Intra Mundum

Leonard Atem
A former ranger of the Crimson Order, Leonard Atem fell to an unknown illness of the mind while on a mission with his partner, Elena Tures. Leonard was one of the highest standing with the order, carrying the venerable title of Crimson Sword, a title only allowed the most respected rangers. His background and upbringing is a secret to the world. He carries the scars that follow in the wake of being robbed of one's childhood, raised as a tool and not as a person. He is seen as an introverted strategist, and is known for elaborate stratagems.


Elena Tures
As the partner of Leonard Atem, Elena Tures is also a former ranger of the Crimson Order. Nicknamed the "Iron Maiden", Elena is usually a woman of few words. Hers is the way of action, preferring to "do now" rather than postulate and prepare. Her partnership with Leonard was decided upon based on the mutual benefits it would bestow on them on their missions; Leonard's introverted and analytical nature was a perfect counterbalance to Elena's straightforwardness in battle. But do not make the assumption that Elena is all brawn; beneath her iron facade lies a deep knowledge only afforded to those that have killed innumerable times – an understanding that life must sometimes be bought with death.


Bernard Piertser
Scholar and longtime friend of Elena Tures and her family, Bernard Piertser is a man who considers himself the lifetime student of humanity. Mainly focusing on anthropology and the associated fields of wisdom, Bernard is an advisor to the council of Anteris Senturum. However, in later years he fell on ill terms with some of the council members. Sensing that his life might be in danger, he chose to move back to his childhood home, the small town of Parvos in the country of Egris. Here he continues his studies while serving as the village "wise man", helping the township in whatever way he can.


Elise
Abandoned as a child, she grew up on the streets of Anteris Senturum. Blessed – or perhaps cursed – with outward beauty, she found her way into the pleasure houses of the District of Commerce at a young age. Such a life obviously puts a dark and heavy burden on a child's mind, but Elise knew no life of freedom prior to this. Her life reflected the common saying; "A starving man is a slave to his flesh". As such, having a roof over her head and access to a good meal every day, for Elena this was an improvement over living on the streets. She soon realized that men share the most peculiar secrets when the lights are dimmed and the curtains closed, and in this way she gained much knowledge about the world and the people that rule it.

Not long after her fifteenth nameday, a great fire swept over the District of Commerce, and in the chaos and looting that ensued her master was murdered in front of her. Upon seeing the lust in the eyes of a man empowered by violence, Elise ran for her life. She ran until the world went dark, and when she awoke she found herself outside the city gates. Not knowing where to go, with barely any clothes on her back, she stumbled down the broad main road with no destination. But as luck would have it – and you'd be forgiven to think that luck had abandoned her for good – she was found by a travelling elder scholar, who took her in and offered her the means to start a new life in the small town where he had his home, a place where nobody knew of her past. But to her, freedom was an empty word. Having seen the frailty of his age, she wanted to stay with the scholar and help him in return for his kindness.

With no name of her own, she assumed the first name of the scholar's only child, whom he had lost to war: Elise Piertser.


Ajenil Ixesix
The only remaining council member of Anteris Senturum who still confers with Bernard Piertser. A noblewoman with a mixed heritage, her mother is a common woman from Senta Johi in the east, while her father and his family is nobility living in the Upper District of Anteris Senturum. Ajenil Ixesix is a shrewd woman, and she takes great pleasure in political intrigue. Her family name was stained the moment her father brought a commoner – and from the east, considered even worse – into the family, and Ajenil had to work especially hard to further her career. Maybe because of her mixed heritage, she has garnered much love from the common people, something that is rare for a council member. Many look to her in hopes of change.