Cyrus/NPC

"Perhaps one day you will realize that it is better to have those who serve you respect you rather than fear you."

- Cyrus, Dracomancer Saga: Part 2

Lord Cyrus is the half-Ice Dragon, half-Human leader of the Dracomancers, a class trainer and the ruler of Medrovia.

He acts as a mediator between Vartai, Dragons, Humans and DragonSlayers, usually appearing alongside Galanoth. Though at first, they hated each other, they have worked together relatively effectively and have formed a truce, if not a valid friendship.

Lord Cyrus has at least helped to defeat Bradakhan, the Dragon King, Gravis and Limkragg, and even the demigod of War.

Appearance and personality
As a Vartai, Cyrus exhibits traits of both human and dragon alike. He is a light blue-skinned humanoid, pointy ears, white eyes and short hair, but also a pair of dark gray horns at the level of his temples. He wears the standard Dracomancer armor, hidden by his wings that rest.... On his back, the incorrectly called Dragon Spirit Katanas are ready to be used.

Personality-wise, Cyrus is calm and collected Vartai with a strong sense of honor (Galanoth's Fate!). He is respected among the Vartai and always strives to achieve peace between dragonkind and humanity. Sheila thinks of him as very strong-willed person who does not like anyone seeing him in a weak moment; he keeps pushing himself and acting like nothing can hurt him because others look to him.

Although usually serious, he is known to lose his composure when dealing with those who threaten dragonkind (Wyvern Riders!, Galanoth's Fate!), including Galanoth himself (An Uneasy Peace, Firespawn Part II). Indeed, he claims to hate the Dragonslayer (Galanoth's Fate!), loses his calm demeanor in exchange for competitiveness (Dragons!), and mordantly calls him "Tin Can" with frequence (Firespawn Part II, Dragons, Dragons Everywhere!, The Destroyer: Part 2) and "Helmed One" on occasion (Fusion Dragons 2). He is also known to crack a joke from time to time (The Destroyer: Part 2).

His greatest perceived flaw he has never been strong enough to protect his family, and never will be, and that he and his weakness are to blame for the death of their mother. (The Destroyer: Part 2)

Biography
Cyrus was born to an Ice Dragoness and an ordinary traveler who made his way near what is now known as Dragonspine around 1300. By chance, the two fell in love and the clutch of eggs that resulted contained Cyrus and his siblings: Nava, Sheila, Xerxes and Gaspar.

Sometime around 1350 by the Battleon calendar, a group of humans saw Cyrus' family and believed the children had been kidnapped from a nearby village as Cyrus and his siblings looked almost completely human. Before a week passed, armoured men rushed to their home and killed the mother depite the children's best efforts. During the confrontation, Cyrus discovered that he could transform into a half-dragon form, which allowed them to deal with the humans.

Once the dead were buried, Cyrus and his siblings fled farther north in case they came back and thought about handling such threats to their lives by raising an army of dragons to crush the human village that had sent the attackers, but Cyrus wanted peace. After a long argument, it was decided that he would try to convince more humans to stop some of the violence against humankind. Soon afterwards, Medrovia was founded on the far side of Dragonspine and, once he mastered control over his powers, he started teaching others to use them, creating the Dracomancer Order in the process.

He also took part on the conflict between the northern and southern clans caused by Jalek Guth'Hai, also known as the Dragon King. During the final battle, he devised a plan to lure Jalek to the front lines of his army, leaving him open to an attack from Xerxes. Though Xerxes failed, Gaspar took action and killed Jalek on his own.

At one point, Cyrus met Zero Hex when the young DragonSlayer-in-training had become lost in the Dragonspine Mountains. The High Khan saved the boy from certain death when he was cornered by a trio of evil dragons, resulting in a long-lasting gratitude from the DragonSlayer's part (An Uneasy Peace). He also taught dracomancy to Kessendra when she was a little girl (Fusion Dragons: Consequences).

Peace with the DragonSlayer
"The Dracomancers are back, and as powerful as ever. We are no longer the weaker force. There is now only one wise choice to be made ... Dragonslayer."

- Cyrus to Galanoth, An Uneasy Peace

In order to make a statement of the Dracomancer's existence, Cyrus orders an attack to the town of Battleon with dragons and kidnaps the leader of the Order of Dragonslayers, Galanoth, with the help of Zero-Hex. As he is brought to Dragonspine, the High Khan waits until his enemy wakes up to introduce himself and announce his and his order's determination to take action against human hostility. (Dracomancer Saga: Part 2)

Cyrus, then, goes to Battleon himself, where he is confronted by the Chosen and reveals that he, in fact, wants to achieve peace, but had no choice other than to resort to violence to get the humans' attention. Zero-Hex questions him about Galanoth's location as well, but when his complicity in the kidnapping is revealed and his loyalty questioned, he refuses to attack Cyrus. The Chosen then defeats him and the High Khan, who recognizes his courage and decides to release Galanoth. The DragonSlayer, then, agrees to a truce between the two orders. (An Uneasy Peace) The truce, however, has been threatened many times by outside forces.

