Iaxus the Shattered

Iaxus the Shattered
Vital statistics
Title
Nation	Jeffreys
Physical attributes
Race	Elemental
Sex	Male
Age	As old as the rift.
Fighting Style	Counterattacker

Character

Devastation of Indines was launched through a Kickstarter campaign. If funding reached certain stretch goals, new characters were added to the game. Initially, six characters were added - Kaitlyn, Mikhail, Gaspar, Ottavia, Pendros and Gerard. Three further characters and one boss were added, to be created by specific backers of the kickstarter campaign.  - Iaxus the Shattered, Endrbyt and Kajia.

Quotes: 

• “The day my heart was split open by the Breach, I thought the world had ended. But beyond that gate, I see opportunity where I once saw disaster.”
• “The Will and Power of Indines are manifest in you. I am but a voice for this land, you, its heroes, are its hands.”

Story

Elementals are creatures of nature and magic. Born from the latent energies of the land to act as its guardians and protectors, they are innately tied to the places they inhabit. 

Iaxus awoke and began life as an elemental the day the Breach opened. A puncture between dimensions tore open in northern Jeffreys, unleashing all manner of planar terrors upon the land and soaking the earth with alien magics. This mixing of the natural magic of Indines and the unknown forces of the planes gave rise to an elemental with powers unlike anything seen before.

Bound by his innate, elemental duty to defend Indines, Iaxus gathered together knights from around the realm, and founded the first order of Indines Dimensional Knights, then called the Planebinders, as their duty was to contain the breach and its fallout.

Five centuries later, he still watches over the Breach and trains new dimensional knights, as well as being a formidable line of defense for Indines himself. Iaxus holds no formal rank in the Planestalkers, but he is respected and revered by the members of the order, and acts as a direct advisor the Grand Marshal on matters of the defense of Indines.

Plot During BattleCON: Devastation

As the founder and advisor to the modern Planestalkers, Iaxus is well aware of the potential threats that lurk beyond the breach. He aids Kaitlyn, Luc, Khadath, and the other members of the order from the background, only getting involved when Oriana or her minions encroach onto Indines soil. Iaxus is an effective guardian, and is probably the sole reason that Oriana seeks alternate routes for the invasion of Indines.

Later Adventures

When Oriana captures Cherri and creates a new Breach, Iaxus is powerless to stop the new avenue of her invasion of the planes. Now it falls to the knights and rangers that he has trained to defend Indines against their most dangerous threat yet. Oriana’s reach is still limited, and her ultimate goal is to capture the Breach so that she can use it as a landing point for a larger invasion. Thus, Iaxus’s ancient duty continues as he guards the land against outside threats.

10 Facts about Iaxus

1. He is generally very suspicious of extraplanar members of the Planestalkers, including Arret and Welsie, and especially of Iri.
2. Though he awoke only five hundred years ago, Iaxus’s memory stretches back much further, and this is not the first age he has awoken to serve in.
3. His elemental heritage is reflected in the rocky portions of his body, and is fairly common for earth elementals. He can use magic to suppress or enhance these traits, becoming more humanlike or more rocklike as he wishes.
4. The energy of the Breach manifests in him because his body is a reflection of the land surrounding it. This energy takes the form of a glowing left eye crackling with strange energies.
5. When Iaxus focuses his planar eye, he is able to ‘tune’ the Breach and create a portal to specific other places. Before the planebinders built their massive Tuning Fork was to control the Breach, Iaxus’s primary duty was to control and focus it.
6. Because he is an elemental, Iaxus is bound to Indines and can never travel between planes.
7. The previous Grand Marshal, Horace Ans-Van, always told Iaxus that he worried too much about things. The new Grand Marshal, Kaitlyn Van Sorrel, has taken his cautionary advice much more seriously, and this has set an entirely different tone to the operations of the Planestalkers.
8. Iaxus was good friends with Luc during the Centennial Wars 300 years ago. After Luc traveled forward in time, the first thing he did was seek out Iaxus to learn what had transpired in the three centuries he had missed.
9. When he is not defending the world of Indines from extraplanar invasions, Iaxus plants trees to extend the forests and sows herbs and grasses. He’s a skilled horticulturist, which is rare in elementals.
10. The first time Iaxus awoke to serve the land, he used the name Chell. Because of his ancient stewardship, Chell is now the name of the region around the Breach. When awakening this time, Iaxus chose a new name, to avoid confusion in conversation with his new allies.

Relationships

• Ally of -> Kaitlyn Van Sorrel

Game appearances and playstyle

Devastation of Indines

• In the arena, Iaxus fights by setting up various Planar Overlays. These Overlays act like micro-arenas, giving players additional power, defense, range, or the like. Iaxus increases the power of these overlays each beat, but they can be disrupted when he is hit. Each arena has one massively powerful effect that triggers when it collapses, and controlling the pacing of the fight lets Iaxus use these power-play beats to his advantage.

