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Kingdoms

Caethlon Kingdom Caethlian adjective

Arkothia Empire Arkothan adjective

Hyclion– Empire farther east, biggest rival to Arkothia

Rohdam– Island principality that the two empires fought a war over.

Syranthuse– Kindom previously between Arkothia and Hyclion. It was split apart and annexed by both. Shares a name with a plant because I’m apparently less random in my names than I thought.

Indarans– First known and fallen civilization. Ancient and known for strange and powerful magic. Believed by some to have spawned the first deities.

Characters

Primary–high reference/appearance chance

Malz- Main character.

Malichi Monhal- The dead kid whose identity Malz is assuming.

Baronet Alan Linhal– War profiteer, famed artist and art dealer, lech and all around fun dude. Malz’s co-conspirator and host.

Elizabeth and Timothy Monhal- Parrents of Malichi. Elizabeth is the title holder of the barony. Former Viscount but was demoted after territory stopped being on the border.

Gebal-Leader of former cell

Tanyth- Gebal’s sister, and major leader/knight warrior of the resistance.

Lindrid– leader of a refugee group in Fluemerb, is also a resistance agent sent to force an uprising in the town. Wants to leverage his position to become a noble.

Ser Terrance Pressley – ‘Ser Terry’ A classmate who has gone out of his way to include Malichi in social stuff. The youngest knight in the empire in at least two years. Very definitely was not shot by Malichi with a crossbow.

Friendly Classmates

Preston Calhal– A friend made on the way to the sword test. Mother is a famous knight who is disappointed in his lack of ability, though doesn’t say so. He takes after his father who is not a mage of any sort but wants to please his mother and follow in her footsteps. Seemed nervous at first, less so now. In history and general studies with Malichi.

Bart– Mercenary who was Malz’s first opponent in the swording tourney. Now ‘friends’. Seems to be an enemy of Ser Terrance. In Malichi’s law class along with Ser Terry.

Emily Salhal– Daughter of a counter or something, ice cream baron in her own right. A genius ice mage who invented ice cream and uses her monopoly of it to charge exorbitant prices. Took a job protecting a ship that Malz wanted and were opponents during the group fight test, but has become part of Malichi’s friend group since (especially after the crossbow incident with Ser Terry). In Applied Divination. Dorm is across the courtyard to Malichi's.

Erik Hanhal– Guy who annoyed Malz in the archery test. In the applied divination class.

Erika Hanhal– Erik’s twin sister who is a mage with a focus on material shaping magic. Contestant in the hidden object divination game. Chair of the Dialectical Magicalism Club (name pending) which is trying to advance uses of non-combat magic. Malichi goes to her club.

Ellen (Aethelhal)– Errika Hanhal’s friend who visited Malichi and Alan after the exam but before the interview. Can fly and has a focus on weight and mass magic as well as alchemy. Is part of the Dialectical Magicalism Club (name pending) and Malichi’s Herbalism class. Like Erika, she lacks combat spells. People are weird about her last name.

Clara Talwin – Squire who interacted during the scavenger hunt. Noble from a small northern kingdom which she’s trying to get away from due to family troubles. Prior friends with Ser Terrance and is in the Applied divination class.

Adrian Blakerhal– Mage teammate. Illusionist. Father is a prominent advisor to the empress and so seems extra vigilant about preserving the dignity and power of the imperial family. In the applied divination class.

Ligryn– A page on the same team for the group combat tests who is cagey about her last name. From the principality of Rohdam and is at the academy as a sort of potential ambassador/spy while her brother does the same in Hyclion. Pops up time to time, and is in the Dialectical Magicalism Club (name pending). Was also in the irregular weapons class with Malichi before he found out about his misunderstanding and quit it.

Vanessa Vynhal– Moderator who yelled at Malichi for throwing sand and occasional pen pal. Several years Malichi’s senior, but they cross each other’s paths occasionally.

Carlyle – Mysterious friend of Ser Terry and part of his special secret group. Mage of unknown ability.

Antagonistic Classmates

Bryant Fenhal– Opponent in swording tourney. On the ‘blue list’ of nobles who met Malichi Monhal in real life. Hates Malichi for beating him in a sword match and now Malz for losing to him. Shares a history class.

