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Release 2: Does It End, Death Prophet?
Does It End, Death Prophet?
CanonUndying asks the one woman who has died and come back whether it ends.
Ties back to earlier releasesThe Age of Light
HeroIo
the Wisp
Io is a Fundamental of the universe, a force older than time whose being occupies all planes while only a fraction crosses into physical existence.
“Beep Boop”
Appears in 3 stories
Io is a Fundamental of the universe, a force older than time whose being occupies all planes while only a fraction crosses into physical existence. 's biography says the sent Valora to seize an unnamed source of great power and were extinguished after she failed. In her own words Io had to do with her masters' demise, and they had meant to turn Io's power against chaos.
Put together, Io is the likely target, though her history never says so.
Elder TitanCanonCreated byIo is the quietest of the four children, and the one the died trying to bind.
Chaos KnightCanonFamilyBrothers of the Schism. Chaos Knight pursues Io to bring him back to the plane the abandoned.
DawnbreakerImpliedRivalryValora once wanted to kill Io for her masters' demise. She no longer walks that path, but the old grievance is not forgotten.
“If only I knew how the golden ones planned to use your power...”
Dawnbreaker, about Io · Meeting a rivalImpliedValora once wanted to kill Io for her masters' demise. She no longer walks that path, but the old grievance is not forgotten.
“Rejoin your kin on the Fundamental plane.”
Elder Titan, about Io · Meeting a rivalIo is the quietest of the four children, and the one the died trying to bind.
“I would trample your bones to dust, if you had any.”
Chaos Knight, about Io · Meeting a rivalBrothers of the Schism. Chaos Knight pursues Io to bring him back to the plane the abandoned.
- Overcharge
Drawing on the energy of matter from all worlds, Io begins the unravelling of time.
- Dota Underlords
Named among the Fundamentals by his brothers.
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Io is everywhere, and in all things. Denounced by enemies as the great unmaker, worshiped by scholars as the twinkling of a divine eye, this strange Wisp of life-force occupies all planes at once, the merest fraction of its being crossing into physical existence at any one moment.
Like the great twin riders Dark and Light, and yet another ancient traveler whose true history is lost to the ages, Io the Wisp is a Fundamental of the universe, a force older than time, a wanderer from realms far beyond mortal understanding. Io is nothing less than the sum of all attractive and repulsive forces within the material field, a sentient manifestation of the charge that bind existence together. It is only in the controlled warping of these electrical waylines that Io's presence can be experienced on the physical plane. A benevolent, cooperative force, Io bonds its strange magnetism to others so that the power of allies might be enhanced. Its motives inscrutable, its strength unimaginable, Io moves through the physical plane, the perfect expression of the mysteries of the universe.
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- In game bioIo biography (held): 'Io the Wisp is a Fundamental of the universe'; 'the great twin riders Dark and Light, and yet another ancient traveler' enumerate the four
- In game bioDawnbreaker biography (held): the Children of Light sent Valora 'to seize a source of great power' and 'the Children of Light's spark was utterly extinguished'
- In game bioDawnbreaker biography (held): the target is only 'a source of great power'; it does not name Io
- In game bioHero title, aliases and signature line (Valve, in-game), indexed via Liquipedia