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Character Bio: Caden

Caden is a malignant tumor on the surface of Delta V.

In the first days of the war, Caden was a trusted comrade to The Uprising. One of the most powerful Tech Mages alive, he was once under the employ of Baelius' himself. He fabricated a fantastic story about his escape from Baelius' tower that was so unbelievable that it seemed as though it had to be true. The leaders of The Uprising, including Lorenzo Ozimus or "Oz" as most know him, decided to trust Caden, against their better judgment, believing that the Tech Mage held the key to defeating Baelius and The Legion.

Things seemed too good to be true! One of Baelius' closest and most valued allies turns his back on him and joins The Uprising, granting the motley resistance invaluable information regarding every aspect of Baelius' defenses, and then also turns out to be a frighteningly powerful walking weapon?! To have a veritable encyclopedia of Baelius' Citadel, defense practices, and infrastructure as well as a living war-machine was, for The Uprising, like having a giant red button to press that read, in bold, white letters, "WIN!". What seemed to good to be true certainly was. Caden played on The Uprising's desperation, and succeeded.

Once the plans for the final assault on Baelius' Citadel were in place, Caden began his dark work. He had started by giving The Uprising's leaders false data regarding the stationary defenses inside the Citadel. Much to Caden's dismay, The Uprising still mowed over and through the hardened bunkers and fortifications and guns and androids as though it made no difference if the barriers blocking their path were brick and steel or stacks of fluffy pillows.

Caden realized he had grossly underestimated The Uprising and decided to take a more direct approach to its downfall.

Upon entering Baelius' tower, Caden laid a trap for Oz's assault team and waited in the "throne room" atop the face of the tower. Once the trap was sprung, its results proved devastating.

Oz's assault team was killed almost instantly but he and Calissa managed to escape thanks to the heroic and selfless bravery of Oz's best friend, Royce Armand, who used his enormous body as a shield and paid the price for this act with his life. Oz and Calissa rushed to the top of the tower, Caden's treachery still unbeknown to them; they cut through swarms of Baelius' androids and Shadow Guards until they finally reached the "throne room" where Calissa mustered the energy to blast down the door. And there stood Caden, clapping his hands in mock applause for the two would-be heroes of The Uprising.

He monologued, as most villains do, and Calissa tried, through meditation, to build the energy to take her former master's life, but when she finally struck out it was to no avail. Caden was far too powerful. He killed his student before Oz's eyes and threw her body at his feet.

The battle that took place afterwards is lost to the history of The Uprising itself, but the results would lead many to believe that Caden was losing and, in a desperate final act, he caused the banishment of all warring forces, Legion and Uprising, that existed on Delta V.

Little is known of his whereabouts today, though he is often rumored to have been spotted in the Varium mines that stretch beneath the surface of Delta V like capillaries. He is hunted now by both Legion and Exile factions who want his head for banishing them all to the realm of chaos between worlds.

Some say his powers have diminished since the War. Others say he is simply biding his time. For what? No one knows for sure, but,whatever it is, it will certainly be evil for that is all that Caden is capable of contriving.