Denton Brinhal– Eliminates Malz from the first divination tournament. Annoying. Talks like a knight but otherwise hasn’t interacted directly. In the Applied divination class.

Riley Plimhal– Squire teammate during the group combat tests who strongly disagrees with Malichi’s view on the roles of the empowered in combat on moral grounds. In Malichi’s math class, but hasn’t interacted with him since the exam.

Vincent Hallenhal– Imperial Princep, thuggish, bad interaction with Malichi at a party and is aggressively trying to gain Malichi’s support in his bid to become the next emperor. Or at least was. Now he’s just trying to get even for Malichi bluntly refusing an invitation. Shares no class or activity with Malichi.

Neutral Classmates

The Mynharran– Crazy looking muscular mage with bald ritually scarified head. He claims he can see the far future, and said something that could be hinting he knows about Malz’s Anar relationship. Hasn’t interacted since the party after the exam, though is in Malichi’s Magic Theory class.

Lucas Talhal– Youth who is the contact for the Talhals. Likes to get into theoretical discussions with weighted meaning which he uses to evaluate Malichi. Shares Malichi’s history class and a dorm building.

Avery Hallenhal– Imperial Princep, strange, adopted. Laughed at Malichi’s bad joke. In the Magic Theory class, though hasn’t interacted since the joke.

Cecilia Hallenhal– Imperial Princep, who showed up briefly in the Dialectical Magicalism club (name pending) but is unclear if she’ll be staying. Seems to be trying to gain Ligryn’s support via extortion(?). Instructed Malichi to stay away from her brother Theodore.

Theodore Hallenhal – Princep in applied divination. Shows a childlike enthusiasm towards the famous teacher and susceptibility to sycophants, but is also rather good at the class.

Marquis Phillip – Entourage to Cecilia. Seems to have a history with Ligryn. Does not share any class with Malichi. Chevalier.

Tim– Commoner alchemist and enchanter mage in the Dialectical Magicalism club (name pending). Nephew to Alchemist John who becomes Malichi’s client.

Other school people

Count Wilma Therinhal– Proctor for the fugitive chase. Going on sabbatical. Malz likes her and wishes she could be his teacher.

Ser Galvin Ilonhal– Knight who initially tested the team in the group combat test. Chastised Malichi for his disregard for his team’s lives.

Tasha Wilimhal– Comander of the Wyvern riders. Wants Malichi to join her order and advocated for his admittance in the exam interview.

Headteacher Clarisa– Lead interviewer for Malichi’s exam. Is hesitant to accept him because she fears the academy is a bad fit and might cause him psychological harm. Has a past with Tasha. Accepted Malichi to fulfil a mandate from the Empress that she will not discuss.

Count Jessica Vithal– War hero [Criminal] who has become a teacher in the academy. Replacing Count Therinhal in Applied Divination as she goes on sabbatical. Spent the last year in Caethlon hunting down Malz and is head of a research group to develop methods against Anthropomancy which she has, upon suggestion of the head teacher, invited Malichi to.

Favoured of the sun and Supreme Hierarch of the Imperial Sect, Johnathan Rakenhal– Administrator of the religion test and creepy dude. Is curious about Malichi’s set of divine contracts and is pressing him for that knowledge.

Johnathan Goodenhal– Overly enthusiastic young teacher that is in charge of Malichi’s general studies class as part of his training.

Baron Rachael Franhal– Herbalism teacher.

Professor Akhal-- Teaches magic theory.

New life, non-school.

Thomas– proprietor of the nameless magic shop

Viscount Talia Monroe– Skilled gambler. From a norther client state.

Mae Windhal– Slightly older woman who helped Malz gamble. Daughter of a baron

Maylleen– Gossip at Allan’s party who forms a correspondence with Malz about various juicy news form the front. Malz uses her as a source of propaganda as she gets the most buzz from learning and sharing news about the empire behaving scandalously.

Cluadia Panihal the third– Preston’s childhood bully who Malz rats out in a fit of pique.

Madam Primhal – Has a painting of Alan’s in her parlour. Allan had an incident with her son.

