1. KAIN: (Apprentice) The protagonist, a young tiger who is making his way through his first year of the Academy. The Academy is a branch of the Darkan University that dedicates itself to the training of candidates that one day will strengthen the ranks of the Soldiers of Gold- the peacekeepers of New Kingdom.
As an apprentice, Kain has not yet decided what his specialty will be, and thus like all beginners he gets equal basic training in the arts of combat, strategy, the code of behavior and basic first aid. Kain comes from a prominent family with a long history in the foundation of New Kingdom. He has traveled far from his family home to the Academy in order to make his own path. His biggest fault is perhaps being too earnest at times.
2. ALEXANDRA: (Gunner) Alexandra comes from Earth's past, a millennium before the foundation of New Kingdom. In the great war between the Dominion and the Prometheans and shortly after the execution of her parents by General Gratz, Alexandra helped her grandfather, a brilliant scientist, 'defect' to Gratz's faction and work as a double agent. She worked with him to obstruct General Gratz's plans for as long as possible while at the same time producing new discoveries periodically (which had been first released to the Prometheans along with countermeasures). Eventually her grandfather was compromised by a traitor.
Her grandfather's last act on Earth was to send Alexandra and Kain into the future using technology the Dominion had developed. She has arrived at a new world peopled by the creations of her parents and fellow Prometheans. She carries with her and her brother the warning of General Gratz's impending arrival and intent to colonize the new world for his religious faction. She is also the last woman on Earth.
3. GAIA: (Gynoid) GAIA was created by Keith and Alexandra's parents in the underground laboratory at Promethea with a remarkable likeness to Alexandra. Her skin is metallic gold and her tunic and wings are inspired by the Winged Victory of Samothrace. As a gynoid, GAIA is one of the most advanced positronic brains ever created. She has spent centuries in slumber in the deepest levels of an undisclosed laboratory, waiting.
4. KEITH: (Martial Artist) As he was very young, Keith coped with his parents' deaths by internalizing his anger and focusing solely on the training of his body as a martial artist. Being the youngest sibling, he has only hazy memories of what the world used to be like before the Dominion rose to power, but he holds on to them as fuel for his soul. The sight of the new world that his parents created is almost enough for him to ease the ache of their death. He will fight to the death to defend the living vision they have left behind.
5. JUSTINE: (Healer) Justine is a young rabbit with a great thirst for knowledge. For many years she trained honing her mind in the field of natural science and philosophy. Having exhausted her local resources at her village, Justine applied for Darkan University to specialize in the field of medicine. She transferred to The Academy in order to acquire more knowledge serving as a field medic. She was assigned to Amoore's unit.
6. RAVENCROFT: (Lancer) Ravencroft is in his third year at The Academy and elected to be a soldier, specializing in the arts of the spear of the javelin and thus the first line of combat at the opening of battle. He was born in a small village not too far from The Academy, from a respectable but modest family of farmers- he's the first in the family to receive a formal education. Ravencroft is a straightforward and honest raccoon, with a rather irreverent sense of humor. He was assigned to Amoore's unit shortly after choosing his specialization.
7. AMOORE: (Investigator) Gallant and aristocratic in bearing, Amoore is the eldest son of an august family that resides in the capital, New Kingdom City. One of the most distinguished students at The Academy, Amoore has chosen the career of Investigator- trained in the art of swordsmanship and well-versed in the code of ethics upon which the New Kingdom is founded. His task is to be the mediator between the candidates (and eventually Soldiers of Gold) placed under his command and the citizens of New Kingdom- to apply the codes of law (as well as to know the reasons behind them) with unbending rectitude to all, to be a mediator in the case of legal disputes and to be able to lead his men and women into combat. Amoore speaks very little of his family or his past, except in very rare occasions when he will reference a historical occurrence or a relative in passing. His companions know him to be a fox who knows how to measure eloquent conversation with pertinent silence, with a subtle sense of humor and a sophisticated bearing that never comes across as condescension.
8. KADAR: (Technologist) Even more mysterious than GAIA is Kadar, a wolf who bears some common physical traits associated with skunks- including the famous white stripe. Kadar's origins are a mystery to all except the council of Elders at the capital, who brought him to the city from far away when he was but a young pup. He made a quick trail through Darkan University in the department of Precursor Research, where applied science is used to study the relics of the Precursors (the Humans) and develop new technologies from them. He has never mentioned where he came from to others, and everyone marvels at his strange affinity for Precursor technology. Everybody, that is, except the Elders.
