Mentors
Cian Nightglen
Cian Nightglen is a [volatile] [Chorari] Arcane Sapper who [sabotages enemy fortifications and magical grids]. They are motivated by [desperation for survival] and want to [investigate a secret]. In combat, they deal [Chaos] damage with [custom-made volatile explosive charges], but they [are aligned with a hidden entity].
Fion Starroot
Fion Starroot is a [pragmatic] [Chorari] Combat Medic who [patches flesh and souls under fire]. They are motivated by [a guilt over an old dept] and want to [destroy a faction]. In combat, they deal [Physical] damage with [a heavy-gauge steel syringe bone-saw combo], but they [are hiding a physical condition].
Bran Daybreak
Bran Daybreak is a [ruthless] [Chorari] Gloom-Stalker who [strikes from the blind spots of reality]. They are motivated by [an obsession with their reputation] and want to [infiltrate an operation]. In combat, they deal [Shadow] damage with [a pair of reality-slipping daggers], but they [are hiding something about their identity].
Naoise Thornheart
Naoise Thornheart is a [hardened] [Chorari] Monster-wright who [crafts monster remains into useful things]. They are motivated by [a determination towards freedom] and want to [investigate a mystery]. In combat, they deal [Toxic] damage with [a hand-cranked harpoon gun loaded with Hollowed bile], but they [have a mystical secret].
Maeve Duskweaver
Maeve Duskweaver is a [stoic] [Chorari] Vanguard who [anchors the front lines against the tide]. They are motivated by [pride in their faith] and want to [deliver a message]. In combat, they deal [Radiant] damage with [a massive, glowing iron-shod tower shield], but they [have a hidden past].
The Government
Jonas Bailey
Jonas Bailey is a [pompous] [human] Governor who [signs official decrees and projects an illusion of absolute civilian authority]. They are motivated by [a desperate hunger for prestige] and want to [influence a relationship]. In combat, they deal [Psychic] damage with [an oppressive, law-binding voice of command], but they [are hiding something about their identity].
Zane Stone
Zane Stone is a [grim] [human] General who [commands the city's garrison]. They are motivated by [a ruthless utilitarian focus on survival] and want to [destroy a person]. In combat, they deal [Physical] damage with [a heavy, notched officer's broadsword], but they [are not who they seem].
The Factions Leaders
Torsten Gravefen
Torsten Gravefen is a [disturbingly calm] [Noctari] Static Speaker who [broadcasts psychological dread and mimics the voices of lost loved ones]. They are motivated by [an absolute devotion to the Hive Mind's harmony] and want to [a quest]. In combat, they deal [Psychic] damage with [a wave of reality-warping localized radio frequency static], but they [are not who they seem].
Faction: The Hollowed
Tadhg Skyreach
Tadhg Skyreach is a [dogmatic] [Chorari] Warden Keeper who [consecrates hidden sanctuaries and tracks the Tally Marks left by the Nether]. They are motivated by [a fierce loyalty to the primordial elements of the Wyld] and want to [expore a secret]. In combat, they deal [Shadow] damage with [a heavy, root-wrapped hunting spear tipped with obsidian], but they [have a mystical secret].
Faction: The Empyrean Wardens
Einar Dirgeweep
Einar Dirgeweep is a [volatile] [Noctari] Defector who [coordinates sabotage operations from the forgotten drainage pipe grids of The Sump]. They are motivated by [a desperate hunger for free will] and want to [hunt a creature]. In combat, they deal [Chaos] damage with [unstable, weaponized bursts of raw, decaying Nether static], but they [are aligned with a hidden entity].
Faction: The Broken Gear
Zara Wallace
Zara Wallace is a [rigid] [human] Forge-Priestess who [supervises the massive soot-furnaces]. They are motivated by [an absolute devotion to the God of Iron] and want to [hunt a faction]. In combat, they deal [Radiant] damage with [a heavy, white-hot smithing hammer fueled by roaring furnace coals], but they [have a hidden past].
