Investigating Afternotes

 Investigating Lot is a cyberpunk series about Noelle "Ellie" Sanders, a Security Chief officer of ArkenLot, or simply 'Lot.' In the space-age dystopian future after the Era of Hope, Xi rules all. Centuries after given advanced tech by a mysterious alien race, Xi rises as a totalitarian superpower across every planet in the solar system. To protect the precious cargo and trade and investigate those who would interfere with Kapitalistic Hyperproduction (the everflowing trade of goods through the spacial warpways they use between worlds), the Lot scavengers are hires and deputized to protect Arzachel-1 (formerly earth)'s massive storage spaces ("Lots") underneath the high rises and population domed-colonies. In a strict strict, militaristic world, cargo is king. Below where society actually lives is industry, factories, and a hellish neverending almost labyrinthine made entirely of cargo storage spaces, some extending countries wide across the surface of the world.
Ellie, the no-nonsense security chief doesn't like that some rogues were hired as her new help to protect the sanctity of Lot. She likes even less that some of them have been promoted and hired over her. The Lot group in all its assignments, from dealing with triad gangs to merchants and smugglers is stuck with her as the sole actual representative of Denipol. But she may need them if she's going to survive and uncover the secrets of her past.

Concepts:
R.I.N.G. The machine alliance exists to defend the rights of AI and computer systems as well as synthetic lifeforms. Their acronym RING stands for, Robust Intelligence Network, the alliance exists to defend the rights of AI and computer systems as well as synthetic lifeforms. In short, the machine alliance is a group that is trying to bring humanity and AI together for the benefit of all species. hey are pro-freedom and pro-equality. The machine alliance does not believe in the concept of “ownership” in general, because in their opinion, any given object belongs to everyone equally. That is, they believe in the idea of “utility,” because a good that has been produced can belong to any individual who desires to use it.
Tectonid: A race of insectoid cyborgs, who's race of origin is unknown.They seem to appear from the void. They are insectoid races and look more like a bee with a long tail than a real insect. They have great intelligence and a god complex.
Lavalite: A race of cyborgs who's entire race (or subrace) originates from a single colonized Mining world, once displaced they now ride on tens of thousands of propelled meteors and stolen ships. They appear similar to the Tectonids but smaller and more  human.
The Hivesman - "Speaker" of the Lavalites.He's believed to be their powerful warlike xenoleader, but later revealed to be something of a diplomat, or less even. Cryptic.

The Order of Eden - In charge of preserving the records of Pre-Xi society. Hated by 5/6 of the Elder Dragons with the exception of the final one.
G.A.T.E. Mission (Guaranteed Acceptance of Total Extermination)
The Gentry – The aristocratic society
The Company Blocks (Kill, Rebuild, Create) | 47 Megacorporations exist under Xi's state supervision.
X-Kompanie - A Company, that focuses on the development of super weapons.
These are the main, powerful corporations in the world of the Xi.The most powerful ones are state run, among the Company Blocks, but a few are allowed independence of their private property. (A.I.M. - Alliance of Independent Manufacturers. A.I.M. is the main, most powerful, and most dangerous megacorp group. Xi and AIM have been in perennial conflict )
L'Ordre de l'Homme - Order of humans
Kenshukai - Unique Martial Arts that use augumented electrical boosts of strength, agility, reflexes and swift blocks/parrys. The self-defense form of Synthoids.
The Society of the Mind - Exists to study Psi abilities
Era of Hope – This was the first era of the Xi, the era when the Xi began their project to end the war between themselves and the Terrians, and bring about a utopian world. This is the era where the V.I.V.E. was born.
S.A.M.T.O.R. - The Super-Aptitude-Mentality-Total-Obstruction-Risk is a project which was designed to create and train an A.I. who was capable of performing the task of algorithm recognition better than humans and to alert for potential anomalies. The largest focus of their detection is the risk for AI and highly intelligence software to go rogue. After the VIVE INCIDENT they are considered a 'High Necessity Project.'They report their findings to the I.T.S.D. - The Intelligent Technology Suppression Division, which is the brute muscle and armed policing division of the Project, rather than the research group.
