Asi’eterat (Bluebell Character

Asi’eterat

Age: 144 yrs

Height: 6’2

Species: Helkaa (unclipped)

Place of Birth: Olu Alahm

Place of Residency: Dimiiwaa’s Rest

Occupation: Cook

Alignment: Chaotic-Neutral

Life Circumstance

Asi’eterat lives in Dimiiwaa’s Pass. He participates in the commune as a cook, and he trains people on survival, fighting, and stealth. He spends a lot of time exploring the cave systems in the mountains by himself.  He is one of the Keepers, and he camps on the outskirts of the oasis, closest to the mountains, as they all do. The Keepers have spent the last month planning the infiltration of a major event in Olu Alahm, with the intention of assassinating the Holy Sovereign, Usha Helkhem.

History

When Asi’eterat was a toddler his mother died in a lab incident that caused a lot of problems for the Sovereign. In the aftermath,  his father, along with his great-aunt and older brother, took him and fled to a place he’d heard about in the mountains. They were found by a Keeper after several days of struggling to find their way through the mountains, and brought to Dimiiwaa’s Pass where they were welcomed into the commune. 

Asi’eterat grew up in the commune mostly comfortably and held his role with a sense of duty. Roles in the commune typically rotate, but Asi’eterat’s cooking was popular and he enjoyed doing it enough to concede to staying in that position. He’s been very diligent in keeping up with his skills as a Keeper, and he’s gone out and done many missions with them. He’s had a lot of experience with infiltration, reconnaissance, assassination, and close combat.

Asi’eterat’s mother was Helkaa and died, and his father was Mur. His great-aunt had been clipped. He learned about his Helkaa voices from others in the commune and was taught to wield the voices as a weapon against the Holy Sovereignty. 

Beliefs

Asi’eterat believes that the Holy Sovereignty is corrupt, just as is the common belief of the Keepers and the people of Dimiiwaa’s Pass. However, he does not share a belief in the four gods in the same manner as the others. He accepts that there is a lot that they don’t understand and that there are strange things occurring on their moon, but he’s not sure what that means.

Motivations

Asi’eterat is grateful to his dad and great-aunt for being brave enough to take him and his brother to Dimiiwaa’s Pass and he is mostly comfortable in his life there. He is motivated strongly by a sense of duty to repay the Keepers for taking them in and the people they protect. However, he also feels personally curious about what else there is on Dibikaad. Or perhaps they were wrong and there was more on Miiknaa than just Dibikaad. He had a strong desire to find out for himself to see what more life has to offer than just the simplicity and monotony of Dimiiwaa’s Pass.

Personality

Asi’eterat is very kind. He’s observant but reserved, preferring to be alone even within proximity of others. His shy and melancholy nature can quickly transform into moodiness and disagreeableness. He’s also very impulsive at times, often endangering himself and others with little regard for his own mortality.

Eilo (Bluebell Character)

Eilo

Age: 71 yrs

Height: 5’11”

Species: Anemijii

Place of Birth: Sorn Onahm

Place of Residency: Usha Helkhem

Occupation: Personal Service Worker for the Countess of Usha Helkhem

Alignment: Neutral-Good

Life Circumstance

Eilo lives in a shared apartment with the other Personal Service Workers, close to the Countess’ chambers. Eilo is romantically involved with the tavern keeper, Isah’ren, and they’re trying to plan their future together but his job is making it difficult.

History

Eilo grew up in another beach city, Sorn Onahm. He received training to work in architectural engineering and did so until he moved to Usha Helkhem less than a decade ago. While preparing to begin work in his new home, he was offered a job with the Countess and accepted due to the increase in advantages. At the time the sacrifice of independence didn’t seem like a big deal, but he shortly got close to Isah’ren and slowly developed a relationship with him. 

Beliefs

Eilo shares the same belief system as the Holy Sovereign, but he believes the leadership is corrupt.

Motivations

Eilo is motivated by his conflicting desires to maintain a more comfortable life, which he has working directly for the Countess, and to be with Isah’ren, which he is hardly able to while working for the Countess. 

