Accompanied by her faithful companion, a Skreek named Skye, she embarked on many adventurers, obtaining rare specimens of fauna from across the Savan. They had the distinction of being assigned to the first expedition exploring the Tower of Barabbas in the Himaat Desert, but adventure turned to in-fighting and then tragedy, with a stand-off at the tower with the forces of the Khattan Emir.

It is unknown what became of Lakshmi or Skye, as the Emir decided to leave them isolated in the Tower, in the middle of the desert, with dwindling reserves, rather than to storm the structure. When the Tower was later revisited by an expedition led by Mage Envoy of Lothrhyn, no trace was found of the intrepid explorers.

Of course, no-one is without their faults. Being raised by Vartans, he picked up their affination for shinies, being known to either stare at crystal formations for hours on end or pick up the odd trinket to entwine into his tail. Another of his faults is gambling, though fortunately not compulisively. It's not unknown for him to jump into a game of chance, or take a risk now and then...

Originally a Rephidim dock-hand (who occassionally took contracts on airships to far away lands - as a way to see the world), the Temple offered him a position as a Ranger after his completion of two Temple sponsored expeditions - the latter of which being cut short due to the Rephidim/Nagai war. Under the assurance from the Temple that he would be considered for future exploratory missions, Lochinvar accepted.

In the years following, Lochinvar has been called upon several times as an 'expert' on the Planet Arcadia, but also has been content with exploring a region of Sinai he never really gave much time to - the forests beyond Rephidim City - sometimes spending several weeks out there on his own. If anything these times he spent out there on his own, while still performing his duty, has honed his skill in survival without relying on everyday things taken for granted.

Lochinvar also distinguished himself in a return trip to the Tower of Barabbas, in an expedition led by the notorious Exile Earth Mage, Envoy of Lothrhyn.

Mira is the captain of the airship Poodle Engaging In All Possible Vices Simultaneously With Tremendous Satisfaction - commonly known as The Glutton.

Airship captains are an unusual group, travelling Sinai in the pursuit of their duties. Mira, therefore, could turn up anywhere; her "home base," however, seems to be Rephidim - as far as anyone can tell. She is in business for herself, taking all kinds of contracts. She'll do most anything that isn't, in her opinion, too dangerous to her ship and crew. If it has to be kept quiet, she'll keep it quiet ... provided she's compensated adequately for the trouble!

Nobles, merchants, nations, factions, the Temple ... all are potential customers. The Glutton flies no flag save her own. She can be fitted with arms for military missions, ferry passengers and VIPs, or supplies. It depends on the customer -- but any special requirements will, of course, cost extra.

Mira doesn't tell much about herself, preferring to keep most of her associations professional. Whether this will change in the future remains to be seen.

Recent experience has sobred the youth somewhat and given him a slight distaste for bugs, otherwise leaving him relatively unchanged.

The cranky kiriga now roams Sinai in search of his greatest foe, staying alive by sheer force of will. Once Shikouju is vanquished, either by his hand, or by a clue, ("I'm TELLING you, old man! Shikouju is DEAD! No longer with us! Gone!") it is likely Old Master Tooth will continue his wandering, seeking new combatants to face, new students to teach, and a place he can mooch until he feels he can die comfortable and satisfied.

Professionally, Witchdoctor Zhu Ye Qing is known to be a professor of the Higher Institute of Sorcery and the Supernatural, a magic university in the Imperial capitol. Though he began his training in the Sphere of Spirit far later than most apprentices, a previously undiscovered aptitude mixed with a focus his colleagues would call 'consuming' drove him to reach a level of proficiency that wouldn't seem out of the ordinary for someone of his age. He is known for his voracious pursuit of knowledge, and though he sees duty as a coroner and investigator in the service of the Imperial government, he has enough tenure to be allowed to roam Sinai, hiring out his services to further his research.

In a more personal sense, Qing is somewhat of an enigma. Though his colleagues respect him, on a less official level they would recount the rokuga's bitter and self-centered nature. He makes it plain that he has no tolerance for idiots, and is condescending to people he deems of no importance. Qing is known to be obsessed with his work, such that he typically shuns the company of others if he can avoid it. When not otherwise occupied, he can often be found doing menial tasks in the crypts under his care, or meditating in graveyards or libraries, where it's quiet. Because he spends so much time close to his work, Qing smells strongly of the crypts, of embalming fluid, of the acid used to scour flesh from bones, ash, and various other things associated with death and burial rites. This does nothing to make him more popular.

The witchdoctor does value certain things. Sanctity of the dead is important to him, in a strange sense. Competancy and efficiency impress him enough to treat those who demonstrate it with the respect people accord most sentient living things. Dignity is important, such that he distains frivolity. For some reason contrasting with his usual tendancies, though he may be stern towards them, Qing will not snap at or raise his voice at children, and will look to their welfare if he is in a direct position to do so.

A daughter of a wealthy noble family from Tizhar, Rasheeka's father died when she was twelve or so. Rasheeka was a scholarly, bookish young woman, not much interested in either practical matters, or in the elaborate parties her mother loved to give. Her mother was an extravagant woman given to spending freely on whatever she wanted. Their estate couldn't support her spending, and her mother began to borrow heavily to cover what she wanted, while Rasheeka continued to enjoy excellent tutors and ready access to books, largely oblivious to her mother's debts.

Eventually, mom secured a large loan against the estate, then invested the cash from that in a business venture which failed. Distraught and overwhelmed by the prospect of losing the estate (and still having all her other debts to pay), mom killed herself. The estate was then sold at auction, with all their possessions, including Rasheeka, to cover the debts.

After changing hands twice Rasheeka finds herself as servant to an exotic prince (a "tyr"). Plunged in to the middle of this fascinating look at the cultural and political activities of a xenophobic nation as it struggles to open itself Rasheeka strains to adapt even as the machinations of her masters threaten to destroy her.

Years ago, Wynona Windcaller visited her village when her airship, the Lalee-Papu, crashed. Requested by the village elder of Scarlet's hometown to deal with some 'dragons', really other Eeee, Wynona managed to settle a misunderstanding between the local Eeee and the Aelfin and end a nine hundred year war.

Ever since this time Scarlet has held the allergy-prone Eeee as her personal role model, and as such she left her village to understand and learn about the world Wynona came from. One of the first stops of the Aelfin was the sky city of Rephidim where she was taken to the College Esoterica.

Upon explaining the legend of Wynona, and that she had no magic powers, she was offered training as a mage so she could be monitored for potential racial magic affinity. Thus Scarlet became a mage, and a proficient one at that, taking Water Magic as her first sphere.

Eventually Scarlet would sustain fatal injuries during a disaster relief effort in Aelfhem. All though revived by a magic wand she was later killed in a political struggle while trapped in the body of a Fuff'nar.