Chapter 19 - Stephen opens Gamers gate and leads 60 gamers as well as US, UN and Chinese leaders across to Thrycion where Trajon and Slaces forces have just finished battling
[STEPHEN’S CREW]
Stephen Cairnhist – Millersgrove student who believed Korbach when he said that Blade & Bolt was an encyclopedia and not a game. GameMaster.
Max Esso – Millersgrove student. Member of Stephen's Blade & Bolt group. Leaves Thrycion with Stephen and takes Bryong and Kinewyn on Winifred's show.
Cynthia Mullen – Millersgrove student. Member of Stephen's Blade & Bolt group. Cynthia dies in a small village on the Kinewyn's path between Taltherin and Grenfell.
Derek Burgast – Millersgrove student. Member of Stephen's Blade & Bolt group. Remains on Thrycion after Stephen and Max go to Earth with Bryong and Kinewyn.
[PEOPLE OF EARTH]
Eli Brinster - Prominent podcaster.
Lt. Commander Kimiko Kodai - US Navy resource assigned to discuss the existence of resurrection magic on Thrycion with Kinewyn.
Patrick Reilly - President of the United States of America. Accompanies Stephen to Thrycion.
Obadun Pruscarnge - President of the United Nations. Accompanies Stephen to Thrycion.
Lou Zhang – President of China. Accompanies Stephen to Thrycion.
Damon – Supporter of Stephen. In attendance at the mansion when Stephen announced his away team to Thrycion.
Jeremie – Supporter of Stephen. In attendance at the mansion when Stephen announced his away team to Thrycion.
Teresa – Supporter of Stephen. In attendance at the mansion when Stephen announced his away team to Thrycion.
Drake – Supporter of Stephen. In attendance at the mansion when Stephen announced his away team to Thrycion.
Rachel Dumphers - PopSoft Product Manager. Baltimore Born, Harvard educated, divorced smoker with a rat dog.
Marcia – Millersgrove undergrad. Became friends with Stephen in badminton elective class. Marcia plays ICE, Cthulhu RPG, not D&D. Stephen plays D&D, not Cthulhu RPG. Both are table-top RPGers but have never been at same table.
Cado – Derek's right-hand man in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Winifred Proach – Massively successful day-time talk show host.
Beatrix Knowle – Producer for Winifred Proach's show.
Erica Aumbear – US Air Force F15 Strike Eagle pilot. Flight tag – Loofa. Facilitated Kinewyn's escape from the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Quenton Mulpas – US Air Force F15 Strike Eagle pilot. Native American. Flight tag – Boken. Facilitated Kinewyn's escape from the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Admiral Reynolds – The US Navy Admiral tasked with the transportation of Bryong and Kinewyn after their capture.
Lieutenant Joseph Granger – US Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot killed by Bryong’s ejection seat.
Marcus – A prominent Blade & Bolt play Stephen asks to choose some of the gamers who get to go through to Thrycion.
Quinn McShan - Brigham Young Sophomore who puts together the communication process Stephen uses to simultaneously engage and negotiate with the US, UN and China.
Lucas – A rival drug dealer Derek kills in Lancaster.
Peter and Choi – Drug dealers; part of Lucas’ crew.
Christopher Korbach – Publically, the inventor of the Blade & Bolt Roleplaying Game. Secretly, the only human ever to travel to Thrycion from earth before Stephen (whose is given the indelible key by Christopher Korbach).
Alexa Korbach – Christopher Korbach’s daughter and president Publically, the inventor of the Blade & Bolt Roleplaying Game. Secretly, the only human ever to travel to Thrycion from earth before Stephen (whose is given the indelible key by).
[EARTH ELEMENTS]
Mount Gibbes (On Thrycion, Noenficar Mountain) – Part of the Black Mountains in North Carolina, summit is 6,520 feet (1,990 m). The Gamers Gate, a portal to Thrycion is located here.
Changuch (On Thrycion, Far Kharnsh Mountain) – Himalayan Mountain peak located in Pithoragarh, Bageshwar Uttarakhand, India. Summit is 20,741 ft feet (6,322 m). The Changuch Gate, a portal to Thrycion is located here.
