Dana McAllen is a member of the urban exploration association that is currently investigating remnants of the worlds previous civilization. She initially made her debut in the Tunnelrunners side comic. She has been Ian's closest friend since early childhood, and is still his closest confidant.
Thorondor “Ian” Caladharas is the 18 year old heir to one of the first of the Merchant Houses. An intelligent, independent teenager; Ian has a tendency towards irreverence and and frustration. In all honesty, he doesn’t care what his grandfather says he is heir to, he just wants to have a normal life. Or at least as normal a one as possible. (As my skills improved I made some revamps to this characters appearance to reflect aging and such as well. The top picture is how he is currently modeled. )
Jauna Mekhet started her life as an uncertain student. Obsessed with answers to the types of questions that normally don’t get answered until you die, she began looking. Her search led her to Calliel, who she has been a student/companion of for over twenty years.
This lady (who chooses to remain nameless) is professional assassin who hails from the city of Naglorond. She does most of her work for private citizens since the end of the House Wars, where she was responsible for the deaths of a number of House personnel.
The handle she is currently using is “Targeter” All that is known about her so far is that she was a child prostitute in Naglorond who killed her way out of the business , and decided to never put her fate in the hands of another ever again.
Well it does explain why the Essen legends were so accurate about how to defeat some of the Immortals.
Hmm… Is creating a new religion the sort of thing an immortal would do just to pass the time, I wonder?
@Count Thalim, Good question. The older you get, the less likely you are to take chances. A position of power pretty much accomplishes that. Being the head of a religious organization that crosses political lines certainly gets the job done as well as (for instance) being the head of House Caladharas.
@Ken, I was thinking of just as a way to stave off Ennui. Crafting a religion and nurturing it over the centuries would give an immortal a sense of purpose.
After all, there are only so many times you can cross the planet.
@Count Thalim, You’re probably right. At least some of the twelve have probably died of carelessness brought on by boredom. I still think, though, that an immortal has two choices. Avoid notice or control events. Seems we have both in this story.
I’m surprised nobody mentioned the bodies they found in cryotubes in the River Crossing territory. (In the comments, I’m sure the characters will think of them eventually.)
Ken
Hmm… Is creating a new religion the sort of thing an immortal would do just to pass the time, I wonder?
CT
Ken
After all, there are only so many times you can cross the planet.
CT
Ken