Ren Shan

Ren Shan was the eldest child of the nobleman Lord Shan of the village Xia Shan. At a young age, he was brutally tortured by his own family to tear all emotions out of him, leaving him an empty husk of a person. During this painful process, Ren was indoctrinated with an alter ago who took over his body when he was in danger. This alter ego was known as "The Amazing Grimmer", named after a children's story hero from Sarapang. On the outside, Ren seemed friendly and amicable yet claimed to possess no skills in combat. However, this was just a facade, as his Amazing Grimmer Alter ego was a terrifying foe to face, and Ren felt no attachment to people he was supposedly friends with.

During the Second War of the Fragments, Ren joined the Order of the Shattered Light after a failed assassination attempt against his father. During the course of the war, he became a valued soldier for the order and proved crucial to many battles. While he never found his emotions of attachment to anyone, including his teammates, Ren did what he believed best for Skye.