Middleground Cast of Characters

Height : about a foot or so
Eyes : green
Appearance : cat with wings
Fur : black with a couple of white patches
Profession : flying cat

Ebony remembers nothing of his past before the circus. He was taken from wherever he lived by the ringmaster. In the circus he was mistreated and often beaten. He was forced to perform and mistreated when he didn't. One night there was a fire in the circus. In the confusion he was able to escape his cage. Unfortunately, the ringmaster, the only link to his past, was killed in the fire. In fear he flew for days, until finding a cave and passing out from exhaustion. He awoke being carried by a strange lady. She brought him to her home where he met a group of people who were to become his friends.It was then he met Miko. Although there is a difference in species, he quickly found he loved her, but has been unable to admit it to her.

In their journeys they found another of his species, a blue furred flying cat called Azura. To him she is the first family he has ever had, and he loves her also.

Updates: Ebony has finally learned that he is in fact the offspring of the Black Dragon. Also, after he returned from Caldor Isle with Lou, Bulix, and Iceberg, and was reunited with Miko in Vane, Ebony finally declared his love for her. Now the question is whether a relationship between two different species is possible…

Ebony finally claimed his aura, and has become the new and current Black Dragon.

Miko is a member of a remote tribe which maintained a functional civilization in complete isolation from the rest of Lunar for over 1,000 years. She is completely baffled and intimidated by the mysteries of the outside world but fascinated by its wonders. Sharply attuned to the natural world, with an innate understanding of the mysteries of nature and a deep respect for all forms of life, she possesses little to no understanding of her companions’ obsession with wealth and willingness to kill. Above all, she is dazzled and impressed by magic, despite the fact that she seems to have an uncanny, natural affinity for it…

Miko’s motivations, goals, and the details of her background remain hidden even from her closest companions, but her cheerful outlook and youthful enthusiasm endear her to all. Her eagerness, however, is more than matched by her naiveté, and her actions can be dangerously unpredictable.

When encountering new situations, she may just as easily become confused and intimidated as curious and impulsive. As a result, others often view her as an inexperienced child who needs protection, and a few of her companions have taken it upon themselves to look out for her…

Updates: We have now learned that Miko’s home town is named Esperia, and that somehow her fire magic got converted into plant magic.

It has been revealed that Miko is the hero representing Saturn, the Elementalor of Plant Life.

Description:

Lou is from the town of Saith. When he was younger, he met Dragonmaster Alex before he became a Dragonmaster during one of his first adventures, and immediately started looking up to him. Alex became to Lou what Dragonmaster Dyne was to Alex. As soon as Lou was old enough, he took to adventuring, dreaming that perhaps one day he too could become a Dragonmaster like Alex, even though he knows that this is impossible as there can only be one Dragonmaster in the world at any given time. However, he loves adventuring, and does have a habit of boldly going where angels fear to tread.

Lou’s personality can be enigmatic at times. Sometimes he is quiet and pensive, especially when he is confused about something. However, he is very excitable, especially in battle where you can see him yelling at his friends to watch out for attacks or trash-talking the enemy. He is not a particularly violent person, but once you get him involved in a battle he does not give up and is relentless. Lou also has a strong sense of honor, and he often likes to give personal items of his to others as proof that he will keep his word. However, he does have his flaws. Aside from his blind love for adventure, he can be a bit “ditzy” at times (as Ebony put it), and the fact that he is a Dragonmaster wannabe is as obvious as the Blue Star in the sky. Still, just about everyone who has befriended him back in Saith and on his adventures has not regretted it.

Updates: Lou finally returned home to Saith with Ebony, Bulix, and Iceberg, and there we meet Lou’s friend Diana, who is later revealed to be his sweetheart. After several skirmishes with Synthetica’s troops in Burg, he returns to Saith and learns the truth of Diana's origins: the she had been discovered by her foster father “abandoned” in the forests of Caldor Isle, a fact which disturbs him but (after some encouragement from his other companions) he realizes does not affect his feelings for Diana in any way, and vows revenge on Synthetica after she kidnaps Diana. After the kidnapping, he does meet his childhood hero, Dragonmaster Alex, in the White Dragon Cave. However, Alex soon leaves to save Diana, and Lou learns that it may fall on his shoulders to fill the role of Dragonmaster in his absence…

Lou has finally gained limited use of Dragon Magic as he is now able to use the White Dragon Wings to teleport over fairly short distances.

