Phantom

Afrien is alive because onyx dragon.

Rien is a little piece of Leafre that broke off and floated away to very cold place. Eventually people settled on it and passed down the story of Aran with its people.

I do agree that Aran and Evan could use a more current story, because their story pretty outdated with the current continuity.
We know barely anything about Aran's and Freed's pasts right now.

Also, adventurers need a story.

I like adventurers without storyline, maybe a quest that involves each class to the commanders fights, but nothing more.

Afrien is alive because he took the curse while Freud sealed the Black Mage.

As my understanding of the how it went, they all fought together, realized they couldn't defeat him, so decided to seal the Black Mage. Leave the most powerful mage to do sowhile the other heroes fought (Afrien fighting with them).

Freud uses the spell which costs him his life, but Afrien is sealed with the other 4 heroes, leaving him alive but unable to move or do anything, since his soul-mate died.

I'm hoping they will release a video on Aran and Evan, since it seems weird for all the other legends to get one.