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the stewards ([personal profile] thestewards) wrote2018-12-09 04:30 pm

npcs




MAJOR NPCS
The NPCs listed below are considered major NPCs, meaning that any interaction with these NPCs should be run by the mods in advance of a thread. Players are welcome to generate rumors about major NPCs or namedrop them casually ("I heard Grand Master Niall doesn't like cucumbers") but should not include them in threads without running it by the mods first. For simple interactions, the mods will advise players of NPC behavior. For more complex interactions, the mods will drive the NPCs.

Simple: Tony Stark wants to talk to Prince Allairavar about minor alterations to the city's defenses. Tony can make all the alterations by himself and with one or two other people. Allairavar approves of anything that will strengthen the city, and gives Stark his blessing.
Complex: Tony Stark thinks Prince Allairavar's defense is too myopic and has multiple, exploitable vulnerabilities. He calls the Prince out. Allairavar invites Stark for a conversation at his office, which may go either very well for Stark or very, very poorly.


Fayura Nishell
CASTE QUEENBIRTHRIGHT ???JEWEL OF RANK ???POSITION QUEEN OF HAYLL
ABOUT Quiet, eccentric, thoughtful, vicious. Territory Queen of Hayll. Believes that Blood and landen can live side by side if both parties just get over themselves. Does not suffer fools. Rumor has it she isn't entirely human. She appears to wear the Red, but it is unclear if the Jewel is her Birthright, her adult strength, or something else entirely. Many of the Blood find her unnerving and some think she's mad. Sometimes disappears for hours on end. Makes occasional references to Ebon Askavi being her true home, though it is common knowledge that she was born in Hayll.

Allairavar Ris
CASTE WARLORD PRINCEBIRTHRIGHT SAPPHIREJEWEL OF RANK GRAYPOSITION MASTER OF THE GUARD
ABOUT Methodical, stoic, kind, devoted. Fayura's Master of the Guard and absolutely devoted to her. Is not as sure that the landens and Blood can live in harmony as she is but is willing to pursue her goals. As temperamental as all his caste and inclined to snap bones or splatter someone on a wall when pressed. Incredibly competent with a sword. One of the few remaining Eyriens, and as such has massive, membranous black wings on his back.

Loren Sorey
CASTE WARLORD PRINCEBIRTHRIGHT PURPLE DUSKJEWEL OF RANK GREENPOSITION STEWARD
ABOUT Orderly, vengeful, melancholic, overworked. A generally well-ordered man with a wicked sense of humor and a vicious temper. Suffers fools even less than Fayura but with a temper a bit slower to burst than Allairavar's. While he supports Fayura's cause, he believes too strongly in the nobility of the Blood. Holds everyone to high standards, even himself. Often surprised when people don't meet those standards. Could use a vacation, probably.

Verim Bahl
CASTE WARLORD PRINCEBIRTHRIGHT REDJEWEL OF RANK GRAYPOSITION CONSORT
ABOUT Seductive, passionate, predatory, generous. Often said to be the most dangerous male in Hayll but as with the Steward and Master of the Guard is devoted to Fayura. Doesn't give a damn about the difference between landen and Blood and just wants to be with his Lady. Unlike Loren, will not hold back his temper. Surprisingly generous with the downtrodden and forgotten of society. Making a pass at him (or Fayura) is a quick way to end up dead. Verim is also a Black Widow, having studied the tangled webs of dreams and visions.

Grejor Shamael
CASTE WARLORDBIRTHRIGHT TIGER EYEJEWEL OF RANK PURPLE DUSKPOSITION COUNCILMAN, FIRST CHAIR
ABOUT Shrewd, petty, vindictive, power-hungry. First Chair of the Dark Council and a staunch traditionalist. Believes the landens need to be kept in their place at all costs and that only the Blood should rule. Despises Fayura and is always uncomfortable in her presence. Was once good friends with the Steward, Loren, but is now estranged from him. Hates Niall on a personal level as Niall murdered Grejor's younger (and innocent) brother.

Niall Berrenathy
GUILD HUNTER, TINKER, ELEKTRILINE GUILDSPOSITION GRAND MASTER OF THE LANDEN GUILDS
ABOUT Inventive, conniving, charismatic, brilliant. Leader of the landen guilds. Absolutely brilliant and incredibly magnetic. Hates the Blood on principal, but has a personal vendetta against them because of the two young males who brutalized and killed his sister Hana for sport. Has a surprisingly congenial relationship with Fayura, but this is likely because he wants to use her. Educated by the Hunter Guild, but is competent in most mechanical and elektric pursuits.

Raya Aguine
GUILD HUNTER GUILDPOSITION GUILD MASTER
ABOUT Vengeful, wary, suspicious, conniving. Raya Aguine is the blade at the throat of all the Blood. They fear her, and she revels in their fear. In her life, she has assassinated more than fifty of the Blood, from light Jeweled witches to dark Jeweled Queens, and she desires nothing more than to rip out Fayura's still-beating heart. She is perhaps a touch unstable, and so Niall guides her with a delicate hand.