Personality

Eilo is rambunctious and outgoing. His attitude is generally lighthearted, and he is quite noble. He can be very indecisive, as he wants to please everyone and he avoids upsetting others.

Ytharae (Bluebell Character)

Ytharae

Age: 103 yrs

Height: 5’

Species: Tathnos Elephne

Place of Birth: Usha Helkhem before it was Usha Helkhem

Place of Residency: Usha Helkhem

Occupation: Personal Service Worker for the Countess of Usha Helkhem

Alignment: Chaotic-Neutral

Life Circumstance

Ytharae lives in a shared apartment with the other Personal Service Workers, close to the Countess’ chambers. They also maintain a secret home inside the hidden cave system where they were left by the Fate Beasts. Ytharae lives a quiet, solemn life seeking for something that they can’t describe. 

History

When Ytharae was born, the Apostles of Fate still occupied that part of the forest. The Apostles of Fate gave birth to their children in dreams and the Fate Beasts would deliver those infants to a parent (whether or not it’s the biological parent is irrelevant). Ytharae was delivered to Lia in an unusually chaotic and violent manner, and they were the last infant to be birthed in a dream to be returned to a parent. The events of Ytharae’s delivery were very stressful for Lia and they changed considerably afterwards. After 4 years, Lia abandoned their two children and the Apostles. While nobody really knows for certain where Lia went, it was only months later when greater numbers of the High Sovereignty’s soldiers arrived to forcefully secure a part of the cliffs they’d grown a lax with on account of the tiresome and ongoing fight over the forest. It wasn’t long before they found the beach and many of the free people and Apostles living in the forest were slaughtered. Inevitably, Usha Helkhem came into existence. 

In the meantime, Ytharae and their sister Nelnyne had been taken under the care of Coeus, one of the High Priestesses of the Apostles of Fate. Coeus raised them to be Apostles themselves. Coeus spent most of their life hiding parts of who they are and trying to survive the forced incursion of the High Sovereignty. 

Ytharae has tried on a number of occasions to leave the forests, but every time they try, they’re violently prohibited from leaving by the beasts everyone thinks have disappeared. Ytharae has made a secret reprieve out of the caves Lia found them in when they were born, which incidentally, the High Sovereignty has not discovered yet because it’s hidden so well in the cliffside. 

Beliefs

Ytharae was, of course, raised to share the same beliefs as the Apostles. But the beasts don’t quite appeal to Ytharae for obvious reasons and they can’t help but think if the beasts are so different than what Coeus has described, then how much can they trust the rest of it. Ytharae has had many strange experiences in the forest, just as everyone else has, so they definitely believe that there is more than what is easily understood. But they find all current religions inadequate in interpreting the different wonders of their frozen moon.

Motivations

Ytharae is largely unmotivated because they’re stuck in Usha Helkhem. What little motivation they do have is from the curiosity they feel for what’s to come. They feel that something big is bound to change soon. 

Personality

Ytharae is untrusting, but curious to a fault. They often get into trouble just because they “wanted to see what was going to happen”. They can be described as serious or intense, as well as detached in general as they are very imaginative and thoughtful. They can be described as mischievous, and even playful in more intimate settings.

Zosime (Bluebell Character)

Zosime

Age: 117 yrs

Height: 6’2”

Species: Mur

Place of Birth: Olu Alahm

Place of Residency: Usha Helkhem

Occupation: Textile Worker

Alignment: Lawful-Evil

Life Circumstance

Zosime lives in the outer housing surrounding the Countess’ palace in Usha Helkhem where she shares an apartment with two life partners and their three children. She is largely removed from her home life, as she has dedicated herself primarily to the purpose of vindicating her family’s reputation and legacy in the eyes of the Sovereignty. She works painstakingly intense hours perfecting her textile crafts and meticulously planning efficient work protocols. What little spare time Zosime has is generally spent frollicking in the city. 

