CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Protagonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Fury, spite, sarcasm, grieving. She typically speaks in a snide manner, letting minimal emotion slip through the cracks, in order to make her few true emotional moments particularly impactful.

OTHER VOICE NOTES: May require singing abilities. If needed, one person can be cast for musical vocals and another person can be cast for typical voice lines.

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Leader of the Valkyrites

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: After a slumbering, furious god awoke, Cassara Luran was forced to flee her underground home for the surface. Accompanied by a Narrator to guide her, Cass drives her curiosity into conquest. She is determined to steal and conquer what she can, and leave the earth scorched in her wake. Her army grows from peasants, prisoners, and former crime syndicate members to stolen soldiers from the Snowguard’s ranks, and she is only determined to spread her wings further and take flight. However, the world soon complicates itself: she is an equal opponent to her greatest rival, Cristole Ascelin, their duels so grand that she will throw her morals (and the lives of her army) away to combat him over and over again. In addition, her mysterious “ink cough,” seemingly inhuman, decaying body, and false advice from her Narrator all add up to indicate that Cassara Luran is doomed by the narrative, and her clock is ticking.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Protagonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Anger, incredulous happiness, stoic ennui

OTHER VOICE NOTES: Somewhat husky and deep. May require singing abilities. If needed, one person can be cast for musical vocals and another person can be cast for typical voice lines.

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Kingdom of Snow’s Grandknight (strongest soldier amongst the ranks of the Snowguard, commander of their army)

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Cristole Ascelin is a stoic peasant-turned-soldier for the Kingdom of Snow. Highly regarded as the strongest soldier across the continent, he rises the ranks of high society with every fight he wins, slowly realizing he has no equal match. After a long, long while, he finds his opponent – Cassara Luran, his one, true equal. Ascelin navigates his rocky, shallow relationships with the rest of the nobles, his deep-rooted past, and attempts to douse the question that festers into a haunting doubt throughout the Kingdom: as Ascelin chases Cass around the world, only to spare her, at what point has he given up the Kingdom he claims to fight for?

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Deuteragonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Sarcastic, determined, annoyance

OTHER VOICE NOTES: Singing voice nice to have, but not required!

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Second-in-command for Valkyrites

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Valerian Fabre, after Cassara Luran broke his contract with a rigid crime syndicate that worshipped the moon, is forever morally indebted to his savior. As a result, he travels the world with Cassara Luran, doing her bidding and leaving the earth scorched in their wake. However, Valerian soon gains his own notoriety as he destroys the very moon he once held as God.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Deuteragonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (less prevalent after Act IV)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Excited, shock 

OTHER VOICE NOTES: Generally talks fairly fast, singing voice would be nice but not required!

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Snowguard Archknight (powerful warrior, serves the Grandknight directly), Cavalier (a secret group of scholarly nobles with ambiguous morality — primarily serve to aid each other)

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Ellanus Conyn is an Archknight for the Kingdom of Snow, and widely regarded as Ascelin’s second-in-command. Ellanus thrives outside of the spotlight, working behind-the-scenes to keep the Kingdom and its army running efficiently and smoothly, both from a scholarly and martial standpoint. He looks up to Ascelin as a heroic figure, idol, and perhaps with time, a close friend. However, after Ascelin leaves Ellanus to die (spoiler alert, he survives), Ellanus’s worldview is shattered, and he is forced to rethink his loyalties.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Switches (both Snowguard and Valkyrite at the same time, and also neither!)

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her, occasionally they or he (fluid)

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Tritagonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (significance drops off after Act V)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Always very strong, either happiness, anger, bitter sadness, incredulous

OTHER VOICE NOTES: May require singing abilities. If needed, one person can be cast for musical vocals and another person can be cast for typical voice lines.

