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Gods

Zagaroth, dragon god, primary creator deity, Emperor of the Gods, father of Ozuran and Sakiya

Amirume, kitsune goddess of the sun, mother of Zagaroth's daughter
Mericume, kitsune goddess of the moon, mother of Zagaroth's son

Sakiya, lady of passions, Zagaroth's daughter
Ozuran, lord of shadows, Zagaroth's son

Li Zarb; The Shattered One, chaos incarnate, protector of children and the child-like

Danu; elven goddess, queen of the elven pantheon

Brogtin Thraxstone; The Smith, leader of the dwarven pantheon
Hanarr; Dwarven god of Craftsmen and Artisans

Yamaraja; judge of the dead, husband of Kikoi Muerte
Kikoi Muerte; goddess of the transition between life and death, wife of Yamaraja

Bedelia; phoenix, elemental goddess of fire
Fisaga; sylph, elemental goddess of air
Kamatha; tortoise, elemental god of earth
Yu-kiang; leviathan, elemental god of water
Lutomose; the Great Hippo, elemental god of mud
Souflia; the fire salamander, elemental god of lava
Betieau; the automaton, elemental god of metal

Xiyual; demon-slaying hero risen to become a god
Dormire; a risen human god, believes in acquiring power through almost any means above all else
Diasthian; a risen human goddess of protection, community, and loyalty

Lunari; Goddess of Thresholds, Boundaries, and Transitions
Thoth; The Scholar, god of knowledge
Sun Wukong; The Wanderer, god of adventurePrimogen Deities: Any of the gods present as part of the creation of the universe
Empyreal Pillars: The central family of the primogen deities; Zagaroth, Mericume, Amirume, Ozuran, Sakiya, and 'adopted family' Li Zarb

Mortals

Main Cast:
Mordecai; ancient dungeon core, husband to Kazue and Moriko, priest of Ozuran
--Shenlong; Mordecai's dragon Eidolon
Moriko; elf-blooded monk, wife of Kazue and Mordecai, follower of Sakiya
Kazue; former kitsune, reborn dungeon core, wife of Moriko and Mordecai, former shrine maiden of Mericume

Secondary Cast:
Bellona; orc champion of Amirume
Fuyuko; a teen luponi specialized in skirmishing styles

Moriko's Family:

Mother: Kaoru Father: Jhaeros

Moriko(36)
Ayred, Brother(32)
Kameko, Sister(30)
Shoko, Sister(25)
Hainako, Sister(21)
Galan, Brother(14)

Mordecai's Family:
Traxalim; elven priest, grandson
Norumi; kitsune, a founder of the royal family, daughter, forest spirit of Azeria
Haolong; Norumi's husband, guardian spirit of Azeria
Kuiccihan's royal bloodline
Azeria clan's matriarchal bloodline

Kazue's Family:
Akahana; seven-tailed kitsune druid, mother
Casey; cassowary animal companion
Ricardo; human merchant, father

Azeria Clan:
Aia, 9-tail matriarch
Shizoku, 4-tailed heir presumptive, teen witch
--Bip, small slime familiar
Takehiko, 5-tail cousin of Shizoku, guardian thereof
--Kayda, fey eidolon

Orchid, 6-tail, also Princes Orchid Apifera of the Kuiccihan Kingdom
Paltira, celestial nephilim, consort of Orchid, Marked by Kuiccihan
Xarlug, fiend touched nephilim, close ally
Gako; shrine maiden of Amirume and friend of Kazue
Tia; shrine maiden of Mericume and a friend of Kazue
+ 4 more, currently unnamed, who visited the dungeon with them

Royal Family (Apifera):
King Yoshihiro (56M)
Queen Phaedra (54F) (Formerly of a coastal duchy)

Princess Kagami (34F)
Husband: Zarod - From a barony in the south

Prince Ailwin(33M)
Wife: Amhis - rich merchant half-elf, sweet little thing who is actually in charge

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Princess Kitiara (31F)
Wife: Catherine, daughter of a Marquess along the northern border

Princess Tiriana (28F)
Engaged to an elven noble, Ilimater.

Princess Orchid (25F)
Consort: Paltira

Princess Bridgette (21F) -phoenix bloodline

Prince Gou (16M)

Kuiccihan; kingdom-sized living dungeon

Others:
Brongrim; dwarf, mercenary, briefly part of a bandit gang, Nainvil's partner
Nainvil; half-orc, mercenary, briefly part of a bandit gang, Brongrim's partner
Dara; human guard for Riverbridge
Yambul; friend and former lover of Moriko
Jexim; gnome, mayor of Riverbridge
Pasu; tengu, captain of the guards
Derek; human teen, has elemental powers that draw on his physical vitality
Allannia; young elven acolyte under Traxalim
Rika; young half-elf ranger

