Kara the Assassin: Characters

Members of the Order of Dried Petals

	Karaydhjenna Bourejenn: Having lived all of her life in the Anchorfall Docks, worked in a whole lot of odd boring jobs, Kara is convinced that life is too short to be wasted on taking things too seriously. She's frequently happy, and she's frequently sad, but no matter what she's feeling, nothing stops her in her tracks. She loves to illustrate the fickleness of life and the startling implications of deaths through her assassinations. Some in the order, however, say that she should take things a bit more seriously... but would that be within the spirit?
	Boris Volachlot Chorsson: Before getting involved with the Order, Boris was a jaded vigilante. Now, he considers himself somewhat of a warrior monk, and has dedicated himself to bringing justice and understanding to the world through his assassinations. He is currently the most active recruiter for the Order, and also responsible for their training in spiritual matters and the art of killing. According to Kara, "Boris isn't, actually, just a cold killer who torments the novices. I know he has the whole scale of human emotion tucked somewhere in his mind. He just consciously elects not to use it."
	Tina Gemmarr: One of the most accomplished members of the order and Kara's good friend. Among the Petals, Tina is frequently called a "backstabbing whore", with the most respectful tone imaginable; if her victims ever lived to tell the tale, their tone might be different. She wants to educate people to believe that things will not stay good forever and that there's no such thing as a "balance of things": bad things happen to everyone, and people should think of how to protect themselves from calamities. She's adept at exploiting such flaws.

Leaders of the Anchorfall branch of the Order of Dried Petals

	Malik Millersson: A former thief and a member of the Order of Torch, Malik is the founder and reviver of the order. He's a good friend of Faira Ativel, a famed thief who originally discovered the Witherlady's Cathedral far below Anchorfall. Having found his spiritual calling, he worked to restore the Cathedral to its past glory and revived the order. Malik is usually considered a wise and practical leader, who values good results over little details. A few people have complained that Malik hasn't really killed anyone since the founding of the Order, but that's just because he has his hands full.
	Jorge Martinsson: Jorge is Malik's right hand and the Order's Recordkeeper, and thus the person whom most of the members have to deal with to get their assassination Tasks properly evaluated and recorded. Most members don't like Jorge much, because unlike Malik, he's a notorious nitpicker and stresses too much "serious spiritual matters" that aren't, strictly speaking, necessary.
	Adielle Morthalthen ath Morthalthen: the Order's Priestess of Carriglena.
	Ella Standardier: The Order's Singer of Laments. An accomplished musician who, by all accounts, is too nice to even break a twig. Rumours state that she killed someone with power of song alone, but that's highly debatable. Her role in the Order is to assist the members to sing Laments; each murder the Order commits is followed by the member's confessional song that explains who the person they killed was and what did they do to deserve their death.

Divine influences

Carriglena: The Witherlady is a goddess who prefers to stay in shadows. She is not a goddess of death as such, but rather the goddess of the fickle mercy, ephemeral beauty, and the fact that everything beautiful may vanish without a warning – a goddess of sudden death and destruction, a death that may or may not be entirely justified. It is by Carriglena's will that the talented people might fall in their prime, but on the other hand, it is by Carriglena's will that tyrants who think they shall rule forever will also meet an unpredictable end.

Other fine folks of Avarthrel

These fine folks also appear elsewhere in my Avarthrel stories, and have made an appearance or two in the comic as well…

	Faira Ativel: Mostly known as an accomplished Privateer before the Revolution War, she later joined the Shadowhawks, a relatively honourable thief gang in Anchorfall. After the Shadowhawks were disbanded and she had played her own part in the Revolution War, she has spent time adventuring, occasionally taking part in the activities of the Order of Torch, and coincidentally also discovering the Witherlady's Cathedral and hence inspiring the rekindling of the Order of Dried Petals. However, while the Petals obviously revere her, she's not taking part in their activities.
	Facyr Tann: A Grycian-born decorated Hero of Varmhjelm and one of the famed figures who saved the Kingdom of Varmhjelm in the Revolution War, Facyr Tann has accomplished a lot without even trying to achieve fame - he just fights and does a good job at it. He is a Lieutenant of the Anchorfall City Guard.
	Cassandra Arthailia de Tai: a princess of the royal family of Aiecaertea who decided to serve her country best by relinquishing her claim to throne and going to fight evil as a roving mercenary. Nowadays, married to Facyr Tann and working full time as a Sergeant of the Anchorfall City Guard.
	Quirierle Foggymorn: An alchemist and a former Battlemage-Captain of the Charon's Artillery and a veteran of dozens of fierce conflicts in the Varmian frontier. Nowadays, she has retired from her duties for a while to pursue more magical research in the Anchorfall Academy, and runs a shop called Quir's Concoctions.