Characters
(The Defenders of Worlds)

The Quick

Aaron

A half-mad wanderer of Shadow and lost son of Amber. Blessed and cursed with the burdens of being bonded to a magical, killing power of Shadow,

Aaron came across the group after his first introduction to his family heritage.

Since then, he has discovered great faults in himself, and a singular, intensely driving purpose that pushes him onward through reality.

Banglen-Yp

Banglen-Yp is a mysterious young woman.

She seems to have difficulty dealing with others, often misunderstanding the simplest of phrases, gestures, and social graces.

This difficulty, coupled with her odd manner of speech, perhaps indicates that she comes from some distant part of the Myriad Worlds.

Recent events have shown that Banglen-Yp is just one part broken off from a much larger entity, collectively known as Banglen-Yp, captured by Dworkin and intended for use as a weapon against the Archons. That entity has now been released, and there are currently several dozen individuals, all calling themselves Banglen-Yp and sharing the same mind.

Berd

A small, bejeweled dragon, Berd's lazy manner and gluttonous habits are constantly at odds with the cleverness and wisdom can be found deep within his glittering eyes.

The drake holds secrets and more within his wide, needle-toothed grin.

At times he advises, at others he keeps his peace, seemingly without rhyme or reason. But those who understand him realize there is purpose to everything Berd does.

Everything.

But now, some in the group find themselves unable to trust the drake, with the revelation that he has lied to Cyan about their first meeting. They did not, precisely, meet.

He created her.

And now he has lost her. How this will affect the drake, none can tell.

Cyan

A young bard and traveler hailing from a land of sorcery and adventure, Cyan began her journey through the Worlds just under two decades before with the assistance of her mentor and supposed friend, Berd.

Now she walks the path of the Quest, away from her own, murky past to an equally shadowed future. For the Bard has discovered that despite what the songs assure her, not memories, nor companions, nor skills, nor love itself can guarantee certainty through chaos and desperation, be it without, or within.

Recent revelations had turned her world upside down. Berd has, it seems, lied to her. He did not find her. He created her.

Perhaps this revelation was one of the factors which, soon after, led to her fall.

Later discoveries showed that she still lived, and that things were far worse than earlier believed.

Following her leadership of the Army of the End of Time, and subsequent release from the Archons, it seems that the only person who has trouble forgiving Cyan for her seeming betrayal, is Cyan herself.

Luke

A mysterious stranger who seems to be able to find the group at will.

He occasionally offers advice and assistance, but seldom stays for more than a few minutes.

He claims to have a kingdom to rule, which is why (he says) he cannot stay with the group.

There are those who doubt his motives.

Roman

Roman of Chalicut, scion of one of the Houses of the Courts of Chaos, and half-cousin to Lexy.

Difficulties at home have made it seem prudent for him to absent himself from the Courts for a while, so he has elected to apoint himself to the task of discovering his half-cousin's whereabouts.

Tahirah

A mysterious figure, shrouded all in flowing white robes. Even her face is hidden, deep under an overhanging cowl. The voice is feminine, however, and the fingers that peek out from long, hanging sleeves, are soft and delicate.

Dworkin (GM)

Renegade Lord of Chaos, creator of the Pattern...

Andrej

Ares

Swordsmaster and traveller, this Son of Amber would never tell of the crime that had him wanted in the fabled city...but his soul was as noble as any, as evidenced by his defense of the inhabitants of Olympu, and his commitment to the quest. With his aid, the inhabitants of an entire world were spared the ravages of the Gatherer, and he fell in battle, standing beside his companions, brought low by a poison that his unparalled skill could not defeat.

Chance

Chance has a tall, comfortable bearing that never falters. His expression is always warm and confident, as if he knows all your secrets but doesn't care. His smile is quick and unwavering, his humor cheerful. When serious-- only when necessary-- he is the heart of quiet sincerity.

His clothing is lose and rugged. Usually he wears faded jeans, a t-shirt and dog-eared cowboy boots with a beaten up jacket of leather or denim. His attire changes as often as his mood, as easily as changing his mind. No matter the style his clothes take, they always bear small iconic images or symbols, always small and subtle-- a stain here, a stitched pattern there, a patch somewhere else. He often wears sunglasses. A simple gold band adorns each earlobe. They show more signs of age than he does.

His face is young, but it shows signs of being tempered by wind, sun and old guilt. His hair is the color of a cold autumn, and it falls like a fountain around his shoulders.

