Cast Topic (in progress) (tongue-in-cheek)

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Cast:

Autumn Crow (Swordsage//Swashbuckler): it's you      you're the star

Janda Lestrad (Bard/Marshal//Water Shugenja): Somewhat spoiled and very opinionated rich girl that's worked hard on being able to keep up with the rest of the group. "Rivals" with Solmyr, is quickly befriending Lilian, and friends with Ary. Seems to be well known around the Guild, if not for the best of reasons. Hates the color pink. The former group leader apparently had Solmyr antagonize her in order to get her to prove herself. Sort of a bad plan all around, but she's rolled with learning this rather well.

Lilian Wardingrow (Templar (Erest Rosen)//Beguiler): Crow doesn't know her that well, yes, but she seems almost endlessly cheerful and rather well-read. Seems to be best friends with Solmyr, well regarded by Kalos and Isabella, and is getting along with Lilian swimmingly now. Has a sharp wit, but occasionally seems bobbleheaded or fake instead? Is -definitely not- dating Solmyr.

Solmyr Issun (Warmage//Wanderer): A stout and jovial fishman with a talent for offensive magic and healing both. Seems to enjoy pulling pranks on Janda, perhaps with romantic undertones??? Actually this seems to have been Mare's idea, and Lilian thinks that if he's got a crush on anyone, it is (was?) Mare. Gets along very well with Lilian and seems to know Nyci well enough to not find her behavior all that offputting. Likes alcohol.

Ary Shiguzu (Warblade//Samurai): Calm-headed, rational, and not much of a leader. Seems personable enough, however, and can act as a leader in a pinch. The entire group seems to respect him well enough. Is the (perhaps browbeaten) Talkyr boyfriend to Nyci. Has commented that his training was very much "lead by example, not by leadership".

Parakloro (Psychic Warrior//Ranger): Seems to know a lot about yeeks at least, has an older brother named Benzin who Solmyr knows. Is really damn quiet. He and Crow have barely talked. The issue here seems to be crippling shyness? Is more vocal on topics if he knows what he's talking about, is also more vocal in the field. Poor kid's traumatized somehow... Has opened up some after explaining how his aunt died. Crow sticking around to talk to him also seems to have helped.

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Kerebos Guild Personalities



Ramedo (???/???): The person in charge of managing Crow's group. An affable old man with dark skin and one magnificent white beard. Bushy eyebrows, too. Seems to be trained in medical procedures, but not in hiding things from anyone paying a whit of attention.

Jagden Skire (Warblade//Templar (???)): The founder of the Guild, and by all accounts a tough old coot who still adventures nearly constantly.  His name inspires respect even in Wild Goose. Crow hasn't met him yet.



Kalos Umaurun (Hexblade//Oracle): A grandmotherly old Talmuri woman who seems to be an adventurer, despite having vision issues. Seems to be quite kind. Is a devout follower of Zuiseno, but seems amenable to the concept of people learning to stand on their own two feet. Tied with Crow in a sparring match.

Isabella Froustein (Cleric//Wizard): A tall, gangly woman with frizzy black hair. Seems to be a bit of a natural klutz, and is absolutely tonedeaf. Pretties up incredibly well, and is apparently nobility - more so than Janda, though the exact dynamics there aren't clear.

Nyci Baire (Soulshifter//???): A squat, muscular Talkyr woman with brown plumage. Is very straightforward, has no natural filter, and no comprehension of sentence breaks. Seems to be some sort of scrapper, and is in a relationship with Ary.

Tammud (Scout//Ninja): A talented market negotiator that, according to Ary, will hit on anyone that's on two feet. Left a bad first impression on Crow, but seemed to realize jocularity wasn't a good idea with her relatively fast, at least. Helps Isabella buy ingredients.

Benzin (Soulshifter//Rogue): A higher-ranking member of the Guild, Para's brother. A fat blue-furred Talkyr who sounds like a skilled soulshifter. Works/worked with Janus, Toeki and Shakodai, but Shakodai's falling ill has put a wrench into the works.

Janus Kittima (Healer//Fighter/???): A brash, angry young man with a great deal of attitude and the strength to match.

Toeki C. Hasane (Druid//Brawler): A rather cheerful devout to Ratokyst and brawler. Speaks casually but with respect to others, in contrast to Janus.

