The Parable Project: A Narrative RPG

{Minor, Single Chapter} One of the most powerful sorceresses in all of Firnuvos. For a long time, she ruled over a portion of Vendre before being ousted finally by a great wizard without a name who sealed her magic and escorted her to the high-security prison in the north arctic country of Vinpeludu. She has been kept there for years, peacefully waiting for the opportunity to be free again. Something Parry in particular does not want.

Much like Marcus / Cassia, Viyide has a fluid gender, frequently changing due to being a mentally unstable shapeshifter. We are prepared to hire either both a male and female VA to pass the feeling of great variance in Viyide's tone, or someone who can do an extremely wide range of voices. If you wish to be considered for the latter, please use your entire range in your audition. Viyide is the token mysterious neutral character, but goes a step beyond that, almost relishing in having muddled intentions. Viyide is the product of mixing Cheshire Cat, the mythic Coyote, and a passive identity crisis into a single being. A lot of Viyide is difficult to discern as s/he will even question her/himself sometimes. Deep down though, Viyide is simply bored and tired having watched the world grow and change since it’s beginning and struggling to care as the tides of power turn. Most of all, s/he misses having companionship. Someone to be his/her friend who won’t die in a century or so. Viyide speaks in a very disjointed manner, pausing frequently and making heavy use of sentence fragments. S/he also uses a greatly varying tone using his/her entire available range. Also, really likes saying savvy.

{Minor, Single Chapter} A young Valkyrie who lost one of her wings in an accident when she was younger. From that point, she took an interest in mechanics and made herself a replacement made of pistons and clockwork. However, she was banished from the Valkyrie commune after her wing malfunctioned and caused her to fail her coming of age flight test. (Something she is insistant was sabotage.) She is an excited go-getter and often runs into situations without thinking first.

Kira is actually a restless spirit who follows Chikai around. Being only a spirit, she only communicates in unintelligible groans and shrieks, which Chikai seems to understand perfectly, and frequently will translate. Kira’s dialogue tends to be humorous, often playing on the translation humor. Feel free to use voice modification for this role and just create the strangest sounds imaginable.

{Minor, Single Chapter} The son of the Royal Family of the country of Genonsalu. The family is recognized for the fact that not one of them has aged for several millenia. The Heir is fiercely loyal to his parents regime and refuses to question them, even going as far as to join them in shunning his older sister for the unknown reasons they possess. He is fiercely passionate and ready to defend his family and sense of honour at a moment's notice. (A Japanese accent is preferred, but not required.)

{Minor, Single Chapter} An up and coming newcomer in the world of Undr. Mutini turned heads when she managed to tie with Mazotet in the competition for rulership of Undr and the title of Master of Ceremonies, a position he's held alone for centuries. She is a wild party girl who's the life of the party and seemingly very carefree and alive, but underneath her heavy makeup is a ruthless freedom fighter with an incredibly calculating mind on a mission. The question though is who's side is she on?

Deruta was once one of the mindless golem slaves of the mad scientist Ul’vhy Mou, looking just as generic as the lot of them. However, through events still not entirely clear to her, she managed to start gaining a sense of identity. As she began to develop a concept of herself, she realized the generic form Ul’vhy had instilled didn’t match that, and overnight, she chiseled her body into the form it is now and began to go by Deruta. Furious, Ul’vhy sought to destroy her, but she escaped and found solace in liquor and bar fights as they helped her forget about the siblings she left behind. She is proud, and stone-hearted, always refusing to see herself as wrong until it’s absolutely clear otherwise. She absolutely stands for the person she is, and will never apologize for offending or hurting anyone. She is considered Transgendered and can be played by a male with a feminine voice or female with a masculine voice. An Irish accent is listed, but it is closer to an Irish-Nordic blend.

{Minor, Recurring} A messenger with an impeccable track record, managing to find the party in even the most remote areas in order to deliver mail to them. He/She has a knack for finding routes that the party simply never could conceive of and takes his/her job with pride. Is there more to this simple mail boy/girl though?

Colonel Torque is arguably one of the most wicked, but most realistic villains on this list. As the leader of the Valkyries, he leads his people with a prejudice backed by righteous beliefs hammered in by his own great great grandmother, who first suggested the idea that the Valkyries isolate themselves away from the people of Firnuvos as they were in her words "Inferior beings not worthy of even a glance of our people". Torque takes incredible offense to any surface dweller, or any malformed Valkyrie individual, be it those who seek to be unique or those born with disabilities like Eternia. He sees himself as almost god-like as he sits looking over the Valkyrian country of Flydente from his estate. He talks like a Southern Gentleman, in an almost charming way that belies the horrid things that come out of his mouth.