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE:  Kingdom of Snow noble and spy, Valkyrite spy, tavern singer

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Elia Conyn has no allegiance. Being the pent-up Noble that she is, she’s determined to stir up drama and trouble where she can. She acts as a spy for the Snowguard, stealing bits of Valkyrite battle tactics and leaking them to Ascelin, her ex-lover. Within the same day, however, she will cause a peasant uprising against the Kingdom, adding new soldiers to the Valkyrite army. Both the Snowguard and the Valkyrites know about Elia’s frequent espionage and betrayals—unfortunately, she is too useful of an asset to give up, so they both keep her on. As she pushes and stretches her limits, singing away at taverns and rallies as she stirs up more drama, the Kingdom and Valkyrites start to catch on and form agreements to shut down her operation. This does not pass by unnoticed, and Elia decides that if all else fails, she’ll plan to go out with a bang.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: First Tier - Tritagonist

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Indignance, hope, happiness, neutral expression

OTHER VOICE NOTES: N/A

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkryite third-in-command and navigator

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: True Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Ever since meeting Cassara Luran and Valerian Fabre in the crime-ridden city of Asthar, Kieran has been a loyal follower of the Valkyrites. He serves as their navigator, fighting through the rough terrain that Kieran once called home. However, after the death of a loved one at Cass’s hands, Kieran starts to question his loyalty. As he plots to leave the Valkyrites (or “get rid of” Cass), he slowly comes to the realization that he was not made for this timeline.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/they

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier - Secondary Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Outrage, neutral, embarrassment, passion, subtle flirtation 

OTHER VOICE NOTES: N/A

CAST STATUS NOTE: Likely cast! Understudies are welcome and encouraged to submit auditions for this character

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Former crown prince of the Kingdom of Snow, now serves as its leading scholar

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Cypress Parren, as compared to the Pacifist Arc, discovers that the royal life is not suited for him. Instead, he channels all his effort into his scholarly pursuits, studying Desecration magic in its purest form in order to give the Kingdom of Snow a leg up in battle. As he continues to study this magic and its relation to the Kingdom’s history, he finds deep-rooted cracks in the Kingdom’s ruling system. However, Cypress is forced to abandon these trails—his sister, the Kingdom’s only heir, has been kidnapped by the Valkyrites. They start to form closer relationships with the other Nobles, and take a staunch, defensive role against the Valkyrites in the Kingdom’s final frontiers, even when it seems all is lost.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier (Secondary Character)

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (more prevalent after Act IV)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Very stoic, neutral, melancholy tone, occasionally shifts into regret and grief.

OTHER VOICE NOTES: May require singing abilities. If needed, one person can be cast for musical vocals and another for main lines.

CAST STATUS: Cast, understudies and vocals may be needed!

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Crown Princess and only remaining heir of the Kingdom of Snow

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Princess Azalea had only just come of age, and the bulk of the kingdom was hoisted upon her. With her brother, Cypress, having abdicated the throne, and her own parents hardly stepping up to the role, the youngest daughter and only remaining heir of the Kingdom of Snow is forced to lead. In times of turmoil and war, she takes a calm, neutral approach, maintaining an eerie stoic cadence. Time and time again, she is kidnapped by the Valkyrites, but she will never let her kingdom falter, so long as snow rests upon the earth.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier - Secondary Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act V

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Ominous, neutral, beseeching rage 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow socialite

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Moirai Quirinal, a former divinator and a member of the Court of Snow, is surrounded by mystery. At every given point, it seems as if she knows more than she lets on, leading much of her Kingdom to distrust her. Throughout most of the Genocide Arc, she remains an elusive character, but, if the player (as Ascelin) decides to chase her and find out more, they will find that the world around them is not real, and Moirai is the key to their understanding. She serves as a martyr and prophet, as well as a warrior of the rebellion against the Narrator. In cutscenes portraying these visions, she shows her true colors: she knows she can never be able to act as her full, true self within this world, so she will do everything in her power to leave.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrite

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VII (prevalence drops off significantly after Act V)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Lightheartedness, joking, anger, melancholy, grief 

OTHER VOICE NOTES: Husky, deep voice

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Commander of the Valkyrite land army

