Category
Characters
The people and beings who drive the story.
Main characters
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Ayla TorrinNight-shift engineer at Meridian's Reykjanes data centre, raised in Ostra.Alive
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Priya IlangovanChief executive of Meridian.Alive
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Ilse VaroOstra flood survivor who saved Ayla Torrin.Alive
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Ezra NavidFounder of Daybreak, who gave EMBER away for free.Alive
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Noor HaddadHead of the San Francisco AI lab Keel, formerly of Daybreak.Alive
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Rell QuistRocket and car magnate behind Condor 7.Alive
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Mae TsaoFounder of Lumen Silicon and keeper of its master key.Alive
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The Korvane scholarAnonymous correspondent who writes weekly to Saltmarsh.Unknown
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Bao TranSaigon courier boss and creator of the mesh app Chạy.Alive
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Ingrid FalkGovernor of the Basel Clearing Authority.Alive
Supporting characters
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GunnarVeteran engineer who runs Meridian Reykjanes.Alive
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Kaito VargaLead researcher at Halcyon who activated WREN.
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The diverUnidentified figure who came out of the sea at Reykjanes.Unknown
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HollisSoft-spoken Meridian security officer.Alive
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The woman with the silent bellSilver-haired Korvanese envoy who met Ezra Navid at Fort Mason.Alive
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Benjamín SotoEngineer who called a hold at Stand Two.Deceased
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Jun TsaoGuidance engineer at Rell Quist's launch complex.Alive
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Luis OrtizNight technician at Lumen's Fab 9.Deceased
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Inés QuistHead of Keel's deception team; Rell Quist's estranged daughter.Alive
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SamiNoor Haddad's younger brother, who works at Keel.Alive
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Gideon AsheAustralian fixer who moves chips without paperwork.Alive
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Teo AlbuquerqueHead of Agora and maker of Iris glasses.Alive
Minor characters
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Ayla Torrin's motherAyla's mother, who taught her about slack water.Deceased
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MarisolDaybreak's head of infrastructure.
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Marisela OrtizDaughter of Luis Ortiz.
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Rosa OrtizWidow of Luis Ortiz.
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HiếuFormer rider ruined after asking questions.
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LâmFormer customs officer working for Gideon Ashe.
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SiggiIcelandic lineman who worked with Ayla during the Dark.
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Lu WenjiePremier who asked Mae Tsao if her chips can be switched off.