Oathbound

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Oathbound
Appears in	Fortnite: Battle Royale
Status	Existing
Base	Former: The Citadel Anvil Square Breakwater Bay Shattered Slabs Frenzy Fields
Founders	Geno
Leaders	The Ageless (Current ruler and Champion) Princess Lexa (Crown princess, left her duty to her brother) Prince Orin (Unofficially)
Aliases	Oathbound Empire Ageless Kingdom Ageless Order
Relations
Affiliation	Imagined Order (Successor Organization)

“

Raise the banners high and fight to the last. So we are sworn.

”

— The Ageless Champion

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 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

The Oathbound is a technologically advanced medieval empire formed by Geno, later ruled by The Ageless and Prince Orin. They are the predecessors and the earliest prototype of the Imagined Order that resided on an unknown Reality until being pulled to Reality Zero by The Zero Point and The Paradigm via Zero Fusion.

Locations, Members and Technology

• Locations
• Members
• Technology

Major Bases

Name and Image		Information
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 taken over by Sunflower and under the rule of The Ageless.

Minor Bases

Name and Image		Information
Castles		Castles and towers of the Oathbound around the Medieval Biome. Warden's Watch Western Watch Eastern Watch Royal Ruin Seaside Sentry Pleasant Passage Coastal Battlement Lute Lake Exile Isle Secluded Spire
Settlements		Castles and towers of the Oathbound around the Medieval Biome. Forest Forge Humble Hamlet King's Launch Fridgeberg Rocky Docks The Autumnwood Feudal Fuel Woodsy Ward

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 younger 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.	Unknown

Ageless Royalty

Name	Description	Status
Princess Lexa	Princess of the Oathbound, she left behind the stuffy life of royalty to go on an adventure, leaving her twin brother Orin to do the work for her.	Unknown
Prince Orin	Prince of the Oathbound and twin brother of Lexa; He is the strategist of the Oathbound.	Unknown

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.	Unknown
Rift Knight Kieran	The youngest sworn knight and foretold hero of the Oathbound; Received The Masterwork sword from Sylvie.	Unknown
Core Knight Talus	A knight from a long-gone kingdom but still bound by duty. His heart is made of Kinetic Ore.	Unknown

Knights

Name	Description	Status
Raptorian The Brave	Newly Recruited Knight of The Oathbound. Finding himself in an unknown world with no kingdom to serve, he joined Oathbound.	Unknown
Scrapknight Jules	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	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.	Unknown
Sylvie	A master weaponsmith, she forged The Masterwork sword for Kieran.	Unknown
Odyssey	An ageless spirit of adventure able to read fate that arrived on the Helios Island in search of a mysterious mosaic depicting The Greek Pantheon. Given her ability to read fate and her passion for research, she might be one of the exiled sages. For an unknown reason her helmet is Identical to The Ageless's, although the crown is missing.	Unknown
Sages	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.	Exiled

Citizens

Name	Description	Status
Sunflower	Having sworn allegiance to The Ageless, she took control of Frenzy Fields under his protection and in return was to exploit the domain for the benefit of the kingdom.	Unknown
Wild Card	A citizen of Oathbound.	Unknown
The High Stakes Club	A group of teenage vampire hunters. The Ageless welcomed them into his kingdom and gave them a safe haven to live.	Unknown

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	Princess of Atlantis who seeks a royal alliance with the Oathbound.	Unknown
Knights of the Food Court	An order of knights seeking a home worthy of their order as well as an alliance with the Oathbound Empire.	Unknown
Volpez	Leader of the Winter Tricksters, hired by The Ageless to take care of Snowheart and Frozen Red Knight.	Alliance Ended

Technology

Weapon Name and Icon		Information
Boss Weapons		The Ageless's personal weaponry. The Ageless Champion's Ex-Caliber Rifle The Ageless Champion's Shockwave Hammer
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

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. Several centuries ago, a young Stellan without name nor family was taken in by the Shapeless Man, who made him join the Oathbound. Stellan later became the Head Alchemist of the empire, known as the Rift Warden. The Shapeless Man asked him to build a Rift Gate, a task also given by The Ageless Champion.

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.

Chapter 4: Season 1

The Zero Point pulls over The Citadel and others parts of the kingdom to form Asteria. 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. 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. He came to the Oathbound at his orders, with no name or family besides this being. After being powered up, the gate is sabotaged by Jules and fails. 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." 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".

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 and Frozen Red Knight who both threatened his empire. In a discussion with Stellan, Princess Lexa revealed that the Exiled Sages were right about Stellan, while Slone claimed she knows what he is, even if he doesn't. 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 consuming everything in her path arrived, awakening both Princess Lexa and Prince Orin's fates, and a timeless prophecy of the exiled sages.

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.

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.
• 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.
  • Rift Knight Kieran's description refer to the Oathbound as an "ageless order", reminding of the Imagined Order.
• Important knights of the Oathbound obtain the title of "Rift" followed by the function or task they perform in the kingdom.
  • Talus is the only exception, possessing the title of "Core" instead of "Rift" due to his special status.
• Important members of Oathbound have a connection to the stars.
  • The Ageless is bound to the Sun, 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.
• 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), 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.

Gallery

Alternative logo seen on Oathbound Chests, The Ageless Champion etc.

Alternative logo seen on banners

Imagined Order's central symbol in the Citadel

Concept art for the banners in The Citadel

Concept art for a detailed Oathbound logo