NEW NAMED CHARACTERS

Beatrice: human woman, former soldier in Thanatos, death whisperer, enthusiast for constructs and unorthodox forms of magic, plotted against Lizzy and Megumi on the Bulwark

Blue: deceased, lizan man, initiate from the lizan native realm that was supposed to bait and eliminate Fate

Fate: lizan woman, powerful mage that utilizes spellwork including divination, scrying, and unachored dimensional transfers

Nash: deceased, human man, prisoner in the Thanatos Proving Grounds, shadow-aspected

Yesenia: human woman, former soldier of the Thanatos army, overseer in the Thanatos Proving Grounds, friends with Yana

Rafael: felan man, mana martialist, unaffiliated cultivator, relying on the Heavenly Wolf Slash, sticky fingers

Xuan: lizan man, mana martialist, member of the Soaring Mountain Sect, same lizan tribe as Fate, grudge against Thanatos

The Librarian: deceased, elven woman, mana martialist, member of the Skyriver Sect, from the Free Factions Union, former prisoner of the Thanatos Proving Grounds

The Bloody Duchess: human woman and vampiress, from the Lich Kingdoms, escaped prisoner of the Thanatos Proving Grounds

RECURRING NAMED CHARACTERS

Terry: human man, our protagonist, major aspect impairment

Samuel: human man, Instructor at Arcana Academy focusing on spellwork research, former Guildhead and famed dungeon expert, Terry’s accepted Uncle

Brynn: human woman, Instructor at Arcana Academy focusing on mana crafting and constructs, Terry’s accepted Aunt

Pelliana: human woman, Instructor at Arcana Academy focusing on healing, Terry’s former mentor, Clarity’s current mentor

Ser: human man, Instructor at Arcana Academy focusing on rituals and applied spellwork

Isille: dwarven woman, Guardian instructor (Arcana) specializing in bounty hunting and dual short spears, external mana control impairment, Terry’s accepted mother

Bjorln: dwarven man, Guardian instructor (Arcana) specializing in medicine and unarmed combat, dual-aspected (fire and ice), Terry’s accepted father

Olgorn: deceased, dwarven man, fire-aspected, brother of Bjorln, accepted brother of Samuel

Florine (Lori): dwarven woman, earth-aspected, Terry’s accepted sister

Jorgen (Jorg): dwarven man, slight external mana control impairment, Terry’s accepted brother

Sigille (The Divine Hammer): deceased, dwarven woman, Guardian (Tiv), external mana control impairment, sister of Isille, accepted aunt of Terry, lives in the Tiv Empire

Emaldine: dwarven woman, mana cultivator, external mana control impairment, daughter of Sigille, former Guardian (Tiv), former scavenger, accepted sister of Matteo, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion

Matteo (Elemental Fury): human man, possessing elementals, accepted son of Sigille, accepted cousin of Terry, accepted brother of Emaldine, originally from the Free Factions Union, lives in the Tiv Empire, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion and for dealing the deathblow to Bright Willow

Ben: human man, Guardian (Arcana)

Leah: human woman, Guardian (Arcana)

Calam: elven man, force-aspected, Terry’s first Guardian companion

Nassim: human man, light-aspected, Guardian candidate whom Terry and Calam rejected as a companion

Siling: elven woman, mage proper gifted in the spirit aspect and focusing on soul spiritualism, Terry’s third Guardian companion

Alrik: dwarven man, mage proper, Lori’s first Guardian companion

Elena: human woman, blood-aspected, Lori’s second Guardian companion

Gellath: dwarven man, water-aspected, Jorg’s Guardian companion

Miguel: dwarven man, coldfire-aspected, archer, Jorg’s Guardian companion

Khaled: human man, Guardian instructor (Arcana) specializing on mana cursed

Verecund: human man, Guardian instructor (Arcana) specializing on dungeon work

Mirabilia (Mira): human woman, Guardian instructor (Arcana), friend and former Guardian companion of Isille

Mercedes: human woman, researcher that studies mana cursed, Arcana

Kimutai: human man, manaless engineer, Arcana

Tiana: human woman, external mana control impairment, specializing in switching weapons according to the situation, Terry’s third Guardian companion, possessed by lightning elementals

