Cartalion
| Cartalion | |
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| Title | Nova Knight |
| Hometown | Heliseum |
| Current Residence | Pantheon |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Nova |
| Affiliations | Nova people |
| Enemies | Gerand Darmoor Magnus High Flora |
| Status | Alive |
| Voice Actors | |
| GlobalMS | Edward Bosco[1][2] |
| KoreaMS | Hyun-soo Choi[3] |
Cartalion is a Nova knight tasked with overseeing the defense of Pantheon.
Story
Fall of Heliseum
During the Flora Civil War, Cartalion was a young knight who served under the Former Kaiser. Following the battle of Aboris, Cartalion rushed to the Great Temple, where he announced that the Verdant Flora capital of Aboris had fallen. With Gerand Darmoor having awakened as the Transcendent of Life, the high priestess, Fenelle, realized that there were precious few left in Grandis capable of resisting the High Flora. She wondered whether anyone was capable of standing up to him, especially after Darmoor had stolen the power of Chronica, the Transcendent of Time. Realizing that Darmoor would attack their capital city of Heliseum, Kaiser decided to rush to the capital in order to defend the city from Darmoor's army. Though Fenelle warned him to take care, Kaiser reassured her by reminding her who he was.
However, when Kaiser arrived in Heliseum, he discovered that Magnus had already sacked the capital with the Specter army. Kaiser then sacrificed himself to mortally wound Magnus, buying the Nova priests enough time to take the survivors to Pantheon. Soon after, Cartalion escorted Beldar - the leader of the Heliseum Council - to Pantheon, where Beldar revealed that Kaiser had sacrificed his life to help the Nova escape. Though Cartalion wished to send reinforcements to Kaiser, Beldar vetoed the idea, claiming that their focus needed to be on deploying the Protective Shield over Pantheon. When Fenelle pointed out that they couldn't form the Protective Shield without their holy relic, the Outrigger, in Heliseum, Beldar explained that he had ordered the Nova priests to extract the power from the Outrigger. Though the priests hadn't had enough time to extract all of the Outrigger's power, he believed that they had gathered enough to protect Pantheon from Darmoor. Fenelle denounced Beldar as a coward who only ran to save himself, Beldar accepted the blame and noted that he had made the hard decision to save their people and live with the guilt of his actions.
Cartalion and Fenelle then began to wonder how the shield over Heliseum had fallen so easily, to which Beldar explained that Magnus had disabled the shield and brought in the Specter army to invade Heliseum. Fenelle asked Beldar about the fate of the royal family, with Beldar explaining that they had lost track of everything when the shield had fallen. However, he believed that if anyone in the royal family had survived, they would come to Pantheon, for which he emphasized the importance of getting the shield up as soon as possible. Fenelle noted that the power of the Outrigger may be unstable from being drained so suddenly, adding that it didn't help that the vessel wasn't intact. Because of this, she suggested splitting up the relic's power and splitting them up across Pantheon to ensure that the shield would remain active as long as not all the sacred stones were disabled at once. She suggested storing the Outrigger's power into four sacred stones which could only be handled by select high priests. Beldar approved Fenelle's suggestion and asked when the next Kaiser would reincarnate. Fenelle explained that Kaiser's spirit would select a child born after the death of the previous Kaiser, adding that all they could do was wait for the new Kaiser to reveal themselves. She also suggested keeping Kaiser's reincarnation a secret in order to prevent the enemy from targeting Nova children.
Theft of the Sacred Stone
Over the next several decades, Cartalion rose through the ranks and was tasked with overseeing the defense of Pantheon. During this time, two Nova children named Kyle and Velderoth joined the knighthood, though their friend, Tear, was unable to join them, as she was born without magic or a tail. One day, the trio discovered several Nefarious Priests who served Magnus attempting to take the sacred stone in the East Sanctum. While Velderoth rushed to get reinforcements, Tear grabbed the sacred stone, which latched itself onto her arm. As the Nefarious Priests advanced on her, Kyle awakened as the new Kaiser and used his powers to defeat the priests. Fenelle, Cartalion, and Kylan rushed to the scene with Velderoth to witness Kyle's awakening, after which they brought the two unconscious children to the infirmary. Soon after, Tear awoke and learned that Kyle had awakened as the next Kaiser, as well as the fact that the sacred stone of the East Sanctum had attached itself to her arm. Upon learning that it was stuck to her, Tear realized that the Protective Shield had been permanently weakened because of her actions. Though the others attempted to reassure her that it wasn't her fault, as the Nefarious Priests would have stolen the stone anyway if she hadn't intervened, Tear was upset by the news and began crying before running off. Soon after, Kyle woke up in the infirmary and learned from Fenelle and Cartalion that he had awakened as the next Kaiser. As such, he had a grand destiny to live up to as the Guardian of the Nova.
