Player: Amélie Isoz

Teaser:

Themes: peace, fairness, internal struggle, division, conflict of interest

Always seemingly in opposition to their younger sibling, Barb never had quite the material luck or the education. What they did have was a deep empathy for the people around them. They could get a reasonably cushy job in the workshop, but instead, they insisted on toiling with the rank-and-file. The truth is that they would barely make ends meet without the support of their sibling. Despite their background, they cultivated many friendships and close relationships with their fellow workers, and they have tried to lobby for fairer conditions from their position as a well-respected old-guard unionist. They are not afraid to get in a fight, but despite that, they believe that everyone can just get along in peace in the end.
Recently, though, the younger, more radical guard have stopped being satisfied with Barb’s approach of dialogue but no dramatic action, pushing more strongly against the owners. While Barb may get their hands dirty with the poor and talk big, their family ties might still make them one of the bourgeoisie. What is even more difficult is that Barb has been cooperating with the Local Union Branch for years. The Union Branch that is quite clearly little more than an organised crime racket.

Factions: Apartment Block B , Petanque Club , The Union , Contemplatory bookclub

Player: Laura

Teaser:

Themes: fanaticism, keeping up appearances, parental abuse (perpetrator), suzeranism

Merciless tradition has always guided Addison's life. The whole community sees them as the perfect example of genetic superiority and a great leader. Both Addison and their spouse, Paris, come from ancient noble blood and were raised following aristocratic moral principles. They married to perpetuate them. This is the purpose of their life.
When did it go wrong? And why is Addison now doubting their beliefs? Is it because of their heir, Joan, who happens to be shy and frail? Because of Frankie Baciu, the lost teenager Paris practically adopted? Or because their spouse, Paris, is now scaring them? Or even because of their growing love towards an enemy?
Addison knows they must keep up appearences, for their own good. But they feel trapped in a golden cage, where any doubt is seen as betrayal, and betrayal deserves punishment. Now they can’t stop asking themselves: is noble blood actually a blessing… or a curse?

Factions: Apartment Block A , The Suzerainists/The Globalists , The Second Club , Contemplatory bookclub

Player: Gerke Schlickmann

Teaser:

Themes: family disconnect, estrangement, emotional manipulation, grief

The day Valja found out their youngest child had been shot was the last day they felt alive. The moment they heard the news, Valja finally saw their purpose clearly: they were responsible for their family, for ensuring they all escaped the vicious pull of the gangs jockeying for position with children’s lives. In all the confusion, Valja had been firm: they had to escape, to leave Yugo-Graad, now. In La Cage, Valja found work, housing, and the essentials for the family, but they felt forced to overlook a bit of extra food or the occasional blanket that showed up unexpectedly. Otherwise, though, they have remained outspoken against criminal activity of any kind. Their dynamic with their spouse Matija became unpredictable – sometimes antagonistic, sometimes compassionate, always codependent – and Valja hovers over their surviving children, Sasha and Zhenya. Valja’s voice is clearest when speaking out against Matija’s casual schemes, trying to keep the children on the straight and narrow. This balance lasted for years - until Zhenya’s spouse, Luka, joined the family. Seeing how easily Zhenya gives in to their fast-talking spouse and how Matija’s eyes light up with Luka’s ridiculous ideas for the next big thing is enough to make Valja wonder if it’s too late. Too late for their children, too late for themselves, too late for their marriage. Will Valja manage to protect the new life they constructed for themselves away from gang turf wars or will they forever live under the dark clouds of the Krot name?

Factions: Immigrant Housing , Anarchists , Association for the Rights of the Dead (ARD) , Contemplatory bookclub

Player: Adrian Clarke

Teaser:

Themes: responsibility, family ties, giving up, crushed dreams

At first, the Du Toits only wanted to send the young ones to the Revachol, but youth is restless and needs guidance. That’s why Aaro was chosen as the only mature family member to accompany them. After all, they were the child of the head of the family. After their arrival, they were also the ones who failed to realize that they had been terribly scammed, and since then, Aaro hasn't stopped blaming themselves. They work the hardest and suffer the most from the exploitation of their employers, partly to forget their guilt and partly to shield the other Du Toits. The letters from Oranje relatives are piling up on Aaro’s desk and becoming harder and harder to answer. The situation has made Aaro look for solace in rather unexpected places, but some things cannot be postponed indefinitely.

