John

John is one of Lont's senior shepherds, an archer and aerial fighter whose animal partners let him scout, report, and attack from above. He also trains William's early archery. (Chapters 25, 38, 98, and 743)

Biography

Shepherd, teacher, and aerial defender

John first enters the story through Blitz, his giant hawk companion, and through the reports Lont awaits from his scouting. He teaches William for three months, bringing the boy's bow proficiency to the peak of the Silver Rank. John then uses the same airborne partnership in Lont's defense, harassing a monster army, circling a Blood Wyvern, and later unleashing a shower of arrows from a giant hawk against the invading Giants. His last direct assignment places him on Nisha's mission with Lont's senior fighters. (Chapters 25, 38, 57, 98, 202, 743, and 1290)

Appearance and personality

No detailed physical description is preserved. John is dependable, mobile, and trusted with reconnaissance, training, and reinforcement work rather than ceremonial leadership. (Chapters 38, 98, and 742–743)

Skills, classes, and divinities

John is an expert archer who fights accurately from a flying mount and teaches advanced bow technique. The corpus does not state his job class, numerical rank, named shot, or Divinity. (Chapters 98 and 743)

Relationships

• William: John is William's archery instructor and rescues him from a pursuing Black-Winged Panther through Blitz's intervention. (Chapters 98 and 391)
• James: James relies on John's scouting reports and assigns him to reinforce Avalon. (Chapters 38 and 742)

Items

John uses a bow, but it has no catalogued name. His animal companions are Blitz the giant hawk and, later, Thunder the Giant Black Raven. (Chapters 25 and 1290)