Rifters are the name for players within the Ars. All players who join are considered Rifters, as their existence extends from beyond The Realm. However, not Rifters within the Ars have necessarily been players. Historically, the entrance of Rifters into the Realm is typically the sign of a great change, loss, or tensions within The Realm. They are harbingers of light, darkness, or both.
The effects of Rifters can be seen throughout the History of the Ars. It’s known that the First Hero, Second Hero, Fallen Hero, and Crimson Witch were all Rifters.
General Information
Rifters are exiles of The Rift, widely considered the most important and one of the three main Vectorpoints. They are thrown out of The Rift with no real way to predict when or why one appears. Upon exiting, they can be identified by the sheer level of Rift Energy they exert into the world around them.
History
Throughout history, the appearance of Rifters has typically coincided with a period of disarray, either occurring or forthcoming. It is widely considered a sign of The Rift detecting danger or rising tension that cannot be handled by the Arsborne alone.
There is no known written record that documents any one person as the “First Rifter,” however, much of history widely considered The First Hero to likely have been the beginning. Following the Scavenger Tragedy, The Crimson Witch was then documented to likely have been the first.
Rifters have been both praised and persecuted. Due to their ambiguity for being good or evil, there have been many notable cases of Rifters being killed by betrayal rather than in battle. However, The Emperor forbade Rifter Persecution in TODO DATE and no notable cases have risen since.
Rifter Memory Loss
Upon entering the Ars, all known Rifters have seemingly lost all traces of memory. Various restoration attempts both magical and physical have been made, however, all have failed. This fact has led to very little to be known about where Rifters come from aside from their dimension of Origin.
Dimension of Origin
In TODO DATE, a group of Arsborne Researchers were directly working with The Rift during a magical experiment. During this work, a Rifter descended at the same time as a few of the scientists were directly next to the portal. This led to an extreme conflict of energy, leading to most of the researchers being sent rapidly backwards at incredible speeds. However, as most of the researchers were Avians, they survived the repulse damage.
All of them recalled a single message filling their heads upon the Rifters’ descension into the Ars, “The Proxy has rejected your connection.”
Upon further experiments to confirm findings, this became widely regarded as the likely origin of where most Rifters came from. However, no other information beyond this has been able to be obtained.
Abilities
All Rifters have access to Rapid Growth, an ability assumed to be sourced from their Rift Energy. This allows them to progress with Skills, Magic, and Arts at a much faster rate than most Arsborne. However, historically, there have been limits as to the level of power attainable by Rapid Growth from person to person.
Organizations
There are no known organizations comprised of solely of Rifters at this time.