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Ayhan Solak

2024-10-20T05:50:57Z

Negativejekyll:

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'''Ayhan Solak''' was a cult leader and former ballet dancer living in the [[Eclipse Range]], previously from [[Apopka Lights]]. Solak was most known as one of the leaders of [[The Gökada]], a mountain-dwelling cult within the Eclipse Range.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Solak was born and raised in Apopka Lights, and became a ballet dancer at a young age, using her Mark's abilities as a form of special effects during performances (which happened primarily on full moons). She garnered quite a following, becoming a minor celebrity within the city, alongside fellow dancer [[Theia Sonnhild]].

=== The Gökada ===

During their twenties, Solak and Sonnhild began to discuss among Marked fans the idea of revering the moon and sun as religious figures; the sun, due to the Flare originating from the sun and both the moon and sun influencing Solak and Sonnhild's powers. The two began to gather a following with this notion, soon known as the cult The Gökada, and in their late twenties the two moved with this group into the Eclipse Range, to the mountain and valley of [[Lodestar Peak]].

=== Cult Activity ===

Since moving into the Eclipse Range, little has been heard about The Gökada or its leaders, as they live mostly self-sufficiently and typically only leave for missionary work. However, their literature and scripture has often been received in more major towns and cities, and there have been a steady stream of disappearances attributed to people leaving to join the cult. After the [[Moon Detonation Incident]], their activity and numbers have spiked; though it's hard to pin down an exact number of cultists, they have become far more active outside of their commune, with missionaries being more frequently sighted. Only rumours have surfaced about their activities thus far, though tales of sacrifices and extreme lifestyles in the name of worship have circulated.

== Personal life ==

Solak was alleged to be in a romantic relationship with the other leading member of The Gökada, Theia Sonnhild. The two performed together for many years, and began their cult together.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Solak was previously rated as an Opera level marked individual. Their mark, Ay Ata's Comet, allowed the user to absorb reflected moonlight, and use it to create and control energy, mostly in the form of blasts and trails. This Mark was most powerful when the moon was fullest, as that allowed for the most moonlight to be absorbed. Solak was known to use this ability primarily for their ballet career, using the trails of light as special effects.

However, after the Moon Detonation Incident, missionaries have confirmed that Solak had lost the capacity of most of her Mark, only being able to produce primarily small sparks from distant moonlight.

Members of the Gökada have been identified by a particular bracelet, with black leather straps and an attached moonstone gem, so it can be assumed Solak also wore one of these bracelets.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="2" |'''Notable Relationships'''
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Georgy Joy]]'''
| Ayhan's first new Gökada member of the trip - though she's not sure Georgy actually understands that's what's happened. They count her, though, and intend on fully bringing her into the Gökada with time.
|-
!'''[[Clockwork Owl]], [[General Hiss]], [[Bleeding Heart]], and [[DivineGoddess]]'''
| Ayhan shares a home on base with them, and a room with Bleeding Heart.
|}

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Player characters]]

The King Of Hearts

2024-09-11T02:49:07Z

Negativejekyll:

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'''Benjamin 'Benji' Dover-Cao''' (previously '''Benjamin Dover''') is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Jianhong Cao]]. He is the current second-in-command of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The King Of Hearts.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Very little is known about Dover-Cao's early life or career. His earliest public appearance is as a small-scale gambling streamer, KahootKing, gambling in Apopkan casinos and online games. This streaming career was brought to an abrupt stop without warning, a few years before Dover-Cao's appearances at the Star's Heights Casino began. He has since confirmed that he and KahootKing are the same person, referring to it as 'a side hustle from his teen years'.

=== The Star's Heights Casino ===

In 2063, Dover-Cao became part of The World's Deck as a manager and co-owner of the Star's Heights Casino, after his marriage into the Cao family. He primarily handles the casino aspects of the business, maintaining the many floors of the casino and selecting the games and croupiers to be played. The casino has only grown in popularity since the change in ownership, owed in part to Dover-Cao's additions of new games and floor renovations, as well as the introduction of [[The Star Climb]].

== Personal Life ==

Dover-Cao married Jianhong Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of Xiang Cao. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship. He has also talked about his own family, his parents and an older brother, though they've never been reported as seen in Apopka.

Dover-Cao has talked frequently with casino patrons about his superstitious nature, namely his beliefs in luck. He reports that his personal lucky number is four, and his lucky card is the king of hearts, which he utilises as a pseudonym.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Dover-Cao has confirmed he is Marked and that his mark is called 'Heart Of The Cards'. There is currently little information on Dover-Cao's Mark, and he has given conflicting information on what it does and how it works, with only one consistent theme; he claims that his Mark does little more than make him very lucky.

