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Dramatis Personae

Virals

Threadfin Todder, an imperial viral mage, and brother to the imperatrix, he is now the de facto leader of the viral horde, whether he likes it or not, which he doesn’t

Tezcat Licolo, a lost viral soul who was linked to Aiyana Todralan but is now returned, she is the annoying friend of Threadfin Todder

Beezer, an ancient viral soul who was also linked to Aiyana Todralan, he gets on Threadfin’s nerves

Lyrin, another ancient viral, who sometimes makes Threadfin feel like he’s in school

Greencloaks (Actaeon Guard)

Artorius Agrippa, formerly a captain of the Actaeon Guard, recently promoted to Imperial Marshal

Grudge, formerly a simple-minded corporal and scout, who loves his Ma, now a simple-minded captain, who still loves his dead Ma

Vilt, an archer with the rank of sergeant from Ancyra, who loves Grudge

Trotters, an unfortunate sergeant known for his huge size and appetite

Icarthians

Creed, Paladin, a member of the Forum within the Pantheon and a church paladin, she is an older woman who has a dark and dangerous side

Myral Azarm, formerly a zorast priestess, and imperial spy, she has left her old life behind to find a new one on another continent

Podral Pole, an imperial bodyguard known as a Darken, who is also a friend of Threadfin Todder’s, reluctantly keeping the undead mage’s bony ass out of trouble

Polius Augustus, conclavist

Lucius Aidarius, conclavist

Rajax, a paladin and a member of the Forum

Sarscha Todralan, former imperial marshal, and estranged sister of Threadfin, she is now the imperatrix of Icarthya

Nephilim

Anak, Anakim, second eldest son of Og, who would be heir if he could manage to murder his older brother Gog

Desool, youngest son of Og, who has no desire to rule, and is regarded as a disappointment by both father and brothers, but who the angelic council have decided must become king

Gog, of Magog, eldest son of Og, and apparently the heir to the Nephilim throne

Nanel, half sister to Gog and his brothers, she was raised, taught, and protected by the Keeper of the Stone

Skinbone, an ancient undead giant, which is considered a rarity, he exists only within the confines of a viralic haven known as Hades. Good natured, and with a deep sense of right and wrong, he has been known to offer aid to the living

Volar, of the Anakim clan, and right hand to Anak

Volo, also known as the Keeper of the Stone, he is an elderly Nephilim, which is considered shameful within their warrior society

Others

Adal, a mysterious character out of legend, otherwise known as the Eleventh Torment, despite being angelic in nature, who tends to get involved in everything

Angrboda, a dark witch, also known as a, Daughter of Lucifer, she once served the Grim, but now serves a new master

Astra, also known as Astra Dar, is a young sorceress who was reborn over and over for a millennium. Now, all her former selves have been stitched together into a new person, resembling the old Astra, but forming a doorway to Tartaros

Cadaver, male leader of the Torments, serving the Grim

Cerberus, fabled guardian of Hell’s Teeth, this beast is also a manifestation of the shraed twins, Manic and Mania

Corso, lord, a dhampir lord who serves Wormwood

Hazine, a young woman, whose family were taken by the vampires

Librarian, the, fabled two-headed man with access to all knowledge in existence, its two heads named Enep and Sigos (see also, Orthrus)

Lucifer, a manifestation of the Darkness otherwise known as Tartaros, Lucifer is sometimes referred to as a prince of darkness. He has gained access to the mortal world through the fragmented soul of Astra Dar

Mania, a powerful shraed in female form, curvy and seemingly kind, with a meddlesome streak

Manic, Mania’s twin brother, who is often bored, and somewhat unpleasant when he isn’t insulting

Nipper, a mongrel scribe/housekeeper/gold thief, serving Threadfin Todder, and who is thinking of forming a union for better pay and treatment, when he isn’t plotting secret revenge

Orthrus, the Librarian in another form, this creature was created by the Grim in parody of Cerberus

Quel, a strange vampiric-type creature known as a dhampir, this one being consider the weakest of its kind

Ralan, the son of Grim, and the Tenth Torment, he now resides in Icarthya and is an advisor to the imperatrix

Rasnal Nalrost, a high mage, sometimes referred to as a sorcerer, long since dead, after which he became the Grim

Raziel, commander of the Dominions, a legionary rank of angels, he now aids the imperatrix in Icarthya

Severo, a rebel leader who seeks to bring down the Vegoian aristocracy, now a refugee in Icarthya

Striga, a female Torment, serving the Grim, and her own interests, she has little patience and a short fuse

Virtue, a mysterious paladin who appears within the Forum of the Pantheon, replacing paladin Rajax

Volcanus, also known as the Despoiler, he is the both the first angel to have come into existence, and the first to fall. His current appearance and location are unknown, but he may be hiding among humans

Wither, once known by another name, he is now called the Red Prince. After taking control of the vampire horde, he has since been usurped

Wormwood, a mysterious and powerful new leader of the vampires who usurped the Red Prince

Zane, once a leader among the Aidari, with some limited magical ability, she is now a companion and possible romantic partner to Desool

‘Never have I been so troubled than when I have gazed upon mortal kind, those who embody both the futility and the hope of existence.’

—Volcanus