Your Character (Blades of Light and Shadow)

Your Character in Blades of Light and Shadow is the main protagonist of the Blades of Light and Shadow series.

Although his/her default name is "Raine", the name is customizable, as is his/her gender and species.

Appearance
Your appearance is customizable according to the player's preferences.

Personality
Your personality depends if you are a human, an elf or an orc. Generally, you are a person longing for adventure and the chance to see the world.

Background
You were orphaned at a young age with Kade about twenty years ago when bandits killed your family. You two were adopted by a kind farmer. When asked, you don't speak much about the farmer but just say that it's been you and Kade for as long as you remember and that he is your "brother", your best friend, and your only family. You enjoy listening to him recant one of his stories at the Dancing Pig Tavern in your hometown of Riverbend. Although he always thought that he'd live life through books, you dreamed of adventure and the world outside Riverbend.

When you and Kade were ten and twelve years old, you had dared Kade to steal a pie because you both were hungry. Unfortunately, it was an eel pie not an apple pie, and you were chased by an angry goose to the point that Kade tripped and fell and landed in the pie.

When you two were sixteen, you and Kade came up with a crazy plan to get some wine off a traveling merchant. You both got gray wigs and Kade got a fake mustache and you both pretended to be elderly wine connoisseurs. In the middle of it all, when you both were drunk, Kade's mustache fell off into his goblet, he fished it out and stuck it on the merchant's face. You laughed so hard that red wine came out of your nose.

You also had a crush on the mayor's son or daughter, but you were seen as below them in status due to your orphan upbringing. That did not stop your feelings though, and when you two got together in his parlor, the mayor and the city council walked in on you.

At your first spring festival as an adult, you wanted to impress everyone in Riverbend with your baking skills. You stayed up all night to bake a spring blossom cake, but in your exhaustion, you substituted salt for sugar. Suffice to say, you did not win the baking contest to your chagrin.

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: The Adventure Begins
 * Chapter 2: Of Loss and Legends
 * Chapter 3: The City By The Sea
 * Chapter 4: Escape at Sea
 * Chapter 5: The Floating City
 * Chapter 6: The Cursed Isle
 * Chapter 7: The Deadwood
 * Chapter 8: A Tale Of Two Princes
 * Chapter 9: The Queen, The Prince, And The Exile
 * Chapter 10: The City of Glimmering Lies
 * Chapter 11: What Lies Beneath
 * Chapter 12: The Murderous Masquerade
 * Chapter 13: City of Wonders
 * Chapter 14: City of Horrors
 * Chapter 15: Into the Shadow
 * Chapter 16: Blade of Light and Shadow

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Through the Looking Glass
 * Chapter 2: Coming Home
 * Chapter 3: The Priestess and the Rogue
 * Chapter 4: Our New Nemesis
 * Chapter 5: Into The Woods
 * Chapter 6: The Other Side
 * Chapter 7: Conflict and Compromise
 * Chapter 8: The Hero Of Riverbend
 * Chapter 9: The City Beneath The Sand
 * Chapter 10: Deep Below
 * Chapter 11: Healing and Hard Truths
 * Chapter 12: Surprises in Shadow
 * Chapter 13: Just The Two Of Us
 * Chapter 14: A Night to Remember
 * Chapter 15: Watch Your Back
 * Chapter 16: Pirates and Thieves

Kade
Kade is your human "brother" although you two are not blood related. You were raised as orphans together after your families died in a massacre just outside the city. The two of you were raised as siblings by a farmer in Riverbend. Growing up, the two of you connected over stories of adventure, although he was content just reading, you always wanted to go on said adventure. He seems to know more about the adventure culture though, as in chapter one, Mal refers to you as a "kit", and Kade has to explain the term to you. Whether or not Kade is older, younger or the same age as you is up for debate. In some stories there's a 2 year age gap and in others, you mention you're the same age.

When you were 10 and 12, you had dared your brother to steal a pie from a villagers window. While running off with it, a goose started chasing after him, and Kade tripped and fell into the pie. That's when you found out it was an eel pie, and not an apple one.

When you were both 16, you tricked a traveling merchant into having a wine tasting by making them think you and Kade were elderly wine connoisseurs with grey wigs. During the tasting, Kade's mustache fell into his goblet, and he was so drunk that he tried to put it on the merchants face. You laughed so hard that wine came out of your nose.

When Blades of Light and Shadow starts, you're both in your 20s, in the Dancing Pig tavern, while he retells a story of the Dreadlord. After running out of the tavern for not having enough money for your drinks, you run into Mal Volari. If you choose to flirt with him, Kade is stunned. Later, when in the Temple of Ellara, Kade gets trapped in an onyx shard. This is when your character is determined to get him back. You were always protective of him but this exemplifies it.

Mal Volari
Mal is one of your love interests, but it doesn't start this way. If you choose to flirt with him when you first meet in Chapter one, he's amused by you, but ends up calling you a 'kit'. Since you don't know what this means, Kade tells you it's a term for new adventurers, like an apprentice. Since you don't have experience or even know the terms, Mal brushes you off. His blatant disregard of you gets under your skin, which even further motivates you to go on an adventure.