== Trivia ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="2" |'''Notable Relationships'''
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Arthur Quinn]]'''
| The most It's Complicated feeling Benji has ever had about anyone. Arthur, to Benji, is like some horrible funhouse reflection of his life - his past experiences, his position as a father, his desires in the current day... it's all awfully muddled in his head. He enjoys the kid's company, sure, and respects his outlook to an extent, but Arthur makes it awfully hard. It'd be a lot easier to tolerate if Arthur wasn't such a little shit to him, though Benji still finds those acts of defiance oddly familiar - was he really like that as a young hoodlum..? Last time they spoke, it ended with them both shouting and cussing at each other, and Benji's still pretty miffed that he had the gall to try and steal his wedding ring.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Lady Blanche]]'''
| Oh boy. Benji thinks Blanche is a lowlife thieving cheat willing to play incredibly dirty to win - someone after his own heart, if she wasn't gearing it at him. Still, he can't help but respect her tenacity, and the fact she's willing to be somewhat-upfront on her feelings when confronted. He's trying to keep their relationship civil, for now at least - after all, there are a few things he wants from her. He doesn't trust her, but he's sure she wouldn't want him to. Poker faces all the way down.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Theseus]]'''
| Benjamin Dover-Cao is afraid of exactly three people. Theseus is securely one of them. After a previous altercation which almost killed him, breaking his leg, and then refusing to help heal his leg, it's safe to say the two aren't on good terms. Benji feels very good about getting one over on her, and while he's still concerned she may go after his family... his spite makes him consider investing in some new billboards, just for her.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Bleeding Heart]]'''
| The healer who saved his weekend plans with his son. Anything Bleeding Heart needs, Benji is happy to provide - with very few questions asked. Anything to thank him for granting him a day with his son.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Star Dust]]'''
| Orchestrated his phone call with his son, and pulled a few strings to ensure he got healed, with the admittedly-fair point that his husband would freak out. He owes her one - anyone who does right by his family does right by him. Anything Communications might need from him, he's ready to help.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Bone Doctor]]'''
| His friend! Bone Doctor's a fellow father (and dad joke maker), he offered his house and time up for poker night, he helped in making an example of Arthur... Benji thinks the guy's great! If Bone Doctor ever needs something, and Benji can help, he will.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Ripley Pond]]'''
| Helped him move in, was at the meeting Blanche put together, generally pleasant interactions - the guy seems great! He... still feels a little guilty over the ol' furniture fiasco, but he's not letting it bog him down. He's done what he can now, at least. Now, the bigger question - does Ripley know he's a criminal..? Benji's still unsure.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[REMIX]]'''
| After REMIX's attempted robbery of the Star's Heights Casino, and the subsequent hospital visit the World's Deck caused them, REMIX and Benji aren't exactly on the best of terms. Benji hasn't spoken to them yet, but is aware they're at Perihelion.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[The Merchant]]'''
| Benji likes talking with The Merchant, and finds their knowledge of The Land incredibly interesting. Benji is currently a client of hers, for an anniversary project for his husband, and the two have also worked together on missions and during Poker Night! Truly swell. Potentially a good candidate if the Heights ever decide to switch card manufacturers...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Vincent Noble]]'''
| He went in for a check-up early in his time here, and then was back with a broken leg. He thinks Noble's patient, but... probably a bit annoyed that his treatment was mandated via his husband. Whoops...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[The Toymaker]]'''
| Now this is a guy with style! Benji resonates on a deep, dedicated-to-the-gimmick level with Jack, and deeply appreciates the work done on his cool slot machine gun. He has a few croupiers on standby to help the guy out when he asks. Also, he helped on poker night! Thanks, man!
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Professor Corpse Flower]]'''
| Helped out with security on poker night, though... seems a bit much for Benji's tastes. Interesting Mark, though...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Oscar Chaturanga V]]'''
| Hey. Hey, Oscar. Why is the person who tried to assassinate him here? Next time he sees Oscar they're having ''words''.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Laddergirl]]'''
| Saved him when he broke his leg! Cheers, Laddergirl! He's not got many more thoughts on her.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Skylar Beaumont]]'''
| Benji doesn't recognise the name Skylar Beaumont. Solomonym, though... one of his son's friends, he thinks..?
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Lady Blanche]], [[Agent 69]], [[Kyouko Okada]], [[The Merchant]], [[Ripley Pond]], [[Sightline]], [[Sisyphus]], [[Yúzé Astor]]'''
| The attendees of Blanche's meeting. Benji doesn't feel great about missing the beginning and end, but he found the meeting very productive - and some contacts in other citystates can't hurt. He hopes he didn't come across badly.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Agent 69]], [[General Hiss]], [[Laddergirl]], [[The Merchant]], [[Arthur Quinn]], [[Chance]]'''
| Benji's teammates on the Snakes and Ladders mission. He considers the mission a success, and considers most, if not all, of his teammates to be surprisingly tolerable.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Ripley Pond]], [[Jules Knightley]], [[Sisyphus]], and [[Midas]]'''
| Benji's housemates on base. He's trying to avoid letting on to Ripley and Jules that he's a criminal. He shares a room with Sisyphus, and he wishes these people would avoid getting into feuds and smashing the door off every week. Let a man sleep!!
|}

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Unknown level]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
[[Category:Player characters]]

The King Of Hearts

2024-09-11T02:46:39Z

Negativejekyll:

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'''Benjamin 'Benji' Dover-Cao''' (previously '''Benjamin Dover''') is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Jianhong Cao]]. He is the current second-in-command of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The King Of Hearts.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Very little is known about Dover-Cao's early life or career. His earliest public appearance is as a small-scale gambling streamer, KahootKing, gambling in Apopkan casinos and online games. This streaming career was brought to an abrupt stop without warning, a few years before Dover-Cao's appearances at the Star's Heights Casino began. He has since confirmed that he and KahootKing are the same person, referring to it as 'a side hustle from his teen years'.

=== The Star's Heights Casino ===

In 2063, Dover-Cao became part of The World's Deck as a manager and co-owner of the Star's Heights Casino, after his marriage into the Cao family. He primarily handles the casino aspects of the business, maintaining the many floors of the casino and selecting the games and croupiers to be played. The casino has only grown in popularity since the change in ownership, owed in part to Dover-Cao's additions of new games and floor renovations, as well as the introduction of [[The Star Climb]].

== Personal Life ==

Dover-Cao married Jianhong Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of Xiang Cao. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship. He has also talked about his own family, his parents and an older brother, though they've never been reported as seen in Apopka.

Dover-Cao has talked frequently with casino patrons about his superstitious nature, namely his beliefs in luck. He reports that his personal lucky number is four, and his lucky card is the king of hearts, which he utilises as a pseudonym.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Dover-Cao has confirmed he is Marked and that his mark is called 'Heart Of The Cards'. There is currently little information on Dover-Cao's Mark, and he has given conflicting information on what it does and how it works, with only one consistent theme; he claims that his Mark does little more than make him very lucky.

