Road explores Eraqus's childhood and his friendship with Xehanort, which will eventually lead to the events of Birth by Sleep. Eraqus' name is an anagram of "Square", referencing series developer company Square Enix. He also bears a resemblance to Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. An additional boss modeled after Eraqus' armor, called the , appears in Birth by Sleep Final Mix as an opponent in the Mirage Arena. Foretellers The are a group of Keyblade Masters trained under the Master of Masters, each a leader of one of the five Unions established to gather light and combat darkness. First appearing in Kingdom Hearts χ, the Foretellers are each given a copy of the Book of Prophecies, which details their master's prediction of the future and the manifestation of worlds. After the Master disappears, the Foretellers' paranoia of a traitor among themselves results in infighting that eventually leads to the Keyblade War and the destruction of the world. With the exception of Ava, the Foretellers appear in the epilogue of Kingdom Hearts III, where they are summoned by Luxu and informed of the events that occurred in their absence. is the "reliable" leader of the Unicornis Union, symbolized by a unicorn. Prior to disappearing, the Master of Masters assigns Ira to lead the other Foretellers in his place. Ira is voiced by Yūichirō Umehara in Japanese and Matthew Mercer in English. is the "virtuous" leader of the Anguis Union, symbolized by a snake. She acts as the Foretellers' moderator while also observing them and reporting her findings to Ira. She is voiced by Kana Hanazawa in Japanese and Karissa Lee Staples in English. is the "fearless" leader of the Ursus Union, symbolized by a bear. As Ira's second-in-command, Aced comes to doubt Ira's leadership and acts of his own accord to prevent the Keyblade War. He is voiced by Subaru Kimura in Japanese and Travis Willingham in English. is the "prudent" leader of the Vulpes Union, symbolized by a fox. Under her master's orders, she secretly recruits Keyblade wielders from various Unions to establish the Dandelions, a group who are sent to another world to ensure their survival after the prophesied Keyblade War. Sending the Dandelions off when the Keyblade War draws near, Ava ends up causing the event when she confronts Luxu over the truth behind the Lost Page. Ava is voiced by Yume Miyamoto in Japanese and Isabela