The Castle guard

The Castle Guard are only second in their discipline to Master Earous. They must be in order to not cause chaos and destruction from all of the magical energy contained in the castle. No one knows their true power, as they have never had occasion to use it, but it is rumored to be immense.

They wear no physical armor as they can manifest energy armor with a mere thought. It is believed that they have very little limits to what they can summon and control with their minds inside the castle. Outside the castle, their magic power is quite limited, but they still contain a physical fighting prowess rivaled by none.

To become a guard, an individual must first ascend to a Vedum gardener in the Neada Ring. A decade of faithful and flawless service here grants the prospective guard a promotion to a janitorial position inside the castle. Another decade of flawless service here, grants them access to the Lower guard. The Lower guard is just like the Castle guard, except they only utilize martial fighting abilities. Another decade here, and they may begin training with magic. After another decade of this training, they finally become an actual Castle guard.

Most Castle Guard live the remainder of their lives in service to the castle. If they do retire, they typically return to live in the Neada ring, where they can eat freely from the garden. Only one individual has ever been expelled from the Castle guard, and that is Fael Dinea, the leader of the Apocary.