Orion

Orion Aratus Lockhart, (born 454) the son of Darrell Lockhart, is a central character is the first acts of the main storyline. He serves as the second in command of the guild Ala'Renoire, and is early in the story granted the position of Vindex Adjucent of The Vanguards, following the stepping down of Eduin Sovolder from the position. Orion is a halfling, due to his non-human mother who's origin is shrouded in much mystery, and as a result has distinctive periwinkle hair, of which he wears armour of matching colour, and pale skin with a blueish hue. Orion is a very skilled fighter and, despite his young age, has accomplished a number of feats and has a strong reputation throughout Shadowsong. For his achievements he had also been granted the title Thane of Dragonshore.

Orion features as one of the primary protagonists and viewpoints at the start of the Shadowsong storyline. He assumes an archetypal role of a young 'prince' with a bright future. Orion displays heroic qualities such as level-headedness, charisma and strong skill is hand-to-hand combat, rivalling that of the Sovolder brothers.

Despite the immediate feeling of autonomy in Orion's actions, it is effectively clear that Orion's decisions regarding his life are mostly made by those around him. This vulnerability escalates to where Orion is given the blame for the assassination of the Vanguard leaders. To restore diplomatic neutrality of the Vanguards, Orion is forced to battle Uhan Sovolder in one-to-one combat, which results in Orion's death.

In precedent media (Shadowsong game series)
Orion Lockart, (though just known as Orion) is a fifteen year old from Ample Village in Dragonshore. He is most famous for being the main protagonist in the second game. Orion is about fifteen and his time was set about five years after the events of the first game have unfolded.

Orion starts his journey by waking up in a bed in a port town, slowly remembering forgotten pieces of himself, including his own name, his friends and his motives for being present in the Great Waste, the largest desert in Shadowsong and the main/largest single area found in the kingdom of Dragonshore. Orion suffers from amnesia from these events, and soon remembers that he was part of a holy order, and he and a few others, including his best friend Dadrien had been selected to go into the Great Waste with the Pendant of Infinity in order to save the realm from certain rumination. Within the events of the game, Orion meets Seraphim, the leader of the Holy Alliance, and realises that he must defeat Alastor, the leader of the Dark Brotherhood.

Orion generally uses banter in his conversation, finding light of often certain bad times. However, Orion does, unlike Shill, have quite an unbrave nature, though outgoing socially and with others. He can also be an emotional character, and his emotions are expressed quite a few times in the second game, especially in his dreams with his best friend.

He, since an age unspecified, is a member of the Specialist Unit in the church of the Holy Alliance, and serves with his crew the main role in the Holy Sacrament. On the RMN page for Shadowsong 2, it says under Orion's profile that he wished to join the ranks of the Alliance from a young age with Dadrien because his father was a high ranking member who disappared one day. Irritatingly, throughout Shadowsong 2 and 3, there is no mention of Orion's father, or what happened to him. In one of Orion's stories in Shadowsong 3, however, he does mention his missing father, though goes into no detail about him.