#there are indeed more characters based on hs characters but im not gonna tell who

[avo-kat]

soul of the steppe - cast

for the record i wrote my book when i was still a bisexual cis woman

anyway, heres my cast of characters:

ashe - the protagonist. shes grumpy. lives as a hermit/scavenger in the magical steppe after fleeing from her parents' house. only talks to vendors when she goes into town to sell stuff. has magical feelers that enables her to feel the magical signatures. secret desire: to have friends and go on epic adventures with said friends. her name started as place holder, 'A', and 'she', because im lazy and hate typing long names.

saki - magical kickass warrior and vice commander of a magical squad employed by the capital. shes tall and strong and cool and super hot. her girlfriend scarlett is the commander of said squad. she got kind of a stick in her butt and clings to rules and laws and takes her job v seriously. can get p mad.

lyra - imagine a magical girl with water magic. thats how he looks like. frilly blue dress and aqua blue curly hair. very happy and bubbly and a people pleaser and tries his best to befriend ashe. was forced to become a water mage by his parents due to $$$, prefers to play with mud (nobody knows this except for me. here u go. exclusive content.)

hana - shes short, got a pixie bob hairstyle, a cutting glare, is hella protective of her friends and has no qualms abt appearing rude and interrogating suspicious people. shes also the squads healer and knows how to use a bow. hopelessly in love w her girlfriend xara.

xara - very tall, has a sword, is basically just a big jock. inofficially 3rd in command, only cuz she cares about completing objectives and keeping up the group morale. huge softie, hopelessly in love w her girlfriend hana.

navi - shes. she. she is. the. navigator. of the group. only task is to lead the squad thru the deadly steppe with her magical sight. a cloth covers her head and the upper part of her face, belongs to the navi people, that live in secret in the steppe, her ppl are contracted by the capital as guides. shes like the only normal one in the group. gets worried like a reasonable person. nobody knows her real name or has seen her face. has only met the squad after it was formed and feels like an outsider.

gralja - kinda short, choppy short grey hair, baggy, black clothes, always glares at everything, looks constantly exhausted. prickly, only feels joy in combat, when they can use their magic. belongs to a rare group of ppl with "explosion" type magic, that only triggers when the user is relaxed, thus is required to stay in a constant state of annoyance, wears flameproof clothing cuz they are bound to explode if they relax too much while sleeping. legally they belong to the capital and are forced to work as a member of a squad their whole life. most ppl are wary/afraid of people like them. friends w scarlett.

scarlett - the leader. extremely short. long, curly bright red hair and red eyes. sakis girlfriend. is missing at the beginning of the story. according to everybody, scarlett is perfect. the little sister of the capital's president.

rao - hes an elf. nobody knows elves exist outside of fairytales. ashe finds the secret elven town in the steppe by accident. rao is very happy and bubbly and has been burning to go out on an adventure to see the world for years, but his parents wouldnt let him cuz hes the last child to be born. he secretly follows ashe and she puts up with him because hes like a stupid puppy.

zinnia - secret

fir - secret

The Mountain - huge fucking jerk (also p hot)

The S** - secret

The W*** - secret

Ra - secret

Kra - secret

Jars - hes a side character and barely appears and a mini villain but his name is fucking hilarious.

Fyle - hes based on eri**dan. im not even joking. only appears shortly. i wouldve been too distracted otherwise.

Zul - secret

Cat - the real MVP