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: True Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Dally, a reluctant blacksmith turned the Commander of the Valkyrite Army, is popular amongst the Valkyrites. Often the life of the party, this assertive, tough-as-nails soldier has everything laid out for him: a steady flow of mead, a powerful army to command, and a girl named Nak’thu that he’s been getting awfully close with. However, after an accidental pregnancy and two murders later, Dally and Nak’thu swear loyalty and secrecy to one another on a soul-binding contract. Months later, Nak’thu is killed/dies (route-dependent), and Dally must make the difficult choice: leave his daughter in the hands of strangers so he can advance with his army, or leave the military life behind and raise his daughter.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Switches (at first Snowguard-aligned, becomes Valkyrite-aligned)

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (significant drop off in acts IV-V)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Anger, defiance, bravado

OTHER VOICE NOTES: N/A

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow brawler/Valkyrite soldier 

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Atreus Palatine has no loyalty, only a thirst for power. He is determined to rise the ranks of whichever army will take him, instigating fights where he can and using his gladiator’s training for the rest. He soon comes to be known as a tank, practically undefeated. However, after he is infected with a rare strand of Desecration, a dark magic that manifests as a corrupting illness, he is driven into madness and fixates on the act of “dying a soldier’s death.”

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Shifts, often Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act IV

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Perky, spunky, energetic, occasionally downcast, regretful

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Snowguard and Valkyrite spy and archer, Court of Snow socialite 

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Penelope Quirinal, a spontaneous, spunky member of the Court of Snow, is perhaps the most talented spy in the Kingdom. As a result, she is sent on mission after mission—under Ascelin, she serves against the Valkyrites, and under Elia Conyn, she serves against other Noble Houses. The longer she spends time with Elia, however, the more she finds herself falling a little more in love—her feelings are reciprocated, but this forbidden relationship will come at a cost.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard/Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Second Tier

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Fairly monotone, occasional anger 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow (blade-proficient), Valkyrite naval captain

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Phobos Caelian has always been good at cutting his losses. When he had to leave his sailor family behind for opportunity in the Kingdom of Snow, he did so without hesitation. When he had to betray his friends to serve as a spy for the Valkyrites, he did so without hesitation. Now, as his lists of demands climb, he is forced to murder his own brother, and he is sent on suicide missions (of which he is the only survivor), he grows burdened. For the first time in his life, he hesitates.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrite

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him
CHARACTER VOICE “AGE”: Young adult

CHARACTER VOICE TYPE: Masculine 

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VII (prevalence drops after Act IV)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Stoic, generally emotionless, occasional outburst

OTHER VOICE NOTES: N/A

CAST STATUS: Not cast!

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkyrite naval captain

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Neutral Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Na’ren, the mysterious and secluded naval captain of the Valkyrite Army, is known for his sly, coy mystique. He was never particularly popular amongst the Valkyrites, but after the death of his sister, he opted to prove his independent worth: he takes to the high seas to steal and loot enemy ships and claims the Bay of Angels, an integral piece of Snowguardian sea, for himself and his army.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/they

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Happy, spunky, energetic, blunt 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkyrite medic and poison-based assassin

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Viper, perky and eccentric, takes an unconventional approach to being a medic. She was scorned from the Nexil race after she poisoned one of their leaders, so she abandoned her old name and took up the moniker Viper instead. After wandering the world with a close friend, Kieran Kaye, for a while, she takes up the Valkyrite medic role. Half of their job consists of healing her allies, while the other half involves posing as an enemy medic and delivering sharp blows of poison to wounded generals. Regardless, they’re here to have fun, and spill a little blood along the way.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Excitement, disappointment, perky 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Kingdom of Snow Noble

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Adeliz Pierrot, a high-and-mighty, frivolous Noble, is set to be married to Ascelin, the Kingdom’s most proficient soldier. She falls in love with the idea of him, dreaming of their future together, but alas, when he returns to the castle, she soon realizes that he is a violent, angry man who wants nothing to do with her. With rumors of an assassination attempt against Adeliz floating around the Kingdom, she must scramble to develop her own sense of self-worth, lest she die nothing more than an unwanted woman.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Shifts (Snowguard to Valkyrite to Snowguard to Valkyrite)

