Jack is an unusual man marked by addiction, mental health struggles, and self-doubt. Unknown to many, Jack has a divine alter ego named Oro, who is rendered nearly powerless by the tragic human condition.

Earl’s real name is Phil, but he changed it, citing the need to go undercover. Earl is no ordinary plant. He is a mystical, shapeshifting ‘Philly’ with an organic matter of disposition. He displays humorous counterpoints to Jack’s chaos.

Ruby is not from this place. She was crafted in the Void and has served the Nna as an elite MK-1 Original designed to serve and protect her patients. She comes stock with formidable battle protocols.

Diane is a survivor, an abducted vessel taken as a child by the Gray. Trauma has wrung her like someone who escaped a religious cult. But she is powerful from something more, something that bonded with her as a young child.

Always still. Eni does not pace or posture. He simply waits — and when he moves, he is already behind you. His network and presence on the High Counsel have given him power and autonomy. But is it all an illusion?

Mercilus is the great antagonist, but not in the traditional sense. She is not evil — she is inevitability. She is the unraveling of structure, the eater of patterns, and the shadow cast by the Spiral when balance is forgotten. She has no single form but is beauty, dread, memory, and mother.