Five Generals

"'Of course, I did not reach this alone... My ever-loyal servants, some in life and some only in death, have brought me as far as this. It would be doing them a terrible disservice to kill you all without allowing them a go.' ~Demon King Augustus"

The Five Generals
The Five Generals refers to the elite group of warriors that formed the core of Demon King Augustus' forces in his return in 815. It consisted of six members, paradoxically. They were all of them blessed by the powers of the Demon King, an extension of the ancient powers presented to him by the emblem. Gedelli is something of a unique figure in this group, for he is the only one who was alive from the start - subsequently, he could be considered the most important of all of them, due to his key role in the resurrection of Augustus himself - and thus, of his warriors.
 * The Sage, Brodiwen
 * The Reaver, Rembir
 * The Avalanche, Maximilian
 * The Zealot, Koba Khan
 * The Betrayer, Gedelli
 * The Deceiver, Rianney

The Five Generals first appeared (without the Betrayer) at the Battle of Thessaloniki, to aid the Beorc powers in defeating Numea and his Laguz forces. They succeeded in doing so with ease, stopping the Lion King and his army by having Augustus defeat Numea himself. Augustus immediately offered to help the countries present defeat the Demon King, but was declined by the Jularian Alliance. Augustus, his plans foiled, made off with Numea as prisoner for the Cave of Origins together with his generals. This is where they reconvened with Gedelli, and where Numea was converted to be a thrall of the Betrayer - however, the Lion King's will proved too strong, and he could only be reduced to a feral animal attacking anyone nearby.

While they waited in the Cave of Origins, what could be called the sixth member of the Five Generals showed up. The last remaining heron, Rianney, decided to throw his lot in with Augustus to achieve the ethnic cleansing of Beorc he so desperately sought for and complete his own cycle of revenge. Through his songs, the berserk Numea was reigned in to become an obedient servant.

Later, when the Heroes of Yore arrived, each of the Five Generals would take on a set of warriors they themselves selected. All of the Generals lost their lives in the battles they chose, though many of them found their peace in death. The notable exceptions were the two living members, Gedelli and Rianney.
 * The Betrayer, together with the Deceiver and their thrall Numea took on Laguna Lupus, Lilly Lupus and Ira.
 * The Reaver took on Lorym Ragorma, Anouk, Delke, Duncan, Priscilla Denley and Derek Denley.
 * The Sage took on Alzak Sividus, Gruz, Rex Carmine and Porcia Melissus.
 * The Avalanche took on Eirha, Victor and Sirus Garrihan.
 * The Zealot took on Leone Olliver, Lucius Melissus, Albus, Lorz and Sedwig.