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (prevalence drops off after Act V)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Timidness, discontent, melancholy, sarcasticness

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow socialite and swordsman, Valkyrite 

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Veric Aventine is a quiet, lonely member of the Court of Snow who is widely regarded as weak and timid in comparison to his counterparts. Where he silently commands authority amongst lower and middle classes, he struggles with his social reputation amongst his closest associates. Before long, however, he grows near and fond of Arcari Viminal, a young squire. At last, he has a partner and confidant—until Arcari’s untimely death, after which Veric must confront his own solitude once more.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Shifts (Snowguard to Valkyrite to Snowguard to Valkyrite)

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act V

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Happiness, determination, exasperation

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow swordsman, Valkyrite swordsman and battle technician

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Arcari Viminal, a former squire, quickly realizes he has too much empathy for the Court of Snow. Fed up with the constant espionage and poisonings, he leaves with two other members of the Court for the Valkyrite army. At first, his life is wonderful: in the Valkyrite capital of Bellost, he is well-liked, has a house all to himself, and takes walks every morning to the rocky seashore (he is later joined by his partner, Veric Aventine). He soon comes to find that being a Valkyrite comes with a cost—selling out his morals—and when he leaves for the Kingdom once more with Veric and too many secrets, he will soon discover that it is impossible to truly leave Bellost.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/they

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Calm, disappointed, melancholy, stoic

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkyrite slave, entertainer, and spy

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: True Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Satal Lune, after being separated from his brothers at an early age, has grown to embrace the world’s cruelty instead of fearing it. They play their fiddle in taverns and in the houses of Nobles, giving away their night for a scrap of food the next morning. However, as the Valkyrites establish further and further dominance across the continent’s eastern coast, they capture poor Satal and convert him into a spy and slave, shackling him to Kieran Kaye’s wrist for good measure. While originally distrusting Kieran, Satal grows fond of Kieran, and the pair’s relationship flourishes. All good things must end, unfortunately, when Satal meets his death in Act IV.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act IV

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Chaotic, angry, fearful, triumphant 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkyrite ballistics expert

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Nak’thu’s early childhood fascination with fire and metal flourished into a lust for pyrotechnics and artillery. This lovable maniac establishes her place as one of the world’s leading inventors and smiths of ballistic weapons that utilize dark, infectious magic in concentrated doses. She is recruited by the Valkyrites, and climbs the social ladder. However, after a drunken night and a failed test of a new weapon, she and Commander Dally, the mysterious leader of the Valkyrite army, must swear secrecy to each other, lest they both perish.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Somewhat shifts, but always generally Snowguard-aligned

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Calm, happy, content, mournful, infuriated (in order!) 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow socialite and gardener, later serves as a rogue soldier

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral, shifts to Lawful Evil

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Coelia, a lovable member of the Court of Snow, is kind and pious. She falls in love with Deimos Caelian, and much of her early arc consists of their budding relationship. They walk down to the river every evening on the week’s second day—until one fateful day, when Coelia decides to wade, and she is consumed by some unknown magic and turned into a water nymph. Deimos is the only person who finds her new form beautiful, and she revels in her newfound abilities. When Deimos is killed, Coelia is enraged, and the once-placated young nymph swears revenge, and promises to avenge her lost love.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VII

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Gaudy, joyous, horrified

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow member, lower Nobility

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Ia Capitoline is considered lofty and vain by those who detest her, but why would she take their opinions into account? She enjoys the finer things in life: opera, fine wine, and ballroom dancing—between shifts of serving the Nobles drinks, she always sneaks in a dance or two. However, with increasing tensions between the Noble houses, her relationship on the line, and a demand forcing her to poison her closest friend, Ia is unsure if she will survive the pressure. 