Factions: Immigrant Housing , The Suzerainists/The Globalists , Contemplatory bookclub , The Pyramid Scheme

Player: Jan Gavrosh Winkelhöfer

Teaser:

Themes: old war stories, espionage, trauma, delusions, memory problems

They were born in '84 in Graad, but their father was from Revachol. They got married to an engineer from Graad whom they murdered ten years later. But why? Buttle was in jail for 30 years for this crime. Or? No, no, no… that’s not the story. They were actually born in Revachol, but their mother was from Graad. They were hired by the Revachol secret services and sent to Graad, where they got married to a Graadian engineer whom they eventually murdered by order of their superior to prevent Graad from developing a deadly new secret technology their spouse was working on. They managed to hide their link with the secret services and were imprisoned for murder, and not for treason and espionage (that could have led to the death row). Probably, the details are muddy. Whatever the real story is, after Buttle got out of jail, the absurd Graadian administration sent them to Revachol, a place they’ve maybe never even been to… They now live in the sewers, always blabbering that they are a war hero who saved millions of lives and deserves a medal.

Factions: Sewer People , The Mold Conspiracy , Contemplatory bookclub

Player: Mü

Keywords: 2nd half character

Teaser:

Themes: student, elitism, rookie

Member of Precinct 44. Just a few months ago, Kazimierz was still a student at one of Revachol´s universities, and technically, they still are. They even lived in a shared student flat in La Cage! At one meeting with fellow students where they promised not to get political and got VERY POLITICAL, they got into a long drunken political argument with Valrien Marwick. The argument ended with Kazimierz joining the RCM to show they could change it from within.
The scary thing is that Kazimierz was not only accepted but also, after just a few months, promoted and is now one of the two Lieutenant “Hyenas” sent to La Cage. Some would say that this skyrocketing career is mostly because their precinct needed at least somebody who is not totally corrupt to hold a higher rank, but Kazimierz seems to be managing in their job. Especially due to lots of help from their partner, Alvi Gunna.
Kazimierz is young, idealistic and nerdy to the bone. The question is - do they still need to prove something to Valrien and their other old flatmates? Are they really going to be able to change the system from within?

Factions: Contemplatory bookclub , Revachol Citizens Militia - Precint 44 (2nd half)

Player: Swantje Amelung

Teaser:

Themes: manipulative, clever, secretive

An is a remarkably brave person. They came from South Safre with just their parent, Kras, complete with very obviously fake names and a world of trauma behind them. An is still strong and smart, and, for all that, they are also silent and cautious; there is an intriguing beauty in the way they move and act.
That said, there are many things in which An is completely insincere, fake, and manipulative, which is something that few realise. There is a deep hidden agenda behind their intentions, but nobody has noticed. Yet.

Factions: Immigrant Housing , Finders , Contemplatory bookclub

Player: Edward Tagg

Teaser:

Themes: charismatic, mysterious, repressed trauma

If there is one thing anyone can be really, really sure of about Kras, it is that that's not their real name. The combination of the surname of the current South Safre People's Republic president and the first name of the founder of the communist revolution tells more about Kras's ideals than about them.
Kras came to Revachol recently to save themselves and their kid, An Knezhinskyi. They are obviously a person with varied experience, good command of different languages, and quite a few skills, but also with great interest in Mazovian politics. A mature, experienced, and retired leader moving to become something of a mentor, they will have to face up to their past and its horrors and, most importantly, try to find a new way forward. And while they are doing that, there will also be… taxidermy.

Factions: Immigrant Housing , Theatrical Taxidermy Club , Contemplatory bookclub