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== The Guardians ==

 

=== Cyril Kalmar ===

=== Frederic Kain ===

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* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: He's also gone over to Regulos in Terminus, and is called "Frederic the Betrayer."}}

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* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: He really gets into smacking around those zombies in Ardenburgh. Later, when he aids the Guardian player in defending a shrine, he ''[[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?|talks smack to Regulos.]]''

* [[Heroic Bastard]]: He's Aedraxis and Zareph's half-brother.

 

== The Defiants ==

 

=== Orphiel Farwind ===

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Founder of the defiants and its current leader. Orphiel is an exceptionally powerful mage and brilliant scientist, having had a very large hand in the creation of factory made ascended as well as Orphiel's failsafe, the time travel device that allows the PC to return to the past to help save the world. Despite his genius, Orphiel considers his greatest shame to be his teachings of Aedraxis, the Mathosian king who began the shade.

=== Asha Catari ===

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The high general of the Defiant and descendant of Ethian royalty. Asha was once a member of the Dragonslayer Covenant, working to keep an eye on the dragon cults. When Aedraxis caused the shade, Asha was caught in the first burst of energy and killed. In the void, she was confronted by Regulos, the dragon of death, and was offered a chance to lead his armies against Telara, infusing her with power to tempt her. She turned him down, and just when Regulos was about to destroy her using the same power he had just given her, she was pulled away from him and revived by Orphiel.

=== Rahn Chuluun ===

 

 

The leader of the bahmi and the Defiant's stratego, Rahn is a steadfast and honorable man who believes in morals. This isn't entirely positive: He doesn't trust the Kelari due to their practice of [[Human Sacrifice]], often clashes with Anthousa Mona, and is estranged from his daughter Uriel on account (in part) of her interest in the plane of death.

=== Anthousa Mona ===

 

 

The higher priestess of the Kelari, Anthousa can usually be found with Asha and Rahn. Her feelings towards Rahn are mutual, she doesn't care much for how "unimaginative" the bahmi can be and wonders if, when the time comes, he can make the necessary sacrifices.

=== Sylver Valis ===

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An eccentric Kelari scientist, Sylver is the one responsible for making Orphiel's manufactured ascended a reality.

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* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]

* [[Unrequited Love]]: See above.

 

=== The Faceless Man ===

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The leader of the unseen and former Abyssal cultist, the Faceless Man can often be found wherever abyssals are nearby, waiting to sabotage them and stop the madness that he's seen first hand from invading Telara.

=== Uriel Chuluun ===

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Uriel is the daughter of Rahn Chuluun and a member of the Unseen's higher-ups, working directly with the faceless man. Her interests with the plane of death have led her to be at odds with her father. [[Les Yay|Good friends with Kira Thanos.]] {{spoiler|At the end of a protracted quest chain, the player ends up having to [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|save her]] [[More Than Mind Control|from herself]] when she [[Face Heel Turn|almost goes over to the Endless Court]].}}

* [[Les Yay]]: lots of undertones ([[Word of God|strongly implied]] to be deliberate) of this with her and Kira.

* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]].}}

* [[Genki Girl]]: She ''always'' sounds cheery.

* [[Girlish Pigtails]]

* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: The way she says the quoted line really makes it feel like this.

* [[Ship Tease]]: This conversation in perspice could either be this or setting them up as an [[Official Couple]]:

Uriel: [[Les Yay|Yeah, she likes me. She just won't admit it.]] }}

* [[Storyboard Body]]: See her image. She's a bahmi; it kind of goes with the territory.

=== Kira Thanos ===

 

 

A higher up of the unseen with Faceless man and Uriel, Kira is the Kelari's deadliest assassin, going by the nickname "Azul Viper." [[Les Yay|Close friends with Uriel.]]

* [[Career Killers]]

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Someone in perspice mentions that Kira's presence has become "Tolerable" as opposed to previously, when he would have rather preferred to have butted heads with her.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Thanos" means "[[Career Killers|death]]."

=== Dacia Ultan ===

 

 

A renowned huntress who has "claimed more trophies than some entire tribes." Apparently one of the few people who can [[Cool Big Sis|keep Uriel in line]].

* [[Badass Boast]]: In Meridian, regarding trophies.

* [[Badass Normal]]: She's ''not'' an Ascended.

* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: Zigzagged. Her family are renowned artisans. Dacia set out to be an adventurer instead, and earned them all the ''more'' honor for being related to her.

* [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: While bahmi are technically a [[Proud Warrior Race]] in general, Dacia seems to be one of the most obvious about it.

=== Kaspar Massi ===

 

 

The defiant's resource manager, Kaspar loves digging up lost peices of history as much as he loves his beer.

 

== The Blood Storm ==

 

=== Regulos ===

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Dragon of Death and the single greatest threat to Telara, Regulos wants nothing less than the total cessation of all existence. Called the 'Dragon of Extinction', he is last and mightiest of the Blood Storm and the most dangerous to the lives of those on Telara. Amongst the dragons, he alone was not imprisoned when they were first defeated over a thousand years ago. Instead, his physical form was outright destroyed, his spirit banished beyond the Ward into the void between the planes. For over a millennia, he has railed and screamed against the wall separating him and the world, until he was finally able to subvert the crown-prince of Mathosia; Aedraxis Mathos. The result of his corruption was a crack in the Ward and the creation of the rifts. If Regulos is able to succeed, he will unmake everything until the universe is oblivion. His followers, the Endless Court, delude themselves with fantasies of ruling the world, but their master will leave no world to rule.

