Member Post | Character Study | Sabel

How one assassin changed the world.

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Kyle Belote
Nov 11, 2025
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LUMICRON CAPTURE | KOAL VILLAGE
LORD THADDEUS VAN KOAL TO HIS DAUGHTER, SARAH
“Three times the Sularan of Ralloc called upon me to pledge fealty, and I have yet to answer.”

Not every femme fatale wears a thong and leather, but Sabel might if you ask nicely. I’m introducing a character to you from Vol. IV. Welcome to Ermaeyth, Sabel. Contract’s been paid, and the blade’s unsheathed. Let’s stay on target.

Who is Sabel? Introduced in Vol. IV, this marks her second appearance on the page. For the treasure hunt, see Vol. III, Bylos chapter with the Time Warden. Read carefully …

Fun fact, Bylos’s original first name was actually Laket—spelled Leket. I can’t remember what his original last name was. Then it morphed into Leket Byson, and I thought that was too close and on the nose to M. Bison from Street Fighter, so I flopped the names around, but Byson didn’t seem like a good first name, so then it became Bylos (pronounced Bye-loss).

Anyway, the beta readers said, “You can’t kill Bylos. He’s too good to throw away.”

Enter Sabel.

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