Character List of Finding Convictions

Agent Price - Agent of an unknown agency, currently planted in the staff for the portal detector project; watching Serenity from the shadows

Aide - Artificial intelligence “given” to Serenity by Tek to manage his cybernetics

Aki - Crystal Raz removed from the dungeon below the Sunrise Clan holdings

Althyr - Eldest of the Conclave of Dragons, Elder Dragon of Order, Serenity’s mentor

Ancient Temple Dungeon Core - Childlike dungeon core

Anna - In charge of assigning new people to groups in the mercenary(?) camp Gustav led Raz to

Azav - Originally the aide to BattleLord FlameHeart, Azav now leads the Sterath Serenity managed to pull under his banner

BattleLord FlameHeart - Leader of the Sterath invasion of Earth; Merged by Serenity

Baxter - Private pilot; old friend of Lex Rothmer. Has known the family for years, including Serenity/Thomas

Bethany Rothmer - Thomas’s mother

Blaze - Instructor and Healer. Grumpy with people who don’t follow his advice, completely unsympathetic with people who try to make things worse

Captain Larsen - Captain of the Necropolis City Watch; escorted Serenity, Stojan Tasi, et al to the City Lord’s Residence

Coyote - Trickster god. Appears to be helpful?

Curio - A voidling that presents as a shadowkitten; Serenity’s familiar (?)

Darian Ebongrove - Linked to the A Rest From Death dungeon; member of Rising Phoenix mercenary company

Death - Personification of Death Himself. May be a god? Very friendly to Serenity

Denise - Jacob Latimer’s girlfriend; also a teacher

Desariin (Rin) - Tzintkra Mercenary Guild Healer

Desinka te A’nar Rakyn - Daughter of Rakyn; Formerly cursed, now a Daywalker vampire bound to the A Rest from Death dungeon.

Dezan - Package sorter at the Tzintkra Messenger’s Guild

D’Nehr - More commonly known as the First Guardian; man-shaped semiliquid rock; cannot currently walk on Earth’s surface

Doyle - ally, helped people through trials. Former military; Settlement Manager of Serenity Settlement

Dr. Allen Ridge - Lead Scientist for the DARPA Portal Detector project; has a foot-in-mouth issue but smart and good at the technical side

Dr. Rachel Lawson - Scientist and Allen-wrangler for the DARPA Portal Detector project

Dr. Sandra Mattingly - Project Manager for the DARPA Portal Detector project

Echo - Cheerful girl, “tutorial mascot”. 16 years old, hard life previously but knows how to deal with people; Settlement Manager of Serenity Settlement

Emily - one of the founders of Serenity Settlement; mother

Ekari - Head Administrator of Earth’s Tutorials, instructor. Heretic (or apostate?) because she did not choose to be Lykandeon’s Slave. Wants to be Serenity’s ally but prohibited from telling him so.

Entherys - Trial instructor. Leader (in his mind) of the conspiracy to kill Serenity. Sent back to his home in disgrace by Order’s Voice

Finley - Gatherer and shopkeeper who overdosed on monster cores; Serenity never got the full story after helping to remove the excess stale essence that was corrupting him

Frank Smith - Shady antiques dealer; may have other sidelines. Was the person behind Macho’s original attempted theft and the later theft of all of her magical artifacts

Gaia - Earth’s World Core

Garrett - Leader of the party Raz is placed into; has a reputation for “losing” trapfinders

Greenstick - Extremely excitable Traa dungeon-master

Greyvine - Mage in the party Raz was placed in; ran from the Last Refuge of the Deathless dungeon and survived

Gustav - Recruiter for an unknown group of mercenaries(?) operating on Tzintkra

Hegemon Worm Queen - Leader of the Hegemon Worms that came to Earth; Dead

Hollis - Guildmaster of the Tzintkra Healer’s Guild; old friend of Rakyn. Lightning Azata bloodline

Honoria - Tutorial instructor, witch. Goes by Helga in Tutorials where she has to use an alternate name. Can teach mental defense

Irene - Tzintkra Mercenary Guildmaster

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Ita - Sterath Connections mage; Serenity’s first Shameless

Iva - Fighter in the party Raz was placed in; died in the Last Refuge of the Deathless dungeon

Janice - Serenity’s assistant

Jacob - Rissa’s brother; mind-mage; was cursed until Serenity broke the curse

Josaiah - Restaurant worker who managed to get caught by both the Hegemon Worm Queen (hypnotized only) and one of the decay-creatures. Rescued by Serenity and an emergency Tutorial entrance to get Blaze’s help; Biomage

Karen A. - Thomas’s Boss (at least for however long the "unpaid vacation" lasts)

Katya Kyrika - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; member of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company; member of the Kyrika clan of crafters; member of the group Serenity has assembled

Kerr (Aardya a’Kerinth) - Weapons instructor who knows Sterath. Looking to have Serenity as an ally. Possible friend

LaCroix - undead student Lak - Member of the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild; Formerly Cursed

Lancaster - Police officer who takes Thomas and Rissa’s statements about Macho. Serenity’s friend and ally

