Children of the Silent Flame

Characters introductions

Caelus :  Twin Brother
10 yo
Pale skin with ash-blond hair that seems silver in the moonlight
Piercing grey eyes, always calm but sharp
Wears a short-sleeved tunic and fingerless gloves
A silver bracelet on his right wrist (his weapon), and an intricate tattoo along his back and shoulder, resembling a serpent coiled around butterfly wings

Abilities
Bracelet-Sword: His bracelet can unfold and expand into a full-length silver sword, imbued with ancient strength
Living Tattoo: The tattoo on his body can manifest into whatever he want, currently a serpent-winged beast for utility

Personality
Protective of Caelia, often calm and calculating
Expressive through gestures and glances, highly observant
Though he never speaks, his silence holds weight like a leader's gaze
Courageous and steady in danger
Only smiles when Caelia laughs
Can communicate with Caelia through eye contact or mirrored motions

Caelia : Twin Sister
10 yo
Pale, ghostlike complexion with long white-blond hair often tied in twin braids
Large eyes with clockwork irises that turn time's passage
Wears a long patchwork dress and carries trinkets on her belt
A glowing silver necklace shaped like a marionette control bar

Abilities
Clock Eyes: Her clock-like irises allow her to see into the near past or glimpses of potential futures
Marionette Necklace: The necklace transforms into a lifesize mannequin, which she controls with invisible strings for scouting, defense or creativity

Personality
Dreamlike, curious and oddly wise for her age
Has a theatrical and playful presence, often seen miming expressions or guiding others with dance-like motions
While Caelus protect her physically, she guards him emotionally
Sometimes writes out emotions using pebbles, feathers or leaves
Thinks of Iryll's wings as "sad butterflies"

Iryll : Fallen god, protector
A forgotten god exiled from "Heaven" for setting a world on fire
Tall, floating, and vaguely feminine but shifting in form
Skin appears translucent, with cosmic shimmer beneath
Two massive and beautiful wings protrude from her head like a halo crown
Eyes flicker with violet flame
Speaks weirdly

Abilities
Invisibility to the world: Weirdly only the twins, the monsters and spirits can see her
Memory Flame: She tells stories that echo deep within the soul, awakening ancestral memory or hidden truths
Godflame Remnant: Though weakened, she holds residual divine power capable of distorting space

Personality
Melancholic, poetic, fiercely loyal to the twins
Views humans and monsters with equal sorrow
Hated by other monsters for her divine origins
Treats the twins like her own children, but never admit it
Keeps a memory fragment of each fallen god she tells stories about
Secretly wishes to be remembered, even as a villan

Eirian Varethyl : Prince of Varethyl
17 yo
A prince born to a legacy of fire and caught between duty and self
Pale skin with ash-blond and short hair
Eyes like stormy glass
Wears pale-blue robes stitched with golden runes
Keeps a ceremonial dagger, though he rarely uses it

Abilities
Legacy of fire: Inherit the fire spirit given from generation to generation in the royal family
Language Affinity: Learns and deciphers ancient or dead languages with uncanny ease
Perception Sensitivity: Feels unseen things presence
Eyes of  Jugement: Can juge someone action or lie

Personality
Quiet, perceptive, emotionally brave
Listens to what others overlook, connects deeply with the twins
Mourns beauty lost to silence, leaves flowers in forgotten or abandoned places
Seeks truth over obedience, begins to questions his father's rule
Feels a growing bond to Iryll, reverence turning to longing
Hunted by the spiral symbol he now draws without knowing why

Verion Varethyl : King of Varethyl
Mid-60s
Antagonist
A king who ruled by laws more than love
Pale skin with ash-blond and long hair
Eyes burn gold
Always wears armor under his robes, his voice commands silence

Abilities
Authority of Flame: Wields fire that erases memory, even after he gave the fire spirit to his son
Voice of Binding: Can command to any being, also it's like an order

Personality
Charismatic, cold and utterly convinced of his righteousness
Believes contradicting breeds rebellion and silence keeps peace
Fears the twins not as children, but as monsters who shouldn't exist
Terrified by doubt, but cannot show it, not even to himself

Liraeth : God-executioner
A celestial enforcer who erased gods like pages from book
Antagonist
She  burns without light, her wings tear through reality
Wears a mask with no mouth, believe speech is rebellion
Voice can be heard as a violent echo

Abilities
Erasure Light: Burn specific memory
Sentence Shards: Floating fragments of divine law and decide the sentence

Personality
Absolute, eternal, unmoved by emotion or time
Believe in law above life, obedience above love
Sees Iryll's child as a flaw
Punish sometime out of hatred