Ryoto

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Ryoto, Lighter of the Way, is a revered member of The Lit and a council-member in the Council of Elders. Ryoto is one of the main voices against leaving the compound and for a stern return to the old ways of piety and devotion. As such, he is seen as a spiritual leader of the Order.

Early Life
Ryoto has been born into the order, his mother dying at his birth. Ever since, he has been raised by his father believing in the old ways as well as the power of The Torch. In his early years, his father would teach him how to meditate, gazing at the lightless Torch for 8 hours every day. In the rest of the time, Ryoto would engage in activities fit for his age such as playing with other children. Without his father's knowledge, Ryoto has become best friends with the son of the Grand Magus at the time. They shared the desire to bring the World to a better era and Ryoto had a lot to learn from his friend.

The two remained good friends until their early twenties, when Ryoto's father found out about this friendship and forbade it. Despite this, Ryoto sneaked out of his house in order to meet with his friend every now and then. They would spend most of their time reading books from The Library and as time went on, Ryoto has started believing in the teachings of the Technomage order. About half a year later, Ryoto's father finds that out. He now realizes that simply forbidding them to meet won't do, so he takes more drastic measures. On the day of his 28th birthday, Ryoto is once again supposed to go out and meet his friend at night. He is there in their usual meeting place, however he is met only with the silence of a dark street and a little scrap of paper on the ground. It was a letter from his friend. Ryoto is quite rudely informed that their friendship is over and that they should stop meeting for good. Hurt by the words of his friend, Ryoto decides to invest all his time and strength into the Order. They meet again 30 years later when Ryoto has become the spiritual leader of The Lit and his good friend, Arpegys, is the Grand Magus of the Technomage order. Their reunion is bitter and despite being forced to work in the Council together, they rarely speak with each other.

Personality
Ryoto was a quiet, energetic, kind boy growing up. He started believing in the possibility of a successful collaboration between The Lit and the Technomages that could ultimately lead to the salvation of the World. Being friends with Arpegys has made him distrust his father's story about how awful those who don't believe in the power of The Torch are, however, after Arpegys seemingly betrayed him on his birthday, he started believing that the Technomages are truly rotten and among the biggest threats. For that reason, Ryoto often dismisses, in his speeches, the teachings of the rival order.