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The Oathbound Empire, also known as just The Oathbound and alternately named The Ageless Kingdom and The Ageless Order, is an organization in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was first introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1 as well as the ruling faction of Asteria. They are a kingdom/empire/order created before the Imagined Order by Geno as their earliest prototype[5] but ended up being abandoned. However, The Ageless, one of Geno's snapshot, took control of the empire and began to rule it as its Champion.
It should be noted that, while Oathbound was formed earlier, it was abandoned after Geno went on to form the IO. Since then, they have co-existed, and despite their different ideologies, trace their roots back to Geno.
Overview
Overview[]
The Oathbound is an ancient, technologically advanced medieval empire founded by Geno countless ages ago. As a knightly kingdom and empire, it is ruled by a knight—its current leader, since Geno's departure, being his own snapshot: The Ageless.[7]
The ruler of the Oathbound is neither defined as a King nor an Emperor but rather as the Champion. However, for unclear reasons, the kingdom does have a "royalty" with no apparent blood relation to The Ageless. Despite this, they hold great authority within the kingdom and are capable of ruling it.[8]
As the name of the kingdom suggests, its knights are bound to an oath, which is to "raise the banner high and fight to the last".[9] Additionally, any fighter can join the kingdom, if they wish.[10]
Despite their advanced technology, the kingdom relies heavily on mysticism, notably the reading of fate by the stars. Although, in this case, it is real. Moreover, before they were exiled following a prophecy they made,[11] the kingdom had sages able to read fate.[12]
The Oathbound also served as the predecessor and earliest prototype of the Imagined Order. Originally residing in an unknown Reality, it was later pulled into Reality Zero by The Zero Point and The Paradigm through Zero Fusion.
Members, Locations and Technology
Members, Locations and Technology[]
Founder[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Geno |
Former ruler of the Oathbound. After discovering and conquering The Zero Point, he abandoned his kingdom to form The Imagined Order. Leaving his former kingdom to the care of his Snapshot. | Defected |
Champion[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 The Ageless |
Younger Snapshot of Geno, current ruler and Champion of the Oathbound. After the collapse of Asteria, The Ageless began exploring Helios, in particular the Snow Biome, with the aim of discovering its secrets and rule over ice. | Alive |
Ageless Royalty[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Princess Lexa |
Princess of the Oathbound and twin sister of Orin; After seeking adventure and delegating her duties to Orin,[13] she returned to her reign upon contact with Elite Zadie. | Alive |
 Prince Orin |
Prince of the Oathbound and twin brother of Lexa; He is the empire's calculating strategist. Warrior of The Elites alongside his sister. | Alive |
Titled Knights[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Rift Warden Stellan |
Head alchemist of the Oathbound, tasked by The Ageless Champion to create a Rift Gate to other realities. He is hiding a secret even he might not know, which the exiled sages' prophesied. | Alive |
 Rift Knight Kieran[4] |
The youngest sworn knight and foretold hero of the Oathbound; Received The Masterwork sword from Sylvie. | Alive |
 Core Knight Talus[14] |
A knight from a long-gone kingdom but still bound by duty. His heart is made of Kinetic Ore. | Alive |
Knights[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Raptorian The Brave[15] |
Newly Recruited Knight of The Oathbound. Finding himself in an unknown world with no kingdom to serve, he joined Oathbound. | Alive |
 Scrapknight Jules[16] |
A former member of the Imagined Order that joined the Oathbound as knight and engineer to learn about their technology, she worked with Rift Warden Stellan on the Rift Gate. As a member of SHADOW, she was hired by Evie and the Peace Syndicate to sabotage the Rift Gate for them, in order to bring MEGA City to the Island. | Defected |
 Dusty[17] |
A knight of the Oathbound from a world invaded by zombies. She's the one who hosted The Looper and introduced them to the kingdom. | Alive |
 Sylvie[18] |
A master weaponsmith, she forged The Masterwork sword for Kieran. | Alive |
