Characters

Board Game

Lula Werm

Pronouns - she/her

Job – owns a fixit shop, states she can fix anything

Appears in:

Board game

Voidance

Alana Toro

Main Character

Pronouns - she/her

Job - ATIC guard

Traits

A white woman with straight, shoulder-length dark brown hair with a straight-cut fringe.
Integrates with the AI Cora to allow her to sit the ATIC guard exam
Clothes
- Voidance
  - In The Forge - White, ribbed, long-sleeved top. Knitted garment across chest. Black leather jacket. Black trousers. Cargo pants. Beige bag strapped around waist.
  - In ATIC Headquarters, Atopia - Black ATIC uniform with the ATIC logo on the left chest, three silver buttons on the right. Pale grey polo neck underneath. Black trousers.

Adulthood - Alana takes the exam to join the ATIC Guard, which takes the form of a simulation to foil a terrorist plot - SQ34271

Appears in:

Voidance

Adahn

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A man of East Asian appearance with short, black, straight hair and closely-trimmed facial hair
Tashiar's partner
Wears a patchwork, tunic-style top in muted colours

Adulthood – late 20s/early 30s in Voidance

Appears in:

Voidance

Agent Polo

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with a neat white beard and moustache and short, white hair with a receding hairline.
Clothing – Voidance – Black ATIC uniform with white ATIC logo on the left chest, three silver buttons on the right.

Adulthood – in Voidance, is in his 50s

Appears in:

Voidance

Brinto

Pronouns - he/him

Traits

A man of South Asian appearance with short black hair and neatly trimmed facial hair
Wearing an orange and white striped jumper and black trousers.

Adulthood – plays Threes in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Chada

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with a short, neatly-trimmed grey moustache and beard
Wears a thick, knitted brown hat, a grey jumper under some overalls.
Rude, racist

Adulthood – in his 40s in Voidance, tries to flirt with Trace

Appears in:

Voidance

Dza

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A Black woman with long black hair, styled into small braids, with half tied back and half loose.
Clothing - A black and white patterned top under a long, white, loose, sleeveless robe

Adulthood – in her 30s in Voidance, arguing with Jonto

Appears in:

Voidance

Ede

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A tall, white woman (taller than Goro), with black hair tied up tightly in a bun. Has a mean look at all times.
Clothing - skin-tight jumpsuit in shades of grey, unzipped down to her chest. Slim, shiny, black ankle boots.

Job – thief/pirate

Adulthood – in her 30s in Voidance, planning to hit a cargo ship that’s grounded because of the minister’s ship, with Sala, Yimmer and Goro

Appears in:

Voidance

Fir Jie

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A man of South Asian appearance with a short moustache and beard and short black hair.
Clothing - A thin white top, under a pale grey knitted jumper, under a long dark, loose, knitted open robe with no sleeves. Loose black trousers.
Enjoys singing karka

Family – says he has children

Job – long haul freighter, on Issy’s crew

Adulthood – in his 30s in Voidance

Appears in:

Voidance

Goro

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short black hair and short facial hair. Multiple tattoos on his arms. Skinny but muscular
Clothing - a dark jumpsuit with a collar and very short sleeves, unzipped to the waist with the black top underneath. Knee-high, sturdy, black boots.

Job – thief/pirate

Adulthood – in his 30s in Voidance, planning to hit a cargo ship that’s grounded because of the minister’s ship, with Ede, Yimmer and Sala

Appears in:

Voidance

Higgins – Voice #1

Pronouns – he/him

Adulthood – in his 50s in Voidance. Drinking with Paula in The Forge, recording a voice note.

Appears in:

Voidance

Issy Delcoen

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A white woman with long, straight, black hair pulled into two plaits.
Clothing - A tight, sleeveless black top with orange sides. An unusual pendant on a black cord around her neck (the symbol of Ma-Ray Huriya). Thick, silver hoop earrings and a large silver ring. White, thick-soled ankle boots.
Metal ID carrier with a blue Cho-Hachan ID card in a brown, leather holder.