Daiyu: elven woman, Guardian (Arcana), Siling’s mother

Chadwick: human man, lightning-aspected, Arcanian soldier, Tiana’s brother

Tamar: human woman, Guardian (Arcana)

Dwayne: human man, Guardian (Arcana)

Javier: Guardian (Arcana)

Naer (Roy, Weran): elven man, Guildhead (Arcana), dimensional mage, true mage (archmage proper)

Mia: elven woman, Guildhead (Arcana), dimensional mage

William: Guildhead (Arcana)

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Alrick: Terry’s nickname for ghouls

Devon (Dev): human man, unwilling and uncooperative incarnation of the Devonian Lord, Deathguard scout (Tiv), incomparable life/death sense, impaired mana sense, undying, multi-aspected (life, blood, death, hellfire, netherfrost)

Megumi (The Captain): human woman, former soldier and current Deathguard (Tiv), one of Tiv’s Nine Blademasters, air-aspected

Elizabeth the Third of Castellan (Lizzy): human woman, Deathguard (Tiv), Tiv nobility, dual-aspected (life and metal)

Elvis: elven man, fond of mechanics and gadget crafting, living in Chara Settlement with his sister Poppy

Poppy: elven woman, self-taught mana crafter, living in Chara Settlement with her brother Elvis

Amelia (The Spellcrusher): human woman, mage proper specializing in anti-magic, former mage hunter, former Guildhead (Tiv) that was active in Guild management, spirit-bonded with Dargones, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion

Dargones: (The Magebane): human man, mana cultivator, magebane i.e. single-aspected (nullification), former Guildhead (Tiv), spirit-bonded with Amelia, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion

Jee (Silver-Eyes): dwarven man, dimensional mage, Guidhead (Tiv)

Diwa (The Mage Supreme): human woman, the most powerful mage in the Tiv Empire, mentor of Mahalia

Fernanda: deceased, human woman, soldier of the Thanatos Empire, killed by Megumi at the Bulwark

Damian: human man, former soldier of the Thanatos Empire, current representative in Thanatos’s government (Lucky Wing of the Bloody Hall), dual-aspected (earth, metal)

Logan: (former) human man that reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, originally from Tiv (Silent Stream Village), father of Romana, lives in Syn City

Ying: elven man and vampire, soul spiritualist, major of Syn City

Saul: lich (reincarnated), leads Syn City together with Ying

Gretchen: (former) human woman that reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, death executioner, wife of Wilhelm, originally from Tiv (Yellow Creek Village), lives in Syn City

Wilhelm: (former) human man that reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, death reaver, husband of Gretchen, originally from Tiv (Yellow Creek Village), lives in Syn City

Olivienne: (former) human woman that reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, death mage, mother of Pedro, originally from Tiv, lives in Syn City

Yancey: (former) human man that reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, death mage, originally from Tiv, lives in Syn City

Castellan (The Brave Iron Giant): Old noble in Tiv, war companion of the Hope, Tivius, Korra, and Diwa

Kipkoi (The Preacher): Minister in one of Tiv’s district that borders the Wasted Zone, former soldier, mage proper, proponent of magic restrictions, proponent of reestablishing patrols in the Wasted Zone, proponent of integrating the faithful, founder of the Devout Division

Romana: human woman, self-taught aspect archer, daughter of Logan, originally from Tiv (Silent Stream Village), lives in Syn City

Pedro: human boy, son of Olivienne, lives in Syn City

Millie: human girl and vampiress, lives in Syn City

Chris: human boy, lives in Syn City

Ethel: human woman reincarnated as a skeletal warrior, spectral knight (specter with forged skeletal frame), sister of Gretchen, lives in Syn City, aspiring Deathguard (Tiv)

Mal: canan man, Wasteguard (Tiv) focusing on coordinating Guardian activity in the Wasted Zone, stationed in the Chara Settlement

Varnika: human woman, Wasteguard (Tiv), stationed in the Chara Settlement

Lucas: human man, former Guardian, ministerial representative for Guardian management in the Libra Outpost (representing Minister Kipkoi), married to Ruslana

