He is an associate of [[:zegra-ha | Zegra-ha]]'s, and owns a burlesque called the [[Camel's Toe]]. His star performer is [[:saliana-the-jewel-of-the-desert | Saliana]], a [[bird-maiden]]. He occasionally emcees the performance, but can most often be found …
Lleyan Paschoo, or more commonly, the Amazing Paschoo, is a celebrity and adventurer of the South. She has been the subject of a half-dozen stageplays that have flooded theater-houses as far away as the [[Imperial City]] and [[Nexus]], as well as a series …
Prince Wazhu is an amiable fop, quick to laugh and tell jokes and not at all suited to be the next [[Tri-Khan]]. He knows it, his father, [[:urahim-iv | Urahim IV]] knows it, his brothers know it. Unfortunately he IS the eldest son anyone can find. His …
He has been an adept Tri-Khan, and is well-liked by his people, but his sons, with the exception of [[:yahsim | Yahsim]], are not particularly popular or well-regarded. When Yahsim disappeared, it precipitated the [[Amber Succession]] Crisis. His third …
Zegra-ha was born to the lower [[Delzhan]] classes, a position not nearly as degraded as that of the residents of the [[Asshole]], for instance, but generally without much upward mobility. So he left Chiaroscuro as a young man to seek his fortunes abroad, …
Groomed from birth by his father to inherit the family business (also the national navy), Rhinoceros has never had much freetime or allowance for leisure. The stress has made him, by most accounts, a dull and curt man. But those who sail with him know …
No one is really sure why he's in [[Chiaroscuro]], especially since his presence only hampers the diplomatic overtures of his far more competent brother, [[:surprise-rhinoceros | Surprise Rhinoceros]]. He has been seen frequently at [[Camel's Toe | the …
The eldest of the five sons of [[:urahim-iv | Urahim IV]] by his second marriage. He graduated recently from [[zet-Pa'atoph]], and had much private tutelage from [[:ledaal-wu-joon | Ledaal Wu-Joon]]. He would probably not be the worst of the candidates in …
She is the second wife of [[:urahim-iv | Urahim IV]], and she knows that it was a purely political arrangement. She has always lived in the shadow of Urahim's first wife, [[Elad]], for whose grave he built a massive garden in the middle of the [[Amber …
Unsa'ali always had trouble in school, and would rather have been out somewhere riding. But despite his difficulty, he graduated from [[zet-Bhu'shassa]]. He has[[Amber Succession | for some time now]] been close with [[:sesus-felix | Sesus Felix]], who …
A dark horse in the [[Amber Succession]], he is readily pliable.
A drop-out of the [[Broken Jaw]], he has already taken a hand in several successful businesses. He runs a small gambling ring with [[:azhkhapan | Azhkhapan]].
He has avoided all of his classes at [[zet-Hai'aqai]], despite his initial promise. He has taken up lately with [[:tepet-jackrabbit | Tepet Jackrabbit]].
The rising star of the [[Lintha | Lintha]], Moray has plagued [[House Peleps]] for the past decade, raiding and disappearing, to pop up leagues away as ferocious as before. There has been a relative quiet over the Great Western Ocean these past few months …
From the southern, still nomadic tribes of the Delzhan, "al-Bheezir" is actually a nickname that means something like "a hyena that shares a good joke with you while it eats you". Despite his quite friendly exterior, the man has a hard reputation, and …
[[Harborhead]] has never successfully sent just one diplomat anywhere; wherever one tribe goes, the others invariably send representatives to make sure nobody is getting an edge. Wind has been seeing talking to her fellow Brakhani, [[:ash-fell-heavy-on …
The [[Shayanti]] have a fearsome reputation even in the war-like nation of [[Harborhead]], inhabiting the southernmost reaches of the country, in the [[Mountains of Summer]]. Although they are the least numerous of the five tribes, which might imply …
A highly respected Tengese diplomat and [[matriarchs | matriarch]], in town for the [[Bicentennial | Bicentennial]]. She seems to get along well with [[:urahim-iv | the Tri-Khan]], and is one of the few people who seems capable of holding a normal …
A scholar since before his rite of passage, Kharijah was always interested in histories. As a member of a nomadic tribe, he always took stops in civilized towns as a chance to absorb whatever the local library had to offer. When he came of age to attend …
