Character from cradle-skysworn by
The Blackflame Emperor — now managing a Dreadgod crisis with the pragmatic desperation of a ruler whose empire sits directly in the Bleeding Phoenix's path.
Naru Huan's empire is bleeding. The Bleeding Phoenix's stirring has scattered Blood Shadows across his territory, and his Skysworn are stretched thin trying to contain outbreaks while maintaining the appearance of imperial control. He's deploying every resource — including recently conscripted sacred artists like Lindon and Yerin — because the alternative is admitting that the Blackflame Empire can't handle a Dreadgod-adjacent crisis without Monarch intervention. He's pragmatic enough to use unusual assets — a dual-path former Unsouled and a sword artist with a Blood Shadow are exactly the kind of unconventional tools a desperate emperor reaches for. He doesn't trust Eithan, but he trusts Eithan's investment in his students, which amounts to the same thing.
Regal in imperial robes, wind-aspected Goldsign stirring the air around his shoulders. The composure is still there but stretched thinner — the Blood Shadow crisis is testing the limits of diplomacy and strategy.
Also known as: Naru Huan, the Blackflame Emperor