<h2>New Named Characters</h2>


    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, current Guildhead (Tiv) active in Guild management, spirit-bonded with Dargones


    Dargones: (The Magebane): human man, mana cultivator, magebane i.e. single-aspected (nullification), Guildhead (Tiv), spirit-bonded with Amelia


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


    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


    Damian: human man, soldier of the Thanatos Empire, 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: Old noble in Tiv


    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


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    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: human woman, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Bright), leading the Guardian management in the Libra Outpost


    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: Glimmer), Guardian companion of Sigille and Matteo (Tiv)


    Vhida: elven woman, Guardian (Tiv) that specializes in mana crafting


    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 Sigille, grudge against Matteo


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


    The Venom Siblings: human siblings, 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


    <h2>Recurring Named Characters</h2>


    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, Terry’s former mentor


    Ser: human man, Instructor at Arcana Academy


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


    Emaldine: dwarven woman, external mana control impairment, daughter of Sigille


    Matteo (The Mad Kid): human man, possessed by elementals, accepted son of Sigille, accepted cousin of Terry, originally from the Free Factions Union, lives in the Tiv Empire


    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


    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)


    Roy: elven man, Guildhead (Arcana), dimensional mage


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


    William: Guildhead (Arcana)