| Corentyn
deLaCor |
Born 919 A.C. Corentyn was born the second son
of a prosperous peasant farmer in rural Middlemarch. He fought in the
Marcher was as a teen and was knighted for his actions at the Battle of
Verdan Field. While Corentyn went to University after the war, he
considers himself just a normal “good ol' boy.” Typically he
dresses in Sienovese style, preferring russets and browns.
Corentyn has hazel eyes and wavy brown hair cut below the ears as well
as a closely cut beard. His build is lanky and his height, nearly
a hand over 6 feet, indicates some of the Old Western Blood runs in his
veins. Corentyn is quiet about his faith, but it is an important part
of his life. He firmly believes in the reform doctrine of human
potential, and has occasionally considered the priesthood as a career.
He very perceptive of human nature.
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| Takayama Akino (deLaCor) |
Born 925 A.C.
It was a rendezvous between a
Takayama woman and Galacian man of the MacGregor clan that resulted in
Akino's birth. While Akino was raised among her elven clan, as a
half-breed she was never more than a curiosity to most of her
society. Akino
treasures the art she
has learned, the skill, character, and discipline which were taught to
her by her nito master, Takagawa Miyamoto. After years
of training, Takagawa has sent Akino forth into the human world to
continue learning in ways he can no longer teach her. For her own
part, Akino longs to discover just what the human half of her heritage
means for who she is and what she may become. It was a pleasant coincidence that, just as
Akino set out into
this new part of her life, she met Niall and Brianna MacGregor, human
scholars from the elven-influenced Gakkou no Kage, or Shadow
School, in Galacia. They are (somewhat distant)
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| Alayn Shiro and Shinobu
Margo deLaCor |
Born
951 A.C. Adorable.
Troublemakers. Now talking, counting, and working on potty
training...
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| Victoria Madelaine Denare |
Born 1789, A.C. The only child of
the eccentric inventor Baron Victor Denare and proper gentlewoman
Madelaine Wheeler, Victoria grew up in a world devoid of that ancient
myth of magic…or so she thought. However, that didn’t stop her from
learning everything she could about magic even while excelling in her
other studies. At 23, society considers her a spinster and a
bluestocking, despite her alluring beauty and grace. The latter is
mainly due to her mother’s forced deportment training in an attempt to
suppress Victoria’s tomboyish tendencies. Victoria’s strong belief in
science and her disdain for religion will probably be tested in her
"future."
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| Daria Gray |
Born 920 A. C. More handsome and striking than
pretty, Daria stands half a hand under six feet, and is wiry and
muscular for a woman. She has tanned skin and usually wears her
brown hair tied at the nape of her neck. She has a thin white
scar
running down the side of her face from her right temple. Her
dress is unpretentious and more often than not, she wears a masculine
style, or perhaps a split skirt over trousers. Daria is skilled
with many weapons, but typically carries a falchion and over under
wheellock pistol. Daria was once a member of a prestigious Covenanter
unit of magical ‘mage hunters,’ and has served as a Mercenary in
Achaea. She is currently a Rogation officer with the Covenant due
to some rather unusual circumstances. She knows a little combat
magic and quite a bit of counter-spell magic.
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| Brianna MacGregor |
Born 929
A.C. The children of Lord Brenos and Lady
Ithil of Anam Dachaigh, Brianna and her twin Naill share the unusual
coloring of their mother's people—thick, straight, blue-black hair,
pale blue eyes, and fair skin. They have high cheek bones and
strong, sculpted features. A scholar at heart, Brianna left home
at a young age to study ancient learning at the Dubharach Tigh
Foghluim, or Shadow School of the central Galacian highlands.
