The Shadow Caster

These titles do not mean much, but yes, I am going to do more profiles here. Profiles of magicians that is.

I have been talking about mostly female magicians I understand, so today will be about a particular male caster who despite dying before the end of the true war, had managed to stop it just the same. Or so they say. Karsis Dath, along with Michiko Zousan, are the two most common names mentioned in the case of the war. While Michiko was more about preserving the innocent lives and villages of the east, Karsis intended on ending the struggle in favor of the east despite his west affiliation. He came from a small island under the control of Regala and as silently as the mist of the sea, he began to manipulate his way into the politics of the warring nations.

Karsis founded an organization known as Eclipsa and although its members were few in number, they each went on to become notable magicians in their own right. Through Eclipsa, Karsis intended on instigating an all out rebellion against the over powering Edmune forces which were driving the west over the east. From behind the scenes, he began to build a network of spies and agents who didn't even know he existed. He pulled this off using a unique magic embedded within his left eye, that allowed him to travel extremely long distances instantly. Nobody suspected that he was behind the dismantling of Edmune because he was always far away from the most recent incidents.

After the war ended, the people of Edmune sought to retain the lands they had taken from Losis (the lands of the east), and use the separate denominations of the Losisa people against them. Karsis decided to punish Edmune with all his might. He created a plan to unify the Losisa into a solitary army, and take back their rightful land. When he was finally pinpointed by the Secret Police force, Karsis began an onslaught that lasted for an entire year before he was finally tracked down and killed.

They say that he had killed hundreds of trained magicians and soldiers with ease, and moved easily around them whenever he wanted. If he hadn't been betrayed by one of his Eclipsa members, he may have never gotten caught. Before they could torture any information out of him, he allowed his own spell to rebound and kill him. This did not even stop his plan from becoming fulfilled.

Just as he had lived, Karsis was one step ahead of his enemies always. Many speculated that he did not even die after he was tracked down. History now knows that his efforts more so than any other helped the Losisa take back their land.

This is Friday, the 28th.

Persephone Ravine Signing off.