Ellie Parish
An aspiring journalist from the "outworld" human colonies, Ellie and her husband Daniel travel to Earth in hope of finding a career-making story amid the scattered remains of civilization. Upon entering the quarantine zone, however, their spacecraft is destroyed, killing Daniel and leaving Ellie alone and grief-stricken in the middle of a vast nowhere. There she must learn to bury her sorrow and learn what has become of the lost frontier she is fated to call home.
Robert Blueleaf
Blueleaf is the "unofficial mayor" of the ruined city Capital Three and founder of the underground society known as The Guardsmen. A self-described historical scholar, he has tasked himself and his organization with educating the willing denizens of Earth in hopes of one day building a basis for civil restoration, while simultaneously working actively to oppose the fragmented "Duumvirate" government power. Blueleaf means well, but his ego and ambition may someday blind him from achieving the true progress he seeks.
Benjamin August
Raised by poor farmers, the young and almost quixotic daydreamer Ben has left his empty life behind and struck out in search of greater purpose. What he finds is a job with the Guardsmen, his wilderness instincts and strong idealism making him the best candidate for Robert Blueleaf's foremost field agent. Having successfully arrested the criminal Elliot Muddle and located his accomplice, Wilhelm Dodd, Ben is "promoted" to the most important task of all: taking down the villainous government official known as Polemarch Aprils.
Darla Dixie
A child of the wasteland, ever-silent Darla's history is largely a mystery, though there might yet be some clue in the broken pocket-watch she carries like a precious token of some never-to-be-forgotten past. Working as a freelance scout for the Guardsmen, Darla is tasked with hauling in the criminal-scientist WIlhelm Dodd, but a personal connection to Dodd's crimes may be cause for an ulterior motive.
Molly Pullings
Robert Blueleaf's personal assistant and head of historical research at the Guardsmen library headquarters, Molly is a bright-eyed optimist who quickly befriends Ellie. Her reasons, however, may on some level be less than selfless.
Johannes Pullings
Johannes is a brilliant equipment expert who has made it his life's pursuit to understand and build upon the long-dead electrical infrastructure of Capital Three. As the chief radio officer for the Guardsmen working from his wind-powered relay station, he has become known to local communities simply under the name "Voice." Using his elaborate system of radio communication boxes, he trades guidance and direction through the city territories for water chips and other necessities. |
