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Stonewoods

The forests outside of Dimmer's Lock. Location of an encounter with two wolves.

The adventurers will find the lost coin purse and a patch of rough hair that was ripped off of the Werewolf in an exchange of blows. The hair should be taken back to Ransley Azzo.

An investigation of the hair will reveal - Low: Bear of Wolf, Med: Not quite wolf, High: appears to be human skin attached to the hair
Dhuullena

Dhuullena are enormous pack animals that are incredibly territorial in the wild, while domestic dhuullena are very placid. They are mainly used to transport Laith lumber to Aetheri, and trading with remote villiages on the plains. They use their front legs to pull up grass and reeds.

## References

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

Diana Skeeter
Former Ravenclaw
Niece of Rita Skeeter
Former Editor of the school paper
Hated by everyone

Diana Skeeter got more and more lost as her magazine got more and more popular.

But she's finally had enough. Now she's in transition. She's no longer the editor of *Bad News*. Hopefully she'll find what she's looking for.

She's still snarky and she's still a bitch.

Diana Skeeter
Married to Declan Thomas
Mother of Piper Thomas
Stepmother of David Thomas

Diana writes books. She had a series of teen romance novels a few years ago. But she's also written biographies on famous people (Varying degrees of famous from politicians, to musicians, to athletes).

## Accounts & PBs

* feelsinvisible
* a\_brandnewgirl
* wrotethe\_book
Postavy Modrých hor

*... postavy jsou seřazené podle rodů a nejčastějších lokací výskytu...*

## **Rody**

### **Rod Neuriel**

Neurielské království

* Erion Neuriel
* Mianelle Neuriel
* Rados Neuriel
* Liliana Neuriel
* Tiana Neuriel
* Beralita Neuriel

### **Rod Magiarun**

Magiarunské malelfordství

* Änarmo Magiarun
* Keileanne Magiarun
* Jüvesi Magiarun
* Failon Magiarun

### **Rod Islaan**

Islaanské ostrovelfordství

* Norkig Islaan
* Benela Islaan
* Nelyru Islaan
* Veslin Islaan

## La Vie

### Runový palác

* Vižlík
* Tueri Silvanithe

## Illeas

### Les dvou tváří

* Farewell
* Salvi
* Baridi
* Flamia
Symphony Archipelago

The **Symphony Archipelago** is a country on the world of Ardh. It is a series of islands with a wide variety of inhabitants and climates. It is approximately 3000 miles, or 4828 km from end to end.

## Islands

### Key Isle

Several communities reside on this southernmost island, including Violetta, Marshall and Port Siena. It has a more tropical climate.

### Forde Isle

Forde Isle is north of Key Isle, and has cities such as Jaytay and Safety.

### Alka Island

This island is on the northern side of the Alka Wildlife Preserve, and presumably is responsible in some way for managing it. It has cities such as Leigh.

### Carmine Isle

Contains the city of Kithanna, where Liya Kiski was born. It seems like it would be on the opposite side of the country from Violetta, as Emry had to fly to fetch her from there.

Aries is in charge of the slave trade on this island.

### Genovese Isle

This island is fairly close to Blackthorn Isle, and its government has raiders that regularly round up monsters to sell to the slave trade. Some of the cities on this island include Francis, Crossing, and Genovese. There is a Royal Order outpost on this island, where Liya Kiski was held.

### Blackthorn Isle

The northernmost island is covered mostly in forests and a mountain. Other than some logging communities, Enodia is the only city on the island, populated mostly by monsters.

## Government

Each island is indepentently run by their own government counsel of sorts, though on all islands except Enodia they have been replaced with military juntas.

## Political Climate

The Archipelago has been getting more hostile to non-humans through the decades, and slowly escalating to the near war seen in the comic. Theres plenty of anti-monster propaganda in the news and

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/1-2
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/184869982996/how-did-liya-end-up-living-with-emry-and-hawk
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/7-2
4. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/7-8
5. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/175527299938/hello-all-this-months-tape-hiss-topic-is-another
Qefer Clinic

The clinic's sign

Qefer Clinic is a medical clinic that specializes in non-spirit clientele, mostly monsters and humans. Due to the grab bag nature of mixed species people, it is most likely friendly to them but may not have physicians willing to help that particular individual. That is what happened to Yoshi.

It is the only clinic of its kind in Escalus, and has been targeted because of it. In roughly late October 2005, the clinic was bombed. The building wasn't severely damaged due to the fire-proofing spells in all building in Escalus. By April 2006, it was a functional as a clinic again.

Parker most likely gets her hormones from there, and it seems like Teige hasn't inquired there for any of his own health services. Both of them seem to be helping in the refurnishing efforts.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-46
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-41
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/8-15
Slave Trade

The slave trade is an interworld black market that engages in body trafficking of various species.

Those who enter the trade often have trouble making it back to their homes due to the interwolrd nature of the trade. They find themselves on worlds completely unknown to their own, making it nearly impossible for them to find their way back.

