"The dark does not destroy the light, for stars cannot shine without darkness."

-Danika

 

The first and most powerful of Lylath's ascended Archons, the elite group of warriors that defend against the darkness and purge all who would deny the sacred Light of existence. Danika was the first mortal chosen upon Havokk to become one of these elite warriors. She was contacted by Lylath, under the guise of the Matron: a benevolent being that sought to bring peace, justice, and prosperity to all. Hidden in half-truths, Lylath offered great power and ability to Danika. 

 

Chosen as the first because of her profound, benevolent spirit, Lylath originally mistook Danika as the current incarnation of Uutu and thought that by offering the power of the Archon, she would expose the other deity of the light. Instead, she empowered a noble Mortal spirit now turned into a Hero of the people. Hesitant initially to offer this power to mortals after watching their actions, she found a light in Danika that gave her hope of defeating Aribus and the Void once and for all here on Havokk. 

 

Originally a common mortal daughter of a village priest, Danika stood ready to defend her parish with her life when, suddenly, she accepted the gift of the Matron and was reborn as an Archon of the Light: given great strength, courage, and the ability to harness light as a weapon. Danika was now a sword to combat the darkness wherever it may be. This newfound power and ability only empowered Danika's good nature, and she now uses her abilities to seek out and destroy the forces of Darkness and Chaos that would seek to harm others.

  

Having never been outwardly violent on her own, her new abilities and expertise were bestowed upon her in an almost instinctual way, making her capable of defending herself and others as something of a reflex more than a learned skill. This warrior persona and knowledge are a gift from Lylath: ancient wisdom and experience of combat from an eternity of war against the dark in her home realm. Danika can generate powerful blasts of light, manifest shields, items, and armor made of condensed photon energy, and summon various weapons capable of slicing through objects with the intensity and power of a star’s energy.

 

Danika's true goal is only to see a peaceful world, and fears that with this great power that she claimed, she has brought devastation by allowing Lylath’s power into herself and somehow losing control of it. She works towards a bright future but is wary of releasing her full strength, for fear that it may cause her to lose herself to Lylath's control.