Jayce Talis was a main character in Arcane. An ambitious, intelligent, and compassionate man, he and his mother were saved by arcane magic and he became dedicated to finding a way to harness this magic. By becoming partners with the Zaunite inventor Viktor, they successfully achieve his goal in creating Hextech. Jayce is later appointed councillor and supported by his lover, Mel Medarda, but struggles between these new responsibilities and his and Viktor's dream of saving lives.