{Minor, Sidequests} The swift smooth talking mob boss who runs the industrial metropolis, Mevhuno. His real name is unknown and his actual appearances are rare, his pseudonym taken from a popular song from the area. He is known to be a ruthless and violent sort, but given he keeps Ul'vhy Mou at bay, many of Mevhuno's people look up to him. He talks quickly and with charm, like a used car salesmen often calling people of all genders baby.

Yelzheim the Spriggan King is an old soul who has existed in Firnuvos since even the Guardians were still around. His years and years of life have made him bitter of how little nature is appreciated, and how his people are constantly sacrificed for everyone else's gain. A recent uproar in the Forest of Vardant that he believes to be the blame of the Vampires they reside with has pushed him over the edge, and led him to instigate all out war against both the Vampire Clans and the people of Vardant. He speaks with an incredibly deep voice that is slow and reminiscent of treants.

Carlie lives, breaths, and sleeps thieving. From her very birth, she was steeped into the criminal underworld of the Forbidden City of Shaddi, ruled over by a gang run by her cousin and the ruthless Yukabu gang. Carlie has all the street smarts anyone could possibly desire, capable of brokering an illegal drug deal, snatching a purse, and negotiating with thugs. She’s a sassy little thing to boot. She possesses a smooth confident mezzo tone.

Isabelle is the embodiment of a child left to their free will. She pokes everything she shouldn’t poke, opens every door she shouldn’t open, and refuses to ever let her curiosity take a back seat. She has a childhood innocence, seeing the world from a youthful naive point of view, often offering an odd sense of wisdom that adults possibly couldn’t grasp… But most of the time just makes everyone’s lives all the more painful from her snooping.

Zylene, the party's bard, is really only a bard by heritage, her family all having practiced the pan flute. Her true interest lies in Zoology, keeping encyclopedias and guidebooks on all of Firnuvo’s Fauna wherever she goes. It is not uncommon for her to just read an entire passage about a monster out loud as it’s tearing her teammates apart. She is not cold by any means, but she is absolute garbage at socializing. She has a tendency to just spout off facts relating to the conversation rather than actually contribute to it and keep quiet and out of sight when she doesn’t have anything to say. She is a faun, and possesses an alto drone that is difficult to listen to for long periods of time.

{Semi-Minor, Recurring Character} A Lamia (Snakeperson) remaining as the one link to Telzean's life before the beginning of the story. She is presumably his sister given she calls him brother, but their difference in species leaves a couple questions to how exactly that is. Apart from her relation to Telzean, she is an avid journalist, always getting herself in trouble trying to get the latest insight as to what's happening in Firnuvos. She is a meek but enthusiatic little thing, always ready for something new, but taken aback when things go south. She is extremely sweet and kind to Telzean and the party. She's an earnest little thing in terms of voice, embodying the spirit of a younger sister.

One of the unlockable characters, Chikai herself is the quiet thoughtful type, often making metaphors for the situations at hand and encouraging people to balance themselves and draw inspiration from nature to better themselves. She is NEVER angry, always talking in a calm soothing tone even in the worst of situations. She is an airy and breathy soprano who talks very slowly.

Nacala, much like Yelzheim, has also lived an incredibly long time, having been one of the victims of the origin vampires. She remains youthful and spirited however, maintaining a playful, if not vaguely disturbing attitude, unlike Yelzheim. The two have never liked each other, but their mutual hatred of the people of Vardant have kept them in a tense partnership together, working together to protect both the spriggans and vampires from the wrath of Vardant. The recent mysterious events though have led Nacala to believe Yelzheim has gone sour on their partnership finally, and seeks to destory him before he can destroy her. She talks in a slow, but enticing way. Definitely a low alto tone.

{Minor, Sidequests} So, this character was dropped mid-production for various reasons, namely a need to cut down our number of sidequests in order to focus on the main plot, but... given recent events in the outside world, we have been in discussion to re-add him as a tribute to a certain british rock star who recently passed who had inspired the character to begin with. The Duke is the rather funky sheriff of Lownaz, a municipality controlled by the casinos that populate the entire region. To some, The Duke is a rather harsh and cruel sheriff, but he really has the people's best interests in mind, even if it may not look that way a lot of the time. HAS to have a british accent.

{Minor, Single Chapter} A member of the proud Salamander race known for their tendency to take over small populations and pronouncing themselves the rulers since generally only dragons can stand up to them. Miko is... a black sheep. He only grew to about 4 feet tall and decided to pursue magic instead of tyranny. However, he was left to impress his extended family, so he created the false figure of Neugok'heud (A name absolutely no one can pronounce.) using illusion magic and tricked an entire population he had been ruling over them for years, when in reality has been keeping them fed and protected from the neighboring monsters since he arrived. He's a flustered bookworm at heart, but uses quotes from his books to give Neugok'heud power.

