Dramatis Persona
[Note: Followers of the Four Cardinal Heroes are listed in order of recruitment]
(A) The Shield Hero
1) Shield Hero Naofumi Iwatani. Naofumi was a carefree 20 year old mild otaku enjoying his life in Yokohama when he was pulled into the alien world against his will. He is dismayed to find out that the Shield Hero is derided in his new home, although he is pleasantly surprised that his fellow Heroes, especially Jerry support him wholeheartedly. After his betrayal and public humiliation he is disgusted by all women, although he can't understand why any of his fellow Heroes choose to stand with him. It remains to be seen if he can ever recover a semblance of hope; but his allies are more numerous than he realizes. [Canon Character]
2) Earth/Wind Mage Takia Aliki. Takia is moody, young man in his early 20s who is assured that the Universe hates his guts. He is perpetually pessimistic and emotionally broken from some unimaginably tragic history that he refuses to divulge. The Shield Hero recruited him at the outset out of sense of pity. After Malty's betrayal he sees Takia as a kindred tortured spirit. Takia was the only one of Naofumi's followers to stay by at his side from the very beginning. He shuns intimate company to spare any potential partners from his unbearably horrid luck. [Submitted by octavio derring]
3) Sword Warrior Raphtalia. A young 18 year old looking Tanuki maiden who went through a seemingly unending stream of tragedy with a few short weeks: she lost her parents, home, freedom and best friend within the span of a few weeks. Her only friend in the slave pens was a mute Hare demi who was later sold to Jerry. She was terrified at becoming Naofumi's slave at first only to find her broken master is gruff but secretly very kind as he saves her life. As she grows up rapidly to become her master's 'sword' she falls for him, although it seems unrequited. She sees Filo as a kid sister and is very uncomfortable being around the creepy Mage Takia. [Canon Character]
4) Filolial Mount Filo. An avian fiolial hatched by Naofumi who appears to be about 10 years old, she initially was a normal beast of burden, but as the Shield Hero's powers seeped into her she grew into an oversized filolial, and later acquired a diminutive winged human form. She is naïve and openly adoring of her master Naofumi and rarely sees fit to contradict him. She delights in simple pleasures of hauling the party's cart and eating almost anything. She also loves Ralphtalia as an older sister and she thinks the gloomy Mage Takia is 'funny grump'. [Canon Character]
5) Sword Warrior/Chaos Mage Victor Artes Lazarus. Victor is a 19 year old wolfkin who carries himself as aloof and mysterious, if somewhat caustic and cynical. He considers the solitary road his home. He bears an indefinable aura of being born down on by a heavy curse; this tends to drive others away in fear. However Naofumi and company are no stranger to misfortune or curses, and find kinship in his company. Victor despises human nobles especially as one especially vicious Baron bore the responsibility for Victor being star-crossed. He considers Naofumi 'redeemable', emphasizes with Takia's horrendous curse, and comes to see Raphtalia and Filo as little sisters. [Submitted by Victor John Foxfire]
6) Other Shield Hero Followers. [SYOC]
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(B) The Sword Hero
1) Sword Hero Jeremiah "Jerry" Douglas White. Born and raised in Groton Connecticut, Jerry is a bright, bespectacled, and outright nerdy 19 year old American Pre-Med UConn student. He works at his local mall at the Import/Gaming store to pay his tuition, and DMs on the side running a d20 campaign called 'The Warriors of the Compass Rose'. He has recently suffered a bitter loss of one of his gaming friends who roleplayed the 'Pavise Knight' and Jerry is thus drawn to the underdog Shield Hero. He is a fan of both Japanese Anime and Western Superhero genres (he laments that he always wanted to grow up to cosplay Nick Fury instead of Steve Urkel). He is only drawn to women. [My OC].
2) Spear Knight/Dryad Mage Valeria 'Varri' Starnovna Kuznetsov. Varri is an 18 year old female human ex-royal guard who looked after the welfare of the Second Princess. She was blinded in one eye from monsters from the First Wave. Like her younger twin brother Cyril, she is descended from the last Sword Hero, a Russian who served in the Great Patriotic War. She is confident and emotive, and tends to speak her mind. She was raised to be biased against demihumans and it takes seeing their suffering first hand to cave in her misguided prejudice. She idolizes Jeremiah, sometimes to her own detriment; and soon enough has to choose between serving Jerry or the Crown. She very slowly warms up to her sometime rival Usagi. She is only romantically interested in men. [My OC].