== Trivia ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="2" |'''Notable Relationships'''
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Arthur Quinn]]'''
| The most It's Complicated feeling Benji has ever had about anyone. Arthur, to Benji, is like some horrible funhouse reflection of his life - his past experiences, his position as a father, his desires in the current day... it's all awfully muddled in his head. He enjoys the kid's company, sure, and respects his outlook to an extent, but Arthur makes it awfully hard. It'd be a lot easier to tolerate if Arthur wasn't such a little shit to him, though Benji still finds those acts of defiance oddly familiar - was he really like that as a young hoodlum..? Last time they spoke, it ended with them both shouting and cussing at each other, and Benji's still pretty miffed that he had the gall to try and steal his wedding ring.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Lady Blanche]]'''
| Oh boy. Benji thinks Blanche is a lowlife thieving cheat willing to play incredibly dirty to win - someone after his own heart, if she wasn't gearing it at him. Still, he can't help but respect her tenacity, and the fact she's willing to be somewhat-upfront on her feelings when confronted. He's trying to keep their relationship civil, for now at least - after all, there are a few things he wants from her. He doesn't trust her, but he's sure she wouldn't want him to. Poker faces all the way down.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Theseus]]'''
| Benjamin Dover-Cao is afraid of exactly three people. Theseus is securely one of them. After a previous altercation which almost killed him, breaking his leg, and then refusing to help heal his leg, it's safe to say the two aren't on good terms. Benji feels very good about getting one over on her, and while he's still concerned she may go after his family... his spite makes him consider investing in some new billboards, just for her.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Bleeding Heart]]'''
| The healer who saved his weekend plans with his son. Anything Bleeding Heart needs, Benji is happy to provide - with very few questions asked. Anything to thank him for granting him a day with his son.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Stardust]]'''
| Orchestrated his phone call with his son, and pulled a few strings to ensure he got healed, with the admittedly-fair point that his husband would freak out. He owes her one - anyone who does right by his family does right by him. Anything Communications might need from him, he's ready to help.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Bone Doctor]]'''
| His friend! Bone Doctor's a fellow father (and dad joke maker), he offered his house and time up for poker night, he helped in making an example of Arthur... Benji thinks the guy's great! If Bone Doctor ever needs something, and Benji can help, he will.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Ripley Pond]]'''
| Helped him move in, was at the meeting Blanche put together, generally pleasant interactions - the guy seems great! He... still feels a little guilty over the ol' furniture fiasco, but he's not letting it bog him down. He's done what he can now, at least. Now, the bigger question - does Ripley know he's a criminal..? Benji's still unsure.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[REMIX]]'''
| After REMIX's attempted robbery of the Star's Heights Casino, and the subsequent hospital visit the World's Deck caused them, REMIX and Benji aren't exactly on the best of terms. Benji hasn't spoken to them yet, but is aware they're at Perihelion.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[The Merchant]]'''
| Benji likes talking with The Merchant, and finds their knowledge of The Land incredibly interesting. Benji is currently a client of hers, for an anniversary project for his husband, and the two have also worked together on missions and during Poker Night! Truly swell. Potentially a good candidate if the Heights ever decide to switch card manufacturers...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Vincent Noble]]'''
| He went in for a check-up early in his time here, and then was back with a broken leg. He thinks Noble's patient, but... probably a bit annoyed that his treatment was mandated via his husband. Whoops...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[The Toymaker]]'''
| Now this is a guy with style! Benji resonates on a deep, dedicated-to-the-gimmick level with Jack, and deeply appreciates the work done on his cool slot machine gun. He has a few croupiers on standby to help the guy out when he asks. Also, he helped on poker night! Thanks, man!
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Professor Corpse Flower]]'''
| Helped out with security on poker night, though... seems a bit much for Benji's tastes. Interesting Mark, though...
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Oscar Chaturanga V]]'''
| Hey. Hey, Oscar. Why is the person who tried to assassinate him here? Next time he sees Oscar they're having ''words''.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Laddergirl]]'''
| Saved him when he broke his leg! Cheers, Laddergirl! He's not got many more thoughts on her.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Skylar Beaumont]]'''
| Benji doesn't recognise the name Skylar Beaumont. Solomonym, though... one of his son's friends, he thinks..?
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Lady Blanche]], [[Agent Cancer]], [[Kyouko Okada]], [[The Merchant]], [[Ripley Pond]], [[Sightline]], [[Sisyphus]], [[Yúzé Astor]]'''
| The attendees of Blanche's meeting. Benji doesn't feel great about missing the beginning and end, but he found the meeting very productive - and some contacts in other citystates can't hurt. He hopes he didn't come across badly.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Agent Cancer]], [[General Hiss]], [[Laddergirl]], [[The Merchant]], [[Arthur Quinn]], [[Chance]]'''
| Benji's teammates on the Snakes and Ladders mission. He considers the mission a success, and considers most, if not all, of his teammates to be surprisingly tolerable.
|-
! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Ripley Pond]], [[Jules Knightley]], [[Sisyphus]], and [[Midas]]'''
| Benji's housemates on base. He's trying to avoid letting on to Ripley and Jules that he's a criminal. He shares a room with Sisyphus, and he wishes these people would avoid getting into feuds and smashing the door off every week. Let a man sleep!!
|}

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Unknown level]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
[[Category:Player characters]]

Raiko Hino

2024-06-01T00:23:12Z

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'''Raiko Hino''' is a New Chiti-based taxi driver, and owner of [[Lightning Taxis]].

== Career ==
=== Lightning Taxis ===

Lightning Taxis has existed since 2072, with Hino as its sole driver and operator for its entire operating time. The service primarily operates through pre-booking, due to its popularity, but Hino has also been known to move around the Land and be hailed between scheduled drives. The company gained notoriety primarily for its speed and customer service, but Hino themself has also often been the star of the show, renowned for their cheery grin and consistent hospitality towards clients.

Lightning Taxis has often been noted for its 'no questions, no snitching' policy towards its lifts, and as such has become popular with heroes maintaining secret identities and prominent politicians, who enjoy the anonymity of the service. However, this has also been used by villains and gang members to allow for less easily-tracked transport.

=== Controversy ===

In 2078, Hino was tied, though indirectly, to a series of heists taking place around the Land, orchestrated by the [[New Chiti Rivercats]]. Hino denied any direct involvement, and has claimed repeatedly that she has no affiliation with her clients or their illicit practices - she simply does what she's paid to do. However, this has caused some controversy around his business, due to the tricky nature of these claims. It is also believed, through sightings within similar timeframes, that Hino has some affiliation to [[The World's Deck]], though this has never been proven.

== Personal Life ==

Very little is known about Hino's personal life, though they often share anecdotes with their clients about people they've met and places they've seen.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Hino is Unmarked, but maintains a wide variety of skills, talents and gear - most notably, their car, Suzie. Suzie is a Suzuki Baleno, from 2016, who has been impeccably maintained to her original quality.

== Trivia ==

Hino collects rings, wearing at least five at any given time.

[[Category:Chitizens]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:NPC]]

Raiko Hino

2024-06-01T00:22:50Z

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'''Raiko Hino''' is a New Chiti-based taxi driver, and owner of [[Lightning Taxis]].

