Characters Johnson Minstrol A successful and aspiring young typical-suit lawyer in the state of Macbelious who recently entered the political game. Although he seems like just a normal laid-back person on the outset, Johnson is constantly concentrating on his work and political standing to the point of near obsession. When he first met his girlfriend Alexis, his life... actually didn't change that much at all. Johnson does however deeply care for Alexis, since, after all, she's the only girl that seems to appreciate all his hard work and doesn't chastise him for "not paying enough attention to her." Johnson is currently preparing to start his campaign for the up-and-coming election for the two-hundred thirty-fourth seat in the Macbelious senate. It's not a very powerful position and thus there won't be much publicity in the campaign but it's a stepping stone and it's going to give Johnson a chance to oust his most hated rival, Linda. Alexis Lavencroft A not-so-successful and not-so-aspiring young beautiful blonde lawyer who made it through law school by copying off of her many boyfriends (Johnson being one of them). Alexis is a cunning but extremely curious young gal who is bored with Macbelious and has an immense interest in anything out of the ordinary. This curiosity also applies to men. She's currently hoping to become some sort of female criminal mastermind with a kitchen cabinet of smart bishonens who love her and do her bidding (or something along those lines). Unfortunately, she came across a really big hurdle in her plans when she found that guys also don't like it when you're cheating behind their backs. Alexis finally sorta hit the jackpot when she met Johnson, which, fortunately for her, was early in her makeshift career. Johnson was only semi-handsome, but he was successful, rich, and most importantly, was too engrossed in his work to take note or offense at some of Alexis' quirky habits. Mercutio Damerch Before Johnson entered the game of politics, Mercutio was one of his primary employers. Mercutio is an extremely rich merchant who has almost monopolized the modulation orb market. Most merchants only need a mediocre legal aid to get by in Macbelious, but modulation orbs, due to their side-effects of ill health and the fact that they are ambiguous with their magic based properties, are a special exception and are bounded by even more laws than many other trade items. Unlike most other things, these laws are some of the few that are strictly enforced. Thus, Damerch has had to spend a lot of money on many of the most skilled lawyers in order to deal with constant lawsuits and other legal mumbo jumbo. Mercutio is lobbying behind Johnson and several other candidates for other senate positions hoping to get some of the modulation orb trading restrictions eased up. Linda Sairgas Johnson's rival ever since a debating skirmish way back at school. Linda and Johnson rarely ever see each other in person but they are constantly trying to anticipate each other's moves. Linda is currently getting ready to campaign in the elections for the two-hundred thirty-fourth seat of the senate as Johnson's opposition. Linda's even more practical and obsessed with her political standing and power than Johnson is, as well as a bit more cunning. Olmen Murray The current holder of the two-hundredth and thirty fourth seat in the Macbelious senate. A grumpy old man who doesn't plan to run for re-election. Vespars mercenaries stationed in Macbelious "d00d!!! r j00 st3pp1nG?!? STFU oR d1vIn3 w1Nd w1lL r0xx0r ur s0rry ass!!!" ~Mastah Biznatch, tank mage of the Vespar versatality unit, Divine Wind Vespars in Macbelious are a combination of specialists and military for both physical and legal security that don't mind the culture of the city. As in the case of Mastah, some Vespars are being punished by being stationed there simply because the other Vespars found him annoying at times. Unit Name: Divine Wind Size: Around 10 Blood Born: Around 20% of the unit are bloodborn Specialties: General Versatality Group (Not one of the best. Those are called in in times of crisis since like you said, Vespar are expensive:P) Payment: Well, not bottom of the barrel but definately not the top either. Probably lower tier. Discount for dragging away Mastah from the other Vespars. :P Commitedness: Ah, I wish I could say Yes which would lead to some fun possible tragedy or maybe other plotlines later on, but given the members, I don't see how they could fully commit themselves, so I'll have to go with no. Course, not like this is a top notch unit so... Levian Alacio: The leader of the current unit stationed in Macbelious, Levian's job is to make sure that any circumstances which might be disastrous reach the rest of the Vespars and other Macbelious military allies ASAP should the need arise, as well as using her unit, other mercenaries and Vespars in the city, and the Macbelious militia (a bunch of lawyers who know nothing about fighting cept that you take that long stick you're holding, point it at those bad people, pull the trigger, then hope those bad people die) to hold off any attackers long enough for help to arrive. Levian is a diviner, which helps with legal issues that come up. Cool, calm, yourtypical leader, though she does space out pretty often. Okay, she spaces out VERY often. Malina Svenwell: Malina spent more time dancing nights away at parties and completely failed out of lawyer school from Freshman year. She then left Macbelious and somehow ended up training as a Vespar. A dancer who also dabbles in a little water magic, she generally exists to provide ressurections for Mastah (And no, she does not know how it works, just that it does), though in the case of anyone daring to resort to physical violence in Macbelious (generally extremely rare), she acts as hypnotic security. Kyle Eggward: A mellow bard who provides entertainment for his fellow Vespars (particularly Tommy, who likes his "pretty singing."). His most useful ability is his magic songs to enhance his comrades during battles, though other abilities include the ability to spread and expand restorative herbs among his allies, and to expertly hide himself (or as Levian puts it, "Cowardly screech then run away like a chicken with its noodle cut off."). Chronicles the exploits of whichever Vespar unit he's in through song, much to that unit's dismay (cept, once again, Tommy) Tom Tomas: A bloodborn berserker who's reasonably large (not that large, though), extremely agile, and extremely strong. Called Tommy by his friends, he's actually really intelligent though he acts like an animal at certain times. Supposedly this is due to a traumatization he experienced as a child. Mastah Biznatch: A quickened bloodborn tank mage. ......oh, very well. Here's some more info. :P Considered by some to be insane, Mastah's "history" as reported by himself is as follows: "I @m L33t!!!" More prodding by his fellow Vespars who managed to decipher his evil warez speak found out that he was a person who bought a "massively multiplayer online roleplaying game" (exactly what that is, no one knows) made by a company called Endless Worlds Online (EWO). He then called everyone else "d@mN RP3rS" and said "WTF, tH1z 1s jUs7 @ g@m3, d00d!!! j00 t@k3 iT t00 s3ri0us1i." and that was the most everyone could get out of him. Supposedly, he joined the Vespars so he could get "pH@t l00t." However, he truly does care for his fellow Vespars (or maybe he's smart enough to realize that he won't get his Ph@t l00t if he's uncooperative with his own guild, though it's actually a combination of both), but ONLY his fellow Vespars. Only Vespars get treated nicely by him. Everyone else he'll screw over in a heartbeat just for the fun of it if he can get away with it. After all, it's just a game. An interesting note is that he can't seem to permanantly die. No one can explain why, and Mastah babbling about how they need to read the instruction manual doesn't help.