In Amphoreus,
untitled statues are a prevalent sight.

As for the inspiration behind the statues,
they are said to be the clay figures that Kephale made at the world's creation.

They made clay figures in their likeness…
Bestowed upon them breath of life,
and allowed the golden divinity of their blood to course through.

Thus—
the very first mortals roamed the earth,

receiving the gods' mercy,
while realizing the sorrows of this world.

In front of a statue, the people of the holy city beheld a man.

Phainon of Aedes Elysiae

He never spoke of his origins,
Only using this name…
to nonchalantly identify himself.

“That's… not really his name, is it?”
People cast sidelong glances at him, their minds swirling with doubt.

The man merely responds with a breezy smile,
neither confirming nor disproving their speculation.

Phainon is a soldier,
one with divinity coursing through his veins.

Responding to the Goldweaver's rally call, he traveled
long and far to reach the holy city,
eager to bring light to the hero's path.

“Losses are a constant on the Flame-Chase journey,
where life, too, seems as small as a speck of dust.”^[1]

Ballads reach him through the breeze, as though soft
voices meant for him,
and he responds in kind.

“No matter. My existence is of little consequence.”

Aedes Elysiae… the man's hometown.
Shrouded in secrecy, just like his past.

Some have searcher for that distance village,
yet found it neither written about nor passed down through song.

In every nostalgic reflection,
the man crafted a vision of paradise with his exquisite poetry.

Yet, within the ancient texts of the holy city,
the history of that frontier village remains more obscure than the days to come.

In the far-off future,
The land of Amphoreus will bear the marks of the heroes' footsteps.

With sword in hand, the man will inscribe,
an eternal mark in the Chrysos Epic.

Yet his real name…
may never be heard in this world again.

“Losses are a constant on the Flame-Chase journey.”

Some, too, losing themselves,
at the very beginning of their journey.