The Fenimeldiyaan: Vacation - Characters

Character name: Fitzgerald Hunt (Gerald)

Created by: RC

Appearance: Dark haired, clear eyes, early twenties, scruffy, tall, broad-shouldered, has a brand of a hand on his neck that he hates talking about.

Personality: Can be rough with people he doesn't like and rather annoying. Quick with a joke or snarky remark. Doesn't like to lose. He has a peculiar sense of mercy and won't kill those he thinks deserve to live.

Family: Married to Elsa. He left his home country and his family behind.

Influences: A desire to be a knight at an early age left him with a strange sense of the knight's code. The forced murder of his mentor scarred him and hardened him.

Abilities: Extremely skilled fighter in all manners of weaponry.

Strengths: Good at fighting, has a good amount of money to his name, loyal to people he cares about, oddly merciful.

Weaknesses: No tact, dislikes arrogance (except in himself), the exact opposite of a diplomat.

Likes: Fighting, money, Elsa.

Dislikes: A lot of things, mostly Morgan.

Character name: Elsa Silvereye (Hunt, though she doesn't use that surname)

Created by: RC

Character race: Human.

Character appearance: Twenty-one years-old, a little more than five feet tall, very skinny, long, curly red hair, silver eyes. Extremely attractive. Does little to accentuate that fact.

Character personality: Difficult to get along with. She tends to brush other people off and doesn't like to talk about her past. She doesn't like being the centre of attention or getting told she's doing something wrong. Pushes aside her own feelings for the sake of the people she cares about and can be annoyingly unemotional. Oddly enough, she's a pacifist--she won't take a life.

Family: Her parents were murdered by the former King of Vordelle. Elaine is her twin sister and Gerald is her husband.

Influences: She ran away from the castle (Zor) of Vordelle after her parents' executions. She and her sister lived on the streets alone and had to resort to thievery to survive.

Abilities: The best thief in all of Vordelle and possibly the world. Also skilled at swordplay, having been taught by her father at a young age.

Strengths: Reliable, true to her word, loyal to people she cares about, refuses to kill. Great if you want a thief.

Weaknesses: Stubborn, prideful, arrogant, likes to work alone, will go to great lengths to avoid people she doesn't like.

Likes: Taking care of her sister, being the best at something, proving people wrong, stealing.

Dislikes: Having to get Gerald out of trouble, relying on others, people who think she's weak because she's a woman, losing, getting told she's wrong, people who kill others.

Magic--0

Character name: Morgan Shadowbinder

Character written by: RC

Character appearance: dark hair, piercing green eyes, early twenties (a little older than Gerald), short, round. Never seen without his spellbook.

Character personality: Bright, always talking, always hungry, sloppy, extremely optimistic. The only people he ever argues with are Elsa and Gerald, though he harbours a love for Elsa that he hides after she married Gerald.

Family: He considers healer Apollo to be his brother. In spite of his friendly nature, he doesn't let anyone else into his world.

Influences: His parents turned out to be murderers and disowned Morgan. This affected him more than he likes to admit, and he very rarely speaks about them.

Abilities: Has good control over magic and uses a rapier rather well. Must use his spellbook for more complicated spells. Channelling darkness has the potential to turn him dark, and his magic's power varies depending on his mood.

Strengths: Fiercely optimistic, powerful magic, will fight and die for what he believes in if necessary.

Weaknesses: Struggles to find the balance between light and darkness, Elsa's marriage, his love of food, his messy behaviour.

Likes: Food, eating, food, using magic, those he trusts, food, fighting, bandying words.

Dislikes: People who call him fat, people who tell him he's evil, Gerald, the darkness inside.

Magic: Without darkness, 5. With darkness, 7.

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lord Andreas Alano Cesario (AKA the Chimera Obscura)

Character race: Human - Carpathian Spy Master (Ascended Master)

Character appearance: Short, thin slight build, light brown skin, waist length black hair, usually tied up with a piece of old bandage, long droopy moustache. Usually wears shabby checked suits with old brown sandals. Sometimes disguises himself as a beggar.  Several tattoos, including a special one on his back.

Character personality: Wildly eccentric and unpredictable. Sly, devious, wicked sense of humour, often self-depreciating. Changes subject abruptly in conversation. In private, he is a loving husband and father, devoted to his extended family.

Family: Direct descendant of the Warrior God Martius, through the Entrevi and Cesario families. Married to Anwyn, has five children, two of whom he adopted.

