Sol
Tydian King Solaren Matthias Elantine (a.k.a. Sol)
"I don’t get to be anything, Gwion. The crown is forced on me."
Sol is the MMC of the Chronicles of Tydas series. He is the ruler of all Tydas; formally known as the Tydian King.
Sol's Core Traits
Duty-driven • Protective • Emotionally restrained • Deeply loyal • Introspective • Steady under pressure • Soft-hearted beneath formality • Honorable • Affectionate
Titles/Nicknames
- Your Radiance
- Sun-Touched
- Sunray
- Sun (by Tarana)
- Sun Boy (by Caldur and Kira)
- Sun Boy King (by Kira)
- Papa (by Tamra)
Divine Domains
Sun
Tara has reign over solar magic as Fax's reincarnation.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Sol's Build
Tall, broad-shouldered, and powerfully built with the physique of a lifelong warrior. His body is heavily conditioned from swordsmanship, archery, riding, and combat training, giving him a physically commanding presence softened by an underlying warmth.
Sol's Voice
Deep, warm, and steady. His voice naturally carries authority without needing to rise, though it softens considerably around those he trusts.
Body Features
Sol's Skin
His skin noticeably warms when he uses magic and can appear faintly illuminated during moments of heightened emotion, ritual work, or solar channeling.
Sol's Hair
Often worn loose around his shoulders or tied back in a high bun or low ponytail during training, travel, or battle.
Facial Features
Sol has a strong jawline, expressive brows, and a handsome but weathered face shaped by responsibility rather than vanity. Usually wears a beard ranging from neatly kept to slightly overgrown during periods of stress, grief, travel, or recovery.
Identifying Characteristics
Scars/Markings
Solar Scar over his heart, shaped like a sun, formed after a childhood Sceax attack and later recognized as confirmation of Fax’s blessing. Additional faded scars from years of combat and training remain scattered across his arms, shoulders, and hands.
The Kingbreaker incident later leaves more significant scarring across parts of his arm, leg, and torso, though his connection to Fax allows him to heal far beyond what should have been possible.
Special abilities
As the reincarnation of Fax, Sol as the ability to produce and take control of the sun and of fire.
Solar Abilities
Fire Abilities
Heat Abilities
Protection Abilities
Apparel & Accessories
Sol's Apparel
Typical Clothing:
Outside formal duties, Sol favors practical and comfortable clothing suited for movement and heat:
He usually wears fitted shirts, sleeveless tunics, rolled sleeves, dark trousers, and jeans. Sol prefers light linens, and on his feet are usually boots. He frequently trains shirtless due to his high heat tolerance and affinity for the sun.
Royal Clothing:
His royal attire commonly incorporates structured ceremonial layers, sun emblem detailing, and reinforced leather and armor. He usually wears gold and white but is also known to wear navy. Though he prefers comfort in private settings, he wears formal royal clothing properly during ceremonies, councils, and diplomatic gatherings out of deep respect for the crown and what it represents.
Following his time in Asrail and later journeys across Tydas, traces of other cultures subtly influence his wardrobe, particularly in softer fabrics and more relaxed styling outside the court.
Sol's Accessories
- Elantine Signet Ring
- Gemstone Pouch
- Leather Bracers / Gauntlets
- Sun-Emblem Cloak Clasps or Armor Details
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Early Life:
Sol was born as the first son of King Coridan and Queen Seraphyne Elantine, raised in Tydaria Castle as the future heir.
Sol was born with great expectations. He was prophesied before he was even born to be the reincarnation of Fax, and so there was great celebration for him. However, when he was born, there were no signs or markings that showed that he was such. He was still just as loved by his mother and father and was seen as the light of Tydaria. He grew up running and playing through the castle halls and the rings of the kingdom, known not only as a prince but as a bright, open-hearted child who treated everyone he met with warmth. His laughter, curiosity, and easy kindness left an impression on servants, guards, merchants, farmers, and children alike.
His childhood was shaped by love, royal structure, and early responsibility rather than cold distance.
He was bright, active, curious, and naturally warm, with a protective streak that showed early.
Family Background:
Sol was born into the Elantine royal line, a family established by the Creators Three to watch over Tydas and protect the balance of the realm. The Elantines have long carried both royal authority and sacred responsibility, ruling not for power alone but as guardians of the people and the land itself.