History

Zosime is the only child of Rilri (Helkaa) and Esme (Mur). Rilri was the High Priest of Textiles in Olu Alahm, and he was highly regarded there by the Sovereign for many years. After the Sovereign perceived behaviour of the High Priest Rilri at a social event to be political and secretive, she took precautions and sent Rilri to Usha Helkhem to establish the textile industry there. Zosime was 20 at the time. 

Zosime spent her formative years living luxuriously and even after leaving the capital she experienced life comforts beyond those of the average person. Zosime’s parents were strict and Rilri tutored her in textiles from a very young age. Such a young age in fact, that Zosime’s hands are permanently stained and calloused. Zosime was raised to respect and honour the Sovereignty and she was groomed to succeed her father as High Priestess of Textiles and her family’s place back in the capital. Zosime has always been heralded as an exceptional talent and a well-loved individual in the community.

When Zosime moved to Usha Helkhem there weren’t many other children there. She met Ytharae by chance while wandering the forests and her curiosity about Ytharae yielded a hesitant friendship. Though the two have little in common, their shared curiosity and enjoyment of adventuring in the forest created a lasting bond. 

Beliefs

Zosime is a devout follower of the Holy Sovereignty. She worships Sula Helkhem and is a more moderate follower of the faith. She unequivocally believes that performing their work in honour of the god Sula Helkhem will lead them back to paradise on Yan’ishpi. 

Motivations

Zosime is driven by success in her career. Due to her history, she seeks redemption for her family and particularly Rilri, whom she idolizes. Her sense of duty to succeed is emphasized by the nature of her faith. 

Personality

Zosime has a very strong personality. While she is very intense and serious about work, she has a charming personality. She’s funny, flirtatious, and playful. She comes across as very confident, arrogant even at times. She’s spent her life being told that she was special and that she was destined for great things, and she believes it.

Coeus (Bluebell Character)

Coeus

Age: 327 yrs

Height: 5’4”

Species: Tathnos Elephne

Place of Birth: Usha Helkhem before it was Usha Helkhem

Place of Residency: Usha Helkhem

Occupation: Cherished member of the community.

Alignment: True-Neutral

Life Circumstance

Coeus lives in an old home on the outer edge of Ush Helkhem closer to the more dense forest with their cat Obi. They are not in good standing with the holy Sovereignty and especially not with the local Countess and they know it’s only a matter of time before they’re either expelled or killed. In the meantime, Coeus serves as a wise caretaker for those in the community who have not taken to shunning them. Coeus provides shelter, healing, nourishment for those in need, and they provide wise guidance. 

History

Coeus is the last High Priestess of the Apostles of Fate. They were born in the cult and spent their life dedicated to it. They’d been High Priestess for several decades when the Holy Sovereignty came for their land and forced their submission. Coeus held out as long as they could, but with the beasts all but gone and members being killed, running away, or voluntarily converting to the Holy Sovereignty, there was no life left to keep the cult intact. 

Coeus took primary care of one of their Acolytes Lia’s two young children, Ytharae and Nelnyne, when they ran 100 years ago. Though Coeus had given birth to many children in their dreams, they had never been delivered any to raise. With the disappearance of Lia, however, it seemed only sensible that their children needed to be cared for and Coeus, as High Priestess, was a natural choice. Coeus was a kind and caring parent, though heavily distracted by the events of the cults diminishment and inevitable death and they strongly enforced the ideals of the Apostles of Fate with Ytharae and Nelnyne. 

Beliefs

Coeus is still devoted to Yrzhum and the beliefs of their cult. They rationalize that the beasts disappeared and their way of life ended because Yrzhum had completed setting the path for the liberation of the moon from the grasp of Sula Helkhem. And now they essentially just wait for things to unfold and for the moon to become their utopia. 

Motivations

They are motivated by a principled view of balance as a necessity to keep the path set by Yrzhum on track. They consistently weight their choices with a heavy mind, trying to interpret the purpose for every encounter so they make the correct choices. 

Personality

Coeus has a very strong, bold personality. They are principled and very confident. They are knowingly very harsh and sometimes forceful in their manner because they think they know what’s best for everyone better than they do. Despite this, people naturally endear themselves to them quite easily as they are very warm and nurturing and a persuasive caretaker.

