

As a defector to the cause, the Convocation considered Azem unworthy of having their memories preserved in the constellation crystals the unsundered had created. Like the majority of the world, Azem's soul and very being were split into fourteen by the sundering, the result of Hydaelyn and Zodiark's battle. Azem did not respond to the invitation to join Hydaelyn's summoning, a primal Venat's group was to call forth to bind Zodiark.

Azem vacated their position, an act their former allies construed as defection.

Emet-Selch, evaluating the situation, realized it meant Hythlodaeus, in his capacity as Chief of the Bureau of the Architect where concepts were stored, had assisted Azem in obtaining the concept for Ifrita.Īzem opposed the Convocation's plan to sacrifice Elidibus and half of their surviving population to bring forth Zodiark to avert the Final Days, a calamity that heralded the end of their world. Though the reason they gave for doing this to an impressionable Elidibus was the particularly delicious grapes on the island that would be lost otherwise, it is implied that Azem simply wanted to save the livelihoods of those who called the island home. The Convocation intended to merely watch and acknowledge the event, but Azem intended to use the fire spirit "Ifrita", a concept of Lahabrea's creation, to transform the volcano's aether safely into the spirit and destroy it elsewhere. In one such incident, Azem defied the Convocation's wishes to stop the explosion of a volcano on a tiny island. This made them somewhat of a headache to their colleagues. As a person of action, Azem would solve problems they encountered without seeking the counsel, or approval, of the other Convocation members. This Azem was also friend to Hades, holder of the seat of "Emet-Selch", as well as Hythlodaeus, an influential Amaurotine. The next Azem was Venat's friend and protégé, and noted as being "less than half age" when they first sparred. Prior to their induction into the Convocation of Fourteen, the seat of "Azem" was held by Venat, who, unlike many other Amaurotines, did not return to the aetherial sea after completing her duties and retiring from her position.
