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Quaranteam: Book 2, Cast of Characters (midpoint)
🕑 Added 2025-02-17 22:55:27 +0000 UTC(Author's Note: We're well over halfway through Book 2, but I realized I haven't posted a Cast of Characters for a good long while, and that's on me. So, if you needed a refresher, here's the current Cast of Characters for Quaranteam. As always, don't read this if you're not caught up, as inadvertent spoilers will abound. But many of you who are caught up have been asking for a refresher, so here it is, in both post/PDF format. My apologies for not having it up around the halfway mark.)
Character Guide
(Author's Note: This is intended to be used as a character reference for the Quaranteam universe on the whole, including the main Quaranteam stories, but also its offshoots, at least the ones authored by me. It may contain minor spoilers, depending on where you are in the story, but I have done my best to keep them to a minimum.)
Team Rook (23 people)
• Andy Rook – A 38-year-old content writer for Netflix, who also lives a double life as semi-successful urban fantasy writer Blake Conrad, known for his Druid Gunslinger books. Shaved head, neatly trimmed brown beard, 5'11”, hazel eyes, tattooed on the chest with a griffon, could stand to lose a few pounds. Originally from Ohio, has lived in the Bay Area for over a decade. Our protagonist, such as he is. Still reaping the benefits from one random act of kindness to a stranger named Dave.
• Aisling (Ash) Blake – A 27-year-old graphic design contractor for Google. Originally from Dublin, she's lived in the States for 4 years. Red hair, freckles, short (5'4”), fit. Outgoing and charming, but also protective of Andy. Aisling showed up first (at the same time as Lily) and has helped keep Andy levelheaded and sane throughout the entire ordeal.
• Lauren White – A 35-year-old personal trainer for the San Francisco 49ers. Originally from Australia, she's lived in the States for 2 years. Very tall (6'6”), very tan, blonde, athletic, emotionally involved with Taylor as much as (if not more so) Andy. Lauren is big and boisterous but has a tendency to not think things fully through.
• Captain Niko RedWolf – A 22-year-old Air Force Security Forces officer (military police). Originally from South Dakota. Half Lakota, one quarter Mexican and one quarter Japanese. Long, black hair. Toned and slender. 5'4”. Sarcastic, wry and witty, Niko has basically become Andy's right-hand woman, along with Ash, whom she considers her best friend. She's helped provide endless insight to the vaccine program being managed at the local Air Force base, where she works.
• Nicolette (Yvette) Seydeaux (staff) – The 22-year-old maid of Rook Manor. Blonde, with long curly hair. Extremely buxom. 5'9” or 6'1” (in heels). Second generation French American. Enjoys wearing classic maid’s outfits and being a bratty submissive. Pretended to be named Yvette at first, at the suggestion of Phil. Very close friends with Whitney.
• Katie Rodriguez (staff) – The 32-year-old gardener of Rook Manor. Hispanic, butch, 5'8”, with short black hair cut in a bob, almost always seen in overalls and a button up shirt. Lesbian and wife of Jenny Peters. Had reservations about the program but wanted to ensure safety for her and her wife, so they took the deal and came to join the House of Rook.
• Jenny Peters (staff) – The 35-year-old cook of Rook Manor. Midwestern and plump, 5'8, with brown bushy hair. Wears large circular glasses. Tends to be overly motherly. Bisexual. Wife of Katie Rodriguez. Former college roommate of Alexis (Lexi) Coleman.
• Taylor Morrison – The 25-year-old ex-ex-girlfriend of Lauren White. Platinum blonde, stacked, short (5'2”). Was in the doghouse upon arrival for having cheating on Lauren almost a year ago, but now a regular member of the house. Closer to Lauren than anyone else, Taylor is still working to find her place in Team Rook.
• Piper Brown – A 26-year-old gold medal winning Olympic Volleyball player. Brunette, tall (6'2”), muscular but lean, blue eyed. Went viral for a video of her pre-game warm up dance. Still slightly recovering from the abusive treatment she recieved at Arthur Covington's home. Has developed very intense feelings for Andy in a very short time.
• Asha Varma – An 18-year-old college student and daughter of Dr. Charlotte Varma. Half Indian, half French, raised in London until last year. Brown skin, black hair, pierced navel, wild child attitude. 5'6”. Party girl and socialite, Asha tends to enjoy causing trouble, as it gets her attention. Has some growing up to do. Has bonded well with Hannah and Taylor and will be going back to college once lockdown is lifted.
• Sarah (Sares) Washington – A 31-year-old actress. 6'2”, redheaded, quirky, clumsy and a bit dorky. Originally from New Jersey. Swears like breathing. Very girl next door. Huge fan of the Druid Gunslinger books and had a crush on Andy before she even met him. Big lover of Broadway theater and musicals, both attending and performing in. Was the partner of Emily Stevens before arriving at Team Rook, and still is.
