One of the Seven
Introduction: the first to answer his call.
Personality: direct and brave.
With Livius: a shield at his side.
Chapter Six
NPCs & Connections
Three circles of people, kept apart in the archive.
Die Sieben
The Seven: the individuals who stand closest to Livius.
One of the Seven
Introduction: keeper of the old texts.
Personality: careful and curious.
With Livius: a steady voice of reason.
One of the Seven
Introduction: reads the currents of magic.
Personality: guarded and wry.
With Livius: a rival turned ally.
One of the Seven
Introduction: knows every shore and reef.
Personality: quiet and loyal.
With Livius: the guide who never gets lost.
One of the Seven
Introduction: keeps the old rites.
Personality: warm but unbending.
With Livius: a conscience he listens to.
One of the Seven
Introduction: finds what is hidden.
Personality: playful and sharp.
With Livius: the one who makes him laugh.
One of the Seven
Introduction: remembers the sea before the fall.
Personality: gruff and kind.
With Livius: a link to the life he lost.
Das Schiff
The people connected to the ship and its crew.
The Captain
Commands the ship through storms and says little about the course.
The Helmsman
Reads the water by sound and never leaves the wheel unattended.
The Figurehead
Carved long ago; the crew believes it watches over the voyage.
Alexio
A dedicated record of the one connection that stands apart.
Character profile
Alexio is bound to Livius by a history few others share. Calm where Livius is restless, he is the one who asks the question nobody else dares to.
Relationship with Livius
A bond of trust tested by silence and distance, and mended by shared dangers.
Shared history
They met in the years before the Drowning, and their paths have crossed again at every turning point.
Important interactions
Each conversation between them leaves a mark in the journal and in the chronicle.
Personal dynamics
Alexio pushes, Livius withdraws, and in between the two of them the story moves forward.