:
5'9"
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Attack Development
Alias:
Gin Yay
Mother of Brandon and wife of Vuulcan, she and her husband have developed some of the most dangerous techniques and training methods known to the Auk Mentar. She is also a known fashion designer.
Name:
Vuulcan Bradford
Age:
46 (True Age Unknown)
Height:
5'10"
Hair:
Black/Red
Eyes:
Blue
Race:
Auk Mentar
Magic Type:
N/A
Weapon:
N/A
Specialty:
Technique Recreation
Alias:
N/A
Father of Brandon and husband of Victoria, he is a genius on par with Nute. This comes with little surprise as the two have a shared past.
