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Devon,
the Prince of Shapeir, Hero of Spielburg, Tarna, Mordavia, and Silmaria,
fiancé of Katrina, the ex-Dark Master, one of the only "living"
vampires on Gloriana today. Katrina marked him when he was in Mordavia,
and since then he has died twice- he went to Hades and offered himself
as a sacrifice to the Dragon of Doom, the latter being his cause for undead-ness.
He has saved five lands and is a wizard of medium ability. (It is
thought that if he actually studied magic more he would be one of the greatest
wizards of his time. As it is, adventuring occupies all of his time.)
Born in the town of Willowsby, near Spielburg, Devon currently lives with
Katrina on the isle of Zante off of Silmaria.
of Shapeir, though they haven't set a date. She used to be a vampire
who lived in Mordavia, though few knew she was the feared Dark Master.
She tried to summon Avoozl with the help of her vampiric slave, Ad Avis,
but sacrificed her life for Devon instead, but not before transferring
her "gift" of immortality to the hero. He later freed her from Hades
in Silmaria, where she built her current home on Zante island. Recently
she has drunk of her beau's blood, giving her vampiric benefits without
any side effects. Because he did not bite her, she will not return
as a vampire when she dies, she will become a revenant, thirsting for more
blood eternally.
King
Elsa von Spielburg of Silmaria, Hero of Spielburg and previous Brigand
Leader. As a young child her father, Baron Stefan von Spielburg,
angered the ogress Baba Yaga, who cursed him to loose everything he had,
and he did: Elsa was taken away by a dragon. She wound up in a brigand
camp, became their leader, and slew the dragon. Her memory had been
erased by the curse, so she had no idea of her true identity until Devon
used a dispel potion on her. Since then she earned the title of Hero
of Spielburg by driving the remaining brigand out of the valley.
Her brother, Baron Bernard von Spielburg became baron after their father
retired, so Elsa left to find her own mark upon the world. She went
with Minos to compete in the Rites of Rulership in Silmaria and became
King of Silmaria after Devon declined the throne. It is rumored that
she is in a relationship with the bard Toma, and that she and Devon are
old flames. Other rumors say that she is a thief and has an active
hand in the Thieves' Guild of Silmaria, and that she holds the coveted
blackbird.
Toro, the minotaur bodyguard of King Elsa von Spielburg.
He was found as 
a calf by the then-Brigand Leader, and has been a fiercely loyal protector
to her since. He accompanied her to Silmaria, where he became the
Adventurer Guild's Guildmaster. He is a master of the mace and axe,
and participates in Arena duels frequently. He helped defeat the
Dragon of Doom with Devon, King Elsa, Gort, Katrina, and Pholus.
Trismagister
Merlin of Gramarye, seer of the future, keeper of Gramarye's magic and
history, Master Bard. Born Taleisin Ambrosius, he was the son of
the King of Gramarye. When his father died and his uncle took the
throne, Taleisin went to Avalon to study magic. Taleisin became a
wizard in Avalon, gaining the title Merlin once the old Merlin died.
He met Morgan le Fay, his distant relative, and Nimue, a faery who became
his apprentice. She stole his knowledge and became a powerful magic
user, leaving him powerless. The Merlin of Gramarye must be a scholar,
sorcerer, healer, and bard, and since he had no more magic in him, he left
Avalon to study natural lore and bard craft. Once he had seen the
world and returned to Gramarye, he traveled the land, meeting its inhabitants
and communing with nature. He became advisor to the new king, his
nephew Artorus, and spoke on behalf of the people of the land and the land
itself. Morgan le Fay was also at the court, and she angered the
King by revealing his wife, Gwynhefara, to be in love with another man,
the knight Lancelot du Lac. Artorus banished all magic users from
his realm, and the Merlin was forced to roam the land once more.
In his journeys he met Toma, who was studying to be a bard, and took him
as his new apprentice, to learn the lore of the land, and eventually become
Gramarye's new Merlin. Recently the two have arrived in Mariana to
consult another seer, the Oracle of Delos, on what appears to be another
prophecy in the making.
the Merlin of Gramarye, studying both bardcraft and magic. He will
become the next Merlin, and thus must know all sorts of natural lore, as
well as the history of Gramarye. He and his master travel the world,
learning as much in each land as possible. Recently the pair have
come to Silmaria to "learn about government" as the Merlin puts it.