Strengths: Spy Master, adept at breaking and entering, climbing, picking locks, setting explosives, administering poisons, computer hacking. Ascended Master who can take mortal form when he chooses. (For the purposes of this story, he will be in mortal form).

Weaknesses: Generous to a fault. Cannot walk past a beggar without giving money.

Likes: Making and breaking codes, picking locks, playing the flute, doing conjuring tricks, telling jokes, entertaining children.

Dislikes: Cruelty, slavery, injustice and intolerance. Anything or anyone threatening his extended family.

Magic – 7 (but can be stronger when Anwyn shares her powers with him, which brings him up to 9)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lady Anwyn Lyandra Menehari-Cesario (AKA Anni)

Character race: Human – Carpathian Varathusian (Ascended Master but can take mortal form when she chooses.  For the purpose of this story, she is in mortal form)

Character appearance: Short stature, medium build, muscular and wiry.  Medium-brown skin, long dark hair styled in dreadlocks, dark eyes, wide mouth, slightly pointed chin.  Lots of tattoos, including a special one on her back. Attractive in a fierce, untamed way.  Age – Indeterminate but looks to be late thirties or early forties.

Character personality: Can seem very intimidating.  Fiercely protective of her loved-ones.  Extremely passionate in everything she does.  Playful sense of humour and can be very caring and motherly.

Family: Large extended family.  Married to Lord Andreas Alano Cesario, they have five children and many grandchildren.

Strengths: Sorcery (Vyrdigaan Master level), very skilled at martial arts.  A natural leader, experienced in politics, espionage and reading people.  

Weaknesses: Gets homesick for the desert and hates leaving it for more than a few days at a time.  Very hot temper and sometimes has a cruel streak.

Likes: Her family, her work, her home in the desert, teaching new recruits.

Dislikes: Bullying, injustice, prejudice, wearing clothes, especially formal dressing.  

Magic – Hard to measure, extremely powerful, but for the purposes of this story, 9

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lord Ezun Khadat

Character race: Human - Varagan

Character appearance: Very tall, heavily built, light brown skin, long wavy hair usually worn loose, droopy moustache, facial piercings.  Mostly goes around bare-chested, dressed only in black baggy trousers and sandals. 

Character personality: Cheerful, friendly, generous, always willing to help out.  Very caring and protective of his family and friends.  Has the typical earthy Varagan sense of humour.  Calm, patient, rarely loses his temper.

Family: The esteemed Khadat family, specialist dealers in weapons, textiles and the catering trade.  Varagan society is largely male-dominated.  They do not marry.  Most Varagan men own several concubines, as well as house slaves and employees who help out with running their businesses.  Varagans make no distinction between family and business.  While they regard their slaves, employees and children as possessions, they are usually very caring and generous.  Hard work and loyalty are expected, but most slaves and employees have a very comfortable and privileged lifestyle.

Strengths: Excellent cook, skilled in martial arts and fighting with melee weapons.  Astute businessman with good social skills. Good judge of character.

Weaknesses: Can seem arrogant at times.  Expects women to be attracted to him and becomes upset if they refuse his advances.  Finds non-Varagans hard to understand.

Likes: His family, cooking, socialising, entertaining, making business deals, spending time with his concubines. 

Dislikes: Bullies, anyone who threatens his family or friends, people who won’t try to understand Varagan ways, especially those who flinch away when he touches them.  (Varagans have a habit of touching a person on the arm or shoulder when conversing with them; it’s part of their culture and a way to find out who is trustworthy and who isn’t)

Magic: None

Character name: Queen River Meer

Created by: RC

Character race: Human.

Character appearance: Thirteen years old, curly brown hair past her shoulder blades, big brown eyes. Plain-looking, her eyes are too big for her face. Has a sweet, childish look to her.

Character personality: Sweet, innocent. Destroyed her voice with a misfired spell in her youth--the spell she accidentally cast after she killed her brother in an argument. Also accidental. Rather naive, struggles to behave like a queen.

Family: Her parents and her brother are deceased.

Influences: Erased her memories of her early years when she killed her brother. Recently lost her healing magic to Brent Drenlin, since it was his to begin with. They ended up using a third party's powers to split the magic in order to keep Brent from injuring himself when he heals.

Abilities: Powerful combat magic. Her healing magic was weakened after she returned some of it to its original owner.

Strengths: Can be deceivingly stubborn. Powerful magic that she's slowly teaching herself to maintain control of. People tend to like her.

Weaknesses: Uncertain about being a ruler, uncontrollable magic that activates when she's stressed, naive, innocent.