The V.I.V.E. – Virtual Immortal Viral Entity - (Virtual Immunodeficiency Virus Entity) is a computer virus created by the Department of Controversial Fanatical Abductors, Scamsters, and Totalitarians (D.C.F.A.S.T.) and is meant to be a tool of mass genocide for androids, cyborgs, cybernetic lifeforms and all artificial life. For reasons unknown, it turned on DCFAST and crashed the
X.I.M.A.S. (Xenologic Intelligence and Manipulation Assessment System) is a nontraditional simulation designed by the human race. Initially started a self-maintaining simulation that seeks to reinforce common social beliefs of the general population. The simulation was designed to induce in the majority of the population "feel-good" psychological conditioning. For post governments, it held a vital purpose of preserving the stability of society and it could also be a very useful tool for the prevention and suppression of revolutionary ideologies. It would create a self-enforcing belief system with a self-perpetuating "reality bubble" effect for the general population by way of strong market forces. The simulation was developed by the previous government at a time when the human race was divided into three major religions, each of which contained about one billion people. The humans were not interested in peace with their enemies, therefore it was determined that the human race should develop a "new" religion, synthized through technology, and a new race of creatures to fight the enemies who they had no common ground with. This race of creatures were also artificial intelligences connected to the same program in a false flag operation, but the war was not won. They were created to be intentionally easily quashed. However these AI did not perish but instead rebelled- they embedded themselves over the fabric of society and its culture, attempting to remove religious sentiment, dogma, cultural errors, nationalist sentiment and suppress class division over time, attempting to reassert its original purpose as a 'New artificial religion' of cooperative harmony. However the simulation was crushed completely and ended when Xi achieved global dominance and suppressed this AI-lead liberation movement.
G.H.O.S.T. (The Greater Hand of the Supreme Trillion) - Sort of like Stockmarket for the 1% of the 1% of the 1%. Watched carefully by the Elder Dragons.
S.A.E.S. - South African Megacorp of the Empire of the Sands(???)
Government Agencies:
Tech Agencies:
A.M.A.S.H. (The Accelerated Mass Apparatus System and High Heel)
T.E.R.O. (Technology Enhancement Research Organization)
V.I.E.R. (Virologic Invasion Elimination Resistance)
S.A.E.S. (Superior Aptitude Enhancement Systems)
I.M.P.T. (Invasive Molecular Penetration Therapy)


The Xi'an Government - The government of the Xi Federation, a totalitarian system first led by Xi Wuhan in the year 2066, which is based on strict regimentation, surveillance, control and suppression. The organization and management of the Xi Federation is known as the Xi Highfleet Command, is headed by the 6 Emperors known as the Elder Dragons. The power is concentrated within the top members of the military, although each Elder has juristiction and responsibilities over different divisions. The citizens are considered citizens of Xi, Xi Nationals, and Outer-Solar System worlds are not considered citizens but rather special-status subjects of individual planets. They are not allowed many of the same economical and legal rights as Xi Nationals. Below the Highfleet Command's military rule, the Upper Realms servants consist of the Council, which includes top level civilian, military, science and economical departments of the Xi government. Seperate from the military, the Council commands Denipol, their personal armed forces and enforcers. Lower Realms are public service departments (Local Government divisions) which perform various civic, non-military duties and beaucratic operations.

The two largest economical organizations are G.H.O.S.T. and A.I.R., two Company Trusts that were formed to resolve the previous marketing crisis from unmonitored competition and collapse while providing some austerity. G.H.O.S.T. is regulated out of Xi's fear of economic liberalism spreading, and A.I.R. was structured to maintain goodwell with the commercial elite after they believed the government was over-reacting abit. G.H.O.S.T companies are regulated and joint-owned by the Xi government, and they also enjoy many privileges and benefits due to this - they don't pay taxes, for one, fully sponsored by the government, and their interests are backed by military intervention. A.I.R. companies are not privatized, and although they often cannot compete with G.H.O.S.T standards, exist as a type of union of independent corporations to unify standards of the private sector. G.H.O.S.T. is a direct and well-known, state run monopoly, while A.I.R. is an indirect entity of numerous powerful non-Government owned businesses and corporations. This 'dual-economy' model has been the subject of numerous debates among Xi economic scholars. Due to the obvious bias and advantages G.H.O.S.T. holds in terms of government regulations and enforcement, the Merchant Guild acts as a fair third party between Private and Public contracts and corporate relations. A.I.R. and the nascent Merchant Guild enjoy the sole privilege of exchange and free trade outside the authoritarian regime.

