Editing Crickets Conundrum:NPCs (section)

==Functionaries of Heaven==

===Exagryph, He Who Revels in Resplendent Destruction===
''God of Artillery''

Heavenly god of artillery. Had big dreams! Which were promptly shattered when Autochthon left Creation and took the very concept of artillery with him. Insignificant subordinate of the vastly more important god of siege engines. Is frequently forced to make coffee for the god of firewands. Has a kind of sweet friendship with the god of fireworks, but she’s seeing someone else. Is presently freaking out because he’s once again having to process requisition forms for artillery serial #00001, and he remembers the last time he got his hopes up…

'''Relationships:''' Devoid of Due Consideration (ally)

===Pa'lua, Tunku of the Molten River===
''Unhoused Volcano Goddess''

The minor volcano goddess Pa'lua is not pleased.  The Circle's invasion of her island has disrupted her connection to it, destroying her earthly demesne and stranding her in Yu Shan.  She has beseeched Hamoji and the other volcano gods for aid, but no help has been forthcoming.  Decades is not long for a god but Pa'lua has been dispossessed for long enough that her stability is starting to tremble.  There are not many more friends she can call on to give her somewhere to stay.

She is getting ''desperate''.

'''Relationships:''' The Circle (enemy)

===Sixteen Shattered Emeralds===
''Chosen of Secrets Sidereal Busybody''

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. Particularly concerned that the circle has started to reactivate long dormant strands of fate...

'''Relationships:''' Devoid of Due Consideration (enemy)

===Two-Ton Hammer===
[[File:Two-ton hammer.png|thumb|150px|right|Two-Ton Hammer]]''God of Warstriders''

Two-Ton Hammer was profoundly diminished by creation of the Exigence. What remains of his puissance forms the power core of Still Smoldering Ashes, though he also manifests as a cranky old man who loiters around the island shaking his fists at clouds. He has no magical power outside the core, though his knowledge of Artifacts is deep.

'''Relationships:''' Koa-Mika Kaimana (patron and mentor)

===Ninegala===

''Forge-goddess of Makelo''

Ninegala is proud and mighty. Her works are legendary, as are her passions and furies. She demands much of those who would learn the secrets of her forge, and those who fail her often wind up as carbon for the next batch of steel. Koa studied with her for a time, and the two became lovers, but he had no intention of staying forever. When he rejected her marriage proposal, her wrath was legendary. It is said the heat from her anger forged a blade of such puissance that it slew a Second Circle Demon. To this day, Koa is harassed by her forge-priests and warriors in his travels - though whether they do so at her command is unclear. The two have not spoke since that day, and Koa is not eager to do so.

'''Relationships:''' Koa-Maka Kaimana(enemy, ex-lover)

===Iron Caldera, God of Fire Harnessed for Technology=== 
While already a bureaucratic bigwig of Terrestrial deities, wielding his authority over many gods of firewands, Manses, artillery, forges, and much more like a club, you'd never know it by looking at him. For all of his power, prestige, and pomp, he's a weaselly bootlicker obsessed with his career in the divine hierarchy above all else. With the recent arrival of Sixteen Shattered Emeralds, Caldera has been working slavishly to help her investigation and whip his subordinates into shape, hoping that if he can impress the Sidereal, he'll finally get the promotion to Yu-Shan he knows for sure he is due. He was, funny enough, the first to notice the missing soul captured in Silver's creation and was very excited to bring it to Emerald's attention.

'''Relationships:''' Swiftly Flowing Silver (enemy)