Exiled Sages[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Odyssey[19][20] |
A wise traveler following the path of ancient insight. Able to read fate, she came to Helios in search of a mysterious mosaic depicting The Greek Pantheon, before leaving once the mystery was solved. For an unknown reason her helmet is identical to The Ageless's, although the crown is missing. | Exiled |
 Other Sages[21] |
Exiled sages of the Oathbound. They prophesized "a beautiful monster, enabled by the hubris of a champion." Princess Lexa also mentions to Stellan the sages were right about him.[22] | Exiled |
Citizens[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Sunflower |
Having sworn allegiance to The Ageless, she took control of Frenzy Fields under his protection[23] and in return was to exploit the domain for the benefit of the kingdom. | Alive |
 Wild Card[24] |
A citizen of Oathbound. Originally laying low, he kickstarted a heist war between the Cold Blooded and the Most Wanted groups. | Alive |
 The High Stakes Club[25] |
A group of teenage vampire hunters originally from Reality: 783. The Ageless welcomed them into his kingdom and gave them a safe haven to live. | Active, left the kingdom |
Allies[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
 The Looper |
Former covert operative for GHOST, The Imagined Order, and The Seven. First welcomed as honored guest, they became an ally and friend in helping Rift Warden Stellan in his task. | Alliance Ended |
 Princess Felicity Fish[26] |
Princess of Atlantis who seeks a royal alliance with the Oathbound. | Alive |
   Knights of the Food Court |
An order of knights seeking a home worthy of their order [27] as well as an alliance with the Oathbound Empire.[28] | Alive |
 Volpez[29] |
Leader of the Winter Tricksters, hired by The Ageless to take care of Snowheart and Frozen Red Knight. | Alliance Ended |
Major Bases[]
| Name and Image | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Reality: UN-BL-1T7[30] | ||
| Oathbound Citadel |  |
The castle of The Ageless which rifted to Venture Island. |
| Anvil Park |  |
A smaller replica of Anvil Square which rifted to Venture Island soon after Oathbound Citadel. |
Minor Bases[]
| Name and Image | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Reality: UN-BL-1T7[30] | ||
| Oathbound Castle Tower |  |
A watchtower of the Citadel. |
Former Major Bases[]
| Name and Image | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Reality Zero | ||
| The Citadel |  |
The castle of The Ageless. |
| Anvil Square |  |
A town ruled by the Oathbound. |
| Breakwater Bay |  |
A seaside town ruled by the Oathbound. |
| Shattered Slabs |  |
A mining facility controlled by the Oathbound seeking for Kinetic Ore. |
| Frenzy Fields |  |
An abandonned Farm [31] taken over by Sunflower and under the rule of The Ageless. |
Former Minor Bases[]
| Name and Image | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Castles |    |
Castles and towers of the Oathbound around the Medieval Biome. |
| Settlements |    |
Castles and towers of the Oathbound around the Medieval Biome. |
Technology[]
| Weapon Name and Icon | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| Boss Weapons |  |
The Ageless's personal weaponry. |
| Ex-Caliber Rifle | |
A rifle that fires blades which explode shortly after. |
| Shockwave Hammer |  |
A hammer that launches the player when hit on the ground. |
| Oathbound Chest |  |
Chests that have Oathbound weaponry in it. |
| Rift Gate |  |
An unstable Sideways Rift device. Its purpose is a bridge to new realities. |
| Guardian Shield |  |
Energy Shield powered by Kinetic Ore. |
| Falcon Scout |  |
Remotely controlled drone that can mark Enemies, carry Loot or Downed players. |
History
History[]
Pre-Chapter 4[]
The Oathbound was formed as an empire by Geno, then given to The Ageless Champion, and fought in many battles, sworn to fight to the last.[6] Several centuries ago, a young Stellan without name nor family was taken in by the Shapeless Man[32], who made him join the Oathbound.[33] Stellan later became the Head Alchemist of the empire, known as the Rift Warden. The Shapeless Man asked him to build a Rift Gate[33], a task also given by The Ageless Champion.[34]
For an unknown reason, their Sages were exiled. But they left behind their forbidden works, including a prophecy about the future. They also said something about Stellan, which Princess Lexa remembers.[22]
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
