Known Bastion Citizens

The following are all the named citizens of Bastion whose affiliations are currently unknown or unclear or they belong to other factions. These people have made at least one contribution or have been mentioned in passing within Anthem or its related media. The list will be updated when more information becomes available. The mentioned people may be children or adults. They may live in different places of Bastion.

Note: The list of characters who have conversations in various locations of Fort Tarsis that the Freelancer can overhear are not included here.

Leaders and Nobility

Governor Tanner

Governor Tanner was a Governor of Fort Tarsis. He was the one who received the permission from Antium to extend the fort all the way up to the First Refuge. He was also responsible for the construction of the Radio Tower and the Sentinel towers in its vicinity.

Lady Teresan

Lady Teresan is a noblewoman in Antium. When Antium has the cape fever, Teresan wore a Saurian pink cape. She was seen speaking with Praxis Skale.

Praxis Skale

Praxis Skale is a nobility from Antium. When Antium has the cape fever, Skale wore a glittering black cape. Skale was seen speaking with Lady Teresan.

Flaxia (A Governor's Daughter)

Flaxia was a daughter of a past Governor of Fort Tarsis. This governor changed the original name the now Governor Springs as “Flaxia Strings” after his daughter. Soon after his successor Governor who had a feud with Flaxia, renamed the location to “Busybody Springs”, indicating how meddling Flaxia was. Eventually the springs were changed to Governor Springs by a Sentinel Commander.

Popular Writers and Artists

Braceweld

Braceweld is a play writer who is known for writing the play Corvus in Fortuo. In this encatment, there is a Corvus diplomat who steals the Amplifier technology from Fortuo to bring it to Bastion. However, in reality, Amplifiers were independently developed by Corvus, causing a confusion among readers.

Constanza Yar

Constanza Yar is a humorist and a poet. Yar has written poems that even mock the members of the Royal Family, such as the one about Durnwin Dell in Darkwood Barrens.

Cutter Drayden

Cutter Drayden is the self-insert daredevil character name of an unnamed trinket seller in Fort Tarsis Market. Drayden wants to write about dangerous adventures outside the safety of the walls. He has many adventures of being in the wilderness and has written these adventures in his short work, I Laugh at Danger. This man actually goes outside the walls to like his work. It is a short story and at the end the merchant comes back to his senses and wants to go back to selling trinkets and pottery. The merchant's name might be Keeble Carnswile because that is how he beings the story, but later changes the name to Cutter Drayden.

Dalmatic

Dalmatic was a graffiti artist whose work was found to be in ruins in Legionnaire's Ravine. In the process of restoration, the Shadowmark Ladies Auxilliary outraged the Dalathie Society of Antium. Unfortunately, this structure was destroyed in 344 LV.

Darion Seer

Darion Seer is the author of the novel called A Strider in the Everweald. In his work, he describes the engineering marvels of Coda through the eyes of Engineers traveling across a region called The Everweald.

Eritono

Eritono is the author of the dramatic masterpiece called Raxion. The setting for this work is Helena's Walk, which became popular after this work was published.

Fallon Dalathie

Fallon Dalathie was a writer from the old days of Bastion. He is popular for his work The Freelancers Three, based on which the modern day principles of the Freelancers faction is based. Dalathie is known to have etched his name onto a Legion ruin found around the Legionnaire's Ravine. Dalathie is so popular that there is a Dalathie Society of Antium. Unfortunately, this structure was destroyed in 344 LV.

Dalathie's real name was Norl Quirk.

Lox Bergol

Lox Bergol is the author of Lost Sun and Rain. From this work, it can be assumed that Lox might be a lancer. Lox's faction is unrevealed. It could also be that Lox is a hired gun to protect the Arcanists and Engineers.

Micon Davall

Micon Davall is the author of a play based on Outlaws called Sythiss, the Outlaw King.

P.K. Ornwerth

P.K. Ornwerth is the author of a the Children's Tale called Tessi the Tesilar.

Tillaca Ben

Tillaca Ben< is the author of a the Careless Journey Into Sunset, which talks much about the Hollow.

Lesser Known Children

Art

Art is the son of Murph. One day, Art brought two Grabbits into his residence inside Fort Tarsis, without the knowledge of his father. The grabbits multiplied and destroyed Art's wardrobe and their entire house's floor!

