Lien Clewing

Lien Clewing (romanized as Lian) is a character from Chapter II. A talented, prodigious mathematician, he was enlightened by Hinawa and became a transcendental being. He was also a child born in Ridenburg.

Appearance
Lien has grey hair, contrasting with his very young-looking face. He has olive green eyes, and slightly pale skin. He is almost always depicted as either thinking or in an apparent trance caused by his transcendental vision. His appearance is similar to that of Maria, though she is only a transformed version of Lien. There is a notable difference: Lien does not wear a headband while Maria does.

Story
Spoiler warning! This article contains plot details. Lien was born in Ridenburg. His father was a famous archaeologist who was emprisoned and had to abandon him, and since his mother died when he was young, he was raised in the Royal Library by officials. He grew up to be a mathematical prodigy and one day, found a note left by his father telling him to go to the Olivie Ruins where he discovered Hinawa.

Lien met Hinawa in the lane. After that, he made sure his evolved genes were not lost by passing them on to a child in gestation, but unfortunately, he was killed by Ana. (Who was Joah.) However, thanks to the leftover powers he had, he succeeded to find a successor for him, who was an elderly woman. This is why she was transformed to have a similar appearance to Lien when she came to Ridenburg.

Trivia

 * "Lien", his first name, is the French word for "Link". A clewing, in English, is defined as "a ball of yarn or thread". Thus, both his given name and family name reference his ability to link all of his pieces of knowledge together, forming the lanes that allow him to quickly solve puzzles.