Abyss

Abyss is a mysterious person, said to have randomly woken up on the continent of Eldham. Whilst they call the continent of Eldham their home, many ask themselves whether or not they truly were born in Eldham or not. Currently, they are a trusted citizen of NewJellhem, government official of Simulami as a whole, and heir-in-line of the Ludwig family and NewJellhem.

Personality
Abyss has a rather laid back and mysterious personality. Never fully expressing themselves and keeping a lot of things to themselves, they only speak when something really interests them. When they speak, their low voice and very blunt demeanor have given people the impression that they rude and unprofessional.

Despite this, they are friendly, caring and protective of those they care about. Examples are their father; Ornn Ludwig, their brother; Otto Ludwig, their sister; Janet Ludwig and their best friend; Victoria Maestro.

Appearance
Abyss usually sports typical Ludwig attire with the colours associated with the noble house. They have a pale skin that contrasts their black hair. Most peculiar of all however are their eyes, which some say they can endlessly stare into. Some describe it as if they are hypnotic whilst others state they are like an endless abyss they can fall into.

Abyss has been noted to have quite an unusual abnormality to them. Every other day, as small as the changes may be, their gender seems to change. One day, they may wake up with a slimmer waist whilst on other days, they wake up bulkier than before. Barely anyone notices these minute changes, causing many to misgender them much to their annoyance. Curiously enough, they seem to be incapable of truly understanding these anomolies, almost as if something is stopping them from understanding.

After the first battle during the war against Vulperium, their right eye which used to be identical to their left, twisted and turned into a swirly, crimson-red eye. Unlike before, where looking into their eyes was described as falling into an endless abyss, looking into their right eye gives a sense of dread to everyone that does.

Early Life
Abyss, with themselves being the source, stated that they spent most of their life roaming the world Eldham as a nomad and scavenger, surviving of the ruins of fallen towns and cities. Whilst they themselves don't know at what age they started roaming, what is known is that they stopped being a nomad at the age of 16 when they settled in NewJellhem.

NewJellhem and Simulami
Shortly after joining NewJellhem, they were accepted as a recruit in the Imperial Grand Army. At around the same time, they were baptized into the religion of Soleviel with a promise to go up in the ranks of the Soleviel Church.

There at NewJellhem, they would meet multiple people that they would grow close to and even fond of. With those people, they would go on trips to neighbouring nations, allied states and even fight in wars together. In particular, two women called Melody Ludwig and Rayiniria Rostraya. Both were part of noble houses, the former more famous than the other. Both these women grew equally as fond of them as they did of the two women and so, a promise was made between the two parties to adopt Abyss into their family, ascending Abyss into nobility.

Ludwig debaucle
The aformentioned promise was broken and yet kept in an odd way. Shortly after the the battle at Vermilion, Melody Ludwig would disappear alongside Rayiniria Rostraya. This left Abyss as the de facto head of the Rostraya family. With their disappearance, a deep seated hatred for the lands of Rathnir grew inside Abyss, as both their mothers were rumored to have moved to said continent. Unwilling (and unable) to follow the ways of house Rostraya (primarily due to their refusal to drink alcohol) led Abyss to have no family once more.

Like a guiding hand in a tunnel of darkness however, Ornn Ludwig (who was meant to be their grandfather) allowed them to reside inside castle Ludwig regardless. With time, Abyss was fully accepted by the other Ludwigs and eventually adopted by the aformentioned man. This happened shortly after they turned 18.

Life continued onwards with a period of peace and calm. During this period, Abyss would grow and gain more knowledge of the world around them.

NewJellhem elections
Abyss, whilst initially interested in forming a party themselves, participated in the elections as part of the High Stormgovan Society. Here they, alongside 5 others, accepted and denied applications for the spot of Valekt of NewJellhem. In the end, due to the chaotic way the elections transpired and with the results being voided by the Imperare himself, Abyss was set to stand trial for their 'involvement' in the chaos. Like with the Ludwig debaucle, this has left Abyss with more and more anti-rathnir sentiments.