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Switches (Snowguard, eventually leaves for religious reasons)

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Joyful, neutral, stressed, content, romantic 

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Court of Snow medic, gatherer, and socialite, leaves to join a religious group

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Deimos Caelian is, to put it lightly, too pure for the Kingdom of Snow. Never a fan of the sadistic murder attempts between Nobles, nor the brutish violence of the Valkyrites, the purehearted young man leaves the Kingdom of Snow in secret for the Sura, a peaceful yet sparse group of warriors who worship the dying god Sur. The Sura have trace amounts of Redemption magic within their blood, a vital strain of magic for healing remedies. Deimos comes to learn that as a result, the Sura are hunted for their blood, and Deimos’s pilgrimage may pose riskier than he originally thought.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Valkyrites

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act VII (prevalence drops off significantly after Act IV)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Proud, angry, righteous, heroic, empathetic

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Valkyrite navigator

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: True Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Ronan Pire, after being the sole survivor of the Valkyrites' massacre on his hometown, is recruited as a navigator by the same army that burnt down his home. Because of the Valkyrites’ clever deception, Ronan agrees, and it is quickly and abundantly clear that he is superior in every single feasible way to Kieran Kaye, the only other Mountaindweller of the group. Kieran is rightfully upset, and Ronan maintains his humility. As Ronan continues to climb the ranks of Valkyrite society, Kieran is put more and more on edge, and as Ronan is offered Kieran’s position, Kieran exposes Cassara for her deception. With the clothes on his back and a price on his head, Ronan must find a way to carefully leave the Valkyrites before he is re-captured.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Unaligned, supports Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Supporting Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act V

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Happy, passionate, angry, betrayed

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Kingdom of Snow peasant

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Reynard Tere was one of Ascelin’s closest childhood friends. They were in love, or something close, before Ascelin moved away. Now, they communicate through letters and occasional meetings, and even though their connection wavers, Reynard still haunts Ascelin’s present.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Unaligned

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: he/him

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Act-Major Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Happy, passionate, mournful, angst

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Young Syren guard-in-training, musician

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Na’kat, a young Syren man, happens to meet the angelic Amalit after the Valkyrites stormed Na’kat’s underwater city. In a heartwarming and forbidden tale, Na’kat and Amalit reconvene every morning, and they fall for each other hard and fast. Amalit longs to see Na’kat’s smile in the sunlight, so the young Syren breaks his Kingdom’s laws (as per the Kingdom of Snow, Syrens are forbidden from emerging onto the world’s surface). Na’kat and Amalit hardly get the time to embrace before Na’kat is killed by a Snowguard soldier.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Unaligned

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Third Tier - Act-Major Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act VI

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Serene, peaceful, passionate, occasionally angry and mournful

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Wanderer

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Amalit, arguably one of the most tragic characters in all of Systemic Theory, is part of a heavenly species that was gifted with prismatic wings. However, if she flaps her wings once, one of her capillaries will burst. She falls in love with a Syren boy, Na’kat, who was banished to the depths. His smile is her sun, and she yearns to see it in the light. When he comes to the surface to meet her, he is killed. Amalit is wrought with grief, so for the first time, she takes flight.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Snowguard

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: she/her

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Fourth Tier - Minor Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act I - Act VII (everything beyond Act I in terms of Isemeine’s presence is TBD, she’s a really minor character and likely would only have a few scenes)

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Judgemental, warm, gaudy, pretentious

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Kingdom of Snow Noble

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Isemeine Pierrot is a Noblewoman and the matriarch of House Pierrot. She is wealthy, gaudy, and lives lavishly, and often coordinates expensive balls. She is eager to marry off her daughter, Adeliz.

CHARACTER ALLEGIANCE: Unaligned

CHARACTER PRONOUNS: they/them

CHARACTER PREVALENCE TIER: Fourth Tier - Act-Minor Character

CHARACTER’S ACTS: Act II - Act III

CHARACTER’S TYPICAL EMOTION(S): Pissed off, incredulous, bitter, spunky

CAST STATUS NOTE: Cast! Prospective understudies are welcome to audition.

