No Need for a Core?

Gods

Zagaroth, dragon god, primary creator deity, Emperor of the Gods

Amirume, kitsune goddess of the sun, mother of Zagaroth’s daughter

Mericume, kitsune goddess of the moon, mother of Zagaroth’s son

Sakiya, lady of passions, Zagaroth’s daughter

Ozuran, lord of shadows, Zagaroth’s son

Li Zarb, chaos incarnate

Danu; elven goddess, queen of the elven pantheon

Yamaraja; judge of the dead, husband of Kikoi Muerte

Kikoi Muerte; goddess of the transition between life and death, wife of Yamaraja

Bedelia; phoenix, elemental goddess of fire

Fisaga; sylph, elemental goddess of air

Kamatha; tortoise, elemental god of earth

Yu-kiang; leviathan, elemental god of water

Xiyual; demon-slaying hero risen to become a god

Dormire; a lesser god, believes in acquiring power through almost any means above all else

Diasthian; a risen human goddess of protection, community, and loyalty

Primogen Deities: Any of the gods present as part of the creation of the universe

Empyreal Pillars: The central family of the primogen deities; Zagaroth, Mericume, Amirume, Ozuran, Sakiya, and ‘adopted family’ Li Zarb

Mortals

Main Cast:

Mordecai; ancient dungeon core, husband to Kazue and Moriko, priest of Ozuran

--Shenlong; Mordecai's dragon Eidolon

Moriko; elf-blooded monk, wife of Kazue and Mordecai, follower of Sakiya

Kazue; former kitsune, reborn dungeon core, wife of Moriko and Mordecai, former shrine maiden of Mericume

Secondary Cast:

Bellona; orc champion of Amirume

Fuyuko; a teen luponi specialized in skirmishing styles

Moriko’s Family:

Mother: Kaoru Father: Jhaeros

Moriko(36)

Ayred, Brother(32)

Kameko, Sister(30)

Shoko, Sister(25)

Hainako, Sister(21)

Galan, Brother(14)

Mordecai’s Family:

Traxalim; elven priest, grandson

Norumi; kitsune, a founder of the royal family, daughter, forest spirit of Azeria

Haolong; Norumi's husband, guardian spirit of Azeria

Kuiccihan’s royal bloodline

Azeria clan’s matriarchal bloodline

Kazue’s Family:

Akahana; seven-tailed kitsune druid, mother

Casey; cassowary animal companion

Ricardo; human merchant, father

Azeria Clan:

Aia, 9-tail matriarch

Shizoku, 4-tailed heir presumptive, teen witch

--Bip, small slime familiar

Takehiko, 5-tail cousin of Shizoku, guardian thereof

--Kayda, fey eidolon

Orchid, 6-tail, also Princes Orchid Apifera of the Kuiccihan Kingdom

Paltira, celestial nephilim, consort of Orchid, Marked by Kuiccihan

Xarlug, fiend touched nephilim, close ally

Gako; shrine maiden of Amirume and friend of Kazue

Tia; shrine maiden of Mericume and a friend of Kazue

+ 4 more, currently unnamed, who visited the dungeon with them

Royal Family (Apifera):

King Yoshihiro (56M)

Queen Phaedra (54F) (Formerly of a coastal duchy)

Princess Kagami (34F)

Husband: Zarod - From a barony in the south

Prince Ailwin(33M)

Wife: Amhis - rich merchant half-elf, sweet little thing who is actually in charge

Princess Kitiara (31F)

Wife: Catherine, daughter of a Marquess along the northern border

Princess Tiriana (28F)

Engaged to an elven noble, Ilimater.

Princess Orchid (25F)

Consort: Paltira

Princess Bridgette (21F) -phoenix bloodline

Prince Gou (16M)

Kuiccihan; kingdom-sized living dungeon

Others:

