Sigismar Synd

Overview

Sigismar Synd (also known as Sig) is an Ordis Exalt and Alterer who serves as a Paladin of The Aegis. He is bonded with his Alter Ego Wingspan, a griffin Chimera, through The Musubi ceremony. Sigismar descends from Ayxas, the third Kuningas of Asgartha, and carries the weight of his ancestor’s infamous legacy.

Family Background and Childhood Stigma

Sigismar comes from a wealthy noble family residing in an opulent palazzo in Arkaster. His lineage traces back to Ayxas, the third Kuningas of Asgartha, whose name is infamous throughout all history books for turning the kingdom into a tyrannical regime. His father is a relentless and draconian politician who worked late in the corridors of the Basileus’s palace, infiltrating diplomatic circles through intimidation and deception. His mother pampered him with gifts and indulged his every whim, though these came with the expectation of studying etiquette, music, eloquence, rhetoric, history, and sciences.

As a child, Sigismar became acutely aware of the stigma that weighed on him—adults prevented their children from playing with him, and his birthday parties were deserted. His father ordered him to stand tall, enduring the loneliness and exclusion. Whenever he managed to escape his tutors’ watchful eyes, Sigismar would wander across the island, hiding among the vineyards, escaping his isolation by imagining a thousand adventures and playing with the Eidolons he summoned, who never judged him.

One instructor named Kadri (whom Sigismar affectionately called “old wolf”) took him under his wing and taught him that children were not responsible for the sins of their parents. Kadri taught Sigismar the basics of Alteration, and with time he touched a certain inner peace. Sigismar wanted to break the wheel of fate once and for all.

When Sigismar was seven years old, his sister Anuncia ruun-Aysun was born after a difficult labor. His father forbade him from seeing his mother during the confinement, and Sigismar felt a selfish anger at not being able to join the celebrations. When finally allowed inside, he saw his mother extend her hand, radiant with happiness despite exhaustion, holding the tiny newborn. Seven years separated the siblings, creating a certain reservation between them. Anuncia benefited from their father’s leniency while Sigismar bore the burden of succession, and when he joined the Ordis, their father shifted all attention to Anuncia.

Sigismar possesses a ring with a diamond band, connected to his romantic relationship with Hasret.

Joining the Ordis and Meeting Wingspan

The Rediscovery Endeavor resonated with Sigismar as a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a name for himself. He decided to leave his clerkship and join the exploration forces, enlisting in the Ordis to pursue a military career. His father persuaded the military hierarchy to grant his son a dispensation for a political career instead, but as Sigismar was being escorted out of The Rampart, bells rang and alarms sounded. He rushed to the fortifications and saw soldiers grappling with Tumult creatures. A defeated Chimera resembling a griffin crashed near him, pregnant and dying. He extracted a scrawny but still living griffin from its belly, and the creature curled up in his arms. Admiral Temera Singh granted his request to join the exploration forces on the spot. Sigismar named the griffin Wingspan.

Training and Musubi Bond

Sigismar took care of Wingspan every day, and the Chimera grew in size and strength, becoming the darling of their regiment. Sigismar asked if Kadri could become his designated instructor for Alteration and was trained daily in weapons handling by Eidolons like Jeanne d’Arc, Bedivere, and Robin Hood. Through The Musubi ceremony, Sigismar and Wingspan became Alter Egos, their souls bound together.

Quest for Truth

Secretly, Sigismar dreams of shedding light on Ayxas’s actions. His ancestor had uttered a curse during his exile in The Tumult, decreeing that humanity was not ready to face what lurked there. In his spare time, Sigismar combs through old grimoires in search of clues, though nothing concrete has emerged. He hopes that when he walks on Caer Oorun, he will find preserved tomes recounting Ayxas’s story more accurately.

Role in the Rediscovery Endeavor

As a Paladin of The Aegis, Sigismar serves in the Expeditionary Corps. During the battle against Kraken, he flew on Wingspan serving as The Aegis’s banner bearer, conjuring a banner using Alteration.

Timeline of Activities

368 AC - Consoled by Ozma

After bullying at school for his lineage, Ozma appeared and comforted Sigismar, stroking his hair and reassuring him he bore no responsibility for ancestors’ sins.

371 AC - Carriage Ride to Monolith

Sigismar rode in carriage past Arkaster streets gazing at The Monolith, wanting to visit Sanctum library but mother postponed.