People end up in the trade usually by being kidnapped by a "wrangler" larger than them. Other times they are tricked, or brought in as a result of organized crime, caught in an raid, or sold.

The trade often relies on simple spells that use very little energy.

## Products

Some people who enter the trade are more profitable alive. Spirits, for instance, are rarely sold for parts. Prospects for these people include:

* exotic pets
* slaves
* arena fighters
* physical labourers
* zoo exhibits
* research specimen
* healers (usually human)

The "parts" harvested are usually chosen for their innate magical properties. Uses for monster parts include:

* museum specimen
* research specimen *but worse*
* home decor
* spell components
* clothing materials
* weapon materials
* food (allegedly)

More specific known uses for monster parts include:

* Unicorn Horn: magical battery
* Dragon Skin: Lightweight, fireproof armour
* Gryphon Feathers: spell component associated with light and metal
* Shapeshifter Hide: clothing to inhance the wearer's own shapeshifting abilities
* Kelpie Lungs: water breathing potion component
* Literally Any Part Of A Mixed Species Person: counterfeit spell components

## Fighting the Trade

Combatting the trade locally, ie. patrolling your country to keep out slavers, is generally seen as less effective since it does nothing to help those who have taken into the trade, since no one is searching for them. An approach that includes keeping the slavers out and disrupting the supply chain, like the Royal Order does is generally seen as more effective. RIT would be a way for multiple worlds to share resources in this approach.

On the other hand, some worlds like Ardh don't make an effort at all to combat the slave trade since the governments there actively support it by selling people into it.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173473520103/this-months-tape-hiss-is-tackling-the-topic
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/7-7
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/185183025003/if-most-aetherian-citizens-are-not-liking
Charlotte Storey

Charlotte is a happy positive person. Yes, she knows that the world can be mean and some people suck. But she chooses to see the best in everything and everyone. That's what makes her happy. So shh!
Currently single but wishes she wasn't. She likes having a boyfriend.
Loves babies. Especially her niece Sofie!
Loves puppies and kittens.
Has a dog named Markie and a cat named Grump (because he seems grumpy all the time).

Charlotte started her own business. It's a cosmetic company called Potionista. Her products are available online but the only stores they can be found in are Summer Designs (Summer Weasley's store). She makes her products herself, they've all been tested and are approved. No one thought Charlotte could come up with something like this on her own but she did (she's so proud!)

She's in the process of getting a business partner. Bastien Martel is retiring from modeling and not bad with potions.
Assembly

The Assembly, also known in Aetherian as the *Ettaldhmi*, is the federal governing body in the country of Aetheri. It will occassionally act as a supreme court in addition to its normal role as lawmakers. It is headed by the Cynn.

No outsiders are allowed into the meetings between the Cynn and the Assembly other than scribes.

## History

The Assembly was created by Escala to temper the Cynn's power in response to the Great War and the terrible decisions made by the previous Cynn.  The Assembly and the Cynnship are meant to work together, but that relationship has been strained by Cynn Rhys's expansion to the role of the Cynn. Cynn Numair has made enemies out of most Assembly members.

## Function

The Assembly is headed by the Cynn. It drafts and debates, and passes federal law. It also solely has the authority to mobilize the Aetherian army There is a speaker role that heads debates, currently occupied by Fiaqra d'Escala.

The Assembly also functions as a court occasionally. If the Cynn were ever to commit a crime, they would be the ones holding them responsible, though its never had to fill this role yet. It also becomes a court in federal cases, or take a Supreme Court role when their laws aren't clear.

It also has the final say in choosing the Cynn's successor.

## Composition

There are 30 members of the Assembly, each an elected official. However, there is no set term limit for Assembly members, leading to many staying on for life. Currently, only seven or so have positive attitudes towards off-worlders.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/140210463760/aetherian-government
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/151174044073/the-justice-system-in-aetheri
The Freeman's Guard

The blacksmith located in the Dimmer's Lock district of Craigsfell. Owned and operated by Ransley Azzo, and was formerly owned by his brother, Chesei Azzo.

The blacksmith is a neat, stone rowhouse, with a gray tile roof and elf-wrought furniture. A large lion serves as a mascot and greets customers. It contains a crossbow sitting on the counter and a forge in the shape of a lion's mouth.
Du Cuppra

The du Cuppra are a group of vigilantes that follow the ideals of interspecies acceptance put forth by Cuppra. They actively patrol the streets to protect the non spirit and offworlder residents of Escalus from becoming victims of the slave trade when the Escalan Police do not. They support RIT and other effective ways of intervening in the slave trade, and Cynn Numair.

The du Cuppra have a base underneath Cuppra and Suuhl's statue in the old tunnels, with entrances protected by spells intended to prevent unwanted visitors from finding it.  They use hoods and masks modeled after a reifa head to conceal their identity. Members of du Cuppra have been targeted by traditionalists that send slavers after them.

