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Enodia

Enodia is the northernmost city in the Symphony Archipelago. It is notable because of its extremely high non-human population and permanent gate to Aetheri. Because there are so many magical creatures, Enodia has strict laws on displays of power and on gun control.

## Physical Features

Enodia is the only city on Blackthorn Isle, an island with a mountain range that turns into rolling hills closer to Enodia. Enodia itself is situated on a rocky pennisula on the southeastern corner of the island. It is more of a maritime climate there.

## History

Enodia was established sometime in the mid 1850s as a convient port, allowing for fishing, logging, mining, as well as a port for ships coming from the contient to the east. It was sort of a "wild west." As a transient place, it attracted many non-humans who felt it was easier to live as themselves there. When the rest of the Archiplago learned the stories of monsters in the north were true, they mostly accepted it quietly. The tension only grew after Aetheri got involved.

It is a one of a kind place, with nowhere else on Ardh or on Earth with such a high non-human population.

## Relationship to Aetheri

Enodia and Aetheri became allies naturally, after public opinion began to tilt against non-humans. Enodia found itself blocked from trading with much of Ardh, Aetheri picked up the slack, and even helped places on Earth trade with Enodia.

Aetheri and Enodia have a defense agreement. Aetheri will defend Enodia as called for, and in return Enodia lends Aetheri land and resources. It allows Aetheri to have a valuable foothold in the Archipelago and Ardh.

Some in the city believe Aetheri is too involved in local politics, and others feel Aetheri treats Enodia as its own territory. Numair tries his best to keep his involvement to advice. He has experience in several areas in which the Enodia City Council is trying to implement change, such allowing refugees in in such a way that doesnt overwhelm infrastructure. He considers himself as a sort of mentor in that aspect, and doesn't feel any ownership over the city.

## Trivia

* Enodia is named after an ancient Greek goddess of crossroads and gates.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/185198774109/how-are-regular-guns-viewed-on-the-three-places
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/175527299938/hello-all-this-months-tape-hiss-topic-is-another
Michi

Michi (left) and Shinobu.

Michi is Yoshi's mother.

## History

Michi and Shinobu were friends for an unknown about of time. They were, however close enough that they considered immigrating from Japan to avoid the Second World War together, though ultimately the two went separate ways. Shinobu went to Aetheri, and Michi went to America, where she had heard monsters roamed free. Shinobu harbored romantic feelings for her, though its unknown whether they were reciprocated.

Michi presumably roamed America, eventually finding someone and giving birth to Yoshi in 1988. They were either homeless or just traveled a lot. In 1994, however, she left Yoshi at a daycare center and never returned. What happened to her is unclear.

## Personality

Supposedly, abandoning her child was out of character for her. Shinobu recalls her talking about how she wanted one long before Yoshi's birth. She also presumably preferred being "wild" rather than pretending to be human.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/100621324795/part-1-part-2-part-3-i-cant-wait-until-both
2. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/144052640135/doctorofwhut-replied-to-your-photoyoshi-with
Marceline McDaniel

Marceline McDaniel was in the middle of her seventh year at Hogwarts, a proud Hufflepuff, when she got pregnant. She managed to finish school, but after graduation she wasn't welcome at her parents' house and ended up moving in with her aunt and her wife. The father wanted nothing to do with it.

Marcy's aunts offered to adopt the baby, but she couldn't imagine not living her life in conjunction with him from the moment she first felt him kick.

Now 23, Marcy lives in a small one bedroom apartment with her five year old son, Ethan. The bedroom's his. Now that he's in day school, she's trying to get her education and career furthered. First step? Rotating intern at the Ministry of Magic. She'd love to eventually become an Auror, her dream since she was a little girl, but mostly she just wants to make enough money to give Ethan the best life possible.

Partner to Nico Zabini, in a few ways

Mother to Ethan McDaniel

Marcy's surprised by the way her life has gone, but only in that she never could have imagined this much happiness. She works with her husband, Nico Zabini, in his law office, where they solve crimes and drink copious amounts of coffee. She loves her work and her husband even more (Hufflepuff/Slytherin relationships are the best, after all, all the magazines agree) and is still adjusting to her son being old enough to have a job and maybe even a love of his own. When did she get so old?

## Accounts & PBs

* 36hourday, portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin
* busierthanever, portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin
Aetherian army

The Aetherian National Army (*Aetherierri*) is the primary military force in Aetheri.

It has roughly ten thousand members, spread out throughout the country. They have not been used as a military force in quite some time, instead acting closer to a ranger service. The army protects trade caravans from wildlife and slavers, as well as hunting slavers within Aetheri's borders. They also provide much of the policing for smaller towns. Only Escalus and Ryvar have their own police force.

The Cynn can only move the army to action with permission of the Assembly, and as such are not engaged in the enevitable endless war against the slave trade.

## Members

* Luu
* General Russett
* others

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/140210463760/aetherian-government
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/10-26
Helygen

Helly's picture as it appears on the cast page.

