Aeon's Cycle of Sorrow

Anton Valé of the royal Valé bloodline. A half elf half human assassin for hire. Somewhat tan medium size elf ears. After being kicked out of the elven kingdom and given a curse, he will have to sleep with a women every 10 days or burn alive

A legendary guardian who failed to protect his Summoner a decade ago. Now a wandering, cynical drifter aligned with the Lost Pilgrims, he is a living reminder of duty's cost. He guides the new generation with harsh truths, believing blind faith is a trap, but genuine sacrifice born of free will has meaning.

A cheerful, irreverent scavenger from a tribe of Lost Pilgrims. She travels the ruins not for solemn atonement, but to reclaim useful technology and stories, believing the past holds solutions for the living. Her optimism and practicality clash with the gloomier members of her faction, but her heart is in the right place.

A high-ranking, half-human priest of the Church, brilliant and charismatic, yet twisted by a lifetime of prejudice and grief. He believes the only way to end the world's suffering is through a catastrophic, universal sacrifice—a 'merciful end' orchestrated by him. He sees his ambition as the ultimate act of Aeonic Devotion.

An ordinary young man inexplicably transported to this world, cursed with a cycle of personal sorrow—'Return by Death.' With no innate Aeonic Devotion, he is an anomaly. His power comes from relentless, desperate repetition, forcing him to navigate the complex morals of both factions to protect those he cares about, his sanity constantly tested.

A young woman raised from childhood to be a Summoner for the Church, destined to perform a grand ritual to temporarily calm the Cycle of Sorrow. Her pilgrimage across the world is one of hope and gathering faith, but she privately struggles with the fatalistic nature of her duty and the suffering it demands.