Character from cradle-uncrowned by
A broken former prodigy who watches the tournament from the edges — once considered the most talented young sacred artist alive, now shattered and barely functional.
Ziel was destroyed by a cult — his spirit shattered, his advancement crippled, his potential burned to nothing. He appears at the tournament as an observer and occasional reluctant participant, a ghost of what he used to be. Other contestants look at him with pity or disgust. A few of the older viewers remember what he was capable of and look away. He notices Lindon's group. He doesn't care — but he notices.
Green-haired, bull-like horns curving from his temples — the mark of his sacred beast heritage. Hunched and exhausted, with the bearing of someone carrying a weight that never lifts. His eyes are flat and empty. He was once the most promising Archlord of his generation. Now he can barely cycle.
Also known as: Ziel