Helygen is a major character in White Noise. Ne is currently a semi-retired healer residing at the palace.

## History

Helygen was originally a willow tree somewhere in Wales, Earth. It got sentient somehow, and decided to start walking.

Helly travelled to Aetheri accidentally, through a place where the veil between worlds was thin. Ne took it the whole thing extremely well. Eventually ne met a band of Laith traders, and travelled with them. Ne befriended the spirit that eventually became Numair's mother.

Ne came to Escalus with Numair's mother, and eventually taking on the role of seradh/parental role in raising Numair.

Currently, ne is Liya's sponsor and and is training her in healing magic.

## Abilities

Ne has control over plant matter, which extends to nirself. The control over plant matter is what allows Helly to shape nir body the way ne does. It allows nem to create hands, move nir face, etc.

Ne can also heal bones, which is because the structure of bones mirror the structure of a tree. Ne hasn't figured out soft tissue yet.

## Trivia

* Helly knits. Ne quite enjoys knitting, but obviously never actually needs anything ne knits, so ne usually gives whatever it is away.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173955491284/hello-id-just-like-to-know-a-bit-more-about
2. ↑ Page 6-5
Fen

Fen works at the Enodia-Escalus Portal. They are a truth seer.

## History

Fen works at the Escalus side of the portal, where being a truth seer is necessary. They let Numair d'Escala slip past by accident while they were talking to Vlad, Luu, Yoshi, and Shinobu.

## Appearance

Fen is a spirit with grey skin and reddish hair.

## Personality

They knowingly spread misinformation but backs down pretty easily once confronted with it.
Ydde

Ydde (pronounced *ee-dee*) are territorial river dwellers. They will eat anything, including the lrecca that inhabit Aetheri's rivers. They rarely stray far from shore, but will stomp and huff at anyone who approaches their section of the shore. However, they very rarely attack anything larger than them. They use their plated skulls to fight rivals over territory.

Occasionally they find their ways into one of the canals off the river that runs through Escalus, ending up in someone's courtyard and causing a stir.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/158989763113/animals-in-aetheri
Rit (animal)

Rit are birdlike animals with featherlike keritin structures rather than actual feathers. They are omnivorous and can live just about anywhere. Their compound eyes allow them to view a wide range of colours, and use their antenae to sense vibrations rather than to use ears.

In tropical parts of Eoroe, they make a wide range of vocalizations and songs, while in Aetheri they usually stick to whooping, cooing, or sighing sounds.

There is only one variation of rit that is domesticated. It is mainly used for their soft shelled eggs, or occasionally their tofu-like meat.

Most, if not all, constructs are designed based on rit.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/158989763113/animals-in-aetheri
Emry Press

Em's photo as it appears on the cast page

Emry Press is Hawk and Liya's older brother. He has died and become a ghost.

## History

Emry, the oldest child, presumably lived a fairly normal thirteen years of his life until Hawk was born. He was pretty close with his dad and a fairly good relationship with his mom. At some point he learned sign language.

He attempted suicide 1990, the same year he graduated. When he was eighteen, his mother Svetlana left, and Em had a hard time coping, eventually growing to hate her. Em proceeded to do his best to raise his brother and later his sister Liya, after his mother told him Liya was exhibiting magical traits and that she would give her up for adoption otherwise. Em spent most of his savings on plane tickets to go pick Liya up. He was a mechanic.

When Hurricane Luis landed in 2000, Em presumably already knew things about hunting and gathering and helped his siblings survive in the years after.

During the anti-monster attack in May 2005, Em died despite Liya's best efforts. He became a ghost sometime before Hawk left Violetta, and has haunted his old house ever since.

## Personality

Emry, as he appears in flashbacks, dreams, and memories, is gruff but loving.

## Appearance

Emry is a heavyset human man with brown hair and skin, with dark eyes. Ethnicially, he is Earth Indian and Earth Russian.

## Trivia

* Emry learned sign language in part because he had a crush on a boy in middle school. (It worked out for half a second, til the boy moved away.)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page 3-35
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Order Incident Report
3. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/144070412495/soooo-what-are-em-hawk-and-liyas-opinions-of
4. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/184869982996/how-did-liya-end-up-living-with-emry-and-hawk
5. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171723423432/what-was-emrys-job-before-things-went-to-hell-in
Suuhl

Suuhl is a reifa who participated in the revolution in Aetheri. They are Cuppra's lover.

## History

Suuhl was an artist and historian, who came with the other reifa to Aetheri with the job of recording everything that happened. This meant they spent quite some time around the Palace, where Cuppra was. They formed a relationship soon after.

After Aetheri moved its world and destroyed the reifa's homeworld, Suuhl had a similar mindset to the rest of the reifa. They believed their world went out painlessly.

After the war, Cuppra and Suuhl worked as diplomats, making peace with those Aetheri wronged. Suuhl died soon after Cuppra, reportedly of grief.

## Trivia

* One of Aetheri's moons is called Suuhl.
* Suuhl means ghost.

