Tiberian Arelius's History
When Tiberian Arelius was young, he was often called a “perfect sacred artist.” Not only did he have unsurpassed talent in the sacred arts, mastering each technique with grace and skill, but he never stopped working. He was honest and straightforward to a fault, keeping his power under control, showing perfect deference to his superiors and gracious mercy to those beneath him. The previous Arelius Monarch was only a distant relative of his, but she ascended with peace in her heart when she realized she could leave their House in Tiberian’s hands. Simultaneously humble to his superiors, and merciful to his inferiors, Tiberian grew into his power to become a wise and beneficent ruler of his half of the Rosegold continent. He was also a learner throughout life, and his research led to a treatment for healing a mangled spirit, the Pure Storm Baptism.
Most “storm” Paths are really only lightning Paths, but the Path of the Raging Sky harvests water, wind, and lightning aura in balance with one another. As an interesting side effect, practitioners can adjust their madra to bring one aspect or another to the forefront, so that it can often feel like facing three different Paths—one of water, one of wind, and one of lightning—rather than a single, unified set of techniques.
He brought House Arelius to a new era of prosperity, maintaining a tense balance of peace with their rival and neighbor, House Shen. Until his youngest advisor, Eithan Arelius, came forward to propose something more than an alliance. This advisor had violated family tradition and protocol to raid the tomb of their founding Patriarch, Ozmanthus. From this tomb, he brought relics of an unknown nature, presumably including the hand of Subject One. With these relics, the advisor was able to convince Tiberian to embark on an ambitious project: the elimination of the Dreadgods. The same task that resulted in the Dread War and the death of the previous generation of Monarchs.
As a first step, Tiberian approached his neighbor, Reigan Shen, and proposed an alliance, much to Eithan's dismay. Shen responded with violence. True battles between Monarchs are rare, and this one destroyed much of the Rosegold continent. In the end, even the Weeping Dragon and the Stormcallers were drawn in, and Tiberian was struck down, leaving House Arelius leaderless and in ashes. Tiberian's Monarch was secretly enslaved by Reigan Shen, kept in a pocket space with a heavily scripted collar linking him to Reigan Shen's spirit, both as a living weapon and as a workaround to soul oaths, as Tiberian would suffer any damage that should have happened to Shen.
Tiberian's enslavement to Shen was first revealed in Shen's battle with Eithan Arelius deep within the central Labyrinth, where Tiberian was used to attack his former advisor. Eithan barely survived, and luckily Lindon was able to close the portal before a second attack could happen.
Tiberian's use as a weapon occurred a few more times, notably against Yerin and Redmoon Hall and against Lindon after his Consuming of the Silent King. Tiberian got some form of revenge when Reigan Shen was mortally wounded by Yerin and Sha Miara, and escaped into his prison before dying. The two Remnants would stay in that pocket space until being saved by Cladius Arelius, who promised to restore Tiberian's memories, and Lindon, who promptly Consumed Reigan Shen's Remnant.
