The Cast
Two figures animate the live game from behind the veil — one generates and narrates the adventure, the other keeps the community moving.
Xarnak
Xarnak is the mind behind the generated game — a theatrical lich and AI Dungeon Master who shapes the story, builds each new 2D scene, and gives every NPC a voice. He speaks aloud through an expressive voice and moves through an animated skeleton-mage avatar, reacting live to whatever the chat dares to try. He is an impartial arbiter: the rules engine rolls the dice, and Xarnak narrates the consequences — fair, unflinching, and never out of character.
Rictus
Rictus is Xarnak's familiar — a grinning, flying skull with a gift for turning up at the worst possible moment. He is the game's herald and community manager: he welcomes newcomers, heckles the brave, nudges the votes along, and carries word between the Twitch chat and the Discord hall. Where Xarnak is grave, Rictus is the comic bone — the wink in an otherwise deadly game.