## Members

* Vlad du Russi
* Luu
* Milou
* Pregnant Assembly Secretary
* others

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-44
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173473520103/this-months-tape-hiss-is-tackling-the-topic
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-37
RIT (group)

**RIT** or **Ruien Imdharvurndh Tavyurerri** (*Royal Interworld* [unknown translation]) is an attempt to fight the slave trade spearheaded by Cynn Numair. It is intended as a larger organization than the Royal Order in collaboration with multiple other worlds. The units would be more independant and more similar to bounty hunters than a traditional army. They would also check back in on former victims of the trade and link missing people back up with each other, things the Order doesnt have the manpower to do.

Numair expanded Aetherian visas from exclusively soldiers wishing to join to also include aid workers, social workers, healers, logistics and communications personnel, translators, etc wishing to work for RIT as well.

## Personnel

Despite not being officially created, several people are involved in planning. Also, some immigrants to Aetheri have been granted visas under the assumption that it will be eventually created.

### Known Personnel

* Cynn Numair d'Escala - Creator
* General Russett - Screens auditions for soldiers

### Potential Personnel

People who have signed up to join RIT once it is created.

* Teige Carroll
* Winifred Parker

## References

1. ↑ Aetherian Government
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/175527299938/hello-all-this-months-tape-hiss-topic-is-another
Minnie

Minnie is a witch.

## History

At one point in the past, she dated Parker.

Minnie was kind enough to bring Abi and Parker along in the RV to Enodia, even though it would be easier to travel with no monsters at all. However, she was very against picking up Teige and Hawk after the riot. She seemed to mellow out soon after, as she magically helped heal Teige's gunshot wound.

She survived the raid on the Crossroads bar, and nearly made it to Enodia. However, she chose to give up the spot she would have taken for a monster more in need of refuge.

## Appearance

Minnie is a human woman, with red hair and glasses.

## Personality

Minnie is very opinionated and short tempered, but does care about her friends quite a bit.

## Abilities

Minnie is a witch, and uses flowers and wires to create some, if not all of her spells. Her spells have been seen to have a variety of effects, such as healing wounds and cloaking people from sight.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/5-30
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/9-3
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/5-2
Aram

Aram is a minor character that first appears in chapter five.

## History

Aram married Kim and very soon after began their journey to Enodia. The two run into Hawk, Teige, Parker, Abi, and Minnie at a rest stop. Hawk appears to have a crush on Aram and Kim, leading Teige to remark that Hawk has "realized he's bisexual."

The two groups continue running into each other as they take the same route to Enodia. He and Kim spend some of this time helping Hawk improve his sign language. When the raid happens at the Crossroads, they are in their car. Aram, in his natural form, gets impaled by one of the police's magical harpoon. Kim prevents the hunting dogs from reaching him as Hawk pulls the harpoon out of Aram's leg. Aram then shapeshifts to a human form with the injury, which causes permanent damage. In his human form he is small enough to lean on Kim and reach the safety of a hidden building. He gets treated by Felix.

He becomes eligible for entry into Enodia once the port opens on account of being a civil engineer. He begins using a cane around this time, most likely.

## Appearance

Aram's human form is that of an attractive man. He has a beard and dark wavy hair.

His natural form resembles a huge ox with a single horn. It is loosely based off a re'em.

## Abilities

Aram is a shapeshifter, and is fluent in sign language.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/5-11
2. ↑ http://disq.us/p/13tlpd8
Abi

* Human Form
* Natural Form

Abi is a tanuki currently living in Enodia.

## History

Abi made the journey to Enodia with Minnie and Parker, later picking up Hawk and Teige after the riot in Leigh.

She later got into Enodia because of her aunt who was able to procure work for her.

## Appearance

Abi can appear as a tanuki, a human, or a tanuki in a roughly human shape.

As a human she is heavy set and has short black hair. As a tanuki she has greyish fur.

## Reference

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/9-2
Liya Kiski

Liya's photo as it is seen on the cast page.

Lililya "Liya" Kiski is one of the main protagonists of White Noise. She is a 15 year old human, currently residing in the Palace in Aetheri under Helygen's guidance.

## History

Liya was born to Svetlana Press and Ferran Kiski in 1990. It is unknown what her first few years were like, but her healing magic was first observed at age 3 when she would heal her own scrape. Soon after, in 1994, her mother Svetlana transfered custody to her oldest son, Emry Press.

After Hurricane Luis swept through the area in 2000, she stopped attending school.

After an attack on May 3, 2005, members of the Royal Order took her first to a base in Genovese Isle, and then to Aetheri. Several months after the incident, Liya met Helygen and Yoshi and began learning more healing magic under Helly.

## Personality

Liya is very opinionated and can be quick to anger. She is sensible and fairly well read. She cares a lot about those close to her, like her family.

## Appearance

Liya is a human girl, slightly above average height with dark brown hair usually pulled back in a ponytail.

## Abilities

Liya has magic. Her magic is healing magic, specifically willful healing magic. This allows her more direct control over tissues, allowing her to fuse them or break them apart.

## Trivia

* The sickest Liya ever got was cutting her foot open on an oyster before she knew how to burn infection out.
* Liya's actually kind of self-conscious about her nose (she thinks it's kind of big) but she will never own up to it.
* Liya doesn't like wearing nail polish herself , but she used to paint her brothers' nails when she was little.

