The three early top rankers (C24)
1. Dahlia Howe - Abomination
Known for being humanity's deadliest fighter. So far known as a solo actor. Has an excerpt in c67.
Kills the original Foltrus in c79 and c80.
Was in tutorial with Taika Ngata.
Three modes. True body in monetarily shown during transformations.
First is a scaled body with spikes and menacing fangs. Wide, disjointed facial features.
Second is a furry body with moss-like hair. Figures becomes smaller and leaner, tail emerges from backside, face becomes lupine. Extremely fast in this mode but lower power. Can spit acrid burning blobs.
Third is a giant goopy body of melting fleshing. Profile becomes indistinct and a dreadful aura. No face, only a circular hole for a mouth. Can teleport to her splashed gloops for rapid movement. Can gain flesh back by absorbing other organisms.
2. Kuraim Jaffer - Necromancer.
Humanity's biggest organised villain. Has links with Zafeera Bazzi (Blood Ripper, C65). Has a moving gang of corpses and villains with him, including a zombified Harper Wilcher (c17) and magma trolls (c56). Dimas and headless Karaes corpses (c113)
Excerpt by him c65.
Has rivalry with the Rooted Prophet.
Can make powerful barriers, can fly, can make hundreds of wiry imps which explode on target.
Leads a horde of murders, rapists, pillagers, cannibals, etc.
Linked -Zafeera Bazzi - Blood Ripper
Kuraim calls her Zee. Ex-prisoner. Strong enough to give a fair fight to anyone except Dahlia.
Can ride a motorbike of coalessed blood. Can put on a burst of speed at any time.
Drains blood out of enemies, leaving their skin withered and stuck to their bones.
3. Lucian Grimes - Warlord
Humanity's biggest hero (?) Mayor of Brightmoor. Has five captains under him, four currently revealed: Laila Samra (Mirage, c50), Matteo Rivera (Terramancer, c50), Taika Ngata (Bulwark, C58), Sophie Chandler (Demolitionist, c72).
Formerly also Roxanne Martin lived there (Oracle, known for Clucker's trial, c56, c62, c63, c66 ).
Against Kuraim for his general villainy, and against Dahlia since she tried and almost succeeded at killing Taika in the tutorial.
Leaders of Factions and their linked companions
1. Freddie Littlewood - Dreadnought - C46, 47
Mayor of Newford. Leader of a coalition of local settlements.
Aged and fearsome.
2. Emmanuel Baasch - Alchemist - C31
Mayor of Dresden. Known for his powerful drugs and other products, which flood the global markets after they open. E.g. K-9 pellets and Ambrosia. Suspected to have hired Katerina to have killed the previous mayor.
His fighters have gauntlets with hidden compartments for his drugs. They are mostly melee fighters due to this.
Emmanuel is very perceptive, has a scholarly background.
Attacked Kuraim's horde while it was moving to Dahlia's location to recruit her. He regrets the decision.
Linked - Katerina Ivanov - Hidden Blade - C34
Top level assassin often compared to Dimas, one of Order's three Avatars and the one which focuses on subterfuge and assassination.
Is rumoured to have been contracted by Emmanuel to kill Wolfram Baumann, the mayor of Dresden at the time, so that Emmanuel could replace him instead.
Her aura is completely undetectable and she can even move around unseen in people's cones of vision without them noticing. Some kind of invisibility? (c109)
3. Vivienne Durant - Beastmaster - C16
Mayor of Léonois. Passed the tutorial with Kasim and Volkan, who regularly visit/ stay in Léonois.
Used to be a veterinarian. Perceptive. Stern and well-suited for a leader. Doesn't bow down to pressure or hardbrowing.
Has a tiger that's twice of the size of normal ones with bulging muscles. Has a dragon called Mirza. Size of three horses and dark-scales that shine emerald in light. Long neck, horse face, giant wings, enough bulk to contest an elephant and it's only a child. Onyx eyes. She can breathe a small stream of fire.
Linked - Kasim Taylan - Jester - C19
Was in leaderboards at the start before he dropped out. Powerful fighter, but more interested in travel and entertaining others. Is known as a friend to many races.
