Caph Camellia-Camael Callilux Campanella

Caph Camellia, High Executor of Human RelationsThe competent, passionate, and controversial young leader of the High Terran people. Although devoted to his job, folk, and homelands, pride and pragmatism have twisted Camellia's normal High Terran over-protectiveness into active emnity towards outsiders. Little stops him from erasing non-terrans from existence except his own deference to his peers' understandable trepidation, though even these voices of caution are waning...

Camille, Demiurge of AurholmThe enigmatic and often inscrutable creator of the universe of Aurholm. That he lived and presided over an ancient Eden is undeniable historical fact, but with hundreds of years of decline since his death, little of that old paradise remains. While many believe Camellia has abandoned humanity, many others hold faith in his inconsistent promises of peace and salvation.

Zubenelgenubi Verticillaster-Vertiel Vertel

Verticillaster, External Affairs TraineeA philanthropic and idealistic High Terran of the External Affairs caste. Enamored with the universe’s diverse civilizations and sick of terran cliquishness, Vertel seeks to use his world-altering powers to aid the welfare of struggling planets, within the mandates of the Union, of course. Surely, the judiciaries would not refuse this humanitarian cause.

Zubenelgenubi Vertel, Terran Ambassador to the UnionThe bitter, xenophobic, and even malicious High Executor of External Affairs. An ingratiating smile and servile attitude compliment the petty spite in Vertel's policies before interstellar court, where his venom is infamous. Despite that, a core of strong integrity holds inside him, and it’s by that integrity he protects the intergalactic society he loathes from utter destruction.

Miquir

Miquir, Throne of GodA beatific higher-plane deity created by Camellia. Less so a person than a sentient force, specifically of causality and time, Miquir's ingrained purpose is to direct the universe away from suffering by setting it perpetually on its most beneficial timeline. Unfortunately, his existence defies the principles of the universe, which converted him instantly into the flawed manifestation Arsene.

Arsene

Sene, Servant of the DemiurgeThe loyal servant of Aurholm’s Demiurge, Camellia. Acting as Camellia’s confidant, friend, playmate, admirer, and sole company in a newborn world, Arsene has made it his mission to keep Camellia smiling while indulging himself on Camellia’s love. Proud to be the pillar of Camellia's happiness, Arsene adores the eternity he will spend both loving and being loved.

Arsene, Adversary of ManThe jealous murderer of Aurholm’s Demiurge, Camellia. Said to have envied the attention Camellia gave to humankind, Arsene is known as the fundamental enemy of man and the source of all spiritual evils. Though some regard his malevolence as part of a divine test, others theorize his story is merely a mythologized explanation for soul rot, as he has not been seen in a millennium.

Renard Elbver Cox

Renard the Cavalier, Knight of SebillesA brash attention-seeker from rural Lacren whose audacious antics went a little too far. Thrown out of his village for mistakenly killing his celebrity brother, fate has given Renard a second chance at a home as the favored apprentice of his nation’s new King. With such a prestigious mentor, and the fresh title of Cavalier, his course seems finally correct, but for the increasingly questionable nature of his cherished liege.

Renderdall, Blade of HeroesA blessed blade with divine properties whose wielders are fated to heroism. Named for an Asphodelean hero of yore, who is renowned both as a peerless monster-slayer and as the mentor of Asphodel’s first King, some claim that very hero’s spirit still occasionally graces this blade. How else to explain those moments where its wielders act not like themselves, but snotty braggarts?

Mephi Omej tel-Sharvara

Mephi tel-Sharvara, Beast of VamuA university dropout with occult inclinations who murdered a woman, killed himself, and returned as an undying monster. Divinely cursed with an unquenchable hunger for the souls of the guilty and sinful, Mephi has torn through Kitiven for decades in his eternal hunt. Though said to be meek, and his prey to often be scum, his fundamentally evil presence is not one the Church wishes to leave unchecked.

Archon tel-Sharvara, The Night StarThe reliable but standoffish patron god of Miulu. Expelled from his northern homelands, Mephi has agreed on the threat of banishment to prey only upon willing sacrifices, which he has found in the barren islands of Miulu. National larders, coffers, and public safety flourish by his presence, but for all this prosperity, Mephi himself doesn’t seem happy.

Phoenix Fidelis Valens Asphodel

Phoenix Asphodel, reclusive prodigyA bossy, young, and dutiful genius who is second in line to the throne of Asphodel. A combination of purposeful neglect and social incompetence have left Phoenix without the skills to navigate politics or run a country, however earnest his concern for his nation may be. Not that he hungers for the throne anyway, as he’s happier to plink his piano and nag his elder brother Aquila about policy.