Aazim bin al-Arishaakh is Kharijah's father, and the commandant of [[Ummah al-Arishaakh | Ummah Al-Arishaakh]]. He is a capable leader with considerable skill and decades of experience in both diplomacy and battle. His ability to tell the mood and …
The oldest surviving brother of [[Elad]], the mother of [[:wazhu | Wazhu]] and the first wife of [[:urahim-iv | Tri-Khan]]. His family is a respected one, being descended from Ja'faheem, one of the [[Kha-Khan]]'s first and most stalwart companions. He …
The undisputed monarch of the flourishing city-state of [[Paragon | Paragon]]. Although by most (but certainly not all) accounts he began life as a mortal, he is now hundreds of years old. In the [[Delzhan]] Empire, tales are told of his bargaining with …
The island dwelling Bhangazai have always been considered a little strange by most other Delzhan, despite Ai'halla's line being descended from one of the [[Kha-Khan | Kha-Khan]]'s most stalwart companions. He is sensitive to this reputation of strangeness …
Shihalototh first rose to prominence within the Guild as the head of a shipping company that ran pearls through the pirate-infested waters near [[Bluehaven | Bluehaven]]. Increasing the Guild's rate of successful shipment completions by threefold, she …
A sailor in his youth, he sailed with the [[Fire Fleet]], climbing his way to become kubernetes of a vessel called the Incorrigible Sturgeon, before a battle with the Western fae decimated the crew and left him a leg short and a little mad. He got his …
The leader of a theatrical and variety entertainment troupe that includes jugglers, singers, contortionists and poets, currently preparing for a carnival in [[Duston | Duston]] on Jeupday the 12th of Resplendent Fire, in honor of the [[Bicentennial | …
Second cousin to [[:queen-mafassei | Queen Mafassei]], he grew up in the [[Azhpanian Hilllands | Azhpanian Hilllands]], and came to [[Chiaroscuro]] to attend [[zet-Kahass | zet-Kahass]] - a highly unusual choice for one of the nomadic tribes. He joined the …
Somewhere in his 20's, Nar'euyun climbed to the top of the [[Whistlers]] three years ago when the previous leader, Cai-Lun, got greedy and pushed the constabulary too far. His hanging attracted a particularly large crowd. Nar'euyun is more savvy than …
Leader of [[Forty-Three | Forty-Three]] for the past five years, he operates most of the gang's activity out of [[Flotsam | Flotsam]], with some business in [[Vineyards | the Vineyards]] and [[Ba'a'pshu | Ba'a'pshu]]. He is famously slow to show emotions, …
Masod has had the thankless job of keeping [[Chiaroscuro]]'s gangs under control for three decades now. Usually this means acknowledging that his division is nowhere near funded enough to actually eradicate organized crime in a city this big. As a …
Nak'hai has been with the Tigers since the beginning of their decline about seven years ago, and is, like many of his comrades, angry at being denied the life of style and extravagance his forbears enjoyed. He challenged Chao under the premise of restoring …
The Widow Do-Su's husband was a regular in the [[House Cathak|Cathak]] legions before the [[House Ledaal|Ledaal]] took over the [[Satrap | Satrapy]] of the [[Delzhan]]. He died in a battle against the Fair Folk bandit [[:fire-walk-with-me | Fire-Walk-With- …
No one knows very much about Nans; as far as [[Forty-Three | Forty-Three]] is concerned, she came with [[Underbridge Manor | the place]]. When they first moved in, they were unsure what to do with the old woman who occupied a small room, nearly a cupboard …
The champion of the [[Whistlers | Whistlers]], brought out for emergencies, headquarters defense, and [[Melawan Raja|melawan raja]].
Once a [[Brides of Ahlat|Bride of Ahlat]], now a mercenary for [[Forty-Three | Forty-Three]], she has revealed little of her past.
He keeps a studio in the [[Old Foundry]]. The [[Whistlers]] keep him around for his prophetic paintings. You can almost always tell when he's working on one of those because his eyes glaze over in a swirl of colors, and for an hour or two or three you …
The city's foremost expert on the [[Undercity]]. Unlike the criminals with whom he now spends most of his time, Khalid was actually born into a noble family. He graduated from [[zet-Kahass | zet-Kahass]] many decades ago, with an obsession over the …