You don't see Mal again until the Temple of Ellara, when he's being held hostage and forced into opening a treasure chest. After it goes south, and you're forced to fight Duke Erthax, and Kade is trapped in an onyx shard. While you and Nia decide to join forces to rescue Kade and stop the shadow court, you have to bribe Mal into joining you two. This is where your adventure together begins, from there he's dedicated to this quest.

Nia Ellarious
Nia is one of your love interests. Like you, she has not seen the world beyond the place of her upbringing but she appears more inexperienced. She is a young priestess intent on following her late mentor's request.

Tyril Starfury
Tyril is one of your love interests. He joins your Party to track down the Shadow Court and destroy them. Although he seems distant at first, he eventually warms up to everyone and shows that he cares about your Party.

Imtura Tal Kaelen
Imtura is one of your love interests. She joins your party after one of her crew was subdued by the Shadow Court and attacked you in a tavern.

Threep Pompedorfin
Threep is a Nesper. He joins your party after he emerged from a green crystal, found in the Ruins of Ellara. He is perceptive, as he can sense if someone is under the influence of the Shadow Court.

Prince Aerin Valleros
Prince Aerin Valleros meets your character and your party in Book 1, Chapter 7 with his brother, Baldur. When you meet them, they're being chased by a drakna, so your group fights it off with them. The brothers stay with the party for three chapters, and your character has the chance to bond with Aerin. This can happen in regular scenes, but to have a substantial connection with him, you have to play the side quest "The Lonely Prince", where you have the chance to kiss him.

You can have a romantic relationship with him after this (although he's not a technical love interest), which will let you unlock the "Forbidden Affair" achievement using the seduction skill during fight scene of chapter 16.

In chapter 13, when your party travels to Whitetower, he welcomes your party upon your arrival. Later when The Temple of Light is revealed to be corrupt during their shard purification ritual, Aerin provides the party with an alternate ritual. This however is just a ruse to get the onyx shards, since he works for the Shadow Court. Despite the manipulation, he does admit he did like your character and your time together.

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Species-specific Skills

 * BOLASIconSpeciesElf.png - Elf: If your character is an Elf, you possess incredible senses, better eyesight and hearing, and a degree of magical affinity.
 * BOLASIconSpeciesHuman.png - Human: If your character is a Human, you possess agility.
 * BOLASIconSpeciesOrc.png - Orc: If your character is an Orc, you possess physical strength and stamina.

Experience-related Skills
Skills are unlocked depending on your experience-level and choices.

Book 1
Combat Skills:


 * BOLASIconCombatBlades.png - Blades: You are skilled in close combat with daggers and knives.
 * BOLASIconCombatBows.png - Bows: You are skilled in archery.
 * BOLASIconCombatBrawling.png - Brawling: You are skilled in physical combat.

Diplomacy Skills:


 * BOLASIconDiplomacyCharisma.png - Charisma: Your charm can inspire others, and you are able to talk your way out of conflicts.
 * BOLASIconDiplomacyDeception.png - Deception: You can lie and con, and use reverse psychology to manipulate.
 * BOLASIconDiplomacySeduction.png - Seduction: You can flirt your way out of a paper bag.

Survival Skills:


 * BOLASIconSurvivalBeastmaster.png - Beastmaster: You are able to communicate with animals, such as Grobtars and Lapnas. You are also knowledgable about local wildlife behavior.
 * BOLASIconSurvivalMedicine.png - Medicine: You are knowledgable on anatomy and physiology, as well as plant life that may be beneficial to treat injuries.
 * BOLASIconSurvivalWoodslore.png - Woodslore: You are able to use the environment to build shelter and read terrain. You also can communicate with plant life.

Elite Skills
Elite skills are premium purchases. Each elite skill is taught by one of the four love interests.

Book 1

 * BOLASIconEliteOrbOfLight.png - Light: You have an affinity for magic, and can create balls of light. You learn this skill from Nia.
 * BOLASIconEliteKaytar.png - Kaytar: It is a fighting technique that makes you as intangible as the wind until you smash your enemy with the force of a boulder. You learn this skill from Imtura.
 * BOLASIconEliteStealth.png - Stealth: You are able to sneak around without being detected. You learn this skill from Mal.
 * BOLASIconEliteFireball.png - Cleansing Fire: Ancient elven magic that allows you to create a flame that cleanses the corruption of whatever it touches. You learn this skill from Tyril.

Trivia

 * A version of MC is shown on the cover of Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 1, and Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 2.
 * The default name "Raine" is of French origin and means "Queen".
 * The female human MC models resemble the female MC models from It Lives Beneath.
 * Your hairstyles are fixed like the MC from Hero and the first book of Endless Summer.
 * Your happiest memory involves the Riverbend fair from a year before the start of the story, when you impressed the blacksmith and won a prize. Your saddest memory involves watching the townsfolk burying the victims of a bandit raid, including your parents.
 * If your character is an elf, it is stated in Chapter 11 that you are from House Nightbloom.
 * If your character is an elf, it is stated in Chapter 11 that you are from House Nightbloom.