Name: Thesian
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Occupation: Treasure hunter/Mercenary
Appearance: He is 6 ft tall and 170 lb., with shoulder-length black hair, and unnaturally bright blue eyes. He is lean but well muscled, and is clean-shaven (most of the time).
Character Type: Rounded
Skills: Blade, Thunder (just revealed in Session 3!), and Trickery

Personality: Thesian is not the most easygoing fellow, but he has a good sense of humor and a quick wit. Thesian never works for a wage or as a soldier if he can help it. He will usually only join treasure hunting parties in exchange for a cut of the loot, but he does not turn a deaf ear to those in trouble or seeking protection, and is generally compassionate to those in need of his help who do not use it for personal gain. While not particularly strong, he is skilled with a blade and quick. He is cunning and intuitive, especially in battle, and he is fairly intelligent. Thesian is a careful gambler; he will usually not take big risks unless the gains are high, and he always keeps a trick or two up his sleeve (like his magic!). He enjoys material things, liquor, and women, but he seldom lets them get him into too much trouble or keep him from his true goal.

Updates: Thesian was kidnapped by Ordak and virtually killed. His power of thunder magic was used by the Blue Wizard to stabilize his polarization of Lunar. He was eventually brought back from the edge of death and now has an even stronger link to Azura.

Isis is a professional bounty hunter who lives in Pao. She hunts those who are evil of spirit and who challenge the peacefulness of her world. She is tall, strong, and has long red hair. Her green eyes shine out with a mysterious brilliance when she fights evil with her saber or mace. She is not very open or talkative. She is courteous to most, but gives what is deserved. She is independent and responsible for herself. At a first meeting with you, she will seem mysterious and full of secrets. With more experience of her, you will know that to be true. She hasn’t quite figured out where this fighting force has come from inside her, but she suspects that it has come from something long ago; something she doesn't remember. Her past is unknown and it's probably safer that way.

Updates: We have found out that Isis and Ordak have something going on with each other, but that Isis does not remember that. It turns out that it was also Ordak that gave Isis her ability to use thunder magic. The Blue Wizard, however, was frustrated as her “corruption” at the hands of the rest of the party and let her go, somewhat willingly…

It has been revealed that Isis is the hero representing Pluto, the Elementalor of Darkness.

Name: Eomar
Sex : Male
Appearance: Approx. 5'10", 170 lb. He has long black hair and brown eyes.

In stark contrast to Bulix’s gaudy bright red suit, he wears only what is essential, streamlined for efficiency. Background: Eomar is, as a profession, a treasure hunter. He and Thesian have been partners for quite some time and while he seems to many to simply be after money and wealth, that is quite far from the truth, although his true motives remain unknown. He is often rather quiet and reserved, but he is not shy; he is simply content to be alone. He’s handy with a bow, and has an affinity for water. He also keeps practicing his healing magic.

Bulix, in many things, is the exception to the rules. He alone among the group has no elemental magic talent, a fact that both sets him apart from the others, and caused him to leave his home. Born in the town of Vane, it was apparent early on that he would have no magic ability. This was a source of major embarrassment to his family, and as a result, they never became close. Feeling more and more out of place in Vane, after being the butt of countless jokes by other children, Bulix said good-bye to his family and the only “friend” he had, the magic teacher Rimzol.

At the age of twelve, Bulix left Vane and joined a traveling circus, the same circus, in fact, that had imprisoned Ebony. After a brief stay as an acrobat, Bulix decided that the circus life wasn’t for him, and he left the circus, along with its corrupt management behind. Somehow he found his way to a karate dojo, and he knew that he had found what he wanted to do. For ten years he trained, honing his fighting skill and reflexes. Only recently did he leave, coming back to Vane for the celebration our of mere curiosity. During the celebration, he met up with Rimzol again. However, the vile tribe attacked Vane shortly thereafter, and Rimzol asked Bulix to watch over his brightest student, a young mage named Iceberg. Bulix gave his word to watch over him, and takes that very seriously.

While Bulix may not exactly be a fountain of knowledge, and may at times seem to be fairly dim, this is only because he has concentrated so narrowly on one thing. Over the years he has developed a vicious hatred for magic and magic users. Although he is able to keep his emotions under control, this has prevented him from becoming good friends with any of the people he travels with.

He’s about average height (5'11"), and isn’t very heavy. Unlike Lou and Bulix, he is more rounded, and prefers to think before acting (mainly because of his lesser combative skills), however, he is sometimes prone to become angered (albeit rarely). Normally, however, he is generally laid-back, and has a sarcastic style of humor.

Not much is known about Davis. The only thing known to the group is the fact that he was raised in Meribia. He met Miko in her village after stumbling across it, while heading to Vane’s Decade Anniversary. His past is well-kept from the rest of the group, but he is known somewhat because of his explorative nature. He has been exploring the land of Lunar for over 9 years and knows most there is to know about Lunar. If there is someone you want for a guide, he’s your man.

He is usually a loner, but if help is needed, and he’s in the area, you can usually find him there.

Updates: It has been revealed that Davis is the hero representing Venus, the Elementalor of Light.