== Career ==
=== Lightning Taxis ===

Lightning Taxis has existed since 2072, with Hino as its sole driver and operator for its entire operating time. The service primarily operates through pre-booking, due to its popularity, but Hino has also been known to move around the Land and be hailed between scheduled drives. The company gained notoriety primarily for its speed and customer service, but Hino themself has also often been the star of the show, renowned for their cheery grin and consistent hospitality towards clients.

Lightning Taxis has often been noted for its 'no questions, no snitching' policy towards its lifts, and as such has become popular with heroes maintaining secret identities and prominent politicians, who enjoy the anonymity of the service. However, this has also been used by villains and gang members to allow for less easily-tracked transport.

=== Controversy ===

In 2078, Hino was tied, though indirectly, to a series of heists taking place around the Land, orchestrated by the [[New Chiti Rivercats]]. Hino denied any direct involvement, and has claimed repeatedly that she has no affiliation with her clients or their illicit practices - she simply does what she's paid to do. However, this has caused some controversy around his business, due to the tricky nature of these claims. It is also believed, through sightings within similar timeframes, that Hino has some affiliation to [[The World's Deck]], though this has never been proven.

== Personal Life ==

Very little is known about Hino's personal life, though they often share anecdotes with their clients about people they've met and places they've seen.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Hino is Unmarked, but maintains a wide variety of skills, talents and gear - most notably, their car, Suzie. Suzie is a Suzuki Baleno, from 2016, who has been impeccably maintained to her original quality.

== Trivia ==

Hino collects rings, wearing at least five at any given time.

[[Category:Chitizens]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:NPC]]

Richard Dover

2024-05-31T23:41:40Z

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'''Richard 'Dick' Dover''' is a [[New Chiti]] repairman and mechanic, and owner of [[Dick's Autoshop Repairs]].

== Career ==
Dover has operated Dick's Autoshop Repairs since 2059, and while he hires contractors on for specialist work, he primarily operates with a small team of loyal mechanics, and handles important or delicate jobs primarily on his own. He also runs the workshops provided on weekends, and exclusively manages car repairs, due to a personal passion for vehicles.

== Personal Life ==
The eldest child of the Dover family, Dover has led a relatively unremarkable personal life, living in Empress since he was born. He remains unmarried, and a foster father to one young daughter. He also, allegedly, has a younger brother, who has not been regularly seen in New Chiti for over 20 years.

== Abilities and Gear ==
Dover has no identifiable Mark, though tales from his youth relay a surprising skill for physical combat and improvised weapons. It's unknown if this is a skill he hones and maintains.

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[[Category:Civilians]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:NPC]]

Richard Dover

2024-05-31T23:41:08Z

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'''Richard 'Dick' Dover''' is a [[New Chiti]] repairman and mechanic, and owner of [[Dick's Autoshop Repairs]].

== Career ==
Dover has operated Dick's Autoshop Repairs since 2059, and while he hires contractors on for specialist work, he primarily operates with a small team of loyal mechanics, and handles important or delicate jobs primarily on his own. He also runs the workshops provided on weekends, and exclusively manages car repairs, due to a personal passion for vehicles.

== Personal Life ==
The eldest child of the Dover family, Dover has led a relatively unremarkable personal life, living in Empress since he was born. He remains unmarried, and a foster father to one young daughter. He also, allegedly, has a younger brother, who has not been regularly seen in New Chiti for over 20 years.

== Abilities and Gear ==
Dover has no identifiable Mark, though tales from his youth relay a surprising skill for physical combat and improvised weapons. It's unknown if this is a skill he hones and maintains.

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[[Category:Civilians]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:NPC]]

Dick's Autoshop Repairs

2024-05-25T23:06:11Z

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'''Dick's Autoshop Repairs''', often shortened to '''Dick's''' or '''Dick's Fixes''', is a mechanic and repair business based in Empress, [[New Chiti]], owned by local mechanic [[Richard Dover]], the eponymous Dick.

== Notable Information ==

Dick's has become notable in New Chiti for its affordable repair work on all kinds of machinery, from larger machines at local factories and production plants to small-scale repairs. The unofficial slogan of the business, according to its Quack page, is 'Fuck it, we can probably do it!'. The shop also offers mechanic workshops on weekends, targeted at teaching new skills to members of the community.

The shop is also renowned for its specialisation in pre-Flare car repairs. Dick's is a minor hub for repairing and maintaining vintage cars, and also for its modification services, altering cars and other vehicles to custom specifications. There have been some alleged connections to [[Racsan's Derby: To Hell And Back|Racsan's Derby]], with cars altered by the repair shop apparently being spotted at events, but this has never been proven.

[[Category:Places]]

Ayhan Solak

2024-04-22T00:22:58Z

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'''Ayhan Solak''' is a cult leader and former ballet dancer living in the [[Eclipse Range]], previously from [[Apopka Lights]]. Solak is most known as one of the leaders of [[The Gökada]], a mountain-dwelling cult within the Eclipse Range.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Solak was born and raised in Apopka Lights, and became a ballet dancer at a young age, using her Mark's abilities as a form of special effects during performances (which happened primarily on full moons). She garnered quite a following, becoming a minor celebrity within the city, alongside fellow dancer [[Theia Sonnhild]].

=== The Gökada ===

During their twenties, Solak and Sonnhild began to discuss among Marked fans the idea of revering the moon and sun as religious figures; the sun, due to the Flare originating from the sun and both the moon and sun influencing Solak and Sonnhild's powers. The two began to gather a following with this notion, soon known as the cult The Gökada, and in their late twenties the two moved with this group into the Eclipse Range, to the mountain and valley of [[Lodestar Peak]].

=== Cult Activity ===

Since moving into the Eclipse Range, little has been heard about The Gökada or its leaders, as they live mostly self-sufficiently and typically only leave for missionary work. However, their literature and scripture has often been received in more major towns and cities, and there have been a steady stream of disappearances attributed to people leaving to join the cult. After the [[Moon Detonation Incident]], their activity and numbers have spiked; though it's hard to pin down an exact number of cultists, they have become far more active outside of their commune, with missionaries being more frequently sighted. Only rumours have surfaced about their activities thus far, though tales of sacrifices and extreme lifestyles in the name of worship have circulated.