Ryth (Bluebell Character)

Ryth

Age: 44 yrs

Height: 5’3”

Species: Erytra Elepne

Place of Birth: Elthkroe

Place of Residency: Elthkroe

Occupation: Carpenter

Alignment: Neutral-Evil

Life Circumstance

Ryth is a carpenter in Elthkroe. While the Giant’s Chosen provide for all their people and Ryth had all their material needs met, they longed for the prestige and assumed satisfaction of a higher station in their society. They’ve left their home to complete a rite to change their occupational status to Elthkroe. They are seeking to obtain waters from the newly formed beach in Usha Helkhem, completing a coveted feat of courage to earn their way into the warrior class and bringing back a coveted sample not yet obtained by the Giant’s Chosen. 

History

Ryth was pronounced a carpenter before birth like every familial relation of the previous four generations. Due to most of the carpentry work being underground, due both to the rapid and needed expansion further into the ground and repairs to the older parts of their city hive structure, carpenters over the last couple of centuries have lived particularly strenuous and unhealthful lives, and have not been living long enough to enjoy the reprieve and status of becoming an Elder. History indicates Ryth’s life in Elthkroe does not have much promise is it is. 

Beliefs

Ryth is a non-believer, though they perform devotion in public. In fact, they are part of a small but growing percentage of Elthkroe residents who live as Giant’s Chosen but subscribe to the idea that the Erytra Elepne was a mutation caused by the toxicity of the Giant’s meat that they consumed. They believe that a madness spread among poisoned Tathnos Elephne, who shared in a delusion of religiosity that had long since dissipated and remained propped up for the concentration of power among certain families. 

Motivations

Rather than leaving a society they believe to be corrupt, Ryth is motivated for their own desire for power and prestige. They are motivated by their wish to escape a generational pattern of service and to live the life of someone they long believed to be the most pleasurable.

Personality

Ryth is very charming and outgoing. They have a sarcastic humour and enjoy entertaining and performing for others. They’re very animated and quite dramatic. Ryth has a tendency to be malicious in response to jealousy, and does not hide their more sadistic inclinations.

Ophos (Bluebell Character)

Ophos

Age: 55 yrs

Height: 5’5”

Species: Erytra Elepne

Place of Birth: Elthkroe

Place of Residency: Elthkroe

Occupation: Chief Siege Strategist and Inventor

Alignment: Lawful-Neutral

Life Circumstance

Ophos is a warrior for the Giant’s Chosen and they play an important role in the 127 Year Siege on Agwaaq’aji. They are stationed on the frontline camp beneath the right hand cliff tower. They have lived in the camp for most of their life as the Siege is the primary focus for them. They are puzzled by the problem of enabling many warriors to reach the summit and hold their ground long enough to conquer the city.

History

Ophos grew up in Elthkroe. Ophos’ birth ceremony saw them destined for the warrior class. Their birth took place during a rare planetary event on the 72nd year of the 127 Year Siege on Agwaaq’aji, and these particular individuals were groomed under the scrutiny of a Council of Elders as they believed one of these children would be the one to accomplish the task of conquering Agwaaq’aji. 

Ophos had a strictly regimented life with only a singular goal. At an early age, they demonstrated a keen talent and interest for understanding large scale war technologies, and it wasn’t long until they were learning to build them and then learning to engineer them. At 14, Ophos was working and completing further training on the frontline camp where they have lived since. Ophos was quickly elevated to the status of Chief Siege Strategist, since as previously stated it was believed that they had potential to win the war. Ophos bore this as a great weight on their shoulders and they lamented their failures, and growing their curiosity into a life consuming obsession.

Beliefs

Due to the nature of Ophos’ upbringing and life, they have very little time to interrogate or share in their people’s beliefs. They, of course, perform their duties and engage in the ceremonies and state their belief in the Giant and their deliverance to paradise. But their connection to their beliefs are fairly absent. Ultimately, they just don’t know any differently and their life is so bound up with duty, it simply never occurs to them that what they take to be the truth might not be. 