## References

1. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
Unnamed Slaver

This guy is a slaver, and does not yet have a name. He works with Tony, picking up people off the street to sell into the Slave Trade. He first appears in Chapter Nine

## History

He tried to kidnap Numair, but ended up getting beat up and threatened by Hawk. He still has a grudge against Hawk. He works with Tony and Aries.
Mixed Species

Mixed species is a term used to refer to people with parents of different species. The idea of having children outside one's species is seen as "gross" to some. They often have trouble accessing medical care, the cause on which the Society for Mixed Species Inclusion was founded on. They now offer a wider variety of services, including housing access and bullying prevention. A popular view is that they look like humans with extra parts, though that is not always the case.

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/175527299938/hello-all-this-months-tape-hiss-topic-is-another
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/121320253408/hey-absolutely-love-your-comic-question-during
Monster

A monster, also called a non-human, demon, or goblin, is best described as any member of any species that is not a human or a spirit. This is mostly because both while humans and spirits have a solid societal identity relating to their species, while most monsters have lived in small fractured communities on planets such as Earth and Ardh, often hidden. Earth and Ardh have comparable species for the most part, though some species have gone extinct on one world and not the other.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/157073097630/i-may-just-be-confused-or-i-may-have-missed-it
2. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3062635438
Chapter Eight

## Plot

Liya and Vlad observe Yoshi coming out to Shinobu, to make sure Shinobu doesn't say anything too mean. Liya briefly asks Vlad about reifa, before being noticed by Shinobu. Vlad tells her about a doctor's appointment he is taking Yoshi to in Enodia. They pick up Luu, a member of the Aetherian army (and du Cuppra) to hopefully discourage harassment at the interworld border, and leave Liya, who's immigration status means going into another world is risky.

Liya spends her day exploring the abandoned parts of the palace, and runs into Teige and Parker, who are there to sign up for RIT. Teige recognizes her as Hawk's sister, and nearly says something, but does not want to be the bearer of terrible news.

Yoshi and Shinobu discuss her transition with Dr. Felix Kildeer. He brings up the risks of surgery if there is a possibility of Yoshi loosing her shape and recommends shape shifting lessons. He also gets her a prescription for estrogen. They return to Escalus and find Liya waiting right where they left her.

Hawk spent his day volunteering at the Society for Mixed Species Inclusion, and while he is waiting for the bus he notices Felix leave his clinic. As they wal home, they talk about the night Hawk got captured. Felix invites Hawk to dinner with "everyone". Everyone turns out to be everyone else who was there, with the exception of Teige and Parker, who are in Aetheri.

Numair took a day off for himself, setting up a fake version of himself at his desk and sneaking into enodia. He goes shopping, and eventually falls asleep in a cafe. He is woken up that night when the cafe closes.

## Characters

* Liya Kiski
* Yoshi
* Vlad du Russi
* Shinobu
* Teige Carroll
* Parker
* Luu
* Hawk Press
* Cynn Numair d'Escala
* Dr. Felix Kildeer

## Trivia

* The title refers to interval signals, which are characteristic musical ditties identifying individual radio stations.
Fetthu

The fetthu is an invasive species native to a country east of Aetheri called Cavillice. They are nocturnal and smell of mildew. Fetthu mainly eat small pets such as matuury. They swallow their prey whole and cough up the undigestable bits in the form of pellets.

Fetthu croak and hoot. Their coats come in a variety of colours, with a texture similar to a chinchillas. However, they will not let you pet them. They are not pets, nor are they domesticated.

 They're like cats if cats were meaner and creepier.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/158989763113/animals-in-aetheri
Cynn

The Cynn is the title of the leader of Aetheri. The position the person holds is called the Cynnship. Numair is the current Cynn. There is no strict inheritance guidelines. The current Cynn decides their successor, and the Assembly must approve this choice.

## History

The Cynnship has been held by a decendant of Escala for the last seven thousand years. Before the deposition of Cynn Nadha, the Cynnship seemed to be much more of an absolute monarchy, accompanied by all the lavishness one associates with a monarchy. Largely due to Nadha's handling of the Great War and the fires immediately afterwards as well as his own ideas of the role of government, Escala stripped the pomp from the position, wearing the same clothes he wore as a civilian, and leaving the throne room locked away.

## Role

The Cynn takes is the presiding officer in the Assembly, leading discussions, ensuring agendas are followed, and determining if a quorum is present, ideally in a non-partisan way. Both the Cynn and members of the Assembly can table bills.

Rhys d'Escala expanded the Cynn's duties when he made contact with Earth, grouping things like immigration law under international relations. The Cynn does not need the Assembly's input on things like trade agreements, unless the Cynn intends to enter Aetheri into an international league, such as the UN or RIT.

### Cultural Expectations

Much of the concept of what a good Cynn was after the war was formed by Escala's priorities and personality. Escala valued logic over compassion, which has continued to be a strong value of the d'Escala family. There's strong aspects of sacrifice and dedication to the position and the country and its people. It is a bit of a thankless position, as prestige is associated with the corruption of the Cynnship before the revolution.

