Profile
Basic Information
Name: Keylan
Birthplace: Maria (presumed)
Affiliation: Mysterious
Gender: Male
Background
Dr. Keylan was a founding father of DisCity and the scientist who brought the Hypercube to mankind. He was the organizer and sole survivor of the Keylan expedition, and is the most celebrated figure in DisCity history, and considered a savior -- of the City at the least, and possibly of the entire world. In N.F. 33, Keylan died of illness. It is said that the entire world mourned his death; Keylan Square and its enormous statue were erected in his honor, and the city's premier educational institution is Keylan University in Eastside.
In Eastia, the legend of the "Azure Mender" tells a version of Keylan's story in which a three-eyed god fell from heaven to earth and broke a hole in the sky. Plagues and disasters fell through the hole, but a hero used blue crystals to build pillars of light that held up the collapsing sky.
Speculation
The Dragon & Isle of Sky event, set in the fantasy world of Aesthia, contains many elements that mirror the "real world" of Path to Nowhere (for more, see Etti). By identifying some clear parallels, suggestions can be drawn that may hint at unrevealed information about the real world. Most interestingly among these is a suggestion that Keylan may be the same person as Parma.
- The "Survivor's Handbook" notes that are collected in the event are written by the lone survivor of Welkin City, who escaped its destruction due to the "special nature of their body". The "Unnamed Survivor" tried to create a "floating city" after the disaster, which failed but allowed him to salvage a special power source. After that, he determined that the only way to save the world was to create a new Dragon of Genesis. He was accused of madness, and thus decided that those who refused to help him should "become my nourishment", and that "the future world will be grateful for your sacrifice."
- The final Survivor's Handbook note is signed "C", as are all of the "Mysterious Message" notes. The Mysterious Message notes are all clearly written by Cyrus, making these two characters one and the same.
- Cyrus's attempts to recreate the Dragon of Genesis required a vessel of its power, which became the Dragon of Calamity that worsened and allowed him to control the Ice Plague. The mysterious energy source which he used for his "floating city" project is the key to this power over the plague.
- Welkin City is likely a parallel for the city of Maria, which was destroyed by the Perishing Star. The actions of Welkin's lone survivor survivor, attempting to create a city that could withstand the calamity, are strongly suggestive of Keylan, the founder of DisCity and discoverer of the Hypercube. It is possible that Keylan realized DisCity could not survive in the new era long-term, even with Hypercubes as a power source.
* It is also possible that the "floating city" does not refer to DisCity at all, since Wing City is its clear parallel. In this case, the floating city may be the Underground City. As a known founder of cities, it would not be out of the question for Keylan to be involved with its creation during the time that he delved into BR-000.
- Cyrus's attempt to recreate the Dragon of Genesis by creating a strong enough vessel track very closely to Parma's sinister goal of summoning the great existence through the means of creating powerful Sinners that are "worthy" of being used for his purposes and feeding Corpuses to each other to concentrate their strength. Parma's bizarre regenerative biology is also reminiscent of the survivor's "special nature of their body."
- Given these two parallels, it suggests that Doctor Keylan and Parma may be the same person. In this case, it would mean that Keylan's early death may be a fabrication by the DisCity authorities after they rejected his plans to summon the great existence, in order to cover up the fact that the city's founding hero had gone rogue.