3) Earth/Illusion Mage Usagi. Usagi is an albino demihuman who of the hare tribe who looks about 18 and is keenly observant, yet tries to keep her feelings under tight control. Her family were itinerant traveling merchants who were felled by beasts of the first waves on the outskirts of Melromac Kingdom. One beast's attacks damaged her throat, causing her to lose her voice. She awoke in captivity, and out of pity Jeremiah purchased her slave contract despite being horrified of the implications. As she could not speak her name, Jerry reluctantly named her after his pet white rabbit. She is naturally adept at magic and specializes both in Earth Elemental and Illusionary schools of magic. She is only romantically interested in men, especially Jerry. [My OC].
4) Hydra Mount Indra. Despite having the fearsome appearance of a 4 year old three-headed Hydra, Indra is playful and friendly gentle giant that serves as the Sword Hero's beast of burden when traveling, and a fearsome brawler against his master's foes. He was hatched and raised by a Lizardfolk tribe, and during the chaos of the First Wave, he was separated and ran amok (although he saw terrorizing villagers as playing games). Jeremiah and his team beat him and earned his undying loyalty. As he levels up, he gains a teenage humanoid form that can utilize brute force as well as more refined wind and Ice Magic attacks. [Submitted by Aerodactyl999]
5) Beserker Marie Razskull Urshkek MedarThrakka. Maria is a giant 25 year old Amazon warrior that was raised by the same Lizardfolk tribe that tamed Indra. Despite obviously being human, she carries the wild, untamed personality that reflects her tribe's ethos of 'Survival of the Fittest'. Like Indra, she lost track of her tribesmen, and waylaid bandits and left their gory remains along a major trade route. After the Sword Hero bests her in single combat, she enthusiastically joins his party. In combat she is nigh physically unstoppable; yet she also has access to low level Healing/Shaman magic. She loves to party with Indra and Jerimiah, unwittingly setting off Usagi's possessiveness. [Submitted by Nekoreku]
6) Assassin Fuma. Fuma is cold and ruthless 21 year old killer who loyally serves the Sword hero without ever revealing his true motivations. He shows cold contempt for subpar warriors, although anyone with superior combat skills in his party like Varri or Maria are considered worthy rivals. His original master is unknown but Jerry is of the opinion it was likely the Queen who ordered Fuma to look out for him and help him not get himself killed due to his clumsy softhearted nature. Whatever the reason he is more than willing to put his life before Jerry's. He refuses to entertain romantic bonds. [Submitted by Lance Eternea]
7) Other Sword Hero Followers. [SYOC]
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(C) The Bow Hero
1) Bow Hero Charlotte Curtiss. A native New Yorker, the 18 year old Charlotte was a newbie student majoring in English at the University of British Columbia. She is very intuitive, insightful and creative, yet unconcerned about standing out from the crowd in terms of looks (in any case, her looks themselves don't stand out). Although she is quick to capitalize on her nature to learn voraciously and approach most people with open arms and is not without a bottom line on principle and morality; any immature and/or harsh criticism has a chance of setting off a spectacular display of ire. Her dislike of extensive planning and commitment will likely land her in hot water more than once. She only likes men romantically. [Submitted anonymously].
2) Sword Knight Cyril Starnovich Kuznetsov. Cyril is an 18 year old Male human ex-royal guard who like his older twin sister Varri minded the safety of Second Princess. A year before the First Wave he defeated an assassin who was sent to kill Princess Melty but his left hand was mangled in the attack. He took to wearing a crude prosthetic to continue his service. Along with Varri, he is a descendant from the last Sword Hero, a Russian soldier from WWII. He is quietly confident but reserved and analytical, preferring diplomacy over force unlike his sister. He was raised in a home where demihumans were derided but he judges them on their merits rather than on stereotypes. He tries to get along with his fellow companions but he finds Darius aggravating. He quietly worships the Bow Hero Charlotte from afar. He is only romantically interested in women, and has quite the soft spot for Charlotte. [My OC].
