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Argona Cox she/her first encountered a stranger when a ganeshidroni murdered her father. Since then, she has studied the generating and stability parameters of strangers, taking advantage of the the warehouse compound she purchased with her inheritance. She first leases out the extra space to other sensitives, but quickly finds herself renting out her trapped strangers for use as deadly weapons. After a botched hit, she befriends Bracey Wray, giving him space for his drug processing operation. But will she be able to get away with murder?

In the North Mural club and party scene, Bracey Wray he/himis a dealer whose high-end drugs give psychedelic effects found nowhere else. To the rest of the world, he's a withdrawn outcast who finds refuge in the city's unexplored spaces – scrawling abstract graffiti, caring for one of the city's feral cat colonies, and kept grounded only by the fated connection that he shares with his frequently moody boyfriend, Default. But how long can he hide the dark source of his unknown narcotics – and what secrets do his own fantastical ambitions threaten to disclose?

Chuck Rockwell he/him moved into North Mural from his rural town looking for work as a mechanic. He found a career and a home, as well as the strangers, and the sensitives tormented by them. Taking up the mantle of protector of the neighborhood, he started stranger patrols and trained other sensitives in self-defense. His recklessness, showcased most dramatically in the infamous underground stranger fighting rings, however, raises the question – is he truly selfless or does his penchant for danger hide a secret death wish?

The young man who goes only by Default he/him is a creative dreamer who never walked across a bridge he couldn't burn. As he attempts to escape from an unseen past, tumultuous romances send him drifting between hypnotizing highs and violent lows – the only constant, the endless and meaningless crayon scribbles that he scrawls with his right hand. He claims not to see the way his endless drawings cast light on a larger structure, but what does this shy boy see that we don’t?

The ominous figure known as Fifi Cherish she/her seems linked to both Default and Adrian's past – but is she a radical terrorista, or a spurned exile? Though her motivations remain unknown, one thing is certain – she is not afraid to destroy that which stands in her way as she collects the thirteen substances she needs to finish "the Motherbomb" – an unfathomable weapon that threatens to destroy not just the city of North Mural, but reality itself.

Olivia North she/her is both a cunning scientist and an ambitious businesswoman who is forced into contact with the younger sensitives of North Mural in her quest to discover the chemical and financial benefits of the stranger infestation. Her research is some of the first scientific investigations of the phenomenon, and her partnerships with the self-taught chemist Bracey Wray and fellow researcher Argona Cox help bring some of the first stranger-derived chemicals to market – but will her risky ventures pay off?

Christine Verity they/them lives a quiet life doing IT work for a range of corporations. In their freetime, they manage a popular North Mural sensitive messageboard, and monitor the large amount of stranger chatter in the area. Few know their role as an anonymous member of the indie game development co-op Sadware, a group of reclusive and maligned "strangers rights" extremists. But how far will this brainiac shut-in go to protect their beloved pets?

Xoridromella Oneirohazard she/her is the head drama queen of North Mural, both in her career as a stage performer, and in her personal life, where her passion for the spotlight and demands for control make her a wrecking ball in the sensitive community. She performs each night in the small and avant-garde "Eye of Xanadu" theater, utilizing her projector abilities to mystify audiences and boost her own popularity. But will she ever win over the crowd?