Kaiser then began working to fulfill his duties, with Cartalion first tasking him with defeating Kaloong monsters in order to help control their numbers. Meanwhile, Tear - who had awakened the sacred stone's power to become Angelic Buster - was given a letter of introduction by Fenelle, which she delivered to Cartalion. Though Cartalion trusted Fenelle’s word, he was hesitant about sending Angelic Buster outside the town, as it would be quite dangerous. Nevertheless, at her insistence, he reluctantly asked her to collect Sleepy Grobbler Stalks for Selene. Angelic Buster brought the ingredients to Selene, who thanked her and explained that there was a food shortage in Pantheon, as someone was stealing from the food storage. At Selene’s request, Angelic Buster returned to Cartalion and informed him about Selene’s suspicions. Cartalion noted that they didn’t have the forces to guard the food storage, which made Selene’s report more concerning. In order to help Cartalion, Angelic Buster offered to keep watch at the food storage, where she discovered several priests. Eskalade immediately noted that their energy seemed to be similar to those who had attempted to steal the sacred stone. Believing that Angelic Buster posed no threat, the Nefarious Priests attempted to eliminate her, though she quickly defeated them before returning to Cartalion. As Tear began to head back to town, Kaiser returned from his mission to defeat the Kaloong monsters and spoke with Cartalion, who asked him whether he had ever heard of Angelic Buster and explained that she was a new superheroine helping the Nova. He then apologized for going off-topic and told Kaiser that with his new position, he ought to set his sights higher than simply doing trivial chores, and told him to ask Fenelle for more serious work. Fenelle immediately realized that Cartalion wanted her to ask Kaiser to lead the knights. However, she told Kyle that Kaiser was never an all-powerful being immediately after awakening. She explained that she had known three Kaisers in her lifetime, and that all of them had started out as Kyle had, adding that both he and Tear were fast approaching their destinies. After speaking with Fenelle, Kaiser sensed something strange and went to investigate. Meanwhile, Angelic Buster returned to Cartalion and informed him about the Nefarious Priests who were stealing food. Though Cartalion chided her for recklessly putting herself into danger, he asked her whether she was unharmed before explaining that he couldn’t leave the priests to her now that he knew that they weren’t simply petty thieves. Believing that Cartalion didn’t trust her yet, Angelic Buster decided to take care of the remaining priests on her own. Though Eskalade protested and told her that Cartalion could handle it, he nevertheless gave in to Angelic Buster’s insistence and used his powers to track down the Nefarious Priests’ energy signature, which led her to their hideout.
There, Angelic Buster overheard the Nefarious Priests and learned that they were stealing from the food storage so that the Nova knights would redirect their forces to reinforce security there, which would allow the priests to steal the less-guarded sacred stones. Realizing that an attack on one of the sanctums was imminent, Angelic Buster rushed back to warn Cartalion. Realizing that the sacred stones were in danger, Cartalion asked her to warn Anor in the North Sanctum about a possible attack. Meanwhile, Kaiser encountered a group of Nefarious Priests who were planning to eliminate him. Kaiser began fighting them off and forced them to retreat. Though he chased after them, the priests managed to escape. He then told Cartalion about what had happened, to which Cartalion noted that Angelic Buster had reported seeing the Nefarious Priests as well. Believing that they were mobilizing to attack the other Sanctums, Cartalion asked Kaiser to check on Christina in the South Sanctum. Meanwhile, at the North Sanctum, Angelic Buster warned Anor, who excitedly told her that he was a fan of hers. Reassuring her that the sacred stone was safe with him, Anor asked her to reinforce Christina, whom he claimed was weaker than him. Realizing that Kaiser was at the South Sanctum, Angelic Buster began rushing off to help him. Meanwhile, at the South Sanctum, Kaiser warned Christina to be on guard for a possible attack. Christina explained that she was useless at fighting and asked him to defeat the Amethyst Tokkas, which were attacking passing travelers. After he returned, Christina told him that she would be alright and asked him to check on the West Sanctum, claiming that Ismail was in need of his strength.