Ruslana: human woman, married to Lucas

Willow: deceased, human woman, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Bright), lead the Guardian management in the Libra Outpost, responsible for Sigille’s death, killed by Matteo

Dhruv: dwarven man, druid and Guardian (Tiv), most senior Guardian at the Libra Outpost

Cadence: human woman, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Luminous), Guardian companion of Sigille and Matteo (Tiv)

Vhida: elven woman, former Guardian (Tiv), specializes in mana crafting, former direct disciple of Sigille (honorary)

Ghinn: human man, imperial censor (Tiv)

Santos: human man, working as information broker in Tiv’s Guild, married to Alejandra

Alejandra: human woman, married to Santos

Elenec: human woman and vampiress, Guildhead (Tiv) and death hunter

Vell: human man and vampire, Guildhead (Tiv) and death hunter

Apex: human woman, mana martialist, Guildhead (Tiv)

Eric (Vicious): human man, channeler of the Shapeless Pond, disgraced Guardian, Guildhead (Tiv), grudge against Matteo, grudge against Apex

Carlos (Sudden Death): human man, channeler and follower in the Serenity of Pax, Guildhead (Tiv)

The Venom Siblings: three human siblings, two deceased (male and female mana cultivator), one survivor (female mage), Guildheads (Tiv)

Ava: human woman, daughter of Mahalia, dimensional mage, follower of Kipkoi, living in Tiv’s capital

Mahalia: human woman, disciple of the Mage Supreme, mother of Ava, living in Tiv’s capital

Rachel: human woman, Guardian instructor (Tiv) focusing on spellwork

Palmer (The Demonpalm): human man, former Guardian instructor (Tiv), mana cultivator, specializes in the sonic aspect, known for hunting demons, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, moving to Thanatos

Tara: canan woman, former Guardian (Tiv), direct disciple of Sigille, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, moving back to her native realm

Thena: dwarven woman, sister of Jee, student and aspiring disciple of Sigille, mana cultivator, external mana control impairment

Clayson: dwarven man, bodyguard and friend of Thena, mana cultivator

Clarence: elven man, Kipkoi’s childhood friend and helper, thief and assassin

Derek: human man, direct disciple of Palmer, permanently crippled mana pool, Terry’s first Guardian companion in Tiv, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, following Palmer to Thanatos

Rosheen: human woman, mage that specializes in utilizing a sonic-aspected spell and remaining hidden, Guardian companion of Derek, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, following Palmer to Thanatos

Isabella: human woman, mage that specializes in utilizing the Shadow Bind spell, former Guardian (Tiv), wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, considered moving to a conclave of the Magic Liberation Front

Harrison: deceased, human man, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (unranked), second Guardian companion of Terry in Tiv, killed by Terry during the Libra Outpost rebellion

Wallace: elven man, dungeon scavenger, aspect archer, expert in hiding his mana and picking magical locks, like a father to Matteo, father of Emily

Emily: elven woman, like a little sister to Matteo, daughter of Wallace, aspiring druid, disciple of Dhruv

Bigsby: human man, dungeon scavenger

Dee: human woman, dungeon scavenger

Borf: dwarven man, dungeon scavenger

Anand: human man, necromancer, dimensional mage, expert in elementals, former mentor of Matteo, willfully caused Matteo to be possessed by elementals and triggered a calamity in the lands of the Four Towers in the Free Factions Union that also led to the death of Sigille’s husband, responsible for Sigille’s death

Anem: human man, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Luminous)

Eli: human man, crimson iris at the center of his forehead, General of the Thanatos Empire

Yana: human woman, soldier in the Thanatos army, acts as right hand of General Eli

Clarity: human woman, student in Arcana Academy, protégé of Pelliana

Patricia: human woman, specializes in shadow-aspected magic, Guidhead (Tiv)

Hope (The Valkyrie): elven woman, force-aspected, Tiv’s most well-known hero and mage

Yujin: human woman, soldier in Tiv’s army

Claude: human man, soldier in Tiv’s army, special forces that guard the Valkyrie’s prison dungeon

Tivius: deceased, human man, Founding King of the Tiv Empire, married to Korra

Korra: human woman, Founding Queen of the Tiv Empire, married to Tivius