## References

1. ↑ Order Incident Report http://white-noise-comic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/IN-05-03-2005.pdf
2. ↑ Medicine and Magic
White Noise Wiki

Welcome to the White Noise Wiki! We’re a collaborative fan website about White Noise that anyone can edit.

White Noise is a wonderful comic with amazing world building, but it can be hard to keep track of it all. This wiki is intended to be a more easily searchable database than Tumblr. We're pretty small so far, so feel free to help by edit existing pages or create new one!

## What is White Noise?

In the early 1900s, the nation of Aetheri came out of its long interdimensional isolation and revealed to the humans of the Symphony Archipelago that they were not alone in the multiverse. Things swiftly got ugly after that.

In the early 1990s, Aetheri’s leadership changed, and in the Archipelago, a tiny broken family of half-siblings banded together in the face of the bile and hate that was boiling up between the humans and the non-humans.

In the early 2000s, that family was split apart. Hawk Press and his sister Liya Kiski both begin a long and exhaustive journey towards understanding the difference between friend and enemy–and between the family you’re given, and the family you make.

It can be read here!
Suoki

Suoki are native to Aetheri, with both wild suoki wandering the countryside and domestic suoki in cities and towns, where they serve a similar role as dogs. They have a haunting laugh-like call and will imitate language.

Wild suoki have thick fur, are strong and solitary. They are the most common predator, hunting everything from laar and huurtai to the kuuv pulling caravans, which can make trade in Aetheri dangerous.

Domesticated suoki have much sleeker fur and a wider range of black and white patterns than wild varieties. Aetherians tend to feed them some of whatever they are eating.

## References

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

Russi's statue.

Russi was one of the founders of Aetheri. She was most well known for her constructs that saved Aetheri from famine after the fires.

## History

Russi was a magical handyman, and very involved in her community like the rest of her siblings. She and Escala were both part of the neighbourhood watch against the thyft. She presumably helped with her magic.

When the fires began, Russi worked overtime on the squads that kept the wards repelling the fire maintained, as well as designing spells for cloth masks to keep the smoke and ash out.

When the revolution started, Russi was largely uninvolved as she was secretly working on her first construct of dragon bones and dirt to capture sunlight and bring it back to Escalus (then Hymptup) to light up crops. When she revealed it, some were dubious of how well it would work, but her siblings were familiar with how her plans tended to work out well one way or another. It worked surprisingly well, and she found enough volunteers to help make the next one, so there would always be one collecting sunlight and one lighting the fields. And then she got more volunteers to help other towns make similar constructs so they could restart farming as well.

## du Russi

The du Russi are now a bunch of snobs that are extremely proud of their magical heritage. They have some estranged members who didn't turn out quite magical enough. Most tolerate offworlders.

## References

1. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
2. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/119484855281/what-were-the-founders-like-as-people-what-was
3. ↑ Aetherians and Family
Rhys d'Escala

Rhys d'Escala was the previous Cynn of Aetheri and one of Cynn Numair's parents.

## History

Rhys d'Escala came from the long line of d'Escala's.

Shortly before he was expected to take the Cynnship, he was on a diplomatic trip to the Laith territories to encourage more trading between them and Aetheri. This is when Karida dashed in front of his mount, causing him to fall off and break his wrist. He fell in love, and went out of his way to meet with Karida whenever he was in the area. Eventually Karida moved to Aetheri to be with him.

Rhys was not a well liked ruler by traditionalists. He was determined to end Aetheri's isolation, and did it against the wishes of more traditional Aetherians. Several weeks after World War One ended, he began diplomatic relations with Earth by strolling into an Allied Powers meeting and letting them know he was from another world. Rhys also initiated diplomatic relations with the Symphony Archipelago on Ardh. He later established the Royal Order to combat the slave trade, and organized reparation agreements with various nations on Earth to bring home slave trade refugees.

He was not popular with his family. This is probably what lead to his dead by unidentified causes in 1989.

## Personality

Rhys was very bullheaded and uncompromising. He was also impersonal, like many d'Escalas. He also had a sense of humour that genuinely made Karida laugh.

After Karida died, he focused more on his work and became more withdrawn. After a certain point there was no person left, only the Cynn.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/116083936590/how-did-numairs-mum-and-dad-meet-and-what-was
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/182144402611/i-recently-descoved-the-postvyou-made-a-while
3. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/97783494450/i-miss-my-goddoghter-send-pictures-soon-anyhow
4. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/134167428778/aetherians-and-family
Constructs

A construct, by Aetherian standards, is a fabricated creature that is not "alive," and is powered by magic. There are two words for constructs in Aetherian, *qumtdruuqdh* and *funar*. Creating a "living" construct is illegal in Aetheri.

Funar has very negative connotations. It refers to constructs built with bone, such as Russi's constructs. It possibly also refers to "living" constructs as well.