Toma has been known to woo many womyn before, and it is said he is courting
King Elsa von Spielburg of Silmaria, though none think he is serious.
Magister Erasmus, Archmage Extrordinaire, Wizard of Spielburg and Silmaria.
Erasmus and his familiar Fenrus (or is it the other way around?) are Devon's
patrons in the mystical arts. They helped him in Spielburg by giving
him a spell and advice on how to defeat Baba Yaga (since she cheated at
cards), became his sponsors at WIT in Shapeir, teleported him from Mordavia
to Silmaria, and paid for a room at Gnome Ann's Land Inn, along wih a new
spell in Silmaria. Erasmus was drugged in the Rites of rulership
by the scientists in an effort to get rid of all magic users, but Devon
restored him with Lethe water. Recently Erasmus has had the Dreamstone
stolen from his house, an artifact that makes people's worst nightmares
come true- if only for a short amount of time. He and Fenrus, along
with a party of wizards, were the first victims of the Dreamstone's power,
being knocked unconcious after their worst fears came true momentarily.
at the time Ad Avis took over. Due to his dislike of all womyn, she
was put into a harem in the Raseirian Palace. There she met the other
members of the harem: Zayishah and her servant Mayzun, Budar, Ruzhat and
her servant Dunya, Sulayma, Layla, and Kahla. She and Budar became
close, Nawar saying suggestive phrases and Budar accenting/muting them,
depending on the circumstances. After Devon defeated Ad Avis and
Raseir was freed, Nawar and Budar went with Senor Ferrari to Silmaria,
to work at the Dead Parrot Inn. She became a dancer and operated
the Wheel-of-Fortune, and Budar became the bartender. Nawar had her
eye on the Prince of Shapeir, but he was already in love with Katrina.
Since she wouldn't become a Princess of Shapeir, Nawar decided to take
her future into her owns hands and joined the Chief Thief contest in Silmaria.
She didn't have enough money to stay in the competition, and Ferrari eventually
won since the blackbird wasn't found. Since then she has been looking
for ways to stop working for Ferrari, whom she despises. She worked
at Gnome Ann's as a dancer for a short time before her disappearance with
Azrael. After Budar was murdered by the Dark Master Nawar and Azrael
went in search of justice. Skeletons resembling the two were found
soon after, suggesting tht the Dark Master had found them.
Princess
Ruzhat of Shapeir, Chief Thief of Silmaria. Ruzhat was visiting Raseir
when Ad Avis took over and was forced to stay in the harem (see Nawar).
She and her handmaiden, Dunya, returned to Shapeir when Raseir was freed.
After tolerating her real brother, Bahman, for months she went to the coronation
of the new King of Silmaria. When Ferrari fled the city Ruzhat took
over on the position of Chief Thief, having acquired the blackbird for
a short amount of time before Ferrari stole it from her during his escape.
She plans on buying the island of Minos and staying in the now-empty manor
house there in an effort to get away from Shapeir and Bahman. Her
father, Sultan Harun al-Raschid, has given her many gifts as a sign of
his affections, including a magic carpet.
Reeshaka
mar Kreesha, warrior of Tarna, Paladin. Reeshaka is the daughter
of Rasha Rakeesh sah Tarna and Kreesha mar Asha. She was acting as
a warrior of Tarna when she led the peace mission from Tarna to the leopardmen
of East Fricana. The mission was a failure; not only did they not
get to speak with the leopardmen, everyone save Reeshaka and Khatib Mukar'ram
were killed by demons, and Reeshaka was taken prisoner. Devon found
her trapped in the Lost City in the jungles of East Fricana. With
her help and that of Rakeesh, Uhura, Johari, Yesufu, Harami, and Manu,
Devon got past the demon barriers and defeated the Demon Wizard.
Reeshaka returned to Tarna with her father and continued her service to
the city. She went to Silmaria with her mother when the coronation
took place. Since then she has stayed to become a paladin by Rakeesh,
gaining the sword Soulforge.
for most of his life, coming to Silmaria with Queen Hippolyta for the coronation.