The Zero Point pulls over The Citadel and others parts of the kingdom to form Asteria.[35] In Oathbound Quests, AMIE and The Looper encounter Stellan in The Citadel and give him their refined Kinetic Ore. However, following AMIE's actions, The Ageless challenged The Looper to a duel, but lost the fight.[36] Stellan later asked The Looper to help him to construct the Rift Gate at Warden's Watch. Gradually, he revealed to them his secrets about The Shapeless Man and his dreams haunted by this dark entity that took him in as his own.[32] He came to the Oathbound at his orders, with no name or family besides this being.[33] After being powered up, the gate is sabotaged by Jules and fails.[37] It opens a giant Sideways Rift in the sky. In search of answers to the future, Stellan began to search for the works of the exiled sages, he and The Looper found the prophecy of the exiled sages saying that a "beautiful monster" would be "enabled by the hubris of a champion."[38] Stellan deduced that the silence after that would mean Nothingness. Rift Knight Kieran is given "The Masterwork" by Sylvie, due to his prophecy of being a "Foretold Hero".[39]
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
The Sideways Rift brings the Loot Island, MEGA City and the rest of the Evergreen Biome. The failed Rift Gate is left at Warden's Watch in ruins.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
Behind the scenes, The Ageless hired Volpez to get rid of Snowheart's Kingdom and Frozen Red Knight who both threatened his empire.[29] In a discussion with Stellan, Princess Lexa revealed that the Exiled Sages were right about Stellan,[22] while Slone claimed she knows what he is, even if he doesn't.[40] Leaving us to believe that the Rift Warden hides even more secrets, that even he might not know.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
The Citadel has disappeared, and has been replaced by Eclipsed Estate, the residence of Kado Thorne, but the kingdom is still active. Astrea, a cosmic entity and solitary wanderer embodying the phenomenas of black holes and nebulas arrived, awakening both Princess Lexa and Prince Orin's fates, and a timeless prophecy of the exiled sages. The result of their confrontation remains unknown.
Chapter 5: Season 1[]
The Ageless decided to explore new worlds, starting with Helios. He made new equipment, notably to uncover the secrets of the Ice and command it.
Chapter 6: Season 3[]
The Oathbound Empire arrived on Reality: UN-BL-1T7 and reconstruct their old bases as a safe haven for them to inhabit and explore.
Chapter 7: Season 1[]
Princess Lexa begins scouting and making friends while hunting for some "Snowbound relaxation" as the Princess of the Snow, geared up with the Oathbound's icy tools.
Chapter 7: Season 2[]
Princess Lexa and Prince Orin get into contact with Zadie, the former Head of Defense of the Imagined Order and Founder of The Elites. They accept the offer of joining her in advancing the growth and goals of The Elites.
Elsewhere, within The Ice King's possession lies miniature statues of The Foundation, The Ageless and an Underworld entity.
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Their main theme is Oathbound Empire.
- The Oathbound and the Imagined Order share the center piece of their respective logo.
- Geno keeps the Oathbound's primary logo on his armor, shown in Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War Issue 5.
- The Imagined Order's ranks remained bound to an oath, making a callback to Geno's original Kingdom.[41]
- Knights of the Oathbound and Islanders refer to Oathbound as a Kingdom while The Ageless description, Oathbound Empire music pack and Rift Knight Kieran and Sylvie's set refer to them as an Empire.
- This contradiction extends to the the fact that The Ageless is neither defined as the King or the Emperor but as the Champion.
- Oathbound has a Royalty, with Princess Lexa and Prince Orin as the Princess and Prince of the Oathbound respectively. However, neither of them appear to have any family connection to The Ageless.
- Ageless Order, one of the alternate names for Oathbound, reminds of the Imagined Order.
- Important knights of the Oathbound obtain the title of "Rift" followed by their function or task they perform in the kingdom.
- Stellan was granted the title of Rift Warden, as the Knight is charge of Warden's Watch while Kieran was granted the title of Rift Knight.
- Talus is the only exception, possessing the title of "Core" instead of "Rift" as he is made from a Kinetic Ore core.
- Important members of Oathbound have a connection to the stars.