== Personal life ==

Solak is alleged to be in a romantic relationship with the other leading member of The Gökada, Theia Sonnhild. The two performed together for many years, and began their cult together.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Solak was previously rated as an Opera level marked individual. Their mark, Ay Ata's Comet, allows the user to absorb reflected moonlight, and use it to create and control energy, mostly in the form of blasts and trails. This Mark was most powerful when the moon was fullest, as that allowed for the most moonlight to be absorbed. Solak was known to use this ability primarily for their ballet career, using the trails of light as special effects.

However, after the Moon Detonation Incident, missionaries have confirmed that Solak has lost the capacity of most of her Mark, now only being able to produce primarily small sparks from distant moonlight.

Members of the Gökada have been identified by a particular bracelet, with black leather straps and an attached moonstone gem, so it can be assumed Solak also wears one of these bracelets.

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! style="width: 12%" |'''[[Georgy Joy]]'''
| Ayhan's first new Gökada member of the trip - though she's not sure Georgy actually understands that's what's happened. They count her, though, and intend on fully bringing her into the Gökada with time.
|-
!'''[[Clockwork Owl]], [[General Hiss]], [[Bleeding Heart]], and [[DivineGoddess]]'''
| Ayhan shares a home on base with them, and a room with Bleeding Heart.
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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:Player characters]]

The King Of Hearts

2024-04-22T00:14:54Z

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The Diamond

2024-02-19T15:00:24Z

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'''Jianhong Cao''' is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]]. He is the current head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The Diamond.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Almost nothing is known about Cao's early life, with very little public information present about his upbringing or early career, though there has been speculation about his links to his husband's early career as a gambling streamer.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 2063, Cao inherited the head position within The World's Deck, as well as the co-owner position of the Star's Heights Casino, after the abdication of his mother and the passing on of the casino to him. It has been alleged that he primarily handles the illicit aspects of the two organisations, such as handling finances and organising criminal activity. Under his leadership, The World's Deck have become more notably successful in Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Cao married Benjamin Dover-Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of [[Xiang Cao]]. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship.

Cao is not often seen in public, but his few public appearances have confirmed that he dyes his hair frequently, and in varying colours. As of March 2081, he was last seen with neon blue hair.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao has confirmed he is Unmarked, though the reliability of this has been debated.

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
[[Category:NPC]]

The Diamond

2024-02-19T14:59:58Z

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'''Jianhong Cao''' is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]]. He is the current head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The Diamond.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Almost nothing is known about Cao's early life, with very little public information present about his upbringing or early career, though there has been speculation about his links to his husband's early career as a gambling streamer.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 2063, Cao inherited the head position within The World's Deck, as well as the co-owner position of the Star's Heights Casino, after the abdication of his mother and the passing on of the casino to him. It has been alleged that he primarily handles the illicit aspects of the two organisations, such as handling finances and organising criminal activity. Under his leadership, The World's Deck have become more notably successful in Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Cao married Benjamin Dover-Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of [[Xiang Cao]]. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship.

Cao is not often seen in public, but his few public appearances have confirmed that he dyes his hair frequently, and in varying colours. As of March 2081, he was last seen with neon blue hair.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao has confirmed he is Unmarked, though the reliability of this has been debated.

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[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
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The Diamond

2024-02-19T14:59:52Z

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'''Jianhong Cao''' is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]]. He is the current head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The Diamond.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Almost nothing is known about Cao's early life, with very little public information present about his upbringing or early career, though there has been speculation about his links to his husband's early career as a gambling streamer.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 2063, Cao inherited the head position within The World's Deck, as well as the co-owner position of the Star's Heights Casino, after the abdication of his mother and the passing on of the casino to him. It has been alleged that he primarily handles the illicit aspects of the two organisations, such as handling finances and organising criminal activity. Under his leadership, The World's Deck have become more notably successful in Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Cao married Benjamin Dover-Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of [[Xiang Cao]]. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship.

Cao is not often seen in public, but his few public appearances have confirmed that he dyes his hair frequently, and in varying colours. As of March 2081, he was last seen with neon blue hair.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao has confirmed he is Unmarked, though the reliability of this has been debated.

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
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2024-02-19T14:59:21Z

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Theia Sonnhild

2024-02-15T23:46:01Z

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'''Theia Sonnhild''' is a cult leader and former ballet dancer living in the [[Eclipse Range]], previously from [[Apopka Lights]]. Sonnhild is most known as one of the leaders of [[The Gökada]], a mountain-dwelling cult within the Eclipse Range.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Sonnhild was born and raised in Apopka Lights, and became a ballet dancer in her early teens, utilising her Mark as a form of special effect during performances by illuminating parts of her body. She garnered quite a following, becoming a minor celebrity within the city, alongside fellow dancer [[Ayhan Solak]].

=== The Gökada ===

During their twenties, Solak and Sonnhild began to discuss among Marked fans the idea of revering the moon and sun as religious figures; the sun, due to the Flare originating from the sun and both the moon and sun influencing Solak and Sonnhild's powers. The two began to gather a following with this notion, soon known as the cult The Gökada, and in their late twenties the two moved with this group into the Eclipse Range, to the mountain and valley of [[Lodestar Peak]].

=== Cult Activity ===

Since moving into the Eclipse Range, little has been heard about The Gökada or its leaders, as they live mostly self-sufficiently and typically only leave for missionary work. However, their literature and scripture has often been received in more major towns and cities, and there have been a steady stream of disappearances attributed to people leaving to join the cult. After the [[Moon Detonation Incident]], their activity and numbers have spiked; though it's hard to pin down an exact number of cultists, they have become far more active outside of their commune, with missionaries being more frequently sighted. Only rumours have surfaced about their activities thus far, though tales of sacrifices and extreme lifestyles in the name of worship have circulated.

== Personal life ==

Sonnhild is alleged to be in a romantic relationship with the other leading member of The Gökada, Ayhan Solak. The two performed together for many years, and began their cult together.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Sonnhild's mark, Suncatcher, allows her to absorb ultraviolet energy from sunrays, which can then be used to make part or all of her body glow in dark places.

Members of the Gökada have been identified by a particular bracelet, with black leather straps and an attached moonstone gem, so it can be assumed Sonnhild also wears one of these bracelets.