As the eldest son of King Coridan and Queen Seraphyne, Sol inherited a legacy rooted in service, protection, and the family creed: “Rule with an iron fist and a golden heart.”
Childhood Influences:
Coridan shaped Sol’s understanding of kingship, strength, restraint, and public duty. He took him beyond the castle so he understood the people personally. Seraphyne shaped his gentleness, warmth, and emotional depth before her death. Elara provided maternal comfort and everyday grounding, teaching him humility, while Liniver and Garnet helped shape his discipline, knowledge, and readiness for leadership. Even the people of Tydaria shaped his understanding that kingship was service, not distance.
Education / Training:
Sol was educated at the Scholarium of Tydaria Castle, where he studied governance, diplomacy, Tydian history, royal protocol, strategy, and the responsibilities expected of an Elantine heir. Alongside his royal education, he trained in combat and swordsmanship so he could stand as both ruler and protector. When he was twelve, Liniver personally began overseeing and guiding his magical training, helping him learn restraint, discipline, and control over both his Solar and Fire magic. His training was broad because he was expected to know not only how to be a ruler but also a protector capable of standing beside his people in crisis.
The Attack and Fulfilling the Prophecy:
At eleven years old, Sol was attacked by an unknown, shadowed creature, later identified as a Sceax. The attack nearly killed him, leaving him gravely wounded and forcing his body and magic into a fragile recovery. During this time, Sol entered the Solar Realm and met Fax, confirming the prophecy that had surrounded him since before his birth. When Sol awoke, the Solar Scar had appeared over his heart — the first true physical sign that he was Fax’s reincarnation. From that moment on, Sol’s divine identity was no longer only belief or prophecy, but something visibly marked into him.
Magical Journey:
Sol’s early magical life centered on learning restraint, control, and responsibility. His Solar magic and Fire magic marked him as powerful from a young age, but his training focused on discipline rather than display. The childhood Sceax attack that left his Solar Scar became a defining wound and a reminder of the danger tied to shadow forces.
Life as Crown Prince:
Before becoming king, Sol served as Tydaria’s crown prince with seriousness and care. He trained under Coridan, attended councils, learned the people's needs, studied the realm’s history, and gradually became known as a prince who was approachable despite his status. He knew that there would always be a possibility that he would be chosen as Tydian King after Coridan’s reign.
Path to Kingship:
Sol’s path to the throne changed abruptly after Coridan’s murder. Though he had been prepared for kingship his whole life, he was forced to step into the role through grief, shock, and political urgency. His coronation marked both the beginning of his reign and the loss of his father, who had prepared him for it.
Morality & Philosophy
Sol as a person values:
- Duty
- Mercy
- Loyalty
- Emotional honesty
- Restraint over cruelty
- Strength used in the service of others
- “Rule with an iron fist and a golden heart”
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
- To protect Tydas and Tydaria
- Honoring the legacy of Coridan and the Elantine line
- Keeping those he loves safe
- Balancing the man he is with the immense power inside of him
- Becoming worthy enough for kingship and love
- Preserving balance between light and shadow
Virtues & Personality perks
Sol's Strengths
- Natural leadership presence
- Calm during crisis
- Patient and gentle with loved ones
- Inspires trust and devotion naturally
- Capable of immense tenderness
- Resilient under extreme pressure
- Strong sense of duty and justice
Vices & Personality flaws
Sol's Fears
- Failing the people who depend on him
- Losing Tarana
- Watching another loved one die while he lives
- Losing control of his power
- Repeating the mistakes that led to Gwion's downfall
- Becoming emotionally unreachable
Personality Quirks
- Moans at the sight of well-cooked food, even just pictures/references
- Remembers the cause of every scar on his body
- Prefers to sleep on his stomach
- Runs a hand through his hair when stressed
- Trains excessively during emotional turmoil
- Sleeps deeply when emotionally settled
- Keeps rigid routines when overwhelmed
- Has a habit of watching doors/exits instinctively
- Softens visibly around children and animals
- Plays the lute in private moments of reflection
Social
Contacts & Relations
Lady Tarana LeSable
Tarana is Sol’s true mate, his lunar counterpart, and the person who changes the shape of his life most completely. Their bond begins as instinctive protection and spiritual recognition, but gradually becomes emotional trust, romantic devotion, a shared destiny, and, eventually, family. She balances the harsher edges of his solar nature with her lunar gentleness, while he gives her the safety and steadiness she was denied for most of her life. Through Tarana, Sol learns that being king does not mean carrying everything alone. She becomes his heart’s equal, the mother of his children, and the person beside whom he fulfills the deepest parts of the Luminary prophecy.
