Current Members:

Xander: Chroma's paladin and Soren's boyfriend! Soren was pretty immediately attracted to Xander, flirting with him during their first interaction on the ferry. He didn't expect anything of it, and stopped when they started travelling in a group together. It turns out though, that Xander was also very quickly attracted to Soren, and when she started lessening her flirting, Xander started courting her in return. Their relationship is still very new, and there are a lot of distractions in their current line of work. But it works well for them, they can understand each other and though their personalities differ, they have a lot in common. Both grew up in religious environments where their families hold a lot of power, and both are chosen ones... kind of. Xander had grown up in the Vitaran church, the largest organized religion on the continent with particular codes to follow (very similar to Catholicism in our world.) The church follows the Goddess Vita, who they believe is greater than all other Gods, and encompasses all of creation. His mother is a High Priestess of the faith, and Xander was expected to follow in her footsteps. Desperate for some escape, Xander lied to his mother about having a vision from Vita, that he should search for the fabled lantern of Saint Lysander. His goal was really just to leave the city for a few years before he was forced to become a priest, as many others had done with similar "callings". Unfortunately the vision he invented lined up exactly with a prophecy guarded by the higher ups of the church. Before he knew it, he was regailed as the Chosen of Saint Lysander. Wracked with guilt, shame, and duty, Xander feels he can't return home until he manages to actually fulfill the prophecy. Him, Soren, and Rat Tail have been working together trying to figure out where the lantern might be, and have some leads, but the intergalactic threat of the Ascendant Republic has taken priority for the moment.

Kauka (formerly Vyth): Chroma's Artificer! He specializes in firearms but can make all kinds of useful gadgets, and can even modify his own body! He's from an imperial empire called the Ascendant Republic, led by Vyth Kathar, whose consciousness has been shared between an unknown number of robots. Vyth was originally a soldier in a battle against the Gods back on his home world, and rose in the ranks as the war spanned decades. His consciousness had to be put into an artificial body after a deadly attack from that world's God of Disease. He was the first to undergo such an operation, and realized its value quite quickly, beginning to split his consciousness further in order to complete tasks faster, work and lead more effectively. Now over two decades after the war, there are Vyths at every level of the Republic government. They have recently infiltrated Vale, the world of Chroma, to help "liberate" them of their Gods too. Kauka was once a part of this hivemind but his memory was split travelling between dimensions, and now he's joining in the fight against them. Kauka has a very paternal energy Soren originally found off-putting, but now she knows he's as much a victim of circumstance as the rest of the group, and understands him a lot better. She really respects Kauka's knowledge and expertise, and the two of them even collaborated to try and cure a plague once! Soren knows she can count on Kauka no matter what, but does worry about how traumatized this old man robot is. He's a hell of a shot though.

Rat Tail: Chroma's necromancer (death domain cleric)! Rat Tail was raised by three hags in the swamp who are terrifying and powerful, though very much love their hagspawn child. Their moms have helped us out many times, at one point saving us from a TPK at the hands of Virion. Rat Tail also worships the Rot, aka. the Vulture, one of a collection of spirits in Noctyl collectively known as the Poch. The Rot watches over the cycle of life, death, and decay. Soren adores Rat Tail, though she finds them baffling at times. The two connected early in the formation of Chroma, writing silly poetry together. Rat Tail was one of the first members alongside Xander Soren felt really comfortable confiding in. She also owes her life to Rat Tail, as the hagspawn traded their life to the Rot for hers when Soren was killed by Virion after refusing a pact. Though Rat Tail was later reincarnated into a hobgoblin by Olive, Soren will never forget that they gave up their life just to save her.

Willabell: Chroma's rogue/fighter multiclass, quick on her feet and talented at fighting, though it's 50/50 if she'll have a panic attack once the battle is over. She is royalty of the island nation of Felingrad, who was forced to flee her home when the Regent declared a competition between siblings would determine the next ruler of the country, and she was almost murdered by her own brother. Soren and Willabell both have a bad habit of avoiding talking about their issues, but Bell is often the first one to reach out to Soren when something upsets him. Soren is really, really proud of Willabell, and how hard she fought to save her siblings from the influence of the Regent. Now that the siblings are collectively working together to form a better structure of government for Felingrad, Willabell is just as busy as ever. But at least she doesn't have family sending assassins after her anymore! Soren tries to do whatever she can to spend time with Bell and just help her relax.

Olive: Chroma's druid and dragon expert, who joined the party after Alex left. She grew up in a community devoted to the Vitaran worship of Saint Sabre, the saint of Dragon Slaying. Though once a devout follower, her mind was changed as she learned more about the creatures, and one day ran away from home having stolen a dragon egg. Now she raises the baby dragon, named Bright Eyes Soft Paws, believing him to be a prospective Poch. She tends to butt heads with Xander, as she finds his unwavering faith in Vita to be quite off-putting.

Tel: Chroma's second cleric of the Poch, specifically devoted to the Owlbear, the Poch of wisdom and war (yes she's basically Athena and yes, Tel is short for Telemachus). He's quite reserved and hard to read, but a useful ally. He joined Chroma while on the search for his father, who disappeared in battle some time ago. Sadly Soren hasn't gotten a chance to know him super well due to being kidnapped.

Previous Members:

Kaimahine (aka. Aani, Rhea): Chroma's previous bard/sorcerer multiclass and political face. She has a sharp tongue and a stong sense of right and wrong, which can sometimes cause conflicts between her and other party members. Soren's relationship with Kaimahine is complicated. They met briefly when Soren was 16, so when they started adventuring together as a party Soren instantly saw her as the leader of their new group. Early on when he betrayed the party for Diela's sake, Kaimahine was the most upset, and Soren avoided talking to her for a long time. She eventually confronted him about it, but there was still tension between the two of them. Because of this Soren felt like he had a precarious position in the party, and like he had to prove himself. When Kaimahine left the group to take care of other matters, it gave him a chance to breathe and start taking charge in the group more often.

Alex: Chroma's previous wizard/rogue multiclass and cult-curious friend. Soren thinks Alex is great. She's fun, stylish, and mean in a way Soren finds very entertaining. He was attracted to her when they first met, but the crush faded pretty quick when it was clear Alex wasn't interested. He became her roommate after Diela broke up with him and he had to move out. Soren thinks Alex's magic is interesting but doesn't really understand it. However, he is very interested in her infiltration of the cult of Telos. She left the party recently as the pressure of intergalactic invaders ON TOP of all the cult nonsense wasn't something she wanted as her responsability, especially as she was never much of a fighter. She's currently exploring magical portals with her retired adventurer great aunt and uncle.

Brafford: Big hot minotaur. Really just an "honourary" member of Chroma since he only travelled with the gang for a few weeks. He's a follower of the Cow Poch, the poch of family and the herd.