Cast

 

Kassen Akoll

Born in Dinnlan to a family of middle-class merchants, he recieved a basic tradesman’s education before being drafted by the Dinnish military to assist in the desperate last-stand defense of the country, which ultimately failed. Seeing that the battle was hopeles, he and Elim deserted before the final push and crept through occupied territory for weeks before eventually arriving at Val Salia, where they joined House Ivenmoth and began building a new life.

 

Elim Dorelga

Born to a family of tiplod ranchers, Elim enjoyed an idyllic, peaceful country life, which he would have happily continued if not for the invasion by the Sovereignty of Beletam and the subsequent draft. He was assigned to the same squad as Kassen, and deserted with him when things turned sour. They didn’t know each other very well before that, but became incredibly close as they kept each other alive during their desperate flight from their former home.

Isher

Not much is known about Isher’s origins, except that she quietly arrived in Val Salia at some point, and struggled to find work until Kassen met her and suggested she join house Ivenmoth, offering to vouch for her. Though she is incredibly grateful to him, most of her work tends to involve being a bouncer, bodyguard, or other tasks that require her to play the role of an intimidating brute. She struggles with this, as she’s a gentle soul, and prefers to work in the Undergardens whenever possible.

Yannit

A young indrel drone who became fascinated with humans and their culture (albeit a very distorted, fairytale view thereof) at an early age, she has left her hive in hopes of pursuing her fantasy of living among humans. Though things have been different from what she expected, they’ve certainly been interesting.

 

Lopin

A decently successful street merchant (at least in terms of merchants who scavenge their wares from along the beachline), Lopin is well-spoken for a yinglet, and despite his courteous and preening personality, he knows how to defend his turf. Recently exiled and placed into the service of Kassen by Matriarch Vizlet.

                                                           He is a fancy lad.

Kalgkur

A young baxxid male, somewhat shy and preferring to avoid confrontations, recently thrown into great complications after unintentionally waking up half the city. Greatly enjoys the craftsmanship of Nell, a local sculptor.





Viracroix Salia


The current heir to house Ivenmoth’s small merchant empire, he guides the course of his house, as all members of the Salia bloodline have done before him. In addition to providing the city of Val Salia with a basic system of law and population management, the Salia bloodline has always pursued “enlightening” ends in addition to trade, such as astronomy, cartography, and the study of natural life. Viracroix is particularly enamored with the pursuit of knowledge, and has publicly described himself as more of a seeker of enlightenment than a Trademaster.Several local trade houses interpreted this as a weakness, and attempted to cut into house Ivenmoth’s trade routes, before being swiftly and effectively outmaneuvered by Viracroix, who then absorbed them into his own trade empire. It is unknown if Trademaster Viracroix had spoken in earnest in his earlier public announcement, or was simply laying bait.

Ran Ste-Su G’Mindel

A man of many talents, with a mind ever-driven towards the accumulation of knowledge and the advancement of human understanding of the world. Trademaster Viracroix has granted him an extensive patronage of sorts, where he is free to theorize, experiment and dabble to his heart’s content. Much of his findings are documented and shared with the Val Salian public, in the form of the Val Salian Regional Field Guides.

 

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The Val Salian Yinglet Enclave

Matriarch Vizlet


A fairly self-composed and educated yinglet (in itself a very rare thing), Vizlet is the Matriarch of Val Salia’s yinglet enclave. She is in charge of the local yinglet population’s interactions with the few females within the enclave, putting her in a unique position of power, which she uses towards many ends.. She is also the only female allowed to travel in public without an escort group.

Patriarch Poak

The giant (for a yinglet) Patriarch overseeing the storage, preservation, and organization of the enclave’s foodstuffs. Also an accomplished cook.

 

Patriarch Kattajak

Patriarch of the enclave’s hunters, which also doubles as its military. Rather violent-minded, but also pragmatic and tactical in thought, with a fatherly streak when dealing with the other yinglets in the enclave.

Patriarch Figgins

A cheerful, wise yinglet of indeterminate age (aside from “definitely old”) who has a solid grasp of basic mathematics, trade and organization. Has something of a sixth sense for trouble, and is a survivor of a great many incidents that would have claimed the life of a less quick-witted yinglet.