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| Niall MacGregor |
Born 929 A.C. Born in the
year of the Great King, Niall of
Clan MacGregor is the fourth son of Lord Brennos and Lady Ythil, one of
the major families of the Anam Dachaigh-the
Haunted Lands-in Galacia. Niall was born with the soul and
musical skills of a bard, but violent scandal prevented his acceptance
as a full bard, and forced his path to follow his twin sister, Brianna,
through the Dubharach Tigh Foghluim,
or Shadow School of the central
Galacian highlands. Niall has a light-hearted bearing and an easy
smile, however, events of late have darkened his countenance and given
him reason to focus his thoughts on deeper subjects than the ladies he
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| Funaho Achiko Masaki |
Born 861 A.C. Funaho is Elven, with
long, very dark black hair and pine green eyes. She is slender
and just under six feet tall. She dresses in either Elven
or human style, as suits her fancy. When traveling among humans,
she reverses her name, human style. She keeps two personal names
because she has kept two "lives" or professions. Funaho-san is a
poet, but Achiko-san is a well known painter. While she is well
trained in the traditional forms, her subjects (and lifestyle) are very
avant garde—at least as far as elves are
concerned. She likes associating with humans, as she enjoys their
creativity and spontaneity. Funaho is quite playful and seems to
enjoy scandalizing her friends, both human and Elven.
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| Mati Paarainen |
Born 1778 A.C.
Mati is the son of a prosperous Valmaran merchant. His parents
used their money to send him to a good bording school where he he had
an unremarkable tenure (due
in no small part to the fact that he spent more time solving
penny puzzle books than homework problems. His skill at polo and his
father's money earned him a
commission in the Valmaran Cavalry upon graduation. There Mati
demonstrated a facility with languages and was farmed out to the
Valmaran Office of
Intelligence and Critical Affairs where he worked until 1809.
While on a diplomatic mission for them, he was
captured by an insurgent plains tribe in league with the Fox.
While he extricated himself and sent for help, he had to
contend with the Fox's unseelie allies. The things
he claimed to have seen drew the attention of the Minister of
Education, who recruited
him into an even more secretive agency... |
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| Aurainen Vardis Railius |
Born c. 900 A.C. Aurainen
appears to be
in his late twenties or early thirties. While, at six foot, he is
a bit short for an Imperial of good family, Aurainen's features are
classic for that people: pale skin, narrow face, high cheek bones, and
deep set eyes. His eyes are storm grey and he keeps his dark hair
cut shoulder length and magically braided with strands of silver.
Aurainen is very fluent in the language that Taahvo speaks, and his
Imperial is oddly accented but otherwise flawless. He will say
only that he is from ‘the North.’ He has admitted that his father was
fey—a creature of the air and sea. He has the ability to
manipulate wind and water, cold and storm, as well as being able to
find and speak with the fey.
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| Taahvo Sieve |
Born 927 A.C. Taahvo is from the far North
and
the language he speaks sounds similar to that spoken on the Fisher
Coast. Taahvo is tall, half a hand over six feet. His skin is
tanned but his hair is pale, platinum blond and so long it seems it has
never been cut. Taahvo usually wears tightly cut black leather
boots, trousers, and jerkin over a white shirt. He moves with a
quiet, predatory grace, and always seems to have a blade at hand when
needed. His knowledge of herbs for healing and…other purposes, is
extensive, but he is quiet and uncomfortable in social situations.
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| Anne
Skyvald |
Born
931 A.C. Anne is Ian's half-sister and the youngest child
of Baron Simone Skyvald. Anne and Ian remain close despite the
different directions their lives have taken them. Anne's father
sent her away to study at a convent for several years until it became
advantageous to marry her off. At the convent she was encouraged
to develop her talent for divination and holy magic.
Unfortunately for her father, she was able to use these talents to
discover the unpleasant future that awaited her had she accepted the
bridegroom her father intended for her. With the help of Ian and
Corentyn, she managed to flee the Marches and become a lady-in-waiting
for the royal family in Sienova. Anne eventually purchased a
small estate and the wines produced there are widely considered to be
excellent.
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| Ian
Skyvald |
Born 927 A.C. Ian is the oldest surviving
child of Baron Simone Skyvald of Middle March. The Baron was a
widower at the time he had an affair with the acrobat who was Ian's
mother, so when he remarried and had legitimate heirs, the stigma of
being the oldest and a bastard caused Ian's life to be very
unpleasant. Ian's dilemma is that he must maintain the status of
a gentleman without having landed income or a supportive family.
He became a minor diplomat in the service of the Mithraic Crown and a
skilled operative for the Mithraic Secret Service. Ian's talents
include swordsmanship, poisons, pickpocketing, lockpicking, forgery,
magic, and cooking. His expense reports are rapidly becoming the
stuff of legend.
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