Granbell Rosso

Granbell Rosso (グランベル・ロッゾ) was the former head of the Rosso family, the true identity of "Luminary of Sun" Gran, and an Ex-Hero.

Appearance
Granbell was a withered old man with white hair and violet eyes. He had shining blond hair during his prime, and had a sharp, eagle-like gaze.

Personality
Granbell stubbornly believed that absolute power was necessary to protect humanity and rarely pursued dialogue with those he perceived to be a threat. As the leader of the Clerics of the Seven Luminaries, he was quick to get rid of any rising talent that could potentially overpower his influence within the church.

Background
In ancient times, Granbell trained under Emperor Rudra Nam Ul Nasca, and was for a time hailed as the Hero of Light. To manifest his – and by extension his master's – lofty goal of protecting humans from the numerous threats that plagued the world, he left Rudra's side and departed for the West, going on to face many powerful adversaries. Luminous Valentine was the most powerful among those he faced; the two clashed on several occassions, but eventually came to a mutual understanding when Granbell was convinced that she seeked coexistence with humans and formed a working alliance with her. He became her subordinate and established the Clerics of the Seven Luminaries, acquiring great political power in the affairs of the Western Holy Church.

The fruits of Granbell's labor slowly but steadily bore fruit in the thousand year period of peace brought about by his alliance with Luminous. The desperate that flocked to Luminous flourished, becoming small and eventually great nations. To strengthen the cooperation between each country, he appealed to them from behind the scenes and created the Council of the West. To assume control of the council's politics, he established the Five Elders, comprised of his descendants. All was seemingly going well, but when his wife Maria, a great pillar of support in his life, was killed by an opposing human faction, he became consumed by grief and madness.

Granbell underwent significant changes following Maria's death and became obsessed with pursuing a world where humanity was under the grip of the Rosso family; ironically, his compassion for humans had already thinned out by then, so any loss of human life no longer registered with him. He one day crossed paths with Mariabell Rosso, his 3-year-old granddaughter whom he discovered had immense latent power. Seeing within her the hope of the Rosso family, he took her under his wing and groomed her to be his successor.