Donald

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Donald
Alias(es)	Donald Melina; Lord Baron Donald Merlinar; Golden Archmage
Species/Race	Human; later possesses a divine Elf bloodline 276
Gender	Male
Affiliation	House Merlinar; Dark Night Manor; Dalaran Empire
Occupation/Role	Noble heir, Mage, Summoner, Demon Hunter, ruler, and True God
Status	Active; ascended True God 430 431
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Apprentice Mage	15	Recognized by Master Messer as a formal Apprentice Mage based on his externalized mental power.
Early Black Iron Mage	27–28	Advances through training; his mental capacity seemingly doubles, the Book of Truth gains another authority level, and he receives official mage certification.
Soul Level 3 / Demon Hunter	59	Completes the Altar of Elders hero-class transformation, becoming a Demon Hunter; the process consumes half his soul power and fundamentally enhances his body and mind.
Mid-Black Iron certification / peak high-stage Black Iron strength	70	Absorbing and converting Fire-Burning Demon power raises his underlying realm to the peak of high-stage Black Iron; he has second-level caster standards but has not fully stabilized his spell repertoire.
Gold rank and Legendary realm	431	Reported to have broken through Gold rank and achieved Legend within only a few years.
True God	430–431	Obtains a divine office and ascends to true godhood, becoming Celt's second True God after the King of the Northern Lands.

Background / History

Donald is a transmigrant who awakens in the body of Donald Merlinar, a seventeen-year-old and the sole surviving heir of the fallen House Merlinar. After integrating the previous owner's memories, he returns to the family home and rapidly adjusts to a world where the loss of status and personal weakness can be fatal 3.

His turning point is the Book of Truth, an artifact capable of manifesting Warcraft creatures, items, and buildings through energy and soul fragments. With limited early resources, he begins by hunting magical beasts, gathering cores, and creating temporary summons before obtaining his first permanent Human Footman, Clinton 3 5.

Donald finances his early development through hunting, the sale of a falsely presented “ancestral” Knight Greatsword, and later the Moonlight Wine business. He purchases manors, establishes Dark Night Manor, restores the Merlin family's visible standing, and pursues mage training under Master Messer 12 13 15 41.

After surviving assassination attempts and a demonic assault on his manor, Donald learns that Viscount Macbeth was connected to the destruction of his family. He begins treating the restoration of House Merlinar as both an ambition and a vendetta 36 51 57.

Appearance

Donald initially appears as a seventeen-year-old noble youth. Following his Demon Hunter transformation, his body develops into a tall, muscular frame over 1.85 meters, with enhanced coordination, sharper vision, and more defined facial features 3 59 65.

• Usually favors restrained noble clothing rather than ornate displays of wealth.
• At the Baron of Red Maple's banquet, he wears a plain formal suit, an apprentice badge, two rings, and carries a cane 19.
• His Demon Hunter spiritual perception causes his eyes to emit an abnormal red glow when activated 59.
• His transformed Demon Hunter form is conspicuous enough that he avoids revealing it publicly 65.

Personality

Donald is pragmatic, ambitious, and intensely focused on security. His first instinct after transmigrating is not heroism but survival: he gathers resources, conceals the Book of Truth, and avoids revealing abilities that could attract dangerous attention 3 41 91.

He is calculating in business and politics, willing to fabricate an ancestral provenance for a weapon, manipulate spies into serving as double agents, and exploit opponents' assumptions about his abilities 12 57 89. He nevertheless values people he considers his own, treating Code as family and taking responsibility for the safety and advancement of his retainers 11 60.

Donald is cautious even at high levels of power. He habitually prepares escape routes, defensive contingencies, and redundant equipment rather than relying on luck or direct confrontation 27 142 320 360.

Abilities & Skills

Book of Truth

The Book of Truth is Donald's defining artifact. It can summon Warcraft creatures, items, and buildings in exchange for energy, magical cores, Elemental Crystals, and soul power.

• Can create temporary or permanent summons; permanent, high-level manifestations require stronger resources and greater soul power 3 55.
• Its usable authority rises with Donald's mental origin and soul strength 27.
• Allows him to construct facilities such as farms and the Altar of Elders 29 57.
• Provides access to magical equipment, skill rewards, and information on manifested units and items 21 27.
• Donald conceals its true nature, presenting his forces and artifacts as family inheritances, alchemy, or conventional summoning 60 89 91.