Just as Kaiser was about to leave, he felt a dark energy near the outskirts of the South Sanctum and went to investigate. There, he encountered a horde of Nefarious Priests who had come to steal the South Sanctum’s sacred stone. After he defeated them all, Christina thanked him and sent him back to Pantheon in order to let Cartalion know. Just then, Angelic Buster arrived and learned from Christina that Kaiser had fought a wave of enemies, and that he had gone to warn Cartalion. Angelic Buster realized that if Kaiser had already returned to Pantheon, the West Sanctum might be in danger. As Angelic Buster headed off, Cartalion told Kaiser in Pantheon that he needed to reinforce the West Sanctum. At the West Sanctum, Angelic Buster arrived to find that the Nefarious Priests had defeated Ismail and taken the sacred stone. Upon learning that Magnus would soon come to take the stone, Angelic Buster attempted to stop the priests, though she was quickly defeated. She was then rescued by Kaiser, who began wondering who the unconscious girl was, just as he began sensing a familiar magic emanating from her. Just then, Cartalion arrived to check on Kaiser and noted that the unconscious girl was Angelic Buster. Realizing that she was the same person whom Cartalion had been talking about earlier, Kaiser reported that she had been attacked by the Nefarious Priests, who had taken the sacred stone.
Invasion of Pantheon
Realizing that they had a crisis on their hands, the pair brought Angelic Buster back to Pantheon before meeting to discuss the situation. With the shield weakened, Cartalion asked Kaiser to let Fenelle know that two of the four sacred stones were missing. Hoping to recover the missing stone himself first, Kaiser began following the dark aura of the Nefarious Priests and began attacking them, though he was unable to get the location of the sacred stone out of them. With no further leads, Kaiser returned to Cartalion, who was surprised to hear that he had gone off on his own and warned him to consider the situation before going rogue. He then asked Kaiser to inform Fenelle before returning to him, claiming that he had a lead on the Nefarious Priests. After learning about the situation, Fenelle consulted with the other priests before telling Kaiser that they had determined that it would be impossible to maintain the Protective Shield with only half the sacred stones, and that once it failed, Darmoor’s army would be able to invade Pantheon. She explained that even if they were able to reclaim the sacred stone, it would take time for it to recharge the Protective Shield, and as such, she told him that reclaiming the stone as soon as possible was paramount. Kaiser returned to Cartalion, who directed him to the Nefarious Priests’ base that Angelic Buster had found earlier. Kaiser rushed over and fought through their defenses, though he was unable to find any trace of the sacred stone. Nevertheless, he overheard a Nefarious Priest speaking with a hologram of Magnus, who was pleased with the loss of two sacred stones and prepared to invade Pantheon. After defeating the Nefarious Priests, Kaiser brought back a letter outlining Magnus’s invasion to Cartalion. In order to prepare for Magnus’ attack, Cartalion asked Kaiser to check the eastern border to scout for enemy activity, as it was the closest point to Heliseum.
As Kaiser fought the invading Specters at the border, Angelic Buster awoke in the infirmary and immediately rushed to Cartalion in order to warn him that Magnus was coming personally to claim the sacred stone. Realizing that the Protective Shield couldn’t hold with just two of the four sacred stones, Angelic Buster offered to find the stolen stone, though Cartalion informed her that they had no idea where it could be, as it wasn’t in the enemy base which she had discovered. Though Angelic Buster lamented that she had been too weak to protect the stone, Eskalade reminded her that she needed to focus and told her to use her connection to the sacred stones in order to locate the missing stone by traveling to the West Sanctum. By concentrating, Angelic Buster was able to sense that several priests had taken the sacred stone away from the base, as they had been suspicious that Angelic Buster would lead the Nova there. After overhearing them, she learned that the priests were mistakenly suspecting an information leak from their own ranks, as they believed that there was no other way that the Nova could have learned about their plans so soon. While one of the priests left to check on progress in the south, Angelic Buster took her chance and defeated the other priest, reclaiming the western sacred stone in the process.