Gallery

Iaxus art

Character Kit in BattleCon

Unique Abilities

Ability Name	Character Version	Description
Planar Overlay	Original	Iaxus has 5 Plane Cards. He begins with one face up and active. One Growth Counter will be added to the active Plane Card at the beginning of each ante phase, as well as the first time Iaxus takes damage each beat (after all On Damage effects). Whenever a Growth Counter is added to a plane, perform that Plane's Growth effect. When the fifth Growth Counter is added to a Plane, discard the Plane Card and all Growth Counters on it, then perform its Collapse effect instead of its Growth effect. After a Plane collapses, it is removed from the game. A new Plane is chosen to replace it. If an opponent's attack caused the 5th Growth Counter to be placed, that opponent chooses the Plane Card that becomes active. Otherwise, Iaxus chooses a new active Plane. At the end of any beat, if all of Iaxus' Planes are collapsed, he loses the game.
Living Gate	Alternate Art	Iaxus has 5 Planes, which he sets aside in an ordered stack beside the board. When Iaxus takes damage, he applies that many growth counters to his current plane, then resets his life to 20. Each time a Growth Counter is added to his current plane, Iaxus activates its Growth effect. After adding counters, if a plane has Growth Counters equal to or exceeding 5, discard all Growth Counters, discard the plane, and activate its Collapse effect.  The next plane in his stack immediately becomes active (excess Growth Counters do not move to the new plane). Iaxus is defeat at the End of a Beat if all of his planes have been discarded.
Planar Form	EX	Iaxus has 5 Plane Cards. He begins with one face up and active. One Growth Counter will be added to the active Plane Card at the beginning of each ante phase, as well as the first time Iaxus takes damage each beat (after all On Damage effects). Whenever a Growth Counter is added to a plane, perform that Plane's Growth effect. When the fifth Growth Counter is added to a Plane, discard the Plane Card and all Growth Counters on it, then perform its Collapse effect instead of its Growth effect. After a Plane collapses, it is removed from the game. A new Plane is chose to replace it. If an opponent's attack caused the 5th Growth Counter to be placed, that opponent chooses the Plane Card that becomes active. Otherwise, Iaxus chooses a new active Plane. At the end of any beat, if all of Iaxus' Planes are collapsed, he loses the game. This is the only way Iaxus can lose the game.
Planar Soul	Almighty	Iaxus has 5 Plane Cards. He begins with one face up and active. Iaxus must add 1-3 Growth Counters to the active Plane Card at the beginning of each Ante Phase, as well as every time Iaxus is hit during the beat (after all On Damage effects). Once a Growth Counter is added to a plane, perform that Plane's Growth effect. When the 8th Growth Counter is added to a Plane, discard the Plane Card and all Growth Counters on it, then perform its Collapse effect instead of its Growth effect. After a Plane collapses, it is removed from the game. A new Plane is chose to replace it. If an opponent's attack caused the 8th Growth Counter to be placed, that opponent chooses the Plane Card that becomes active. Otherwise, Iaxus chooses a new active Plane. At the end of any beat, if all of Iaxus' Planes are collapsed, he loses the game. This is the only way Iaxus can lose the game.

Personal Styles and Bases

Color	Name	Range	Power	Priority	Effect
	Folding	+0~1	+0	+0	On Hit: If the opponent is at range 1, move the opponent directly to any space. Otherwise, pull the opponent 1 or 2 spaces.
	Diffuse	+0~1	+0	+1	This attack calculates range from the furthest edge of the board from your current position. If both edges are equidistant, this attack calculates range as normal instead. (Calculate range as though you were standing just off the edge of the board.) On Hit: Move the opponent 2 spaces.
	Seismic	+0~1	+1	-1	Opponents cannot advance.
	Exemplary	+1~2	+1	-2	Soak 1, Stun Guard 2 Before Activating: Add a Growth Counter to your current plane.
	Minimized	+1~2	+0	-1	Opponents in range of this attack have -2 Power and their attacks do not stun you.
	Plane Step	3	3	3	Regardless of style, this attack's Priority is 3 and it wins priority ties. This attack's range includes range 1. After Activating: Move directly to any space within this attack's range.
FINISHER	Zone Eater	1~3	2	5	Before Activating: Remove any number of Growth Counters from your current Plane. Iaxus gains 1 life and has +1 Power this beat for each Growth Counter removed this way.
FINISHER	Seize Control	1~6	0	0	Soak 2, Stun Guard 4 The next time a Plane collapses this beat, this attack has +6 power. End of Beat: You may return any planes  that collapsed this beat to your supply, rather than discarding them permanently.

Plane Cards

Name	Growth Effect	Collapse Effect
Tidal	Move an opponent 1 space.	Move Iaxus directly to any space.
Singularity	All players have +0~1 range.	Iaxus's attacks have 1~8 range this beat (ignore printed ranges).
Infinity	All players have +1 Power.	For the rest of the beat, Iaxus has +2 Power for each opponent in the game.
Sealing	All players lose 1 life.	For the rest of the beat, Iaxus has Soak 2 for each opponent in the game.
Rifting	Each player may reclaim any one base or style from his discard piles.	The opponent discards a style and base of your choice with his attack pair at the end of this beat.

Unofficial Rule FAQ

• Q: Iaxus' Minimized says opponents' attacks do not stun you. Does that only refer to stun from damage or any stun effect listed on the attack (pair)?

A: It grants Stun Immunity against opponents in range of Iaxus' attack. (Official FAQ)

Striker

STRIKER	Iaxus the Shattered
Zone Crush	Support	1	Stun Guard 4 Triggered effects do not activate during this beat.
		3
		3
Tidal Plane	Ante		Before Activating: Move the opponent 1 space.
Singularity	Boost		Before each triggered effect is activated during this beat, you may move the player who triggered the effect 1 space.
"Now you see what lies beyond the edge!"

Pixel Tactics Unit

World Changers
	Appears in: Pixel Tactics 2	STR	LIFE
Iaxus the Shattered		3	23
Sage		0	4
Leader	Whenever a player plays an Order, he adds that card to the hand of the opponent whose turn comes next instead of discarding it. Heros in this unit have +2 life.
Vanguard	Intercept At the end of each wave, remove 1 damage from this hero before checking casualties.
Flank	Attack: Return a hero in melee to its owner's hand.
Rear	At the end of each wave, apply 3 damage to each hero in melee.
Order	Remove 4 damag efrom each hero.

Disc Duelers

Iaxus
Attacks	2
Movements	2
After your turn, place a hand flat on the table as terrain, not touching or enclosing any disc. It remains until you remove it.