Charles Blakerhal– Main advisor to the empress. Adrian’s father. Is the reason Caethlon fought alone.

Marcus– A servant under Allan’s employ seconded under Malichi for his stay at the school. Seems knowledgeable about noble affairs.

Talia Hallenhal– Imperial Princep older than the others so far. War hero of the initial Caethlian campaign. Is close to Princep Vincent. Chevalier.

Sarith – A thug working for Greg

Henry Thinhal – Leader of the Thrushes who Malichi kills.

(Nilerhals and Vynhals) Rivals of the Thinhals.

Clients

Greg– Weird merchant who eagerly became Malichi’s client after extortion and violence. Believes that Malichi embodies the old noble virtues that made Arkothia strong.

Jack – Leader of the Mud Hares in his mid twenties. Was sceptical of Malichi on the basis of him being a noble, but relented when he realised that he both had no choice, and that Malichi was offering to much to refuse.

Klar – A Lieutenant under Jack in her early twenties. Took a deal with the Thrushes where she would advocate for surrender in exchange of being put in charge under them. Liaison to Malichi.

John– Enchanter/Alchemist who became a client for an exorbitant price. The Talhals wanted him.

Jule – A young girl around 12 and member of the Mud Hares. Primary advocate for Malichi’s Patronage and seems to be talented in learning magic.

Walking Arc

Ibil- Guy he sacrificed willingly.

Cylus– Rando guy in Tanyth’s cell.

Tanyth’s mage– Around Malz’s age and had an adversarial response to Malz

Tanyth’s squire– Not much is known about them except they take things seriously.

Morri Morrison– Apothecary and healer in Flumeberg with a standing contract with the local garrison to provide meds, and buys Malz’s stuff.

Tala– Serving girl working at the bubbling otter

Frathith– shoe maker who sells Malz some good boots in Fluemberb. Makes boots for soldiers.

Red Needle seamstress– Loves pockets!

Timos– Lindrid’s assistant. Called Malz out for ‘the hunger’.

Bryvos– Lindrid’s head of security

Bolny– thug murdered in the yellow house. Had epilepsy.

Siggie– thug murdered in yellow house. Went up to help Bolny because he thought he was having a fit when in fact he was being murdered.

Mysterious stranger–Encountered in the woods along with a group of armed figures. Exchanged tokens of friendship, in the form of a ring bound by a plant part medicine, part poison.

Captain Wallace Sraw– Captain of the Twisted Lilly. A bit of a skin flint and worried about mutiny. Did not inform his crew about transporting a major magic item.

Sarah– Squire on the ship adventure. Has several interactions with Malz including long one on one conversations. Is a few years older.

Martin– Ship navigator who Malz attempted to teach magic but had not crossed the threshold when they parted. This was in part because Martin had to transfer to the pirate ship, and in part because Malz’s increasing malaise.

Kalen– Ship’s previous head guard. Is upset that her department was downsized and is taking it out on the replacements, though came around after Sarah stabbed her.

Edward Grahm– Annoying passenger, is paying Malz to teach his son magic.

Edmond Grahm– Edward’s son, less annoying than his father. Became a mage due to Malz’s teaching, though had only learned cantrips by the time they parted.

Remey– The sleezy pirate mage, captured alive.

Tiffany Grahm– Edmond’s mother.

Isable Grahm–Tiffany’s mother, who she told Malz to go to her if he needs help.

Pytor Talhal– Owner of the orb transported on the Twisted Lilly.

Places

Fluemberg- First town on the journey.

Pavlos– Port that Frathith recommends Malz get boat at.

Port Salunt

Tibrous– Destination of ship voyage.

Port Malsas– port mentioned on the ship voyage. A divination alerted Malz of something bad happening there, but not what. Still a mystery.

Arkothid-Hyclead Sea– The sea that Arkothan empire and Caethlon sits on. Farther to the east is Hyclion, Arkothia’s biggest rival.

Grinton Bay– has a notorious prison for pirates

Synthian Mountains– Border of Hyclion. Home of the wyvern riders.