Likes: Jake, the Drenlins, Terra, people who stay by her side, loyalty, magic.

Dislikes: Her family, her own magic, people who threaten the people she cares about, evil.

Magic--9

Character name: Apollo Lightbringer

Created by: RC

Character race: Healer. Essentially human but with powerful healing and light magic.

Character appearance: Extremely tall and skinny, messy blond hair, pale skin and dark blue eyes. Early twenties (same age as Morgan). Always wears white robes and carries a white staff. Tan gloves.

Character personality: Deceivingly quiet and gentle among strangers. Actually has a strong sarcastic sense of humour and enjoys teasing Morgan. He is devoted to his life as a healer and will put his own life on the line for the sake of another. The Chosen One of the Lightshield, which grants him powerful light magic. He tries not to tap into it much, since doing so could lead to him accidentally "purifying" the darkness from Morgan--which would end up killing the mage.

Family: His parents were executed by the king. His aunt and two uncles all had dark magic in them, but none of that touched Apollo. Morgan is his cousin.

Influences: He's known for a long time that Morgan's parents killed his own parents, but he cares for his cousin and is the only one who can bring him out of darkness when he falls into it. The two share a close, brotherly relationship despite their differing natures.

Abilities: Very powerful light magic and a good healer.

Strengths: Devoted to his friends, good to have around when you need him, handy for getting rid of darkness.

Weaknesses: Set in his ways, can be stubborn, doesn't like to do the wrong thing even if it's for the right reason.

Likes: Tranquillity, when everything is neat (he's a neat-freak), going on adventures with Morgan.

Dislikes: Morgan's friendship with Andreas (he feels slighted), when things go wrong, sloppiness, arguing, darkness, crime.

Magic—7

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lady Rita Micario

Character race: Human - Carpathian

Character appearance: Fifteen years old. Medium height, slender build, light brown skin.  Dark brown shoulder-length hair, usually worn in elegant styles.  Very fashion-conscious, likes to wear the latest styles.  Prefers short skirts and high heels, but in a classy, elegant way rather than a trashy way. 

Character personality: Ambitious but deeply insecure.  Always seeking approval and validation, especially from her parents and her teachers.  Friendly to a certain degree, but can be shallow and vain at times. 

Family: Unremarkable Second Echelon family with aspirations to rise to the Inner Circle.  Rita’s parents are fiercely ambitious and expect a high standard from all their children and employees.

Strengths: Driven and determined to succeed.  Good social skills, knows how to read people.  Physically stronger than she looks, due to her artificial crystal bonds. 

Weaknesses: Impatient, wants to be an expert at everything without having to train and practise.  Very needy, constantly craving attention and validation.  Can be sulky when she doesn’t get her own way.  Not very academically inclined and can be lazy at times.  Becomes frustrated easily.

Likes: The idea of being a sorceress, being admired, socialising, fine clothes and other material possessions.  Has a serious crush on Andreas Cesario and goes out of her way to impress him. 

Dislikes: Studying, hard work, having to wear black robes, getting dirty, being ignored, failing to impress Andreas.  

Magic: 6 with her artificial crystal bonds.  Later increases to 8 when she turns dark.

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Nyraldin Halloran (prefers to be called Nye or Uncle Nye)

Character race: Human - Virian

Character appearance: Tall, muscular build, pale skin, intense green eyes, long red hair usually worn in braids and long red dreadlocked beard.  Eccentric dresser, often wearing mismatched clothing in bright, clashing colours, rather than the traditional black robes worn by most sorcerers. 

Character personality: Friendly, cheerful, approachable.  Lively sense of humour.  Prefers to be a friend to his students as well as a teacher and mentor. 

Family: Mother, Justeen Halloran, is a priestess of Scherza, Goddess of Wisdom.  Father Josiah Halloran, died when Nye was only a child.  Nye has a twin brother, Aravind, who is a Carpathian Spy Master.  Nye is married to Remyn Saavut and they have an adopted daughter, Yadzah, who is apprenticed to the desert shaman, Erroll Ohrivaal.

Strengths: Patience, friendliness, loving and caring nature.  Easy to talk to and very approachable.  Expert in shapeshifting and blood sorcery, as well as being skilled at martial arts.

Weaknesses: Can be too soft and over-indulgent with his students.  He lets his emotions rule him at times.

Likes: His family, living in the desert, teaching students, playing practical jokes, going out to nightclubs with Remyn.

Dislikes: Formal dressing, strictness, prejudice, intolerance, arguments and conflicts. 