• Emily (Em) Stevens – A 30-year-old actress, 5'1”, blonde, blue eyed, pale, slender, very posh, British. Left London for LA just a few years ago. Incredibly charming and witty, with an almost supernatural social sense. Grew up as a child actress in a wildly popular series of movies called “The Dagger Academy” series but has since struggled to establish a successful acting career outside that role. Very sophisticated and has worked to help Andy feel more comfortable in his new financial echelon. Was the partner of Sarah Washington before arriving at Team Rook, and still is.
• Sheridan Smith – A 32-year-old acrobat and performer for Cirque Du Soleil. 5'7” Blonde, frizzy hair, slender and extremely flexible. Very laid back and go with the flow. Has been teaching the girls of the house yoga in her spare time. Despite a bit of a rocky start, has grown very fond of her teammates in Team Rook, and of Andy himself. Sheridan tends to protect her heart closely, however, and so her true thoughts are often a little guarded.
• Hannah Nakamura – An 18-year-old college student and former cheerleader. Half Hawaiian, half Japanese. Short (5'1”), Asian, with long black hair with blonde stripes in it. Curvy, very well-endowed and a firecracker of energy. Originally supposed to be joining the House of Watkins, she is much happier being part of Team Rook. Hannah is adventurous and energetic.
• Tala Jordan – A 31-year-old Iranian American woodcrafter and musician. Curvy and incredibly confident about it. Tala was Sheridan's roommate back in college and has played with a large number of failed Bay Area bands, while making puzzle boxes for people such as Elon Musk, Neil Patrick Harris and Criss Angel. Has a fetish with being turned on and made to wait. Was recommended by Sheridan, her roommate in college, to be brought into the house. Tala exudes both unshakable confidence and blue-collar swagger.
• Jade Dillon – A 26-year-old cheerleader for the 49ers and kindergarten teacher, Jade is also the daughter of tech billionaire Cormack Dillon, whom she hates. Blonde, bubbly, full of endless joy and confidence. Has a tendency to use fake cuss words, which gets on Andy's nerves like nails on a chalkboard. Also a virgin. Friend/co-worker of Lauren, who recommended she be brought into the house. Has distanced herself from her father as much as she thinks she can, and is a little nervous it may have repercussions, not only to her, but to all of Team Rook.
• Whitney Wells – A 23-year-old IT engineer with a penchant for BDSM. Jet black hair, icy blue eyes, porcelain white skin, ruby red lips, slender, almost frail, figure. Likes being completely under a Master's control. Best friend and regular play partner of Nicolette, who recommended she be brought into the house. Whitney can sometimes seem a little cold or distant, but Andy has decided this is mostly just a self-defense mechanism, and that the woman simply prefers to keep her opinions guarded.
• Fiona Smith – Andy's former girlfriend from college. A 38-year-old journalist who has spent most of the last fifteen years covering the Washington D.C. beat. Brunette, 5'11”, slender but in very good shape. Fiona has more history with Andy than nearly anyone in the household, and brought her partner, Moira, with her when she chose to join the Rook household after having spent a decade and a half apart from him. They picked up right where they left off without so much as a blip.
• Moira MacLeod – A 33-year-old Scottish doctor who had a threesome with Andy and Fiona some fifteen years ago at a wedding in Scotland. Andy lost touch with her after that, but apparently she's kept in touch with Fiona enough that Fi insisted on bringing her into the Rook household when she arrived. Slender, fit redhead with riotous red curls, pierced nipples and a handful of tattoos. Worked for Doctors Without Borders. An optimistic pragmatist, Moira is one for getting things done first and deciding how to feel about them later.
• Alexis (Lexi) Coleman (staff) – A 35-year-old former operative in the CIA. Latina, muscular, 5'6”, dark hair. Had significant scarring (burn scars) on her chin, neck and chest from an unknown event, but was restored as part of the imprinting process. After leaving the CIA in 2017, worked as PMC for a while, then as a bodyguard for a while. Former UCLA roommate of Jenny, who suggested she be brought into the house. Head of Andy's security, along with Niko. Has a big heart and will always take the more difficult option if it means helping more people.
• Maya (Summer) Steele – A 37-year-old Jewish American former stuntwoman and current director. Her hair styles vary wildly and regularly, and her nose looks as though it's been broken and reset once before. Described as a hard-drinking woman, with a very confident attitude and strong opinions, she worked as the stunt coordinator on several Dagger Academy movies with Emily, who suggested she be brought into the house.
• Mali Merrick (staff) – A 32-year-old personal and professional finance manager from Wales, who recently inherited Emily Stevens' account, and has been invited to relocate to America, join Team Rook, and take over management of the now substantial Rook family fortune. Lost her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to DuoHalo very early on in the pandemic. Is currently organizing her relocation to the States, along with bringing Andy “his plane.”