Patriarch Beizel

Patriarch of the scouts, which in most enclaves handle the scouting of the areas surrounding the enclave, but the Val Salian enclave’s scouts double as information-gatherers and spies, given its proximity to a city full of humans.

Patriarch Chakki

The preening and shiny Patriarch of farming. Not quite the type to get his claws dirty working the soil, yet knows a great deal about farming both the soil, and shallow streams, and is fantastic at convincing others to do the work.

Patriarch Narklet

A very young Patriarch sent from the central enclaves south of Val Salia, to help ensure the somewhat experimental and cosmopolitan enclave holds fast to the species’ cultural traditions, despite both its proximity to a human civilization and its distance from the main yinglet homelands.

Feeeena

The oldest of the girls after Matriarch Vizlet. Absolutely loves the styles of fashion that human nobles fancy themselves up with, and considers herself a lady of culture. Has two left hands.

Zally

A somewhat wild girl, who is possibly a bit too enthusiastic about her breeding duties. While it’s natural for envlace females to flaunt their femininity, the Matriarch feels Zally may be taking that a bit too far.

Vesaria

An incredibly cheerful and energetic girl, happy to help out with whatever the Matriarch requires. Makes a special effort to try and keep everything harmonious and smooth-running between members of the enclave.

Pekkit

A female possessing the somewhat rare ability to read human writing, which has long been her obsession, regardless of subject. An agreement has been reached with House Ivenmoth to lend her books from its collection from time to time, since she takes such good care of them.

Lippie

A multi-talented, yet cripplingly anxious girl who Matriarch Vizlet works especially close with.  With her ability to learn things quickly and analyze complicated problems, she would be a prime candidate to be the next Matriarch, if not for her extreme anxiety.

 

Others

Brakka

An exile who has been living on the streets of Val Salia for years; recently stepping into many different parties’ attentions due to his possession of an unusual artifact, followed by losing it, and then desperately attempting to regain it.

 

Zhretta

Zhretta is Kalgkur’s closest childhood friend, a very driven and ambitious, and somewhat serious young female baxxid. Despite her relative youth, she is very involved with her peoples’ society and politics, hoping to achieve great things for the baxxid, and their relations with humans. She has had a crush on Kalgkur for as long as she can remember, but she isn’t great at dropping hints, and Kalgkur is a bit dense at times.

Nell

An enterprising, creative and passionate sculptor and redsmith, yet also unlucky in recent years. A long string of robberies has forced her to work with cheaper materials, and rent a smaller stall in the markets. She’s noticed Kalgkur watching her sculpt for a while, and has taken a liking to him.

 Elder Varakses

One of the oldest baxxid still living, from before the times they were introduced to the concepts of civility and culture. A leader figure even back then, he was integral in forming the long-standing agreement of cooperation between his people and House Ivenmoth. Though there are two other High Elders, he is generally considered to be the single greatest of authority among their species. Though notdirectly related to Kalgkur or Zhretta, he played an important role as a mentor throughout their lives.
 
 
 
 

Kuldra

Elder Varakses’ young daughter, and a raging humanophile. Has a variety of wigs (real human hair!), human-ish outfits for public socializing, and a sizeable staff of attendants to help her with her dressing, makeup and accessories. Grew up with Kalgkur and Zhretta, and despite being the daughter of a High Elder, she’s known as a bit of a spoiled rich girl who is only interested in pursuing her “hobbies.”

 
 
 
 
 
Felsa
The bunkmaster of the bunkhouse that house Ivenmoth constructed for the influx of Dinnish refugees following the war, she is Dinnish herself, and despite her bad leg and heavy drinking, she takes her job very seriously out of findness for her fellow countrymen. She tries to make the best of the small bunkhouse, despite it being an underfunded charity that was just constructed to keep starving refugees off the streets.

Galen
A biteleaf addict; formerly a field medic in the Dinnish military, he was one of the few that volunteered before the draft to help his country survive. He now acts as the Dinnish bunkhouse’s resident healer, when he’s not dreaming of better days in a cloud of biteleaf smoke.