Brongrim; dwarf, mercenary, briefly part of a bandit gang, Nainvil’s partner

Nainvil; half-orc, mercenary, briefly part of a bandit gang, Brongrim’s partner

Dara; human guard for Riverbridge

Yambul; friend and former lover of Moriko

Jexim; gnome, mayor of Riverbridge

Pasu; tengu, captain of the guards

Derek; human teen, has elemental powers that draw on his physical vitality

Allannia; young elven acolyte under Traxalim

Rika; young half-elf ranger

Viris; kobold, grandson to the shaman Crizdirk who has now joined the dungeon

Amélie/Zelda; 18, human disciple of Ozuran from another realm

Tsukiko; 17, kitsune disciple of Ozuran from another realm

Lena; former succubus, agent of Ozuran, rising to become something new

-Has an unaccredited second appearance in the story

Ualiar; elven priest of Amirume

Amator Helmbreaker; halfling champion of The Twins

Kansif; royal guard and former bodyguard/trainer of Princess Orchid

Brianna; a merchant friend of Theodoric

Ula; clothier, favored by the princesses

Yuriko; 'auntie' of the princesses, seven-tail kitsune

Chaxiss; monk and primary gardener at Sakiya's monastery

Theodoric; Moriko's master at the monastery

Dhossun; fire-type elemental/jinn kin

Asti; earth/crystal and lightning type elemental/jinn kin

Zara; an alicorn pretending to be a horse

Tiros; a kelpie pretending to be a horse

Yvonne; human, a Caretaker of a northern Sanctuary

Emmanuel Demidov; the Baron of Cantraberg

Masa and Tsuki; brother and sister, children of Melchior

Melchior; a village smith, has a family treasure of a broken orichalum sword

???; Melchior's wife, who was visiting their eldest child

???; Melchior's eldest child who has moved out

Gil; a wandering immortal warrior and an old friend of Mordecai's

Seb; a green-hued tengu who is a friend of Gil's, and has wandered off and is missing, again.

Named Dungeon Inhabitants:

Kuni; bunkin, mistress of arms, zone 0 boss

Seon; rabkin, mistress of magic, zone 0 boss

Freya and Belle; Sun & Moon bats, Zone out-1 bosses

Zushi; Void Rabbit, Zone 1 Boss, hidden Raid Boss

Ryohoho; Dracobit, second boss of Zone 1

Hildegard; Carbuncle, Zone 2 boss

Crios; giant crystal crab, Zone 2 boss

Betty; The Beautiful Bouncing Blue Boxer Bunny, Zone 3 boss

Umbrowl; cat-owl with shadow abilities, second boss of Zone 3

Biblios; paper-craft dragon construct, Zone 4 boss

Horace; ook, librarian, second Zone 4 boss

Sarcomaag; mushroom king, Zone 5 boss

Klastoria; slime girl boss of Zone 5

Jasi; naga boss of Zone 6

Kulle, kelpie boss of Zone 6

Nezha and Ysi, a mated pair of modified masima dragons,

Enki; earth elemental, Raid Boss

Menhit; caracal cat

Dairell; bunkin, head chef

Keelina; bunkin, captain

Briant; bunkin, head playwright

Crizdirk; kobold, shaman

Cimbu; tea pet, dragon

1 celestial agent of Fisaga

3 einherjar(female)

1 guardian archon

1 zuhra (metal djinni)

Species Names:

Dire Rabbit (variants: piercing horn, blunt horn, slicing teeth)

Magic Dire Rabbit (variants: fire, ice, electricity, corrosion, poison)

Rabbat; flying dire rabbit (variants: any of the above, plus ‘vampire’)

Bunbees; hive creature, producer of sparkling crystal honey

Laganthro; any of the humanoid species that began is a rabbit. Clans:

Bunkin; from dire rabbits

Rabkin; from rabbats

Buzzkin; from bunbees

Usagisune; evolved from any of the other clans, will potentially have visible signs of their other clan heritages.

Bunbrarian; template applicable to any laganthro other than Usagisune

Bookwyrms; small paper construct dragons

Biting Words; animate books that bite

Bunyip; mer-rabbits

Bronze Bats; sonic screams and the occasional blinding flash of light.

Umabel; shadowy divine agents of Ozuran

Ursaviane; variations of bear/bird crossbreeds

Antagonists:

Antoine Demidov; son of a Trionea noble

Akuma; Oni bandit/merc, presumably hired by the above noble

blood-purist cult

Dimitri Igorek; head priest of the Puritasi cult

Locations

Darsal; the planet they are on

Kuiccihan; neighboring kingdom

Azeria Forest; kitsune clan home to the west of the dungeon

Riverbridge; small city to the east of the dungeon, connects to the elven kingdom

Ekuilance; capital city of Kuiccihan

Raincatcher Mountains; a range of mountains just to the south of the kingdom

Crescent River; a river flowing north from the mountains, then curving west to flow into the ocean. This makes the eastern and northern borders of the kingdom

Danuana; the Elven Kingdom

Trionea; an empire to the north of Kuiccihan and Danuana

Azanxuan; a continent across the sea, to the west of Kuiccihan

The Allied Nations; a collection of smaller nations, most of them on large islands, to the east of Danuana and the south-east of Trionea

The Southern Plains; though lacking a specific national identity, the plains to the south of the Raincatcher Mountains have many nomadic tribes. Whatever their differences, all the nomads will band together should an outside force attempt to claim any part of these lands.

Special Materials

Golden Opalfire Mushroom Elixir