User:Daniel Rydell

Daniel Rydell is one of the creators of the Clouded Horizons series of stories and an administrator of the Clouded Horizons wiki. He is primarily represented by the Headmaster of Esthar Garden, Liam Bayloh.

Basic Information

• Role: Quality Director
• Alias: Daniel Rydell
• Status: Admin
• Gender: Male
• Age: 36

Background

"Sometimes, it's not about the journey. It's about the experience."

―Daniel Rydell

Daniel Rydell is the Director of the Quality Assurance of Flex Designs, Ltd., responsible for maintaining good standards with each released product and providing additional content and perspectives. He works with the two other founders in an oversight fashion to ensure that products and other releases are shown in the highest quality.

As one of the three Founders of the organization, Daniel also serves as part of Internal Affairs, a subsection of Flex Designs which serves as the final authority for all outstanding matters within the company.

Projects

Clouded Horizons

Daniel Rydell has had a hand in the Clouded Horizons project since before its inception. He was largely responsible for injecting various villainous schemes and subplots into the series, as well as creating situations which help expand the universe in general.

Realms

• First Realm
• Sixth Realm
• Eighth Realm

Major Story Contributions

• Destiny's Call - Provided minor editing and situational insight.
• Eternal Requiem - Brought Dante Vigo into the fray for several major side-plots.
• Dimensional Legend - Highlights include providing various villans, anti-heroes, expansion of the world business market by inclusion of companies as well as putting a face on the subtitles of the Garden technological infrastructure.
• Runic Legacy - Provided expanded back story as well as undertaking the writing of the story in general.

Novelizations

• Family Rites - A novelization detailing the events in Deling City during Destine's attempted rise to power. It focuses on Kitaras Nicholai, Jarok Nox, Darius DeValle, Sr. and Albel Nox.
• The Heiress - A novelization detailing the death of Mayanica D'Angelo's parents, her adoption by Liam Bayloh, and Maya's induction into the world of Scientia.
• A Question of Honor - A novelization detailing how Liam Bayloh and Yuna Kaname's relationship started and blossomed into a full-blown romance.

Joint Projects

• Breakfast at Powell's - (with Miranda Drake) A short piece of fiction that takes place at an undetermined time during the main plot of Dimensional Legend and features the four Pillars of Reality eating breakfast at Benji Powell's house.

One-Shot Stories

• Affinity - A short piece of fiction that takes place at an shortly before the Trabian field exam and features Liam Bayloh teaching on the intricacies of combat and Tetsuya Kurabasa's reaction.
• Memoirs - A short piece of fiction that takes place a lengthy period after the events detailed in Dimensional Legend. Liam Bayloh stands over the grave plot of his beloved and reflects.
• Negotiations - A piece of fiction which details the conversation between Liam Bayloh and Darius DeValle, Sr. on the SeeD's transfer to Trabia Garden.
• Sanctuary - A direct sequel to A Question of Honor, this features Liam Bayloh as he sends Locke Cole on a mission while he himself searches for Yuna Kaname.

Works in Progress

• Untitled - A multi-chapter piece placed someplace after the events of Dimensional Legend which details the kidnapping of Yuna Kaname.
• Warrior - A multi-chapter piece which details the entry of Sailor Moon characters in the Clouded Horizons universe as if they had been born there with similar abilities.

Products

• Clouded Horizons Attribute Development Utility - Largely handled quality assurance.
  • V1 - Did minor graphical work as well as stress testing on the calculator.
  • V2 - Continued graphical work and stress testing on the calculator.

Metagame

"It is very much a test. You prod and they react. You destroy and they rebuild. You torment and they respond with adversity... how very curious."

―Wilhelm

Daniel is a contributor to the Metagame, the roleplay that forms the basis of a realms' history and direction, as well as the rudimentary script stories such as Dimensional Legend follow.

First Realm

Major Characters
	Hana, Author

Sixth Realm

Major Characters
	Godric, Author	Aikon Bacarant, Assassin	Celes Chére, Runic Knight	Drante Vego, Mimic
Minor Characters
		Alyssa Beatrix, General

Eighth Realm

Major Characters
Seifer Almasy, Hume	Liam Bayloh, Vayash Moru	Destine, Erudite	Erasmus, Author	Fayt, Erudite
Aiva Furello, Hume	Hyne, Erudite	Arragious Nicholai, Erudite	Kitaras Nicholai, Erudite	Takomashi U'dashika, Hume
		Will, Erudite

Minor Characters
Cencididore Ancules, Daiesthai	Isamu Hashimoto, Hume	Locke Cole, Hume	Maya D'Angelo, Hume	Melisse Doctus, Hume
Carlos Milagros, Hume	Miyuki Itsumi, Quincy	Juliett Jareau, Hume	Cid Kramer, Hume	Squall Leonhart, Hume
Sarek Matthews, Hume	Alexander Munro, Hume	Laurel Murphy, Hume	Jarok Nox, Hume	Rachel Colleigh, Hume
		Xu Xucai, Hume
Organizations
Balamb Garden	The Eighteen	Esthar Garden	Gilead Order	Scientia
Vector Industries	Videlic Arms

Tenth Realm

Major Characters
	Auron, Hume	Wilhelm, Ancient	Yuna Kaname, Hume