Character: Achilla
Casting Choice: Alison Lohman
"Born to the Warrior Woman of Tritonis, Alexa Tritonides, Achilla
was destined to be a tomboy. However, certain relatives were determined
to see the young woman, be a young woman, and pressured her mother into
fostering her daughter to her younger brother, Alexandrus, in Parnassus."
Character: Adeodatus
Casting Choice: Paul Bettany
"With a set of wings and a killer smirk, Paul Bettany would play a perfect Adeodatus: sarcastic, overeducated, and ever marching to the beat of a different drum."
Character: Aeolus
Casting Choice: Kiefer Sutherland
"New to his rank and post, the praefect of Parnassus is
largely untested commanding such a large force. An injury to his wing
kept him from serving as a combat officer, and helped breed a fiery
dislike for mongrels."
Character: Alayna
Casting Choice: Ali Larter
"Alayna may not be quite the wild one Ali usually is, but she's not a
goody-goody either."
Character: Amadeia
Casting Choice: Kate Hudson
"The daughter of a Praetorian father and a noble mother, Deia has grown up in a Praetorian household, growing into quite the wild child."
Character: Andreas
Casting Choice: Michael Vartan
"Black sheep of the already unsavoury House Fortuna, and youngest
brother of its Vilicus, the roguishly good-looking Andreas' part goes
to Michael Vartan. Quite a departure from the essentially nice Michael
Vaughan, whom he plays in 'Alias'.
"
Character: Antonia
Casting Choice: Katherine Heigl
"With a name that means Priceless Wisdom its no wonder this young
domina has an almost unaetherly affinity for numbers."
Character: Arrian
Casting Choice: Ewan McGregor
"The dark-winged son of Leonidas and Kalypso, Deii of House Tritonides,
would be best portrayed by a young Ewan McGregor. This was before he
grew into his trade-marked ever appealing scruffy look, but who's heard
of an Empyrean with scruff, no matter how dark he is."
Character: Aurelio
Casting Choice: Johnny Depp
"Who better is there to play the ever smirking rouge that is the rainbow-winged Empyrean than Johnny Depp? His role in Pirates of the Caribbean certainly proves he's up to the task. Slap on a clean shave and the right eye and hair color, and it's perfect."
Character: Ava
Casting Choice: Kate Moss
"Ava is a young, soft-spoken Empyrean woman with a mysterious past and certainly no
noble or plebian house in Parnassus has claimed any family ties with the girl. . Known to most outside the Castallia as 'Juliana' or 'Juliana Agrippina', those within the Castallia know her simply as 'Ava'."
Character: Bellona
Casting Choice: Sarah Michelle Gellar
"Another of the plethora of Parnassian purveyors of fine clothing, Bellona is cheerful and not at all warlike, unlike her namesake or casting call."
Character: Caius
Casting Choice: Marcus Schenkenburg
"The playboy son of a former Princeps, Caius is currently serving a post as a Jurator in the city of Parnassus. Rumors abound that Caius serves the law, himself, and anyone else who is willing to meet his price. Marcus Schenkenberg’s rugged but feminine appeal is the perfect choice."
Character: Carolus
Casting Choice: Keith Richards
"Tall and gaunt, Carolus seems to radiate disquiet. His narrow, haggard
face and sunken eyes are unnerving even to though unfamiliar with his
sinister reputation as the chief advisor to the Vilicus Fortuna. To those who have dealt with him before, his visage is downright
terrifying."
Character: Celerity
Casting Choice: Elisha Cuthbert
"Sassy, sexy and sweet - Elisha Cuthbert has the right amount of each to make her the perfect casting call for Celerity Herculeum."
Character: Cerberus
Casting Choice: Christopher Walken
"A cruel and infamous darkling. His grotesque appearance matches a notorious history. It is rumored that Cerberus was once a Velite officer who, through incompetence, allowed the Varati hordes to conquer the great Empyrean city of Thermopylae in the last war."
Character: Cleo
Casting Choice: Mercedes McNab
"The Nicky Hilton of Aether. What doesn't come naturally can
easilly be bought thanks to daddy's enormous bank account. Mercedes McNab,
who played blonde vampire Harmony in the tv-series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
and Angel, would do very well as Cleo.
"
Character: Cosmo
Casting Choice: Sir Ian McKellen
"Once regarded as one of the best sculptors in the Empyre, Cosmo is most famous for his drinking habits. Sir Ian Mckellen is a perfect reminder of what Cosmo used to be."
Character: Desipio
Casting Choice: James Marsters
"James Marsters, known for his role as Spike in Buffy, would make a perfect Desipio, the brawny Velite Ceterion: rugged good looks, never shy for a fight, a vulgar comment or the chase of the next girl around the block and with an attitude caught between violent and cocky."