3) Thief Darius Ōkami. A 20 year old rougish Wolf Demihuman hailing from Shieldfreeden, Darius has a tall, lean and intimidating air. This causes many who see him to fear or distrust him, despite his hidden desire to help the underdogs of the world. He is normally cool headed, clever and calculating; however humans mistreating demihumans is one of the few ways to truly anger him. He is slow to trust, especially humans, and he has a distinctly snarky sense of humor. An unstable home life inspired him to take to the streets to earn coin from a young age. After the First Wave wiped out his family, he cast about for a way to save demihuman lives. He has admired Charlotte ever since he first infiltrated the royal castle in disguise, and resolves to defeat the Incursion by any means possible at her side. He is only romantically interested in women, and vows to best his rival Cyril to win Charlotte's affections. [Submitted by OGTheRealDK]
4) Lancer Lugiel Orga. Lugiel is a charming, yet cacophonic 22 year old oni demi youth who affects a calm and collected demeanor; yet his past was haunted by a unstoppable rage and outbursts of violence towards the people that killed his parents. Since then he has become far more cynical and distrustful, and uses his perception to detect when people are lying, conspiring, and have evil intentions (the King of Melromarc and its First Princess top his list). His experiences of ripping monsters to shreds during the first wave has convinced him that he needs to pull himself together and keep his bloodlust only on the battlefield. He is truly formidable in combat, and wounds inflicted on him seem to have little effect on his battle prowess. During downtime, he is a playful troll about other's love lives. He is happy to finally have true friends who accept him as he is. He is only romantically interested in women. [Submitted by Lance Eternea]
5) Nogard Mount Khan. Initially an orphaned hatchling found in another realm by Cyril, she was brought back to world of the 4 Cardinal Heroes and was named and taken under Charlotte's wing initially as a team mascot. In her blue lizard form, all she can initially say is 'Kun'. Later as the Bow Hero's power seeps into the tiny dragonlet, her power and size grows enough to serve as a mount. She adores Charlotte and Kiata, and is disdainful of Darius and especially Cyril. She is cute but has an untamable fiery spirit. [Canon Character from Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World]
6) Seer/Healer Kiata Aliki. Kiata is gentle soul ripped out of her own time from many decades in the past. She is a 16 year old feline demihuman blinded by cataracts who was rescued from execution by Darius and brought back through a magical portal to serve the Bow Hero. Despite her blindness she is an unmatched healer and can sense important events in the future. Although she is kind to all, even her enemies, she is reticent about divulging her past. She has an important connection to Naofumi's Mage follower Takia. [My OC]
7) Dragoon Raquna Daemora von Eichenstein. A 22 year old young lady of Faubley, Raquna is more than upholding of her noblewoman's status with her appearance. She is a very casual, playful and levelheaded woman, and is adept at making friends. She has a sturdy sense of bravery and is very reliable. She can also outdrink the rest of her party under the table. She was born the second daughter of her house; thus she enjoyed the perks of Nobility without sharing her older brother's burdens of responsibility. As a typical Faublian she took up the musket as her weapon of choice; untypically Dragoons are nearly always males. She also takes up a massive Tower Shield in her off-hand, making her a strange hybrid class with odd characteristics. Although she is romantically interested in both men and women, she is uninterested in having a partner. [Submitted by Aron the Aron]
8) Merchant/Illusion Mage Rowazhan "Rowan" Richelieu. A 16 year old human from Melromarc, Rowan is a peerless support member who loathes combat, yet loves to aid anyone in need. He can cure, mend, apply buffs through traded goods; in addition he can distract and confuse foes. He is short and slight in build and physically weak, but is of a keen mind, and a limitless source of queries. As a scion of one of the wealthiest mercantile families who bought their way into nobility, he naturally was groomed to marry into the royal family when he came of age. There were even preliminary arrangements to cement the Richelieu and Melromarc families by an arrangement by which he would be promised to the Second Princess. All of that changed when the Heroes were summoned and he decided on the spot to abandon his birthright and aid the Bow Hero. Using his illusion magic he joined her party in disguise, and has an earnest, precocious crush on Charlotte. [Submitted by Forever Immaculate]
9) Other Bow Hero Followers. [SYOC]
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(D) The Spear Hero
1) Spear Hero Clint Redmond. Hailing from Ontario Caanda, Clint is a bright 17 year old teenager. Clint is a stern, serious and studious high school student, and is the Computer Club President, with his plastic black framed glasses only reinforcing the impression of having an affinity for computers. At first glance, his near permanent scowl drives away people; but those who are allied with him know he is steadfast and supportive to his friends. Despite being unenthused about his schooling, he is eager to explore this exciting new world and document his adventures. He only likes women romantically. [Submitted by Kunnaki]
2) Mercenary Rosalia. Rosalia is a Black-winged 19 year old demihuman of the hawk tribe who is laid-back and fights foes with a focus on economy of movement. She is slow to anger but those who do so try their luck at their own peril. Her demihuman family was lost to the fog of memory and she only really knew her family as an adoptive servant of the noble Seymour family. After coming of age as a bodyguard, her broad-minded patrons saw her as a match for their young master; which scandalized many of their fellow nobles and even drew conflict from King. It became a moot point when her noble family were massacred; she retains their surname in their memory. She is a talented Mercenary and is skilled in hand to hand combat as well as archery. She is only romantically interested in men. [Submitted by Reduced20].