Ali Drum

Ali Drum is a child of 7 years studying in Ms. Renda's class. Ali writes a thank you letter to the Freelancer after the Heart of Rage is completely silenced.

Bolda Fain

Bolda Fain is a child of 7 years studying in Ms. Renda's class. Bolda writes a thank you letter to Governor Teak and another one to the Freelancer after the Heart of Rage is completely silenced.

Griysh Tubbs

Griysh Tubbs is a child of 6 years studying in Ms. Renda's class. Griysh writes a thank you letter to Governor Teak and another one to the Freelancer after the Heart of Rage is completely silenced.

Rin

Rin is a tall, dark-haired girl. She is the daughter of a mechanic who works with Zoe. Duirng the Season of Skulls Festival of 468 LV, when all the residents of Fort Tarsis went outside to enjoy the main Bonfire, Rin was among a group of other youngsters. Unfortunately, the pale Wolven that snuck into the Fort's crown, got to her. Luckily, two lancers, Freelancer Richards, and Freelancer Jameson, rescued her.

Siblan Lor

Siblan Lor is a child of 6 years studying in Ms. Renda's class. Silban writes a thank you letter to Governor Teak and another one to the Freelancer after the Heart of Rage is completely silenced.

Lesser Known Bastion Citizens

Aelerede the Half-Eaten

Aelrede the Half-Eaten is a fictional character from one of the children's stories in the "Book of Defiance," a Season of Skulls Festival themed book of scary stories. Aelerede was was swallowed by a Bristleback, which led her to stab the chimera in the heart from the inside. Her story happens to be a favorite of Herschel.

Artemia Skal

Artemia Skal was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Artemia did not survive the trip.

Barthen Jawl

Barthen Jawl was a miner who worked at the Skystone Mine. Unfortunately, he seems to have met with an accident. A strider traveling to Fort Tarsis carried his belongings which were to be returned to his family in the fort.

Behtma

Behtma is a Bastion citizen who really loves the Garaxis character from the Crimson Lancer. Perhaps more than her husband.

Beyza

Beyza is the owner of Beyza's Detailing. Beyza offers Javelin waxing and other cleaning services.

Crimson Crossroads Forum Users

Crimson Crossroads are forums that discuss about Crimson Lancer.

The following are the usernames of some of its members: FortuoShrew, Snarkanist, RipstreamSails, StinkhandJim, Plantscribe, Redbeez, Fishstix, Mashe, VesperX, Grap, Ronjo, Manticarrot, TrianglesAreNeat, ConeYurt, Reebus, Leorah, CypherZero.

TrianglesAreNeat is a reference to the fact that there are innumerable triangles used in the design of Anthem.

Darek

Darek is a Bastion citizen who once wore a leather vest the same as Virnun. So Virnun wrote a letter to him telling him to do otherwise, because people constantly confused the two to be related.

Darian Fein

Darian Fein was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Darian did not survive the trip. Darian may be related to Sutkliff Fein.

Diena Saihl

Diena Saihl is a Fort Tarsis resident who leads the group of citizens who want to ban all Shaper Relics inside the fort. Arcanist Orun has opposed this idea.

Flaxia Dare

Flaxia Dare was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Flaxia did not survive the trip. Flaxia may be related to Gallen Dare, Mecha Dare, Jaksen Dare, and Kyla Dare.

Flori

Flori was an old woman who lived in Arath, near the Watchtower of Arath. She is also eponymous of a character from the popular book The Freelancers Three, where she served Urry, Perimodes, and Gillimer a delicious broth from the ingredients she gatherred and hunted. This broth somehow has a recipe in the modern day, and is popularly called Flori's Soup.

Gallen Dal

Gallen Dal is a trader who was the last person to contact the remote settlement of Primoris. He says that all conversations between him and the Cypher at Primoris were professional, but there was a mention of a flock of butterflies before the transmission was ended.

Gallen Dare

Gallen Dare was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Gallen did not survive the trip. Gallen may be related to Flaxia Dare, Mecha Dare, Jaksen Dare, and Kyla Dare.

Harvold

Harvold is a Bastion citizen who constantly brings up about the call of the Anthem, much to the dismay of another strider passenger.

Jaksen Dare

Jaksen Dare was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Jaksen did not survive the trip. Jaksen may be related to Flaxia Dare, Mecha Dare, Gallen Dare, and Kyla Dare.