Princess Tamra Elantine
Tamra is Sol’s firstborn daughter and the living proof that love survived his separation from Tarana. His bond with her is tender, overwhelming, and deeply healing, especially because he missed her earliest life without knowing she existed. Meeting Tamra gives Sol something he did not know he was still allowed to have: a family beyond duty, beyond prophecy, beyond kingship. She softens him in ways even his closest companions notice, drawing out his gentlest instincts and giving him a new reason to fight for Tydas’s future. Through Tamra, Sol becomes not only king and mate, but father.
Prince Calyon Elantine
Calyon is Sol’s future son and a symbol of restoration after the heaviest trials of the series. His bond with Sol would carry a different emotional weight than Tamra’s because Sol is present from the beginning this time. Where Tamra represents love found after loss, Calyon represents love after healing: the child born when Sol and Tarana have survived the great shadow, restored balance, and stepped fully into their roles as king and queen. Sol’s bond with Calyon would likely be protective, proud, and quietly emotional, shaped by his desire to give his son a childhood free from the wounds that marked his own.
Tydian King Coridan Elantine
Coridan was Sol’s father, king, teacher, and the model against which Sol measures much of his own rule. Their bond was rooted in respect, love, duty, and preparation, though Coridan’s death forced Sol into kingship before he was ready. Sol carries Coridan’s lessons like an inheritance: the meaning of leadership, restraint, courage, and the Elantine creed of ruling with an iron fist and a golden heart. Even after Coridan’s murder, the bond remains active in Sol’s choices. Coridan becomes a memory Sol both grieves and consults inwardly, especially when the crown feels too heavy.
Queen Seraphyne Elantine
Seraphyne was Sol’s mother and one of the first sources of warmth in his life. Her death left a wound that never fully disappeared, especially because Sol lost her young and had to grow into power without her steadying presence. His bond with her lives in memory, instinct, lullabies, tenderness, and the softer parts of himself that he sometimes hides beneath kingly discipline. She represents comfort, maternal love, and the childhood that shadow forces began taking from him too early.
Sol’s love for Seraphyne also deepens his attachment to Elara, because Elara is one of his last living connections to the mother he lost.
Prince Gwion Elantine
Gwion is Sol’s younger brother, and their bond is one of the most painful and complicated relationships in Sol’s life. Before resentment, shadow influence, and Maltu’s manipulation twisted everything, Gwion was family: the boy Sol grew up beside, protected, argued with, trained near, and likely still hoped to understand even when things between them began to fracture. Sol’s bond with Gwion carries grief because he does not only lose an enemy to darkness—he loses his brother piece by piece while still remembering who Gwion once was. Their relationship is marked by love, disappointment, guilt, anger, and helplessness, especially as Gwion’s entitlement and bitterness deepen into betrayal. For Sol, Gwion represents the personal cost of the Shadow’s rise: not just a political threat or divine corruption, but the collapse of someone who once belonged at his side. Even when Sol must oppose him, the wound of brotherhood remains.
Sir Caldur Serenval
Caldur is Sol’s best friend, trusted knight, and sworn Crownblade. Their bond is one of rare ease: Caldur can call him Sol when protocol allows, challenge him when needed, and stand beside him without treating the crown like a wall between them. He understands Sol as both king and man, which makes his loyalty feel personal rather than merely formal. Caldur’s Asrailian roots also become important once Tarana enters Sol’s life, giving Sol another bridge toward her homeland and culture. Their friendship is grounded in trust, humor, battle-readiness, and the kind of loyalty that does not need constant ceremony to prove itself.
