Leader of Canaan
The leader and spiritual head of Canaan, Niketas is a power unto himself in the remote village. Information on his life before Canaan is scarce, indicating possible erasure. How he gained possession of the artifact he calls 'the Lodestone', and how he used it to ignite his cult is unclear. He describes himself as a 'follower of Petrae', but betrays few clues as to who this 'messenger' - upon whom he bases his teachings - ultimately is or was. The source or chemical makeup of the pyrotechnics used by the population is likewise uncertain, but there may be a correlation to the aforementioned artifact. He certainly uses these esoteric "talents" to sway the simple folk of Canaan, who revere him as a prophet and pilgrim frequently to his chapel to be granted the gift of this peculiar flame.