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Kassen Akoll

Born in Dinnlan to a family of middle-class merchants, he recieved a basic tradesman’s education before being drafted by the Dinnish military to assist in the desperate last-stand defense of the country, which ultimately failed. Seeing that the battle was hopeles, he and Elim deserted before the final push and crept through occupied territory for weeks before eventually arriving at Val Salia, where they joined House Ivenmoth and began building a new life.

 

Elim Dorelga

Born to a family of tiplod ranchers, Elim enjoyed an idyllic, peaceful country life, which he would have happily continued if not for the invasion by the Sovereignty of Beletam and the subsequent draft. He was assigned to the same squad as Kassen, and deserted with him when things turned sour. They didn’t know each other very well before that, but became incredibly close as they kept each other alive during their desperate flight from their former home.

Isher

Not much is known about Isher’s origins, except that she quietly arrived in Val Salia at some point, and struggled to find work until Kassen met her and suggested she join house Ivenmoth, offering to vouch for her. Though she is incredibly grateful to him, most of her work tends to involve being a bouncer, bodyguard, or other tasks that require her to play the role of an intimidating brute. She struggles with this, as she’s a gentle soul, and prefers to work in the Undergardens whenever possible.

Yannit

A young indrel drone who became fascinated with humans and their culture (albeit a very distorted, fairytale view thereof) at an early age, she has left her hive in hopes of pursuing her fantasy of living among humans. Though things have been different from what she expected, they’ve certainly been interesting.

 

Lopin

A decently successful street merchant (at least in terms of merchants who scavenge their wares from along the beachline), Lopin is well-spoken for a yinglet, and despite his courteous and preening personality, he knows how to defend his turf. Recently exiled and placed into the service of Kassen by Matriarch Vizlet.

                                                           He is a fancy lad.

Kalgkur

A young baxxid male, somewhat shy and preferring to avoid confrontations, recently thrown into great complications after unintentionally waking up half the city. Greatly enjoys the craftsmanship of Nell, a local sculptor.





Viracroix Salia


The current heir to house Ivenmoth’s small merchant empire, he guides the course of his house, as all members of the Salia bloodline have done before him. In addition to providing the city of Val Salia with a basic system of law and population management, the Salia bloodline has always pursued “enlightening” ends in addition to trade, such as astronomy, cartography, and the study of natural life. Viracroix is particularly enamored with the pursuit of knowledge, and has publicly described himself as more of a seeker of enlightenment than a Trademaster.Several local trade houses interpreted this as a weakness, and attempted to cut into house Ivenmoth’s trade routes, before being swiftly and effectively outmaneuvered by Viracroix, who then absorbed them into his own trade empire. It is unknown if Trademaster Viracroix had spoken in earnest in his earlier public announcement, or was simply laying bait.

Ran Ste-Su G’Mindel

A man of many talents, with a mind ever-driven towards the accumulation of knowledge and the advancement of human understanding of the world. Trademaster Viracroix has granted him an extensive patronage of sorts, where he is free to theorize, experiment and dabble to his heart’s content. Much of his findings are documented and shared with the Val Salian public, in the form of the Val Salian Regional Field Guides.

 

________________________________________________________________________

The Val Salian Yinglet Enclave

Matriarch Vizlet


A fairly self-composed and educated yinglet (in itself a very rare thing), Vizlet is the Matriarch of Val Salia’s yinglet enclave. She is in charge of the local yinglet population’s interactions with the few females within the enclave, putting her in a unique position of power, which she uses towards many ends.. She is also the only female allowed to travel in public without an escort group.

Patriarch Poak

The giant (for a yinglet) Patriarch overseeing the storage, preservation, and organization of the enclave’s foodstuffs. Also an accomplished cook.

 

Patriarch Kattajak

Patriarch of the enclave’s hunters, which also doubles as its military. Rather violent-minded, but also pragmatic and tactical in thought, with a fatherly streak when dealing with the other yinglets in the enclave.

Patriarch Figgins

A cheerful, wise yinglet of indeterminate age (aside from “definitely old”) who has a solid grasp of basic mathematics, trade and organization. Has something of a sixth sense for trouble, and is a survivor of a great many incidents that would have claimed the life of a less quick-witted yinglet.

