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callum!darius: Adopted son post-parent death into Brooklynn's family along with his brother, Brand, who was Brooklynn's regent until he was "assassinated". Has a love for dragons and magic, loves learning, feels misplaced as royalty at times. Has a better relationship with Kenji than Callum w Soren at the start; like brothers.

rayla!ben: Moonshadow elf who wants to redeem his fearful past, tired of feeling incompetent as a kid due to his culture. Adopted into Yaz's family (her and her mother) after his mothers never came back from Dragon Guard. Joins Yaz as an assassin and she takes him under her wing. Think S3 Ben, impulsive, risky, but does the right thing in the end.

soren!kenji: Do I even need to explain this one....goes along with viren!daniel

claudia!sammy: Since her and Kenji both betrayed the group in jwcc, I thought it fitting. She's less blunt than Claudia, and was taken in as a child by Daniel when her family's farm was torched by a dragon, leaving her the only survivor. She ultimately releases Yaz from her restraints (think "just go.", but still stays by Daniel's side. Darius tries his best to learn the basics of magic without touching dark magic, and she views him very fondly; like family, so that's their relationship

runaan!yaz: She's just in the role to be Ben's mentor/sister-figure, and prides herself on being one of the fastest and strongest assassins. Since Runaan doesn't really have a story role after he gets captured, I'd think she hangs around Sammy after she gets released to try and convince her to switch sides/understand her.

ezran!brooklynn: Can understand animals, more adventurous and silly. Heir to the crown, but really doesn't want the responsibility (learns it through the journey though). Adopted sister of Brand and Darius; Darius and her are best friends and very close, even if they bicker a little over differing opinions. More sassy (think Nyx) than Ezran's personality.

zym!bumpy: Because Bumpy is needed ok

bait is bait...

and for the minor roles

harrow!brand: I was thinking of making the Bowmans the OG family, but I wanted Brooklynn to be the one to take the throne, and it would require too much hierarchy bending to get to that point. So, they're pretty much a trio of sibs, essentially orphans.

amaya!roxy and gren!dave: I was really thinking about amaya!mae, but as I couldn't fit the Bowmans as royalty, ultimately Roxy and Dave work as a pair.

lujanne!mae: This fits really well okay she mentors both Callum and Rayla and extends it perfectly to Darius and Ben. She's just here for some goofy fun