As Angelic Buster headed back to Pantheon, Kaiser returned from the eastern border and reported his skirmish with the Specter army to Cartalion, who was shocked that Magnus had launched his attack so soon. He asked Kaiser to buy them some time to get their defenses ready, and so Kaiser returned to the battlefront and engaged the Specter army. Meanwhile, Angelic Buster returned with the sacred stone and gave it back to Cartalion, who was relieved and told Angelic Buster that she had saved them all. He explained that Kaiser had noted that only a small attack force had been sent to Pantheon, which meant that the Protective Shield would hold until it could be recharged. However, Eskalade was dubious and suspected that the small number of enemies was a feint to draw their attention away from Magnus’ true plan. Recalling how one of the priests had left to check on the southern border, Eskalade asked Angelic Buster to check the area. While Angelic Buster headed there, Cartalion redirected Kaiser and the knights to confront Magnus’ main army at the east, which he asked Kaiser to hold off until the Protective Shield was fully recharged. After a fierce struggle, Kaiser managed to repel the army, even before the Protective Shield came back up. Cartalion was surprised at how weak Magnus’ army was, but he was nevertheless pleased that the attack was finally over. Just then, Angelic Buster arrived at the southern border and discovered that the Nefarious Priests were preparing a summoning ritual on the western border. Angelic Buster immediately returned to Pantheon and let Cartalion know what was happening. Cartalion sent Kaiser to stop the summoning ritual and asked Angelic Buster to remain on standby in case he needed to send her to reinforce Kaiser.
After Kaiser successfully stopped the ritual, Cartalion thanked him profusely and asked him to check with Fenelle on the status of the Protective Shield. Fenelle asked Kaiser to buy them time to power up the shield by reinforcing the other knights in the south. Though Kaiser fought to his limit, he was ultimately overwhelmed by the Specters. Just as he faltered, the Protective Shield was finally restored, immediately vaporizing all Specters inside Pantheon. After the battle was over, Kaiser realized that the Protective Shield was a powerful weapon against the Specters and formulated a plan to lure the entire Specter army inside the borders, where they would then reactivate the Protective Shield and wipe out all of Magnus’ forces at once. He proposed his plan to Fenelle and Kylan, who supported his idea, despite knowing the risks that it posed. Kylan gave Kaiser the Magic Amplifier device used to activate the shield and asked him to bring it to Cartalion. Nevertheless, Cartalion remained hesitant, as he didn’t trust the priests to handle the sacred stone, though he was placated when Angelic Buster volunteered to help. Cartalion then gave a document outlining Kaiser’s plan to her in order to pass on to Beldar, the leader of the Heliseum Council. Though Beldar was mistrustful of Angelic Buster and believed Kaiser’s plan to be foolhardy, he nevertheless gave his reluctant approval. After the plan was approved, Cartalion told Kaiser that Captain Piston would take the Amplifier and drop it near the enemy’s summoning ritual square in order to bait them into using the Amplifier to power their summoning ritual, which would bring the entire army to Pantheon, at which point they would reactivate the Protective Shield and wipe them all out at once. He also revealed that Angelic Buster had volunteered to reactivate the shield and that she was the one who had convinced Beldar to approve the plan.