Trial of the Stormgovan High Society
Due to the aformentioned chaos during the elections, the Imperare declared the results null and obligated punishments to be given to those who were a part of the society. Abyss, together with Krisa, Ali, UpsidedownElf, WestloonLake, Visfrietje, Ornn Ludwig and Joker, were all eventually declared guilty and were given their respective punishments. Whilst mild in nature, the humiliation and anger Abyss felt only further ratified their hatred for Rathnir. Only time will tell what comes of this...

Disappearance and reappearance
Shortly after the trial, Abyss suddenly disappeared from the face of Eldham, with no one knowing where they went or how they suddenly disappeared. All that is known that a loud blood curdling screech was heard in NewJellhem at the exact time that Abyss presumably disappeared. Time passed, and eventually, they reappeared physically unharmed but seemingly dazed and confused. They do not speak of what they saw, instead having a thousand yard stare when asked about it.

Imperial grand army
Almost as soon as they became a citizen of Simulami, Abyss joined its army. Whilst a simple recruit, they quickly became known for their incredible combat abilities, trademarked by their quick and fear-inducing fighting style. They refuse to use a shield and look down on those that regularly use one, claiming that it slowls down the process of the fight (and in some cases delays the inevatible.)

On August 26th, Abyss was promoted from a simple recruit to a Cadet.

Battle of Vermilion
Abyss participated in the battle of Vermilion on the defending side against the Morladron attackers. Whilst they mostly stayed inside the walls of Vermilion, shooting at the enemies with their bow as much as they could. Eventually, they marched out of the walls towards the enemy claims, prepared to fight if any remaining battles had to be made.

Their impact on the battle was minimal.

War against Vulperium
Abyss was set to take part in the war against Vulperium on the side of the Edlham Alliance. They were not capapable of attending however, as shortly before the war began they fell unconscious, only regaining consiousness long after the war was over. What exactly happened is unclear to this day as not even Abyss knows themselves. However, ever since this event, their right eye changed into a crimson-red swirl.

They had no impact on the battle.

War against Amarillo
With their position in the Sisterhood of Sylene, Abyss fought in the first battle at Suzukafun alongside their companion Victoria Maestro. Whilst they fought bravely, they were quickly cornered and bested by a group of three with better equipment.

They had little impact on the battle.

Freholm church of Sylene
After becoming a citizen of NewJellhem and Freholm, they were quickly baptised into the Soleviel faith. Shortly after, with permission from Ornn Ludwig, they built a small place of worship in Freholm, dedicated to the maiden of the moon herself; Sylene.

Sisterhood of Sylene
A couple of years after being baptised into the faith, Abyss grew frustrated with their inability of climbing the ranks in the clergy. Eventually, they grew uninterested in this and instead focused on military activities and combat. When their companion Victoria Maestro announced the creation of their radical Sisterhood, Abyss was at first unsure about joining. However, they soon decided on joining regardless finding it to be an alternative worth spending time on. Due to the small size of the sisterhood at its creation, and partly due to their known combat prowess, Abyss quickly became the second in command behind Victoria Maestro.

Series 1:
The first set of books officially written by Abyss. Defined by: amateurish, personal and very local stories. Alongside that, this was the only series of books where they added the date of completion to the title.

Rats (24/07)
A book dictating the raids on NewJellhem, perpetrated by Rat King enthusiasts and Blood clown mercenaries.

Walls (31/07)
A book about the war at Vermilion from the view of a defending force.

Ludwigs (03/08)
A more personal book dictating the events leading up to their adoption into the Ludwig family of Stormgova.

Debate (22/08)
Abyss' personal account on the election debates between the BIG, Soleviel, JMB, and Loyalists parties.

Series 2:
The second set of books officially written by Abyss. These books were all writen post first Vulperium battle and as such, are generally more seriously writen, are about more global topics and are more professional. Starting from this series, the completion dates are no longer part of the titles.

Bloodclowns
A long documentation about the peculiar group of mercenaries 'The Bloodclowns'. This book was written as compensation to their guide when they visited Rattican city.