Viris; kobold, grandson to the shaman Crizdirk who has now joined the dungeon

Amélie/Zelda; 18, human disciple of Ozuran from another realm
Tsukiko; 17, kitsune disciple of Ozuran from another realm
Lena; former succubus, agent of Ozuran, rising to become something new
-Has an unaccredited second appearance in the story

Ualiar; elven priest of Amirume
Amator Helmbreaker; halfling champion of The Twins
Kansif; royal guard and former bodyguard/trainer of Princess Orchid
Brianna; a merchant friend of Theodoric
Ula; clothier, favored by the princesses
Yuriko; 'auntie' of the princesses, seven-tail kitsune

Chaxiss; monk and primary gardener at Sakiya's monastery
Theodoric; Moriko's master at the monastery

Dhossun; fire-type elemental/jinn kin
Asti; earth/crystal and lightning type elemental/jinn kin

Zara; an alicorn pretending to be a horse
Tiros; a kelpie pretending to be a horse

Yvonne; human, a Caretaker of a northern Sanctuary

Emmanuel Demidov; the Baron of Cantraberg

Masa and Tsuki; brother and sister, children of Melchior
Melchior; a village smith, has a family treasure of a broken orichalum sword
???; Melchior's wife, who was visiting their eldest child
???; Melchior's eldest child who has moved out

Gil; a wandering immortal warrior and an old friend of Mordecai's
Seb; a green-hued tengu who is a friend of Gil's, and has wandered off and is missing, again.

Named Dungeon Inhabitants:

Kuni; bunkin, mistress of arms, zone 0 boss

Seon; rabkin, mistress of magic, zone 0 boss

Freya and Belle; Sun & Moon bats, Zone out-1 bosses

Zushi; Void Rabbit, Zone 1 Boss, hidden Raid Boss
Ryohoho; Dracobit, second boss of Zone 1

Hildegard; Carbuncle, Zone 2 boss
Crios; giant crystal crab, Zone 2 boss

Betty; The Beautiful Bouncing Blue Boxer Bunny, Zone 3 boss
Umbrowl; cat-owl with shadow abilities, second boss of Zone 3

Biblios; paper-craft dragon construct, Zone 4 boss
Horace; ook, librarian, second Zone 4 boss

Sarcomaag; mushroom king, Zone 5 boss
Klastoria; slime girl boss of Zone 5

Jasi; naga boss of Zone 6
Kulle, kelpie boss of Zone 6

Nezha and Ysi, a mated pair of modified masima dragons,

Enki; earth elemental, Raid Boss

Menhit; caracal cat

Dairell; bunkin, head chef
Keelina; bunkin, captain
Briant; bunkin, head playwright
Crizdirk; kobold, shaman

Cimbu; tea pet, dragon

1 celestial agent of Fisaga

3 einherjar(female)

1 guardian archon

1 zuhra (metal djinni)

Species Names:

Dire Rabbit (variants: piercing horn, blunt horn, slicing teeth)
Magic Dire Rabbit (variants: fire, ice, electricity, corrosion, poison)
Rabbat; flying dire rabbit (variants: any of the above, plus 'vampire')
Bunbees; hive creature, producer of sparkling crystal honey
Laganthro; any of the humanoid species that began is a rabbit. Clans:
Bunkin; from dire rabbits
Rabkin; from rabbats
Buzzkin; from bunbees
Usagisune; evolved from any of the other clans, will potentially have visible signs of their other clan heritages.
Bunbrarian; template applicable to any laganthro other than Usagisune
Bookwyrms; small paper construct dragons
Biting Words; animate books that bite
Bunyip; mer-rabbits
Bronze Bats; sonic screams and the occasional blinding flash of light.

Umabel; shadowy divine agents of Ozuran

Ursaviane; variations of bear/bird crossbreeds

Antagonists:
Antoine Demidov; son of a Trionea noble
Akuma; Oni bandit/merc, presumably hired by the above noble
blood-purist cult
Dimitri Igorek; head priest of the Puritasi cult

Locations

Darsal; the planet they are on

Kuiccihan; neighboring kingdom
Azeria Forest; kitsune clan home to the west of the dungeon
Riverbridge; small city to the east of the dungeon, connects to the elven kingdom
Ekuilance; capital city of Kuiccihan
Raincatcher Mountains; a range of mountains just to the south of the kingdom
Crescent River; a river flowing north from the mountains, then curving west to flow into the ocean. This makes the eastern and northern borders of the kingdom

Danuana; the Elven Kingdom

Trionea; an empire to the north of Kuiccihan and Danuana

Azanxuan; a continent across the sea, to the west of Kuiccihan

The Allied Nations; a collection of smaller nations, most of them on large islands, to the east of Danuana and the south-east of Trionea

The Southern Plains; though lacking a specific national identity, the plains to the south of the Raincatcher Mountains have many nomadic tribes. Whatever their differences, all the nomads will band together should an outside force attempt to claim any part of these lands.

Special Materials

Golden Opalfire Mushroom Elixir