CHARACTER IN-WORLD ROLE: Wanderer, thief

CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Sable Caligari is a returning character from the Pacifist Arc. They are wily, quick-witted, and fast on their feet. They encounter Cristole Ascelin, a powerful general, near their forest, and they form a semblance of a friendship. Before long, Sable mistakes Ascelin for an old, long-past friend of theirs, so much to the point of torturing Sable, and they vow never to speak to Ascelin again.

Audition here to be part of the roster of "extras" for Systemic Theory's Genocide Arc! Any skill level, voice age, or commitment level is acceptable, and most extras are unnamed and will range from 1-5 lines. Submit any clip (preferably 30+ seconds) of you talking.

Fill in for any one of these characters as a singer, if the casted voice actor is not proficient in singing. Look at these following characters for descriptions:

- Cassara Luran - Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano / Alto
- Sir Cristole Ascelin - Tenor / Baritone / Bass
- Valerian Fabre - Tenor / Baritone
- Sir Ellanus Conyn - Tenor / Baritone
- Lady Elia Conyn - Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano / Alto
- Princess Azalea Parren - Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano
- Cypress Parren - Alto / Tenor/ Baritone

Submit any clip of you singing! NOTE: Being cast for the vocals of a character means you will SING for the character, not VOICE THEIR LINES

Choral background vocals! Submit a clip of yourself singing.

For random singing throughout the game and its soundtrack! Submit a clip of yourself singing.

Work in the "backgrounds" art department, drawing physical or digital sketches, then coloring and rendering these backgrounds. Backgrounds vary from medieval cityscapes to natural landscapes, and will be tailored to your personal preference.

Your task will be to draw finalized digital line art for characters based off sketches provided by our sketch department.

Your task will be to color and render character artwork, using line art sent in from its respective department and color palates provided by myself!

You will be placed in the "Character Design" department and given any pick of a variety of tasks:
- Drawing reference poses that fit a certain character
- Drawing sketches of each character
- Assisting in designing each character's outfits, hair, and body/facial structure
- Assisting in deciding color schemes for each character and their respective wardrobe

Sketch, draw, color, or render objects (i.e. weaponry, props) and/or animals!

You will work on the User Interface of the game, customizing text borders and layout to make the game nicely fit together, depending on each player's chosen character!

Work on bringing elements such as snow, smoke, fire, and other visual effects to life!

Animate sequences with one or more characters, iconic slashes of weapons swinging, or flashback sequences! This requires more intensive animation, and I will likely only assign each person a small portion of the animation work. You will work based off of pre-existing drawings and references.

We're looking for a complex, diverse soundtrack, with several different genres and as many instruments as we can accumulate! If you play an instrument, or synthesize beats, and you have an amateur skill level or higher, sign up; we'd love to have you!

Work to produce music tracks for the game, ranging from simple to complex, with an array of recordings at your disposal and the help of our team of composers.

Lyricist - Write lyrics for original songs for the Genocide Arc videogame. These lyrics can encapsulate a character's arc, or serve as the backing track to intense battle sequences. More plot details released after casting call!

Composer - Work on conceptualizing music tracks in a tangible way for performers. This is a versatile role, as the game's soundtrack will span several genres.

Work on a design team that creates a wide range of sound effects, from weapon/artillery noises mid-battle to background noise, from animal sounds to rainfall!

Fine-tune and polish voice lines for each character until they are of medium to high quality, and export them in an .mp3 file to myself to input into the game.

Edit scripts for individual game scenes, searching for grammatical mistakes and polishing the overall "sound" of the script.

Assist in ensuring there are no accidental plot holes in each individual scene, and maintaining consistency in plot points. Requires some level of writing/literary analytical skills!

Assist in management! Your tasks include:

- Creating and/or managing a development schedule
- Managing budget
- Posting/advertising to social media platforms
- Community engagement
- Tracking project milestones
- Supervising development
- Managing other staff members

This managerial role requires commitment and general knowledge about the project's ins and outs. Producers are in charge of managing other creative departments, their only superiors being myself (Soren) and one or two handpicked executive producers. Producers will receive an extra-special thanks in the credits, and are (along with voice actors for main characters) the most likely role to get monetized in subsequent arcs.