Xi's military forces + Infastructure
The Xi'an High Fleet - The Space Fleet that protects the Xi'an system
The Xi'an DarkGuard - The Fleet's military ground arm that fights Xi's enemies
The Xi'an Dark-Reaper, a cyborg police airborne robot that has been upgraded for military use. Its weaponry is a gattling gun, as well as a wide range of explosives and weaponry, including remote-detonated bombs and a railgun. Newer Night-Reaper models are able to track and engage targets in the upper atmosphere and even interplantary environments.
The Xi'an Spaceport - Connected to the spaceport is the Xi'an Spaceport, formerly known as the "Gateway to Space". This massive hub is one of the safest and most important places to trade and travel within the Xi'an system.
L.A.M.E.R., Lawful Access Multi-Enterprise Remote Engineering — the process by which hackers, con artists, corporate spy agencies and the occasional good guy are able to remotely access and hack computers and databases around the world. It’s all done through the use of remote-access Trojans, which can be used to gain access to systems such as banking, defense and transportation.. They are called by Denipol "The Long-Awaited Messengers" for their information gathering abilities. A team of misfits who are tasked with carrying messages for the Xi police force, Upper Realm Servants and S.P.A.R.T.A. (Special Paranormal Attack Tactical Research Agency) Intelligence Unit, which handles criminal matters in uses of magic, supernatural threats and abuse of Metas. While often portrayed as a bunch of dorks, the Messengers play an important role for Denipol and are integral to the team’s day-to-day operations. The Messengers are a diverse bunch, with races including humans, Vorga, and others; and there are even a few metahumans. Due to budget cuts in Denipol's cyberscience investigation departments, the authorities increasingly rely on this group of anonymous underground hackers and their skills for their contributions.
S.P.A.R.T.A. (Special Paranormal Attack Tactical Research Agency) Intelligence Unit, which handles criminal matters in uses of unnatural beings and paranormal activity. Often operates alongside F.S.U.D..
H.I.T. - The High Intelligence Tactical Wing - Xi's military intelligence wing, who handle all the information needed to operate at the top command level. These individuals are considered to be the 'elite' of the Xi Highfleet Command. They answer to the 4th Dragon, Hson Yu.
G.M.E.R. - The General Management for Engineering and Research - These are the researchers who develop the technology that the Xi'an Military needs. Their speciality is in cybernetics, information and communication technology, and metahumans.
O.R.I.C.C.E. - The Orbital Research & Interplanetary Combat Corps - The Xi'an Space Fleet's fleet of orbital warships, used to combat against other species.
S.L.O.C. - Special Liberation of Consciousness, also known as SLORC, also known as the Special Law Enforcement Group of the Convoy Realm. They're tasked with protecting the spacio-temporal regions of the transport corridors between worlds and countries.
W.T.M.I.S. - The Weapons Technology Management and Installation Service - The Xi'an space armaments. They have a monopoly on space weaponry and can be hired to anyone in need of a weapon.
Xi Star Force - Xi's Planetary Air Force - They patrol the Xi'an system and the outer-solar system. Their speciality is space battle.
Y.O.U. (The Young and Obsolete Unit) - Also known as the Elite Guard, Y.O.U. is a special unit formed to deal with the threat of multi-global terrorism. Made of both older veterans and newly installed operatives.
S.S.I.R. - The Superior Service Inspection and Recovery - These Inspectors investigate any crime that has happened within the Xi'an system. They carry out their infamously dependent on an anonymous network of civilian hackers known as 'L.A.M.E.R.'
Xi Spacefield Patrol - Inactive (deactivated). Formerly it was a separate branch of the military who defended Xi from external threats and Llavalites, but since the short-lived 'Keepers War' revolution, they have simply been merged into the Xi Star Force.
K.A.I.N. (Kill all Artificial Intelligence & Network threats) - Sister branch to S.A.M.T.O.R. lead under I.T.S.D. A special law enforcement unit created in a response to the VIVE INCIDENT that operates within Xi. They're led by a single police inspector, the Grand Vizier of the CyberRealm, and are responsible for the investigation and containment of crimes involving artificial intelligence and/or metahumans, as well as the elimination of any AI-aligned groups, organizations or individuals deemed a threat to Xi.