Magic: 7 (Has a natural Saavagny crystal bond which gives him his startling green eye colour)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Remyn Saavut

Character race: Human - Malvanian

Character appearance: Tall, more muscular than the average Malvanian.  Pale skin, long dark hair usually worn in braids.  When teaching his students, he wears traditional black robes, but for his wild nights out, he prefers to dress in women’s clothing.

Character personality: Intense, can be overly formal and serious at times, although he has a rebellious streak.  Quietly assertive.  Loyal and loving.

Family: Little is known about them.  He fell out with his parents during a rebellious stage in his early teens.  They disapprove of his homosexual nature.  He is married to Nye Halloran and they have an adopted daughter, Yadzah.

Strengths: Skilled healer, very knowledgeable and resourceful.  Usually polite and diplomatic, but can be brutally honest at times.  Expert in crystal theory, telepathy and martial arts.

Weaknesses: Can seem distant and unapproachable.  Obsessively tidy.  Can be rigid and inflexible on certain issues.

Likes: His husband and daughter, his adopted family in the desert, teaching students, meditating, going out to nightclubs with Nye.

Dislikes: Untidiness, lateness, prejudice and intolerance.

Magic: 7 (Has a natural Saavagny crystal bond)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Caratacuus Helvellyan

Character race: Human - Malvanian

Character appearance: Tall, slim build, pale skin, pale grey eyes, long white hair.  He usually dresses in light grey robes which he makes himself.  Quietly spoken, with little variation in his tone of voice.  His facial expressions are subtle and hard to read.

Character personality: Calm and endlessly patient.  Very diplomatic, rarely displays any noticeable emotions.  Very caring and nurturing.  

Family: (I’ve yet to write his back-story, so I don’t know anything about his parents) He has one daughter, Ryaah Lemuel, and several grandchildren.  Married late in life to Abileen Fermanagh, who is younger than his daughter, via an arranged Carpathian marriage.

Strengths: Skilled sorcerer.  Expert in mathematics and sacred geometry.  Can fight when necessary but always seeks a diplomatic solution first.  Steady, reliable and dependable.

Weaknesses: Can seem distant and aloof.  Hard to read how he feels, since he rarely shows emotions. 

Likes: Teaching students, spending time with his wife, daughter, son in law and grandchildren, designing and making clothes, embroidery, painting and meditation. 

Dislikes: His peaceful way of life being disrupted. 

Magic: 7 (but rarely uses it, apart from translocating and merging minds)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Zuleiko Retnik

Character race: Human - Malvanian

Character appearance: Tall, thin, pale skin, pale grey eyes, shaved head.  Wears eyeglasses.  Dresses in formal black robes. 

Character personality: Seems dour and unapproachable but is in fact painfully shy.  Cares deeply about his students, even though he can be harsh on them at times. 

Family: From the distinguished and ancient Retnik family.  He is in a relationship with Gydrhn Fendor, a teacher at one of the Virian temples. 

Strengths: Extensive knowledge of languages, cultures and customs. 

Weaknesses: His shyness, his undemonstrative nature, his tendency to be overly formal. 

Likes: Gydrhn, teaching, meditating. 

Dislikes: Social gatherings, loud people, anything or anyone disturbing his peace.   

Magic: 7 (but rarely uses it, apart from translocating)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lady Galea Sagacia Nentofore

Character race: Human - Carpathian

Character appearance: Short stature, good figure for her age, but wears baggy, scruffy clothing that hides her figure. Medium brown shoulder length curly hair, streaked with grey. Little half-moon glasses.

Character personality: Seems gruff and grumpy but warms up when one gets to know her better. No-nonsense, practical, unconcerned about physical appearances.

Family: The vast Nentofore family, rumoured to number thousands.  Married to Lord Armando Ciresi, has seven children and many grandchildren.  She has been Matriarch (head of the family) for many years, having inherited the position from her father, Lord Galateo Sagacio Nentofore.  She is the older sister of Lords Luigi and Alonzo Nentofore and aunt (by adoption) to Lord Andreas Cesario.

Abilities: Sharp analytical mind, keen observational skills. Often picks up on details that most people would miss. Skilled at wrestling and martial arts. Never backs down from a fight.  Much stronger than she looks.

Strengths: Resourceful, determined, practical.

Weaknesses: Hot temper, interferes in other people's lives, gives advice even when it's not welcomed. Never holds back from speaking her mind, even if it can be hurtful.