The first time this happens is due to Bradakhan, who confronts Cyrus due to his desire to change the order and make peace with humans, and takes Sheila as a hostage thanks to his Void Dragons, after sending a group of dragons into a frenzied state, including an Earth Dragon. (Dragons!) Powerless to do anything, Cyrus is given four days to surrender and step down from leading the Dracomancers. Later, Galanoth offers to help him rescue his sister and they agree to go in a small party to avoid detection. As the Chosen volunteers for the mission, they depart to Bradakhan's fortress. After a day's ride, they infiltrate the lair and defeat a Void Dragon to free Sheila, only to retreat at sunset. (Bradakhan's Arrival)

Sometime later, Cyrus, Galanoth, the Chosen and Warlic come up with a plan to defeat Bradakhan and remove his Void Dragons—by capturing as many female Void Dragons as possible and luring the males back into the Void. As the plan succeeds, Cyrus confronts the rebel Dracomancer and, angered, kills Bradakhan on the spot after declaring his crimes. (Into the Void!) Along with Galanoth, he meets with the Chosen who tell him of an important Drakel presence in Skraeling Desert and that Thorne Lorin's help was requested by the Orcs, so they suggest that the Chosen go to Greenguard Forest. (The Temple of Hope)

Another major threat soon appeared with the Dragon King's return. As his armies headed north, forcing their way through Battleon and advance to Dragonstone and Dragonspine. As the resistance managed to fend off most of the attack force, Cyrus tries inform so to Galanoth, only to find that Jalek's vengeful spirit possessed the DragonSlayer. (The Dragon King: Part I) As he and his armies fall back, Cyrus resolves to go to Magmaheart Island and defeat Jalek. Once this is accomplished, the Dragon King's spirit is exorcised and Galanoth returns to normal. (The Dragon King: Part II)

Broken truce
"What about the truce you value so highly? You'd break it if you tried to kill me." "You already broke the truce, Galanoth."

- Galanoth and Cyrus, FireSpawn II: The Return of Limkragg

After Galanoth and the Chosen confront Gravis and the DragonSlayer Order gain control of the cave where the Draconic Avatar of Limkragg rests sealed (FireSpawn I: Lair of the Lava Drake), Cyrus, Sheila and Gaspar enter it so as to freed the dragon, not before Sheila blasts off the hostile DragonSlayer guards. However, as Limkragg is freed, it reveals that it will see Galanoth and his Order fall. Cyrus, however, cannot let all those humans suffer, even if he may hate Galanoth.

To fight Limkragg, he along with Galanoth create the Dragon Fighter armor, specifically designed to destroy Limkragg. The Chosen succeeds and the Avatar is left for dead. Galanoth, however, wants to finish it, but Gaspar and Zero Hex vocally disagree with him. Hex, then, tells him they should leave but he is angered since the problem was caused by the three Vartai siblings, but Cyrus tells his part of the story. But Hex cannot decide between the two factions and leaves.

The argument continues and Cyrus claims his DragonSlayers broke the truce and, in fact, it is also an act of war against Medrovia. They will kill Galanoth if he stays in the mountain, and the DragonSlayer leaves, admitting his defeat this time. (Firespawn II: The Return of Limkragg)

As the Chosen and Galanoth try to infiltrate the Elite Guard barracks just outside Medrovia, Cyrus is informed by Sheila but takes no action against them, expecting Xerxes to be able to deal with them. (Vartai Secrets!)

With Galanoth alive and with a change of attitude towards the Vartai thanks to Sheila, Hex and the Chosen trying to reasonably speak with the High Khan and Ryllik bent on taking revenge on the Vartai, Cyrus makes his appearance and allows the intruders to leave—including Ryllik on the Chosen's request, as he is bound to honor. As the two leaders patch up their broken relationship as best they can, the truce reigns once again. (Galanoth's Fate!)

Peaceful dragons and War
"With me opening the gates of Medrovia to all humans, I should give you and yours another chance by forming a proper alliance..."

- Cyrus to Galanoth, The Destroyer: Part 3

Cyrus escorted and introduced the Wind Dragon Draschemus to Galanoth and the Chosen in Battleon. Though the dragon wants start a movement of peaceful, intellectual Dragons, Jaraka-Nuth opposed the movement, favoring animal instincts. Thanks to Gnuvain, the Chosen is able to assist in the war by shapeshifting into a dragon and defeat Jaraka-Nuth. Cyrus will assist Draschemus in his attempts. (Dragons, Dragons Everywhere!)

At some point, Cyrus becomes the Avatar of Limkragg and is able to call upon his power when needed (The Destroyer: Part 3).