Job – pilot of an automated freighter ship

Early life – from Cho-Hacha

Adulthood – in her 20s in Voidance. Before, has travelled to Risivius and the moss cities on Balos. Member of Ma-Ray Huriya

Appears in:

Voidance

Jala

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A white woman with completely white eyes. Short, curly, black hair pulled back into a pony tail.
Clothing - A long-sleeved, white top under a black, sleeveless jacket.
Hates ATIC/Atopia

Adulthood – in 30s in Voidance, in The Forge with the Man In Black to kill Minister Truro

Appears in:

Voidance

Jonto

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short, brown hair
Wearing a dark jacket, the sleeves of a red top are visible at the cuffs
Doesn’t want to talk about ATIC

Adulthood – in his early 30s in Voidance, arguing with Dza in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Judah

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short, brown hair.
Clothing - wearing a white hoodie beneath a dark, sleeveless tunic with no sides, dark trousers. Brass-coloured rings line the entire edge of his left ear, shiny silver brooch at his neck.
Carrying a yellow bag

Adulthood – in his 20s in Voidance. Starting a petition to stop Cho-Hacha joining ATIC

Appears in:

Voidance

Kimra

Pronouns - she/her

Traits

A white woman with long, straight, brown hair, some of which is in slim braids.
Wearing a black, long-sleeved top with a cut-out below the neck, black trousers and silver earrings

Adulthood – plays Threes in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Kris

Pronouns - she/her

Traits

A white woman with long straight black hair pulled into two plaits, one on the top half of her head that joins up with the other on the bottom half of her head.
Clothing - A sheer, long-sleeved blue top, under an irridescent purple dress, with orange boots. A thick silver band around her neck and silver earrings.

Adulthood - In her 20s, drinking in The Forge, having a fling with Wissang

Appears in:

Voidance

Kyris

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with wild grey hair, beard and moustache.
Clothing - A cream, knitted jumper with an orange garment that wraps around his neck and then covers his back

Adulthood – in his 50s in Voidance, drinking in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Maev

Pronouns - she/her

Traits

A white woman, long, straight, black hair pulled into a low bun.
Clothing - Loose, light grey, long-sleeved tunic with a wide, black, fabric belt and white under-tunic

Adulthood - in the karka room, in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Minister Truro

Job – newly elected leader of Cho-Hacha Early life

Appears in:

Voidance

Muzzt

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short brown hair (curtains) and neatly-trimmed facial hair
Wearing a dark shirt and black trousers
Wears an unusual pendant on a black cord around his neck (symbol of Ma-Ray Huriya)

Adulthood – in his 30s in Voidance, member of Ma-Ray Huriya, playing Threes in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Norsef

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A Black woman with shoulder-length, brown, tightly-curled hair.
Clothes – Voidance – dull, orange jumpsuit over a light grey t-shirt. wears thick layers of mutedly coloured clothes
Is a worrier
Tanned from spending lots of time passing suns and has the hands of someone who isn't shy of using a naildriver or a pair of pryers
Doesn’t like ATIC

Job – space freighter

Adulthood – in her 40s in Voidance, drinks in The Forge with Zaichen

Appears in:

Voidance

Paula – Voice #2

Pronouns - she/her

Traits

A white woman with long, curly, black hair.
Clothing - a red jumpsuit with yellow symbols on the back

Adulthood – in her 40s in Voidance. Drinking in The Forge with Higgins.

Appears in:

Voidance

Pilot

Pronouns - he/him

Traits

A white man with shoulder-length, straight, black hair.
Clothing – Beige security guard uniform.

Job - pilot

Appears in:

Voidance

Rian

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A woman of South Asian appearance, with long, straight, black hair pulled back into multiple braids, decorated with gold metal rings.
Clothing - A black, capri-length jumpsuit with cream sandals. Gold fan-shaped earring at the top of her right ear, large dangling gold earrings, thick silver necklace with a large rectangular pendant, colourful braids on her wrist.

Adulthood – in her 20s in Voidance, wants to stop Cho-Hacha joining ATIC

Appears in:

Voidance

Sala

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A Black man with short black hair and big muscles
Wears a skin-tight black t-shirt with a short, white stripe down the back and a khaki jumpsuit with the top half tied at the waist and sturdy black boots with white detail. Mobility with style.

Job – thief/pirate

Adulthood – in his 30s in Voidance. Planning to hit a cargo ship that’s grounded because of the minister’s ship, with Ede and Goro

Appears in:

Voidance

Talira

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A woman of South East Asian appearance, with long black wavy hair
Smokes a pipe, doesn’t like ATIC
Wears a burgundy, short-sleeved dress under a black basque-like top. Metallica bangle on one wrist. Multiple rings on her fingers. Large gold hoop earrings.