Character: Eleni
Casting Choice: Michelle Pheiffer
"Eleni is a many-timed widowed Empyrean female who is addicted to jewelry and getting her way!"
Character: Elysia
Casting Choice: Ivanka Trump
"The younger sister of Cleo, she is a self-absorbed girl whose world revolves around her daddy's wealth and what she can buy with it. She has a nose for business, too bad she doesn't use it."
Character: Enrikos
Casting Choice: William H. Macy
"Unassuming but sometimes brilliant, Enrikos Raphael Alipion, the Bridge Guild's Caisson, would best be played by the versatile actor William H. Macy."
Character: Evander
Casting Choice: Orlando Bloom
"There was no question in the player's mind as to who should 'play' Evander Octavian Jove, Servitor Ceterion in the Praetorian Guard and son of Octavian and Jana. Orlando Bloom is best known for his roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Troy."
Character: Hector
Casting Choice: Christian Bale
"The third son of Pantoleon and Selene Acesian, Hector has followed his sister, Zea, to Parnassus to continue his idle lifestyle filled with art and wine."
Character: Hypatia
Casting Choice: Dolly Parton
"Hypatia Pleiades cannot sing, but she looks just like the famous
Dolly Parton from the neck down. Va-va-va-voom."
Character: Isora
Casting Choice: Cate Blanchett
"The owner and operator of Viridis Apothecary, and widow of the previous owner, Isora is known to be a capable physician, skilled in midwifery and the use of herbs to cure both injuries and illness."
Character: Julia
Casting Choice: Robin Wright-Penn
"A member of House Tritonis, Julia was sent to Parnassus in the hope of turning this 'country bumpkin' into a sophisticated young woman. Her player has chosen Robin Wright-Penn, best known for her role in A Princess Bride, to portray this country bumpkin."
Character: Lucretia
Casting Choice: Diane Kruger
"The daughter of Ludovicus, Lucretia Drusilla Fortuna is the epitome of House Fortuna decadence and business sense. Diane Kruger, best known for her role as Helen in Troy, was selected to play this beautiful and cunning domina."
Character: Ludovicus
Casting Choice: James Gandolfini
"Ludovicus, the head of House Fortuna in Parnassus, is known for his indulgent lifestyle, his penchant for crudity, his patronage of arts and entertainment and for being really, really fat."
Character: Marcellus
Casting Choice: Jude Law
"A favored son of House Fortuna and brother to Ludovicus. Like his brother, he leads a lifestyle of some indulgence, but that is where the similarities end."
Character: Miranda
Casting Choice: Julianne Moore
"Composed, graceful, and capable of a brilliant and luminous smile, Julianne Moore of The Hours, Hannibal, and The End of the Affair fits the bill perfectly as reserved and distinguised Filiae Crataeis Miranda Tritonides."
Character: Omnia
Casting Choice: Alyssa Sutherland
"Bastard daughter of the disfigured darkling Cerberus, Omnia is hard-drinking, hard-fighting, and in many other ways just like her disreputable father. Just don't tell her that to her face."
Character: Pontius
Casting Choice: Sir Ian Holm
"Tight-lipped and distant, the Governor-Regent is not a man out to make friends. He was sent to do a job he has no desire to do and generally comes off as gruff and disinterested."
Character: Sebastian
Casting Choice: Cary Elwes
"Sebastian is the son of the infamous Captain Demetrius and is preparing to take his father's place someday as the captain of the Amarada. Cary Elwes, as he appears in The Princess Bride, is just the right mix of boyish youth and
ruggedly dashing pirate that is to be found in young Tian."
Character: Valerian
Casting Choice: Jason Statham
"A servitor centurion on reserve, Valerian is also the second-in-command of the House Quirinatus. He runs the largest estate in the possession of the House Quirinatus and is the head of all operations of the family in Edessa."
Character: Xenia
Casting Choice: Miranda Otto
"Xenia Melissande Tritonides, is many things:
widow, diplomat, mage, noblewoman and aspiring
politician. This independent Empyrean domina would
best be portrayed by Miranda Otto."
Character: Xinthia
Casting Choice: Anna Kournikova
"Young and beautiful, Xinthia has given up her life in the country to move to Parnassus and make her way as a poet. Taking notice of this vivacious girl at a symposium this last autumn, Lucretia Fortuna has since become her patron."
Character: Zea
Casting Choice: Charlize Theron
"The daughter of the Deus and Dea of House Acesius strikes out in Parnassus to make her own name and reputation while working to serve the Empyre with her mind and her magic."