Iceberg the Elementalor, as he likes to be called, is a wizard that studied in Vane since its restoration in the skies. He learns magic under the orders of Master Rizmol of Vane. It is said that even his teachers fear him because his power…

His story began in Black Rose St., when the Magic Guild sheltered in Meribia, "thanks" to the “invitation” of the Magic Emperor… He appeared under Rizmol’s window, and when he discovered the abilities of this “pointy eared” elf, he took him as student in his class.

Ice is selfish and egocentric, but after the adventure in the Frontier with the rest of the party, he understood that there’s lots of other people in the world of Lunar, and that friendship is a good value (he often talks as an economist).

He has been reading lots of Vane’s library books, so he knows most of Lunar’s history and legends, as the Elementalor legend… Master of Ice, Darkness points the obscure part of his soul… (His most secret ambition is to become Guild Premier)…

He travels now with the party in the hope of finding his past. What would destiny provide this “almost-dark” elf-elementalor?

Azura was the first “flying cat” Ebony ever met, and it was after meeting Azura that Ebony realized that he was indeed the son of the Black Dragon when it was revealed that Azura was the daughter of the Blue Dragon. Ebony grew to love Azura as his sister, and they developed a close relationship. Azura also got fairly close to Lou, and very close to Thesian. In fact, an amulet that Thesian possessed, a gift from his father, had originally belonged to the Blue Dragon. Thesian returned the amulet to Azura, but after a strange incident involving Isis in the Blue Dragon Cave, Azura felt compelled to face down the mysterious Blue Wizard. Before she left, however, she gave her amulet to Lou along with an expression of her approval of him for reasons she neither knew nor understood.

An ancestor of the Jean that was made famous in LUNAR: Eternal Blue, this Jean dances with all the same skill and flair that made her descendant legendary. She works in the same crooked carnival that Bulix was once in, the same one that had imprisoned Ebony and that later tried to imprison Azura. However, she is not crooked at all, and she took over the carnival after the crooked leader’s henchmen were defeated by this story’s heroes. We first met this Jean in Pao, where she was performing at their annual festival. She also has the habit of appearing out of nowhere from time to time to teach some of our male heroes a lessen when they begin to act too chauvinistic.

Nash

Mia Ausa

Since the time of Magic Emperor Ghaleon’s rampage across the world of Lunar, Mia Ausa and Nash finally wed and are currently the Premier of Vane and leader of the Magic Guild, respectively. They have also had a daughter, Semila Ausa, since that time.

Sebastian is Miko’s brother. Early in the story of Middleground, it was Miko’s primary goal to get to her home village as soon as possible once she heard he was ill.

Sebastian is a tribal-ranger-type character. He fights with a wooden staff and has no exceptional skills that have been revealed. Grizmol, the Red Anti-Hero, seems to have singled Sebastian out for some reason. In order to cure Sebastian of his illness, Miko and Davis went to the “Fire Mountain” to retrieve the “Eternal Flame of Life,” the only hope of curing this plague. However, they were too late and Sebastian died. Miko and Davis would then journey into his consciousness in order to try to bring him back to life, and were successful except that he lost many of his memories in the process. In order to cure him, Miko had also lost all her Fire magic, but this would later be replaced with Plant magic. After his life had been restored, Sebastian decided to accompany Miko and Davis on their quest…

Diana is from Lou’s home town of Saith, and it is eventually revealed that she was Lou’s sweetheart. When Lou returned home to Saith along with Ebony, Bulix, and Iceberg, she joined them on their quest. Sadly, Synthetica, one of the four Anti-Heroes kidnapped her during this quest, and Lou swore that he would free Diana and avenge her kidnapping.

Diana and Lou share a very close relationship, one that neither person’s parents could understand. They both tend to go berserk if one or the other is hurt in battle, and this rage allows them to unleash devastating attack spells on the opposition that decimate all but the most powerful opponents. Lou is also the only person Diana seems willing to confide in, and as a result of this her parents changed their opinion of Lou from “troublemaker” to “protector,” entrusting Diana to him.

Diana’s past is a mystery. She did not live with her birth parents, which is obvious from her blue hair, a trait which is very rare among humans. Her parents had said that they adopted her from an orphanage, but her father later revealed to Lou that he had in fact found her “abandoned” in the wilderness of Caldor Isle and had no choice but to take her in. Diana does have a fascination with what her birth parents were really like as a result of her differences with her foster parents. Adding to the mystery of her origins are the strange ear clasp she had always worn since she was a baby, which started glowing when Synthetica’s machines arrived, and a very unusual dagger with a Dragon-shaped handle she managed to toss to Lou before Synthetica could suck her into a time portal to the future from which she came.

Update: It was later revealed that Diana somehow has a mysterious link to Althena that no one yet understands except for Ordak.

