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Sornieth Division Lore

HEWN REPUBLIC

Argider
- a low-level legal witness tasked with recording evidence of criminal activity
- on a mission w/ Akeyla & Tibalt to prove the Empire's involvement in raising an Emperor
- a skilled bard able to create lyrical music at any time
- people don't tend to appreciate this skill tho
- chaotic nuisance
- actually competent at his job and dedicated to getting the job done right

Staccato
- an Exalted judge
- secretly assisting allies operating illegally to take direct action against the Empire
- his secret contact is Eliorn
- aware of a secret love affair
- his multigaze allows him to see through illusions, making him a highly regarded Exalted

Tibalt
- a refugee of the Empire's conquest
- his faceted eyes give him future sight
- had a vision of Akeyla's quest and came to join her
- his future visions are infrequent but always accurate
- somewhat distant, but does care (even about Argider)

SNOWSQUALL HEARTH

Karmiu
- personal guard of the prince, Tarkhan
- fiercely loyal to the crown and protective of the prince
- supports Anodaeha as a regent, though privately
- wishes not to see the Emperor raised
- hopes to shape Tarkhan's values to reject the Emperor project
- will savage any who try to harm Tarkhan, no exceptions

Tarkhan
- is baby
- prince of the Snowsquall Hearth
- father died suddenly of an illness
- his goat eyes give him the power to read minds
- just a litle creacher
- cannot change this

Anodaeha
- an imperial against the raising of the Emperor
- pledges to stop the process but also protect the prince, Tarkhan
- close friends with Karmiu
- has an imperial bodyguard, Iolanthe
- mostly clashes with the other unofficial regency candidate, Thelonius

Fyrn
- formerly the King's closest adviser, she intends to carry out his wishes
- supports Xerxes as the King's choice for regency
- one of the oldest dragons in the clan, and currently in charge due to it
- unaware of Karmiu's divided loyalties
- aware of others contending for regency, but doesn't see them as serious threats

Ruscello
- the oldest of the gaolers that came to the Snowsquall Hearth from the gaols
- mostly calls the shots for the rest, or at least demands the most respect from other dragons
- works closely with Ixchel in the gaols excavating relics and such
- like most of her fellow gaolers, has no real intention of sticking it out with this court
- driven by spite and discontent

Jaxine
- the youngest of the gaolers that came to the Snowsquall Hearth from the gaols
- believes the King's illness is connected to the Shade, but no one listens to her
- the least jaded of the gaolers
- after the King's death, she began to feel as though bigger things were afoot

Ixchel
- in charge of excavations in the gaols
- invested in the Emperor project
- possesses strong ice/fire magic she uses to maintain the gaols' structural integrity
- mean, shrewd, and unpleasant to be around
- implicitly trusts Ruscello (but she shouldn't)
- consistently belittles Jaxine

THE EMPIRE

Alizka
- originally a victim of the Empire's conquest after being captured & turned into a "lab rat"
- managed to escape and found herself in the laboratories
- discovered a vial of hypnotic sight along with research notes on its properties
- consumed it and gained Swirl eyes, giving her mind control abilities
- used them to put herself right in the center of the court where she took control of the empire
- her identity as a court jester makes her invisible to outsiders
- plans to bring the empire to destruction through their own hubris (+ the Emperor)
- is the Charge to Akeyla, the only person who can see through her deception

Yaen
- high ranking general
- brilliant strategist and tactician, but overly concerned with frivolous things
- loyal to the Empire

Nikita
- a respected Captain in Yaen's ranks
- also capable of performing exceptional field medicine... for a price
- not interested in charity, she's here for money/security
- not as fiercely loyal as her superior officers

Imogen
- Commander of the Fathomguard
- ruthless and efficient, she's never failed in her duty
- encounters her Charge, Endellion, and everything changes
- struggles with this part of her identity
- considered another dragon to be her Charge
- didn't know the truth of the Empire's war
- assisted by Maleko

Caelum
- part of a trio of fungi researchers employed by Alizka
- studies fungi from a Nature perspective
- his colleagues, Numair & Emial, are Plague & Shadow, respectively
- interested in parasitic fungi that can take control of bodies/corpses
- working to develop a strain capable of controlling the Emperor
- completely absorbed in his work/research, has no moral qualms about anything

Sofya
- technology researcher & inventor
- self-taught by dismantling golems in the golem workshop
- creates weapons, enhanced armor, combat support drones, and more
- successful prototypes are passed down the pipeline
- believes the success of the Empire lies in tech, not necromancy

THE COURT OF THE NUMINOUS

Xenith
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Elegante
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Rhodolite
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Kehstral
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Morganite
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Pyrope
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DRACO-BESTIA ALLIANCE

Cambeul
- a loyal and strong brawler tasked with enforcing the rule of [NAME], his close friend
- not the brightest and he knows it
- trusts [NAME] to make decisions for him
- lost his home, family, and the life he knew to the Empire, and wants revenge
- despite a very rough exterior, has a surprisingly tender heart

Duchess
- conducts raids on Empire trade routes to disrupt them, and steal supplies
- driven from her land by the Empire, managed to flee ahead of the army
- regrets running instead of fighting, and so hopes to atone for that mistake now

Yldyeluun
- a mysterious wanderer, she accompanies her companion Vagabond, Hahruu
- despite her nomadic nature, she and her partner have been assisting the Alliance

Hahruu
- a mysterious wanderer, he may have come from another time and place
- accompanied always by his partner, Yldyeluun, another vagabond like himself
- normally impartial, for reasons unknown he has decided to aid the Alliance

THE ASSASSINS COURT

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