Later on, Cyrus notices the surge of energy caused by War's appearance on the Lorian plane and drags Galanoth out to their encounter with the Chosen, a Mayhem-possessed Hollow Stoneforge and Carnage. When he discovers that War is on the Lorian plane thanks to an altar, Cyrus tells his allies to retreat and contact Artix Von Krieger, Warlic and others before making their move. (The Destroyer: Part 1)

Despite doing some research on War, Cyrus has not been able to find a way to stop War and communicates that which he knows to Galanoth, Artix and the Chosen. With them, he confronts Carnage until Panic appears and teleports the four of them to a psychoplane, where Cyrus is shown his worst fear about himself—that he has never been strong enough to protect those he cares about and never will be, as told by an illusion of his late mother. The Chosen, however, manages to get through Cyrus and convince him to keep fighting, much like Galanoth and Artix. Once Panic is defeated, his identity as a possessed Jalek Guth'Hai is revealed. (The Destroyer: Part 2)

Before they can do anything else to him, Mayhem and a company of Corrupt Vartai and Dragonslayers attack them, until Sheila, Warlic and Gaspar arrive. Soon afterwards, Hollow manages to break free of Mayhem's control and a defeated Xerxes himself appears alongside War. Though Cyrus tries to attack War on his own, the rider strikes the High Khan with his sword and tells Mayhem to possess Xerxes, but he Vartai calls upon Ser'Mathis's power and temporarily defeats War in battle. As War retreats to his altar, the heroes follow suit and, while the rest keep War busy, Cyrus and Xerxes call upon Limkragg and Ser'Mathis's power to desroy the altar. Once this is accomplished, Cyrus collapses from exhaustion.

Once the Chosen defeats a weakened War, they return to Medrovia and Cyrus decides to open the city's gates to all humans. Galanoth, then, proposes to end their feud once and for all, forming a proper alliance between Dracomancers and Dragonslayers. (The Destroyer: Part 3)

Renewed peace
"Battleon has the Vartai, Dracomancers and Dragonslayers on her side this day, friends. We will not fail you."

- Cyrus, Fusion Dragons: The Assault on Battleon

Sometime later, Draschemus summons Cyrus, Galanoth and the Chosen and informs them of a group of Dragonriders attacking his dragon settlements. He asks them to help them once again in dragon form, until the Dragonrider Prime is defeated and his followers driven away. (DragonRiders!)

Later on, Cyrus meets with Draschemus, Galanoth and the Chosen to discuss rencently missing Vartai and Dragons—among them Draschemus's friend, Essrith—and the encampment discovered by Sheila where dragon and Vartai alike were equipping themselves with Doom Knight armor. After Essrith is defeated, Cyrus observes that he might never recover from his bonding with the armor. (Doom Dragons!)

He also is present when Kessendra who attacked with her Fusion Dragons made with the use of the Doom gauntlet and Gaspar's help. (Fusion Dragons: Consequences) They follow the Dracomantress to her lair, close to Dragonstone, and find a weakened Gaspar prisoner. Once Kessendra is defeated, the siblings reunite once again. (Fusion Dragons: The Assault on Battleon)

Cyrus also helps in controlling crazed dragons due to the broken bond between the Guardian Dragon and the Guardian Blade. (Guardian Dragon War!)

The threat to the truce that causes Daestis's treachery and assassination attempt of Galanoth enrages Cyrus in such a way that he transforms into his full dragon form and kills Daestis on the spot. (Wyvern Riders!)

More recently, he has responded to the call of Eukara Vox, when she organized a reunion with the leaders of Lore to deal with the threat of the Truphma (Building Truphma II). Later on, he was kidnapped by the Platinum Dragons so that the Vartai and the dragons were left without a leader. However, once he is freed of their grasp, he lends his help against the Platinum Dragons, much like Galanoth and Sheila. (Dragon War Platinum)

In Battle
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Powers and abilities
As a Dracomancer, Cyrus possesses the ability to control dragons through magic. He also has Kethorat on his side. His preferred weapon is a katana.

Appearances
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Dragonspine Saga

 * 1) An Uneasy Peace
 * 2) Bradakhan's Arrival
 * 3) Bradakhan: Dracomancer Usurper
 * 4) Into the Void!
 * 5) The Dragon King Part I
 * 6) The Dragon King Part II
 * 7) Firespawn II: The Return of Limkragg!
 * 8) Vartai Secrets!
 * 9) Galanoth's Fate!
 * 10) Dragons, Dragons Everywhere!
 * 11) The Destroyer (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
 * 12) DragonRiders!
 * 13) Fusion Dragons: Consequences
 * 14) Fusion Dragons: The Assault on Battleon
 * 15) Guardian Dragon War!
 * 16) Wyvern Rider War!
 * 17) Dragon War Platinum

Other Quests/Events
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 * 1) 2008 Preview!
 * 2) Dracomancer Class
 * 3) Dracomancer Saga: Part 2
 * 4) Dragons!
 * 5) Mystery! AQ Live
 * 6) The Temple of Hope
 * 7) The NightBane Chronicles
 * 8) Truphma Building II