Strapped to his back is a guitar, polished and perfectly tuned. Made from the darkest wood, it glistens brightly with fresh polish. A simple design of a blue rose glides along the outer edge of the lower bout. Arcane symbols jute from the edge of the rosette, twisted angry things, yet tiny and discrete like jealousy masked by politeness.

Currently in Amber, helping to defend the city.

Devlin

A denizen of unknown Shadow, Devlin has long known himself to be different.

How different has only recently become clear.

Still unsure of his talents, and their limits, he strives to make those talents useful to the group of strangers who have accepted him into their midst.

It seems he has access to resources which they know nothing of.

Like others in the group, it seems he may have a parent or parents in the distant city of Amber.

Shortly after the Battle of Charyk, Devlin quietly disappeared. Where he went to, nobody knows, save perhaps one person.

Currently in Amber, helping to defend the city.

D'Ombra

A wolf, so dark that he seems made entirely of shadows, D'Ombra is Devlin's alter-ego.

Rarely seen, D'Ombra ia a powerful advantage to the group.

One which has, as yet, remained hidden from their enemies.

Currently in Amber, helping to defend the city.

Dorian

On the bleak, stormy world of Samhain, a rider left Dorian as a babe on the doorstep of a healers monastary.

Dorian rose in power in a world where sorcery and cunning ruled, eventually ruling the known world there.

He has since moved on and ruled a handful of other worlds, always dissatisfied, until finally setting his compass towards 'home', which led him to Amber....

Currently in Amber, helping to defend the city.

Duncan

Large, strong man, with a thick accent and a heavy blade. Duncan was trapped behind a closing portal, shortly before the group discovered Jack and Lazarus.

His fate is, thus far, unknown.

Harlequin

A wanderer, and travelling entertainer, Harlequin (real name Gabriel Quinn), has seen much of what the Myriad Worlds has to offer in his few short years.

His looks, charm, and a healthy dose of luck have seen him through, moreso than any great degree of skill..

Harlequin vanished when soon after his arrival at Charyk, but his actions on the road there led to the meeting of some of the other questors.

Hunter

The Big Alpha male wolf and Kalika's bonded since she was a child. He came to her and chose her a lowly girl as she washed in the river. He loves his bonded more then life it's self. Enough to turn his back on having a pack, enough to let the Jacui bond with them. Though Hunter does not like the idea, they were the Triad.

When Kalika left the group, she ordered Hunter to guide and protect Leonardo. With Jonnee Kay's arrival, Hunter bonded to his old friend instead.

Jack

An amnesiac man that was found in the Dijins wastes. Through the adventures he became enamored with Kalika Wolfblade the Chunchee warrioress. He has now became bonded to Kalika and her wolf Hunter. Having regained his mind and memory only to loose it again at the hands of the firey wheels. A fallen prince of his own shadow world and a broken man. Jack is one that delves into things man was not meant to know and pushes the boundries of reality.

His efforts to push his limits eventually broke Jack's mind, and Aaron left him at a monastery, where he would be looked after.

Jonnee

Juvenile delinquent? Gang member? Surfer? Hired gun? Orphan of Shadow? Secret Agent? All of the above?

Jonnee was born in Las Angelos and spent most of his life running with a street gang who also claimed some of the best surf as their own. One day he was approached by a man named Kessler and offered a job.

When he got home four days later he found that thirty years had passed there, and most of what he knew had been flooded when a massive quake tipped Western Las Angelos into the ocean.

Eventually he caught up with Kessler and killed him, and finally ended up in Amber, where he does occasional work for Prince Cain.

Currently living in a distant, hidden Shadow, where he is training an army of vrintizzi to battle Archons.

He reappeared, briefly, at the Battle of Charyk, together with a portion of his brintizzi army. After the battle he was able to obtain new weapons for the army, before returning to the training base.

Kalika

A young Chunchee Female Warrior who helped princess Fiona against an Assassination attempt. She was hard and distant when she became a part of the group, but started opening up and becoming softer once she found Jack. Outcast of her people for being a woman in a mans traditional role.

Blinded in combat, Kalika Wolfblade returned to her home. There she gave birth to Jack's daughter, Kia, and rose to become the Chunchee's ambassador to the Brintizzi.

She died of old age, in her home Shadow, where time moves very quickly.

Kendall

Male? Female? Who can say? Another shapeshifter, hailing (apparantly) from the Courts of Chaos, Kendall is a Dychacha, one who never spends enough time as a single sex to be judged as such. A Trump artist of skill, and self-proclaimed trans-dimensional tourist.