Archwitch Valens, Tyrant of the WestThe tyrant who, in nary a year on the throne, started the civil war that almost destroyed Asphodel. Driven insane by suspicions that his officers, servants, and populace meant to assassinate him for poor tax policies, Phoenix’s legacy is a warpath of murdering civilians and resurrecting them as geas-bound thralls. Centuries have passed since his vanquishing, and as a divine curse now binds him to an empty city, he is largely forgotten.

Aquila Fidelis Pallas Asphodel

Aquila Pallas, royal delinquentThe fiery crown prince of Asphodel, who is regrettably a bit of a punk. Raised in an environment of love and privilege, the cruelly manipulative underbelly to Aquila's overtly carefree behavior has rarely caught any consequences, and it’s the Kingdom that will have to deal with it. As he aces his studies, happily pursues kingship, and loves his intimates back, the rabble can frankly cry more.

Aquila the Great, Despot of AsphodelThe calm and even-handed King of Asphodel, who has reigned for over 400 years. Matured by deaths and losses into an adept politician and cunning diplomat, not much ill can be said of Aquila, whose prosperous reign has elevated Asphodel into a world power. If whispers flow through court of danger hidden behind his benign smile, it is heresy safely ignored.

Jacklyn "Raum" Lethi Whitewood-Blackthorne

Jacklyn Blackthorne, Black Thorns ScionThe son of an Ordish gang boss whose kindhearted nature has always clashed with his wicked surroundings. Sheltered from danger and poverty by his family’s entrepreneurial clout, Jacklyn struggles to do anything to alleviate the abuses upon which his life is founded, and suspects himself too spoiled to try. With no escape from this dilemma but feel-good fantasy, it seems he must accept his place as naive meat in a predator’s world.

Raum Whitewood, Envoy of the ArchwitchThe heroic but humble crown prince of Asphodel, who is unfortunately thralled to Phoenix Valens. As the capable heir of Asphodel’s intelligence network, and the loyal confidant of the monarch Aquila, Raum has sacrificed everything to maintain a peaceable diplomatic link between the Crown and Phoenix. His honest heart and reliable service have softened the madness of even the Tyrant, which makes Raum’s open double-agent status against the Crown he loves ever more tragic.

Jayden "Reyl" Stix Blackthorne-Whitewood

Jayden Blackthorne, Black Thorns HeiressThe daughter of an Ordish gang boss whose fearless nature has become violent to fit her wicked surroundings. Conscious of the miserable fate awaiting herself and her brother should her mother’s enterprises fail, Jayden has embraced a cutthroat life of organised hustling, slaving, robbing, and killing, which has kept the siblings above water. Though jaded by the ruthlessness of the ‘real’ world, and eager to inherit the gang, she still finds her brother’s goodheartedness to be the real treasure worth protecting.

Reyl Whitewood, forgotten nobodyAn obscure scion of the Whitewood noble family who is most notable as Raum Whitewood’s sister. As the circumstances of Reyl's life and death are poorly recorded, most historians know her only as an Asphodelean spy who defected to serve Ordanz, but otherwise can say little. The lack of footprint she has left on history suggests the Crown dealt with her, ably.

Trivia of Jackals Venn

Trivia Venn, wayfaring witchA reticent witch of the Masked Coven whose soul is consigned to the Archon Mephi. Prolific throughout history in her travels of the world, many have encountered Trivia, but few notice the vast ripples her tracks leave behind. Where she is going or what she has journeyed for are questions she cannot answer, as though she may call herself a tourist, the sombre air about her suggests she left home for reasons that were anything but fun.

Mother Catherine, Bitch of SkinThe lover of Swift Kappel and a trickster of the most involved stripe. Said to steal from every space she enters, to weave fates with riddles, to have been born from the womb of a jackal, and to devour men’s beating hearts, Catherine’s games herald a crossroads of incredible change that save and ruin lives in equal measure. Those on lonely roads who hear her bereaved wailing must be cautions, lest they slip into the realm of the dead after her, as casualties of her efforts to guide her departed Swift back to the living world.

Swift of Jackals Kappel

Swift Kappel, Shevra Baht DevoteeA stoic cultist of the Shevra Baht who lives in service to the Archon Mephi. Remarkable only for how thoroughly his training has scoured him of all spontaneity and sentimentality, Swift has always accepted his place as a cog and is respected as a role model for it. That he has left Miulu to accompany Trivia on her travels, however, seems motivated less by the call of duty, and more by the reality that he is falling in love.