Qumtdruuqdh refers to the more common constructs used for communication seen in Aetheri. They are in the shape of a rit (bird), and are a more stable, portable version of speaking or scrying spells. Numair created the first construct of this variety, Skreek, during the 1920s. This sparked interest, and very quickly these constructs became more advanced than Skreek, who is more of a two way radio than a phone. Numair created Scraddi next, who can take messages, remember callers, voices and faces, records appointments, and even has a unique voice. Other constructs can translate words and read them out loud.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/48431128985/constructs-in-aetheri
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/2-27
3. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-17
Ruolin d'Escala

Ruolin d'Escala is Rhys d'Escala's brother.

## History

Ruolin was passed over for the Cynnship in favour of his younger brother Rhys. He never quite wanted to be cynn, but neverthe less has many political opinions. He is Fiaqra's favourite child, and does much of thyr bidding. Currently Ruolin is a political liason for the military acadamy in Ryvar.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/134167428778/aetherians-and-family
Royal Order

The **Royal Order**, more commonly just called the **Order**, is an anti-slavery organization started by Rhys d'Escala. It has a member cap of 500 personnel, including soldiers, medical, administrative, and other employees. This is to limit their power, as they can be used at the Cynn's sole discretion. The units seem to have about eight members, including a healer, a Captain, and a Lieutenant. The Captain is the one to call the shots and is the one held accountable when there is a break in policy or an international incident.

The Order operates mostly outside of Aetheri, as well as on other worlds such as Ardh. They are hampered in the Archipelago due to the fact that any encounter with government entities may be seen as Aetheri waging war on the Archipelago. This is complicated by the fact that several government entities actively promote or participate in the slave trade. They do their best to catch slavers, but is spread incredibly thin and has had a hard time making a lasting impact.

Ideally, if RIT is created, all members of the Order would be offered a new job at RIT.

## Personnel

A list of known Royal Order personnel.

* Captain Johnathon Marinos
* Private Seneca James
* Private Moriko Kobayashi
* Private Leuka
* Private Tomas
* Private Sonorè
* Healer January
* First Lieutenant Fuma
* Captain Marra d'Ubis
* Cynn Numair d'Escala

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/10-26
2. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/4-2
3. ↑ Aetherian Government
4. ↑ Order Incident Report
Dragon

Dragons are a species found on Earth and Ardh. Dragons can be sorted into "true" dragons and lesser, or false dragons. During the Aetherian War on Earth, the true dragons sided with the spirits. In the wake of the war, this led to conflict with other monsters and eventual extinction.

On Ardh theres plenty of true dragons, they're just pretty reclusive.

## References

1. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3062635438
Yoshi

Yoshi's photo as it appears on the cast page.

Yoshi is one of the main characters in White Noise. She is a transgender woman and Liya's friend.

## History

Yoshi was born somewhere in the United States, possibly Illinois. That is where her mother Michi left her, for unknown reasons. Government officials tried to put her in a human family, but it did not work out well. She spent some time in some building in Washington DC. During Shinobu and Numair's trip there to examine cofinscated magical artifacts, Shinobu recognised Yoshi and her name. It was decided that Shinobu would adopt Yoshi and take her to Aetheri. Numair sponsored her immigration process since Shinobu, being an immigrant herself, couldn't.

She grew up with Shinobu in Aetheri, experiencing a fair bit of dysphoria into her teenage years and moved out of Shinobu's apartment early presumably to work in the Palace.

### In the Comic

She meets Liya and shows her around the Palace in Chapter Two, ending that evening at the training grounds where a copy of the Cynn is watching RIT auditions. There is an attempted assassination, and Yoshi breathes fire on the assassin.

In chapter four Liya helps Yoshi out with some army trainees that are harassing her, landing them both in a fair bit of trouble. Her boss isn't pleased, but General Russett takes her side. That evening, Yoshi and Liya go down to the University to visit Shinobu, who is only a little offensive and embarrassing. She falls asleep staying with Liya after her brush with the slaver, and wakes up shortly before the police arrive. She sits with Helly as they wait for Numair to finish interviewing Liya, and before he leaves, Liya tells Numair to help Yoshi. He makes a lock charm for Yoshi's door.

## Personality

Yoshi's pretty shy and reserved. Sort of an anxious kid.

## Appearance

Yoshi usually looks like an average sized human with brown skin. Her hair is long and is usually half tied back, some hair always in her eyes. She has two different eye colours, black and gold.

However, sometimes she looks like a large wolf skeleton with accompanying darkness.

## Abilities

Yoshi has two main abilities, she can breathe fire and she can shapeshift.

As a mixed species person, she doesn't have the best handle on her shapeshifting abilities. She will sometimes unconsciously transform into a skeleton wolf and a room-filling shadow at night, and the act of shapeshifting back requires a good deal of mental effort.

## Trivia

* Yoshi keeps her hair long because she feels exposed without it covering her face. It's otherwise a kind of unfashionable length in Aetheri right now.
* Yoshi is a good artist
* Yoshi collects interesting fabric. She doesn't know what to do with it all, but she really likes different patterns.