Likes: Her family, Carpathian politics, gardening, martial arts, flying, chasing her husband around the orchard, teaching her grandchildren how to become good Carpathians.

Dislikes: Bullying, social injustice, pretentiousness, anyone who threatens her extended family.

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Lord Luigi Nentofore

Character race: Human – Carpathian Varathusian

Character appearance: Short, skinny, light brown skin, bald headed but wears a bandage around his head to cover a wound.  Usually dresses in bandages with odd scraps of fabric attached.  His face and hands are grimy but his body is clean beneath the bandages.

Character personality: Eccentric child-like behaviour and childish manner of speech hide a great intellect.  He is a devious Spy Master but most people would not recognise him as such.  He often speaks in riddles and nods and grins a lot.  Gives the impression that he is a babbling fool.  (He was a famous motor racing driver for many years until a serious accident caused him to give up professional driving.  He then became a circus acrobat, but now prefers to live rough in a deprived district in Vaskrath City)

Family: The Nentofore Family, one of the largest families within the Carpathian Way, numbering hundreds of members.  They are Third Echelon, which is a relatively low rank.  Hugely wealthy, their family estates resemble cities.  They are an eccentric family who disdain many of the usual social protocols of the Carpathian Way.

Strengths: Physically very strong and agile.  Expert at hacking, lock-picking, climbing, stunt driving, acrobatics, flying and martial arts.  Is a channeller or empath, able to pick up on people’s emotions easily.  Very caring and nurturing. 

Weaknesses: People don’t tend to take him seriously.  His childish babbling can be hard to understand. 

Likes: His family, jumping off tall buildings, flying, jumping up and down on beds, living amongst the homeless community, talking in riddles, driving very fast and recklessly.

Dislikes: Formal dressing (although he will scrub up and wear a suit when necessary), injustice, bullying, any threats to his extended family. 

Magic: 1 (for his empath powers, but he has no powers of sorcery)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Ursula Cadogan

Character race: Human - Virian

Character appearance: Short stature, thin build, pale skin, dark eyes, long tangled brown hair, streaked with grey.  Usually wears brown shapeless robes and a ragged grey cloak. 

Character personality: Quietly spoken but very manipulative.  Can seem pleasant but always has her own agenda.  Fond of making deals and reneging on them or changing the conditions.

Family: Grandmother, Dorota Cadogan (killed by Rayleen Shanahan but resurrected under mysterious circumstances by an unknown party), Mother, Vanessa Cadogan (executed by Lord Claudio Scalani)

Strengths: Translocation, mind-control, misdirection, blood sorcery, long-distance spying via crystals.

Weaknesses: Not physically strong. Over-reliant on her powers.  Disorganised.  Lets her emotions rule her at times.

Likes: The idea of running a sorcery academy, recruiting new apprentices, making deals and playing advantages.

Dislikes: Carpathians and wealthy people in general, other sorcery academies (she regards them as rivals), most other sorcerers, anyone who refuses a deal or gets in the way of her plans.

Magic: 9 (Has a natural Vyagite crystal bond, albeit not a very strong one.  Uses blood sorcery to enhance her natural abilities)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Veveen Ohrivaal (Matriarch of the Ohrivaal desert tribe)

Character race: Human - Sartorian

Character appearance: Tall and very slim, black skin, waist-length black dreadlocks, streaked with grey.  Harsh facial features.  Very rarely wears any clothing (unless she has to leave the desert and even then she will complain about having to do so).

Character personality: Fierce, can be very harsh at times, even with loved ones.  Prefers actions over words, although she won’t hold back from speaking her mind.  Will communicate by gestures and dances as well as speaking.  Brutally honest, has no time for politics and game-playing.  Stays out of the Carpathian business but will occasionally give her opinion to Lyle, whether asked for or not.  Has a large appetite but never puts on any weight.

Family: Widowed, but remarried to Lyle.  Has grown-up children from her previous marriage, plus one daughter, Anwyn, with Lyle.

Strengths: Physically strong, resourceful, independent, expert in several martial arts techniques even the very rare and hard to master N’gari and Venn’shah disciplines.  Excellent cook and competent herbalist. 

Weaknesses: Can be extremely intimidating and unapproachable to those who don’t know her.  Her brutal honesty and violent nature can be hard to deal with. 

Likes: Family, the desert, cooking, eating, recreational drugs, martial arts, conducting fertility rituals.

Dislikes: Having to leave the desert, wearing clothes, fussy or vain people, cities, politics, anyone who threatens her extended family.

