Modern Fae: a new fantasy podcast

Age: About 1000, looks and sounds 25
Gender: Female (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Bisexual
Ethnicity: Any (technically from Ireland or Scotland, she is from the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology)
Voice range: Any
About: A 1000  year old warrior of Irish legend, Aoife has seen and done a lot. She has loved and lost and dealt with some true horrors, but as a legend she is kept alive by faith and the storytelling of her former home. Now, having taken refuge in Encrucijada, she just wants to manage her rental property business, work out, and maybe find a new girlfriend. When she encounters Diya, she is instantly smitten, but has been so long out of the dating game that she struggles to let her true feelings be known. Aoife has long-standing trouble with both the Seelie and Unseelie Courts because of the many times that she has tricked them into giving her magical weaponry, etc. She is covertly fond of the changeling twins, Tik and Tok, and does what she can to make sure that they are safe and taken care of (without them knowing, of course). She is strong-willed, can be authoritative when she needs to be, and sometimes has a hard time with emotions.
Special skills preferred: Able to sing, if you are not Irish or Scottish, ability to do Irish/Scottish accent a plus!

Age: About 700, just like their sister, both appear to be about 12 (and act like it)
Gender: Non-binary (uses they/them/he/him pronouns)
Sexuality: Doesn’t really know yet
Ethnicity: Any
Voice range: On the higher side, they and their sister were taken by the Fae right on the cusp of puberty
About: A non-binary (he/they) changeling stuck permanently at the age of 12, Tik was stolen, along with their twin Tok, by the two Fae Courts, as part of a wager to determine how well their respective child-rearing capabilities worked out. Tik was taken by the Unseelie Court, who rely on violence, fear, and intimidation to extract what they want from humans and other, but also have certain honor codes regarding lying and trickery. Tik, stayed with the Unseelie for several years, and picked up many of their mannerisms. He is obsessed with owning souls, and will use fear and violence to try and get to them. He broke free of his kidnappers, as Tik did from her’s, and together they ran away, using powerful wards they had stolen to keep themselves safe from the courts. Tik, like their sister, is essentially feral now, and has lived like that for centuries. He has picked up some of his sister’s mannerisms, and, for example, now uses some word tricks as well to get what he wants. They initially view Diya as just another mark, but they grow affectionate for her as time goes on. Tik refuses to lie, much to the chagrin of their sister, but is otherwise quite a terrifying kid who doesn’t like opening up. Like their sister, Tik inexplicably has taken on Californian mannerisms, though they have never been.

Age: About 3000, looks and sounds to be in her twenties or thirties
Gender: Female (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Lesbian
Ethnicity: Any
Voice range: Any
About: A worker at The Fount Bookstore, Clio is the Muse of History, and as such has an uncanny ability to pinpoint how the pasts of individuals has affected their present existence. This makes her both talkative and insightful, if oftentimes uncomfortably truthful. She is hopelessly gay, but has no skills whatsoever when it comes to flirtation and so is thus perpetually pining. She instantly gloms onto Diya as a new friend, and wants to support her through her new awakening (and also to help her get with Aoife!). She is almost always with Isimud; the two share a sibling like bond/rivalry and are always ribbing each other. She is somewhat at a loss with what to do with the twins. Clio is a non-stop chatterbox, has a bubbly but occasionally sarcastic personality, and is always game to try new things.

Age: Over 4000, looks and sounds to be in his twenties or thirities
Gender: Males (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Pansexual
Ethnicity: He’s a minor Sumerian and Babylonian deity, so anyone of Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish, Egyptian, Syrian, etc decent is welcome to audition!
Voice range: Lower vocal range preferred
About: Originally a semi-deity in service to Enki, Isi is a somewhat glum and morose worker at The Fount Bookstore. He feels that his life has stagnated and keeps trying to “invigorate” himself, to little success. He wants to find the passion he once had, but has no real skills to find it. However, the arrival of Diya sparks in him a new interest in the human experience, which is somewhat alien to him. He is almost always around Clio, and is often the butt of her jokes and stray observations. Isi is terrified of the twins.

Age: Over 5000, looks and sounds to be around 50
Gender: Male (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Pansexual
Ethnicity: He’s a minor Sumerian and Babylonian deity, so anyone of Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish, Egyptian, Syrian, etc decent is welcome to audition!
Voice range: Mid-range preferred
About: The owner and creator of The Fount Bookstore in Encrucijada, Mr. Enki is the ancient Sumerian god of knowledge, mischief, crafts, and water. He is responsible, in many ways, for the wellspring of civilization: the knowledge, faith, belief, passion, care, and fortitude of humanity. This is also what, somewhat paradoxically, keeps him and all of the other residents of Encrucijada alive and well. He is a somewhat mischievous old man, extremely wily, and quick on his feet, even at nearly 7000 years old. He is also prone to bouts of melancholy, as he can feel humanity poised on a knife’s edge: always teetering between collaboration and creation, and ignorance and destruction. He wants to train Diya to be a new guardian, a human guardian who can fix the things that he couldn’t, and while he truly believes in, and wants the best for, her, he may sometimes go too far in pushing his own agenda at times.

Age: Around 1000, looks and sounds to be in her twenties or thirties
Gender: Female (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Lesbian
Ethnicity: Any
Voice range: Higher range preferred
About: Mustardseed is a fae barista at the Bean There, Done That coffee shop, located across the street from The Fount Bookstore. She is exceedingly clever, is not affiliated with any Court, and makes friends easily. Clio has a massive crush on her, which Mustardseed knows, but is unwilling to make the first move. She is very personable, takes no bullshit, and, being a barista, has her ear to the ground and knows most of what is going on in Encrucijada. She will be a recurring role for season 1.

Age: Over 800, looks and sounds to be in her 60s
Gender: Female (trans or cis)
Sexuality: Unknown
Ethnicity: Any
Voice range: Lower range preferred
About: Norna is one of the Norns, a being who knows and manipulates the destinies of all sentient beings, gods and humans alike. She is somewhat opaque in her proclamations, as many oracles tend to be, but she is actively invested in helping the protagonists, and is willing to give Diya nudges in the right direction when needed. She has a somewhat caustic sense of humor and acts grandmotherly in the sense that the often give unasked for and unwanted advice.