Yaraxonal (Total War)

Yaraxonal is the second Sage of Spirits and Winds of Hyrule, high priestess of the Darknut Legion and eventually their first Queen.

Etymology
Yaraxonal's name is Cliff Lord tongue for she who shines in the sun.

Physical Appearance
Yaraxonal is a very tall, slender, and lean female Darknut. She is characterized by dark black fur and red eyes.

Powers and Abilities
Yaraxonal was given the ability to control and manipulate the wind, as well as guide spirits of the dead. She could summon forth cyclones and other powerful natural forces with the wind. She is also very skilled with scythes and chained sickles in combat.

Personality
During ancient times Yaraxonal was described as a kind and generous individual, to the point where she was stepped on and taken advantage of by her people. After being imprisoned for several thousand years she becomes an angry and violent individual with nothing but retribution on her mind.

History


Ancient Age
Yaraxonal was made the Sage of Spirits and Winds near the founding of the Darknut Legion and worked with Zalunbar to end the civil wars that had nearly destroyed their people. Zalunbar made Yaraxonal his chief adviser after he was crowned king of the Darknuts, but he was soon after approached by Vaati in secret. Zalunbar, Vaati, and her husband Senturon worked together to trap Yaraxonal so that they could use her powers to claim Godship over the Legion. The plan worked, and Vaati was able to assume power over the winds while Zalunbar gained her ability to cease aging. Together Zalunbar and Vaati took over the Legion for several thousand years, leaving Yaraxonal sealed deep underneath the Cathedral of Ontheon.

The Gerudo Wars
Yaraxonal uses her Sage powers to begin calling out to all corners of the Gerudo Desert, desperately trying to make someone aware of her existence. She eventually makes contact with the young Nabooru in her dreams, though Nabooru could never understand what she was trying to say for most of her life. During the Gerudo Wars Yaroxonal inspires Nabooru to rebel against Ganondorf and take command of the Gerudo armies in her dreams, convincing her of his diabolical behavior and wrongful invasion of Hyrule. When hints of her actions come to Twinrova they swiftly brainwash Nabooru and force her to fight against the Hylians. Aware of her actions but unable to control herself, Nabooru begins a long battle of wills until Yaraxonal helps her overcome Twinrova's influence. Eventually Nabooru betrays Ganondorf to the invading Hylian armies; she breaks the locks to the gates of Ashinon and allows the invaders to kill Twinrova and capture Ganondorf. Yaraxonal then manages to inspire Nabooru to explore the chambers under the Cathedral of Ontheon during the Hylian siege of 105 AG. Together with Senturon she finds Yaraxonal frozen in stone and manages to free her.

Yaraxonal then ascends from Ontheon and confronts Vaati, nearly ripping apart his Minish host. She forms a short pact with the Hylians and aids them in assaulting Ontheon. In the upper levels of the Cathedral she confronts Vaati once again, now disposed of his Minish host. She, along with Rauru and Darunia, battles Vaati and manages to kill him. She soon after murders Zalanbar and ends his reign over the Darknut Legion.

Yaraxonal and Senturon both take the throne of the Legion after their victory, declaring war on the Gerudo and enslaving the remainder of their people and putting their leaders on trial. Many Gerudo leaders are executed, but Ganondorf is spared and imprisoned after Nabooru pleaded for his life. Sometime shortly after the Gerudo Wars Yaraxonal names Nabooru the next Sage of Spirits.

Hyrule in Chaos
In 170 AG Ganondorf manages to cause an uprising amongst the Gerudo enslaved by the Darknut Legion. With the help of Nardu the White and her Lizalfos armies, Yaraxonal is defeated and the Gerudo freed across the Legion's cities. Their forces outnumbered by the combined Gerudo and Lizalfos armies, Yaraxonal and the Darknuts are in turn enslaved. It is revealed that Nabooru aided the Gerudo in finding secret passages to the Darknut cities for them to use during the attacks, and she is labelled a traitor of the Legion by Yaraxonal.

A Tale of Two Swords
Fives years later in 175 AG, Yaraxonal and the Darknuts are freed from Gerudo control by the armies of Princess Zelda V and Midna. Out for revenge against Nabooru and Ganondorf, Yaraxonal allies her forces with Zelda and Midna and begins cooperating with them to retake Hyrule.

Yaraxonal's Darknut armies aid in a trap against Ganondorf by attacking his forces from the north while they were occupied fighting Stalfos and Wizzrobe armies. Princess Zelda's army attacks from the south, and together with Yaraxonal they manage to defeat Ganondorf's army. Yaraxonal pursues Ganodorf into the Gerudo Desert, with Princess Zelda by her side and confronts his and Ghirahim's Moblins. She attempts to battle Ganondorf in combat personally, but he manages to gravely injure and incapacitate her.

Yaraxonal is forced to recover, though during her rest she is approached by both Ganondorf and Nabooru, pleading for forgiveness. Yaraxonal forgives Ganondorf, deeming his motives good but his action flawed, but not Nabooru, however, whose duty is to her Sagehood and not Ganondorf.

When Yaraxonal recovers from her injuries she leads her armies in a defensive against the Church of Majora alongside Princess Zelda as they await the arrival of Goron, Kokiri, and Zora forces. When all three armies arrive, Yaraxonal and her Darknut forces remain behind to stop Majora's armies from pursuing them. It is unknown if Yaraxonal or her armies survive, though they are successful in delaying Majora's forces long enough from stopping Princess Zelda and her allies' assault on Majora and Hyrule Castle.

Hero Power
Sandstorm: Air becomes thick with heated winds, increasing the fatigue of allies and enemies around Yaraxonal.