Wolhaiksong

Lore & Background

Wolhaiksong was founded by Urek Mazino, one of the few irregulars to climb the Tower and become a High Ranker, alongside Baek Ryun, a prodigy Wave Controller whose shinsoo affinity borders on the supernatural. The name 'Wolhaiksong' translates to 'Moonlight Song' or 'Song of the Moonlight'—a name chosen not for poetry, but as a declaration: they will reach the top, and when they do, they will sing a melody that shatters the Tower's silence. Their headquarters on the 77th Floor is less a fortress and more a sprawling sanctuary of gardens and open skies, a quiet rebellion against the suffocating order of the Great Families and Jahad's Empire. Here, Baek Ryun tends to flowers that shouldn't bloom, and Urek lounges like a bored god, waiting for someone worth his time.

In Their Own Story

The air on the 77th Floor hummed with a melody only the wind knew. A young Regular, fresh from the Workshop Battle, stood at the edge of a vast garden where flowers bloomed in impossible colors—petals of cobalt and emerald that seemed to drink the light. A tall man with a lazy smile approached, his footsteps silent on the grass. His eyes, half-lidded, held the weight of someone who had seen the Tower's highest peaks and found them wanting. 'Welcome to Wolhaiksong,' he said, offering a hand. 'We don't care about your past or your rank. Only what you seek beyond the sky.' The Regular hesitated, then took the hand, feeling the first true freedom he'd known since entering the Tower—a freedom that tasted like wind and smelled like strange flowers.

Reader's Guide

Wolhaiksong is a faction defined by its rejection of the Tower's established order. Its members include irregulars, powerful Regulars, and even some High Rankers who share a common dream: to see what lies beyond the Tower's highest floor. The group is led by Urek Mazino, the most powerful active High Ranker, and Baek Ryun, a master of shinsoo control whose abilities are so refined he can coax life from barren stone. They are not directly involved in the political struggles between Jahad's Empire and the Great Families, but their existence is a quiet thunder—a reminder that the Tower's walls are not absolute. Their goals are simple yet monumental: explore the Tower's outer reaches, uncover its secrets, and possibly find a way to escape. They operate from a base on the 77th Floor, a peaceful area removed from the conflicts of lower floors—a pocket of calm where the only rule is curiosity. Wolhaiksong has been known to aid Regulars who show potential, offering guidance and protection without demanding loyalty, like a current that carries you forward without asking where you're going. Their role in the story is as a wildcard—a force of freedom and curiosity that could tip the balance of power if they ever chose to intervene fully. But for now, they watch, and they dream of the sky.

Did You Know?

• Wolhaiksong's name is derived from the Korean words for 'moon' (월) and 'song' (송), symbolizing their dream of reaching the top and singing a new tune for the Tower—a tune that might crack the ceiling open.
• Urek Mazino founded Wolhaiksong after becoming a High Ranker, partly to give Baek Ryun a place to live peacefully, away from the politics that poison the Tower's air.
• Despite their power, Wolhaiksong rarely interferes in major Tower conflicts, preferring to observe and explore. They are the Tower's quiet question, not its answer.