History [SPOILERS]

Merlin is a human mage, born about 10000 years ago, being one of the first humans to dwell in Asoulin. She dedicated her life to becoming a strong and powerful mage. She learned and studied Light Magic during her growing years. So much so she, along with a bunch of others, had harnessed Virtuous Light magic. Unlike other mages, she gave herself immortality purely by accident. Which is both a blessing and a curse to her. She fought and consequentially lost everything during the Holy War way back when. And once it came to an end and humans won the war. She was a changed person. Losing everything and everyone she's ever been close to. She roamed Asoulin for years, all alone, living with her immortality caused her to not grow close with anyone at all. Seeing as the Holy War eventually got lost with time, she thought it was for the best and sealed herself away in the depths of Powdered Peaks.

That was until 9000 years later, a brave warrior of immense strength managed to open the seal. Showed her the Traveler's Hub and eventually spent the next chapter of her life helping others. The brave warrior and Merlin both opened up to each other about their pasts and became extremely close friends. But Merlin ended up losing everything again when the warrior died fending off against the Dark Curse. With her strength, she sealed the Dark Curse in a box.

She spent her future years helping everyone all around Asoulin. Throughout those years, she was given the title of the Great Sage. As it was a title many people stuck with. Especially amongst travelers. As well as that, she was trying to learn about the Dark Curse and its potential ties to the Holy War and the Dark Guardian.

30 years before the events of The Legend of Asoulin. When the Genie of Neksdor was running amok causing chaos and ruining the days of the people in Neksdor. With the help of the Queen of Neksdor, Merlin created a magical lamp with an incantation that can seal the Genie in the Lamp. By chanting the incantation and with enough strength, she seals the Genie in the lamp. Where he stays sealed away for those 3 decades. Until he is inevitably released again by the Prince of Neksdor.

The moment she heard about the Dark Lord, she immediately went to studying about them. She'd usually study any presence of darkness in Asoulin after the Holy War ended because the darkness was supposed to be extinct. She tried her best to link the ties with the Dark Lord, Dark Curse, and Dark Guardian.

10 years before the events of the Legend of Asoulin, her loneliness consumed her, but it didn't take long for her to find a child alone when she was in Greenhorne Town. A 7-Year Old named Sean, who was interested in Merlin's magic. She dedicated her life to raising Sean and becoming his mentor. He became good at magic thanks to her. She was still studying the Dark Lord and eventually disclosed what she's been working on to Sean. Sean coincidentally told her about his encounter with the Dark Lord when he kidnapped Sherry, his twin sister. Merlin promised that one day he will see his sister again. When Sean was 17, Merlin heard about the Dark Lord unleashing his plan and Sean and Merlin went to go defeat the Dark Lord and save Sherry. After Merlin met Alexis for the first time, she sensed a divine heroism within her. Which was soon to grow the more her journey continued. Merlin advised Sean to go and find her so the two can grow together and assist her throughout her journey. While Merlin was scared to let Sean go, she had a lot of faith in Alexis and her divine heroism.