When the blue-plated army invaded Mariana he let everyone in the palace
know, causing soldiers from Shapeir, Tarna, and Atlantis to defend the
city from ships while the Silmarian soldiers defended the gates.
Calypsokles,
soldier of Silmaria. Calypsokles is acting as the current head of
security in Silmaria, normally guarding the Hall of Kings. He has
helped King Elsa numerous times after her coronation, being one of the
few guards who does not care if his monarch is a wommon.
The
Archmage Erana, bane of the Dark One Avoozl, Paladin. Erana was a
peace loving mage many years ago who made magical shelters for those in
need. Her havens were beautiful gardens, providing food, water, and
protection from dangers beyond its boundaries. She disappeared mysteriously
and was never heard from again. That was until Devon, the Prince
of Shapeir, found her, trapped by the Dark One in Mordavia. Eighty
years ago she had tried to stop a cult from bringing Avoozl into Gloriana.
With help from the Paladin Piotyr and his army, she found the Chernovy
Cult and started to banish the Dak One. The cultmembers suddenly
mutated into horrible creatures and the army almost lost. Erana banished
Avoozl to a world between worlds, but she used her soul to do so, and the
Dark One took her with it when it went. She cast her staff out right
before she was imprisoned, and Piotyr carried it back to the town of Mordavia.
Erana and Avoozl lay trapped for years until Devon started summoning Avoozl
again. When the Dark One was back in the world Devon used Erana's
Staff to free the archmage's soul, and she sent Avoozl back to his own
dimension. She was still dead, however, and her soul went to Hades.
When Silmaria was attacked by beast men and the blue-plated army, the bard
Toma tried to summon help. He summoned Erana, accidently using the
lifeforce of a blue-plated warrior in exchange for her life. Since
he summoned Erana he is bound to her, not able to go far from her side
without becomeing sriously ill.
Noved,
demon wizard. A demon wizard had used Ad Avis' death energy to return
to the world and make a World Gate. One of the things he made was
a demon mirror. When someone would look into the mirror, a demon
counterpart would come alive and attack. The demon counterpart couldn't
be killed as long as the real person was alive. The Prince of Shapeir
and his friends went into the Lost City in an effort to send the demons
back to their world. They encountered the demon mirrors and five
counterparts were made. Devon broke free to kill the demon wizard
and destroyed the Gate Orb, sending the demons back to their land.
Somehow, one of the demon mirrors managed to survive the Gate Orb's destruction
and let Devon's demon counterpart, Noved, enter Gloriana. He destroyed
the demon mirror, obliterating ay chance for other demons to enter Gloriana
or for him to leave it. His current wherabouts are unknown.
Magnum Opus, Paladin. Magnum Opus is one of the
greatest paladins of the 
world, and few know it. From Nova Roma, the Hesparian became a paladin
after gaining fame as a master of warfare. Thinking that his fame
would kill the element of surprise, he kept his status as paladin a secret
and acted arrogantly to mask his true self. In this way he traveled
the world, defeating unsuspecting foes. He journeyed to Silmaria
to compete in the Rite of Rulership, along with Elsa von Spielburg and
Devon, the Prince of Shapeir. During the Rites he was attacked by
the assassin but managed to get away. Magnum persuaded Logos to proclaim
him dead so that he could track the assassin to his master and hopefully
weed out the treacherous contestant in the Rite of Rulsership. Unfortunately
he never got the chance, and after making sure Silmaria was in good hands
he traveled North to Jotenheim to battle the blue-plated army which had
recently invaded. He is going under the name "Lisha" at the moment
to throw off any pursuers he might have.
The
Prince of Shapeir's balloon, made during the Rites of Rulership.
Devon made this flying machine to get to Delos Island, and has used it
as a means of transport since. He flew it in the Battle of the Beasts
with King Elsa von Spielburg, situating himself to cast a thermonuclear
attack. King Elsa left him there and returned to Silmaria before
he cast the spell. Unfortunately she was caught on the edge of the
blast and she and balloon went crashing to the ground.
A boat. Boats are used in Mariana to 
transport people and goods to and from islands, and to
harbors. The Dark Master stole Senor Ferrari's getaway boat, the
Dark Mistress, and used it to escape Silmaria, taking Ferrari with
him.