The Virian Chronicler

Physical Appearance : Most Malvanians are tall and slender in build.   They all have pale skins and their eye colour tends to be pale blue, pale green or grey.   Like the Mondians, they have ridges above their eyebrows.   Their hair is either white or blue-black and is traditionally worn long, either loose or bound back in a tail, depending on personal preference.   Their facial features are very delicate and to a non-Malvanian, they do not appear to have much variation in their facial expressions. There is little variation in Malvanian clothing.   Mostly it consists of tunics and leggings in pastel colours for both genders.   Priests and academics prefer to wear long robes over their tunics and leggings.   Heavy coats are a necessity for going outdoors, particularly in the extremely cold Northern region.   The coats are usually made of wool or fur and in neutral shades. Society : Malvanians have strict and rigid standards of behaviour in p...

Physical Appearance : Mondians and Yttrians typically have pale skins but their other characteristics such as hair and eye colour, height and build tend to vary.   Mondians have distinctive ridges above their eyebrows but Yttrians lack this feature.   Hair is mostly worn short on both worlds.   Anything below collar-length is unusual.   Men tend to be clean-shaven but a few have small moustaches and/or beards.   Clothing is of a practical and utilitarian nature.   There is very little distinction between work-wear and leisure-wear. Society : Mondias enforces Cyad Law throughout the entire planet but on Yttria, there is a melding of the original pre-Cyad Yttrian regime with the more austere Cyad standards.   Lifestyle : The prevailing philosophy on both worlds is that hard work and ambition are the mainstays of society.   Mondias is more socialist in its leanings, whereas Yttria does encourage capitalism to a degree.   On Mondias, the t...

Image of Mazia made using Nightcafe AI image generator Image of Mazia made using Artflow AI image generator Image of Mazia made using Starry AI image generator Name: Lady Mazia Karina Alana Modjian-Cesario (AKA Malia Mirenjan) Origin: Carpathian and Varagan Appearance: Short stature, plump build, light brown skin-tone, greying hair done in intricate braided pattern, but often wears a headscarf.   Prefers to wear shapeless robes in neutral colours.   She is a shapeshifter so can take more or less any form, including inanimate objects. Personality: Often plays dumber than she really is.   Spouts apparent nonsense and speaks in riddles.   Very manipulative, influences events and memories.   Wicked sense of humour and is fond of teasing people. Family: Lord Andreas Cesario is her grandfather.   Lady Anwyn Menehari-Cesario is her grandmother.  Her mother is their eldest daughter, Lady Mahalia Cesario, and her father is Lord Karim Modjian, a Varagan...

The Uncularii, or High Council of Uncles, is the collective name for a specialist group of Vyrdigaan Order sorcerers charged with the duty of educating certain promising young people in the arts of sorcery and espionage.  One of their young protegés, Lord Lyandro Menehari (AKA Lyle), invented those collective names for them. Aravind Kurak (AKA Aravind Fendor and Uncle Ari): A Malvanian Master Sorcerer from the esteemed Fendor family.  A specialist in the arts of espionage, with the honorary title Spy Master. Nyraldin Cromarty (AKA Uncle Nye) : A Malvanian Master Sorcerer and martial arts specialist.   Ariadne Corvyn : A Malvanian Master Sorceress, specialising in martial arts, costuming and disguises. Lord Tiberio Claudio Scalani (AKA Claude Hawkins, Claude Scalani and Uncle Claude) : Last of the Atlanteans, along with his twin brother Emlyn.  Born to a surrogate Carpathian mother and brought up as a Carpathian. Specialises in history, law, politics, religion and es...

The five children brought up by Lord Andreas Cesario and Lady Anwyn Menehari-Cesario are collectively known as Children of the Desert.  Obviously there are many millions more children reared in the desert regions of Sartoria but this collective nomenclature is used in a specific context within the Virian Companions. Lord Vrijaro Modjian : The youngest son of Lord Edil Modjian was adopted by Andreas and Anwyn following Lord Edil's passing. Lord Lorenzo Menehari-Cesario : Anwyn's eldest son was a product of her first marriage to Selonicus Linderies.  Andreas subsequently adopted him. Lady Mahalia Menehari-Cesario : Andreas's and Anwyn's first child together. Lady Suriah Menehari-Cesario : Andreas's and Anwyn's second child together. Lord Sylvio Menehari-Cesario : Andreas's and Anwyn's youngest child.

Name: Thyra Arnyssen (Prefers to be called Glitch) Origin: Malvanian Appearance: Tall and slim with pale skin.   Bright blue eyes.   Wears wire-framed eyeglasses.   White hair cropped short and spiky on top, with a braided fringe at the front and matching braided tails at the back.   Wears non-descript utilitarian clothing.   Cultivates an androgynous appearance. Personality: Possesses natural intelligence.   Displays the typical streetwise wariness of most thieves.   Cheerful and playful with people she likes.   Guarded and suspicious of everyone else. Family: Mother Dotylda Arnyssen, owner of Dotylda’s Den brothel.   Father was one of her clients, name unknown. Abilities: Expert thief and confidence trickster.   Good survival skills and street fighting skills. Strengths: Physically strong and very agile.   A fast learner. Weaknesses: Not as knowledgeable as she likes to make out.   Overly sensitive about her p...

Image of Fechayr made using Tengr AI image generator Image of Fechayr made using Tengr AI image generator Name: Hennady Wasyrovitch Turgenev (Prefers to be called Fechayr) Origin: Mondian (Genetically altered to resemble a Malvanian.   Prefers to identify as Malvanian) Appearance: Tall and gaunt.   Pale skin and pale blue eyes.   Hooked nose and unnaturally pointed chin as a result of an incompetent face-changing procedure.   Straggly white shoulder-length hair.   Wears a mixture of utilitarian clothing and priestly robes.   Often has his hood up to cover his face. Personality: Guarded and suspicious.   Can seem abrasive and aloof, especially towards outsiders.   Bitter and cynical with a biting wit.   Protective and fatherly towards the younger thieves in his district. Family: A product of the Cyad Confederacy, he was created from genetic samples and brought up without knowing his biological parents. Abilities: Expert thief and ...