386 AC - Training with Jeanne d’Arc

Sigismar sparred with Jeanne d’Arc who taught him that Aegis soldiers must be instruments dedicated to completing mission bigger than themselves.

387 AC - Chess with Kakoba

Sigismar played chess with Legion Commander Kakoba, opening with queen pawn while sizing up opponent’s strategy and personality through game.

390 AC - Cadets Meeting Wingspan

Sigismar landed Wingspan at Kurung courtyard where cadets abandoned training to pet griffin, and Sigismar answered their questions as Exalt figurehead.

390 AC - Hasret’s Archive Theft

Spy Hasret stole scroll from Asterion archives about Ayxas, containing attack pamphlet written by Vissentes Narses that might explain ancestor’s offenses.

391 AC - Studying Ordis Carrier

Sigismar studied transporter at altiport with Sunisa, memorizing details and associating Heka Glyphs needed to summon it within The Tumult.

391 AC - Recruit Inspection

Sigismar attended recruit inspection alongside Admiral Temera Singh and Commodore Jin-Hee Jeanty, scrutinizing each recruit and introducing Nosk to Jeanty while instructor Gulrang Oduro assessed candidates for officer potential.

392 AC - Kraken Battle Coordination

Sigismar flew on Wingspan as banner bearer using Coalescence to coordinate assault vectors with regimental leaders, creating diversion for Muna Druids and Yzmir Mages.

392 AC - Conversation with Anuncia at Kuna

During Season of Mists shortly before departure, Sigismar visited family villa at Kuna where Anuncia ruun-Aysun found him brooding with ring, and they discussed his departure and her engagement to Amaro Arundhani.

392 AC - Bureaucratic Frustrations Aboard Ouroboros

Waru Toowoom blocked various Ordis initiatives and confiscated materials, creating tensions for Sigismar.

393 AC - Receiving Tumult Warning at Ice Palace

Sigismar received Paper Herald from Admiral Singh at ice palace warning that The Ouroboros detected approaching Tumult waves, ordering immediate evacuation to Cais Adarra Oasis, and he rushed to inform General Sekifu.

393 AC - Capturing Jinn at Mountain Pass

Sigismar captured a furious Jinn blocking a narrow mountain pass by using Glyphs written on paper to create a paper cage trap, while his troops wagered Florets on the outcome.

393 AC - Hunting Thieving Magpeng

Sigismar used Heka to summon bloodhounds by stamping a Glyph on a birch trunk, tracking a Magpeng that had stolen items from camp including a ring from Hasret, on assignment from Fen to locate the creature’s nest.

393 AC - Crossing Frozen Lake

Sigismar led his troops in single file across a frozen lake with bioluminescent activity and massive silhouettes visible in the crystal-clear ice below, when a beast erupted through the surface at the vanguard position.

393 AC - Mushroom Forest Patrol

Sigismar patrolled through forest with mushroom-covered tree trunks and drifting spores with new aide-de-camp Nina, detecting suspicious rustling that proved to be a knee-high Living Snowman Chimera carrying camping gear on its back.

393 AC - At The Screed Before Crow’s Eye Descent

Sigismar spoke with Teija at The Screed before Teija’s descent into The Crow’s Eye, cautioning them about sealed lower levels and potential Tumult Singularity at the bottom, and patted Nauraa’s neck as he would his griffon Wingspan.

393 AC - Confrontation with The Hunger

Sigismar participated in the Exalt operation against The Hunger in The Maze. He watched Teija meditate atop a memory block attempting psychic contact with the entity while waiting for his signal to unleash an attack. Through Heka, Sigismar summoned the Gestalt’s Rhombus and pressed it to a memory block to monitor Teija’s safety from a distance. When The Hunger shifted to aggression and Atsadi and Kojo Oduro engaged in combat, Sigismar held back his forces until Treyst triggered the detonation that destroyed The Maze.

393 AC, June-August - Ordis Roll Call at The Screed

Sigismar endured a cockatoo Ordis Crier reading names at The Screed while jays unfurled the roll call, mentally connecting with Sunisa via Gestalt as she ranted about cooking the annoying bird.

393 AC, June-August - Receiving Special Assignment

Sigismar waited in the staff clerk’s tent at The Screed, observing the map of the Abyss covered with urgent reinforcement requests, before receiving a cryptic “special assignment” that shocked him when he read the orders.