Faction: The Order of the Iron Anvil
Rix Rainwatcher
Rix Rainwatcher is a [gritty] [Ashtari] Scrap-Wright who [dissects monster remains and grafts their scales onto survival gear]. They are motivated by [a fierce desire to control the black market] and want to [infiltrate a place]. In combat, they deal [Physical] damage with [a massive, bone-handled cleaver modified with a high-friction saw blade], but they [are aligned with a hidden entity].
Faction: The Scrap-wrights Guild
Vesper Briarbloom
Vesper Briarbloom is a [brave] [Chorari] Scout-Captain who [maps beyond the iron bulkheads]. They are motivated by [a desperate drive to find a route to the heart of the Nether] and want to [find a place]. In combat, they deal [Toxic] damage with [a pneumatic survival rifle firing corroding, acid-dipped tracking flares], but they [are hiding something about their identity].
Faction: The Wayfinder Vanguard
Caleb Kingsley
Caleb Kingsley is a [clandestine] [Human] Signal Broker who [taps copper telephone lines to transmit the Whispering Code]. They are motivated by [a calculated resolve to dismantle Nether influence from the shadows] and want to [influence a relationship]. In combat, they deal [Psychic] damage with [a high-frequency harmonic audio emitter disguised as a pocket timepiece], but they [have a mystical secret].
Faction: The Whispering Syndicate
Faction Liasons
Coyle Andersen
Coyle Andersen is a [shell-shocked] [Human] Trench-Guard who [holds a collapsing subterranean barricade against the dark]. They are motivated by [a desperate survival instinct] and want to find his lost company]. In combat, they deal [Physical] damage with [a heavy, dented trench-shield and a standard-issue military sidearm], but they [have a hidden past].
Faction: The Iron Citadel
Bram Slagcoal
Bram Slagcoal is a [reckless] [Ashtari] Tunnel-Borer who [operates heavy pneumatic drills to harvest raw subterranean ores]. They are motivated by [a burning greed for rare mineral deposits] and want to [investigate a mystery]. In combat, they deal [Toxic] damage with [a modified, gas-powered rock-drill that sprays toxic hydraulic fluid], but they [are not who they seem].
Faction: The Scrap-wrights Guild
Kora Voidrime
Kora Voidrime is a [twitchy] [Noctari] Scavenger who [intercepts buried copper wire signals and loots deep-trench corpses]. They are motivated by [an obsession with tracking the Nether's localized frequencies] and want to [deliver a message]. In combat, they deal [Psychic] damage with [a jury-rigged audio receiver that blasts weaponized, low-frequency feedback waves], but they [have a mystical secret].
Faction: The Broken Gear
Nesta Shroudmist
Nesta Shroudmist is a [watchful] Chorari] Wire-Tapper who [sits in pitch-black pipe junctions to intercept subterranean audio vibrations]. They are motivated by [a calculated desire to map enemy troop movements] and want to [investigate a mystery]. In combat, they deal [Psychic] damage with [a pair of modified brass listening spikes], but they [have a mystical secret].
Faction: The Whispering Syndicate
Tobias Owens
Tobias Owens is a [fanatical] [Human] Pressure-Tender who [maintains the deep-level geothermal steam vents that power the upper foundries]. They are motivated by [an absolute obsession with structural resilience under pressure] and want to [destroy a creature]. In combat, they deal [Radiant] damage with [a long-handled heavy iron pipe-wrench that vents blinding, superheated holy steam], but they [are hiding something about their identity].
Faction: The Order of the Iron Anvil
Kaelen Phantomsquall
Kaelen Phantomsquall is a [grim] [Aelith] Path-Finder who [drags themselves through collapsing vertical tunnels to ink topographic hazard maps]. They are motivated by [a desperate drive to find a stable route out of a dead end] and want to [find a place]. In combat, they deal [Toxic] damage with [a broken surveying transit rod], but they [are not who they seem].
Faction: The Wayfinder Vanguard