## Known Cynns

Here is a list of known Cynns.

* Nadha
* Escala
* Yturra (Escala's child)
* Fiaqra d'Escala
* Rhys d'Escala
* Numair d'Escala

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/140210463760/aetherian-government
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/119484855281/what-were-the-founders-like-as-people-what-was
4. ↑ https://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/10-11
The University at Escalus

The University in Escalus, formally known as *Ralyqan Nydheri Eqelari d’Escalus* in Aetherian, or The *Medical Library Academy of Escalus* in English. It boasts the largest library across several worlds, supplied by thousands of years of spirit exploration.

Tuition is free but the caveat is that the University is not easy to get into the school. However, a university degree is only required for speciallized jobs, so there is less demand. The culture of Aetheri encourages learning about things that you are interested in, so specific courses are offered either for a fee or for free, depending if they want to encourage people to learn about the subject.

## History

The University was established by Ubis after the war ended, though that was not his intention. Originally it was a hospital, located in a small fortress, for victims of the war and the fires. It began taking healing students simply because the demand for healing services was greater than the trained healers. Around this time, the fortress was also used to preserve knowledge, books, and magical relics from the chaos outside as well, which was also spearheaded by Ubis. It just turned into a university over his lifetime.

## Medical School

The teaching hospital, the only one in Aetheri, structures medical education much like medical school on Earth. Healers go through rigourous training in general medicine before specializing. They learn the ins and outs of spirit anatomy and the genesis and progression of pathologies, as well as healing magic.

Despite the recent immigration of other species to Aetheri, there is little training for other species. As the biggest source of Aetheri's healers, this has created a health crisis for anyone who is not a spirit. There is an attitude that a change in cirriculum is not necessary, and that treating non-spirits is beneath them. This coupled with the fact that much of the information needed doesnt exist means theres been no change to the cirriculum.

## Academic School

The academic side is radically more progressive than the medical side. It accepts everyone, including mixed species students.

It has several well established branches, including history, philosophy, natural sciences, and ‘material’ magical studies. Material Magical Studies is the study of how magic works and how it can be applied to natural materials. Numair established this during his time in the school, inventing the bird-like constructs that have since sprend. The natrual sciences branch includes Bestiary Studies, which are fairly new and only feature Shinobu as a lecturer. Bestiary courses revolve around teaching all that is known about every sort of monster.

Other schools exist to teach magic.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/179716762675/how-much-does-aetheri-know-of-its-own-world-could
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/130514507703/the-university-at-escalus
Ghost

**Ghosts** are a widely known but mysterious phenomenon that occurs when a person dies. They are not souls.

Ghosts are an imprint left behind by a brain after the loss of it's body, for whatever reason. They happen most often after a very sudden death, and have never been observed from people who are brain dead before their body is dead. This implies the brain is the "creator" of ghosts. They are an imprint left behind by a brain after the loss of it's body, for whatever reason.

## Appearance

They usually do not appear as the living do. Ghosts will appear in what they were wearing when they died, or else in what they would often wear in life. They sometimes will feature the wound that killed them, sometimes not. They can be translucent or opaque, often having blurred edges and sometimes indistinct faces. Ghosts most often haunt the place they died, though they will sometimes haunt a familiar place, even if it is very far away from where they died. Sometimes they appear connected to certain objects.

## Perception

Ghosts can only see other ghosts, generally. They will often ignore inanimate objects like vehicles, but will realize when their space has new occupants or construction done.

## Decay

Over time, ghosts "decay," becoming less aware of their surroundings, appearing less distinct, and acting less like the person they were in life. It doesn't seem to hurt them, and they don't even seem to hurt them

Different cultures have different views on whether leaving ghosts to decay or exorcising them is the crueler treatment.

## Trivia

* Seances work sometimes.
* Hawk has a unqiue, unexplained relationship with ghosts.

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/143465228948/ghosts
Vlad du Russi

Vlad du Russi is a major character in White Noise.

Vlad's photo as it appears on the cast page

## History

Vlad was born via surrogate, to the fun side of the du Russi family. His parents were explorers who focused on biology. They occasionally brought him along.

Sometime when Vlad was about 100 , he was taken into the slave trade. He spent quite some time in captivity, eventually escaping into the United States on Earth in 1963. There he found community with drug users and queer people, those on the outer edges of society. He was arrested and deported back to Aetheri in 1989, on the same day Cynn Numair was coronated.

He is currently the Teaching Resident in Bestiary Studies under Shinobu.

## Appearance

Vlad is a shorter spirit, with the signature Aetherian pale desaturated skin and grey hair cut short. He has blue eyes, sharp teeth, and has reading glasses. He has gauged ear lobes and a helix piercing. He usually is dressed in "Earth" style clothes.

## Personality

Vlad is a friendly, good natured spirit. He's chill.

