But his real talent is in healing, and magic. He does not heal out of love, but because it is useful. Sometimes he will let whatever affliction a man has worsen, so that he may see the effects.

He dresses in a loose linen shirt and pants of the same make, as well as an old, faded orange cloak of some rough fabric. All he ever carries is tucked in his belt, except for, naturally, the wooden shield with the faded red sun painted on it. The most notable item in his belt is his sword, curved so that it is almost sickle shaped, with grooves and holes that lead to a flask screwed in at the bottom, which collects the blood from his foes. All three of his flasks are full at the moment.

HUNOT
Hunot stands at average for a Nathi with a somewhat wiry build as he approaches middle age. His dark brown hair is shaved close to the scalp exposing a few scars there. His eyes stare out at the world with a mixture of paranoia and weariness. His speech usually is limited to what is necessary, though he tends to be more talkative around "old soldiers." He seems to be perfectly at ease in the midst of battle cradling his bolter for another shot on the elves he's fought for years or catching a few hours sleep whenever not needed. His general demeanor is of a specialist too often denied the practice of his craft.

ILENA AMERET
Ilena is a Nathi of average height and with a fencer's build. She appears to be in her mid 20s. Her black hair is worn pulled back and is cropped at shoulder level. Her uniform designates her as a commander in the Nathi navy in the special operations division. Those of you familiar with the Nathi military know that this is the division in charge of boarding hostile vessels, repelling boarders, quick raids, and other such activities. She always looks like she is amused about something. A former classmate of Niktar, she now holds the rank of Commander in the Nathi navy.

NORSKAL (Deceased)
Norskal was tall for a Nathi, with an unusually expressionless face. Under normal conditions, he was capable of remaining absolutely still, in what appeared to be a statue-like trance. The instant something needed to be done... orders followed, enemies fought, people just killed in general... he was capable of extremely fast and accurate motions. On duty.

Off duty, he liked to think, theorize, invent, hypothesize, and use his mind. He had taught the unit a rough communications method involving pulses of on-off states through spellcasting. Only rough messages can be sent, but they can be, through the Nathi's natural ability to sense other Nathi spellcasting nearby. Simple messages, such as "Help", "Attack", "He's lying", and "It's a trap!" all have their own code; longer messages must be constructed, through a pre-designed alphabet, and take a long time and much concentration. This code is called "Norse code" in honor of its creator.

Norskal was the perfect soldier, ruthlessly efficient in obeying orders precisely and to the letter, humorless and emotionless... and pitiless... in doing so.

Norskal was killed the evening after the mission began. When the Apotheosis destroyed the Bragollach, Norskal was caught and crushed by a flaming timber.

NIKTAR TURIN
Niktar is a thin Nathi, but strong and wiry. He joined the Navy as soon as he could, and spent much time learning the operation of the lightning generator. He was stationed on the Nathi frigate Turin's Revenge.

Turin's Revenge is known as Agamemnon, "that which stings from afar" by the Elves in light of the fact that recently the lightning has been brought to bear on them when they thought they were out of range still. He currently holds the rank of Captain in the Nathi navy.

RADDUKK
Raddukk is a Nathi with grey hair on his head and fire in his eyes. He and (the late) General Amalek entered the Nathi army together. Side by side they fought the elves, or back to back when it was just the two of them on patrol. While skilled in all the standard Nathi weaponry, Raddukk's weapon of choice was and is a long elvish bow. In recent years, he had served closely with General Amalek, turning more to diplomacy than fighting.

REEKIK TELGAR
Reekik is short and slight for a Nathi, and looks vaguely like an anime character without the huge eyes. She keeps her hair cropped short to keep it out of way when she works. The only really noticible thing about her appearance his her hands, which have long and deft fingers, which are usually in motion. She is almost always seen holding some small bit of crystal even if she is not actually working on it. She is one of the original design team of the experimental ship Kraken.

SAMAS PERIDOT
Standing at 5' 10" Sam is slightly shorter than the average Nathi. His thin build orginally atributed to his lack of exercise and unhealthy interest in crystals, time in the army though has begun to put tone into his thin arms and legs. The distinctive blaze of green through one side of his hair initially marked him as different and a target amongst the other young Nathi in his probation unit but skill with crystals and the lightning rod that dangles at his side have earnt him a grudging respect for his talents. Sam tends to be quiet and has a penchant for collecting new crystals as he travels. Trained in sabatage and insurgence against the elven invaders his reserve manner belies a dangerous man.

SARKIN SKYER
Sarkin is 6' tall and solidly built; like a football player, only not quite so bulky. His long black hair is carefully braided and reaches the small of his back - when unbraided it falls even further. His eyes and skin are like all Nathi skin - he might be a bit paler than most considering most of his activites are indoors and/or clandestine. He wears utilitarian clothing except when forced to otherwise - most of his clothing is uniforms (they're easier than thinking about fashion). He has a small scar above his left eye that's only really noticeable when he's angry - it goes from a pale white to a deep, deep red.

LOKI DATHARMENSY
Loki is a very large human. One might even say he looms. He does not do this intentionally, however. He has hair red enough to hide a tomato in, worn in the same general style favored by palm trees.

Basic Personality: Loki's excessive size is matched only by his love of books and obscure knowledge and his inattention to just about everything else. He is generally a gentle soul, a comforting prescence, like warm coals on a hearth, but once something has raised his ire, you'd better have a lot of metaphysical water handy.

MR. SAMUEL NIKES
Mr. Nikes is a human mage, of much education, some even going as far as to say Learning. He studied Elementalist blood-magic at some university somewhere in a Land The GM Has Yet To Develop, and joined the crew of the Apotheosis as its semaphore-man.

He is never without his familiar, a salamander named Edward.

TAWASHU
Tawashu is a fairly tall ranger-type who has been a victim of circumstance since his inception. The survivor of the destruction of an alternate Havna in a former game world, he's just trying to get by.