Larsen - Captain in the Necropolis Watch

Lex (Alexander) Rothmer - Thomas’s father, Secretary of Defense

Liam Brown - Obsessive ritualist (dead)

Lieutenant Smith - Leader of “Task Force Kangaroo” for the DC Police

Liuyedao - ally, helped people through trials. College student, martial artist; Swordmaster Path

Longsight - Traa elder and strategist. Has been known to out-clever himself

Lykandeon - God of Ekari’s homeworld; ascended mortal

Macho - Man who “originally” killed Rissa. Attempts to kill Serenity (twice?). Current status unknown (escaped custody in the Tutorial)

Made (Madeleine) Fulton - Reporter for Channel Six, first identified person with Hegemon Worms

Madelyn Alexander - State Department negotiator assigned to the Traa

Mandy - Child Serenity encountered in a Tutorial, then again in the Blue Line Dungeon; magical prodigy

Margrethe - Cleanser for Earth’s Tutorials. Saved Moira. Attempted to kill Serenity twice. Forgiven(?)

Marti - Receptionist at the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild. Suspicious of Serenity

Miranda Elliott - British Prime Minister

Missy - One of the founders of Serenity Settlement; mother. Lead farmer of the Settlement

Moira - Ambitious mage, wanted to learn “all elements”. Thought Raymond was a friend until he tricked her into attacking Serenity while she was loopy from a misguided attempt to gain Death affinity. Saved by Serenity and Margrethe. Sworn follower to Serenity. Shares emotions with him when they are close enough.

Morwen - Friend of Serenity’s from college; now works for DARPA. Lightning mage

Nat (Natalie) Freeman - Cameraman for Channel Six

Nightmare Wraith - Boss of the 3rd level of the Ancient Temple Dungeon; Dungeon Guardian; can be summoned by Serenity

Nightwitch - ally, helped people through trials. Pilot. Former (or maybe current?) military; The Stars Shine Down, Earth Witch Paths

Officer Jones - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Rookie

Officer Nguyen - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Stealth specialist

Officer Surrey - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Melee combat

Order’s Voice - Somewhere between an interface and a person. Sometimes speaks to Serenity

Pelni Sukaj - Inventor of the Curse used on the Shining Caverns

Phoebe Latimer - Rissa’s mother, Seer

President Stewart - President of the United States during the First Wave

Rakyn - Father of Desinka, Friend of Guildmaster Hollis, Former vampire hunter

Raymond - Lancaster’s partner before the Tutorial. Attacks Serenity twice. Dead

Razinkh ‘e Sunrise (Raz) - A Draykin from Asihanya, near Stallet Center. Raz’s Clan was destroyed and he fled to Tzintkra

Red - Cousin of Phoebe Latimer; Spellwitch. Possibly cursed.

Rhea - Goddess; motherly and associated with Earth. Bakes excellent cookies.

Rissa (Clarissa Latimer) - Thomas’s girlfriend; Auspex/Time Dragon hybrid; pregnant with Serenity’s child

Roy - Helped Serenity & Raz travel the Metro; appears to work in a job tracking Tutorials and people that come out of them? Possibly military?

Russ (Russell) Latimer - Rissa’s father, Guardian, Auspex and psychic

Serenity - Main character; former name is Thomas Rothmer; known as Vengeance and The Final Reaper in the previous timeline

Sillon - Trial instructor. Friend of Serenity

Stojan Aith - Dhampir City Lord of the Necropolis (temporary); Breaker of Tzintkra’s World Core (dead)

Stojan Kenna - Dhampir, Son of Stojan Aith, Nephew of Stojan Tasi. Mastermind behind the plan to curse the Shining Caverns

Stojan Tasi - Dhampir City Lord of the Shining Caverns; DeathLord; City Manager of the Necropolis. Brother of Stojan Aith, Uncle of Stojan Kenna

Sunrise - Founder of the Sunrise Clan; Raz’s ancestress

Syri - Dhampir healer at the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild. Outwardly subservient to Serenity

Tek - Earth’s God of Technology

The Deathless - Ancient mage that wanted to live forever

The Final Reaper - Thomas’s final name the first time around

Thomas Rothmer - Serenity’s name before everything started

Tibral Unalgos - Pelni Sukaj’s sponsor

Tranquil Conviction - Sterath god (or perhaps boogeyman?). Also known as the Peace of the Grave before Serenity took the name.

Tyche - Lady Luck; has a mean sense of humor

Tzintkra - The World Core of the planet known as Tzintkra; shattered by Stojan Aith

Vengeance - Thomas after Rissa’s death the first time around

Vladimir Angeloff - Russian interrogator from a Tutorial. May have asked for asylum, or may have asked for something else

Widetail - Lord of the Traa who decided to invade Earth

Yngoliat Hale - Ynsarac Hale’s father; current head of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company

Ynsarac Hale - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; member (heir to) of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company

Zan - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; former member of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company; ripped them off for a lot of Etherium; Zekia’s brother

Zekia - Zan’s sister (Dead)