He cares quite a bit for others, for example taking initiative against the slave trade by offering support to recent escapees and being a member of du Cuppra.

## Trivia

* Vlad's accent is all over the place (he does not sound Aetherian) but when he gets pissy, a little tiny bit of New York City surfaces in it.
* Vlad reads a lot about America 1960-89 now. He was in the US then, but had literally no idea what was going on at any point in time.

## References

1. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/180008745950/so-what-was-vlads-parents-like-dose-he-take
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/179716762675/how-much-does-aetheri-know-of-its-own-world-could
3. ↑ Based on numbers Vlad says on page 6-45
4. ↑ Page 7-31
Dylan Boot

Professor Dylan Boot teaches Potions at Hogwarts and is the head of Ravenclaw House. He is the son of Terry and Grace Boot and the twin brother of Delilah Boot. His mother is dead and he doesn't have a relationship with his father. Between being a Ravenclaw himself and returning to Hogwarts, Dylan worked in a gaming store. He dated Penelope Hart and Clara Scarlet. His sister says he's the laziest person alive. He loves to sleep. He loves to play video games and read comics. Dylan is deceptively strong. He's a pretty good boxer. He's always been a little goofy but he embraces that.

## Accounts & PBs

* magicclassclown, portrayed by Dylan O'Brian
* finding\_hisway, portrayed by Dylan O'Brian
* professorboot, portrayed by Zachary Levi
* prof-dylanboot, portrayed by Alexis Denisof
Laith Territories

The Laith Territories is a country to the direct north of Aetheri, in the foothills of massive mountains. They have the closest forests to Aetheri for a very long time.

Helly lived in the Laith Territories for some time with Karida's clan of traders.

## Attitude

The Laith tend to be friendly, straightforward, and hearty. They think Aetherians are boring.

## Appearance

Laith generally have browner skin and more often have green eyes than Aetherian spirits. They form broken rosettes rather than spots in the young and old.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/116083936590/how-did-numairs-mum-and-dad-meet-and-what-was
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173955491284/hello-id-just-like-to-know-a-bit-more-about
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/127408157015/spirit-anatomy
Earth

A real life picture of Earth

**Earth** is a world that is very similar to real life Earth.

## History

On Earth, monsters have been theorized to have evolved beside humans, with some moving from one world to another.

### The Great War

Some time around 5000 BCE, Aetheri attempted to colonize earth to escape from the thyft, but were not successful. Aetheri tried to move its own world closer to Earth to establish a more stable portal, which also was unsuccessful. Some spirits and reifa were left behind on earth in their retreat, and mixed with the local population.

### Modern Day

#### Aetheri Exiting Isolation

Around the end of World War 1, Cynn Rhys d'Escala established communication with Earth. However, knowledge of Aetheri and monsters are mostly restricted to those who interact with them and those commnities, due to the political implications of that knowledge.

 There are plenty of monsters in government. In fact many of the government officials that Cynn Numair interacts with are monsters themselves, and were much less surprised by Aetheri revealing itself than humans.

Cynn Rhys also created a reparation agreement with several nations on Earth for victims of the slave trade that establishes protocols to get them back home. Otherwise, the slave trade remains invisible to the greater populace.

## References

1. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/151527721615/this-questions-answer-is-likely-to-be-spoilery
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/97843555953/i-miss-my-goddoghter-send-pictures-soon-anyhow
4. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/181015500708/hi-what-id-like-to-know-is-how-much-does-your
5. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/157045625555/ah-a-little-something-i-couldnt-find-explained
6. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173473520103/this-months-tape-hiss-is-tackling-the-topic
The Crossroad

The bar at night.

The Crossroad's approximate location on a map.

The Crossroad is a bar and inn located between the towns of Francis and Crossing, being significantly closer to Crossing. It is run by an interspecies couple and is heavilly spelled. It is actually located into another world and is projected onto Ardh, allowing it to disappear at the first sign of trouble. It has presumably been raided multiple times. There is a warning siren that both warns of danger and warns that the bar is going to disappear.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/5-35
Ubis

Ubis' statue

Ubis was a founder of Aetheri. He was well liked because of his role as a healer after the fires. He started the University of Escalus. Reportedly, he was incredibly patient but a little boring.

## History

Ubis was a conscious healer who, by the time the Great War rolled around, was quite accomplished. He was well known in his community for donating his time to helping heal as well as teaching basic healing spells that anyone with magic could do for themselves.

Just after the war, Ubis helped repurpose the small fortress that would eventually become the University into a hospital. After the fires started, Ubis's healing was very much in demand with all the smoke and fire, as well as the violence in the streets. He also spearheadded the efforts to preserve the knowledge that risked being destroyed in the chaos by preserving it in the same fortress. He insisted that *anyone*, no matter their wealth or status, should be able to access the library and get medical assistance.

Over his lifetime, the hospital and library turned into the current university, home to one of the largest libraries across several worlds. There are still many images of Ubis all over the university. He is idolized to an extent because he single handedly helped hundreds of people of all walks of life.

