Characters
Here are the main POV characters you’ll experience the story alongside in The Chosen One Con!
Character portraits designed by the amazing Aowna.
Max Farrow
“Life is all about nice things, and I want them.“
Max AKA Magnus is a 22 year old sex worker who enjoys the finer things in life and has an addiction to magical drugs. He enters the Chosen One contest to gain freedom from his master and to earn a better life for his sister, Hope.
Lyle Miller
“In the end, I did what I had to do.”
Lyle AKA Lysander is a 23 year old ex-factory worker who was condemned to the aether mines after a riot seven years ago. He was since apprenticed to a retired Archon and deals with magical poison in his lungs.
Hope Farrow
“The ins and outs aren’t as simple as you’d think.”
Hope is a 16 year old girl and Max’s younger sister. He pays for her magic school education where she is training to become a medical mage. She is trans and takes HRT-styled potions.
Other characters you’ll meet include:
The Archons
The city of Aefenhold is ran by the Arcanum, a collection of five blue mages who are responsible for developmental areas of the city. These are:
Ignatius, Archon for Magic and Innovation. Known as the War Mage due to the red robes he wears and the magical gauntlet he wields, Ignatius is the most powerful of the Archons. He owns factories across Aefenhold responsible for much of the city’s aether production. He also holds the trademark for magical fire.
Pandora, Archon for Engineering and Science. Pandora isn’t much of a public figure, preferring to work from behind the scenes. She’s responsible for the city’s maintenance including transportation. Effectively, she keeps the city running. She is recognized by the aether-powered wheelchair she uses.
Regis, Archon for Production and Trade. Known for his Royal Regis brand of potions and factories, Regis is responsible for trade across the city, as well as maintaining magical licenses. He is recognized for his business attire and golden makeup, marking his obsession with gold.
Thalia, Archon for Civics and Tradition. She is an ex-soap star for Highbridge Hearts as well as host for talk show The Heart of Magic. Known as the ‘heart’ of the Arcanum. She has modernised Aefenhold’s culture by taking control of the aetherwaves for state-controlled television (Known as MagiVision) and is the brains behind The Chosen One Show and contest. She is recognized by her extravagant pink and purple dresses.
Sevrina, Archon for Order and Defence. An ex-champion of the hit duelling show, Mage Versus Magic, she is known as the Arcane Knight due to the silver armour she wears and the aether sword she carries. She is primarily in charge of Aefenhold’s defence and employs a civil police force of silver mages in silver armour known as the Argents.
The Blue Mages
The Chosen One Show is a contest of blue mages, each of whom happen to be celebrities in their own right. Here are the other four contestants:
Celestia, an ex-porn star who rose to fame when a sex video of her and Ignatius was leaked. She went on to become the main star of Calling to the Stars, leading to a career in modelling for The Magic Catwalk and a magical fashion line.
Incendio, an inventor and CEO of Ignite Inventions. He prides himself on his magical inventions and weaponry that seek to emulate his hero, Ignatius.
Flynt, a charming actor and gun mage who gained fame from the popular war mage films The Magic Bullet and The Mage with the Golden Flintlock.
Nightingale, an opera singer with a large fanbase and an ego to match. Her songs can be heard across Aefenhold.