He wore a coarse, dark hemp robe, without any armor or weapons.
Judging from the faint energy fluctuations emanating from his body, these simple clothes appeared almost shabby.
Yet on him, it looked mysteriously fitting, as if any extra adornment would destroy some subtle balance.
The frontline commanders on the side of the Molten Spirits called him Jin Mo in private.
In the ancient language of the Molten Spirits, Jin means the ashes left after a burn, and Mo means silent.
It is said that he gave himself this name; no one knows his true name, nor where he came from.
Occasionally, soldiers who see him in action on the battlefield describe the scene softly, saying he can silently erase an entire wizard scouting squad, that his power is unlike any elemental race's magic system, that he doesn't belong to any official army, accepts no royal commands, and comes and goes like the wind, never leaving a name.
Over time, the nickname Ashen One spread among the lower rank soldiers.
