# Character Relationship Web - Core Connections

## The Primary Triangle

### Revier ↔ Iku (The God Slayer vs Divine Conflict)
**Background**: Revier's family lineage vs Iku's divine parents
- **Revier's Heritage**: Son of legendary God Slayers from Mal (hate world)
- **Iku's Heritage**: Daughter of gods Ina (Stars) and Mutu (Death) from Sant (mystical realm)
- **The Core Conflict**: Iku's parents killed Revier's mother
- **Current Dynamic**: Ancient family blood feud brought into cosmic tournament
- **Mechanical Integration**: Revier gains bonus damage vs Iku when ahead at 20 minutes

**Questions to Resolve:**
- When exactly did Ina and Mutu kill Revier's mother?
- Was it justified from the gods' perspective?
- Does Iku know about this history?
- How do they interact in the tournament setting?

### Asai ↔ Iku (Tribal Worshipper meets Divine Daughter)
**Background**: Religious connection through Goddess Ina
- **Asai's Tribe**: From Ise (Jabay), worshipped Goddess Ina before their destruction
- **Iku's Mother**: IS Goddess Ina
- **The Soul Blade**: Asai's weapon contains souls of his destroyed civilization
- **Potential Dynamics**: 
  - Does Asai recognize Iku as daughter of his goddess?
  - How does Iku feel about meeting a worshipper of her mother?
  - Could this create ally potential despite the tournament?

**Questions to Resolve:**
- Did Ina know about Asai's tribe's destruction?
- Was the soul blade created with divine approval?
- How does divine politics affect this relationship?

### Asai ↔ Yuu (Tribal Tragedy Connection)
**Background**: Shared traumatic history
- **The Destruction**: Yuu (cursed werewolf) destroyed Asai's welcoming tribe
- **Asai's Response**: Forged soul blade from the tragedy
- **Current Relationship**: Complex ally/enemy dynamic
- **Shared Trauma**: Both affected by the same catastrophic event

**CRITICAL GAP - YUU'S ORIGIN WORLD:**
- Where does this werewolf come from?
- What caused the curse?
- Why did Yuu destroy Asai's tribe?
- Was it intentional or loss of control?

## Secondary Connections to Develop

### Divine Faction vs God Slayer Heritage
**Potential Members:**
- **Divine Side**: Iku (confirmed), possibly others with divine power sources
- **God Slayer Opposition**: Revier (confirmed), potentially anyone with anti-divine themes

### Moc World Cluster (4 heroes from same world)
**Desert Scarcity Survivors:**
- Penumbra (performer-assassin in party city Slava)
- Umoya (suburban nightmare-form girl in Strah)
- Visma (poison assassin in Strah)
- Izar (undefined but assigned to Moc)

**Questions:**
- How do these four know each other?
- Do party city and suburban area have conflict?
- What shared cultural elements unite them?

### Religious/Worship Connections
**Worshippers of Ina:**
- Asai's destroyed tribe (Jabay)
- Potentially others across worlds?

**Divine Politics:**
- How do children of different gods interact?
- Are there other divine bloodlines in the roster?

## Unexplored Relationship Potential

### Cross-World Connections
- Do any heroes know each other from before recruitment?
- Trade relationships between worlds?
- Historical conflicts affecting character attitudes?

### Power Source Conflicts
- Tech heroes vs Magic users?
- Divine vs Ancestral spirit tensions?
- Martial artists vs supernatural powers?

### Role-Based Dynamics
- Support characters forming protective bonds?
- ADCs competing for supremacy?
- Jungle heroes sharing territory knowledge?

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## Action Items
1. **DECIDE YUU'S ORIGIN** - This is blocking the core triangle completion
2. **Map Iku's knowledge** - What does she know about family conflicts?
3. **Define Asai's blade creation** - Divine involvement or purely tragic forging?
4. **Explore Moc connections** - How do 4 desert heroes relate?
5. **Identify other divine bloodlines** - Expand the divine faction

*This web will expand as character backstories are developed*