Prior to attaining his Lightbinding powers, Daylen Namaran possessed an incredible intellect. Had it not been for his pivotal role in ending the Fourth Night, which cemented his status as a hero and led to his subsequent rise to power, he would have pursued a simple life as an engineer. His talent for invention and sunstone engineering during his reign demonstrate his technical prowess. He also developed keen strategy which was employed during the Fourth Night in the many battles against the Shade. His tactical genius would also serve him well during the many decades of his empire's constant warring, particularly his ability to turn around the long odds many times during the First World War of Tellos.

Daylen is fiercely proud and self-determined, above all else. He abhors cowardice of any kind, such that despite his wish to die, he will refuse to give up and allow his death to come easily. Even when he finds himself in a nigh-inescapable deadly situation, if he has the physical capability to somehow overcome his circumstances, no matter how badly he may wish to succumb to them, then his pride demands that he must fight to survive. He actively recognizes this contradictory tendency in himself, which others accuse of being mere delusion to placate his ego.