Kyla Dare

Kyla Dare was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Kyla did not survive the trip. Kyla may be related to Flaxia Dare, Mecha Dare, Jaksen Dare, and Gallen Dare.

Krita Belhallow

Krita Belhallow is a journalist who interviews Emperor Valus Dell. In this interview, Krita and Valus discuss about the secrets the Dell family is hiding from Bastion

Maldi Sett

Maldi Sett was a teenager who lived in during 300 LV or around that time. Maldi made news by going across Tarsis Falls inside a barrel and surviving to tell this feat during the Honor Valley boom.

Murph

Murph is a bookmaker in Fort Tarsis. One day, his son Art brought home a couple of Grabbits. Unfortunately to his dismay, the fauna multiplied and caused hazardous damage to his home. Murph thinks grabbits are a menace.

Lancy

Lancy is the owner of aGrabbit named Swish. One day, when a Storm Cloud showed up in the sky, Swish ran away. Lancy asked to be contacted in the Fort Tarsis Freelancer Enclave if Swish was found.

Lasseter San

Lasseter San is a trader who speaks of black secrets that the ground can spawn during a recorded statement.

Liander

Liander is a Bastion citizen who plays a lot of lute, much to the dismay of Valeria.

Lorell

Lorell is a trader who speaks about the Freelancer-Sentinel Relationship. Lorell thinks Sentinels are more dependable than Freelancers.

Loring Perth

Loring Perth was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Loring did not survive the trip.

Lys Andrin

Lys Andrin is Sentinel Cal Andrin's mother. Lys thanks the Freelancer for rescuing her beautiful son from the Scars. In a letter she sends through Brin, she calls the Freelancer a gift and a treasure.

Mecha Dare

Mecha Dare was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Mecha did not survive the trip. Gallen may be related to Flaxia Dare, Gallen Dare, Jaksen Dare, and Kyla Dare.

Mentor Helena Crawley

Mentor Helena Crawley was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Helena Crawley did not survive the trip. It is unknown if Crawley was an Arcanist mentor, is but thought to be so.

Mentor Mahon Fath

Mentor Mahon Fath was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Mahon did not survive the trip. Mahon may be related to Meridones Fath. It is unknown if Fath was an Arcanist mentor, but is thought to be so.

Mentor Meridones Fath

Mentor Meridones Fath was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Meridones did not survive the trip. Meridones may be related to Mahon Fath. It is unknown if Fath was an Arcanist mentor, but is thought to be so.

Morrigan

Morrigan is a Bastion citizen, who may be a love interest of Pwyll.

Pwyll

Pwyll is a Bastion citizen who was asked whether he likes Morrigan with a simple Yes/No quiz.

Renda

Renda is a teacher in Fort Tarsis. She is once seen arguing with a parent about not letting her child go to school, but credited only as a Teacher. She is also heard badmouthing the Freelancer near the Fort Tarsis Freelancer Enclave. After the complete silence of Heart of Rage, Renda sends a thank you letter to the Freelancer along with some of her students: Bolda Fain, Gryish Tubbs, Ali Drum, and Silban Lor.

Renerson Ped

Renerson Ped is an actor from Antium who plays the role of Sentinel Quincy in the radio drama, Detective Hops Mysteries. Ped previously played the part of a young Midderon in the radio drama called Legion's End.

Sutkliff Fein

Sutkliff Fein was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Sutkliff did not survive the trip. Gallen may be related to Darian Fein.

Valeria

Valeria is a Bastion citizen who hates Liander for playing lute.

Vallus Bean

Vallus Bean was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Vallus Bean did not survive the trip.

Virnun

Virnun is a Bastion citizen who once wrote a letter to Darek telling him to not wear a leather vest, because people constantly confused the two to be related. This really bothered Virnun.

Wallis Borg

Wallis Borg is a resident of Antium who wished for Shockbriar plants to be grown around Vassa's Lock, calling these flora pretty. Borg thinks royalty knows best.

Yvenia Dirx

Yvenia Dirx was one of the 15 passengers traveling to Antium from Shadowmark in a strider named "The Vanity". Unfortunately, according to Jarek Arnel, who was also onboard, Yvenia did not survive the trip. It is unknown if Yvenia Dirx is related to the Dirx Family.

Zeke

Zeke is a Bastion citizen who went missing along with the Sentinels guarding the Monument Watch.