Patriarch Beizel

Patriarch of the scouts, which in most enclaves handle the scouting of the areas surrounding the enclave, but the Val Salian enclave’s scouts double as information-gatherers and spies, given its proximity to a city full of humans.

Patriarch Chakki

The preening and shiny Patriarch of farming. Not quite the type to get his claws dirty working the soil, yet knows a great deal about farming both the soil, and shallow streams, and is fantastic at convincing others to do the work.

Patriarch Narklet

A very young Patriarch sent from the central enclaves south of Val Salia, to help ensure the somewhat experimental and cosmopolitan enclave holds fast to the species’ cultural traditions, despite both its proximity to a human civilization and its distance from the main yinglet homelands.

Feeeena

The oldest of the girls after Matriarch Vizlet. Absolutely loves the styles of fashion that human nobles fancy themselves up with, and considers herself a lady of culture. Has two left hands.

Zally

A somewhat wild girl, who is possibly a bit too enthusiastic about her breeding duties. While it’s natural for envlace females to flaunt their femininity, the Matriarch feels Zally may be taking that a bit too far.

Vesaria

An incredibly cheerful and energetic girl, happy to help out with whatever the Matriarch requires. Makes a special effort to try and keep everything harmonious and smooth-running between members of the enclave.

Pekkit

A female possessing the somewhat rare ability to read human writing, which has long been her obsession, regardless of subject. An agreement has been reached with House Ivenmoth to lend her books from its collection from time to time, since she takes such good care of them.

Lippie

A multi-talented, yet cripplingly anxious girl who Matriarch Vizlet works especially close with.  With her ability to learn things quickly and analyze complicated problems, she would be a prime candidate to be the next Matriarch, if not for her extreme anxiety.

 

Others

Brakka

An exile who has been living on the streets of Val Salia for years; recently stepping into many different parties’ attentions due to his possession of an unusual artifact, followed by losing it, and then desperately attempting to regain it.

 

Zhretta

Zhretta is Kalgkur’s closest childhood friend, a very driven and ambitious, and somewhat serious young female baxxid. Despite her relative youth, she is very involved with her peoples’ society and politics, hoping to achieve great things for the baxxid, and their relations with humans. She has had a crush on Kalgkur for as long as she can remember, but she isn’t great at dropping hints, and Kalgkur is a bit dense at times.

Nell

An enterprising, creative and passionate sculptor and redsmith, yet also unlucky in recent years. A long string of robberies has forced her to work with cheaper materials, and rent a smaller stall in the markets. She’s noticed Kalgkur watching her sculpt for a while, and has taken a liking to him.

 Elder Varakses

One of the oldest baxxid still living, from before the times they were introduced to the concepts of civility and culture. A leader figure even back then, he was integral in forming the long-standing agreement of cooperation between his people and House Ivenmoth. Though there are two other High Elders, he is generally considered to be the single greatest of authority among their species. Though notdirectly related to Kalgkur or Zhretta, he played an important role as a mentor throughout their lives.
 
 
 
 

Kuldra

Elder Varakses’ young daughter, and a raging humanophile. Has a variety of wigs (real human hair!), human-ish outfits for public socializing, and a sizeable staff of attendants to help her with her dressing, makeup and accessories. Grew up with Kalgkur and Zhretta, and despite being the daughter of a High Elder, she’s known as a bit of a spoiled rich girl who is only interested in pursuing her “hobbies.”

 
 
 
 
 
Felsa
The bunkmaster of the bunkhouse that house Ivenmoth constructed for the influx of Dinnish refugees following the war, she is Dinnish herself, and despite her bad leg and heavy drinking, she takes her job very seriously out of findness for her fellow countrymen. She tries to make the best of the small bunkhouse, despite it being an underfunded charity that was just constructed to keep starving refugees off the streets.

Galen
A biteleaf addict; formerly a field medic in the Dinnish military, he was one of the few that volunteered before the draft to help his country survive. He now acts as the Dinnish bunkhouse’s resident healer, when he’s not dreaming of better days in a cloud of biteleaf smoke.

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