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Character Profile: Maureen Ardglass

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Image of Maureen Ardglass made using NightCafe AI. Maureen has lived on Viria all her life and is a close friend of the Shanahan family.  She is a widow and a mother of three sons — Vanlose, Sam and Maurice.  She is feisty, cheeful and hard-working.  Later on in life, she meets the rogueish old vagrant Mustapha Morphew and they embark on an unlikely romance.

Character Profile: Sam Ardglass

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Image of Sam Ardglass made using Picfinder AI. Virian-born Sam works as a window-cleaner and general labourer.  His cheerful easy-going manner and his robust sense of humour make him popular and likable.  The Ardglass family and the Shanahan family have been friends for decades.  Sam works alongside his brother Vanlose and his best friend Levene Shanahan in their self-employed ventures.  When he falls for the supposedly unattainable and glamorous Irae Batalan, no-one expects his infatuation to be reciprocated.  He manages to thaw her icy veneer and they become good companions as well as intimate partners.

Character Profile: Irae Batalan

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  Image of Irae Batalan made using Picfinder AI. Irae is half-Yttrian, half-Carpathian.  She is named after Iraevesh, the Carpathian Goddess of Justice.  Her family is wealthy and she leads a privileged lifestyle.  She is expected to marry into a family of similar standing.  Instead, she defies convention and falls for the rustic charms of Virian window-cleaner and labourer Sam Ardglass.

Geryalah Enclave (Former Argili Estate)

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Images of enclave/estate made using Bing AI. Images of library made using Bing AI.  The former Argili Estate, located in the Geryalah Province of Central Varathusia, was purchased and taken over by the Varathusian branch of the Vyrdigaan Order.   It has been repurposed as a multi-functional space for members of the Vyrdigaan/Carpathian Alliance to live, work and study. The Estate occupies a vast area of land in the Geryalah countryside.   Within its boundaries are several large mansions, conference chambers, computer laboratories, training facilities for a multitude of disciplines, utility buildings and the huge library famed for its massive collection of books, scrolls and other storage media. Due to the machinations of Lord Claudio Scalani, the Geryalah Enclave has been designated as one of the Sacred Spaces.    

Character Profile: Vibert Kazimierz

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  Image of Vibert Kazimierz made using Yodayo AI character generator. Vibert Kazimierz was the only son of Azmiel Kazimierz and Vibernia Morut.  His mother's death gave him abandonment issues and mental health issues.  He struggled to overcome his addiction to recreational drugs.  He worked as a private investigator alongside his father.  His intense moody personality made him difficult to deal with.  He embarked on a relationship with Darien Batalan but his jealousy and abandonment issues often got in the way.

Character Profile: Farid Gwyllym

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  Image of Farid Gwyllym made using Yodayo AI character generator. Farid Gwyllym lived and worked on a kolkhoz (state-run collective farming community) in the Yttrian countryside.  He was in a relationship with Darien Batalan during her time at the kolkhoz.  When Darien left, he went to Kashmir City to find her.  He has a cheerful optimistic personality and prefers to believe the best of people until proven otherwise.  He is helpful and hard-working.  He has some criminal form, due to his links with certain rogue traders and gangsters.

Character Profile: Vronytza Stjelskad

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Vronytza Stjelskad worked as laboratory assistant to Mendel Giragrakian.  While working together, their relationship deepened and they became lovers.  Although Vronytza is several decades younger than Mendel, they have many common interests which enable them to form a strong connection.  Vronytza is a quietly courageous young woman.  When she goes to live on Sartoria after defecting from the Cyad Confederacy, she quickly adapts to her new life.  Later she helps Mendel settle in there.  They have the freedom to grow in their love and to pursue new careers.