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
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2024-02-15T23:45:34Z

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Jun Dover-Cao

2024-02-10T16:43:55Z

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'''Jun Dover-Cao''' is an ARG developer and geocacher from [[Apopka Lights]].

== Career ==

Dover-Cao has been producing ARG games across the Land since age 12, funded primarily by his fathers' casino. His works are known for their detailed planning, immersive worldbuilding (which is documented on his blog, ARJun), and their wide span, covering the entire Land (though they are restricted primarily to major cities and towns). He has produced 5 ARG games, with the fifth currently still running.

He also has a passion for geocaching, with over 200 currently active caches, primarily around Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Jun Dover-Cao is the son of Apopkan casino owners and kingpins [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]] and [[Jianhong Cao]]. Despite being born into the Cao family, Dover-Cao is supposedly not the official inheritor of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] or [[The World's Deck]], given the senior Dover-Cao's introduction of [[The Star Climb]]. That being said, Dover-Cao has reported a close and positive relationship with his parents, with many of his ARGs involving hints that are found or won at his fathers' casino, and it can be assumed he maintains some ties to both the casino and gang.

== Abilities and Gear ==

[[File:ARJun Screenshot.png|thumb|Jun Dover-Cao, confirming his Mark online during a feud]]

According to him, Dover-Cao's Mark, Picture This, allows him to visualise objects he's previously touched in his mind as they exist in the present, seeing any changes that have been made to them. The exact parameters are unknown, but he has confirmed he uses his Mark to observe his ARGs and geocaches to ensure fair play.

[[Category:Civilians]]
[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck members]]
[[Category:NPC]]

The Queen Of Clubs

2024-02-09T01:01:06Z

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'''Xiang Cao''' is a retired Apopkan kingpin and previous owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She is the previous head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, preceding the current owners, [[The Diamond]] and [[The King Of Hearts]].

== Career ==
Xiang Cao has been associated with The World's Deck from a young age, with sightings of her with mobsters and croupiers dating back to the early 2020s. In 2029, Cao inherited the head position within The World's Deck, as well as the co-owner position of the Star's Heights Casino, after the death of [[Guiying Cao]]. She abdicated her position in 2063 after a series of assassination attempts, passing down the organisation to her son, and son-in-law.

== Personal Life ==

Cao allegedly married in 2034, to an undisclosed Apopkan businessman, though he has never been seen in public. She has one son, Jianhong Cao, and a son-in-law, Benjamin Dover-Cao, who she is reportedly very close to. In her retirement, she has reportedly shown an interest in [[Racsan's Derby: To Hell And Back|Racsan's Derby]], being allegedly spotted at various races.

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck Members]]
[[Category:NPC]]

The Jack Of Spades

2024-02-09T01:00:58Z

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'''Guiying Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and previous owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, for a brief time.

== Career ==

In 2012, after the assassination of her mother, Cao inherited both the Star's Heights Casino and the World's Deck. She managed the casino for 17 years, the shortest management period of any of the Cao family, but was considered very popular, and maintained the casino's steadily growing reputation. She was also considered particularly aggressive, with the World's Deck being attributed to a massive spike in violent crime in the area during her management.

== Death ==

Cao was murdered in 2029, after a turf war caused a Markfight to break out within the Star's Heights Casino, along with seven of her highest-ranking croupiers. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Xiang Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao never married, but maintained close romantic relationships with Apopkan businesswomen Hisako Mori and Lin Zhou, the latter of whom she had one daughter with, Xiang Cao.

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[[Category:Deceased]]
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The Ace Of Spades

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'''Yawen Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and founder of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the first head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate.

== Career ==

=== Origins ===

Cao began her career in Apopka Lights in 1974 as a small business owner, inheriting and managing the previously-unpopular club Star's Dancefloor, which became popular with Apopkan tourists and locals under her management. She became a small but notable name in the local area due to this position of ownership, and well-respected in the area. Star's Dancefloor closed down in 1984, being renovated into the Star's Heights Casino.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 1984, four years after The Flare (during which she became Marked) Cao opened the Star's Heights Casino, a casino in Apopka Lights, beginning with just one floor and organising the gradual construction of the skyscraper as the business grew. It's also believed that The World's Deck formed around this time, springing from the first patrons of the casino and the original patrons of the Star's Dancefloor club. This is Cao's most notable achievement, and her most long-running business venture, having persisted long after her death. She became known both as an incredibly savvy businesswoman and a ruthless kingpin, skyrocketing the Star's Heights into being one of Apopka's most successful casinos.

=== Assassination ===

Cao was assassinated in 2012, in a still-unclaimed sniper attack on the Star's Heights Casino. She was the only casualty. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Guiying Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao married in 1978, to Apopkan businessman Corneille Cao (née Desrosiers). She firmly believed in matrilineal primogeniture, and had one daughter, Guiying (who inherited her business ventures as the oldest female child), and one son, Zhi (who, as the youngest and a male, never inherited the company, and instead started an Apopkan record label).

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao was marked by The Flare in 1980, which granted her a Mark she originally called 'Vampiric Compulsion', but later renamed 'The House Always Wins'. This Mark gave Cao hypnotic suggestion over those who entered a space the target considered her domain, the exact extent and strength of which has become obscured with time. She utilised this ability within the organisation and operation of The World's Deck and Star's Heights Casino, to influence and sway both other mob leaders and gambling patrons.

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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:World's Deck Members]]
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Theia Sonnhild

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'''Theia Sonnhild''' is a cult leader and former ballet dancer living in the [[Eclipse Range]], previously from [[Apopka Lights]]. Sonnhild is most known as one of the leaders of [[The Gökada]], a mountain-dwelling cult within the Eclipse Range.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Sonnhild was born and raised in Apopka Lights, and became a ballet dancer in her early teens, utilising her Mark as a form of special effect during performances by illuminating parts of her body. She garnered quite a following, becoming a minor celebrity within the city, alongside fellow dancer [[Ayhan Solak]].

=== The Gökada ===

During their twenties, Solak and Sonnhild began to discuss among Marked fans the idea of revering the moon and sun as religious figures; the sun, due to the Flare originating from the sun and both the moon and sun influencing Solak and Sonnhild's powers. The two began to gather a following with this notion, soon known as the cult The Gökada, and in their late twenties the two moved with this group into the Eclipse Range, to the mountain and valley of [[Lodestar Peak]].

