Cricket - young, androgynous Skovalander urchin - the Lurk (Michael)
Flews - thick, black-mouthed Tycherosi woman - the Hound (J Stowe)
S.B.D. - tough, gruff criminal saboteur from the Dagger Isles - the Leech (Ezra)
Gyr - androgynous, self-proclaimed noble Akorosian in fancy dress - the Slide (John)
Parva the Strange - dapper Severosian academic - the Whisper (J Battle)
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Bowmore Family - One of the wealthiest and more powerful clans in Duskwall. Major players in the Leviathan oil trade, who have expanded their holdings and influence throughout the city. Own a large estate in Brightstone.
Ariane Bowmore - Youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Bowmore and the current target of Cricket's dubious affections.
Alexandra Bowmore - Estranged, long-deceased sister of Lord Bowmore. Mother of Baby Boy Haig.
The Bowler Man - the strange, pierced-lip, bowler-wearing bag man for the Queer's unknown benefactor.
Cornelius - Part time spice merchant, part time fixer in Nightmarket.
Flint - A local spirit trafficker friend of Parva's who gave the Queer a job and then ambushed the crew in an attempt to steal the hull they were smuggling.
Frake - A surly locksmith who only talks to Cricket when he pays first.
Gretel - A Skovlander witch with whom Cricket has done some training and from whom Flews had obtained herbs to help her recover from her "spell."
Illustrious Haig - The creepy and mysterious benefactor of the Queer. At least a cannibal, probably a demon, and maybe even Gyr's father.
Lord Helker - The elderly aristo who is working some kind of major, shady Leviathan oil deal with Lord Bowmore.
Melvir - Physicker friend of Flews.
Maza Ankhayat - Obo's mother and Mitho's clan leader.
Mithos Ankhayat - Iruvian bodyguard who hired the crew to smuggle the body of his employer's dead son via train.
Obo - Young Iruvian boy who died of the Ghost Plague and who the crew was hired to smuggle out of Duskvol.
Old Man Keel - Proprietor of the mostly empty oddities stall in Nightmarket. Less a vendor and more a purveyor of other people's things. A fence if you will. Also, as it turns out, he is a major player within the Doskvol underworld.
Petra Keel - An exasperated city clerk who Cricket has relied/leaned on perhaps one too many times. Currently in the custody of the Bluecoats, taken in for questioning about the Queer's activities.
Polonia Stangford - A aged, disconnected member of a withering branch of the powerful Strangford family, and Cricket's occasional "patroness." Currently a potential dog-loving friend for Flews. Owns a trio of yappy little dogs - Tumbles, Tibbles and Tom Tom.
Professor Ibdis - The Deathlands scholar and guide, sacrificed by the Queer at the temple spirit well.
Skannon - The old Skovlander Leviathan hunter to whom Cricket gave the yellow oil sample.
Stev - Young Skovlander who Cricket used as a scape-goat and who may or may not have snitched on the crew when interrogated by the Bluecoats.
Locations of note:
The Ghost Torrent - The towering, waterspout-like maelstrom of spirit energy currently raging above the northwest docks of Duskvol.
The Queer Lair - A dank cul da sac in a disused corner of the Duskvol sewers.
The Sea Lustre - The Leviathan oil freighter owned by the Bowmore family, which is currently the epicenter of the "Ghost Torrent."
Skovlander Refugee Camp - A squalid shanty village squatting among the ruins of Charhollow. Comprised exclusively from Skovlander war refugees.
The Tea Shop - Actually a tavern in Nightmarket, but one you only enter if you are very brave, very stupid or have specific business.