{Minor, Sidequests} Suzuka's mother who abandoned her in Sumuv to pursue the Fountain of Youth. Given her appearance, it seems she managed to find it, but due to it's effects seems to have forgotten exactly where it is. It's had a number of other effects as well leading her to become irratic, forgetful, firtatious, and strange. She doesn't seem to regret it though.

{Minor, Single Chapter} The princess of Udolondopu and Arterius's older sister. She delights in mocking him endlessly and poking fun at all his incessant habits like the big sister she is. Due to her older age, she is set to inherit the throne when their father Untrus retires; something that drives Arterius crazy given her relative apathy towards rulership and her generally irresponsible attitude. She loves living in her carefree lifestyle and gets angry and offended when people try to correct her.

{Minor, Single Chapter} A warlock obsessed with the ghosts and corpse people of the desert of Sumuv. He has failed to relate to those of the living, so he instead confides in the dead, finding solace in their drifting incomplete worlds. He has been a constant nuisance to Suzuka as well as her mother, having regularly incited riots within the spirit community and has regularly made attempts to awaken 'The Slumbering One', a destructive restless spirit kept in sleep to prevent the eradication of Sumuv.

Telzean's ambitious, optimistic, sometimes overly trusting, and wants to save Firnuvos because he’s “One of the idiots who live here and all.” He’s the type to give people a chance even when it’s really clear they shouldn’t get another and to that effect gets the stuffing kicked out of him a lot. A lot of the time he’ll do stuff or take action simply because he felt ‘it was the right thing to do’ or ‘something told me I should’. He has bizarrely good luck. He is a bright-toned tenor in terms of voice. Should have a very friendly and likeable sound to him.

{Minor, Single Chapter} Mazotet rules over the Undr, sharing his title as Master of Ceremonies with Mutini; a title granted in a semi-annual competition naming the greatest partier as the ruler of the Undr. Mazotet has held the title alone for many many years until Mutini managed to tie with him in the last competition, leading to a bi-partisan rulership. He embodies his title, living in the moment as Undr's greatest DJ and music-mixer. Despite his carefree attitude, there's an unnerving tension in his personality. Especially given he'll threaten you in the same tone he'll tell you to chill in.

{Minor, Sidequests} Mr. Pinstripe Suit's unfortunate secretary. She's a timid little thing, always willing to do exactly what her boss tells her to with the utmost diligence. She's the only person though he has ever trusted with his papers, leading many to wonder what exactly got her the position she has with him and what exactly she's hiding. Many have tried convincing her to abandon her boss to no avail. She massively stutters and apologizes to the point of annoyance, and will always follow ANYTHING Mr. Pinstripe Suit says.

{Minor, Single Chapter} Ul'vhy Mou is... a rather terrifiying individual. A mad scientist operating out of the city of Mevhuno since anyone can remember. He skulks inside an abandoned factory performing bizarre experiments and bossing his massive army of golems around to do his bidding. With no sense of free will, they don't question his command and follow his orders diligently. Deruta is the only one to ever stand against him. He speaks in a shrill maniacal tone, placing his mental instability in clear view.

Xavier draws heavily from Miroku from Inuyasha, hitting on women around him in a polite, but ultimately sexual manner. Generally no woman is safe from him, from Gorgons to Hydras to Slime Monsters, he WILL attempt to woo them, and make them feel special. To some he may even come off as benevolent, making the days of women often stuck hearing that they’re ugly and pitiful all the time, but of course to some, he’s just a wild pervert. He should be a suave and well-spoken baritone.

Sandsmark serves as the antagonist for most of the game. A brutal king of a country wrought with monsters and prejudice, he ultimately started off with benevolent intentions, hoping to gentrify his country and improve the horrid reputation it had with the rest of the world. However, as he found, very few people would respect him unless he made it known their were consequences for refusing his vision. Over time, he became the misguided tyrant he is, still blindingly believing he's doing the right thing. He has a deep dark tone that resonates in the soul. There should be just the slightest bit of warmth to it, especially in line 2 as he talks about Cassia. (His daughter.)

Kym is perhaps a little bit too formal. She struggles to show emotion at all a lot of the time, and will instead just shout nonsense about honor and valor and duty. She strives to be as selfless as possible, and apologize profusely whenever she is forced to make a selfish decision. Deep down under that hard soldier mentality though is a hot bed of emotions that will burst out in drastic ways under heavy duress. Her outbursts should be played with as much seriousness as possible as they tend to happen at very impactful moments of the plot. She is a very strong mezzo and does not slur her words at all. She also has a tendency to overemphasize punctuation.

{Minor, Single Chapter} Kym's adopted sister and the treasurer of their hometown of S'tundart. While Kym represents brawn being head of S'tundart's guard force, Kori represents brain, refusing to lift a sword, even in the face of danger. Unlike Kym, Kori has been massively obsessed with discovering who their real parents were, persistant to know the truth about them. She can lock herself away in the Castle Study for hours at a time, pouring over books and absorbing information. She is friendly though, and prides herself as the more informative guide to S'tundart unlike her sister who drivels on about honour and pride.