Adulthood – in her 40s in Voidance

Appears in:

Voidance

Tashiar

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A Black man with short, tightly curled hair.
Wears a dark jumpsuit, unzipped to the waist, with a pale grey t-shirt underneath. The jumpsuit has 'TASHIAR' on the right breast, above a company logo and other logo patches on the left sleeve.

Job – long-distance freighter

Early life – from Hanasa

Adulthood – late 20s in Voidance, arguing with his partner in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Trace

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A white woman with short, bright orange hair in a low bun with a fringe
Clothing - A pale, crocheted, halter-neck dress over a black top with spaghetti straps. Dangly gold earrings

Early life – from Cho Hacha

Adulthood – in her 20s in Voidance, drinking in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Wissang

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short, straight, light brown hair, parted in the centre and slicked to the sides, with a shaved undercut.
Clothing - a sheer, tight top with lots of colours under a slim black jacket with silver zips, black cargo trousers with bright orange straps attached to either side, big black boots with white detail. Blue eye-shadow.

Adulthood – in his 20s in Voidance. Voted for Minister Truro to get Cho-Hacha into ATIC. Having a fling with the Girl in Orange.

Appears in:

Voidance

Yavin

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short black hair and intense eyes
Clothing - A white shirt with a black tie. There are three black bands tied around his stomach, joined by two vertical black bands. A black jacket with a hood, black trousers.
Has a slim, silver gun with a long barrel

Adulthood – Hates ATIC/Atopia. In The Forge with the White Eyed Woman to kill Minister Truro

Appears in:

Voidance

Yimmer

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

A white woman with short brown hair and blue eye-shadow.
Clothing - A long-sleeved top with a patterned, blue top half and an orange bottom half. A sleeveless, orange zip-up jacket. A necklace of silver rings.
Smokes, drinks, doesn’t leave the bar a lot.

Job – Bar manager of The Forge

Adulthood – 40s in Voidance, working with Sala, Ede and Goro to rob the freighter.

Appears in:

Voidance

Yukon

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A man of Middle Eastern appearance, with short black hair and neatly-trimmed facial hair.
Clothing - a blue and white striped t-shirt beneath a thin jacket that is dark blue on top and light grey on the bottom.

Job – long haul freighter, on Issy’s crew

Adulthood – in 20s in Voidance, singer in The Forge

Appears in:

Voidance

Zan

Pronouns - he/him

Traits

A man with light brown skin, short black hair styled to stick up.
Clothing - A red, long-sleeved top and tight, black trousers

Job – long haul freighter, on Issy’s crew

Adulthood – sings karka in The Forge, very drunk

Appears in:

Voidance

Zaichen

Pronouns – he/him

Traits

A white man with short brown hair, bald on top, going into a short beard and moustache.
Clothes – Voidance – Dull, orange, thick-ribbed trousers, bag attached to the waist. Grey t-shirt. Worn jacket. Wears thick layers of mutedly coloured clothe. Tanned from spending lots of time passing suns, the hands of someone who isn't shy of using a naildriver or a pair of pryers. Doesn’t like ATIC

Job – long haul space freighter

Adulthood – in his 50s in Voidance, spends most of his time ‘on the road’, drinks in The Forge with Norsef

Appears in:

Voidance

Board game

Aston Flagrante

Pronouns – he/him

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator

Early life – Cho-Hacha

Adulthood – Plays Octackle at the Imperial Stadium, oozes flair in his play and hairstyle. He claims to use his swagger, and the irritation it causes, as a psychological weapon.

Appears in:

Board game

Captain Reti Lovo

Pronouns – she/her

Traits

Photo in Atopia images
Hard to read.

Job – miliary officer

Adulthood – in the Purple Martin

Appears in:

Board game

Cassandra Svetza

Pronouns – she/her

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator at the Imperial Stadium

Early life - Tirwan

Adulthood – local Octackle champion for 7 years running. It is said that she can see ten seconds into the future. Opponents are cursed to disbelieve her when she says, “I will smash you to bits.”

Appears in:

Board game

Charlie Dagrerra

Pronouns – she/her

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator, police officer

Early life - Salmet

Adulthood – Plays Octackle at the Imperial Stadium. On the pitch she doesn’t have to be as considerate as she did as a cop. And she isn’t.