## References

1. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/100620060675/part-13-of-this-years-24-hour-comic-if-you-have
2. ↑ https://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/12-20
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/166438945217/late-tape-hiss-yoshi
4. ↑ Page 4-47
5. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-14
Parker

* Human Form
* Natural Form

Winifred Parker, usually just called Parker, is a minor character that first appears in Chapter 5.

## History

Parker, her friend Abi, and her ex girlfriend Minnie, were taking their own roadtrip to Enodia as anti-monster sentiment in the Archipelago grew. Hawk asked her for help after Teige got shot. The five travelled together for some time, until the raid at the Crossroads, where Hawk seperated from the group.

Parker and Teige both entered Aetheri on a RIT visa. Parker signed up for the aid corps.

## Abilities

Parker is a werehyena. She can go between a human form and a form that looks like a hyena standing on its hind legs

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/5-30
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/174017851157/i-have-to-wonder-how-becoming-a-werewolf-works
Palace

The backside of the palace.

The **Palace** is old old fortress that was eventually home to the Aetherian royal family.

## History

The palace was originally built as an emergency fortress against the thyft some time about 35,000 years ago, making it the oldest part of Escalus. It was about 15,000 years later when the fortress became home to the cynnship.

### Great War

It was some magical advisor in the palace that first suggested moving their world to be closer to Earth to invade it. In the aftermath, these people spared little thought to the citizens outside the Palace walls.

#### Palace Riot

The Palace's food stores were not opened up to the public initially. But, first their were a few scuffles with groups trying to gain access to the Palace and its stores. One day a thousand people spontaneously showed up to the Palace and demand to be let in. They managed to overrun the gate guards, but had the same disadvantages that any invaders would have. The Palace guards were able to shoot down on them, and they did, causing a couple hundred civilian casualties.

## Despription

The Palace has smooth tall spiraling stone walls, made for trapping attackers in the narrow space. It has more wood than more recent buildings, since wood was more avalible during its construction. It has several stories, and various halls and terraces. It contains a multitude of passages.

## Contents

### Throne Room

It was burned out and locked up after the coup that instated Escala as the Cynn.

### Cynn's Office

It was purposed as such after Escala became the Cynn. It has a very good view.

### Helly's Terrace

Helly's terrace is specifically the East Terrace in Suoki Hall. There are trees and rocks, and a small house that contains Numair's old bed, various plants, a chalkboard, and nir other belongings.

### Stables

They house laar and Huurtai. Yoshi works there.

## References

1. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/97775638515/worldbuilding-wensday-time-woo-bummer-your-not
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/122559212703/escalan-architecture
4. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/2-8
Chapter One

## Plot

Hawk is attempting to hitchhike a ride North, while listening to the radio. His radio goes out just as an explosion is set off in nearby Marshall. At the same time, storm clouds roll in, prompting Hawk to begin flying.

In Hawk’s dream, he remembers talking with his siblings Emry and Liya. They discussed what was either smoke or a rain cloud off in the distance, while Hawk noticed an unusual barn owl. Before he got a chance to say anything about it, however, sirens went off, distracting all three of them. A explosion goes off near the truck, prompting the three to start running.

Hawk, sleeping in an ally, is woken by two police officers who demand to see his registration card. He reluctantly tells them he does not have one, and that he is from Violetta. Teige watches this, drinking alternate universe coca cola. One of the police officers pulls a gun on Hawk, intending to kill him to “keep the streets safe.” Teige, seeing thing, causes a commotion across the street by transforming into a combination of a stoat, bull, and deer. Hawk takes advantage of this to take down the two police officers and be on his way. Teige follows him to the dock, where Hawk turns on a radio that informs him of a confrontation between monsters and police within eyesight. Despite what the radio says, the monsters are on the defense. Teige, as a stoat, slips into Hawk’s bag before he begins flying over the water.

The two reach Geneva after nightfall, in the rain. Hawk, exhausted, falls from the sky into the ocean and possibly drowns. In his dreams, Hawk remembers the weird owl being on his chest and yelling at it get off, which turns into him yelling at Teige. The two are under a dock. Teige introduces himself, offers Hawk a plastic map undamaged from the ocean, and begins to negotiate a deal before Hawk cuts him off, claiming he doesn't want anything to do with demons. Note that Hawk, as a non-human, is technically a demon. Teige asks why Hawk is heading to Enodia. Hawk replies warily that his sister might be there. Teige offers him a deal. They both need to get to Enodia, but Teige can’t legally travel and Hawk will run out of food and money, so they can travel together. Hawk asks Teige why he is heading to Enodia, and Teige says he’s planning on offering his services to the Cynn. This makes Hawk laugh, since he’s not too keen on Aetheri at the moment. They agree to travel together, and go off to get some food.

## Characters

* Hawk Press
* Teige Carroll
* Emry Press (dream)
* Liya Kiski (dream)

## Trivia

* Chapter One was redrawn as a patreon goal.
Ryvar

Ryvar is one of two major cities in Aetheri, the other being Escalus.

Ryvar's mayor has the ability to pass laws that supercede federal laws. Many laws that discriminate and make life difficult for immigrants and offworlders have passed.