=== Cult Activity ===

Since moving into the Eclipse Range, little has been heard about The Gökada or its leaders, as they live mostly self-sufficiently and typically only leave for missionary work. However, their literature and scripture has often been received in more major towns and cities, and there have been a steady stream of disappearances attributed to people leaving to join the cult. After the [[Moon Detonation Incident]], their activity and numbers have spiked; though it's hard to pin down an exact number of cultists, they have become far more active outside of their commune, with missionaries being more frequently sighted. Only rumours have surfaced about their activities thus far, though tales of sacrifices and extreme lifestyles in the name of worship have circulated.

== Personal life ==

Sonnhild is alleged to be in a romantic relationship with the other leading member of The Gökada, Ayhan Solak. The two performed together for many years, and began their cult together.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Sonnhild's mark, Suncatcher, allows her to absorb ultraviolet energy from sunrays, which can then be used to make part or all of her body glow in dark places.

Members of the Gökada have been identified by a particular bracelet, with black leather straps and an attached moonstone gem, so it can be assumed Sonnhild also wears one of these bracelets.

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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:NPC]]

The Queen Of Clubs

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The Jack Of Spades

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The Diamond

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'''Jianhong Cao''' is an Apopkan kingpin and co-owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights, along with his husband [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]]. He is the current head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, as The Diamond.

== Career ==
=== Early Career ===

Almost nothing is known about Cao's early life, with very little public information present about his upbringing or early career, though there has been speculation about his links to his husband's early career as a gambling streamer.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 2063, Cao inherited the head position within The World's Deck, as well as the co-owner position of the Star's Heights Casino, after the abdication of his mother and the passing on of the casino to him. It has been alleged that he primarily handles the illicit aspects of the two organisations, such as handling finances and organising criminal activity. Under his leadership, The World's Deck have become more notably successful in Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Cao married Benjamin Dover-Cao in 2061, and have been partners in life and crime since, becoming the heads of The World's Deck in 2063 at the abdication of [[Xiang Cao]]. The two have a son, [[Jun Dover-Cao]], who is a known Apopkan ARG developer and geocacher. The three of them, and their extended family, are reported to have a close relationship.

Cao is not often seen in public, but his few public appearances have confirmed that he dyes his hair frequently, and in varying colours. As of March 2081, he was last seen with neon blue hair.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao has confirmed he is Unmarked, though the reliability of this has been debated.

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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Alive]]
[[Category:World's Deck Members]]
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The King Of Hearts

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Jun Dover-Cao

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The Diamond

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The Queen Of Clubs

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Members of the Apopkan gang [[The World's Deck]], alive or deceased.

Jun Dover-Cao

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'''Jun Dover-Cao''' is an ARG developer and geocacher from [[Apopka Lights]].

== Career ==

Dover-Cao has been producing ARG games across the Land since age 12, funded primarily by his fathers' casino. His works are known for their detailed planning, immersive worldbuilding (which is documented on his blog, ARJun), and their wide span, covering the entire Land (though they are restricted primarily to major cities and towns). He has produced 5 ARG games, with the fifth currently still running.

He also has a passion for geocaching, with over 200 currently active caches, primarily around Apopka Lights.

== Personal Life ==

Jun Dover-Cao is the son of Apopkan casino owners and kingpins [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]] and [[Jianhong Cao]]. Despite being born into the Cao family, Dover-Cao is supposedly not the official inheritor of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] or [[The World's Deck]], given the senior Dover-Cao's introduction of [[The Star Climb]]. That being said, Dover-Cao has reported a close and positive relationship with his parents, with many of his ARGs involving hints that are found or won at his fathers' casino, and it can be assumed he maintains some ties to both the casino and gang.

== Abilities and Gear ==

[[File:ARJun Screenshot.png|thumb|Jun Dover-Cao, confirming his Mark online during a feud]]

According to him, Dover-Cao's Mark, Picture This, allows him to visualise objects he's previously touched in his mind as they exist in the present, seeing any changes that have been made to them. The exact parameters are unknown, but he has confirmed he uses his Mark to observe his ARGs and geocaches to ensure fair play.

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Star's Heights Casino

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'''Star's Heights Casino''' is an Apopkan casino, known for its unique floor structure and affiliations with [[The World's Deck]]. The casino is one of the most popular in [[Apopka Lights]].

== Building ==

The Star's Heights Casino as a building is a unique case study in that it did not originate as a skyscraper, instead being built floor by floor. The base floor of the casino was originally a single-storey club called the Star's Dancefloor, which was opened in 1958 and inherited by Yawen Cao in 1974. The club was initially unpopular, but became a tourist hotspot under Cao's management. It was closed in 1984, being renovated into the Star's Heights Casino, though renovations performed in 2078 have restored the initial floor to resemble the original club.

== Leadership and Formation ==

The Star's Heights Casino in its current form was opened by newly Marked businesswoman Yawen Cao in 1984, who allegedly began criminal operations in the same year. The casino's ownership and operation has been passed down the Cao family line since, typically at the death of the previous head of the family, though in recent years former head Xiang Cao abdicated the role to her son and his husband. Further recent changes to the structure of the casino note that the role is now being passed down through [[The Star Climb]]. The casino is currently owned by [[Jianhong Cao]] and [[Benjamin Dover-Cao]].

== Games and Activities ==

Star's Heights Casino boasts a new game for each of its many floors, increasing in complexity and difficulty with each floor. It has become renowned both for its variety and for the dedication of its croupiers, who are each assigned a floor at the beginning of their hiring by the casino and often dedicate themselves to it fully.

The casino is also known for its unique challenge, [[The Star Climb]], which has become popular both with challengers to the ownership and as a night-out challenge.

== Affiliations ==

Star's Heights is known for its alleged affiliations with The World's Deck, an Apopkan crime syndicate. No direct crimes have ever been proven against Star's Heights, allegedly due to their financial and political sway within the city, but its close ties to the syndicate have been reported by many casino-goers.

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The Jack Of Spades

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'''Guiying Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and previous owner of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate, for a brief time.

== Career ==

In 2012, after the assassination of her mother, Cao inherited both the Star's Heights Casino and the World's Deck. She managed the casino for 17 years, the shortest management period of any of the Cao family, but was considered very popular, and maintained the casino's steadily growing reputation. She was also considered particularly aggressive, with the World's Deck being attributed to a massive spike in violent crime in the area during her management.

