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Character Profile: Avareen Fermanagh

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Avareen Fermanagh comes from a Virian farming community. She has eight siblings. She is mostly cheerful but can be prone to melancholic moods at times. She worked on her family's farm until her crystal bond was discovered by a visiting priest. She then went to study at the Temple of Scherza in Shintillah, Southern Viria. She found Temple life difficult. Through her attendance at Lord Lyandro (Lyle) Menehari's drama classes, she met his youngest grandson, Lord Sylvio (Syl) Menehari-Cesario. They became friends and Syl ended up recruiting her into the Carpathian Alliance. She studied at the Donovan Institute and trained as an operative. She initially resisted her arranged marriage to her elderly tutor Caratacuus Helvellyan but soon realised it was a better option than marrying a farmer chosen by her parents.  

Character Profile: Lady Caaryta Halloran

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Lady Caaryta Halloran is the daughter of Aravind Halloran and Julia Halloran (formerly Delvichi). She is a lively and intelligent young woman. She has sorcery powers but chooses to train as an architect. She values her independence. At first she rails against the marriage arranged for her. Eventually she comes to accept Lord Celeste Entrevi and agrees to marry him.

Character Profile: Yadzah

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Yadzah has multi-racial heritage. Her father was half-Sartorian and half-Varagan. Her mother was Virian. She was taken by a begging gang and put out on the streets to elicit pity and donations from passers-by. Lord Andreas Cesario discovered her on a mission and brought her to the Ohrivaal encampment in the Horeb desert of Sartoria. She was subsequently adopted by Nyraldin Halloran and his husband Remyn Saavut. Later, she began training to become the tribe's next Hastamage, under the tuition of her adoptive grandfather Erroll Ohrivaal.  

Character Profile: Tilyn Menachem

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Tilyn Menachem was born on the frozen isolationist world of Losintho. She has the typical reticent demeanour of most Losinthans, albeit with a rebellious streak. She worked with her father, the renowned scientist Henryk Menachem, as his laboratory assistant. Her disapproval of his apparent collaboration with the Cyad Confederacy led her to run away. She went to Varathusia to seek sanctuary among the Carpathians. After an initial troubled experience with them, she was welcomed into the Menehari family. She formed a close connection with Lord Lorenzo Menehari-Cesario, which led to them marrying.

Character Profile: Gildah Shaughnessey

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Gildah Shaughnessey, daughter of Barbara Shaughnessey, is a tough streetwise Virian.  She is feisty and fiercely independent. She enjoys sports and other outdoor activities.  She cultivates an androgynous appearance and disdains anything overtly feminine.  She is Sapphic by nature but doesn't always choose her friendships and intimate relationships wisely.  Her best friend is Lady Suriah Cesario.  Later, she gets recruited as a street spy by Suriah's relatives.  

Character Profile: Lady Mandina Ingrao

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Lady Mandina Ingrao is the wife of Lord Felix Ingrao.  She is a traditional Carpathian woman with strong views and rigid abstemious habits.  She often disapproves of her husband's hedonistic ways, which brings them into conflict.  She dislikes socialising outside her usual circle of business associates and friends. She does not adapt well to change.  

Character Profile: Lord Aurelio Ingrao

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Older Version of Lord Aurelio Ingrao Younger Version of Lord Aurelio Ingrao Lord Aurelio Ingrao is the eldest son of Lord Ignacio and Lady Shahina Ingrao.  He has a placid demeanour.  He is quiet and reticent in his ways most of the time.  As a younger man, he looks after his siblings and tries to help them whenever possible.  As an older man, he is dedicated to his wife and other members of the extended family.  He runs the family business in a calm and competent manner.