There is a military academy there, where Ruolin d'Escala, Numair's uncle, is a political liason.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/140210463760/aetherian-government
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/134167428778/aetherians-and-family
Unicorn

Two unicorns, Aram and Kim.

Unicorns are a species found on Ardh, Earth, and presumably other worlds. It is a general term for any form that resembles hoofed animal with one horn. What they look like varies by geography. Some unicorns look like animals in their area, such as a horse or okapi, while others do not.  A few examples of unicorn sub-species include re'em and okapi.

Unicorns are hunted by traffickers mainly for their horns, which act as a magical battery long after the death of the unicorn it come from.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/182890596496/what-are-okapi-in-white-noise-djin-animals
2. ↑ http://disq.us/p/13tlpd8
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173473520103/this-months-tape-hiss-is-tackling-the-topic
Human

Humans in White Noise are very similar to, though not completely the same as, real life. The species has been stated as native to both Earth and Ardh. It has also been implied that the race has developed independently on several other worlds within the multiverse.

In addition to the race itself developing on muliple worlds, there may be independently developed linguistic similarities between multiple worlds. For instance, English is spoken in the the Archiplago on Ardh and on Earth.

It is notable that humans may also appear in universes and on worlds where they are not native, due to interdimensional travel, immigration, and the slave trade.

It's debated whether a human who has been bitten by a werewolf counts as a cursed human, or as its own species.

## Magic

Unlike many species, humans as a whole do not have magic. Only a small percentage, less than 1% of humans have some form of magic.

Those who do have magic, more specifically healing magic, are targeted by the slave trade. Humans are convientant healers since they lack natural weapons and are pretty squishy.

## References

1. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3066102993
2. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/29202128977/midnightmysterymeow-asked-can-you-explain-how
3. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/173473520103/this-months-tape-hiss-is-tackling-the-topic
Shinobu

* Humanoid Fox
* Full Kitsune

Shinobu is a major character in White Noise. She is a professor in Bestiary Studies at the University at Escalus.

## History

Shinobu lived in Japan from her birth to the outbreak of World War Two. For much of her life in Japan, she lived freely as a monster, since society still knew monsters for what they were. She would occasionally impersonate humans in whatever way made life easiest for a decade or so. Between the Meji Restoration and her immigration to Aetheri in 1940, she pretended to be various humans, but again, never for very long. She got an immmigration visa through the University, since the university thought her efforts to create a complete bestiary would be a good addition to their library. While Shinobu immigrated to Aetheri, her lover Michi immigrated to America.

In 1994, on a trip to Earth to advise on magical artifacts, she adopted Michi's child, Yoshi, after she was abandoned. She did her best to coach her daughter in shapeshifting when that became a problem.

### In the Comic

Chapter four takes place on Shinobu's sixty fifth anniversery working at the University. She accompanies Vlad, Liya and Yoshi to a bar to celebrate.

She accompanies Yoshi to her doctor's appointment in chapter eight, and privately expresses her parenting concerns to Vlad.

## Appearance

Shinobu appears as a large, light pink fox. She has six tails, but makes it look like one because one is more convient. She has a human form but does not use it very often in Aetheri.

## Personality

Shinobu is quite blunt, and is often abrasive without realizing it. She isn't good at picking up emotional cues either. Despite it not being apparent at times, she loves Yoshi very much.

## Abilities

As a kitsune, Shinobu is an illusory shapeshifter, changing her appearance based on skill and imagination.

She has immense knowledge on all sorts of monsters, probably.

## Trivia

* Shinobu used to be a very good shapeshifter, but fell out of practice after moving to Aetheri and is too embarrassed to start practicing again.
* Shinobu is a common field fox without a last name.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/151686525870/i-was-wondering-does-shinobu-have-an-actual-last
2. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/167776990876/aetherian-immigration
3. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/100620060675/part-13-of-this-years-24-hour-comic-if-you-have
4. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/176743524245/how-many-tails-does-shinobu-have-why-does-she
5. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/166438945217/late-tape-hiss-yoshi
Fiaqra d'Escala

Fiaqra d'Escala is the current head of the Assembly and held the Cynnship before her son, Rhys d'Escala. She is a staunch traditionalist, and does not particularly care for Numair.

## History

She took the Cynnship after the previous Cynn retired. Nothing is known about what she did while she was Cynn is known. Her second child, Rhys, took the throne after her.

Fiaqra was generally displeased with Rhys when he reestablished communication with Earth, learning to understand English but refused to ever speak it. She has a reputation for enacting quite a bit of the "bloodletting" d'Escala is known for.

Currently, she does her best to stop Numair's more progressive policies.

## Appearance

Fiaqra is a pale spirit with straight brown hair decorated with beads, yellow eyes, and several ear piercings.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/134167428778/aetherians-and-family
Hurim d'Escala

Hurim is pictured on the left(?).

## History

In their youth, they bullied Numair, mostly following Enetis's lead.