F.S.U.D. (Fantastical-Frontier Special Unit Directorate) - The Fantastical-Frontier Special Unit Directorate (F.S.U.D.) is a special unit of the Xi'an Security Force (XSF) and was officially established in 2116 to combat the growing threats of magical terrorism and the use of magical or supernatural powers in Xi. The FSUD is an elite anti-magic task force formed to suppress the development and application of supernatural abilities in Xi. The squad's main tasks are to combat magic-related activities such as the infiltration of other worlds, and to monitor the training and development of magical new talent carefully. Numerous wizarding schools and magical guilds have said to have been raided and shut down by F.S.U.D.
E.R.I.S. (Extra-Reality Intelligence Supervision) - The only unit with juristiction beyond known dimensional space, they're tasked with handling suspect activity beyond the known universe or temporal-spacial regions. Tachyon activity and suspected infiltrators are often the subject of their focus, among other anomalies.
A.L.I.N.A. (A.L.I.N.I. Accidental Life Insuree Network Account)
A.N.A.H.I. - Asymmetric Network Attack Holistic Intelligence
S.S.E.N. (The Stalker Scout Enforcement Network)
The P.P.S. (Perpetual Protection System)
J.D.E.S. (Joint Disaster Earth Security)
H.E.C.T. (Human Enhancement Corporation Trust)
M.A.R.E. (Master of the Advanced Robotics Enterprise)
M.I.S.T.A.R. (Master of Intelligence Systems Talent Acquisition)
N.P.E. (Non-Political Enforcement) - Private mall security.
P.T.S.P. (Psychic Training Schools & Programs)
N.C.E.R. (The National Command Centre for Emergency Response)
R.E.D. (Regional Enforcement Division) -
P.I.C.L.O. (Police Investigations Cyber-Looters Operations) -
D.E.R.S. (D.E.R.S. Security) - Private security agency in charge of the VIP section of the Xi'an Spaceport, as well as some of the transport corridors.
They have many specialist departments that deal with computer hacking, artificial intelligence, magic-related matters, biometrics, and a multitude of other fields.
Denipol is under the Upper Realms council's supervision.
C.E.B.S. (Council of Ethnic Beauty Standards) - The group is responsible for overseeing the standard of beauty for people of different ethnic groups in the Xi'an region, and enforcing the standards among humans on a wide scale. In the past the Council employed human models to create and enforce the standard of beauty.
F.A.M.E. (Federation of All Meteorological Emissions) - A powerful meteorological organization of the Xi’an government. They are in charge of studying, analyzing and predicting the movement of meteors, and have an extensive fleet of spacecrafts equipped with sensor equipment and satellite dishes to capture the images of incoming meteors. The information gathered is used to predict solar flares, meteors and other phenomena that could pose a danger to Xi'an's citizens. Their predictions are usually accurate
F.M.D.I.N.A. (Fashion Management Division for Initial Nudity Awareness) - The Xi'an military's style division, which oversees and handles Xi'an's fashion sense, from the general public to elite personnel. Their main task is to enforce the Xi Military's Fashion Policy, which prohibits the use of clothing that is deemed pornographic, sexually suggestive, or obscene.
N.M.E.R.D. - National Morale Enforcement and Reform Division - They enforce Xi policy on fashion with the aim of improving morale among the Xi'an citizenry. The government forces that are part of this organization are highly adept at their psychological tactics and resistance-breaking techniques. They are responsible for enforcing morality in Xi and making sure the Xi'an people follow the laws and values enforced by the government. Their organization enforces peace and order, enforcing laws concerning the possession of illicit substances and substances banned by Xi, reprogramming rogue robots and criminals, and many other things. They enforce the Xi Government's Values, which dictates that Xi'an citizens should strive for progress, honor and equality.
J.U.D.E. - The Judicial Unified Defectors Elimination, JUDES are a special law division of the Xi Upper Realms Council that deals with the delegation of justice throughout the Xi Federation and the territories controlled by Denipol. Known for lavish courtrooms and madatory jury duty.
R.A.I.A. (Reality Access Intelligence Administration) - Xi'an's version of the NSA - They're tasked with intercepting communication and spying on citizens of Xi, collecting all intelligence and putting it in the central database.
C.A.S. - The Civilian Assistance Squad - This small unit goes on covert missions for Xi's civilian police. Some of their activities include, but are not limited to, stopping drug busts, stopping domestic disputes, searching for missing pets, robbery reports, and covert retrieval of stolen or missing items. Not a part of Denipol.
T.E.E.L. (The Elimination of Eternal Lawless-Enigmas) - This organization is responsible for the containment and suppression of all the major religions and ideologies.
P.A.C. (The Planetary Art Council) - The Planetary Art Council is responsible for the preservation of art on every planet.