MINOR NPCS
Players can include minor NPCs in their threads with impunity, though the mods expect that these characters will behave according to their traits. Prince Zaym should not be saccharine, and Councilwoman Rheea should not tell a PC all her secrets. If you want to use a minor NPC in a thread or as an impetus for action but are unsure how they would behave, always feel free to ask.

Fayura's First Circle and Court
As with all First Circles, Fayura's is filled by Blood males. They all serve Fayura without question or hesitation and are fiercely loyal to her. All of them have mixed feelings about a world where the landens and the Blood can live as equals but all of them are willing to work for it.

ZAYM
Prince ▪ Purple Dusk ▪ Opal
Sarcastic ▪ Independent ▪ Proud

GEHT
Warlord ▪ Summer-sky ▪ Green
Artistic ▪ Judgemental ▪ Helpful

DURNEM
Warlord ▪ Rose ▪ Purple Dusk
Easy-going ▪ Quiet ▪ Charming


LACHLAN
Prince ▪ Summer-sky ▪ Opal
Anxious ▪ Cynical ▪ Secretive

NOLAN
Warlord Prince ▪ Rose ▪ Opal
Talkative ▪ Gossipy ▪ Sly

YARL
Warlord ▪ Tiger Eye ▪ Purple Dusk
Bashful ▪ Honest ▪ Solemn


AUGUST
Warlord ▪ Opal ▪ Red
Brusque ▪ Athletic ▪ Creative

JARED
Warlord ▪ Purple Dusk ▪ Sapphire
Energetic ▪ Naive ▪ Optimistic

BARRET
Prince ▪ Yellow ▪ Tiger Eye
Scholarly ▪ Studious ▪ Thoughtful


JESIREE
Healer ▪ n/a ▪ Yellow
Sarcastic ▪ Determined ▪ Sassy









The Ebon Council
Each member of the Ebon Council believes in the superiority of the Blood or just hates landens for the devastation they wrought on the Blood in the Great War. Some are simply traditionalists, but some are vindictive and cruel.

ABIGAIL
Healer/Black Widow ▪ Opal ▪ Green
Irritable ▪ Charitable ▪ Jealous

DANEEL
Warlord Prince ▪ Yellow ▪ Rose
Respectful ▪ Reserved ▪ Elegant

VERA (deceased)
Witch ▪ Rose ▪ Purple Dusk
Loud ▪ Intense ▪ Angry


Sharr
Warlord ▪ Opal ▪ Sapphire
Teasing ▪ Warm ▪ Pessimistic

Rheea
Black Widow ▪ Rose ▪ Opal
Gloomy ▪ Petty ▪ Withdrawn

Perik
Prince ▪ Summer-sky ▪ Opal
Smart ▪ Awkward ▪ Quiet



The Landen Guild Masters
Of the Landen Guilds, only the Hunter's Guild has any great influence. The rest of the Guild Masters, though highly skilled, have little social pull within Draega. The Masters and those who work and study under them have mixed feelings about the Blood, but rather uniformly dislike the Ebon Council.

Doriah
Master Elektric, female
Bitter ▪ Intense ▪ Cunning

Sorrel
Master Transporter, male
Cheerful ▪ Thrill-seeker ▪ Impulsive

Mari
Master Tinker, female
Clever ▪ Bombastic ▪ Willful


Kasik
Master Crafter, male
Twitchy ▪ Energetic ▪ Cruel

Lam
Master Medico, male
Severe ▪ Sarcastic ▪ Tired





REQUEST AN NPC
Any general questions about NPC behavior can be asked in response to the General Questions top-level below. Remember: you're welcome to make up unconfirmed rumors about the NPCs as much as you like and do not need mod permission for that.

To request an interaction with an NPC, reply to the appropriate NPC's top-level with the form below. You should have a reply to your comment within 24 hours, whether in the form of clarifying questions or actual NPC engagement.




NAVIGATION

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Lady Jesiree

[personal profile] verstoned 2019-02-07 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name Rhus Bashe
Request type It depends? It's looking like a complex one though, given the request.
Request Rhus has been given Jesiree's name by the Queen as the one to approach for learning healing Craft. He was a healer himself in his world, but arrived with his dark knight's broadsword rather than his white mage's cane, so his Eorzean magic is limited to the dark arts. He'd like to learn how healing works in Draega for future trouble, and maybe find some cure for the Queen's strange problem-- he'd willingly tell Jesiree all of this if asked for his reasoning, except for the Queen's blood-coughing problem.
Influence No influence to use, sadly. I havent gotten around to poking at the influence page after the tdm stuff.
Thread None, sorry. But willing to make one if it's needed.
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[personal profile] verstoned 2019-02-07 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Rhus would assure Lady Jesiree that he also dabbled in alchemy back in Eorzea, which involves mixing potions and liquid mixtures for medicines, temporary strength-enhancing potions, enchanted glass for housing items and spectacles (Eorzean magic is wild), and enchanted inks for books and music rolls (Eorzean magic is WILD) with mortars and alembics. Though the different ingredients and magicks in Draega means he cant exactly prove what he's saying is true. But he's willing to learn all over again anyway.