393 AC, June-August - Recruitment Video Flub

Sigismar filmed a recruitment video for the Rediscovery Endeavor with Nosk operating camera, but flubbed the closing line by saying “needs… me” while Sunisa watched and laughed.

393 AC - Woollyback Herding Assignment

Sigismar was assigned to watch over herds of Woollybacks as punishment after his failed recruitment speech.

Abilities

Sigismar practices Heka Alteration, using Glyphs to create protective barriers, make his blade incandescent, and conjure banners. He serves as a Paladin of The Aegis rather than pursuing the political career his father intended.

Relationships

• Wingspan: Griffin Chimera Alter Ego bonded through The Musubi, proud mount and companion
• Anuncia ruun-Aysun: Younger sister (7 years younger), born after difficult labor, benefited from father’s leniency while Sigismar bore succession burden, discussed engagement at Kuna (392 AC)
• Temera Singh: Admiral who granted Sigismar’s request to join Expeditionary Corps
• Kadri: Instructor affectionately called “old wolf” who taught Sigismar basics of Alteration and helped him find inner peace
• Hasret: Skilled spy who stole Asterion archive scroll about Ayxas for Sigismar (390 AC), former romantic partner, ring with diamond band connected to relationship
• Amaro Arundhani: Anuncia’s fiancé, father would have disapproved of match with Sigismar
• Ozma: Eidolon who consoled Sigismar after bullying, reassuring him about ancestral sins (368 AC)
• Jeanne d’Arc: Eidolon who trained Sigismar in weapons handling and fighting principles (386 AC)
• Bedivere: Eidolon who trained Sigismar in weapons handling
• Robin Hood: Eidolon who trained Sigismar in weapons handling
• Kakoba: Legion Commander who played chess with Sigismar, wise and bold politician supporting Avkan ruun-Heshkari (387 AC)
• Sunisa: Former aide-de-camp whose impertinence and sharp tongue won Sigismar over; still communicates via Gestalt (391 AC, 393 AC)
• Gulrang Oduro: Ordis instructor who assessed recruits; met Sigismar with ice-cold reception for unspecified reasons (391 AC)
• Jin-Hee Jeanty: Commodore present at recruit inspection (391 AC)
• Nosk: Ordis communications officer who operated camera for recruitment video; introduced to Commodore Jeanty as recruit (391 AC, 393 AC)
• Waru Toowoom: Ordis politician whose bureaucratic obstruction frustrated Sigismar’s operations (392 AC); Sigismar used family connections to tighten Isura’s purse strings against Waru, believing Waru was genuinely opposing the Rediscovery Endeavor rather than secretly supporting it (393 AC)
• Afanas Korovinovich: Yzmir Battle Mage who coordinated with Sigismar during Kraken battle (392 AC); conspired with Sigismar aboard The Ouroboros to counter Waru Toowoom’s bureaucratic obstruction (392 AC)
• Basira al-Arshad: Bravos warrior Sigismar signaled about Kraken’s approach (392 AC)
• Vissentes Narses: Historical figure who wrote attack pamphlet about Ayxas
• Asor: Gardener at family’s Kuna villa retreat
• Dorota: Asor’s wife, works at Kuna villa retreat
• Sekifu: General whom Sigismar informed of Tumult evacuation order (393 AC)
• Fen: Lyra Exalt who assigned Sigismar to track Magpeng thief and locate its nest (393 AC)
• Three Little Pigs: Eidolons Sigismar encountered and directed to camp during creature hunt (393 AC)
• Nina: New aide-de-camp who replaced Sunisa, served during Jinn capture and frozen lake crossing (393 AC)
• Father: Relentless draconian politician who worked late at Basileus’s palace, infiltrated diplomatic circles through intimidation, shifted attention to Anuncia after Sigismar joined Ordis, would have disapproved of Hasret relationship
• Mother: Pampered Sigismar with gifts, extended hand at Anuncia’s birth radiating happiness, postponed visits to The Monolith
• Ayxas: Infamous ancestor, third Kuningas of Asgartha
• Teija: Muna Exalt whom Sigismar spoke with at The Screed before descent into Crow’s Eye (393 AC)
• Nauraa: Teija’s Alter Ego whom Sigismar patted on the neck at The Screed (393 AC)
• The Hunger: Entity Sigismar helped confront in The Maze, monitoring Teija’s safety (393 AC)
• Treyst: Axiom Exalt who triggered The Maze’s detonation (393 AC)