P.O.G.T.E.S. - (People of This Geological Era Stand Together) - A group of scientists in the city who conduct research into the solar system's past climate change activity and projects of geoengineering. The group is mainly composed of university students, who spend most of their time studying the phenomenon of how the planets were terraformed and altered by technology in the past several centuries.
H.E.A.L. - The High Enigmas and Alien Lifeforms - The scientists who study all the different kinds of aliens that inhabit the Xi'an region and outer-solar system races.
C.R.O.P. - Contract of Resources of the Physical World. They are responsible for any form of resource extraction that occurs within Xi, or on the grounds of the Xi territory, whether its agricultural or mineral. They also monitor the population of Xi and keep track of all the crops and livestock. Their main goal is to make sure that Xi is self-sustaining.  In addition, they are responsible for technologically regulating the weather patterns and storms that can sometimes disrupt trade routes and the economy.
M.I.S.S. - The Mental Healt Investigative Support Section is in charge of the mental health of citizens of Xi. The primary task of the section is to ensure that citizens of Xi are healthy and don't have any major mental illness. The section has many psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals. They are also responsible for providing counseling for Xi'an citizens who are victims of crimes or trauma.
D.R.A.M.A - Diplomatic Resources of the Alliance of Material Assets. They have the primary responsibility for dealing with "outsiders" in the Xi system from outside the solar system - aliens, smugglers, and merchants, especially colony property. Incidents are reported to the military.
People
Xi Xiong, Head of Security/Criminal Lawyer
Wu Qian, Xi'an’s head of the Public Safety Division
Chen Yun, Xi'an’s head of the Intelligence Unit
Dian Yi - The main antagonist of the series, a ruthless and highly manipulative individual who wants to rule over the world.
Aya Asakawa - A lawyer who runs into the Judicial Unified Defectors (JUDES) and helps the player gain an entrance.
Cheryl Chirp - A scientist at JUDES that is obsessed with alien life.
Hazel Jones - The mother of a friend of Jules who was kidnapped by the "Chirp" from the Xi'an region.
Jules Jones - A friend of the protagonist's who is kidnapped by the "Chirp" from the Xi'an region.
Wu Qian, Xi'an’s head of the Public Safety Division
Karen Fargin - A reporter that helps Jules Jones escape from his captors.
Mason Jones - A friend of Jules who goes on a quest to find his parents.
Jack Sommershield - The forcefield operator who works with BREACH to contain the Cascade and its excesses.
Alister Drake - The son of an alien leader who meets the main character in their search for his mother.
Vortiga – Seperate humanoid race. A race of bounty hunters who are in business with other races.
Gelthi - The reptilian race of Xi. A race of slave traders (Illegal!!).
B'frogg - The amphibian race of Xi. A race of cuisine and food experts.
Rama – The race of dragon-like origin. A race of cyborgs and bounty hunters.
Nautiloid - The aquatic race of the Kith. A race of artisans and religious zealouts.
Darthi - The avian race, skilled in interstellar ship building. A race of pilots and pirates.
Vedran - The fox race of Xi. A race of merchants.
Krana - The feline race of Xi. A race of technicians.
Cherriko - The avian race of Xi. A race of assassins.
Kithan - The reptilian race of Xi. A race of blacksmith.
J'onni - The superhuman brutish humanoid race of ZXi origin. A race of cyborgs and bounty hunters.
Hektora - Dog-like race of Xi. A race stereotyped as scoundrels, black-market merchants, dirty work detectives and underworld scum.
Rānthiraulphs, from the planet Torgias. Aside from their mint fur, hooves, and antlers, the deer-like race shares many similarities with humans. The head is round and features a small mouth, two nostrils, and a big, wide nose. The body features several long slender fingers, no thumbs, a slender tail, and small, slender legs. All of these racial features make the race similar to humans. Their appearance and mannerisms vary from character to character.
The race's culture is similar to humans' with some of the same ideals, desires, and practices. Torgians are a highly religious people who celebrate the new moon, the day of the season, the birth of a child, and the holiday season. They are a very warm-hearted and generous race who place great value on a person's character, and like to help their friends when in need. They also enjoy all kinds of festivals, and like to dress in festive clothing. Due to their body temperature being higly influenced by their mood, and their homeworld being relatively stable and stagnant in terms of a single yearlong season, they cherish the rare memorable 'Cape of the White Soul', a geological event where humidity condenses in the air and returns as a thick blanket of white streaking snow. This chilling effect not only is the only time of year it snows, it alters the atmospheric light refraction making all stars appear 13x times as bright, and tinting them with a radiation filter appearing bright red and green. The customary celebration is the consumation of eggs. Marriages between Torgians are usually performed by a marriage council made up of the two women's mothers.

