Codex Spotlight: The Chronoguard

The Scalpel of Survival

“We do not command time. We endure it. We wield it like a blade against the inevitable, cutting a path for those who must survive.”
—Orien Vex, First Warden of the Verge

Born not from magic, but from paradox, Chronoguards are Aetheria’s surgical strike against collapse. Where the Sundering shattered reality and frayed time into chaos, the Chronoguard emerged as its solitary defenders—warriors forged in impossible moments and burdened with unshared victories.

They do not gather. They do not inspire songs. They do not fail.

Each Chronoguard walks alone, severing doomed futures before they infect the present. With every anchored moment, every fractured spell, every accelerated strike, they shape survival from the edges of oblivion.

Where others act with power, they act with precision. Where others rally armies, they hold the line alone. Where others remember glory, they remember what never was.

They are not saviors. They are scalpels.

Class Summary

Role: Precision Controller / Reactive Duelist / Anti-Magic Specialist

Core Themes: Temporal Manipulation, Isolation, Sacrificial Calculus

Combat Style: Interruptive counters, battlefield control, timeline manipulation

Exploration Role: Fracture mapping, anomaly navigation, timeline stabilization

Narrative Identity: Solitary tacticians of time, cursed by proximity, honored by necessity

Core Mechanics

Anchorpoint Warding: Lock key allies or positions to safer timeline states—preventing death, restoring clarity, or nullifying chaos.

Acceleration Strike: Drag action and momentum from near-futures, striking before enemies can respond or shifting the tempo of battle.

Fractured Disruption: Shatter enemy cause-and-effect chains, turning spells to ash and tactics to confusion before they can take root.

Subclasses – Choose Your Verge

Path of the Verge: Live at the edge of each heartbeat. Master reactions, teleportation, and battlefield counters. Turn time’s hesitation into your opening strike.

Path of the Stillness Fang: Erase threats with absolute silence. Build power through anticipation, then sever enemies from their pasts in a single, perfect moment.

Path of the Anchorpoint Warden: Become the immovable bastion in a collapsing world. Radiate stability, lock down chaos, and rewind fate to preserve what must endure.