Sylpha Griffon

Description

Sylpha Griffon is the current ruling Queen of the Griffon Kingdom and the spouse of King Meron. A powerful fake Awakened, she works closely with the Guardian Tyris to maintain the stability of the kingdom and reform its archaic systems. She is characterized by a pragmatic, no-nonsense political style and a fiery, passionate nature. Throughout the series, she acts as a central authority figure who monitors, rewards, and occasionally pressures the protagonist, Lith Verhen, to secure his loyalty to the crown. She is deeply involved in managing threats like the Mage Association, civil wars, and external enemies, often leveraging her status to push for institutional change.

Also known as

Queen Sylpha

Personality

Sylpha is a consummate politician capable of masking her true thoughts and emotions to serve the state. Behind this mask, she is a fiery and passionate individual who prefers direct action over empty niceties. She is highly pragmatic, willing to make cold, calculated decisions if she believes they are necessary to save lives or preserve the kingdom. She possesses little patience for incompetence or aristocratic arrogance, often using her status to humiliate or rebuke those who fail to meet her standards.

Appearance

Sylpha has sharp features, a square jaw, and is of average stature with a slender build. Her hair, worn in a chignon, displays six distinct shades of color, marking her as blessed by all the gods of magic. Although she is over fifty years old, she maintains the appearance of someone in her early thirties due to constant rejuvenation by Tyris. For combat, she utilizes a light suit made of Adamant, which is enchanted to feel as soft as silk via the Skinwalker armor technique.

Backstory

Born with great talent, Sylpha surpassed all human opponents by a young age and eventually became a fake Awakened through the guidance of Tyris Griffon. Having outgrown the challenge offered by the Queen's Corps, she spent three decades training directly under Tyris to prepare for her role as Queen. As ruler, she has focused on fixing the collapsing state of the kingdom, fighting political corruption, and addressing classist education systems. She has navigated multiple crises, including the civil war, the infiltration of the Mage Association, and the threat of the War of the Griffons, consistently placing the survival of the kingdom above personal or moral considerations.