== Death ==

Cao was murdered in 2029, after a turf war caused a Markfight to break out within the Star's Heights Casino, along with seven of her highest-ranking croupiers. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Xiang Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao never married, but maintained close romantic relationships with Apopkan businesswomen Hisako Mori and Lin Zhou, the latter of whom she had one daughter with, Xiang Cao.

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[[Category:Villains]]
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The Queen Of Clubs

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The Ace Of Spades

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'''Yawen Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and founder of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the first head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate.

== Career ==

=== Origins ===

Cao began her career in Apopka Lights in 1974 as a small business owner, inheriting and managing the previously-unpopular club Star's Dancefloor, which became popular with Apopkan tourists and locals under her management. She became a small but notable name in the local area due to this position of ownership, and well-respected in the area. Star's Dancefloor closed down in 1984, being renovated into the Star's Heights Casino.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 1984, four years after The Flare (during which she became Marked) Cao opened the Star's Heights Casino, a casino in Apopka Lights, beginning with just one floor and organising the gradual construction of the skyscraper as the business grew. It's also believed that The World's Deck formed around this time, springing from the first patrons of the casino and the original patrons of the Star's Dancefloor club. This is Cao's most notable achievement, and her most long-running business venture, having persisted long after her death. She became known both as an incredibly savvy businesswoman and a ruthless kingpin, skyrocketing the Star's Heights into being one of Apopka's most successful casinos.

=== Assassination ===

Cao was murdered in 2029, after a turf war caused a Markfight to break out within the Star's Heights Casino, along with seven of her highest-ranking croupiers. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Xiang Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao married in 2010, to Apopkan businesswoman , with whom she had one daughter, Xiang Cao.

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao was marked by The Flare in 1980, which granted her a Mark she originally called 'Vampiric Compulsion', but later renamed 'The House Always Wins'. This Mark gave Cao hypnotic suggestion over those who entered a space the target considered her domain, the exact extent and strength of which has become obscured with time. She utilised this ability within the organisation and operation of The World's Deck and Star's Heights Casino, to influence and sway both other mob leaders and gambling patrons.

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The Ace Of Spades

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The Ace Of Spades

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'''Yawen Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and founder of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the first head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate.

== Career ==

=== Origins ===

Cao began her career in Apopka Lights in 1974 as a small business owner, inheriting and managing the previously-unpopular club Star's Dancefloor, which became popular with Apopkan tourists and locals under her management. She became a small but notable name in the local area due to this position of ownership, and well-respected in the area. Star's Dancefloor closed down in 1984, being renovated into the Star's Heights Casino.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 1984, four years after The Flare (during which she became Marked) Cao opened the Star's Heights Casino, a casino in Apopka Lights, beginning with just one floor and organising the gradual construction of the skyscraper as the business grew. It's also believed that The World's Deck formed around this time, springing from the first patrons of the casino and the original patrons of the Star's Dancefloor club. This is Cao's most notable achievement, and her most long-running business venture, having persisted long after her death. She became known both as an incredibly savvy businesswoman and a ruthless kingpin, skyrocketing the Star's Heights into being one of Apopka's most successful casinos.

=== Assassination ===

Cao was assassinated in 2012, in a still-unclaimed sniper attack on the Star's Heights Casino. She was the only casualty. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Guiying Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao married in 2003, to a Apopkan businessman Corneille Cao (née Desrosiers). She firmly believed in matrilineal primogeniture, and had one daughter, Guiying (who inherited her business ventures as the oldest female child), and one son, Zhi (who, as the youngest and a male, never inherited the company, and instead started an Apopkan record label).

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao was marked by The Flare in 1980, which granted her a Mark she originally called 'Vampiric Compulsion', but later renamed 'The House Always Wins'. This Mark gave Cao hypnotic suggestion over those who entered a space the target considered her domain, the exact extent and strength of which has become obscured with time. She utilised this ability within the organisation and operation of The World's Deck and Star's Heights Casino, to influence and sway both other mob leaders and gambling patrons.

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The Ace Of Spades

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'''Yawen Cao''' was an Apopkan kingpin and founder of the [[Star's Heights Casino]] in Apopka Lights. She was the first head of [[The World's Deck]], an Apopkan crime syndicate.

== Career ==

=== Origins ===

Cao began her career in Apopka Lights in 1974 as a small business owner, inheriting and managing the previously-unpopular club Star's Dancefloor, which became popular with Apopkan tourists and locals under her management. She became a small but notable name in the local area due to this position of ownership, and well-respected in the area. Star's Dancefloor closed down in 1984, being renovated into the Star's Heights Casino.

=== The World's Deck ===

In 1984, four years after The Flare (during which she became Marked) Cao opened the Star's Heights Casino, a casino in Apopka Lights, beginning with just one floor and organising the gradual construction of the skyscraper as the business grew. It's also believed that The World's Deck formed around this time, springing from the first patrons of the casino and the original patrons of the Star's Dancefloor club. This is Cao's most notable achievement, and her most long-running business venture, having persisted long after her death. She became known both as an incredibly savvy businesswoman and a ruthless kingpin, skyrocketing the Star's Heights into being one of Apopka's most successful casinos.

=== Assassination ===

Cao was assassinated in 2012, in a still-unclaimed sniper attack on the Star's Heights Casino. She was the only casualty. The business was inherited by her daughter, [[Guiying Cao]].

== Personal Life ==

Cao married in 2003, to a Apopkan businessman Corneille Cao (née Desrosiers). She firmly believed in matrilineal primogeniture, and had one daughter, Guiying (who inherited her business ventures as the oldest female child), and one son, Zhi (who, as the youngest and a male, never inherited the company, and instead started an Apopkan record label).

== Abilities and Gear ==

Cao was marked by The Flare in 1980, which granted her a Mark she originally called 'Vampiric Compulsion', but later renamed 'The House Always Wins'. This Mark gave Cao hypnotic suggestion over those who entered a space the target considered her domain, the exact extent and strength of which has become obscured with time. She utilised this ability within the organisation and operation of The World's Deck and Star's Heights Casino, to influence and sway both other mob leaders and gambling patrons.

[[Category:Apopkans]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Deceased]]