Chae Juarez: Former operator from the Army’s elite Delta Force, and professional video game streamer. In ELAN she is Andromaeca, Oxiran warrior, and the newly ascended Goddess of Darkness.

Em Mendenhal: Championship-holding pro-league gamer, widely known internetainer, and one of Chae’s romantic partners. In ELAN they are Saccoro, an Unforged engineer, and protector of the innocent.

Machiko Serizawa: Award winning, highly successful video game developer. In ELAN she is Kagata, an Ancient ranger, and preserver of the natural world.

Amal Said: One of the greatest minds in software engineering within the last half-century. In ELAN she is Ithalk, an Abyssal cruxii, and scholar of ELAN’s divine magic.

Shell: An alien intelligence called an Architect that exists as pure code, and refugee from their own homeworld and people. In ELAN they are something new and unfamiliar, secretly preparing the newborn virtual world to house others of their kind.

Oxira: Former Goddess of Darkness, creator of the universe, and progenitor of the Oxiran race. Now relegated to a phantom form, she guides Andromaeca from the void beyond physical reality.

Christian Naylor: White hat hacker, and right wing extremist. In Elan he is Krassus, an Eidolon despot and once-usurper of the God of Light.

The Administrator: Prime enforcer of the Architect’s regime, and the greatest threat to ELAN.