NPCs recruited so far: Outworld Psis (staged at Crux): Vertaki: 13 Vertaki, average Str/Pre of psi 7-8, including 1 Architect. Rosicrucians and others recruited by Friedling: ~20 people, average Str/Fortune: 5-6 ~20 people, average Str/Fortune: 7 Creek students: ~50 people, average Str/Fortune 6-7 These are all being trained at the Rosicrucian Academy, which has an instructor at six levels of Power Projection. That will get some number of the above up to six levels, though probably not all of them. (I believe we've now also trained one of the Vertaki up to 6, but Andrea's a little fuzzy on that point.) --Better teachers now (15+), hooray! Two of these are "pretty good healers." One can buff people to -1 difficulty if they're using her advice. Some (10) Lendtian pre-psi psis promised to Ace by Belle of the Organization: in transit to academy as she rounds them up. 2 Pre-Psis from Stannis, to be trained by a teacher we're currently training. Some Pre-Psi from IPX? Also a loa named Stormbreaker, riding Vela. Abilities unknown; around 50 psi dice in the Dust Nebula, but it's less strong outside the Nebula. It is a protective loa. Clelerius and Kattan Quintero: Outworlder psis being trained by us as PP teachers for the bulk NPCs gathering on crux. Back on Crux teaching now, at 15+ skill. Eva says one's a spy for the outworlds. (Kattan is a jack-of-all-trades and seems to be able to learn psi talents under new schticks on the quick.) Eon& Ella (psis w/str, they have the schtick of combining their dice&skill, and their shields would be useful for protecting bowl or station) [recruited by Jim, minimal briefing. Learning PP] Elmer Triconian (Presumably Elmer's captain will be along, though i don't think we've been teaching him PP) Janzur Gerard, Corwin, Dierdre: combat, no psi as far as I know. Note that these 3, like Janzur, now have codes to pass through secure jumpgates! Maybe Janzur's second set of Elite-in-training Vircans: the Chain, the Blades, the Glass (I don't know numbers or stats on these people, but they're combat-types). Also some number of 3-die people trained in Power Projection. Brotherhood of the Word: Jim talked to the BotWord on New Light. They don't have any strong psis, particularly. Valene has some psi theory, though. Tiercel and some of his students will be able to provide some security. Tinoori: Jim says: "Tinoori will provide: 1. Perfect Description, as an Attendant (9d/15s, more dice with a schtick, will buy more PsiTheory if necessary). 2. Fifty Tinoori who will learn PP, not sure to what level. Cogent Syllogism will be their teacher (currently with us, training) 3. Ten travelling Tinoori to act as liaisons between Cabry Tinoori and humans. 4. The First Battalion of the Hunt, led by Overwhelming Tactical Superiority, as protection from physical or worldview damage. 5. A ship to carry them all. Assuming the Tinoori all get 5 levels of PP and average 6 dice, that will be sufficient for their part. More detail as I get it." Brocoah: Dr Spruinz as Attendant, and about 30 pre-psi folks. In Progress: NPCs we know and might want to recruit for Flames ritual (and why): Ghier (psi/gathering) [should he fortunately return from Decider-land :) ] Grandmothers on Vircus (psi, buffs) [oops, forgot to ask Jayla when we asked about other people] Grandmothers at Fernwash (psi, buffs) Possible Sources of bulk/unknown NPCs (and what kind): Brocoah Psis, per their debt to hegemonic lines: Cmdr Branch has been asked to look for volunteers--done Combat/bodyguards: Get Donella to provide some, at least for her. Ask Red Hegemon for contributions?--he says Klothos has them all Ask Donella for contributions? Ask StepChildren?? NPCs asked but not recruited Dmitri's loa (he thought it wouldn't be interested/appropriate) Maury (plans to be time-jumping)