- The Ageless is bound to the Sun[42], Rift Warden Stellan, Prince Orin and Core Knight Talus to the Stars, and Princess Lexa to the Moon.
- The Empire seems to refer to the stars to determine fate.[43]
- Several important members of the Oathbound have demonstrated that they have an important destiny, whether for better or for worse.
- Rift Knight Kieran is said to be the foretold hero of the empire.
- The Ageless was prophesied to enable a "beautiful monster" (later revealed to be Astrea[1]), because of his hubris, likely by wishing to create a Rift Gate.
- Princess Lexa and Prince Orin are both fated to confront the cosmic entity Astrea.[1]
- The lifespan of Oathbound members exceeds that of ordinary humans, with several members such as The Ageless and Stellan having lived for several centuries while still looking young.
- The reason for this is unknown, however, as there is no indication that they managed to develop technologies of immortality.
Gallery
Gallery[]
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_-_Concept_Art_-_Fortnite.jpg "The Citadel (Banners) - Concept Art - Fortnite.jpg (237 KB)")
_-_Concept_Art_-_Fortnite.jpg "The Citadel (Banner Logo) - Concept Art - Fortnite.jpg (179 KB)")
Other Languages
Other Languages[]
| Name in Other Languages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
 English |
Oathbound |  Italian |
Oathbound |  Russian |
Oathbound |
 Arabic |
Oathbound | Indonesian | Oathbound | Thai | Oathbound |
 German |
Oathbound |  Japanese |
Oathbound |  Turkish |
Oathbound |
 Spanish |
Oathbound |  Korean |
Oathbound | Vietnamese | Oathbound |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Oathbound |  Polish |
Oathbound | Chinese (Simplified) |
Oathbound |
 French |
Adoubés "Knighted" |
 Portuguese |
Oathbound | Chinese (Traditional) |
Oathbound |
References
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tweet by @bvdconcept Confirm Astrea is tied to a Timeless Prophecy, the only one at this time being that of the "beautiful monster" (whose description corresponds to Astrea) from the exiled sages and confirm that Astrea is tied to both Lexa and Orin fate.
- ↑ Oathbound Empire Lobby Music
- ↑ "Sick of waiting for a grand destiny to find her, Princess Lexa of the ageless kingdom has decided to track it down herself." -Princess Lexa Character Collection Book Description
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The youngest sworn knight of an ageless order." -Rift Knight Kieran's In-Game Description
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 It's been implied in a Tweet by @DonaldMustard that Oathbound Empire is the earliest prototype of the Imagined Order and were therefore founded before them.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Ageless Champion Loading Screen
- ↑ "The Snapshot left to rule an Empire." -The Ageless' In-Game Description
- ↑ "Go rule the kingdom, brother." -Princess Lexa's Special Dialogue with Prince Orin, Chapter 4: Season 3
- ↑ "Raise the banners high and fight to the last. So we are sworn." -The Ageless Champion
- ↑ Scrapknight Jules, Raptorian The Brave, Dusty have all been allowed to join the Oathbound
- ↑ Oathbound Quests
- ↑ "This data is.... catastrophic! Perhaps... the forbidden works of our exiled sages... They might have the answers we seek. Thank you, my friend. This may be our only hope. These texts prophesize a... a beautiful monster, enabled by the hubris of a champion. They- they say nothing of what comes next. Unless... that silence itself is the prophecy." -Rift Warden Stellan
- ↑ "Leaving behind the stuffy life of royalty, she's ready for a true adventure." -Princess Lexa Character Collection Book Description
- ↑ His name follows the Oathbound format seen with Stellan and Kieran. He is also made of Kinetic Ore, an ore that the Oathbound was mining in Chapter 4: Season 1.
- ↑ "My lord. I bow to you as one of your Oathbound." -Raptorian The Brave's Reaction to The Ageless, Chapter 4: Season 1
- ↑ "It's an honour to be working with your Rift Warden, your majesty." -Scrapknight Jules' Special Dialogue with The Ageless, Chapter 4: Season 1
- ↑ In the Explorer Quests, an unknown character introduces The Looper to the Oathbound. Since the quest's icon displays Dusty, it is likely her.
