Stephan Hartgen

The iron-fisted lord of Hartgen Duchy, Stephan once stood at the pinnacle of the Eight Heroes, the legendary band responsible for toppling Emperor Jaz. Yet the tranquility that followed victory left him hollow and restless. Driven by an insatiable craving for conflict, he secretly elevated the 'Black Jayca' to power and began gathering the fallen emperor's remains, all in a desperate bid to reignite the flames of war. Despite his formidable combat prowess and calculated ambition, this self-styled mastermind unknowingly became a mere pawn in a far grander scheme—the resurrection of the very emperor he once destroyed.