Itâs time to introduce the full cast of primary characters! This will be split into two parts, part 1 is protagonists/unaligned.
Dawnflame - Primary protagonist/POV character
Age: Early 20s
Personality: Feisty, emotional, stubborn
Lore: Born to parents who didnât really care whether she came home alive or not, or at all, Dawnflame had a rough childhood. She was a gangly kid, without access to the spectacular mana reserves sheâd tap into as a teen, so she was bullied by the stronger and more powerful kids. Dawnflame joined up with the army as soon as she was able, determined to protect her court from her own treatment as a child. Aided by unusually high mana reserves, Dawnflame rapidly climbed the ranks and eventually fought proudly on the front lines of the Colored Tides War, earning the nickname Daybreaker for her explosive fighting style, as well as a reputation as the most powerful soldier produced by The Court of Tides.
Sheâs killed by Moondance in this war, and on her deathbed she recognizes the whole affair as nothing more than two petty bullies pulling everyone into a mess that never should have started. This is of course, never recorded, so Tawnyfrost brings her back from the dead expecting the loyal (if fiery) soldier, and instead gets a woman who tries to kill her within 45 seconds of being alive again, all the while declaring her hatred of Tawnyfrost. Dawnflame was never known for her subtly lol.
Moondance - Secondary protagonist
Age: Early 30s
Personality: Calm, quick-witted, ruthless
Lore: As the eternal big brother/protector figure ever since he was young (by his own choice, he just enjoys looking after people), Moondance joins the army as an adult to do that protecting on a larger scale. As a result, he gains a reputation for his unfaltering loyalty and âno one left behindâ attitude, which also gains him loyalty from the younger soldiers. Like Dawnflame, Moondance fought proudly on the frontlines of the Colored Tides war, proving himself a brilliant and ruthless tactician, with an uncanny ability to lay traps and ambushes and then adapt them on the fly when required. Itâs that sharp mind thatâs enables him to take out Dawnflame near the end of the war.
He never lives to see the end, however, as he dies not long after that battle. Assassinated by his own leader in a fit of anger that he can no longer fight, courtesy of Dawnflameâs dying explosion. That betrayal causes him to reevaluate the war and his place in it. His official cause of death is listed as mana fever, but itâs an open secret that thatâs a coverup for something. Tawnyfrost chooses to bring Moondance back from the dead for his mind and his loyalty, and since Moondance is known for his subtly so he has not told Tawnyfrost he hates her. He does, however, approach Dawnflame with the prospect of rebellion. Which she readily accepts.
Lichenfang - ???
Age: Mid 20s
Personality: Quiet, stoic, dry
Lore: Orphaned when she was barely old enough to fend for herself, Lichenfang spent her early years as a street rat, learning that the strong survived and the weak died. As a young teen, she was taken in by one of the reigning lords in the area, Lord Blackleaf, after he witnessed her taking mana blasts far better than her peers during a scrap with her fellow street rats. What followed was Lichenfang being turned into Blackleafâs personal bodyguard/hitwoman, the person who did all his dirty work. Blackleaf demanded absolute obedience and punished disobedience with death, Lichen was no exception. She quickly learned to keep her head down, not to speak unless spoken too, not to offer opinions, and to do as she was told without hesitation or argument.
She was killed in the same battle as Lord Blackleaf, when the other lords and ladies decided theyâd had enough of him as their neighbor. She dies before he does, and most of the information on her is lost to time. But Blackleafâs title for her sticks around, Mana-Thief. Tawnyfrost knows she pulled a gamble choosing to bring Lichenfang back, but it payed off. Lichenfang wasnât called Mana-Thief for nothing.
