Atrian Characters

Character Concepts

 * Agent of merchant family looking for fortune
 * Skilled but poor person willing to work their way up
 * Metic looking to break into the local ‘scene’
 * Secret member of a religious cult
 * Wealthy dilettante wanting to prove themselves

Company Concepts

 * Merchant house starting to ply their trade
 * Academic expedition to chart and explore
 * Secret delegation sent for covert mission
 * Family ‘enforcement’ unit
 * Friends searching for personal glory

Plot Complications

 * Pirates!
 * Monetary shortfalls threaten slavery
 * Romantic entanglements cause issues with patronage
 * Recent academic discoveries discredit the company
 * Personal developments flout polis social morays

Naming conventions
The average Atrian is known solely by his personal name, though many who are distinctive or famous also use a defining alias, patronymic or locative. It is most common for a child to be named after their grandparents, ensuring the continuation of names in a family line.