Appears in:

Board game

Don Wala Fabu

Pronouns – she/her

Job – head of Atopian Genosyndicate

Appears in:

Board game

Dr J. Doyne Farmer “Mr Neutron”

Pronouns – he/him

Traits:

Picture in images
Extremely fast

Job - Octackle-adiator

Early life - Hisperian

Adulthood – Plays octackle a the Imperial Stadium. His use of non-linear modelling in Octackle is subject of debate for a ban, but remains legal and lethal for the time being. Grafiti in Salmet Casbah states the galaxy wouldn’t exist without him and some others. Appears in:

Board game

Fleeg

Traits

Picture in images
favourite amongst dog lovers

Job – Octackle-adiator

Early life – from Varghan Zed

Adulthood – plays Octackle at the Imperial Stadium

Appears in:

Board game

Jono Gibo

Traits – skin is dyed a very fashionable blue. Looking around worriedly

Job – minor Vizu-o-celeb (video celebrity) from the reality cast of Galactic Date

Adulthood – being blackmailed over an embarrassing photo, appears in The Purple Martin to try and solve the issue

Appears in:

Board game

Lumbago the Churl

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator

Early life – some minor planetoid beyond the demilitarised zone

Adulthood – Plays octackle at the Imperial Stadium. Octackle Strategy: lulling opponents into a false sense of security. Lumbago competes completely in the nude.

Appears in:

Board game

Mishula Schlov

Job – wrote Post Expansion Religions In ATIC - a book in the library

Appears in:

Board game

Murch Frome

Pronouns – he/him

Job – Reti Lovo underling

Adulthood – need to get to Tirwan Police Compound to act as a witness

Appears in:

Board game

PFSTK tg

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator

Adulthood – Plays Octackle at the Imperial Stadium. No one can figure out how PFSTK tg plays Octackle, let alone wins so regularly. Watching PFTSK tg compete has been compared to trying to hug your brain while it is greased with lard.

Appears in:

Board game

Redi Romo

Pronouns – she/her

Traits - picture in images

Job - Octackle-adiator

Early life - unknown

Adulthood – Plays Octackle at the Imperial Stadium. Romo is an enigma. Her understated presence on the pitch belies a fierce internal conflagration waiting to be released. She is a universal favorite for alliances.

Appears in:

Board game

Rominex Shaboonie

Pronouns – she/her

Job – important member of Sowers of the Next

Adulthood – hiding on Minak

Appears in:

Board game

Tola Veno – Administrator Veno

Pronouns – she/her

Traits – persnickety, wearing government garb

Early life - Atopian

Adulthood – a functionary from the Office of Mundane Operations at ATIC headquarters

Appears in:

Board game

Turdo Bigi

Job – author of The Torbin Grist: Last of the Russellians – a book in the library

Appears in:

Board game

Tuto Paza

Traits – looks like she hasn’t slept in days (photo in Atopia images)

Adulthood – lives in a spooky house in junk piles with a rampaging demon inside. Drinks in The Purple Martin

Appears in:

Board game

Uncle Crudo

Pronouns – he/him

Family – your uncle in the board game, you’re his favourite

Adulthood – died and left you his ship and CubiCondo-brand residential flat in Salmet

Appears in:

Board game

Vinzlaf Niklotza

Job – author of AI – Ethical Implementation, a book in the library

Appears in:

Board game

ATIC News

Ana Lali

Pronouns – she/her

Job – Atopian businesswoman

Adulthood – calls in to Misi’s chat show to ask for leadership tips from Jafa Kiri

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Ana Tari

Adulthood – previous guest on Chat With Misi Strach – referred to as a glamour puss

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Dara Danii

Job – Historian of SQ33500 to SQ34000, including the formation of ATIC

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Drinak Pletzic

Traits – critical of the government

Job – ATIC political correspondent

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Ewra Boni

Pronouns – she/her

Job – Royal Head Gardener at Royal Gardens in Tirwan

Appears in:

ATIC news 1
ATIC news 2
ATIC news 3

Fali Hofa

Pronouns – he/him

Job – academic and author

Adulthood – Wrote the controversial book ‘Secrets in the ATIC: the beginning of the end’ bestseller in over 20 ATIC territories. His second book was ‘Stronger together: The Common History of Atopians and Minak’

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Fhaal Niis

Job – Minak ambassador to Atopia

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Jafa Kiri

Pronouns – they/them

Traits – outspoken. Very bland, middle of the road sense of dress.