- ↑ "A master smith from an ageless kingdom." -Sylvie's In-Game Description
- ↑ Odyssey's set "Ageless Odyssey" follow the trend of some member of some faction having the faction name in their set (Peace Syndicate, The Luminaries, River Guard, The Unseen, Fox Clan, The Society and The Underground), "Ageless" being the thing that indicate membership of Oathbound as proven by "Ageless Royalty" set of Prince Orin and Princess Lexa. Oathbound is also known as the Ageless Kingdom and The Ageless Order.
- ↑ Odyssey's armor matches Oathbound's gear, most notably, it matches The Ageless's, especially the helmet. The blue color and the pattern of her clothing also matches.
- ↑ "Perhaps... the forbidden works of our exiled sages... They might have the answers we seek." -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 4
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "The sages were right about you, you know." -Princess Lexa's Special Dialogue with Rift Warden Stellan, Chapter 4: Season 3
- ↑ "You get outta here before I call the Champion on ya." Sunflower's Special Dialogue with Farmer Steel during Chapter 4: Season 2
- ↑ "I swear, your majesty. I'm a model citizen." -Wild Card's Reaction to The Ageless, Chapter 4: Season 1
- ↑ "Thank you for giving us safe haven in your kingdom, uh... mister king sir." -Helsie's Reaction to The Ageless, Chapter 4: Season 1
- ↑ "Princess Felicity Fish has found herself in a new kingdom, which means a possible royal alliance. But can the wayward princess impress the Oathbound's mysterious leader?" -Princess Felicity Fish's Character Collection Book Description
- ↑ "The Knights of the Food Court seek a home worthy of their order. Though it lacks mayo rivers and tomato mountains, Surrr Burger thinks this new Island is a candidate." -Surrr Burger's Chaarcter Collection Book Description
- ↑ "We seek a treaty, m'lord. The chance to build a combo of kingdoms." -Surrr Burger's Special Dialogue with The Ageless
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "We took care of Snowheart and the icy red knight. Now you owe me a favour... or two." -Volpez's Special Dialogue with The Ageless, Chapter 4: Season 3
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 This Reality use an unofficial designation assigned by the wiki for internal purposes only, until an official designation is provided by Epic.
- ↑ "Considering this farm is abandoned, what makes it frenetic are the battles that happen here." -Chapter 4 Season 1 Blogpost
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "When I was young, the Shapeless Man came to me in dreams. Took me in as his own." -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 4
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "I came to the Oathbound at the order of the Shapeless Man. He yearns for a Rift Gate." -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 3
- ↑ "My task, set by the Ageless Champion, is to create a stable Rift Gate: a bridge to new realities." -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 2
- ↑ Fracture
- ↑ "Turns out, he wants YOU to fight his boss!" -AMIE, Oathbound Quests Part 1
- ↑ In the Oathbound Quests Part 4 quest "Talk to Evie, Scrapknight Jules, Snowheart, or Princess Felicity Fish", Jules is one of the suspects who might have sabotaged the Rift Gate. Though the rest all deny that they touched the Rift Gate, Jules gets defensive about it. Her special dialogue with Evie also has her telling Evie that she will work with her, for the Island. Since the Rift Gate brought MEGA City's Reality, which is also Evie's homeland, it is likely that Jules did it under orders from Evie.
- ↑ "These texts prophesize a... "a 'beautiful monster, enabled by the hubris of a champion.'" -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 4
- ↑ The Masterwork is said to be "forged by a master for the foretold hero". Forging the Future Loading Screen shows Sylvie forging The Masterwork for Kieran.
- ↑ "I know what you are, even if you don't." -Innovator Slone's Special Dialogue with Rift Warden Stellan, Chapter 4: Season 3
- ↑ "You took an oath, you're betraying everything we worked for." -Doctor Slone, Zero Crisis Finale
- ↑ The Ageless Champion wears a sun crown
- ↑ "I have consulted the stars. Your refined Kinetic Ore is the key." -Rift Warden Stellan, Oathbound Quests Part 2