Matron Elara Winslow
Elara is Sol’s maternal anchor, the woman who helped raise him and still sees the child beneath the crown. Her bond with him is tender, practical, and deeply familiar: she can fuss over him, correct him, soothe him, and worry over him in ways almost no one else is allowed to. To Sol, Elara is not simply a caretaker; she is one of the safest pieces of his childhood still standing. Her presence reminds him of his mother, of home, and of the kind of love that does not depend on titles.
Lord Liniver Var Osyndor
Liniver is Sol’s magical mentor, royal advisor, and one of the few people who understands the divine weight resting on him. Their bond is layered with scholarship, guardianship, trust, and occasional tension, especially when secrets are kept for the sake of prophecy. Liniver trained Sol in solar and fire magic, watched over him from youth, and understands his power in ways most of Tydas cannot. To Sol, Liniver is both advisor and elder family figure: frustrating at times, invaluable always. Their connection becomes especially important because Liniver stands at the crossroads between Sol’s personal life, royal duty, and cosmic destiny.
General Garnet Thaleon
Garnet is Sol’s protector, general, and one of the strongest living links to Coridan’s reign. Their bond is built on loyalty, discipline, respect, and old affection. Garnet knew Sol as a prince before he became king, and that history allows him to serve Sol with both military seriousness and personal devotion. Sol trusts Garnet not only with his safety, but with Tydaria itself, which says everything about the depth of that bond. Garnet may be more formal than Caldur, but beneath that formality is fierce love and unwavering faith in the man Sol has become.
Matron Deianira Thaleon
Deianira’s bond with Sol is quiet, respectful, and rooted through Garnet, Stormhall, and the wider family of people who help hold Tydaria steady. She is not one of Sol’s closest personal confidants at first, but she becomes someone he trusts because Garnet trusts her completely—and because her presence brings warmth, steadiness, and grounded wisdom into the lives of those around him. To Sol, she represents one of the softer supports behind Tydaria’s strength: not a battlefield companion, but a stabilizing presence who cares for the people who protect him.
Lady Rhianwen Devereaux
Rhianwen’s bond with Sol is one-sided, strained, and ultimately corrupted by jealousy. To Sol, she begins as a noblewoman within Tydaria’s court—someone familiar enough to be present in royal spaces, but never someone who holds his heart. For Rhianwen, however, Sol represents status, desire, and the future she believes she deserves, which makes Tarana’s arrival feel like a personal theft rather than a truth she must accept. Sol’s lack of romantic interest in her becomes one of the wounds she twists into resentment, especially as his devotion to Tarana becomes impossible to ignore. Their connection is important because Rhianwen reflects the danger of entitlement inside the court: someone close enough to observe Sol, envy Tarana, and align herself with Gwion when bitterness becomes stronger than loyalty.
Muse Tsuna LeSable
Tsuna’s bond with Sol forms through Tarana, but it becomes meaningful in its own right. As Tarana’s sister and the Muse of Cevoryn, Tsuna watches Sol not merely as a king, but as the man bonded to the person she loves most. Her trust is not automatic; Sol earns it through how he protects, respects, and loves Tarana. Once that trust forms, Tsuna becomes a spiritual ally and an extended-family figure to him, serving as his future sister-in-law. Their connection has warmth, teasing, and sacred significance because Tsuna understands the lunar side of Tarana’s existence in a way Sol has to learn carefully and humbly.
Kira Danowyn
Kira’s bond with Sol grows through Asrail, Tarana, and eventually the family circle that forms around them. She is part of the life Tarana built when she was away from him, which makes her important to Sol not only as a friend but as someone who helped protect what he did not yet know he had. Kira’s loyalty to Tarana and Tamra would matter deeply to Sol, especially after he learns how much they endured during the separation. Over time, Kira becomes part of Sol’s trusted inner circle, someone connected to healing, homecoming, and the Asrailian side of his family.
Danior Calessan
Danior’s bond with Sol is shaped through found family and shared care for Tarana. As one of Tarana’s father figures, Danior represents a protective presence from her life outside Tydaria, and Sol’s relationship with him would naturally carry humility and gratitude. Danior knew and supported Tarana during vulnerable periods Sol missed, which gives him a quiet importance in Sol’s eyes. Their bond likely becomes one of mutual respect: Danior seeing the sincerity of Sol’s love, and Sol recognizing Danior as someone who helped keep Tarana and Tamra safe when he could not.
