Petro – A longtime asylum resident, skeptical of change, reluctant to leave but too afraid to stay.

The murder victim on Helix 25 with ties to the Marlowe family (see Marlowe Jr)

Natalia (Tala) – Once committed to an asylum for being “difficult,” now an Earth survivor with a keen sense for when to stay and when to leave.

Sue Forgelot – A socialist socialite, well-connected and influential, often the first to hear important news.She’s secretly satisfied when people mention her royalty status (she is descended from a British branch of royalties, assumed to go as far as Sir Forgelot, knighted in the Crusades) – some of her closer ancestors settled in Hawai’i and […]

Anya – A former nurse and the asylum’s last remaining staff member, the de facto leader of the escapees.

Tundra Marlowe – A 12-year-old girl part of the Earth survivors, who has never known civilization, eager and fearless in a world without rules.

Molly Marlowe – Ellis’s mother, a 93-year-old Earth survivor hardened by time, now traveling with her great-granddaughter, Tundra.

Ethan Marlowe – A son of Ellis Marlowe, supposed to be a survivor of Earth, yet known as “Mr. Herbert” on Helix 25, hiding under a false name before his murder.

Ellis Marlowe – A retired postman from old Earth, nostalgic for the past, unaware that the murder has ties to his own bloodline.

Seren Vega – A meditative archivist, keeper of lost history, who had past dealings with the victim of Helix 25 murder, and may hold key insights into his true identity. She is the aunt of Riven Holt, her sister was Riven’s mother.