Age: 14
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Redhead, curly hair. Steel, blue-gray eyes. Normal height for her age.
Attire: Dresses befitting the daughter of a nobleman.
Personality: Shy, though not timid. Wary of everything. Slowly building confidence. Says and does things not understood by anybody, including those well traveled.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: sword with slightly curved, emerald crystalline blade
Backstory: Found in the freaky, deadly, and terrifying Borastian Woods, she was a disheveled mess, scared witless out of her mind, and remembered nothing of her life except her name. Unfortunately, her "rescuers" were allies of the same evil that infected the woods. Taken and imprisoned in their rocky fortress, she languished there for a few days until extracted by a prison raid conducted by Human and Centaur forces under the command of Duke Nortauy. The Duke and his wife have since adopted her as a daughter and brought her up as such, hoping to slowly bring her normal personality back out again.
==Name: Ilisahra==
Age: Unknown (rumored immortal)
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Hair texture, hair color, and eye color seem to change at whim. Two people in the same room could see her differently. She most commonly appears to have long, wavy, black hair down to her midsection with brilliant blue eyes. An elaborate dragon tattoo covers the right side of her face and neck. Her beauty is likened to that of a goddess.
Attire: Exotic, jewel-encrusted dresses.
Personality: Neither mean, evil, nor kind. She can be forceful and strong-willed at times. She possesses an immense and well-founded certainty of the power she wields and that she knows how to wield it.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: Sword with amethyst crystalline blade. Excellent swordmanship skills. Has powerful magical skill of an unknown source.
Backstory: Called the "Dragon Lady", her true origins are known by few if any. Legends and myths surround her to the point where fact is impossible to ascertain. Her extraordinary beauty and deadly magic has made the foolish and simple-minded exclaim she is a goddess or an immortal, though wiser folk deny it. Her dragon emblem, unexplainable magic, and unknown agenda worry many. For now, her presence and existence is tolerated.
==Name: Grand Duke Castim Nortauy==
Age: 36
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance: Straight, auburn hair just touching his shoulders. Amber eyes. A slender, slightly tall man.
Attire: Either rough, ranger-type clothes or fine quality but simple silk pants and shirt/tunic. More elaborate clothes were reserved for court.
Personality: Smart, intelligent, and kindly. Dedicated to whatever jobs, duties, or responsibilities he felt were his.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: Sword with sapphire crystalline blade. Well-made bow. Excellent swordmanship skills and good archery skills. Good and fine-honed diplomatic and leadership skills for both war and peace.
Backstory: A man respected by many, friends and enemies. He is one of the few Human nobility in the Centaur's kingdom, the largest and most powerful country in the entire continent. He has also been appointed by the Centaur king as the head of all the Human dukes, giving him the right to be called Grand Duke. Though married to his wife for some time, they have no children. He and his wife gladly accept and adopt Aubrey as their heir and daughter. He is also a man of devout faith, but honest about his doubts and questions.
==Name: Duchess Ischade Nortauy==
Age: 32
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Wavy, brown hair. Olive green eyes.
Attire: Fine silk dresses complemented by a small, modest selection of jewelry.
Personality: Kind, smart, can be more thoughtful at times than her husband. Quick to learn.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: Sword and well-made bow. Excellent archery skills, though not tested in actual combat. Know how to wield a sword. Good diplomatic skills. Knows several musical instruments.
Backstory: The wife of the Grand Duke, she used to be nothing but a peasant's daughter. Such humble beginnings have not hampered her ability to help run a duchy. Though married to her husband for some time, they have no children. She dearly loves Aubrey like the child she never had and considers it a blessing to raise Aubrey. Like her husband, she is of devout faith. She is loved and adored by the people.
==Name: Celov==
Age: 40
Race: Centaur
Gender: Male
Appearance: Completely black hair on his horse half. Black mane as well. Strong and muscular for his more human half. Short, black hair. Brown eyes.
Attire: Wears armored, padded chestpiece.
Personality: Gruff, irritable, short on words on one side. On the other, a jokester and a prankster who is deeply merry and mirthsome at heart. Loyal at all times.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: Sword with emerald crystalline sword. Two more slightly smaller regular swords. Well-made bow. Excellent in swordmanship, archery, tactics, and strategy.
Backstory: He and Castim first met by getting in a fight when he was 12 and Castim was 8. Though the Centaur easily beat his younger Human opponent, the duo ended up becoming friends despite the fight. He comes from a large merchant family distantly related to the king. Now, he serves as Castim's top counselor and general, their friendship only deepening through the years.
==Name: Mojkilu==
Age: 21
Race: Minotaur
Gender: Male
Appearance: Cream white fur, extremely tall and muscular. Long horns at the top of his head.
Attire: Nothing, except armor in battle.
Personality: Brave, yet curious. A bit soft-hearted. Anxious to prove himself.
Weapons, Tools, Skills: Giant war axe and giant broadsword strapped to his back. Dagger strapped to chest. Back home, he was learning the skills of a blacksmith.
Backstory: Drafted into the war because of tribal allegiances, he is more interested in exploring and experiencing other lands than he is in fighting. Captured and surrounded with his battalion by Castim and the Duke's forces, he bravely pretended to be the infamous battalion leader as his leader "betrayed" him to Castim so Castim would not kill the widely celebrated leader. Castim correctly deduced that no Minotaur would actually betray their most famous leader of the time and that the "traitor" was actually the leader, so Castim killed the leader and spared Mojkilu. His curiosity was rewarded when Castim, impressed with his bravery, offered him the opportunity to come to Castim's land and become a part of the Duke's Guard. He is now a member of the Guard and has recently been tasked with overseeing Aubrey's protection.