Mount Tokachi (On Thrycion, Star-Arker Mountain) – Mountain peak located in Hokkaidō, Japan. Summit is 2,077 metres (6,814 ft). The Tokachi Gate, a portal to Thrycion is located here.
Millersgrove University – Institution of higher learning in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
GameCon - Number one table-top roleplaying game convention in the world.
Regency Hotel – Hotel in Yancy where Max met Beatrix to book Bryong and Kinewyn on Winifred's show.
Participating Nations and Organizations - UN, America, China, Israel, Russia, Japan, Great Britain and India sent representatives with Stephen on his return to Thrycion.
[KINEWYN’S BAND]
Kinewyn – Elf Thief. Leader of Kinewyn's band.
Coveark – Human Ranger. Dromen's son.
Bryong – Human freecaster, hailing from a small fishing village.
Azor – Golon fighter. Carries a huge sword named Klage.
[THRYCION PEOPLE]
Brugon Slace - Leader of a hundred clans in Grenfell, the Nomad Kingdom.
Hearan Forest - Where hewn wood is found. Located in Grenfell.
Ayahail – Human female sorcerer serving Brugon Slace.
Prince Ayson Trajon – Cruel and bigoted son of King Trajon.
Vischkin – King Trajon’s money counter.
Kreelbreaker – One of Brugon's finest warriors.
Chorsk – One of Brugon's finest warriors.
Thistlebane – One of Brugon's finest warriors.
Freestorn – One of Brugon's finest warriors.
Sunderbale – One of Brugon's finest warriors.
Graggoth – One of Brugon' Orc servants. His mutton stew is enjoyed by Brugon's warrior.
King Fasilge – King of Taltherin four centuries before King Trajon. Set up fortification for Buelgwarn Edge Castle.
Var-keer RaCholt – Elf Prince. Built skyship “High Ground” for Brugon.
[THRYCION ELEMENTS]
Thrycion – The first planet discovered to contain sentient life. Christopher Korbach was the first human to travel there. He reached Thrycion by traveling through a portal in a North Carolina mountain, rather than through space travel.
High Ground - Skyship built for Brugon Slace.
Taltherin – Middle Kingdom governed by King Trajon.
Gloan Alta - Port city in Taltherin on Thrycion.
Grenfell - The Nomad Kingdom where the hundred clans led by Brugon Slace roam and live.
Thrycion’s two moons - Wyn Forx and Litna
Krahame - Kingdom in the south.
Craster forest - Property Kinewyn tries to have King Trajon return to the Wood King
Banal Canyons - Property Kinewyn tries to have King Trajon return to the Prathan kingdom.
Barghest – A predator found around Buelgwarn.
Korg - A predator encountered by Stephen’s crew when they pass through Gamers Gate for the first time.
Eramyl - Village where Cynthia is killed in a Minotaur attack.
Gentrod Libram – A standard spell book studied by many Thrycion freecasters, including Bryong.
Clerics of Crixiven – Based out of the Prathan kingdom, these clerics specialize in restorative and resurrection spells. Bryong studied with them for a time.
Season of Grehororg – A feasting celebration that honors the sacrifices of villagers who built the Kreren bridge, which brings commerce and culture to all villages within 50 miles of it.
Season of Bristorp – A somber time of quiet when villagers reflect on the cruelness they have inflicted on others in the last year.
Kodane – One of Brugon Slace’s shipsmen on the skyship, High Ground
Meerhold dwarf clan – Dwarf craftsmen who build magical weapons. Sworn enemies of Var-keer RaCholt and his elf clan.
Ley Pole – Thrycion has three ley poles – natural cent
ers of magical power were spells can be cast almost effortlessly by free casters and where magical items can be made much more easily than anywhere else on the planet.
Kreeston – One of the four continents of Thrycion.
Krauforner's day – A monstrous holiday celebrated in Grenfell where children are gifted by adults for committing vicious pranks on one another.
Freecaster – Magic users on Thrycion.
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