Family – two young children (calls them the centre of their world). Mum was a transit driver, dad was a chef at a local school in Manzia. Husband (met after they moved to Tirwan).

Job – Senator for Atopian Front in Manzia- running for ATIC governor – described by Strach as Atopia’s leading and most controversial politician – right wing. Later becomes ATIC governor.

Early life – Manzia, Atopia

Adulthood – Before entering politics was a senior lawyer at their family law firm ‘Kiri, Kiri and Atakiri’, sceptical about the current formation of ATIC, campaigned for decquarters for Atopia to leave ATIC. In SQ34113 is now running for governor. In SQ34117 is the governor, bids to further curtain the powers of the Shah but is defeated by the ATIC council. The Shah disbands the government (after only 3 quarters of Jafa heading it)

Appears in:

ATIC news 1
ATIC news 2
ATIC news 3
ATIC news bonus 1
ATIC news bonus 2

Jini Kala

Pronouns – she/her

Traits – sympathetic to the Shah, not in line with the Atopian government in that she stands for diversity.

Job – Mayor of Tirwan SQ34117

Early life - Tirwan

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Jono Boli

Job – university

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Khaal Ratta

Early life - Minak

Adulthood – calls in to Misi’s chat show, lives in ATIC

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Lano Tonas

Job – chief of ATIC security– government – in SQ34113-34117

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Mali Jana

Job – mid-level engineer and officer for Truth For Atopia Society.

Adulthood - protestor

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Mina Ecca

Job – personal stylist to the household of the Shah

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Misi Strach

Lives approximately 1 generation earlier than Alana

Pronouns – she/her

Job – newsreader for ATIC news, evening show Chat With Misi Strach

Early life - Traxinian

Appears in:

ATIC news 1
ATIC news 2
ATIC news 3
ATIC news bonus 1
ATIC news bonus 2

Muezzin Talat

Pronouns – he/him

Traits – aims to tell the truth with his art.

Job – Talat fashion house, fashion designer, for the last 10 decquarters

Early life - Minak

Adulthood – SQ34110 collection was famous and reviewed by Sala Dino as “so good, he might be arrested for it.” Announces an ‘MA society collection’ in SQ34117, gets arrested.

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Princex Kogo

Job – one day will be Shah XI

Early life – born to Shah X in SQ34113

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Rasa Fischt

Job – ATICB lead scientist for Remote Botany at ATICB

Appears in:

ATIC news 1
ATIC news 2

Sala Dino

Pronouns – she/her

Job – ATIC fashion correspondent at ATIC news

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Shah Mila (Shah X)

Pronouns – she/her

Traits – public shyness. Believes she must behave in a way the public approves of and is also in the interest of the public’s good. She believes that the role that she has inherited is given authority by the Magi and that her duty is to the role, not as a private individual. She therefore eschews the cult of popularity that so many politicians court.

Family – gives birth to a child in SQ34113 after nearly a full solar rotation of labour

Job - Shah

Adulthood – 79% approval rating in SQ34117. Dissolves the government in SQ34117, takes the power of ATIC governor in the interim, but does not delay the election, despite having the power to do so.

Appears in:

ATIC news 1
ATIC news 2
Board game

Tanta Gori

Job – Private secretary to the household of the Shah for many decquarters, still gets a thrill working at the palace. Helps Shah with scheduling, admin, preparing banquets, who is invited, seating plan, dietary requirements of guests, researching guests’ cultures. Works with Mina Ecca to choose outfits for the Shah.

Adulthood – lives in a house provided by the Shah, five minute walk from the palace, overlooks the private gardens.

Appears in:

ATIC news 2

Zadi Gorda (Commander)

Pronouns – she/her

Job – Atopian leader in SQ33682, proposed the truth that led to the treaty.

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Zazi Micht

Job – Traxinian ambassador to Atopia

Appears in:

ATIC news 1

Zhalwat Ghosz

Pronouns – he/him

Job – Minak leader in SQ33682 – cut off talks with Atopia and instigated his own consociation, which eventually evolved to become the Minak Guild of Solidarity.

Appears in:

ATIC news 1