Used to be a Turkish magician. Is good at playing the Bağlama. Weird.
Linked - Volkan Burch - Pyromancer - C56
Was living peacefully with magma trolls until Kuraim's horde rolled up and slaughtered them. Volkan barely got away, eventually arriving at Léonois. Strongly opposed to Kuraim.
Straightforward with speech.
4. Zhang Bao - Barbarian - C22
Mayor of Jinzhou. Tyrannical in personality.
Linked - Hou Yu - Artificer - C24
Creates buffed weapons and armour for Jinzhou. The city has equipment unseen anywhere else on Idroa. Hou and Zhang have a frosty relationship, despite living in the same city.
5. Dolkar Letho - Aeromancer - C20
Mayor of Palyul Monastery. Passed the tutorial with Sandip and Dewi.
Linked - Sandip Letho - Windwalker - c64
Connected with Jhargram and preventing Rahman's (c18) takeover bid for the town. Left to Palyul Monastery after hearing Dolkar's global cry for help.
Linked - Dewi Alatas - Broken Shard
Was at congress with Dolkar and Sandip.
6. Floyd Godson - Champion
Mayor of New Derby.
Linked - Reynard Holden - Runesmith - C51
Rising star in the class list. Also known as Skully. Lives in New Derby and helped Floyd become mayor when the Champion arrived at New Derby.
7. Ajit Ghost - Warlock
Mayor of Hyderabad. The strongest human magic user. Overwhelming, dominating aura.
Extravagant character who likes expensive clothes. Loud, jolly
Can use manastones for pulse messages. Can easily create portals. Very powerful telekinetic - can float a couch for hours with him on it. Can create shades (dark angular creatures with no faces. Vaguely bipedal with limbs made of triangles)
Linked - Aengus Abercrombie - Master of War
Passed tutorial with Silas and Mia. Made it to top 10 levels and notable kills after a while on Idroa.
Loves to fight.
8. Elisha Luna - Primal Healer - Mayor of Lisa's Homestead
Consistently number 1 in the classes. Aged woman.
Thick and large aura but warm and comforting.
In an alliance with drakkar Magi and stingtail clans.
Linked - Conan Hughes - Druid
In top 10 of the class list.
Lives in Lisa's Homestead. Built man of thirty years.
Solo actors/ currently unrevealed figures of note
1. Lavanya Sanghvi - Monster Bane - Adventurer's Guide to Surviving the Idroan Wilderness
Famous monster hunter.
2. Stefan Sommer - Chronicler - Heroes and Villains of the First Age
Famous writer.
People Silas met on his journey so far, and who are shown in Heroes and Villains of the First Age
1. Grace Volta - Valkyrie (C23)
Silas's first real opponent. Her death caused him to experience guilt, and makes him doubt whether he's a good guy. He becomes more proactive than passive when he realises he is a person of power and people will always come after him.
2. Michael Eze - Gladiator (c27, c43)
Beta-version of Floyd Godson. Silas runs away since he doesn't want to kill another human and because he's got siblings to save. Better be proactive in chasing them down, rather than sitting on his arse waiting in Riverside for someone with a locator class to come along.
Michael misjudges how the Apocalypse changed Sabine and gets destroyed for it.
3. Raven Cox (c28)
Some bitches be crazy :P
4. Sabine Gantzmann - Blood Fist (c39, c53)
Woman obsessed with strength and battle. Even after she becomes mayor, she wants people to come challenge her, and she eventually dies when too many come at once.
5. Alice Reid - Pyromancer (c42)
Unfortunate woman who chose the wrong tree to find shelter under.
6. Reynard Holden - Runesmith (c51)
Mentioned above. Skully is very influential and powerful as a supporter.
7. Brigette Wagner - Bladesinger (c66)
Unfortunate woman who chose the wrong tree to find shelter under. The tree turned out to be a mind-controller. Oh dear.
8. Meera Campbell
Olympic-level archer saved from Raven's control. Leaves Silas in Valrun's Keep to search out her husband and son. Finds husband in Brightmoor. He is Booker, one of Lucian's five captains.