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Kirston is a dark magician and a follower of the Black Mage. Aside from researching ancient relics and prophecies, his primary goal seems to be reviving the Black Mage. It is speculated by Pathfinder that Kirston may also be from a different dimension.

Story[]

Ellin Forest[]

After the Black Mage was sealed away by the Heroes, Athena Pierce led a group of survivors from Leafre to the southern plains of Victoria Island. However, dragons attacked the refugee airship and forced them to crash-land in Ellin Forest. The refugees set up Altaire Camp and sent its best fighters to explore the area in order to find fertile lands to relocate to. The refugees came into conflict with the Fairy Queen Ephenia, who loathed humans because of their disrespect towards fairies.

In the area that would later be known as Perion, Kirston had set up a tent, from which he began researching the Black Mage. He grew fascinated with the Black Mage's ideals, wondering what it was about him that attracted so many powerful beings like the Commanders. Noting that the Black Mage had been sealed, Kirston was unsure of whether it had been part of the Black Mage's plan and resolved to revive him in case it was not. During his research he uncovered a prophecy regarding the maple leaves in which the First Explorer's will resided. He feared that the power of the Adversary within the maple leaves would foil the Black Mage's plan and resolved to eliminate all obstacles in the Black Mage's path.

Kirston soon met with Ephenia and convinced her to follow the Black Mage's ideals of destruction. Ephenia fell to darkness and her corruption spread to the other fairies in the forest. Hoping to destroy all humans, Ephenia and Kirston released a poison that contained a trace of the Black Mage's power, which was scattered around the forest through the artificial rain cast by Perzen of Altaire Camp. Simultaneously, Kirston discovered that the legendary pirate, Destonen, had stumbled across his research tent while exploring Victoria Island. He then cursed Destonen's bloodline with a spell that would persist as long as the Black Mage remained alive. He returned to Altaire Camp to find that his wife, Yuris, had been killed by the poison rain shortly after giving birth to their daughter, Kyrin. Destonen then explained what had happened to Athena Pierce and his son, Tess, before succumbing to the blood curse, which them split itself between Tess and Kyrin. Tess soon realized that the curse worsened the closer that he and Kyrin were to each other, and so he resolved to stay away from his sister and search for a way to break the curse.

Partem Ruins[]

Kirston discovered a relic in the ruins of Partem and learned that it had been created by an Ancient God eons ago. After the fall of the Ancient Gods, the relic had lost much of its power, and so Kirston attempted to turn back time on the relic such that its original power would be restored. However, Freud had created a time barrier that prevented time from flowing back any further than the point at which the Black Mage had been sealed. As a result, the ritual failed and placed a curse on the relic. The dark energies of the cursed relic spread throughout the ruins of Partem, causing loud rumbling noises that terrified the native Karuppa villagers, who kept their distance from the ruins.

Eventually a bowman discovered the relic, which inflicted a curse upon her. While attempting to find a way to revert the curse, she learned more about the origins of the relic and found that the dark energy of the curse coexisted with the divine power of the relic, as well as that becoming the true owner of the relic would break the curse. After claiming the relic for herself, the bowman became known as Pathfinder and went on a journey to master the relic's power. As she continued lifting the curse, she was drawn to several ruins in Perion and Aqua Road, which granted her visions about Kirston and the origins of the curse. Her visions led her to believe that not only was Kirston from a different dimension, but he also hadn't given up on his goals.

Gate of the Past[]

Kirston eventually learned about the Mirror of the Goddess, which allowed one to physically move the past. He then broke into the Temple of Time and forced his way through the Gate of the Past, where he attempted to use the mirror in order to summon the Black Mage from his seal. However, as mortals were unable to properly use the mirror, Kirston inadvertently summoned a creature named Pink Bean. A traveler who had been investigating Kirston at the request of the Temple Keeper discovered him and fought off Pink Bean, though Kirston managed to escape in the struggle.

NPC[]

Temple of Time[]

Normal[]

Kirston
NPC Kirston
Location Twilight of Gods
Notes Talk to Kirston in Twilight of Gods [Normal] to begin the Pink Bean boss battle.


Chaos[]

Kirston
NPC Kirston
Location Twilight of Gods
Notes Talk to Kirston in Twilight of Gods [Chaos] to begin the Chaos Pink Bean boss battle.


Explorer Quest[]

Destonen
NPC Kirston (2)
Location Cutscene


Gallery[]

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