Shakodai Ika'an (???//Brawler): A warrior and teammate of Toeki, Janus and Benzin, but has fallen ill with Deepsteal and shows no signs of waking. The prognosis is grim, and divine magics have low chances of working.

Redola Udmir (???//???): What the hell is this girl's deal? A brown-furred Talkyr who seems to give no shits about whatever she's doing. Is she even a guild member? Seems to "greet" new arrivals in Crow's complex. Sure, whatever. Para talks about her as though she's a psionicist.

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Temple Personalities:

The Weeping Lady:
Priestess Sabbata: A leonine, white-furred Talkyr, with a very lithe, tall frame. Seems to be a devout healer, and trained in diagnosis of more obscure illness. Knew Goose? Those stories could be really interesting to listen to.

Zuiseno:
Lady Elgethi: A mid-ranking priestess in the Temple of Zuiseno, and a member of the Violet Tome. Whatever that is. Works with the government to monitor magical fluctuations in town. Took Riyin and Maise, the summoner troublemakers, in as captives. Chufty.


Sath:
Father Martenn: An expert on dreams, who received Crow's report with some concern and helped possibly explain some important elements of the dreams. Rather pleasant.

Rei Naodeen: An adventurer and Ary's superior. Strict, time-focused, and has little patience for anything he can't predict. Warblade//Marshal.


Ratokyst:
Brother Redclaw: Studies diseases, likes Ms. Kila, but doesn't seem to get along with the more druidic-inclined of the temple? Or maybe it's just Uncle Jermene.

Uncle Jermene: An absent-minded, happy-hearted older man that likes puttering around with plants and stranding poor, innocent groups in the middle of an urban jungle, the jerk.

Ikkon: A Talkyr lady, not originally from Verxais. Seems relatively open and probably the most detail-minded person that Manifold has met in the Temple. Mentioned a "master of the temple" but wouldn't give further info.

Ms. Kila: Standing over ten feet tall and with a great deal of muscle that sounds like it draws way too much negative attention when she does go out. Prefers to stay in the Temple and cook and study, as a result. Explains the huge doors at least... Druid//Hedgemage, is a pacifist.

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Cityfolk:

Mrs. Gata and Argona: Two merchants in the Kestrelflight complex. Mrs. Gata is a Hedgemage as well as a merchant, and runs a magical trinket store while Argona sells fruits and vegetables that the complex grows in excess, especially figs.





Names Crow Has No Context On:

Kzatch, Hzaou (Fellow M1 adventurers?)

Marion/Mare - Apparently, this girl was the former leader of the group now known as Manifold. But she bailed and Crow inherited her mess. Sounds like an asshole, but Janda seemed to like her well enough - maybe there was a good reason for it?

Mim, Shaoakh: M2 adventurers. We don't really know much other than Shaoakh works with Jagden Skire personally, which sounds pretty impressive for a M2.

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Dream Figures

Nameless in White: The white-robed figure of the first dream. Seems to be protective of Crow, and apparently can make good on her word. Spoke of a creature whose name Crow could not hear, was rather ambiguous. She seemed protective, and Father Martenn implied they could be related... Curious.

Emperor that Dwelled in Amber/Towering One: A colossal figure that resided in the distance. Yeeks apparently die to it, and humans are driven mad by it if they approach. Crow's been warned against dealing with it at all, and that seems like sound advice.

Queen Ersyth VI: A figure in the dream that Crow couldn't hear, but the yeeks could just fine. Seems to have gone somewhat nutso. Doesn't sound like the name of a current Queen or ruler, either... Gave a weird riddle? Prophecy? Ranting? Something stupid that sounds like it's supposed to 'help' find her, and has bid Crow to come to her:

"I await, protecting myself, above the rats that hide from their own justice, above the sealed jar, above myself, in the tomb where Hope and Wisdom died, after the Stalwart turned and ran, after the Hero surrendered to his own damnation, on the peak where 'Am-naitora' was given to the winds.'

Whatever. Seriously, can't these idiot mist-fragmented things give, like, the name of the mountain she claims to be on? Ugh. Probably not even on a mountain. Hate this sort of thing.

Irliki + Kiyli: The two yeeks that went with Crow's team for a time, and who went with Crow into the dream. Irliki, the mage, has offered to train Crow and talk to her about the Mist. Sounds.... interesting, even if both Para and Janda will likely freak out.