Tajhrah Zadar Sahrin
Zadar is Sol’s second closest friend, someone who knew him long before Sol fully became the Tydian King in the eyes of the world. Their bond began in childhood, giving it a warmth and history that most political alliances could never match. The king of Mesan knows pieces of Sol that belong to princehood rather than kingship: the boy before the crown fully settled on his shoulders, the friend behind the formal title, the young heir learning how to carry power. As adults, their relationship still carries that old familiarity, but it has matured into a strong ruler-to-ruler alliance between Tydaria and Mesan. Zadar can respect Sol as king without forgetting Sol as a friend, and that makes him one of the few people who can stand beside him with both personal affection and political strength. Their bond is loyal, brotherly, and deeply trusted, second only to Sol’s closest inner friendships.
Chief Stranon Thrymmsbane
Chief Stranon’s bond with Sol is one of leader-to-leader respect. As Drecuria’s chief, Stranon recognizes Sol as the Tydian King while also carrying his own authority, traditions, and responsibility to his people. Their connection is forged through trials, trust, and shared danger, especially as Sol proves that he is not merely a southern king passing through, but a ruler willing to honor each land on its own terms. Stranon likely respects Sol’s strength, restraint, and devotion to Tarana. For Sol, Stranon becomes one of the major leaders whose trust confirms that the Royal Circuit is not just ceremonial, but relational.
Princess Luzvimin Calavira
Princess Luzvimin’s bond with Sol is shaped by Cevoryn’s place in the Royal Circuit and her role as a fellow royal leader. Their connection carries diplomacy, mutual respect, and the shared burden of protecting their people from forces larger than any one land. Luzvimin likely sees Sol as both king and partner in the broader defense of Tydas, especially as Cevoryn’s water and lunar ties overlap with Tarana’s destiny. Sol took a liking to Luzvimin while in Cevoryn, seeing how she was learning how to rule at a young age. They connected from that alone. Luzvimin represents a ruler whose trust matters not only politically, but spiritually, because Cevoryn is so deeply connected to Tarana, Tsuna, and the Tideheart.
Lord Iprin Briarwood
Lord Iprin’s bond with Sol begins with tension and old wounds between Thosta and Tydaria, but it has the potential to become one of the most meaningful repaired alliances in the Royal Circuit. Iprin does not simply accept Sol because he is king; Sol has to show humility, patience, and genuine respect for Thosta’s pain. That makes their eventual bond stronger. Once the air is cleared, Iprin becomes a symbol of restored trust between lands. For Sol, earning Iprin’s respect matters because it proves he can repair what past leadership damaged and become the kind of king who listens before commanding.
Amatage
Amatage is Sol’s black stallion and one of his most trusted companions outside human relationships. Their bond is warm, practical, instinctive, and deeply familiar, built through travel, battle, patrols, and long stretches of silence where Sol does not need to explain himself. Amatage knows Sol’s moods through posture, reins, breath, and hesitation. For a king who often has to speak carefully, Amatage offers wordless loyalty. He represents motion, freedom, endurance, and the part of Sol that still belongs to the open road rather than only the throne.
Valkyros
Valkyros is Sol’s golden eagle companion and the living key to the Solar Realm, making his bond with Sol both personal and sacred. Unlike Amatage, Valkyros is tied directly to Sol’s divine identity and solar destiny. Their connection is watchful, instinctive, and almost mythic: eagle and king, sky and sun, guardian and gateway. Valkyros reflects Sol’s higher calling while also serving as a steady companion who can sense danger, emotion, and spiritual shifts. Through Valkyros, Sol’s bond to Fax, the Solar Realm, and his own reincarnated nature becomes tangible.
Family Ties
- Father- Tydian King Coridan Elantine
- Mother - Queen Seraphyne Elantine
- Brother - Prince Gwion Elantine
- Paternal Grandfather - Tydian King Dravion Elantine
- Bonded Mate/Future Wife - Lady Tarana LeSable
- Daughter- Princess Tamra Elantine
- Son: Prince Calyon Elantine
Pronounced as "Soh-LAIR-en"
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