3) Maid Rosaline Clement. Rosaline is a 16 year old young girl who almost always has an innocent look on her face. She is almost always smiling, yet at times, the smile can seem hollow. She was orphaned through no fault of her own which shattered her soul; her only good luck within bad was landing in the services of Lady Seymour. Despite her gentle nature, Rosaline doesn't really communicate with humans much, preferring to spend her time conversing with either her silverware or cleaning tools. She willingly serves the Spear Hero Clint alongside of her friend Rosalia, although she will never resort to violence even if her life is at stake. She uses buffs and debuffs in the field. [Submitted by Forever Immaculate]
4) Cavalier/Doctor Penny Anterisa. Penny is centuries old Dullahan with the appearance of a very creepy and tall young woman. She is widely known in the hinterland folklore of Melromarc as the legendary "Knight of Death". The peasantry is terrified of her habit of riding into towns with only the impenetrable mist preceding her and killing those who are cruel, and prey on the helpless; yet healing the ill and the sick before riding into the night. She looks beneath the surface, and judges based on one's actions. Inevitably the Spear Knight will be tasked by the crown with putting her down for good. However Clint has the option of recruitment rather than ending her. She loves animals, while other undead hate her on sight. She is only romantically interested in men, although she is dubious that anyone would look past her undead status. [Submitted by Vaati Star]
5) Other Spear Hero Followers. [SYOC]
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(E) Bosses
1) Name: Brutus the Kind. Low tier enemy: details will be provided later. [Submitted by Lambda38]
2) Name: Arawn Mid tier enemy: details will be provided later. [Submitted by Shotgun Steve]
3) Name: Crow. Mid to High tier enemy: details will be provided later. [Submitted by Grey Nixilis]
4) Names: Regina Etria Hanali-The Flame Empress; Frederica Lagaard Hanali-The Blizzard Queen; Gradriel Gutrune Hanali-Princess of the Storm; Arianna Arcania Hanali-The Whirlwind Knight. High tier enemies: details will be provided later. [Submitted by Aron the Aron]
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(F) Other
1) Warrior of the Fist Edmond 'Dalisay'.Known by the locals as Dalisay, Edmond is a recruitable 19 year old traveling mercenary, who speaks with a strange accent and refuses to reveal his origin to others. He has a tough but somewhat eccentric personality. He is brash and aggressive at times but he tries his best to be calm and reasonable, even when things go sideways. He grew up caught up in the everyday despair of street life as that was his only means of survival and supporting his destitute family. He forlornly hopes to return to them although all he will opine about his situation is that he is trapped in 'exile'. He holds the Nobility of Melromarc in utter contempt although he is quite fond of the oppressed peasants and demi-humans. He has resolved to honor a dying old man's wish to protect his new home until he can return to his land of origin. Originally neutral during the Wave Invasion, he will duel one of the Four Cardinal Heroes aiding the commoners and align with a Hero that bests him; as he seeks justice for the 'little guys'. He only likes women romantically. [Submitted by jaq penachos]
2) Axe Fighter/Water Mage Gilford (Gil) de Faubrey. A 23 year Mariner, Gil 'the brigadier' is an impulsive recruitable mercenary, who is tall and muscular and possesses an insatiable wanderlust for roaming the High seas (although Cal Mira is his de facto home port). Gil is a go-getter, optimistic and practical. His main flaw is he is willing to blatantly promote his own legend to any who will listen; however he is open to criticism when it is well placed. Like many salts, he is fond of drinking and carousing (which can sometimes land him in hot water). He has a manly personality that others feel drawn to; however he prefers to only lead small groups. He cares not what race or sex you are as long as you are willing to fight, rig the sails or swab the decks. He has no romantic restrictions. [Submitted by Meteorthunder]
3) Name: 'Fred'. Maximum tier 'frenemy': details will be provided later. [Submitted by Lambda38]