He's... kind of used to getting his hands dirty and exploded on but insist on wearing a facemask to stifle the smell a bit. Luckily he manages to keep his spectacles on him when he came to Draega so Jesiree wont have to find him leaning too close to any fires or brews.

On the other hand the healing he uses, conjury and white magic, is a lot more straightforward but also more esoteric, if that makes sense. Rhus would explain that his first lessons involved meditating to open himself up to the world and become more sensitive to the energies around him so he can draw them into his body to channel spells-- and at the same time sense what's wrong with his patient's body so he can pour the magic into them to either heal wounds or cure illnesses. He's used to gauging how strong he should make the spell as well, and even learning when to leave a simple regenerating effect on the patient's body so they can heal over time rather than have their injuries wiped away instantly. Which isn't possible in Draega, of course. The rest of white magic involves using the elements already surrounding him to fight, namely stone, water, wind and holy-element spells, but they aren't important here. So there's likely some unlearning to be done.

And luckily for her, he's already met Zita! Should be easy. Right?? Should I give Zita's player a poke and see if we can do a threeway log for the first healing Craft lesson? (i had to make that joke, you understand)
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Master Doriah

[personal profile] mekhanikos 2019-02-21 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name Leo Valdez
Request type Rather simple!
Request Leo wants to help with the power plant / e-line after the explosion, and he'd offer his help if it's wanted. He'd also demonstrate his abilities by quickly turning some scraps of metal he'd picked up into a music box which mimics different instruments playing the same song.

And later on, after helping with it all, he'd also want to know if either the Tinker or the Elektriline Guild (or both) would want to offer him a job, given that he no longer stays in the Queen's Residence.
Thread Just getting the answer here is good!
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The Guilds Masters

[personal profile] sunborne 2019-03-01 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name Daylight vis Lornlit.
Request type Simple.
Request Daylight would like to request to meet with the Guilds' Masters in regards to their offers with working for one of them. He'll like to explain that, after giving this serious thought and consideration, he's decided to take up Guild Master Doriah's offer. He absolutely promises to do what he can help the other three Guilds if they need a quick hand in anything, but he feels like he'll be more useful with the Elektriline in the wake of the power plant explosion and other reasons.
Influence N/A.
Thread N/A.
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Councilwoman Vera's Assasin

[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-03-08 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Character Name Mollymauk Tealeaf and Aithne
Request type Simple
Request At Fayura's behest, Molly and Aithne are going to interrogate the boy in the hopes of understanding his actions to help decide his fate.
Influence No specific Influence, just Fayura's blessing
Thread Getting the answers here is good, but to provide some background:

After getting permission, Molly will use Charm Person on the assassin and be very polite and gentle with him to get him to open up. The spell means that the boy will treat Molly as if he is a very dear friend and will listen to his suggestions and answer his questions honestly, including the questions of Aithne because "my friends are your friends."

Molly will be asking:

"What's your name?"

"Where do you come from?"

"Are you working alone?"

"Did someone put you up to this?"

"Where did you intend to go when you ran?"

Aithne will be asking:

"Who gave you the weapon?"

"Did you actually fire it, if not what happened exactly?"

"Are there more targets?"

"Are you willing to enter service, loyal service, to spare your life?"
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[personal profile] mollymocked 2019-03-10 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Molly pretty much ignores all the politics in the room, focusing on Neely, because he's more interested in individuals. He will definitely apologize to the boy's mother, though he obviously won't/can't give details about Neely's situation, but will say that he's being treated well and that they're working on a solution.

He'll also want to track down Eddy and verbally box his ears a bit about his stupid-ass decisions and thinking better in the future. He won't physically harm him or use any Craft on him, but he'll make it abundantly clear that his little joke had consequences and it could turn out badly for his friend, and maybe even for him later.
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I apologize, I thought I had tracked this..

[personal profile] hardlyanangel 2019-03-18 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Aithne got what answered she could have, more telling is the reaction of the spectators. Because, honestly in her mind that is what they were.

She pitied the poor ployed boy, and would tender leniency on his behalf, but this is not her world and she understood such might not happen. Hopefully the man learned a lesson steeped in stupidity and ignorance. The others though..

Cooly she looked at Kasik and Rheea as they raised their voracious objection to her simple plan. A simple nod of the head and a whispered "May the Gods of this place watch over you' to the boy, and she exited the chamber. The other two, she wanted to engage, but she demurred. To Allairavar, she gives a true nod. "I fear I did not help as much as I wished." Before she exited.