Finally, the truth has been revealed that Diana is in fact Luna and Dragonmaster Alex’s daughter from the future.

Luna is the human form of the Goddess Althena, although even now few know this about her, despite the fact that this was the reason Magic Emperor Ghaleon captured her over a decade ago. Since that time she has married Dragonmaster Alex, and is currently expecting their first child, which for some reason Diana has an unusual interest in. Luna continues to sing at the annual Burg/Saith Goddess Festival, much to the delight of the citizens of both towns. Luna is also the only human (as opposed to Dragons or elves) Lou had ever seen with blue hair other than Diana…

Dragonmaster Alex was Lou’s hero growing up ever since his first visit to Saith. He and Nall had gone to the White Dragon Cave to investigate the strange machines that had been appearing all over northern Caldor Isle when Synthetica got a lucky break and trapped both of them within a time-stasis field. Eventually, Lou, Bulix, Iceberg, Ebony, and Diana arrived to confront Synthetica in the chamber where he and Nall were trapped. Alex somehow was able to contact Lou from within his stasis field and tell him the source of Synthetica’s control over time, a white orb which Lou smashed with his blade. As soon as he was free, he quickly severely damaged Synthetica with Dragon Bolt before diving into the time portal after Diana. However, knowing that with him gone there would be no Dragonmaster in the present to protect Lunar, he left one piece of his armor, the White Dragon Wings, behind with Nall in the case that another potential Dragonmaster could be found…

Quark the was previous White Dragon before Nall, and was Nall’s father. Nall called upon his spirit after Alex had gone into the future after Diana, which was a very desperate action as a Dragon can only be called from beyond the grave a single time. Quark immediately took a liking to both Ebony (who he said “had style”) and Lou (who he said “had the aura”). He warned Ebony again about how he has to grow up faster than expected, and warned Lou that he may need to become the next Dragonmaster, however the Dragon Wings may not work for him because they were meant for Alex…

This is the same Lucia that would reappear 1,000 years later in Lunar: Eternal Blue. However, at this point she appears only as a nine or ten-year-old girl. Even at this young age, however, she still has a sense of power and authority about her. Lucia’s later uncertainty about humanity would arise from our heroes’ failure to stop Ordak. However, she does give them the opportunity to redeem themselves by allowing them to attempt to repair the damage Ordak caused.

Jessica

Kyle

Jessica has finally achieved the rank of Arch-Priestess and she continues to work at the Althena’s Shrine near Meribia. She is also still involved with Kyle, much to her embarrassment sometimes…

Kyle has quit being leader of the group that guards the Nanza Barrier and has decided to settle down with Jessica in Althena’s Shrine. The first time we see him, he is yelling for his “Jessie Poo,” apparently in a drunken stupor. He is quickly silenced when Jessica used a magic spell to put him to sleep fairly gently…

Somehow Xenobia has been resurrected and it was during the quest for the Uranus Crest that she reared her rotting carcass. It is said that the Uranus Crest can grant the bearer immortality, and she and Eomar were engaged in a life and death struggle over this crest with the fate of Lunar in the balance…

Synthetica is the commander of the Mechanized Army of the Vile Tribe. She is from some point in the future, though how far is not known, and she is the White Anti-Hero. Ordak sent her back in time so she can kill Semila Ausa, and thus destroy the Ausa Dynasty at its roots, allowing her to conquer the future. In exchange for this, Ordak asked that she help him in his plan to revive his master. Her base of operations was the White Dragon Cave, and when Dragonmaster Alex and Nall went to investigate, she trapped them within a time-stasis field. Later she would meet up with Ebony, Lou, Bulix, Iceberg, and Diana. Diana recognized Synthetica somehow, but did not know why. Synthetica also recognized Diana as a being who’s energy signature matched that of someone Ordak was looking for, so she captured her and sent her to the future as part of their deal. The remaining warriors then proceeded to do battle with her, but their blows were of little effect on her. She froze all of them except for Lou in a time-stasis field before Lou somehow realized the source of her power and destroyed it, freeing all the warriors, including Dragonmaster Alex. Alex quickly defeated her, handing her a near-mortal blow, but she too managed to escape and seal the portal of time behind her.

The Blue Wizard Ordak is the most mysterious of the Anti-Heroes that have been discovered thus far as well as being their leader. He fills in the role of the Blue Anti-Hero, has power over time, and is apparently from a completely different world or dimension. Time has no control over him — he can slip back and forth through time as easily as a fish slips through the water. His goal on Lunar is to somehow link it to his own world. However, as powerful as he is, he serves someone else, and somehow Isis, Thesian, and Thesian's girlfriend Janice are linked to him summoning forth his master. He also has an interest in capturing Diana for some strange reason…