happy aro week from the titular aros of Aros Against Fate!
Kaelía: a child assassin/soldier for the goddess of conquest, Corysecli. Demiromantic and demi-everything else as well; no strong opinion on romance. 17, she/it.
Lí: an angry, anxious nerd who decides it’s on them to save the world. Greyromantic, toric, black-stripe asexual, alloaesthetic, greyalterous, and aplatonic; generally favourable. 15, they/them.
Jue: the not-yet-of-age Younger Emperor of Rāmia who is facing imminent betrothal to support a war ze doesn’t believe in. Green-stripe aromantic, black-stripe asexual, lovequeer, and alloplatonic; very much sex and romance repulsed, touch-averse. 17, ze/hir.
Halek: an underground resistance operative and incredibly stressed-out oldest sibling & cousin. Idemromantic, m-spec, and allosexual; complex relationships with both romance and sex. 19, he/him.
Rovian: intends to get into municipal politics and change the world, or at least her city, for the better, and desperately wants to prove that she can be responsible and useful. Greyromantic, burstromantic, demisexual, and straight. 19, she/her.
Sei: the popular princess of Rāmia who doesn’t fully understand what her image is being used to promote but very much enjoys being Rāmia’s Princess. Frayromantic, allosexual, bi, and aplvague; romance-favourable until she’s incomprehensibly not (she doesn’t know she’s frayro yet). 18, she/her.
Zhe’ārani: believes herself indebted to the goddess Corysecli, and doesn’t know how to get out of serving her as a soldier and future Vessel. Green-stripe aromantic, loveless, abrosexual, and allosexual; romance-averse and (theoretically, she’s a bit busy to test it out) sex-favourable. 17, she/her to intimates and they/them to non-intimates.
Miwaanii-Shémelús: got coerced into a magical contract with Corysecli when he was ten, which he now cannot escape, and is desperate to hold his family together and somehow be Good. Non-SAM quoiromantic; plato-repulsed. 17, he/him.
and also the other aros of Aros Against Fate! (Under the cut)
Qatriong: a spy, unfortunately forming attachments to some of her targets but defeating Corysecli comes first. Acoromantic, caedsexual, and loveless; romance and sex repulsed and plato-favourable. 17, she/her.
Guodei: child/weapon/soldier/experiment of Corysecli who cares first and foremost about protecting the younger siblings (such as Kaelía) in the only way she knows how (violence). Green-stripe aromantic, allosexual, and caedplatonic; romance, touch, and sex repulsed and plato-indifferent. 21, she/her.
Retmiq: child/soldier of Corysecli; serves Corysecli in exchange for divine healing to extend his life. Platoniromantic, nebularomantic, allosexual, and pan; generally favourable. 18, he/him.
Raiqiongshē: the Elder Emperor of Rāmia who claims the support of Corysecli, is trying to balance Jue’s needs with Rāmia’s, and thinks he knows better than Jue what Jue’s needs are. Recipromantic, lithromantic, reciprosexual, and lithsexual. Middle-aged, he/him.
Saafeera: a Gathiya Na Theenan refugee who has been living in Rāmia for two decades now and has become a resistance operative; Rovian and Daanah’s mother. Recipromantic, reciprosexual, demisexual, and lesbian; romance-favourable and sex-repulsed. Middle-aged, she/her.
Kjotar: child/soldier of Corysecli; his brother made a bargain with Corysecli to save Kjotar’s life. Lithromantic and probably ace-spec. 13, he/they.
The Historian: has been documenting Rāmian history for generations and is in charge of the palace’s extensive historical archives. Apresromantic and lesbian. Centuries or millennia old, she/he.
Ffwyn: a fairy resistance fighter (different empire) and Halek’s friend. Demiromantic, allosexual, and gay. 21, she/her.
Gwimwyl: a fairy resistance fighter. Burstromantic, allosexual, and m-spec. 21, she/her.
[Akaran]: a magical scientist who specializes in divinity and possession, possibly a Senki Scholar. Frayromantic, gay, and allosexual. Middle-aged, he/him.
[Leska]: child/soldier of Corysecli, operates in another country from Kaelía etc, headmates with Mo and Zai (etc). Green-stripe aro, black-stripe ace, aegoplatonic, and apothisensual. 19, she/her.
Mo: child/soldier of Corysecli, operates in another country from Kaelía etc, headmates with Leska and Zai (etc). Non-SAM green-stripe aro. Early 20s, ze/hir.
Zai: child/soldier of Corysecli, operates in another country from Kaelía etc, headmates with Leska and Mo (etc). Aroace and caedplatonic. Late teens, they/them.
Danjai: a prince of Rāmia. Green-stripe aromantic and allosexual. Elderly, he/him.
Duyavi: child/soldier of Corysecli. Fictoromantic, lesbian, greysexual, and ceterosexual. 15, she/it/fae.
Elèrí: patron naiad of Halek & Lí & Maaziariitna’s family. Green-stripe aro, aplatonic, and demisexual. Centuries old, he/him.
Āvolú: Zhe’ārani’s best friend from before Corysecli and a member of the small independent Gharan commune Zhe’ārani grew up in. Aroflux, greyromantic, and lesbian. 17, they/them.
Ãye: Halek’s friend and classmate. Greyromantic, allosexual, and omnisexual. 19, she/her.
Gbunii: Halek’s friend and classmate. Aroace. 18, he/him.
Kadiigo: Halek’s friend and classmate. Aroace. 18, she/her.
[Theo]: Halek’s friend and classmate. Green-stripe aromantic, loveless/lovequeer, and romance-repulsed. 19, she/they.
Taehogh: Halek, Lí, and Maaziariitna’s grandfather. Aroflux and aceflux. Elderly, he/him.
Fiyavu Ozast: Rovian and Daanah’s older cousin/sister. Aromantic, sapphic, and greysexual. 20, she/her.
Yainogh: Halek, Lí, and Maaziariitna’s cousin. Idk what his orientation is specifically but he gives me arospec vibes. 18, he/him.
Attendant Ngeh: a doorman at the imperial palace. Recipromantic and black-stripe asexual. Late 20s/early 30s, she/he.
Gētnyx: the symbiotic Vessel of Corysecli and parent/general to the soldiers/children. Green-stripe aromantic. Ze/hir.
Yna: a Beri princess who seeks to marry Jue and become queen of Rāmia, later trying to put Sei on the throne with herself as consort and regent. Frayromantic and black-stripe asexual. 18, she/her.
Minister Swkatsh: one of the few non-Rāmiq to rise the ranks of the Rāmian Imperial government, the minister of foreign affairs and the armed forces. Aromantic. Adult, ae/aer.
The Lion: accountant and Qatriong’s spy handler. Aromantic. Adult, she/her.
Waleiyi: a young noble and military general in the running to marry Jue or Sei. Aromantic. 20, she/her.
Inoj: in the running to marry Jue or Sei; hopes to help their home territory by doing so. Aromantic. 17, they/them.