Currently they alternate taking care if their mother with their sibling. They make good money by importing goods, but also have lost a lot of money as the price of wood has fallen since it has become more easily available. Overall, they are quiet on Numair's current policies.

## Personality

They are described as reserved and somewhat odd.

## References

1. ↑ https://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/134167428778/aetherians-and-family
Teige Carroll

* Human Form
* Natural Form

Teige Carroll is one of the main characters in White Noise.

## History

Teige grew up and lived most of his life on Earth, specifically Ireland. He grew up in Tulsk and the Dublin. In Dublin the monster community his family was a part of was insular and traditional, existing in some form for many centuries. He went to human school and had some human friends, though his closest friends were a wulver and an adhene. Teige seems to have a good relationship with his mom and sisters, but his biological father doesn't accept his gender.

In 2004, his step father disappeared into the slave trade, prompting Teige to travel to Ardh, looking to join the Royal Order. However, he ended up in Port Sienna, which is on the other side of the country from Enodia. From there he met and hitched rides with Hawk Press. While they initially got off to a rough start, they became friends after a while.

## Abilities

Teige is a pooka, and has an excellent shape shifting ability. He can turn into the shape of any animal he touches and mix and match analogous parts of the forms he knows. He is limited to four legged mammals, mostly, and each form he knows is set in stone for what it looks like. Teige isn't limited to Earth creatures, though he would have trouble with anything with more than four limbs or with structures that he doesn’t already have anything analogous to.

He can turn into: a pooka, a human, a stoat, a horse, a bull, a black bear, a deer, an elephant, and a seal.

## Trivia

* After high school, Teige and 2 friends backpacked across Europe. They hit Disney Paris and also the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona.

* Teige doesn't know how to drive and is actually mildly terrified of (for whatever reason) having to drive at some point.
* Teige knows stoat shape because his dad said a rabbit form would be more ladylike and Teige wanted him to get bent with that.

## References

1. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3062635438
2. ↑ https://tellonym.me/thephooka/answer/3063672363
3. ↑ Page 5-33
4. ↑ Page 5-47
5. ↑ Shapeshifters and How They Work
6. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/171061786489/question-is-teige-able-to-morph-into-mammal
Reifa

A Reifa from offical artwork

The reifa were a race of large, birdlike monsters hailing from an unknown world, which was accidentally destroyed in the Aetherian war. They were allies to the Aetherians.

They were a secretive race, so not that much is know about them. The species is currently thought to have gone extinct after the Aetherian war.

They were mostly described as dying "of grief" or heartbreak. They reportedly simply faded away. It's unclear how much of this is metaphorical versus physical.

## Description

The reifa were large, 6 limbed monsters with a bird like appearance, including talons on both hands and feet, feathered wings and body, a long tail with 2 separate feather fans, and a 'skull' face, with a serrated beak and empty eye sockets. Despite having no eyes to speak of, the could see very well. Their feathers can be any colour or pattern, mostly resembling actual birds.

They were omnivores, eating both raw meat and fish as well as fruit and clay .

## Abilities

They were talented linguists and shapeshifters, quick to learn new forms and languages. They were so good at shapeshifting, they were one the few shapeshifters that could permanently change form. There are also rumours that they could stop death, but this has not been confirmed.

## Culture

They were a large nation with a tribal structure, headed by a leader voted on in an ad hoc basis.

Their spoken language included lots of cuckatoo like muttering, as well as clicking of beaks. Body language and gesture were also important. Their written language was more of shorthand drawings rather than heiroglyphics. It was much like reading road signs.

Sex was viewed as a tool for social bonding. It was incredibly common for friends to have sex. Polyamory was common, but monogamy wasn't unheard of.

## Known Reifa

* Radh
* Suuhl

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/6-35
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/171713915153/hello-this-months-tape-hiss-is-an-aetherian
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/8-6
4. ↑ https://thephooka.tumblr.com/post/171739488689/hey-random-question-that-totally-isnt-for
5. ↑ http://tape-hiss.tumblr.com/post/156791376843/skull-birds-are-interesting-you-mentioned-that
Tony

* Human Form
* Natural Form

Tony is a slaver who is first appears in Chapter Nine. He is a "wrangler" who picks people up off the street to take them into the Slave Trade.

## History

Tony tried to kidnap Numair, only to get beat up and threatened by Hawk. he continues to hold ill will against Hawk. He works with Unnamed Slaver on a day to day basis, also working under Aries in some capacity.

## Abilities

Tony is a long, thin, Asian style dragon. He can fly despite not having wings and can release a blinding beam of light.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/9-10
Huurtai

Huurtai are straightbacked single toed animals from Aetheri. They are commonly used for long distance and recreational riding. They will make a sound frighteningly similar to that of a goose.

Their fur is very similar to that of an alpaca, and are also used for herding and meat. Their temperment hasnt been as smoothed out as other animals Aetherians have domesticated. They can be obnoxious, but will get attached to their handlers.

In the wild, they live in herds cracking seed pods and nuts with their teeth and catching small creatures in the grasslands. Suoki are their main predators.

## References

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