Magic: 9 (but prefers physical combat to sorcery)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Justeen Halloran

Character race: Human - Virian

Character appearance: Short stature, slight build.  Has pale skin and unusual maroon eyes (due to her natural Elediyaan crystal bond).  She keeps her head shaved and she has a tattoo of a green serpent on one side of her face, to cover a scar which she received in a duel.  In the desert, she goes around naked but wears black robes and a veil when carrying out her priestly duties.

Character personality: Wise, but passionate.  Caring but can be ruthless. 

Family: Born into the Shanahan family.  First husband, Josiah Halloran (murdered by terrorists), twin sons, Aravind (Ari) and Nyraldin (Nye).  Several grandchildren.  Second husband, Erroll Ohrivaal, the Hastamage (shaman) of the Ohrivaal tribe.

Strengths: Skilled at martial arts and sorcery.  Good judge of character.  Caring and nurturing.  Her serpent symbiont gives her added physical strength and stamina.

Weaknesses: Hot-tempered.  Still traumatised from losing her first husband but hides it most of the time.

Likes: Her family, the desert, her priestly duties, dancing, meditating.

Dislikes: Prejudice, bullying, injustice

Magic: 8 (Natural Elediyaan crystal bond, also several artificial crystal bonds, plus her crystal serpent symbiont)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Erroll Ohrivaal

Character race: Human - Sartorian

Character appearance: Medium height, heavy build, carries a lot of excess weight.  Black skin, decorated with many tattoos.  Hair styled in dreadlocks.  Usually goes around naked.

Character personality: Cheerful, friendly, approachable.  Wise and good at reading people.

Family: The Ohrivaal desert tribe.  First wife abandoned him.  Second wife, Justeen Halloran.  Step-father to Ari and Nye.  Also has several grandchildren. 

Strengths: Skilled sorcerer, specialising in nature sorcery, herb lore and healing.  Has a strong connection to the desert and the sacred Hasta tree.  Can communicate to the tree as easily as he can with people.  Also skilled in martial arts. 

Weaknesses: Can be too soft and trusting.  Over-indulgence in food and recreational drugs.  Doubts himself at times.

Likes: His family, the desert, tending the sacred grove, passing on his knowledge to his apprentice (granddaughter Yadzah), dancing, eating, meditating

Dislikes: Having to leave the desert, wearing clothes, bullying, injustice

Magic: 8 (Natural Elediyaan crystal bond, spiritual connection with the desert and the sacred Hasta tree)

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Kvyrt Elygiak (AKA The Trickster, AKA Khryzad)

Character race: Human - Malvanian (Ascended Master, but can take mortal form when he chooses)

Character appearance: Very short and thin, built like a child.  Pale skin, very long matted white hair and beard, reaching almost to his feet.  Usually wears ragged grey nightshirt with crumpled maroon silk robe over the top.  Prefers to go barefoot, but may sometimes wear maroon slippers.

Character personality: Playful, loves to tease and joke, hence his nickname.  Can be cruel and sarcastic at times.  Has no patience for self-pity or selfishness.  Highly intelligent and cunning. 

Family: Does not reveal much, save that he was born in a remote Geheimsvaak settlement in Southern Malvania.  He was married at one time and had children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Strengths: Master Sorcerer, used to teach law and history at a Vyrdigaan enclave.  Good at shapeshifting, setting and solving riddles, manipulating the fabric of the universe and hacking reality.

Weaknesses: Not physically strong in his mortal form.  Can be lazy at times.  His jokes and pranks can get annoying.

Likes: Jokes, pranks, riddles, testing people, teaching students, law, history, politics.

Dislikes: People who complain too much, materialism, people who judge by physical appearances.

Magic: Very powerful, hard to measure, but for the purposes of this story, 9

Character created by: Xanxa

Character name: Dorota Cadogan (AKA Dorrie)

Character race: Human - Virian

Character appearance: Short hair, chopped in messy layers by herself, black with grey streaks. Plump build, pale skin, wears leather tunic and leggings, plus a shabby cloak.

Character personality: Sly, devious schemer. Loyal to no-one except herself. Very manipulative.

Family: Mother Reenah (deceased), father unknown, has one daughter, Vanessa.

Strengths: Intelligent, uses mind-trickery and minor spells. Can change her appearance but rarely does.

Weaknesses: Greedy and power-hungry.

Likes: Finding young girls to train as her apprentices, stealing, causing conflicts, manipulating people.

Dislikes: Men, anything pretty and girly, happy families, anyone being successful at what they do.

Magic – 6