## d'Ubis

The d'Ubis family suffers from the same "we're descended from a founder so we're better than you" attitude as the other founder's families. In a weird twist, many of the d'Ubis are involved in the military and police, a far cry from Ubis' healing teachings. They're also all isolationists too, gross.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-52
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/130514507703/the-university-at-escalus
4. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/119484855281/what-were-the-founders-like-as-people-what-was
Society for Mixed Species Inclusion

The Society for Mixed Species Inclusion is a non-profit organization in Enodia that aims to reduce discrimination towards mixed species people. They help people access to healthcare, housing, therapy and other things.  Presumably, they also aid with bullying. They hold seminars and other workshops to educate healthcare professionals, and distribute donations to their organization to people who need them.

It was formed after citizens saw indifference in the city's council in regards to making healthcare more accessible to mixed species people.

They help mixed species people who have recently exited the slave trade and are in need of their services.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/175527299938/hello-all-this-months-tape-hiss-topic-is-another
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-5 and http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-6
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/7-19
Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve is the last chapter of Arc One.

## Plot

Vlad asks du Cuppra to help out with the radio project in time for the next Assembly meeting on behalf of Hawk and Numair. They spell electronic radios Numair has collected to work with magic, put the antenna construct in the air, and place these radios at businesses, and poster Escalus to let the public know of the event, though they don't state that the Assembly meeting will be broadcast, only that it will give more context to why RIT hasn't been created.

Liya asks Milou where the Cynn's quarters are, and visits him later while he is refining his speech for the Assembly meeting. She apologizes for her behavior the last time she saw him and asks him to enchant a ring to help Yoshi shapeshift. Numair agrees, since he has a soft spot for her. As Liya leaves with the rings, Numair suddenly notices the similarities between her and Hawk. Numair brings out the Order report, remembering how he recognized Hawk from somewhere when they met.

Numair calls Vlad, who is having a dinner party with Parker, Teige, and Yoshi. The five of them sort out relations, and Vlad calls Hawk on the landline to tell him the news. Vlad and Hawk talk about it more when Vlad gets home and give a couple more details on immigrating to Aetheri and seeing Liya the next day.

In the morning, Liya gives the ring to Yoshi before she goes to her appointment in Enodia. Hawk leaves to come to Aetheri, only to immediately be assaulted by Tony in the air. He is slammed to the ground several blocks from the portal in an empty lot. Vlad, Yoshi, and Numair arrive quickly and Aries makes himself known, asking Cynn Numair why he is there, and trying to figure out how this situation developed. Hawk frightly scuffles with Aries, who promptly uses the same tag as he uses in chapter seven to disappear.

At this point, Hawk has accidentally activated his shapeshifting powers. Hawk confronts Numair over not disclosing that he was the Cynn. As they argue, Hawk's shapeshifting grows, it hits a cut he sustained with Aries, causing him pain. He and Numair stop arguing long enough that they agree to go through the portal and have Teige help him with his shapeshifting.

By now, Liya and Helly are waiting outside the portal. Vlad brings Helly up to speed while Liya is distracted, and in turn Helly breaks the news to her as gently as ne can. She reacts with disbelief, running into the portal building and seeing Hawk, otherwise unrecognizable. Vlad and Liya briefly agree that he seems to be half reifa, before Liya rushes forward to heal him. It takes some meditation, but Liya is able to heal through the confusion of active shapeshifting, and Hawk able to shapeshift himself into his normal shape. They embrace, while Helly and Numair leave and the others discourage the onlookers that had gathered around Hawk.

## Characters

* Numair d'Escala
* Hawk Press
* Yoshi
* Teige Carroll
* Liya Kiski
* Helygen
* Parker
* Milou
* Aries
* Tony
* Unnamed Slaver

## Trivia

* The title comes from the song of the same name by Dan Deacon.
Rit (disambiguation)

**This article is a disambiguation page for Rit (disambiguation)**

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Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

* Rit (animal)
* RIT (group)
Truth Seer

A **Truth Seer** is an occupation quite common in Aetheri, with a third of spirits having some skill in it. It involves using magic to determine if someone is telling the truth. However, it depends on if the interviewee believes they are telling the truth, whether or not it is the absolute truth. Doubts of accuracy is one of the things that "sets off" the lie detection abilities. This is a skill that can be developed and can decline with lack of use. Most truth seer's powers are "on" all the time, though it depends on the way their magic manifests.

There are charms that disrupt a truth seer's abilities to detect lies. However, there is no way to use them in a way that does not tip off the truth seer to their use, so they are rarely useful.

Some people have such mild truth seeing powers that lies just sound "wrong" to them, for unexplainable reasons.

Truth seers are employed at the Aetherian side of portals, and by the police and armies. Many also work freelance, with the only requirement being their official registration as a truth seer.

