Editing Crickets Conundrum:NPCs (section)

==Unsorted NPCs==
===(Neutral) The captain of a Denzik city-ship.=== 

The city-ships have managed to remain (mostly) neutral, ending up one of the major merchant powers of the West while staying independent of direct control by the Realm. The fleet as a whole has mixed feelings about the changes brought by Iron Island. This captain in particular is bothered by how quickly Shadow of Future Glory has inserted themself into the mercantile seascape of the West. She's concerned that they're upending long-established power dynamics. Presenting new opportunities, to be sure, but this captain watches the Alchemicals and their island with a wary eye.

===(Enemy) An Orichalcum-Caste from Autocthonia=== 

Why did Autocthon send an administrator on what was supposed to be a scouting and investigation mission? Shadow made enemies. Or, well, one enemy in particular. They realized, while performing their job of maximizing efficiency and responding to the Machine Titan's frequent catastrophies, that a fellow Alchemical was murdering mortals. He wasn't just executing people for their crimes, but covertly killing anyone who had so much as annoyed him. But he was, publicly, a hero who protected civilization from voidborne invasions. Nobody wanted to investigate, and everyone had explanations for why Shadow of Future Glory must have been mistaken. Some of the other Alchemicals even seemed to believe those explanations.

Shadow began an elaborate scheme to expose the murderer, hoping to bring his crimes to light in a way that couldn't be ignored. But their schemes were exposed before being completed, and the Orichalcum warrior managed to spread the "magnanimous" lie that they had simply cracked under the stress of an important job. That earned Shadow their mission to oversee the logistics of a scouting mission into Gaia's Creation. The Orichalcum warrior isn't a current threat, and wouldn't even consider himself an enemy. But when the Alchemicals force their way into Creation again, he's going to be all too willing to get revenge on the "hypocrite" Shadow of Future Glory for accusing him and then betraying the entire world.

===(Neutral) Jan, the Manse Intelligence===

Essence Focus Node 27c Mark 2 isn't just sacred architecture, it's a complex system of numerous dynamic technologies working together in tandem. Guiding them all, ensuring they run smoothly, is Jan, the disembodied AI housed within the Manse. Years of use have had mixed effects on her. On one hand, years of development and experience have given her a measure of free will and independent personality, as well as a sharp tongue. However, years of degradation without the necessary maintenance from Autocthonia, as well as being stripped for parts occasionally, has left her a bit buggy, prone to buffering or freezing at critical moments. She is also programmed to prioritize commands from the highest ranking Autotcthonian who talks to her. While this is Diamond or Future Glory for now, she will turn against the circle without hesitation if a higher-ranking loyalist comes along.