Swift, self-admitted witch’s familiarThe quick-witted ghost of a talking bird with a predilection for hounding pilgrims. Although an invaluable travelling aide for his knowledge and insight, questions linger about his inherent trustworthiness as he claims to be seeking his mistress, a witch. Whoever would reunite him with that mistress surely faces betrayal, but given that his witch is dead, perhaps there is no harm in bringing him to her grave to mourn.

Azimech Camille

Azimech, the Golden-Tongued LiarA powerful but maniacal yazata that is a spurious manifestation of God. Theorised to be indispensable in bringing the Rapture, his egotistic refusal to surrender his soul to the Almighty reveals him as an inherently antagonistic figure to man, barricading humanity from salvation. Lies of deliverance through him threaten to stoke a Jihad, but with his divine core undeniable, perhaps all he represents is a temporally accessible gate to heaven.

Camille, Demiurge RebornThe hesitant and overwhelmed reincarnation of the Demiurge Camellia. Cognizant to the madness of his former incarnation, Camille shoulders the responsibility of fixing his past self’s mistakes while ensuring said past self never returns to make more. Though Camille’s solutions have yet to manifest any good result, he assures his recent passivity before the Church is not him ‘stalling’, but taking ‘necessary action’.

Revati Lisbet

Revati Lisbet, Queen of DemonsAn upbeat girl from another dimension whose foreign powers can counteract devilry. Despite initial scepticism, her success in subjugating and enslaving malevolent demons throughout Nix has solidified her as not another cosmic aberration, but a legitimate Piscean shaman sent to heal Aurholm’s defilement by Arsene. The soul of the world accordingly loves her, maybe, a little too much.

Ishvari, the Devils’ EndA failed Thrax bioweapon that seeks the abolishment of all the world’s pain. Concerned with restructuring universal mechanics to be happier from the root up, Ishvari has been petitioning to become Arsene’s new master and to end Aurholm by delivering all of Camellia’s soul properly back to Pleroma. Though she has the means to force his hand, her respect for Camille’s objections has frustrated her plans.

Cassandra

Cassandra, Premier of OrdanzAn industrious slave-girl who rose from the warrens to save Ordanz from famine and collapse. Often anxious and unconfident despite her unquestioned success, Cassandra’s meritocratic yet sympathetic policies have single-handedly wrought a golden age for the nation’s economy, social development, diplomatic relations, and worldwide power. The future of Ordanz feels bright, but for an imminent, and unpreventable catastrophe.

Aster, rambling warren-wretchA crazed, wandering guttersnipe with a cavalier attitude toward life. When not provoking passersby with vulgar obscenities, or punishing herself for the misfortunes of strangers, she claims to be an oracle awaiting a reunion with her unborn soulmate. What she intends to do from then is unclear, although given her allusions to the messiness of their last breakup, some unfinished and highly volatile business seems to linger.

Poppy Cordelia Seacrest

Cordelia Seacrest, Member of the Board of Seacrest EnterprisesA shy, nerdy billionaire schoolgirl who is making waves in Ordanz as a social rights activist. Eager to wrench power away from villainous oppressors, and rewrite ancient laws to instead serve the oppressed, Cordelia dreams of a future where goodness is always rewarded and evil promptly gets its due. She cannot help but be frustrated, however, by how pointlessly complex enforcing this simple system has become, and by the reality that, for all her good efforts, she still feels unappreciated and miserable.

Poppy Seacrest, The Rat QueenAn aggressive, sanctimonious bully whose impractical policies destroyed Ordanz by incompetence and famine. In denial of her own irrationality, and desperate to hide the embarrassing size of her ego, Poppy has cushioned her failure by blaming not her careless vanity, but the insufficient efforts of her constituents for her disgrace. Traumatic meditations have rattled her foundations enough, however, that she can see her current self cannot fulfil her true desires: to do good, and make friends.

Zachary of Nine Columbines

Zachary of Nine Columbines, Pontifex ApparentA chronically ill patient of Nine Columbines Sanatorium who exhibits incredible talent at invoking Camellia. Fascinating to the Church as a prospective Pontiff, Zachary has accepted the offer to refine his religious hobbies into a properly virtuous life path. As the Church’s uncomfortable revelations are leading Zachary to discover, though, this decision may have been ill-thought, and made with far too much haste.

Zachary of Nine Columbines, wayward pilgrimA former patient of Nine Columbines Sanatorium who has left home to travel the country. Fleeing a difficult past and unsure of his future, Zachary’s well-intentioned neuroticism feels to conflict with his seriously pushy inner demons, which he is not sure he can truly confront. All the same, he hopes to see the world and his place in it as fundamentally positive, inflicting upon himself a painful, demanding, precarious, and impeccable trial of faith.