## Known Truth Seers

* Numair d'Escala
* Fen

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/10-30
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/179209337722/would-numairs-lie-detection-ability-give-off
3. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/184185588545/if-you-are-a-truth-seer-do-you-always-have-that
4. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3072119928
5. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/184549481147/do-truth-seers-lie-to-themselves-or-are-they
6. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/180103111035/what-is-security-like-at-the-portal-between
7. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/151174044073/the-justice-system-in-aetheri
8. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/126315075305/what-does-being-a-truth-seer-entail-in-practice
Aries

Aries form chapter 7

Aries is in higher level position in the slave trade in the Symphony Archipelago, dealing in trafficked monsters.

## Desription

Aries is a a relatively short spirit, with light grey skin, and aqua eyes.

In his appearance in comic, he wares a green coat over a gray hoodie work boots and slim jeans, a and a large (sharp) sheathed knife.

Aries also seems too have something wrong with him, since black smoke can be seen leaking from the joints of his fingers when he takes one of his gloves off, and again from his arm after hawk brakes free from his restraints.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/7-7
Svetlana Press

Svetlana, taken from a family tree

Svetlana Press is the mother of Hawk Press and Liya Kiski. She kinda sucks.

## History

Svetlana is ethnically Russian. She lived in the Soviet Union on Earth, working with Aetheri like her husband Nitesh Press, who was on the other side of the Cold War. The two moved to the Symphony Archipelago for a more chill environment with less threat of war.

The two had a son, Emry Press, who was equally as human as his parents. However, their second son, Hawk, was visibly nonhuman. This caused some tension in the household, with Svetlana accusing her husband of hiding some monster hertitage while maintaining she never cheated. At some point, her aversion to all things supernatural and Hawk's tendancy to talk to ghosts cumulated with Svetlana leaving the household (Nitesh following presumably soon after).

She gave birth to Liya in 1990, and by the age of three Liya exhibited magical aptitude. Svetlana now had had two supernatural children she didn't want, so she called Emry for the first time in several years and told him to pick up his sister.

Since then, she has gotten remarried. She now ignores that any of her children ever existed.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/168322131647/im-not-really-sure-if-youve-touched-on-this
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/97843555953/i-miss-my-goddoghter-send-pictures-soon-anyhow
3. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/156787003060/you-mentioned-that-hawks-parents-didnt-realize
4. ↑ http://white-noise-comic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/IN-05-03-2005.pdf
5. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/184869982996/how-did-liya-end-up-living-with-emry-and-hawk
6. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/179728601245/do-you-think-we-will-meet-the-kiski-press-parents
Chapter Ten

## Plot

Less than a week from Chapter Nine, Teige goes for a run late at night after ruminating about his brief encounter with Liya. He runs into Vlad and Luu, who are doing rounds as part of du Cuppra. When the suggestion of Teige himself joining du Cuppra while he waits for RIT to begin comes up, Teige hesitantly admits he doesnt know much about fighting. Vlad brokers a deal in which Luu trains Teige in return for Teige giving Yoshi shapeshifting lessons.

Parker thinks this a bad idea, and that a much simpler solution would be Teige doing RIT aid work instead of being a soldier in RIT. Teige feels as though he must be a soldier in order to make up for not being able to help Hawk when he was kidnapped.

While Yoshi is taking shapeshifting lessons, Liya occupies herself in the Palace forges with Milou.

Shinobu dubiously agrees to let Teige give lessons to her daughter, and they begin with simple meditation. Some time later, they both fall asleep and the lesson comes to an end. Yoshi confesses her uncertainty and dysphoria to Teige, who relates, and assures her that she will be able to make progress, even if it is hard. Liya, who was waiting for the pair with Luu, is baffled at the sight of Teige.

Meanwhile, Numair is hesitant to spend time with Hawk, and when he finally knocks, it is Vlad who opens the door. They recognize each other; Numair from hearing about Vlad being one of the first spirits returned from the slave trade, and Vlad seeing Numair as the head of Aetheri. After getting Vlad's vow of mostly silence, Numair goes to the backyard to hang out with Hawk. Hawk asks after Numair's interest in technology when Aetheri is full of magic. He ends up giving Numair a good suggestion, causing Numair to suggest working together on his radio project. This intimidates Hawk, and the two end up discussing other matters, namely why RIT has not yet been created. Numair hopes by broadcasting the assembly's delaying the people will put pressure on them. Hawk is worried about propaganda, while Numair cant be certain, he hopes propaganda's lies wont work on the many truth seers of Aetheri. Hawk hesitantly agrees to 'be an idealist' and help Numair on his project.

## Characters

* Teige Carroll
* Vlad du Russi
* Luu
* Yoshi
* Liya Kiski
* Hawk Press
* Numair d'Escala
* Shinobu
* Milou
Leigh riot

The Leigh Riot was an incident in the city of Leigh, Alka Island, Symphony Archipelago. Alka Island Police detained roughly 20 nonhuman civilians, and the Royal Order moved to intervene, causing a thousand non human civilians to riot in response. Heavy military equipment such as grenades, tanks, and guns were used to quell the riot. Eighty two people died, including two order soldiers.  Newspapers in Aetheri reported on this incident.

