Protagonist (the Traveler)

The protagonist is your customizable main character, male or female, and not a gacha pull. The 2025 beta's character creator says you carry the Aspect of Change, the in-world reason you can reshape your appearance.

The story opens with you newly freed from the Plane of Illusion after roughly two centuries of confinement, with a bread-headed guide at your side. Who you were before, and why the Phoenixbreaker Novarchs pursue you as the story opens, is the game's central mystery. The story page covers it spoiler-light.

Mechanically, you shape three attributes: Strength (STR), Intelligence (INT) and Charisma (CHA). They affect combat numbers, and many dialogue options stay locked until you meet the required thresholds, so your build shapes conversations as well as fights.