‎ The Main Players are…

‎ Mage Federation:

ArchPriest Morwen - Arefhel’s daughter. She’s currently commanding the legendary spell ship Theferis. She’s also a demi-god of light now. Morwen is currently trying to rebuild the Golden City even as I update this.

The Outriders:

Commander Akamori - He’s come a long way since his days as a bored farmer with wanderlust. Now he commands his own squad of mages, and he’s a god! He has his own honest to god religion. He’s in the habit of liberating wild tribes from Icon influence. ( Icon’s are false gods, beings created by large quantities of aether crystals and raw magic. They basically turn into soul corrupting worship magnets. So it makes sense they’d side with him after he puts one down. If only he could save the ones already corrupted. )

Sgt. Sirsir - The Mage squad’s non-commissioned officer in charge. He’s a blunt and simple man, but he’s good at his job. Akamori says he’s fond of “big man shit” whatever that is?

Yasiin - is a bit of an enigma. He doesn’t really say much from what I understand. But I always get the feeling he’s constantly watching everything. Like an Erynian Red Hawk. He and Akamori seem to have grown closer through their battles together.

Salanaat - Another quiet one. Seems nice enough, though. But don’t get on his bad side. I doubt you’d live long enough to regret the mistake. He wouldn’t admit to it? But I always catch him giving the ArchPriest an extra long look. My bet? He’s got feelings for her.

Amara - One of my oldest friends. Amara is a priestess of Hoshun. Or at least she was until the Sauridius came and destroyed our home. Now she’s a spell soldier with Akamori. And a very powerful mage. Smart too!

ArchPriest Eaulmant - I’ve only seen him in holos. Painfully handsome. And always busy. Lately though, he’s had a sad look in his eye, like something big is coming and only he knows about. He dies in an attack led by Ominek.

ArchPriest Erlaut – He took over the position after Eaulmant. His tenure didn’t last very long either. He fell in defense of the city during the siege on the Golden City. His last act was to appoint Morwen as the newest ArchPriest.

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‎ The Order of Aeryn

Arefhel - My boss. She’s cold, ruthless and unforgivingly greedy. She’s why I was sent to Hoshun. But I’m glad I went, because of the great friends I made while I was there.

Kusinaki - yours truly. I’m an artificer in training. A Light, Air and Water mage.

Ilmont – He’s a strange one to figure out. He sits opposite of Arefhel on the board and has a lot of power, but no one seems to like him. Secretly? I think he likes it that way.

‎ The Brotherhood of Man :

Captain Fennex - An officer commanding the marines on loan from the Brotherhood. He takes good care of his men, and that’s admirable. After Morwen’s demotion, he assumed command of the Cadaver Crasher.

Admiral Smits - From what I understand, the Admiral is a very fair and reasonable officer. Not a judgemental or biased man. He takes the facts as they are, not as he wants them to be.

Administrator (Alvin) Patton - A shrewd politician who becomes the unwitting victim of Ominek. I dread to see how his future plays out.

General Anderson – Commanding officer of the Brotherhood detachment posted to Eryn and Federation Liason.

General Zhang – Commander of the Brotherhoods colonial defense forces on New Xinjia.

‎ The Sauridius :

Ominek - A dread lord of notable infamy. He can often be found in front and behind most combat lines with the Sauridius. Where there is unrest, Ominek usually isn’t far behind.

Tomek - Not sure if he’s a fellow dread lord, but I do think there’s a familial connection between himself and Ominek. He attacks the Cadaver Crasher and nearly sinks the vessel.

Leviathos - The draconic demigod husbanding Sauridius’ power and ensuring that they brought new dragon born hatchlings under Sauridius soul shackling. Not much has been seen or heard from regarding Leviathos and I think he likes to keep it that way. No one has seen him since epic attack on Eryn’s Golden City.

Tanak – Ominek’s last surviving daughter. She’s a mature hatchling of average power. Currently incarcerated by the Brotherhood.

Luffa – A former Federation mage who fled Eryn with a substantial number of primals. She’s also under arrest with Tanak. I can only imagine how Amara feels knowing this…

Unknowns:

The Remover of Obstacles – This guy only exists in myths and historical records of long dead civilizations and cults. References to gender varies, and nothing I can find are good. Gives me massive bad guy vibes. Sightings have taken a suspicious spike in activity lately.