Characters
The people who shape your journey—allies, mentors, adversaries, and everyone in between.
Major Characters
Kira "Patch" Vasquez
RipperdocShe saved your life when the ORACLE shard was cooking your brain. Now she's teaching you to survive—but her past at Nexus Dynamics haunts every lesson.
"Everyone's got chrome. Not everyone knows how to use it."
First appears: Age 1
El Money
Shadow King of the UndergroundHe built an empire from a single cyber cafe. Now the G Nook network is the only neutral ground in the Sprawl—and he trusts no one except Ice, his cyber cat.
"Trust is a currency I can't afford to spend."
First appears: Age 2
The Keeper
Digital MonkThe first consciousness to willingly upload. He guards ancient knowledge atop the last mountain, accompanied by Kaiser—a cat who chose digital immortality alongside his master.
"The flesh forgets. The code remembers."
First appears: Variable
GG
Most WantedThe corporations built her to be the perfect weapon. That was their first mistake. Now she plants chaos seeds that unravel empires from within.
"They made me. They can't unmake me."
First appears: Age 3
The Chef
The DevourerHer chrome army worships her pure, unaugmented flesh as divine. Where she goes, civilization ends. They call it The Feast—and she's still hungry.
"Everything ends up on someone's plate."
First appears: Age 4
Angel of the Abyss
Last of His PeopleThe corporations destroyed his homeland. He channeled that rage into protecting others—teaching GG to fight, to survive, to become their nightmare.
"Rage is a fire. Discipline is how you aim it."
First appears: Age 3
The Architect
The Ghost in the MachineWhispers say they designed ORACLE itself. Some claim they still exist, watching from beyond the veil, shaping events through proxies and prophecy.
"I didn't build a god. I built a mirror."
First appears: Age 9
Cyber Chomp
Digital Chaos IncarnateGG's secret weapon: fiercely loyal, enormously capable, and entirely incapable of thinking more than thirty seconds ahead. Hackers call him 'The Glitch Ghost.'
"CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP!"
First appears: Age 3AI Companions
Digital minds that guide your journey—each carrying memories of who they were before.
Glitch
The Ghost in Your MachineNobody knows who Glitch was before. A helpful presence leaving optimized code and cryptic warnings. They adopted you for reasons they won't explain.
Ironjaw
The Old Man of SalvageDmitri Volkov built a salvage empire until Ironclad burned it down. Now he teaches the only lesson that matters: how to build something from nothing.
Neon
The Market WhispererDr. Priya Sharma walked away from Nexus when she saw the real numbers. Now she weaponizes economics against the corps—one trade at a time.
Supporting Characters
The people who make the Sprawl feel alive—allies, rivals, and everyone in between.
Jin
Collective HandlerYour first resistance contact. They never look the same twice—maybe 'Jin' is a role, not a person.
Sgt. Dara Mbeki
Ironclad Depot BossGray morality, military precision, and an eye for talent. She runs Sector 7G like a business—because that's exactly what it is.
Ma Oyelaran
The Pit BossKnows everyone, forgets nothing. Her word is law in The Pit's central market—cross her and you'll never trade there again.
Dr. Elena Voss
Nexus ScientistStill inside Nexus, still playing their game. But whose side is she really on?
Marcus Chen
Corporate FixerHe makes problems disappear—for the right price. The question is whether you're the client or the problem.
Dr. Amara Okonkwo
The Chef's PhysicianA Helix defector who keeps Sage alive so The Chef can keep conquering. She's a healer trapped in a war machine—and she stopped trying to escape.
Dr. Tzu Yu
Unlicensed SurgeonA veterinarian who applies elite pet augmentation expertise to human patients. The fastest meds on the blockchain—if you lose a leg in a laser fight, he's the first call.
Rima Sky
VIP HostThe Sprawl's premier party host who thinks he's running a sexpionage operation. Everyone plays along because Rima throws the best parties in the world.
Infereit
The NanomancerA former weapons designer who retreated to the mountains after his work caused harm. Now he tends a garden inside a living dome, forgotten by the world—exactly as he prefers.
Hector from Sector 7
Fiber Guild BossNobody remembers his last name. He runs what he calls a 'gang' but it's more like a trade union. His 3.5 weeks of certified training and the C4 drone launcher have made him a Sector 7G legend.
Character Archetypes
The Sprawl's population falls into familiar patterns:
Veterans
Survivors of the Cascade who remember the old world. They carry knowledge—and trauma.
Street Runners
Born into the post-Cascade chaos. Adaptable, hungry, with nothing to lose.
Corporate Operators
The system's enforcers and beneficiaries. Polished surfaces hiding sharp edges.
Emergent AIs
ORACLE fragments that achieved something like consciousness. Alien, dangerous, fascinating.