* '''[[Riesenlied]]:''' "At first I thought she was really saccharine and just this big obnoxious super-pure saint, but she's actually really nice and treated me like I'm a person and not just someone's boot scrapings. She's just about the only one who treated me like she cares... and for all that, I repaid her by going nuts and becoming a danger to Wayside. I can't keep putting everything she's built at risk. Riese... she's too much of a sweetie muffin to deserve a monster like me ruining her life."
* '''[[Riesenlied]]:''' "At first I thought she was really saccharine and just this big obnoxious super-pure saint, but she's actually really nice and treated me like I'm a person and not just someone's boot scrapings. She's just about the only one who treated me like she cares... and for all that, I repaid her by going nuts and becoming a danger to Wayside. I can't keep putting everything she's built at risk. Riese... I wasn't strong enough to stop Wayside from being destroyed. But it'll be alright now."
* '''[[Mikaia]]:''' "...I never thought I'd have a little buddy. I'm... I'm okay with it. I want to be there to protect her... I wouldn't ever want anything bad to happen to someone so kind. But I can't be the person she needs... not until I can control myself. Until then, I have to do everything I can to make sure she grows up happy."
* '''[[Mikaia]]:''' "...I never thought I'd have a little buddy. I'm... I'm okay with it. I want to be there to protect her... I wouldn't ever want anything bad to happen to someone so kind. I want to protect her and make sure nobody causes her harm. I wish I wasn't too weak to protect Wayside... I had to break the Chains. I had to do them for her and everyone like her, or I'd just be an out-of-control monster forever."
* '''[[Elena|Millenia]]:''' "I feel really drawn to her in this strangely magnetic way, even though she's really forward and keeps suggesting she wants to eat me.... Maybe it's because we both have a curse? Or maybe it's because she feels the same way I do about fighting back when people wrong you. If she can help me, then that's all that matters. If she wants to be my best friend, then I'll be hers and we can both be cursed together."
* '''[[Elena|Millenia]]:''' "I feel really drawn to her in this strangely magnetic way, even though she's really forward and keeps suggesting she wants to eat me.... Maybe it's because we both have a curse? Or maybe it's because she feels the same way I do about fighting back when people wrong you. If she can help me, then that's all that matters. If she wants to be my best friend, then I'll be hers and we can both be cursed together."
On her face, Neriah Parringer is a simple excavator, a freelancer who wanders parts of Ignas in search of adventure parties to accompany on their delves into old ruins and caverns, putting her skills to work in search of answers. If only things were that simple in the private confines of her heart, where endless questions have lived since childhood. She could define herself by her job, but beyond it, Neriah seeks answers to more fundamental questions of the self - who she is, why she's here, and why the world has conspired to make her what she is. While she's quiet, withdrawn and a little salty, prone to opening up to her friends and acquaintances with a little time but keeping part of herself forever guarded, what's clear enough is that she rarely seems to find satisfaction - as if something is always just outside her grasp.
Unbound of Valmar: Neriah is capable of channeling an enormous font of dark magic. The source of this spell seems to be hereditary, and was for most of her life bound by a Shaman of Ge Ramtos's ancient death curse, known as the Chains of Arius - a curse which would attempt to kill her any time she drew upon the darkness. However, the curse was meant to last for seven generations - and Neriah is NUMBER EIGHT. The decay of the curse through the generations, and the lapsing of its term of effect, permitted the Chains of Arius to be broken. Even when bound by the Chains, Neriah's negative energy was immense but out of control, capable of consuming her and overwhelming her body while driving her to insanely destructive rampages. Her potential with the Chains shattered is unknown and unwitnessed.
Marilyn: Neriah's trusty pistol, a glossy-looking pistol with a curious firing mechanism. Rather than a conventional hammer, there's a steam-powered firing coil buried inside, and it fires the bullets at a significantly higher penetrating power than a conventional revolver could, venting steam out the 'nostrils' behind the magazine in the process.
Trusty Shovel: It's a simple excavator's spade. With this, she can dig into the turf, or into piles of rocks, or even use it to pry open doors or smash locks. It's a big help to the team, too - when Neriah digs in, it gives the entire team a helping hand by opening up handholds or giving them something to use for leverage.