Kendall joined the group for (apparantly) a lark, and left shortly thereafter.

Kia

Daughter of Jack and Kalika Wolfblade, Kia was not aware of the time differences between Shadows, nor that her mother had died.

She returned to the Chunchee realm, to ensure that her mother's grave is one suitable for a great heroinne.

Kia herself is probably dead by now.

Lazarus

Irascible, aging traveller from the Courts of Chaos, Lazarus' wit was as cutting as the sword he bore. While seemingly cynical and uncaring, it soon became obvious that the Chaosite was a staunch supporter of the Quest.

He dropped out only when his arm became too badly injured to heal through his own natural talents.

Leonardo

Leonardo was a Trump artist of great skill. He was also an inveterate wanderer of Shadow.

He left the group to ensure the well-being of an old friend who had been captured by a cult which was assisting the Archons in their goal to control the Broken God.

Although he never returned to the quest, he did meet Serena, and gave her the means to find Cyan.

He was later killed by Cyan, during her time as General of the Army of the End of Time.

Lexy

Lexy's fate and whereabouts are unknown, other than to say that urgent business called her home to the Courts of Chaos.

Shortly thereafter, she left the Courts again, and vanished without trace.

Her cousin, Roman of Chanicut, encountered the Questors at Charyk, and recognised Berd from Lexy's description - one factor in his decision to join the quest.

Meredith

A young girl, quiet, unassuming and careful, Meredith nevertheless has quite extraordinary abilities at her disposal.

In the past, others have used her, and those abilities without regard to her own wellbeing.

That is changing.

Meredith disappeared for a while, but was operating as a spy in the camp of the Army of the End of Time. Her timely warning to Berd allowed the group to prepare for the Archon assault on Charyk.

Morgan

Morgan was raised in the Courts for until he successfully became
a Logrus Initiate, when in the following madness, he seized the Logrus and
began aimlessly wandering Shadow. Missing for many years, he eventually
returned home with the beginning knowledge of Sorcery that he picked up in
Shadow. Apparently either while pursuing these studies or as a result of their
practice, his memories returned.

When his studies allowed, Morgan continued his travels. He was a schemer
and a plotter and rarely sat still for long, in an effort to prevent his enemies
finding him (even if those enemies were imaginary).

It is entirely possible though, that they did find him.

Morgan

The quest's second Morgan. A man of Shadow, with some unusual friends.

A long time ago, Prince Julian of Amber was hunting someone through Shadow, and was distracted by some peasant women. He never thought of them again, but the three dynasties founded by that little interlude never forgot his name.

Morgan's the youngest son of one of those lines, leading a formidable unit of cavalry. Fortunately, perhaps, none of the panthers is able to tell tales. The harrowing trip has matured him to a degree, but their young leader still has a ways to go before they'd call him adult.

Currently in Arden, helping to defend the city of Amber.

Serena

Serena was born and raised in Amber. After 25 years of tutelage under her mother Fiona, Uncle Benedict, and various other aunts and uncles Serena left Amber.

Unable to tolerate the games the family played she spent the majority of her time traveling shadow and enhancing her craft with the rare visit home.

Serena spent most of that time learning the art of healing as well as sorcery and warfare. After over two hundred years of travelling alone she finds herself now with a group of people combined against one force.

Finally, she has found a place with people she respects and even likes after years of being alone.

Finally, she has found her destiny.

Currently she is away from the Questors, lending aid and healing to a group engaged in a war against an overwhelming opponent.

Shade

Jack's dark half. A product of the man's use of the Broken Pattern.

Seemingly died on the Broken Pattern in the city of Cadiniagart.

This was later found to be true, which didn't stop Jack resurected him. An act which Shade does not deem a kindness.

Tander

A greenskinned young man of possibly Rebman descent, Otandal was never loathe to use his shapeshifting abilities.

An arrogant young man, but not without a sense of community, he met his end when struck down by arrows fired from ambush, on the road to Amber.

Trista

Trista stands 5’6”, a well-shaped woman in her upper-20s. Large, storm-blue eyes set against pale skin and full lips. Volumes of rich, black hair frame a beautiful, if melancholy, face. She wears neither make-up nor jewelry except a thin, silver chain around her neck, hanging below her shirt. She chooses clothing for comfort and ease of movement, most often jeans and tees.

Having reached Amber, Trista chose to stay behind and help defend the city when other members of the group moved on with the quest.

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