Motivations

Ophos is heavily motivated by a drive to realize their destiny. But what they don’t tell others is that they are equally motivated by the curiosity of what lies beyond that realization. Ophos longs to be free to live a life of their own, contrary to all of the teachings of the Giant’s Chosen that state that one’s life is always in the service of protecting the Giant, and they hope for the end of the Siege so they can discover what else life has to offer them.

Personality

Ophos is naturally very curious, though emotionally and intellectually isolated. They are shy, though also strongly affirmed in their abilities and belief that they will achieve their goals. A deeply serious individual, Ophos is reserved and tremendously focused. Due to their lack of connectedness, they tend to be socially awkward and naive as well.

Tal’iln (Bluebell Character)

Tal’iln

Age: 67 yrs

Height: 5’10”

Species: Anemijii

Place of Birth: Agwaaq’aji

Place of Residency: Agwaaq’aji

Occupation: Order of the Winds of Fate

Alignment: Chaotic-Good

Life Circumstance

Tal’iln lives as ordinary a life as possible for the people of Agwaaq’aji during the 127 Year Siege. Her life is focused on her work with the Order of the Winds of Fate. Otherwise, she has a small social life but no close bonds. Tal’iln has made multiple failed requests to leave Agwaaq’aji on an expedition. The situation with the Siege reduced the number of Chroniclers leaving for expeditions nearly down to nothing at all, and though Tal’iln has no hope that she’ll ever get her approval, she continues to request it so she has something to look forward to. She’s increasingly given into her curiosities, venturing away from their cities on the cliff tops and exploring the cliffs themselves. She’s found a hidden cavern that she’s made into her own hidden getaway. She recently felt a strange sensation while playing around dancing to her own whistling within the caverns protected from the loud winds, and exploring that sensation resulted in her discovery of wind magic.

History

Tal’iln was born during the 127 Year Siege. The Chroniclers of Agwaaq’aji have a strongly held belief that their wind gods only allow those they want to reach the peak of their library haven and so they interfered very little with events of the Siege, and consequently they were pacifists. Their society went on as though nothing was happening. When Tal’iln was a small child one of the Giant’s Chosen actually managed to reach the top of the south cliff. Most crossed to the Central Commune (where Tal’iln lived with all of the other children) and cut the bridge, but many were left to be slaughtered. The lone Giant’s Chosen destroyed most of the Southern Commune and caused a lot of destruction to the library before they realized what it was and stopped. Any concern that the Giant’s Chosen would manage to bring more of their people to the top of the cliff from the top was elated when they were thrown from the cliff by a large bird who has been friendly with the Chroniclers for centuries. Life went on and they slowly repaired the bridge, honoured their dead, and managed to make a small part of the Southern Commune habitable until the end of the Siege would allow them to rebuild it. Tal’iln was very young when she was welcomed into the Order of the Winds of Fate. 

Beliefs

Tal’iln sincerely believes in the religion of the Chroniclers and the Wind Gods. The Order of the Winds of Fate is in a unique position among the Orders. It’s considered especially challenging and thus a bit more prestigious because it demands a knowledge of all of the Orders. But it’s also considered the most fallible. What the Order of the Winds of Fate do is essentially make educated interpretations of the winds as Prophecies. As such, Tal’iln’s strongest beliefs centre on the culmination of their work as laying the groundwork for the architecture of a new civilization after the end of their own.

Motivations

While Tal’iln is heavily motivated by her strong beliefs and her work, she is mostly motivated by boredom and a desire to have new experiences. The irony of her life purpose being consumed by the prophesying of a future civilization born of one she’s hardly experienced is not lost on her. 

Personality

Tal’iln is strong-willed and assertive. Her arrogance can make her difficult to like, but people are easily softened by her kindness and generosity. As is typical of individuals in the Order of the Winds of Fate, Tal’iln is sociable, but more of a listener than a talker, as she is interpersonally reserved. She’s observant and thoughtful, though presumptuous, a natural consequence of her arrogance. She is selfish in her unselfishness.