=== Alsbeth the Discordant. ===

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Regulos' lieutenant and leader of the Endless Court, Alsbeth seeks nothing more than her master's revival and the breaching of the Ward.

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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Was once a Guardian Ascended before joining the Endless.

 

=== Aedraxis Mathos ===

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Former king of the Mathosians and the one who instigated the shade, every problem in Telara can be traced back to him joining the Endless Court.

=== Akylios ===

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Dragon of Water, Akylios is a mystery. His original goal was the pursuit of knowledge, and to that end he absorbed all the thoughts and secrets that Crucia scoured from her followers. He spent endless eons crossing from world to world, learning every tragic secret, every evil spell, sipping the nightmares of dying worlds. It is said that while the motives of the other dragons can be understood - the desire to hoard, to consume, to destroy - Akylios is beyond understanding. He does not seek victory or riches or domination, but will one day kill everyone just to listen to their screams. {{spoiler|Second of the dragons to fall.}}

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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: [[Up to Eleven|Even]] by ''[[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]] standards''.

* [[Lovecraftian Superpower]]: His 'gift' to his followers, the Abyssal.

* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: "The living interest him because the tortured howls of races sound almost like music."

=== Greenscale ===

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Dragon of Life, Greenscale personifies the phrase "survival of the fittest". To his mind, civilization is the subversion of nature, which should always be expressed in its purest form - kill or be killed. The forests that grow under his power are filled with relentless predation and unstoppable wildlife, usually at the same time. Those who find themselves lost in his woods are often forced to become a feral beast themselves just to survive, until they can find themselves killing their own families without realizing it. His cult, the Aelfwar, is really only the noble house of the High Elves who support his cause to tear down all remnants of civilization. True to his nature, Greenscale cares nothing for his followers, but instead is only interested in creating a world choked by the deadliest of jungles and where living minute to minute is the greatest of accomplishments. {{spoiler|The first of the dragons to die.}}

=== Maelforge ===

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Dragon of Fire, Maelforge has no greater motive beyond destruction. However, unlike Regulos who seeks to permanently unmake all of existence, Maelforge takes pleasure in the very act of destruction. To this end, he is always careful not to destroy something completely, but to allow enough to survive so that he can destroy it again in the future. He ultimately desires a world where he can fly from nation to nation, burning down each one before leaving to let it rebuild, as he destroys another that has just been rebuilt. The least subtle of the dragons, this mindset extends to his followers, the Wanton, who will destroy anything ranging from individual lives to entire nations. Maelforge predictably hates Greenscale, but also Regulos, who would leave him with nothing to destroy.

* [[Blood Knight]]: "Destruction for destruction's sake" describes Maelforge ''perfectly''.

* [[Crush! Kill! Destroy!]]: As does this.

* [[Pyromaniac]]

 

=== Crucia ===

 

Dragoness of Air, Crucia desires total control of the world. She sees individual minds and thoughts as a cacophonous bother, one that she will correct by erasing every song except her own. By using the power of air, Crucia erodes the mind and will of an individual, replacing everything within them with herself. Her cult, the Storm Legion, is exclusively made of such people. She is the most subtle and possibly the most dangerous dragon, and was able to subvert and infiltrate every major power during the Age of Dragons before her imprisonment. Unlike the other dragons, her cage is far from hidden: the combined power of a pyromancer and shaman sealed her away in a deep lake from which they banished all heat, creating an endless winter for miles around. Eternally frozen in place, {{spoiler|she is nonetheless fully awake and capable of stretching out her will. One of her minions claims that Crucia remains imprisoned on purpose, using the ice as a shield while she recreates her mind-controlled legions.}}

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* [[Blow You Away]]

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Rather than fight directly, Crucia prefers manipulate others. {{spoiler|She only stays imprisoned because, inside it, no one can harm her.}}

* [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Air has the advantage over Death, since there's nothing solid for the Death magic to influence. Because of this, Crucia is said to be the only dragon who can defeat Regulos one-on-one. This may or may not be the reason why {{spoiler|they mated and have had children.}}

* [[Shock and Awe]]

* [[World of Silence]]: Her main goal.

 

=== Laethys ===

 

Dragoness of Earth, Laethys' one and only goal is to own ''everything''. From her point of view, all riches and wealth already belong to her - she is merely reclaiming them. This extends to all members of her cult, the Golden Maw, whose members extend through the rich and nobility. While she is one of the least destructive dragons, her influence can be far more damaging. It is through Laethys and her followers that entire nations can find their wealth gone, funneled into the bottomless gullet of the Golden Maw. Unlike other cults, her followers are the rich and the powerful, the wealthy merchant or the greedy noble. Whether it be a single copper coin or a pretty slave, Laethys will never be satisfied until everything in creation belongs solely to her. It is for this reason that she particularly despises Regulos, who would destroy what she would own, and her own sister, Crucia, who would replace heated lust for gold with passionless serenity.

 

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