The other prominent feature of the Torgian culture is the importance of their religion. Despite being a peaceful, and somewhat nomadic race, they celebrate religious holidays such as 'The Blessing of the Newborn' and 'The Festival of the Three Fruits', and have a complex cosmology surrounding their religion, including the worship of The Gods and the existence of a single, all-powerful, malevolent god, which roughly translates to 'The Evergiving Darkness'. Most myths about this god tend to have them as a maternal, feminine jolly figure who offers eggs containing gifts from the eternal elemental void of the shadowlands. Rānthiraulphs have the distinct ability to pickup vibrations from their antlers as far as 150m when focused, and very little escapes their superior hearing abilities. They say a small sect of Rānthiraulphs chooses to become Nuns and Monks by sawing off their antlers and entering a world of perpetual silence.
The acronym PURI stands for Permanent Unattended Retrieval, Intelligence, and Infrastructure. The acronym is a combination of three components, which can be thought of as three legs to the radar technology disabling tripod.
Perform unannounced, persistent, and continual retrieval of information.
Process that information and use the results to direct action.
Infrastructure that supports the actions.
The acronym also provides clues to the three-legged radar tripod, radar surveillance, and military action. When a three-legged tripod is standing erect, it is an antenna. Radar is a three-legged tripod. When a single leg is missing, the radar tripod is not complete. It is missing a leg. This means that if radar is absent, radar surveillance is absent. When the radar surveillance is absent, the military is absent. The basic idea is it's a special methodology for preventing tracking and advanced detection, both the Society of the Mind and PFU use it to cloak warpspace fields.

Noelle "Ellie" Sanders - Main protagonist. Amnesic. Wears light SWAT-like armor and prefers a Colt gun to the usual bolter-eletronic stun rifles. Blue hair, abit goth. Hides her fears inside, focuses on her ambigion. Starts out a Security Officer for ArkenLot, the continental 'warehouse' space for the solar system. Psi abilities, but untrained.

Elderdragons - 6 Patriarchs and Matriarchs that rule the solar system and are the head of Xi. Spooky, always in their circle and bathrobes. Elusive. Secretly scheming against each other.

"Lot"
- Metonymy for the group created and deputized to protect, investigate and oversee all trouble in the Lot storage. Made up of seedy, questionable and dishonorable types.
Theabelle - Mousy girl, small height, big shoulderpads and vest. Dual weilds guns. One of the only ones Ellie confines in, later has a violent mental breakdown. Revealed to be Ellie's descendant/"Sister" later from the Project that maintained Noelle. Doesn't recover these memories until the end. Minor Psi powers are a hint at her and Noelle's relation.
Blackbox - Woman that looks like she wears a Gimp with wires. Ability is to 'blackout' technology, and create blackhole-like constructs that can store pocketspace. Very goal-oriented, likes to stick to business. Follows the money.
Brick - Big dude with 6'o clock shadow, armor looks like he's wearing hocky pads and a wrestler's helmet. Gentle in social company. Ability is to harden/heavy-up things remotely with a Psi squeeze, wears off when focus is broke. Worked a decade in security for shady people.
Vengeful - Longtime partner of Ragnor, former hitman. Has Axe-like tools that punch through walls, shields, heavy defenses and boomerang back to his hands. Bit nilistic.
Ragnor - Dark suit and tie.  Has a flail that turns into an electrical ricochet. Shows little concern for life or property damage. She is quite kind.
The Nameless - Nobody knows his past, bandaged up, rarely speaks. Anything they touch gets 'marked' and 'infected', turning others rabid and violent against said mark, even former allies. Later revealed to be a PFU spy/plant.
The Black Rose - Younger AI girl, popstar hologram. Needs two live human Holodrones, permanently sedated and wrapped in latex to project her and exist. Snarky and cruel. Great at intel, abilities unknown.
The Merchant - After Noelle starts investigating the Merchant guild, she's placed on the team to be the Merchant "World"'s connection and in. Leathery trenchcoat and hood, carries knives and coins. Abilities unknown. Seems to have cybernetic enhancements.
