Editing Crickets Conundrum:Radiantly Transcendent Diamond (section)

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* '''Ally:''' Lirael of the Coral Court. A mermaid princess and skilled negotiator who seeks to maintain peace between the various underwater factions. Diamond has been called in as a healer and, more strangely, a professional chef on multiple instances, thus earning myriad favors with the princess as a result. She's tried to get betrothed to Diamond six times now, and each time it falls through for strange and overtly complex reasons.  Also known as '''Princess Mette of the Abyss''', a potent faerie noble driven by a singular, unusual goal for a faerie. Tired of the inconstancy of feeding on Creation and the chaos of the Wyld, she's seeking a way to become human; not just in appearance, but in mind and in soul. She is utterly ruthless and amoral in pursuing this goal, and she has reduced many would-be lovers to deadened husks in hopes that they'd give her a soul of her own, but Swiftly Flowing Silver, also struggling with trying to become something greater, can't help but sympathize with her struggle. (Shared NPC)

* '''Ally:''' Qiu Jia. A Wyld-tainted master cartographer who has mapped much of the Western Ocean, and is always eager to discover new lands and treasures. The Adamant Caste and him get along like Wu-Jian meat buns and strong alcohol (that is to say, swimmingly) and the cartographer is often a frequent guest at the Manse between his excursions.
* '''Ally:''' Bastiano Auditore il Sangallo. Merchant Prince and head of the Resplendent Emporium, a floating market where merchants sell their wares from the decks of brightly painted ships. Diamond uses him often as a means of sourcing rare and unusual items from the Wyld or areas outside the Western Ocean, and they share drinks aplenty during these times. Bastiano has tried every time to drink Diamond under the table, and has always failed.

* '''Neutral:''' Leviathan, a massive and ancient Lunar that rules over the lost sunken city of Luthe filled with First Age treasures and hoards of valuable magical materials. Diamond has traded his medical services to renew the Lunar's tired body and cure his subjects in exchange for some of his protected valuables on occasion.
* '''Neutral:''' Gale "Kraken" Glade, a well-known healer skilled in treating diseases and injuries common to sailors. Lost her eyesight due to a spray of venomous kraken ink that stained her eyes permanently black, but was aided by Diamond in integrating her new disability into her everyday life. Often exchanges news and gossip from the ships that travel the West.
* '''Neutral:''' Mnemon "Dredge" Miquella, a Water Aspect fisherman who has abandoned the politics of his former life in the Realm in favor of a quiet existence fishing the waters of the Western Ocean. Occasionally strays into the Bordermarches and ends up catching strange, aberrant fish that Diamond often purchases to use in concocting sorcerous elixirs. Fond of a hearty homecooked meal but not talkative in the slightest, Miquella is usually an introvert and constantly roams the ocean in his small ship, ''Ocean's Riches''.

* '''Enemy:''' Bruno il Veccio di Milani. A ghostly noble politician of Skullstone seeking to make overtures into the Wavecrest Archipelago by any means necessary. Diamond and him have clashed many times over the years. ''We don't talk about Bruno.''
* '''Enemy:''' Captain Kael the Bloody Corsair. A daring pirate who sails the seas with a crew of loyal and ruthless sailors, always on the lookout for the next big score. Particularly fond of trying to target Iron Isle due to the quality of their manufactured goods and the skills of their artisans.
* '''Enemy:''' Sixteen Shattered Emeralds. A Sidereal Chosen of Secrets that has long tried to pry into the workings and purposes of the circle and their Manse, succeeding on occasion in thieving some insignificant creation or information to report back to her superiors in Yu-Shan. Seems to hold a grudge against the Chosen of Autochthon, but never elaborates on why.