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==Important People==
'''Alarota, AKA Vainav Andavan (He/Him):''' The founder and presumed leader of Icarus. Rarely left the group's headquarters, leading to rumors about if he was even still alive. Witnesses consistently described him as a thin, Latino, human male with dark brown skin and long, greying, black hair. Presumed to be awakened due to the deeds ascribed to him, though separating truth from urban legend is difficult. The First Teacher was confirmed to exist when Amber met Alarota in person to request aid against the Blights.

In the following course of two shadowruns, the runners learned that Alarota is more a role or character played by Vainav Andavan, aka former Televisa actor Keshvad Khan. Andavan has clear history, and responsibility, relating to the ''Homeoessentiacoccus proteus'' project, and thus to Aztechnology, Saffra, and the Blights. He seems to have joined Icarus early on after a struggle with depression and substance abuse. Alarota accompanied the shadowrunners on the Glenn Arcologies raid, prepared to sell his life as the target of a powerful ritual magic bomb. However, thanks to the shadowrunners' extraordinary methods, the bomb wasn't necessary and Andavan survived.

'''Eleesh (She/Her):''' De facto leader of Icarus' militia, the Wardens. A mystic adept of above average might, Eleesh is skilled at close quarters combat using blade or shotgun, highly athletic, specialized in enhancing magics, and a capable tactician. Fiercely loyal to the Icarus cause and prickly with outsiders. Eleesh accompanied the shadowrunners when they raided by corrupted hydroponics farm at Glenn Arcologies.

'''Snake_Charmer (He/Him):''' A veteran member of the Reality Hackers who specializes in communicating with artificial intelligences. Knows how to safely uplift certain types of near-intelligent program into true AI. Irked at being kept out of the loop by Crazy Ivan regarding the raid on the black BTL factory, Snake_Charmer tried to spy on the handoff between the shadowrunners and Mr. Johnson. Later sought out by Promo to help uplift BASILISK BLACK IC into an AI.

'''[[Rivers_in_the_Barrens:Medusa|Medusa]] (She/They):''' Former BASILISK Black IC, now evolved into a Xenosapient AI. Detailed in [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/shadowrun-4e-rivers-in-the-barrens.903327/page-4#post-25402496 post #723] of the OOC thread.

'''Dr. Hajera Sultana (She/Her):''' A humanitarian street doc in Ashbarrow, and an open member of the Anarchist Black Crescent (essentially a decentralized, anarchist version of Doctors Without Borders). Dr. Sultana runs the only medical clinic in Ashbarrow worthy of the name, treating those most in need for free.

'''Duane Petrowski (He/Him):''' Patriarch of the Petrowski family, whose farming complex in Puyallup district has defied volcanos, economic collapses, and hordes of go-gangers. Employment on Petrowski's farm is one of the few legitimate paying jobs available to inhabitants of the Puyallup barrens, but his family isn't a charity - they sell their crop for profit.

'''Lon Campa (He/Him):''' Mayor of Puyallup district, and the city's only orcish mayor. Mayor Campa gets his strongest support from Carbonado, but works hard for all inhabitants of the district. Lon is also the first Puyallup mayor in years who isn't a puppet for organized crime, possibly explaining the two attempts on his life since he was elected.

'''Sojourn (They/Them):''' A shapeshifter mystic adept who considers themself as much an orc as a hyena, Sojourn is a respected activist among neo-anarchists and minority rights groups alike. A good friend of Crazy Ivan, Sojourn is a member of the Barricades and often bartends at The Wall. Their friendship with Ivan was strained after Ivan's reckless decision making at the Lone Star protest, with Promo advising the two to spend time apart on separate tasks in the aftermath.

'''Survivor (Any/All):''' A potent spirit of man within the court of Rat, Survivor was called forth by Nez in her final moments and has since persisted in the barrens as a free spirit. Survivor's current goals are unknown, though she set up a cult to herself within the homeless encampment next to Glenn Arcologies. He purports to dislike needless death and to be a poor fighter. Survivor dislikes the Viridian Wind and Icarus, and warned Promo not to trust them: "There is nothing that kills quite like good intentions."

'''Tylr Mikell (They/Them):''' Owner of the Working Class restaurant in "The Weeds" between Puyallup City and Ashbarrow. A democratic socialist, Tylr alternatively cooperates or clashes with the more anarchist elements in the Ashbarrow, while developing strong connections with mainstream center-left Seattle politicians and worker's unions. Their strained relationship with "Crazy Ivan" is renowned in Ashbarrow and the subject of much idle speculation. Hired Archie and Shrike to protect the other shadowrunners during the Icarus jobs on their own initiative.

'''Vök Rútsson (She/Her):''' Local head of the Rútsson family, who operate the unauthorized Landsblood Artery power plant in Hell's Kitchen. Vök handles the business and community side of the Artery's operations, leaving engineering and maintenance to her sister Voney, Voney's husband August Kresinger, and their employees. Widely believed to have connections to the Stonecutter's Guild.