Bekele (Tidal Resistance command)person · character
One third of the Resistance's three-way command split over whether to tell the ruins what is coming. Holds an NAF contact she can activate if command fractures.
Captain Jenna "Phoenix" Reevesperson · character · as of 2040
Defended New Toronto during the Battle of Neo-Toronto. Defining urban combat commander of her generation. Led Hellfire Harriers counterattack during 2051 Crackerjack Siege.
Commander Ilya Vrozaperson · character
Kavast pack commander, 47, frost-gray, twenty-nine years in command. Loves his wolves exactly the way the recruitment ad loves them, sincerely, and the system spends what he loves.
Dusklineperson · character · as of 2060
First Contact campaign veteran, currently operating in Flooded London. Knows which of his campaign ops caused a civilian infrastructure breach that stayed offline eleven days past the mission timeline. The downstream count was real. He closed the report as directed.
Elena Satoperson · character
NAF AI specialist under a cover identity that flagged at a Keiretsu Strip checkpoint two days ago and cleared within minutes, which is worse.
Eli Drake “Latch”person · character
CRACKERJACK. Stateless Dire Wolf captain hunting the man who killed his pack — inside a tournament that's cover for a weapons trade show.
Eric Vanceperson · character
FREELANCE. Stateless mercenary hired to 'rescue' a woman who was never taken.
Hara (Tidal Resistance command)person · character
One third of the Resistance's three-way command split over whether to tell the ruins what is coming. One of the three commanders who have been unable to agree on the spring tide disclosure for two months.
Inspector Vera Callowayperson · poi
COMMANDER · Lost Angeles / Arcadia. Doesn't accept payments. This is the most dangerous thing about her. Already has documentation on Dray.
Jace Mercer “Highlight”person · character
CRACKERJACK. Lynx-stock broadcast showboat who realizes mid-season he's merchandise, not a person.
Marcus Theisperson · poi
HANDLER · Saharan Oasis. Eleven years as an agricultural liaison so genuine the line between his cover and his real life stopped mattering to him.
Osei (Tidal Resistance command)person · character
One third of the Resistance's three-way command split over whether to tell the ruins what is coming. Tries to run operations without command consensus when the split widens, which the floor captains notice.
Sgt. Valeperson · character · as of 2060
Freelance training officer running operator certification out of rotating facilities. The op that got her squad killed was approved on her authority. NAF closed the file. She has not stopped moving since.
Zoe Calhoun “Hymn”person · character
CRACKERJACK. Raptor-stock sniper who prays before every shot.
Grava Packorganization · unit
Six Kavast wolves on liaison and convoy-security rotation in the NAF Western Corridor under treaty, commanded by Vroza. The other party in the crew's forty-million-view founding legend, the Forklift Clip.
Hellfire Harriersorganization · unit · as of 2066
NAF elite operator unit. Regular Crackerjack competitors. Led the counterattack during the 2051 Crackerjack Siege. Phoenix Reeves' command. The unit other NAF units measure themselves against.
Kavastorganization · program
The NAF pack program: wolves held together with love rather than discipline, pack-bond conditioning that makes deserting mean leaving your litter. Asset Recovery cannot move openly in the Western Corridor jurisdiction.
The Calderwood Familyorganization · family · as of 2060
Built most of Arcadia eco-city infrastructure. Secretly introducing SCA-engineered mycorrhizal organisms for three years. Goal: independence from NAF grid control.
The Pale Rosterorganization · unit · as of 2066
NAF black operations enforcement arm. Sanitization, false flags, burn notices. Operates outside official NAF command structure with direct authorization from above it.
Tidal Resistanceorganization · resistance · as of 2060
NAF-aligned resistance in Flooded London ruins. Operating from Southwark Slab. Maintains de facto control of Waterloo Interchange market. Has identified one of two EO informants.