The Virian Chronicler

  Image of Gyul Khrychyt made using Picfinder AI. Name: Gyul Khrychyt Origin: Half-Malvanian, half-Yttrian Appearance: Tall, thin build.   Pale skin, pale grey eyes and white hair, shaved at the sides, but long on top and at the back.   Wears a dark grey business suit when working, grey robes when relaxing.   Appears to be around fifty years old. Personality: Calm, stoical, rarely displays any discernible emotions.   Astute businessman, devious game-player. Family: Unknown.   It is rumoured that his father originally came from one of the Malvanian sorcerers’ enclaves. Strengths: Highly intelligent, good at reading people (rumoured to have telepathy and empathy skills), very adaptable to different situations. Weaknesses: Motivated by greed and ego, lacks compassion. Has a cruel streak. Likes: Material wealth, good social standing. Dislikes: Anything which harms his reputation or causes him to lose out on making a profit.

Image of Ursula Cadogan made using Tengr AI image generator Name: Ursula Cadogan Origin: Virian 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. Personality: Quietly spoken but very manipulative.   Can seem pleasant but always has her own agenda. Family: Grandmother Dorota Cadogan (died before Ursula was born), Mother Vanessa Cadogan (later executed) 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 being a powerful sorceress. 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.  

Image of  Rychmaal Thirkelssen made using Tengr AI art generator Name: Rychmaal Thirkelssen Origin: Malvanian Appearance: Tall, thin build, very pale skin, white wavy shoulder-length hair, usually worn loose.   Dresses in black robes. Personality: Studious but not overly strict.   Motherly and protective.   More unconventional than her outward appearance suggests.   Vicious sense of humour at times.   Much loved by her students (she is a teacher of mathematics and sacred geometry at the Beryk enclave). Family: She is a single mother, never married, but has casual relationships with two other sorcerers.   Has one daughter and several grandchildren. Strengths: Intelligent, intuitive, inspirational, compassionate. Weaknesses: Over-indulges in alcohol and recreational drugs at times. Likes: Her lovers, her students, cooking, painting, going out in the countryside. Dislikes: Excessive strictness, unnecessary rules, injustice, cruelty.  

Name: Sidwyk Vordern Origin: Virian Appearance: Heavy build, carrying excess weight.   Pale skin, long white hair, usually worn in a tail.   Long white forked beard.   Wears oval eyeglasses in metal frames.   Dresses in traditional professorial tweed suits when going out, and scruffy old clothes when staying at home.   Formerly a teacher of science, now retired.   In his late sixties or early seventies. Personality: Kindly, eccentric.   Very sharp analytical mind and keen sense of humour.   Jovial and good-natured, rarely gets angry. Family: Blood relatives unknown.   In a relationship with Sharleen Guthrie, one of his former students. Strengths: Good academic and scientific knowledge.   Very caring and protective.   Good people skills. Weaknesses: Slow moving, unfit, not much of a fighter. Likes: Sharleen, doing scientific research, travelling, visiting museums and other places of interest. Dislikes: Physical activity, anyone who thinks the worst of him for loving a

Image of Sharleen Guthrie made using Tengr AI image generator Name: Sharleen Guthrie Origin: Virian Appearance: Short and very thin.   Pale skin and long sandy-brown hair.   Wears mismatched outfits, for example, a green and orange striped sweater with a dark brown tweed skirt and red knee-length woollen socks. Personality: Highly intelligent, a lot on the nerdy side.   Loves learning new things, especially to do with science, maths and languages.   She seems older than her years, having had to look after the household and help her brothers with their schoolwork.   Excitable and enthusiastic, but also realistic. Family: Older sister, Branwen, older brother, Keith, younger brother, Diarmit.   She is in a relationship with a much older man, Sidwyk Vordern, who used to be her science teacher at school, until he retired. Strengths: Cheerful, determined, resourceful.   Can think outside the box.   Also very practical by nature. Weaknesses: Not physically strong, not much of a