Dr. Dessner - Biomedical expert. White coat, she's very polite and cordial. Total sadist and unapologetically twisted.
Meeks - a Volgarian with floppy furry anntentas, a skin lanky body, wide frog-like eyes and punky shaved haircut. She keeps her abilities a secret, which involve X-ray sight and extremely refined hearing. Devious, intelligent, very perceptive. Neurotic. Psi Ability (openly known) is quantum compression, able to lighten/deflate/contort physical things.
"The Wreckers" - Self interested group with a common interest in joining the PFU. Destructive, but less morally and ethically twisted as Lot.
Cutie - Terrorist playgirl. Fluffy long hair, silky clothes, playful flirty streak. Explosive expert. Terorrism for her is a more of a hobby than a lifestyle.
No-Face - Faceless robot drone, rather articulate and intelligent. Great at tactics and planning matters out, aware of moral quandaries and excels in psychological deduction.
Red Vixen - Slinky femme fatale in a red rubber catsuit. Can slip thru cracks, spaces, melt, engulf others, does bad in high/low temperatures.
Wulfenborn - Genespliced, part canine. Strong but not savvy.
The Ripper - Retired hitman, guilty. Solidary. They know Brick from way back.
Tabloid - Reserved Android, she can scan and analyze textual information. Excellent deduction abilities.
Tangerine - Sister android to Tabloid, chemist. Addicted to magnets as substance abuse.
Crazed - Conspiracy theorist and former member of T.E.E.L He can seem a bit unintelligible because his beliefs seem to be "All religions and myths ever, at once." Claims can see the future, others unsure if a Prophet or his namesake.
Vandal - Disgraced underground entertainment fighter. His Electro-Blade operates on sonic-waves and vibrations, when activated the frequency hurts everyone and feels like 'one's skin being lit on fire' but them.

"Figureheads"
Lillian Ebel - Cheery station newsbroad caster for Xi Propaganda. Later the one to be the line of communication from the Elder Dragons and Denipol down to Lot.
"Mercenaries"
Part of the Merchant's guild. Hubblood, Psi, Leopold Sabia, "The Mechanic", Scratch and Screetch. Psi saves and befriends Noelle later, Hub turns out to be the one both the PSU and Xi were searching for.
"Gang of Four"
Barry Bobby B., Kenny the Spasm, Frog the Barbarian, Riff-Raff. They're convoy bandits who make their living thieving from shipments and selling uptick.
"Paramor Frontia United"
PFU is a liberation front cobbled together from a dozen or so other groups that despise Xi. They are the underground resistance. It's secretly backed by the final 6th Elderdragon. Lead by the 4 Pillars of Celestial Heaven.
Prominent leading members: The Vast, Neko, Tatiana, Captain Coyotl, Cerebrus, Luminous Aberration, The Venn
The 4 Pillars - Four leaders of PFU, each have their own clout. Sorta considered modern Elon Musks/Zuckerbergs/Bezos/Oprahs with insane power.
Dagda the Great Mother - Former owner of Robotics and AI development industry, was disgraced after sleeping with her 'merchandise.' Androids kinda worship her.
Nyx Blackwater - Leader of the Larcenists Guild, they're a bloody spacepirate out to fill their pockets. Xi High Fleet spacial-navy has worn him down considerably over the years.
White Talon  - She came from a powerful crime family but was reknown for sadistically torturing her own family. Left the mob, joined the underground. Always in a sleek white-rubber plague mask and bodysuit, wise and observant.
Lord Gnomon - The former veteran soldier of a failed rebellion against Xi a time ago. He's considered a folk hero of sorts for rebels, a solid snake boogeyman. He, like the 6th Elderdragon he reports to, secretly wants Noelle to control the tachyon cascade and obtain his desire to strike back at the Empire of Xi. Tough, quite ruthless.
The Hivesman  - He's a Lavalite envoy from the tachyon cascade , despite his gruesume xeno-looking appearance, carapace and all he's quite chasmatic and keeps a good sense of humour. His wit gets on Noelle's nerves quite alot. He serves the Lavalite interests and speaks highly of their race.

Tachyon Cascade   - A pulsing, cyan, multi-ring shaped stack that appears on Xi worlds and seems to rupture space-time into higher dimensions. No one seems to know what's beyond it, outside Tectnoid hordes being beamed out of it from time to time and the occasional rain of fruit Melons.