Inns

Bubbling otter– In fluemberg that Malz stayed at. Employed Tala

Flaming Goose– in fluemberg. At at it while waiting for Timos and the goods.

Penguin Prophet– In Tibrous.

Tired Trout– In Tirbrous. Drinking party location.

Gods

Anar- God of ambition, sacrifice, and (oddly enough) pomegranates. Rather than gaining power by influencing the world according to their domain, they gain most of their power by stealing souls from other gods via a ritual given to their cultists that also grant them power.

Emperess Celeste Hallenhal - Demigod. All monarchs are. Gods gain power by spreading the influence of their domains through the world and laws count. However, the power he gains from said laws are split between two or three other gods, so her power as a god is limited, but may grant her immortality eventually.

Inarice- A major deity, especially in Caethlon, and has particular animosity towards Anar who is constantly stealing souls destined for her heaven. Other gods tolerate Anar in part because he pisses her off and other major deities that rely on souls. A balance of power thing.

The mariad cults- There are a number of benign cults around led by weirdo philosophers trying to carve out a divine niche of a domain. Some actually have enough power to grant boons, but most don’t last long as their boon granting economy quickly collapses. The empire allows them because the social order rellies on divine transactions, and the cults encourage them. Since no deity requires exclusive supplication, the empire views the cults as a rising tides lifts all ships situation.

Muerin­– forge god of arms. Contracted to Tanyth.

Calmar– God of defensive wars and vigilance. Contracted to Tanyth

Palgia– Nature gods of plants and forests. Specifically those beneficial to humans. Share’s much of her influence with gods of agricultures and gods of specific plants. So far the only god besides Muerin whose boons are something besides buffing the contracted directly.

Tacyn– God of redemption and quietude. Get’s most of her power by snatching souls from other gods by means of people requesting redemption to avoid afterlives that are bad (like Anar’s).

Vilnar­– Gods of protectors. Oath involves swearing to protect a specific locality and the people there of. Boon grants minor strength, but no coordination until higher levels, but high resilience, regen, and perception.

Blood Mariner– God of violent sailors. Strength, regen, coordination especially for keeping steady on rocking boats. Also added buoyancy.

Vanocaur– Whose light is harsh and cruel. Referred to as a dark god.

Mynharra– Weird god who gives seemingly random contracts. Unknown what they’re a god of.

Animal gods– Every animal has a category that falls under at least one god’s domains. They grant less power than other gods, but also don’t count or count less when gods are interpreting oath violations. Are neutral towards Anar since most cultists don’t sacrifice animals due to giving so little power.

The god of cats, who has not deigned to reveal their name to humans

The god of birds, who also have not revealed their name, but doesn’t use words like ‘deigned’ to talk about it.

Merchant Lord– sells weaker version of other boons for coin

Chaundax– God of Music, debate, healing and archery. Referred to by Malz as the God of Movement.

Garlken– One of the dark gods.

Plants

Palethorn– diarrhoetic and vomit inducer. Too much is fatal.

Pallberries– roots are a topical local coagulant.

Nightswirl– burn leaves as a soporific incense. Eating them is fatal.

Silverthien– A potent poison and medicine. Given to Malz by a mysterious stranger

Zantan– Type of innately semi-magic wood. Self repairs when wet and exposed to sunlight. Very good starting point for enchantments, and buildings made from it don’t catch fire.

Syranthuse– Also known as Knightkiller. Lacks properties on its own, but reacts violently with magical healing.

Coins

Small copper–1 raem– 4 divisions of .25

Medium copper–7 raem– 8 divisions of .875

Large copper– 12raem– 4 divisions of 3

Small silver– 16 raem– 4 divisions of 4

Medium silver– 40 raem– 8 divisions of 5

Large Silver– 60 raem– 10 divisions of 6

Small gold– 168 raem– 6 divisions of 28

Medium gold– 840 raem– 8 divisions of 105

Large gold– 13440 raem– 8 divisions of 1680

Days of week

The week is distributed in the American fashion with the weekend being like bookends in that they are on both sides of it. Thus treating the progression of time as an illusion with no point of an event having proper claim to being its 'start' despite seeming to be the earliest extent of it.

Midweek-- Wednesday

Penday-- Friday