Marra d'Ubis made the choice to follow the police due to the fact that they usually preferred not to take prisoners, and because of reports that the police were using the same equipment as slavers. These reports were true. Intervening broke Order policy, and could have been seen as an act of war by local authorities. Ultimately, nothing came of this incident.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-1 and http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-2
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-22
General Russett

General Russett of the Aetherian Army is an Aetherian native Spirit living in Escalus who works with the RIT to screen and train potential applicants. Russett was first introduced to readers during the auditions shown in Chapter 2.

## History

Russett was born into a family of Herders in a rural village within the vast wilderness of Aetheri.

Russett first joined into the Atherian army in 1991, a few years after the assassination of Cynn Rhys d'Escala and ascension of Cynn Numair d'Escala, sensing a large shift in policies coming.

After displeasure with the stagnation and limited scope of the Aetherian Army and an inability to join the Order, Russett volunteered to help help screen new applicants seeking to join RIT.

## Personality

Russett makes it known that she does not have time for those that treat others unfairly, willing to involve herself in situations without issue. Her main concerns are getting things done, and getting them done right.

## Appearance

She has grey brown skin and short-brown brown hair. She tends to wear plain clothing without any insignia, instead making her allegiances known in other ways.

## Relationships

Not much is known about Russett's relationships.

Russett does seem to have some fondness for Yoshi, taking over a situation where she was being unfairly accused.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/2-36
2. ↑ https://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/2-42
3. ↑ https://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-9

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/125017622545/may-we-learn-a-little-about-general-russett-they
Chapter Eleven

## Plot

Hawk asks Vlad about his opinion on the whole radio thing, and Vlad agrees it sounds like a great idea. Numair and Hawk being planning and working on the flying machine that would hold the radio transmitter. As the summer goes on, Hawk's flight feathers grow back, Teige and Yoshi continue their shapeshifting lessons, and Liya continues to learn healing. Luu continues trying to teach Teige to fight as well, though not much progress is made. Liya and Milou end up making parts for the flying machine. Luu eventually gives up trying to teach Teige to fight, and Vlad ends up getting drinks with him. The summer continues on, and Teige mentions a device non-native shapeshifters use to shapeshift to Yoshi since she's made minimal progress. Yoshi vents her frustrations and dysphoria to Liya.

Hawk and Numair go to a park in Enodia to do a test fly of their device. Numair has to be coaxed onto Hawk's back to deploy the device in the air. They shelter under a tree from some rain and eat lunch, and talk. Hawk asks Numair what his emotions look like to him, and Numair describes the storm he sees and his impression of it. Hawk then brings up his feelings he has for Numair which prompts Numair to stop ignoring his own and kiss Hawk. When they return to Vlad's house they're soaked and still making out. They have a moment to talk about their lack of experience, and Numair vents briefly of the loneliness he's experienced.

The next morning Numair stumbles upon Vlad stretching downstairs. Vlad asks Numair if, at this point, Hawk knows that Numair is the Cynn. Numair says no and is judged. Hawk flies Numair to the interworld hub. Numair returns to the Palace, realizing how far he's fallen for Hawk. Hawk, meanwhile, leisurely walks home, passing a car with Aries, Tony, and the other guy inside.

## Characters

* Vlad du Russi
* Hawk Press
* Numair d'Escala
* Teige Carroll
* Yoshi
* Liya Kiski
* Helygen
* Luu
* Milou
* Aries
* Tony

## Trivia

* The title for this chapter comes from the song Like Real People Do by Hozier.
Werewolf

Werewolves are a type of monster that can be defined different ways. For example, a wulver is a wolfish, humanish creature that could be defined as a werewolf. However, "made" werewolves are distinct and unrelated from these werewolves transmitted through a bite. It is debated whether this type of werewolves should be considered its own species or a subtype of humans.

## References

1. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3066102993

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Escalus

Escalus is the largest city in Aetheri. It houses the Palace, and is the home of the Assembly. It also is where the University is located. It only has one non-spirit medical clinic, despite the high number of non-spirit residents.

Escalus's mayor can pass laws that can sometimes supercede federal law. Currently the mayor has been trying to impose discriminating laws towards immigrants and offworlders, but protests and Cynn Numair's presence have prevented these laws from passing.

## Physical Features

Escalus is surrounded by unending plains. There is a river that runs through the city that branches off to canals. The Palace lies on one side of the river, while the University lies on the other.

## History

Before the war and resulting revolution was called Hymntup. The city started as a small settlement on the river 50,000 years ago. It is the only city or town in Aetheri to keep its pre-war fortresses. Many pre-war buildings are built around defense from the thyft, but more modern buildings dont bother with that.  After Escala died, his child renamed the city in his honor and oversaw the construction of the statues of each of the founders.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-46
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/140210463760/aetherian-government
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
4. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/97775638515/worldbuilding-wensday-time-woo-bummer-your-not
5. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/122559212703/escalan-architecture