With everyone in position, Angelic Buster removed the western sacred stone and weakened the Protective Shield, allowing the Specters to invade. With Kaiser - accompanied by Velderoth at Cartalion’s suggestion - holding the line, the Specters were lured into the border of Pantheon, after which Velderoth fired a flare, signaling to Angelic Buster to put back the sacred stone. With the Protective Shield restored, the Specter army was wiped out entirely. However, Angelic Buster grew worried when Kaiser and Velderoth still didn’t return to the sanctum and decided to see what was delaying them. There, she discovered that Magnus himself had appeared at the border, though she noted that Magnus would be weakened with the Protective Shield enabled. Magnus laughed disdainfully and noted that Kaiser was quite weak compared to his predecessor, adding that even the Nova themselves had grown weak over the years. Though the three of them attempted to attack Magnus in his weakened state, they were shocked to discover that Magnus was much stronger than they were. With Kaiser knocked out and Velderoth and Angelic Buster both blown away by Magnus’ powerful attack and separated from each other, Cartalion arrived and immediately summoned reinforcements to capture Magnus. However, Magnus told Cartalion that he wasn’t in the mood for another fight and quickly retreated. Soon after, Angelic Buster awoke at the outskirts of Pantheon and rushed back to town, where she warned Cartalion that Magnus had arrived. Cartalion told her that they had managed to repel Magnus and that the others were safe as well. He thanked Angelic Buster for her role in the operation, noting that the Nova were all grateful to her for her help in protecting them. Some time later, Kaiser - having been instructed to find allies on the other side of the Interdimensional Portal - met with Cartalion, who told him that the hopes of the Nova rested upon him to find a Transcendent in the unknown world through the Interdimensional Poral and to convince them to aid the Nova. He also asked Kaiser to bring back unique materials from the other world in order to aid Kylan with his research. Kaiser then entered the Interdimensional Portal and arrived in Maple World.
Meeting Cadena
After Cadena traveled to Pantheon, Fenelle asked her to prove her strength in order to use the Interdimensional Portal, as they didn't know what dangers awaited them in the new world. She then asked Cadena to see Beldar and Cartalion, who would each conduct a test of strength. Cadena then met with Cartalion, who issued her a test to defeat Gravi Stonegars.
Meeting Illium
After Illium and the surviving Verdant Flora arrived in Pantheon, Beldar spotted them and mistook them for High Flora, for which he ordered the knights to arrest the children. The students explained that they were Verdant Flora, but Cartalion retorted that the Verdant Flora had been wiped out by Darmoor during the fall of Aboris. Beldar added that the Verdant Flora were said to have nursed a vicious hatred for the High Flora, which had caused Darmoor's awakening as the Transcendent of Life and had brought destruction upon them all. Illium and the students protested that those were merely rumors, and that the survivors of the Verdant Flora had been in hiding for ages. Ex also added that unsubstantiated rumors were a foolish means by which to judge others. Irritated, Beldar told them that Heliseum didn't need the Verdant Flora's interference to survive. Morian pointed out that since they were all victims of Darmoor, they should be united against him. Cartalion then told Beldar to calm down and asked what they were all doing in Pantheon. Illium told him that they were looking for the other dimension, and that they would leave Pantheon as soon as they could, to which Cartalion ordered them to leave before sundown. Meanwhile, Kaiser had overheard the entire exchange and let Kylan know about what had happened. Kylan invited the students to the Great Temple and explained how Kaiser had mentioned that they were looking for information about the other dimension. He asked why they were looking for it, to which Illium responded that he was looking for an object that might be able to prevent Darmoor from causing further destruction. As their goals were united, Kylan told them that he would assist the students in going to the other dimension and asked them to bring him Gravi Stonegar Magic Stones. After giving him the materials, Kylan began to tell them about the other dimension when Beldar and Cartalion arrived. Cartalion reminded them that they had been ordered to leave Pantheon immediately, but Kaiser then stepped in and explained that the students had offered to help him with his mission. He told them that with the Magic Stones, the Interdimensional Portal had become much easier to activate. Beldar was still suspicious of the students, but Kylan told him that he believed them to be trustworthy. He then explained to Illium and the others that they would find the other dimension beyond the portal and cautioned them to take care. With that, the students entered the portal and emerged in the Six Path Crossway in Maple World.
