<h2>New Named Characters</h2>


    Rachel: human woman, Guardian instructor (Tiv) focusing on spellwork


    Palmer (The Demonpalm): human man, former Guardian instructor (Tiv), mana cultivator, specializes in the sonic aspect, known for hunting demons, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, moving to Thanatos


    Tara: canan woman, former Guardian (Tiv), direct disciple of Sigille, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, moving back to her native realm


    Thena: dwarven woman, sister of Jee, student and aspiring disciple of Sigille, mana cultivator, external mana control impairment


    Clayson: dwarven man, bodyguard and friend of Thena, mana cultivator


    Clarence: elven man, Kipkoi’s childhood friend and helper, thief and assassin


    Derek: human man, direct disciple of Palmer, permanently crippled mana pool, Terry’s first Guardian companion in Tiv, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, following Palmer to Thanatos


    Rosheen: human woman, mage that specializes in utilizing a sonic-aspected spell and remaining hidden, Guardian companion of Derek, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, following Palmer to Thanatos


    Isabella: human woman, mage that specializes in utilizing the Shadow Bind spell, former Guardian (Tiv), wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion, considered moving to a conclave of the Magic Liberation Front


    Harrison: deceased, human man, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (unranked), second Guardian companion of Terry in Tiv, killed by Terry during the Libra Outpost rebellion


    Wallace: elven man, dungeon scavenger, aspect archer, expert in hiding his mana and picking magical locks, like a father to Matteo, father of Emily


    Emily: elven woman, like a little sister to Matteo, daughter of Wallace, aspiring druid, disciple of Dhruv


    Bigsby: human man, dungeon scavenger


    Dee: human woman, dungeon scavenger


    Borf: dwarven man, dungeon scavenger


    Anand: human man, necromancer, dimensional mage, expert in elementals, former mentor of Matteo, willfully caused Matteo to be possessed by elementals and triggered a calamity in the lands of the Four Towers in the Free Factions Union that also led to the death of Sigille’s husband, responsible for Sigille’s death


    Anem: human man, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Luminous)


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


    Emaldine: dwarven woman, mana cultivator, external mana control impairment, daughter of Sigille, former Guardian (Tiv), former scavenger, accepted sister of Matteo, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion


    Matteo (Elemental Fury): human man, possessing elementals, accepted son of Sigille, accepted cousin of Terry, accepted brother of Emaldine, originally from the Free Factions Union, lives in the Tiv Empire, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion and for dealing the deathblow to Bright Willow


    Ben: human man, Guardian (Arcana)


    Leah: human woman, Guardian (Arcana)


    Calam: elven man, force-aspected, Terry’s first Guardian companion


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    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)


    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, former Guildhead (Tiv) that was active in Guild management, spirit-bonded with Dargones, wanted for her role in the Libra Outpost rebellion


    Dargones: (The Magebane): human man, mana cultivator, magebane i.e. single-aspected (nullification), former Guildhead (Tiv), spirit-bonded with Amelia, wanted for his role in the Libra Outpost rebellion


    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, killed by Megumi at the Bulwark


    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


    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: deceased, human woman, follower and channeler of the Bright Lady (rank: Bright), lead the Guardian management in the Libra Outpost, responsible for Sigille’s death, killed by Matteo


    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, former Guardian (Tiv), specializes in mana crafting, former direct disciple of Sigille (honorary)


    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 Matteo, grudge against Apex


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


    The Venom Siblings: three human siblings, two deceased (male and female mana cultivator), one survivor (female mage), 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