Infobox
by Jessica Dru
Species Air genasi Age 18 Born uhhhh well Height 5’9” Gender Male Origin Shepherd’s End Appeared Season 13 - Shepherd’s End
Season 14 - The White Crown (cameo)
Desmun, but raised right. Air genasi who broke the world (alleged).
Season 13
Previously known as Desmun, a mage who studied the forbidden art of Chronomancy and continually stole and raised baby versions of himself to try and give himself more time to find a solution to the coming catastrophe he had foreseen. Was eventually tracked down by the Verdicts, but before they found the newest baby Desmun, Gwin and Mulgwud Clockwright smuggled the baby away. Taking him to Shepherd’s End, they named him Esmund and raised him as a normal boy with great love and care.
Mulgwud was killed by a jelly (unbeknownst to the kids) during the pudding attack, but Gwin survived.
Built the Door Jamb that could redirect or close tears between planes, which may also have been responsible for ripping apart the fabric of reality. Tested it on a small tear outside of Shepherd’s End, then used it to send a Deeplurker back to its home plane when it panicked about being on the same plane as the angels.
Esmund trekked with the rest to Myrwood to try to find out more about what was going on and maybe establish contact with the capital of Lux, where they found the city overrun by undead. They rescued some of the survivors and sent them back to Shepherd’s End.
On arriving at Silental Tower, he discovered the truth behind his past, made contact with Sav who told them to look for interference with the White Tower’s signals somewhere near them, snatched a version of Salinger out of a time folder recording thing, and attempted to swap Ixtalan for Xalati (but failed due to the latter’s stubbornness).
On going back to the Temple of the Maiden Thrice, he used the Door Jamb again to realign the Door there from another realm to the Place Between, and then close the door, but this probably cracked reality.
Was approached by Lil’lith in the white-beyond-reality offering aid in repairing reality and restoring things, since it’s too late to kill him.
Season 14
- Ever-present in dreams.
- Appeared to Gwin five years ago, translucent and unable to say anything; looks older, mid-30s now. His appearance caused a pattern to be picked up by her machines that matches the pattern Sav would later observe in the star-touched/Dreamers.
- Appeared to Sav sometime in 4/919 with four words: Aasimar. Confluence. Angels. Moon.
- Zephyrus now looks like him.
- Appeared in Month 6, 920 to Ethan and Sav, looking much older and babbling of time, armed with more formulas of Sav’s design that he scrawled across Ethan’s office walls.
- Appeared to Peach somewhat middle-aged and apparently from another reality where they had been in love.
Stories
A New Friend | 1009 AC
- Esmund goes to the Temple of the Maiden Thrice for healing and meets a scary new friend. (Aureya and Esmund)
A Little Reminder | 1017
- Kaisi’s just watching Esmund’s back. (Esmund)
In a Dream | ???
- Noncanonical. Two smart kids have a meeting in the mind. (Esmund and Sav)
Gallery
Aureya and Esmund meeting as children for the first time (by Jes)
The Shep’s End kids (by Jes)
by Jes
Aureya helps Esmund research (by Jes)
Esmund breaks the news about Miranda to Peach (by Kate Quimby)
With advisors like these, how can he fail? (by Jes)
A moment of peace (by Jes)
Aureya returns whatever her tail stole (By Jes)
Esmund tends Ixtalan’s face after a rough night.
The kids caught in the dreaming-vine’s clutches (by Jes)
these ships are steam-powered