Meeting Ark
After Ark traveled to Pantheon in order to use the Interdimensional Portal, he immediately felt his power being drained and collapsed on the ground. He was awoken by Kaiser, who was alarmed by Ark's Flora ears and Specter arm. He, along with Cartalion, Beldar, and Fenelle, took Ark to the edge of the Protective Shield, where they began to question him. Beldar noted that Ark had Flora ears, but no magic wings, and suspected that he was related to the last group of Flora children who had come to Pantheon recently. Cartalion pointed out that Ark's arm was definitely Specter, noting that he had been weakened by the Protective Shield, which was intended to keep Specters out, and wondered whether Ark was in league with Magnus. Kaiser countered that Ark would have known about the Protective Shield if that were true, which Fenelle agreed with. Ark then explained that he was a deserter of the High Flora army, and that he now fought against them. Though he explained his situation, Beldar still didn't trust him, but Fenelle told them that Ark's auratic vibration was tranquil, and that she sensed that he had a strong will to do good. With Fenelle's approval, the group agreed to allow Ark to travel through the Interdimensional Portal and left Kaiser to escort him there.
Meeting Adele
After Adele decided to train in Maple World, she arrived outside the Protective Shield, where Nova soldiers immediately surrounded her. Cartalion, Beldar, and Fenelle arrived to meet her and demanded to know her purpose. Adele told them that she had come to use the Interdimensional Portal, but Cartalion and Beldar believed that she had an ulterior motive. Fenelle then requested to speak with Adele alone and escorted her to the Great Temple, after which she granted Adele permission to use the Interdimensional Portal.
Meeting Kain
After Kain traveled to Pantheon, he was quickly stopped by the border guards. Beldar and Cartalion greeted him and asked him for his purpose. Kain refrained from mentioning that he was a Black Nova, though he was intrigued to be in the homeland of his ancestors. He explained that he wanted to use the Interdimensional Portal, and so they escorted him to the Great Temple, where Fenelle allowed him to cross into Maple World.
Meeting Xenon
After arriving in Grandis, Xenon was immediately halted by Cartalion. After realizing that Xenon was from Maple World, he apologized and explained that Xenon’s markings were similar to those of their enemies. He was impressed by Maple World’s technology after learning that Xenon was an android and told him to speak with Fenelle, who could help him learn more about Grandis. He also asked Xenon to give her a letter that he had received from Angelic Buster, which contained information that Fenelle would find noteworthy.
Meeting the Explorer
After Rondo crossed into Grandis to find out more about his animal features, he and the Explorer traveled to Pantheon, where they asked Cartalion about people with fox ears. Cartalion told them that the Anima had animal features, although many of them had gone into hiding after the High Flora had declared war on the other species of Grandis. He explained that Pantheon was perhaps the safest place on Grandis, as the four sacred stones of the Nova protected them after they had been forced to flee their capital of Heliseum. Rondo asked where the Anima refugees had fled, but Cartalion told them that he had no idea, as the Nova had rarely crossed paths with the Anima even before the war. Rondo suggested venturing out to old Anima villages, but Cartalion told him that it was too dangerous outside the Protective Shield. To prove his point, Cartalion escorted Rondo and the Explorer to the border, where they found themselves overwhelmed by the Specters. Realizing that he stood no chance at his current strength, Rondo decided to become stronger in order to find his people.
Meeting Shade
After Tumbleweed escorted Shade to Pantheon, Shade met with Cartalion, who guided him to the Interdimensional Portal.
Siege of Heliseum
During the operation to retake Heliseum, Cartalion reinforced the Nova army and pushed forward into the city as the Nova and the Alliance advanced on Tyrant's Castle.
Meeting Zero
After Alpha and Beta entered the portal to Maple World, they unexpectedly hit something between dimensions, forcing them to arrive in Pantheon instead. As Cartalion confronted them, they asked to know whether they were in Maple World, to which Fenelle told them that they were in Grandis, not Maple World. Suddenly, another intruder arrived and asked them to follow him, promising that it wasn't a trap. He led them to a space between dimensions, where they encountered the Black Mage's Commanders.
NPC
Pantheon
Heliseum
Downtown Black Market
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References
- ↑ Confirmed by the GMS Community Manager.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Black Mage, Ryan, CQ57 (both Coleman and Quieg), Ergoth, and Tess.
- ↑ Also provides the voice(s) of Jupiter.