Summoning and Command

Donald commands summoned creatures ranging from scouts and warhorses to elite infantry, treants, undead, and hero units.

• Human Footmen — Clinton, George, and Bush form his earliest permanent guard force; each is a heavily armored Tier 2 combatant with absolute loyalty to Donald 5 7.
• Defensive summons — He deploys Ancient Protectors, Gargoyles, and a battle puppet to defend Dark Night Manor 51 55.
• Combat summons — He uses creatures such as Dryads, Crypt Fiends, Hippogryphs, owls, and Lightning Lizards for specialized combat, pursuit, scouting, or travel 7 22 51 93.
• Tree of Life network — Through the Tree of Life and its Nature Barrier, Donald can shield the manor, sense living beings within its range, and distinguish hostility through mental fluctuations; beings below level nine are generally detectable unless they possess special concealment methods 51 56.

Magecraft

Donald trains as a mage and is formally certified at the Black Iron rank under Master Messer 27 28.

• Uses conventional spells including Mage Hand, Magic Missile, Daze, and Wind Arrow 36 70.
• His mage abilities are enhanced by unusually strong mental power, summoning resources, and Book of Truth equipment.
• He later becomes known as the Golden Archmage 289.
• He recognizes the need to keep his spellcasting and Demon Hunter abilities separate to avoid exposing his full capabilities 91.

Teleport

Donald selects the Archmage's Teleport as his first innate Book of Truth skill.

• Teleports him to locations within 100 kilometers that friendly units have previously reached 27.
• Has a thirty-minute cooldown at its initial documented level 27.
• Serves primarily as an escape and survival skill, though Donald recognizes its potential for surprise attacks after improvement 27.

Frost Nova and Drain Life

Donald later chooses Frost Nova and Drain Life as additional innate skills.

• Frost Nova damages enemies around a target point while reducing their movement and attack speed 72.
• Drain Life is selected as one of his early offensive options 72.

Demon Hunter Powers

Donald undergoes a hero-class change through the Altar of Elders, becoming a Demon Hunter 59.

• Gains dramatically enhanced physical strength, speed, senses, mental clarity, and Moon Glaive Mastery 59.
• Can use spiritual perception in place of ordinary sight 59.
• Can absorb demonic power to strengthen himself, a process that also extends his lifespan 58 65.
• Metamorphosis temporarily raises his strength beyond Bronze rank and close to early Silver rank, but produces a visibly monstrous form unsuitable for public use 65.
• Absorbing Fire-Burning Demon power leaves him vulnerable to freezing and cold-based attacks, which deal double damage 65.
• Demon-Hunting Eye and Demon Skin depend on demons slain; they were initially unavailable before he killed a demon 59.

Divine Power and Incarnations

After ascending, Donald develops powers beyond mortal magecraft.

• His divine Elf bloodline grants spell-like abilities comparable to those of a Gold-rank Nature Druid, providing a reserve power source when his spellcasting or melee options fail 276.
• His faith-based divinity develops the Nature Guardian Incarnation and the Demon Hunter Incarnation 507.
• He uses divine-domain-enhanced natural magic, divine lightning, Nature's Fury, and Light of Condemnation against god-level undead enemies 631.
• His Destruction Golden Body allows him to defeat resurrected demonic monsters with little difficulty 610.
• He can wield Legendary Wish, a law-based spell superior to ordinary ninth-level Wish magic 360.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Book of Truth — His central summoning, construction, exchange, and skill-granting artifact 3 27.
• Guardian Ring — A mid-tier magical ring that grants two levels of energy armor and increases overall defense by twenty percent 21.
• Scepter of Negation / Negation Staff — A high-grade staff that increases magical power by thirty percent, accelerates elemental gathering, and provides Mage Armor and Feather Fall 51 93.
• Moonblades — Demon Hunter weapons in which Donald has initial mastery; he can infuse them with demonic power for effects such as fire damage and fire projection 59 65.
• Space Mark — A storage item purchased after his auction profit 12.
• Reincarnation Crosses — Prepared substitute equipment that transfers lethal damage and allows Donald to survive a spell-energy storm 320.
• Sub-divine artifacts — Donald uses four such artifacts to extract the demigod Akse from the Forbidden Prison 420.
• Quasi-divine artifact — He claims one damaged quasi-divine artifact from Arcanist storage, choosing not to take both because of their immense repair and maintenance requirements 175.

