Ivan Espinal

Ivan Espinal is the main protagonist of the series Tales of a Hero up until The Tales Chronicles. He is an Ice Elemental, the son of Shiva. He is a Lone Wolf and does not belong to any organization.

Background
Ivan grew up in the slums of Ironside, one of the Imperial Cities of the Setsujin Empire. He was raised by his brother, Andy Espinal. Ivan's mother and father are unknown at this time. Ivan was trained by his elder brother to fend for himself. Originally, Andy planned on Ivan joining the Thieves Guild, but Andy couldn't get him in because of the Siege of Overuck Plaza, where Andy had to flee the area. At this point, Ivan was 9 and was skillful in the ways of the spear. At 11, Ivan was robbing plazas and shopping districts to provide for himself and his group of orphans that were all 4-7 years old. At this time Ivan lived in the sewers with these children, hoping that Andy would return one day. When Ivan was 14 he was captured by military soldiers to be used as an experiment for the Type-Y Beta Testings. When he escaped and returned to Ironside he found the children that were under his care slaughtered. Outraged by this, Ivan ran from Ironside. He ran for 2 years. When he was 17 he found his way to Ravenheart, where he lived a peaceful life for about a month. There, he got a vision from Shiva herself, telling him that someone stole her Orb of Frozen Dreams. Ivan, taking this as a challenge and a way to get better, set off on his adventure.

Powers
Ivan is the Son of Shiva, so he is an Ice Elemental. He has the ability to control frozen elements around him, decrease his and his enemy's body temperature, freeze anything he touches. He is also highly skilled with halberds, his main weapon in combat. The one he uses through out most of the series is Iceberg, given to him by the Dragon of the North in the Rubard Mountains. This halberd has the ability to change an enemy's body temperature and make them cold-blooded.