《After the End: Serenity》Appendix 10 - Character List
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Character List of Finding Convictions
Agent Price - Agent of an unknown agency, currently planted in the staff for the portal detector project; watching Serenity from the shadows
Aide - Artificial intelligence “given” to Serenity by Tek to manage his cybernetics
Aki - Crystal Raz removed from the dungeon below the Sunrise Clan holdings
Althyr - Eldest of the Conclave of Dragons, Elder Dragon of Order, Serenity’s mentor
Ancient Temple Dungeon Core - Childlike dungeon core
Anna - In charge of assigning new people to groups in the mercenary(?) camp Gustav led Raz to
Azav - Originally the aide to BattleLord FlameHeart, Azav now leads the Sterath Serenity managed to pull under his banner
BattleLord FlameHeart - Leader of the Sterath invasion of Earth; Merged by Serenity
Baxter - Private pilot; old friend of Lex Rothmer. Has known the family for years, including Serenity/Thomas
Bethany Rothmer - Thomas’s mother
Blaze - Instructor and Healer. Grumpy with people who don’t follow his advice, completely unsympathetic with people who try to make things worse
Captain Larsen - Captain of the Necropolis City Watch; escorted Serenity, Stojan Tasi, et al to the City Lord’s Residence
Coyote - Trickster god. Appears to be helpful?
Curio - A voidling that presents as a shadowkitten; Serenity’s familiar (?)
Darian Ebongrove - Linked to the A Rest From Death dungeon; member of Rising Phoenix mercenary company
Death - Personification of Death Himself. May be a god? Very friendly to Serenity
Denise - Jacob Latimer’s girlfriend; also a teacher
Desariin (Rin) - Tzintkra Mercenary Guild Healer
Desinka te A’nar Rakyn - Daughter of Rakyn; Formerly cursed, now a Daywalker vampire bound to the A Rest from Death dungeon.
Dezan - Package sorter at the Tzintkra Messenger’s Guild
D’Nehr - More commonly known as the First Guardian; man-shaped semiliquid rock; cannot currently walk on Earth’s surface
Doyle - ally, helped people through trials. Former military; Settlement Manager of Serenity Settlement
Dr. Allen Ridge - Lead Scientist for the DARPA Portal Detector project; has a foot-in-mouth issue but smart and good at the technical side
Dr. Rachel Lawson - Scientist and Allen-wrangler for the DARPA Portal Detector project
Dr. Sandra Mattingly - Project Manager for the DARPA Portal Detector project
Echo - Cheerful girl, “tutorial mascot”. 16 years old, hard life previously but knows how to deal with people; Settlement Manager of Serenity Settlement
Emily - one of the founders of Serenity Settlement; mother
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Ekari - Head Administrator of Earth’s Tutorials, instructor. Heretic (or apostate?) because she did not choose to be Lykandeon’s Slave. Wants to be Serenity’s ally but prohibited from telling him so.
Entherys - Trial instructor. Leader (in his mind) of the conspiracy to kill Serenity. Sent back to his home in disgrace by Order’s Voice
Finley - Gatherer and shopkeeper who overdosed on monster cores; Serenity never got the full story after helping to remove the excess stale essence that was corrupting him
Frank Smith - Shady antiques dealer; may have other sidelines. Was the person behind Macho’s original attempted theft and the later theft of all of her magical artifacts
Gaia - Earth’s World Core
Garrett - Leader of the party Raz is placed into; has a reputation for “losing” trapfinders
Greenstick - Extremely excitable Traa dungeon-master
Greyvine - Mage in the party Raz was placed in; ran from the Last Refuge of the Deathless dungeon and survived
Gustav - Recruiter for an unknown group of mercenaries(?) operating on Tzintkra
Hegemon Worm Queen - Leader of the Hegemon Worms that came to Earth; Dead
Hollis - Guildmaster of the Tzintkra Healer’s Guild; old friend of Rakyn. Lightning Azata bloodline
Honoria - Tutorial instructor, witch. Goes by Helga in Tutorials where she has to use an alternate name. Can teach mental defense
Irene - Tzintkra Mercenary Guildmaster
Ita - Sterath Connections mage; Serenity’s first Shameless
Iva - Fighter in the party Raz was placed in; died in the Last Refuge of the Deathless dungeon
Janice - Serenity’s assistant
Jacob - Rissa’s brother; mind-mage; was cursed until Serenity broke the curse
Josaiah - Restaurant worker who managed to get caught by both the Hegemon Worm Queen (hypnotized only) and one of the decay-creatures. Rescued by Serenity and an emergency Tutorial entrance to get Blaze’s help; Biomage
Karen A. - Thomas’s Boss (if he still has a job)
Katya Kyrika - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; member of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company; member of the Kyrika clan of crafters; member of the group Serenity has assembled
Kerr (Aardya a’Kerinth) - Weapons instructor who knows Sterath. Looking to have Serenity as an ally. Possible friend
LaCroix - undead student Lak - Member of the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild; Formerly Cursed
Lancaster - Police officer who takes Thomas and Rissa’s statements about Macho. Serenity’s friend and ally
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Larsen - Captain in the Necropolis Watch
Lex (Alexander) Rothmer - Thomas’s father, Secretary of Defense
Liam Brown - Obsessive ritualist (dead)
Lieutenant Smith - Leader of “Task Force Kangaroo” for the DC Police
Liuyedao - ally, helped people through trials. College student, martial artist; Swordmaster Path
Longsight - Traa elder and strategist. Has been known to out-clever himself
Lykandeon - God of Ekari’s homeworld; ascended mortal
Macho - Man who “originally” killed Rissa. Attempts to kill Serenity (twice?). Current status unknown (escaped custody in the Tutorial)
Made (Madeleine) Fulton - Reporter for Channel Six, first identified person with Hegemon Worms
Madelyn Alexander - State Department negotiator assigned to the Traa
Mandy - Child Serenity encountered in a Tutorial, then again in the Blue Line Dungeon; magical prodigy
Margrethe - Cleanser for Earth’s Tutorials. Saved Moira. Attempted to kill Serenity twice. Forgiven(?)
