Navigation¶
| Resource | Content |
|---|---|
| [[../../characters-canvas|Character Canvas]] | Visual network of all characters and relationships — who connects to whom, who's pursuing whom, who controls whom. Start here to see the geometry. |
| Primary Characters | Janus · Ana Hamato · Kirk Vasquez · Dr. Aram Gebreysius · Whisper · Gelon · Yamar · the Assassin · the Kill Team · the Cinder-7 Survivors · the Headhunter Android |
| Parallel Arc | Gelon · Yamar · Seren Vael · Davan Vael |
| Factions & Megacorps | Syndra Vael · Orvyn Lace · Miri Sothen · Tamsin Roark · Davan Ore · Pell · Sera-7 · Vex · Keth-Nine · Corso Vant · Sera Vant Doss · Marshal Eryn Caul · Dann Lev · Hessa Mourne · Piotr Almant |
Quick Reference¶
Main Arc¶
| Character | Role | First appears |
|---|---|---|
| Janus | Protagonist — contract maintenance tech, former Vanguard Corps | Echos in the Cold |
| Ana Hamato | Researcher who found something and ran | Before the Incident (flashback); playable from Anchor |
| Kirk Vasquez | Deep-cover operative; Janus doesn't know | Echos in the Cold |
| Dr. Gebreysius | Chief scientist who made the call that triggered everything | Before the Incident |
| Whisper | Handler. Never seen. Never named. Never resolved. | All installments (never present) |
| The Kill Team | Ex-Vanguard precision. Patient. Efficient. | Echos in the Cold |
| Headhunter Android | Surveillance chassis following Janus since the hangar | Anchor (background) |
| Colonel Mirai | Cinder-7 second-in-command. Still in Vanguard. Coming for Janus. | Middle installments |
| The Assassin | Fracture Synth. Devotion-driven. Works in infrastructure. | Middle installments |
Parallel Arc¶
| Character | Role | First appears |
|---|---|---|
| Gelon | 270-year-old Fracture Synth. Has been watching the azimuth for twenty years. | Parallel to Echos in the Cold |
| Yamar | Age 17. Grew up in the debris field. Gelon found him at six. | Parallel to Echos in the Cold |
| Seren Vael | Guild dropout. Implant still in. Looking for a way out of it. | Drift period onward |
| Davan Vael | Seren's father. Infrastructure Licensing Committee. Careful. Wrong in a specific way. | Background → Return |