Riesenlied: "At first I thought she was really saccharine and just this big obnoxious super-pure saint, but she's actually really nice and treated me like I'm a person and not just someone's boot scrapings. She's just about the only one who treated me like she cares... and for all that, I repaid her by going nuts and becoming a danger to Wayside. I can't keep putting everything she's built at risk. Riese... I wasn't strong enough to stop Wayside from being destroyed. But it'll be alright now."
Mikaia: "...I never thought I'd have a little buddy. I'm... I'm okay with it. I want to be there to protect her... I wouldn't ever want anything bad to happen to someone so kind. I want to protect her and make sure nobody causes her harm. I wish I wasn't too weak to protect Wayside... I had to break the Chains. I had to do them for her and everyone like her, or I'd just be an out-of-control monster forever."
Millenia: "I feel really drawn to her in this strangely magnetic way, even though she's really forward and keeps suggesting she wants to eat me.... Maybe it's because we both have a curse? Or maybe it's because she feels the same way I do about fighting back when people wrong you. If she can help me, then that's all that matters. If she wants to be my best friend, then I'll be hers and we can both be cursed together."
People who deserve to not have their legs chopped off
Ambrosius: "He seems like a pretty okay guy for someone who's supposedly a crazy space alien. I wonder if his planet's made of cheese."
Emma Hetfield: "I instantly feel stupid when she walks into a room."
Fei Fong Wong: "I feel like Fei understands me a little bit. People hate us both... maybe that means we can be friends."
Iskandra Grendorre: "She's kind of a butthead sometimes, but then, I hate most people in Filgaia too, so, whatever, let's be buttheads. At least she seems cool."
Jacqueline Barber: "I'm sorry. Jay is one of the good ones. I hate that I had to hurt her. I wanted to save her and let her be happy in a world with no assholes left in it. I would've killed everyone who so much as looked at her funny and we would've been great friends. And you know what really makes me feel awful? She barely even raised a hand against me. Jay... what a sweet person. I wish it didn't have to be this way."
Layna Manydays: "Where's she from? She seems like she's from a time long past... but I'm glad she stood up for me. It's nice."
Lunata Croze: "She's a nice girl... she's really sensitive. She's not afraid of me like the others, I don't think. I'm... I'm kind of glad."
Lydia Seren: "YAY WE'RE GINNY BUDDIES but I wish you didn't have to put me in Astie Jail for that like y'know??? Also what happened to your Rigdohead?"
Malfi: "She's really nice and kind of elegant. I know people bag on the Metal Demons, but I like her a lot better than most humans, that's for sure."
Sephilia Lampbright: "SHE'S SO CUTE I WANNA PINCH HER WIDDLE CHEEKS but she'd probably be really offended if I said so? Plus I think I scare her, which sucks. Still A+ would get punched by Chauncey again."
Seraph Ragnell: "Oh man, so is she really the dead? That's awesome! She's my new pal, the dead! I wish I could ask the dead more questions, though. Like why she seems to see through me as easily as I can see through her."
Yarobeleedt: "Aw, Mr. Garbles... what a shy guy. I'm sorry I scared him. I always scare people. I hate it. I wish I didn't have to."
People on the fence but who might be OK
Elena: "She's one of those Granas nuns, isn't she? She always seems to be on edge around me. But then, I would be too...."
Rosaline Calice: "She seems really afraid of me... maybe it's because of her religion. As much as she doesn't like me, she's just so cute that I feel bad making her scared. Maybe I should send her some cupcakes or something, just to apologize."
People who deserve to be set on fire from the soul outward
Ethius Hesiod: "It's OK if Mr. Ethius hates me. I hate me too. I don't understand why the CaraKin hangs around him. He's a psychopath and a murderer and he'll just turn on them eventually."
Fenrir: "Oh, please. Glare away. I don't mind. Ha. Ha. Ha."
Ida Everstead-Rey: "What a hateful person. Her despair really suits her. I hope she spends a good long time wallowing in it. If I ever see her again, I'll make her pay for lecturing me like a snotty normal person."
Josephine Lovelace: "It must be easy to lecture people when you're normal. But she won't be doing much lecturing if I run across her again."
Margaret: "I'll teach you to short me on tips, even if that cigarette holder thing is awesome."
Matilda Whitehead: ""I used to really like Matilda, until she decided I deserve to be summarily executed. That hurt. She seemed like she was an OK person but she turned out to be someone awful, just like most other people in my life."
Rose: "I used to like her. She's just another one like all the rest. Another one who just takes one look at me and throws me under the cart. Go figure."