Marti - Receptionist at the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild. Suspicious of Serenity
Miranda Elliott - British Prime Minister
Missy - One of the founders of Serenity Settlement; mother. Lead farmer of the Settlement
Moira - Ambitious mage, wanted to learn “all elements”. Thought Raymond was a friend until he tricked her into attacking Serenity while she was loopy from a misguided attempt to gain Death affinity. Saved by Serenity and Margrethe. Sworn follower to Serenity. Shares emotions with him when they are close enough.
Morwen - Friend of Serenity’s from college; now works for DARPA. Lightning mage
Nat (Natalie) Freeman - Cameraman for Channel Six
Nightmare Wraith - Boss of the 3rd level of the Ancient Temple Dungeon; Dungeon Guardian; can be summoned by Serenity
Nightwitch - ally, helped people through trials. Pilot. Former (or maybe current?) military; The Stars Shine Down, Earth Witch Paths
Officer Jones - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Rookie
Officer Nguyen - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Stealth specialist
Officer Surrey - DC Police; Member of “Task Force Kangaroo”; Melee combat
Order’s Voice - Somewhere between an interface and a person. Sometimes speaks to Serenity
Pelni Sukaj - Inventor of the Curse used on the Shining Caverns
Phoebe Latimer - Rissa’s mother, Seer
President Stewart - President of the United States during the First Wave
Rakyn - Father of Desinka, Friend of Guildmaster Hollis, Former vampire hunter
Raymond - Lancaster’s partner before the Tutorial. Attacks Serenity twice. Dead
Razinkh ‘e Sunrise (Raz) - A Draykin from Asihanya, near Stallet Center. Raz’s Clan was destroyed and he fled to Tzintkra
Red - Cousin of Phoebe Latimer; Spellwitch. Possibly cursed.
Rhea - Goddess; motherly and associated with Earth. Bakes excellent cookies.
Rissa (Clarissa Latimer) - Thomas’s girlfriend; Auspex/Time Dragon hybrid; pregnant with Serenity’s child
Roy - Helped Serenity & Raz travel the Metro; appears to work in a job tracking Tutorials and people that come out of them? Possibly military?
Russ (Russell) Latimer - Rissa’s father, Guardian, Auspex and psychic
Serenity - Main character; former name is Thomas Rothmer; known as Vengeance and The Final Reaper in the previous timeline
Sillon - Trial instructor. Friend of Serenity
Stojan Aith - Dhampir City Lord of the Necropolis (temporary); Breaker of Tzintkra’s World Core (dead)
Stojan Kenna - Dhampir, Son of Stojan Aith, Nephew of Stojan Tasi. Mastermind behind the plan to curse the Shining Caverns
Stojan Tasi - Dhampir City Lord of the Shining Caverns; DeathLord; City Manager of the Necropolis. Brother of Stojan Aith, Uncle of Stojan Kenna
Sunrise - Founder of the Sunrise Clan; Raz’s ancestress
Syri - Dhampir healer at the Tzintkra Mercenary Guild. Outwardly subservient to Serenity
Tek - Earth’s God of Technology
The Deathless - Ancient mage that wanted to live forever
The Final Reaper - Thomas’s final name the first time around
Thomas Rothmer - Serenity’s name before everything started
Tibral Unalgos - Pelni Sukaj’s sponsor
Tranquil Conviction - Sterath god (or perhaps boogeyman?). Also known as the Peace of the Grave before Serenity took the name.
Tyche - Lady Luck; has a mean sense of humor
Tzintkra - The World Core of the planet known as Tzintkra; shattered by Stojan Aith
Vengeance - Thomas after Rissa’s death the first time around
Vladimir Angeloff - Russian interrogator from a Tutorial. May have asked for asylum, or may have asked for something else
Widetail - Lord of the Traa who decided to invade Earth
Yngoliat Hale - Ynsarac Hale’s father; current head of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company
Ynsarac Hale - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; member (heir to) of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company
Zan - Outside the dungeon when Serenity and Raz emerge; former member of the Rising Phoenix mercenary company; ripped them off for a lot of Etherium; Zekia’s brother
Zekia - Zan’s sister (Dead)
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