Phoenix Bearer

Phoenix Bearer
Basic Info
Title	Rune Warrior
Race	Human
Gender	Female
Status	Alive
Appears in	SpellForce: The Order of Dawn SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars (mentioned) SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm (mentioned)

The Phoenix Bearer is a legendary former rune warrior who played a pivotal role in saving the realms of Eo in the Battle for Fiara and, subsequently, the Rune Wars in the years following the Convocation. She is skilled fighter and leader, as well as an important leading figure within the Order of Dawn.

Biography

Early Years

Not much is known of the Phoenix Bearer's early years apart from the fact that, at some point in her youth, her soul got bound to a Rune Stone by one of the Circle Mages, however, both when this happened and who is responsible for it is unknown. Based on the fact that Rohen Tahir is the one seeking her rune after the Convocation, it is likely that the rune belonged to him in the years prior, but this is yet to be confirmed.

An early conversation with Rohen confirms that she had been asleep in the rune for 8 years, meaning that the last time she was summoned was at the height of the Convocation Wars, just before the Convocation.

Battle For Fiara

Messenger of the Order

In the year 8 following the Convocation, a free rune warrior named Tahira, together with her friends Caele, Lev, and Joshua, is tasked by the Circle Mage Rohen Tahir with retrieving the rune containing the Phoenix Bearer's soul from the ruins of Ankbrand. Not long after, Rohen summons the Phoenix Bearer in the mountains of the Shadow Pass and hands her her own rune, thus granting her freedom and allowing her to be the master of her own will.

Though her memories had faded due to her 8-year-long slumber, Rohen urges her to seek out Sartarius, the master of the Order of Dawn, residing in the city of Greyfell. On her way, she is ambushed by the Dark One, a mysterious hooded figure plotting to kill Rohen. After a failed attempt at her life, she collects a sealed chest the Dark One had left for his messenger and reaches Sartarius in hopes of opening it. They discover that the chest is protected by a powerful seal, only breakable by a Circle Mage, and thus, the Phoenix Bearer is tasked with bringing it to Rohen, who has since departed for the Wildland Pass.

Her journey first takes her to Darius Servil, a local scribe in Liannon whom Rohen often visits on his travels. He tells her more about Rohen's whereabouts, after which she continues through the islands of Eloni, Leafshade and the Shiel before finally reaching the Wildland Pass, meanwhile pushing back the hordes of the Black Fist, a mercenary group led by Brannigan and loyal to the Dark One. With the help of her rune armies, she manages to push through their defences and the Dark One's Blades, finally crossing the portal to the Frost Marshes and catching up to Rohen.

Their reunion is short-lived, however, for the seal on the chest, she brought him was a trap, encasing them both in ice as they attempted to remove it. The Dark One appears once again, mocking them and killing Rohen, but not before Rohen could advise the Phoenix Bearer on what to do next. She is to seek out Hokan's Legacy and a a way to stop a Circle Mage.

Defeated and directionless, she returns to Greyfell to bring them the news of Rohen's passing as the forces of light and darkness prepare for war.

In Search of the Phoenix

After discussing Rohen's last words to her with Sartarius, the Phoenix Bearer learns that she must venture into the Darklands in order to find the means necessary to stop Rohen's killer.