Corilis Asterlon

Corilis Asterlon is one of the main protagonists of Floating Islands RP. A successful cartographer from Spark, his name is known throughout the Sky for his intricate and accurate maps of the islands and the routes between them. His appearance, age, and all other details besides his name remain anonymous. Being unable to unlock his Windspark for many years, Corilis was chosen by Nix Galligan to become the next Heartkeeper.

Early Life
In 531 N.E., Corilis was born in the village of Komé, which specialized in growing wheat for the Noventian Empire. From an early age, Corilis wanted to be an explorer and travel across the Sky. His father, Hans, encouraged him to become a Windtracer, while his mother, Audhild, tried to limit his exposure to the idea, preferring he stay and work on the farm. Despite their disagreements about his future, Corilis had a positive relationship with both of his parents, as well as with his younger brother, Stian.

In 542 N.E., A month before his 11th birthday, Corilis received a steel dagger from Wildersky as an early gift from his father. Hans wanted his son to have a way to defend himself, even if he never became a Windtracer as he hoped, which, after the Noventian travel ban of 540 N.E., was becoming a very dim possibility. The dagger would indeed become one of Corilis' most valuable possessions.

Destruction of Komé
Four days before Corilis' 11th birthday, a platoon of elite Noventian soldiers led by General Tygellus arrived in Komé to collect the grain for the Empire. A blighted crop season that year meant the annual quota was unable to be met. Despite earlier negotiations with the village about making up the deficit in the following year, Tygellus decided to take extreme measures. He ordered his platoon to burn the entire village down, including the fields. the houses, and the people inside them. Those who attempted to flee the island were brutally executed by the soldiers, including Corilis' entire family.

Tygellus himself was prepared to personally kill 10-year-old Corilis, lifting him off the ground by the neck and pressing a lit torch to the left side of his face. However, Corilis was saved by the arrival of an unknown man who singlehandedly took out five soldiers and rescued Corilis from Tygellus. The man brought Corilis and a few other survivors to Spark on his personal airship.

Spark Academy
After the initial shock of the tragedy at Komé had worn off, Corilis was left with a burning hatred towards the Noventian Empire, and the desire to avenge his family by killing as many Noventians as possible. However, after being enrolled at the Academy, every attempt to unlock his Windspark was in vain. Corilis spent almost three years attempting to perform magic, sometimes directly under Headmaster Nix Galligan, while most new students were able to do it in about six months.

During this time, Corilis' hatred towards Noventia was gradually buried under his disappointment in himself, and his interests began drifting back to his childhood dream of exploring the world. As an inability to fly and the Noventian travel ban made it impossible for him to directly achieve his dream, he began spending a lot of time in the Academy library and observatory, studying astronomy, meteorology, the history and geography of all the lands in the Sky, and observing them through an extremely powerful telescope.

Corilis noticed that there was a lack of standardized directions to many commonly-visited lands in the Sky, with many Windtracers on their first missions returning confusedly to the Academy after getting lost or failing to locate their destination. Corilis began work on the Sky's first map of Jetsam, which was a relatively new destination for Windtracers and had a particularly confusing layout. When the amount of work he was spending on his cartography exceeded the time he spent training at the Academy, he finally dropped out in 545 N.E. Headmaster Galligan, taking interest in Corilis' personal project, allowed him to continue living in the Academy dormitories.

In late 545 N.E., Corilis finished map of Jetsam, and distributed it to a few of his Windtracer friends, who responded extremely well to it. Soon, copies of the map were made and distributed all over the Academy, and Corilis became known all throughout the Academy. After the distribution of his maps began extending beyond Spark, Galligan suggested that Corilis create additional maps of other areas. Corilis complied, and began working on maps of every known land in the Sky. This time, he incorporated information relayed from his Windtracer friends, along with his research in the library and his work in the observatory, in order to make the most accurate map possible. He also incorporated his studies of the Heavens into the project, including the names of almost every star in the night sky, how to use them to navigate, and how to predict the weather. By early 547 N.E., the first version of Corilis' atlas, "Standardized Map of the Sky, Courtesy of Corilis Asterlon", was completed.

With the help of Galligan and his Windtracer friends, Corilis had copies of his atlas printed and distributed all throughout the sky. Corilis recieved 50% of all revenue generated by his atlas, with the rest split up between his printing and distribution team. "Corilis Asterlon" became a fairly well-known name in the Noventian Empire, although very few outside of Spark knew anything about Corilis besides his name. By late 547, Corilis had made enough money to purchase his own house, a small cottage on the slope of Mount Serena.

Once each of the following year, Corilis released an updated version of his atlas, adjusting details for improved accuracy each time. Although he continued to generate revenue, he had no use for additional money and gave most of it to the Academy. Corilis had found happiness in his work, and his hatred towards Noventia had momentarily vanished.

Solstice Festival Arc
On the day of the 550 N.E. Winter Solstice Festival, Terrence Whitlock arrived in Spark with a warning that Noventia was about to attack the city. Terrence demanded that Corilis accompany him on a mission to Noventia, using his knowledge of the city's inner workings to orchestrate a counter-attack. Corilis, initially refusing, was intimidated by Terrence until the two were separated by Nix Galligan, who accused Terrence of trying to sabotage the festival and briefly had an intense duel with Terrence and his crew. Being the first conflict Corilis had witnessed since the destruction of Komé, this triggered PTSD for him, leaving him helplessly shrinking behind a nearby barrel.

After the Reavers left, Corilis changed his mind, deciding to comply with Terrence's demands. He never want to feel as helpless as he did during the destruction of Komé again. However, Terrence at this point had changed his mind about infiltrating Noventia, instead returning to Spark with the entire Reaver fleet to guard the city during the festival.

Even as the festival started as normal, Corilis felt that the conflict between Galligan and Terrence had reawakened something inside him, a cmobination of his old desire to avenge his family his dream of properly exploring other parts of the world. This feeling became stronger after the feast, when he spoke with Galligan in private. Galligan told Corilis that Corilis was to inherit the Headmaster's magic staff in the event of Galligan's death. Corilis, shaken and confused by this statement, complied nonetheless.

Galligan took Corilis to a secret chamber below the Headmaster's Tower