Relationships

• Code — Donald's hereditary family steward and trusted guardian. Donald considers him family, while Code provides advice on noble politics and manages the household and manor 9 11 18.
• Clinton — Donald's first permanent Human Footman, infantry captain, and utterly loyal retainer. Clinton accompanies him through hunts, assassination attempts, and the Orc campaign 5 36 60.
• George and Bush — Human Footmen created after Clinton; they help guard Dark Night Manor and later remain behind to protect it while Donald goes to war 7 60.
• Master Messer — Donald's mage teacher and an influential protector within the Mage Association 15 26 28.
• Chris — A peak Bronze Mage who studies Donald's alchemical puppets in exchange for guarding Dark Night Manor with two additional Bronze Mages 59 60.
• Prince Duri — A prince who recognizes Donald's talent, supports his reconnaissance mission, and later publicly identifies him as the Golden Archmage 76 289.
• Carlisle — A powerful ally who cooperates with Donald against major threats, including the Spider Queen's avatar; their relationship is practical and mutually respectful 226 257.
• Charlie, King of the Northern Lands — A fellow True God and political ally who values Donald's power, judgment, and contributions to Celt's rise 420 479.
• Catherine and Elayne — Donald's wives. After his disappearance from the main world, they continue developing magic and raising their children 549.
• Viscount Macbeth — Donald's principal hereditary enemy. Macbeth is implicated in the Merlin family's downfall and repeatedly targets Donald through assassins and spies 23 57.
• Farada — The Lich God's incarnation. Donald regards him as a potentially valuable ally and accepts responsibility for drawing him into danger 597.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Restoration of House Merlinar

Donald turns a fallen noble household into an emerging local power. He acquires money through hunting and auctioneering, purchases manors, establishes farms, develops Moonlight Wine, and uses his status as a mage to secure his inheritance 7 12 29 41.

North Shire Rivalries

After defeating the Snow Mage in a duel, Donald becomes known among North Shire's nobles and Professionals as a gifted summoner. This attention intensifies his conflict with Sodo, Lord Gerry's family, and Viscount Macbeth's faction 22 23 57.

Defense of Dark Night Manor

Donald survives coordinated threats against his estate, including death-sworn assassins, spies, Warlock Goman, and a Bronze-tier Blade Demon. These attacks motivate him to build layered defenses and recruit guards under the Tree of Life's surveillance 36 51 55 57.

Orc War and Military Merit

Donald accepts a dangerous reconnaissance mission against Orc forces despite attempts by Bolton and Sodo to use it against him. He earns exceptional military merit through summoning, tactical mobility, and concealed Demon Hunter strength 75 76 95 97.

Rise as Dalaran's Leader

Donald grows from a local noble into the leader of the Dalaran Empire. He plans a pan-continental adventurer guild, hires parties for dangerous artifact expeditions, and attracts the allegiance of powerful figures such as Jack Black of the Black Knight Brotherhood 141 150 291.

Ascension and Divine Expansion

Donald gathers divine resources, rescues the demigod Akse, studies Law God power, and ascends to true godhood. He later strengthens allied regions through teleportation gates and the construction of large towns across the Totem Continent 420 423 430 443.

Multiversal Conflict

As a god, Donald confronts demon lords, undead kings, divine avatars, and planar backlash. He continues to rely on preparation, incarnations, divine artifacts, and strategic force rather than direct recklessness 559 610 631 691 704.

Notable Quotes

“I am certain that I will take this mission! General, please give the order!” — Donald 76

“Uncle Code, the time for our Merlin Family to rise has finally come!” — Donald 54

Trivia

• Donald names his first three Human Footmen Clinton, George, and Bush 5 7.
• Permanent Human Footmen are physically indistinguishable from local humans and can marry and have children; their defining difference is their inborn, absolute loyalty to Donald 6.
• Before transmigrating, Donald had little real combat experience and initially relied on internet-derived survival knowledge, archery practice, and basic sword drills to hunt 4.