Technically the same character, but posesses two VERY different appearances each with a unique voice. In this case, we will have two VAs playing her. One male, one female. Overall, Marcus / Cassia is a well-meaning person who simply wants to see her world at peace and to avoid the deaths of many innocent people that would come of a war, but a little part of her enjoys the chase and the thrill of it. The exotic mystique of disguising herself as a man and going on the lamb to fight her evil father, it’s very exciting and new for her after years and years of living the pampered life of a princess. In this way, she embodies many generic hero tropes, almost intentionally playing into them as part of her own personal fantasy. That does not however mean she is incompetent. She is a skilled swordswoman and an even more accomplished enchantress. She’s just a bit naive. Both voices can be of any tone, but should embody a strong hero mentality.

{Minor, Single Chapter} The daughter of the Royal Family of the country of Genonsalu. The family is recognized for the fact that not one of them has aged for several millenia, that is, except the Heiress. She was once a child like her brother, but in the last couple decades suddenly began aging, becoming the young woman she is now. She has also coincidentally seemed to be in conflict with her parents suddenly. She is relatively kind, and apologetic for the habits and nature of the rest of her family, something she posesses alone. (A Japanese accent is preferred, but not required.)

{Minor, Single Chapter} Carlie's older cousin and a long time resident of the forbidden city of Shaddi. He is one of the city's primary authorities on theivery and massive pain to the Royal Family, preventing them from having a complete rule over Shaddi. He is a scruffy, cocky young man who embodies a somewhat of a half-assed attempt at being a Robin Hood figure. Ultimately he means well, but between a gambling addiction and a slight sense of greed, he's not the most admirable person to some.

Parry is careful, thoughtful, and always one to follow the rules to a T.  While not all that trusting, Parry has a hard time saying no to a lot of people, letting others push him around and tell him what to do a lot of the time. Even if no one will listen to him, he always has to get in his word of caution towards a particularly illicit path. This stems a lot from the abuse he received from his older sister growing up, which culminated when he was the one forced to arrest her. He has a baritone voice that is very thought out and calculated.

{Semi-Minor, Multiple Chapters} The daughter of the recently deceased King Durham, ruler of the country of Vendre. Despite her young age, it is customary for her to inherit the throne to the country, and has nervously waited for the crowning ceremony that will make her queen. Both for the pressure of rulership, but also knowing many powers seek to target the country that day for conquest. She is a witty, educated girl who knows far more of debate than rulership and respects anyone who can match wits with her. Like her father, she means well.

{Minor, Single Chapter} A priest operating out of the town of Vardant; a ville plagued with bizarre circumstances, paranormal nightmares, and strange happenings that... most of the citizens kind of just got used to eventually. Zazzle is well-known fixture operating the only church there, practicing V'dhaloun, a cult-like religion that worships V'dhalo, a god posed to consume the world once it becomes fat with negative emotions... Despite this, Zazzle is actually a pretty nice person, understanding if one is not interested in his practice, and kind and helpful anyway. He speaks like a jovial old man and constantly wears a smile.

Suzuka is unique for being a combat-oriented character who is blind, using other sensations to aid in her fighting abilities. She takes her blindness with relative light-heartedness, and enjoy mocking and poking fun at those around her. Suzuka is unique however in her sense of nihilism. Having been abandoned by her mother, and grown up in a desert wasteland, she really couldn’t care less about formalities, moral justification, or doing the right thing. A little part of her reaches out for that though, and while she’ll act like she’d begrudgingly helping, she secretly likes being the hero. She is a mid-ranged soprano, with a strong sense of sarcasm.

Arterius, as a mer-prince, has grow up in the lap of luxury. He has had most things done for him, and the only reason he can actually fight at all is because lancing is the sport of his homeland and all royalty are expected to engage in it. He has an AWFUL temper, getting mad at anyone who underestimates him, writes him off, or thinks he’s a girl as he is extremely effeminate and very proper. He has a great sense of drive and honor however, always willing to put right what he has done wrong, and do what his ancestors would wish him to do. He should be played by a male, but with a voice that sells the confusion over his gender.

Rattlerunt is that poor guy who just can't impress anyone because circumstances always fail to go his way. On his own actual merits, he is actually a very intelligent and cunning individual, but his incredible bad luck and tendency to brag about himself ends up ruining any plans he ever tries. He isn't even actually a part of Sandsmark's army. He's just an average guy who really wishes Sandsmark would notice him. Too bad he makes a massive mistake that prevents this from ever happening. Has a shrill ridiculous kind of voice that's fairly androgynous. Very self-indulgent and overdramatic.