• Melody Park (staff) – A 28-year-old mercenary, and formerly Covington's personal bodyguard, now part of Team Rook, joining Andy’s protective detail. Her family immigrated from South Korea in the 60s. She's ex-Army, ex-Ranger and dangerous as hell. Certainly has kept most of her opinions on the whole Quaranteam system to herself, but make no mistake, there's careful plans and refined thoughts rolling around behind those quiet eyes.
• Matthew T’oel Rook – Andy and Niko’s newborn son.
• Dr. Ming-Yue Chen – A 35-year-old doctor from China specializing in nanobiotechnology who joined Team Rook after helping rescue them from an invading CCP force. A member of the Empty Wives movement, she spent most of her life in Shanghai, but spent close to a decade in London as part of her education.
• Honor Rook – The older of Andy and Ash’s two fraternal twin girls.
• Hope Rook – The younger of Andy and Ash’s two fraternal twin girls.
Team Yang (16 people)
• Eric Yang – A 39-year-old engineer, and Andy's former roommate. Second generation Japanese American. Short (5'5”) but athletic, if a bit shy and bookish. Piggybacked on Andy's one good deed into a complete life change he wasn't expecting. Andy and Eric are friends, but not overly close ones, despite having shared a condo for most of a decade. Eric has been working indirectly for the US intelligence as part of something called Project: Long Thought, which has both ties to the CIA and the NSA.
• Lily Wu – A 25-year-old coder for Door Dash. Second generation Japanese American. Dyed purple hair, short (5'2”), punkish. Eric's first partner, who expected to be his only partner only for life to get majorly in the way. Lily is the iron fist that runs the House of Yang, sometimes making decisions for Eric so he doesn't spend too long dwelling on them.
• Jenny Carnero – A 28-year-old meteorologist for the local Fox News channel. Statuesque brunette (5'10”) who always remains overly tanned. Lily's ex-roommate who had to be rescued after fleeing from the person she was supposed to be paired up with, before getting paired up with Eric. Threatened to tell her story to the reporters at the station she worked at, but Lily convinced her that doing so would be bad for all involved. Phil claimed to have cleaned the mess up, and also to have ensure the problem wouldn't happen again to other people.
• Sarah Wilson – A 26-year-old HR specialist with Adobe Systems. Short (5'3”), blonde, Nordic and curvy. Sarah's a bit of a fretter, always expecting the worst of everyone and everything. Originally from Kansas. Meshes especially well in Team Yang, but has some deep seeded distrust of governmental systems.
• 2nd Lieutenant Rita Arroyo – A 25-year-old Latina member of the Air Force's Security Services, assigned to Eric as his protection detail, but also his partner. Ex college athlete but seems to fit well within the Yang House. Easy going until shit goes down then turns all business at the drop of a hat.
• Jane Fowler – A 31-year-old blonde, blue eyed farm girl from Oklahoma who moved out to California to become a professional chef half a decade ago. Curvy, relentlessly upbeat. Serves as the cook/caretaker for the House of Yang.
Team Marcos (22 people)
• Phil Marcos – A 34-year-old Filipino project manager for Boeing, working in conjunction with the Air Force to manage the vaccine development/distribution program trying counter the epidemic. Probably (strike that, definitely) involved in a sizable amount of heavily classified shit. Tall (5'11”), slender and usually exhausted. Has a deep love of fighting games and mischief. Phil always knows more than he can talk about. Phil has been heavily involved with the response to the DuoHalo virus but is unable to talk to even his close friends about it, as per his agreement with the Air Force. As of late, however, Phil has decided to let Andy see behind the curtain more and more.
• Audrey Percy – A 29-year-old Hispanic psychologist. Short (5'1”), very curvy. Also a big fighting games fan. Has been doing her best to keep Phil sane throughout the apocalypse. One of the first successful recipients of the current vaccine. Has been helping coordinate the base's mental health responses to all of the side effects from the Quaranteam serum. Pregnant with Phil's child and engaged to him.
• Lt. Colonel Linda Hayes – A 35-year-old Caucasian lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. Blonde, fit, lethal. Also doubling at Phil's bodyguard most days. Paired up with Phil at the exact same time as Audrey, a split moment decision she's later remarked was the best thing she's ever done with her life. Linda is razor sharp, quick witted and while her pairing with Phil was originally intended to be mostly professional, she's fallen very hard for her partner since their initial meeting.
• Tamika Jefferson – An 18-year-old African American college student. Short (5'2”), curvy, disaffected and disinterested in most things. Tamika's paired up with Phil purely for convenience, as she is a lesbian, and the daughter of one of the other scientists on the base.
• Yuko Takahashi – A 22-year-old first generation Japanese immigrant and video game engineer. Very short (4'10”), very slender but extremely agile. The most sarcastic of Phil's partners. She feels Phil takes too much of the risk and does not garner nearly enough of the reward for all the things he has dealt with both on and off base for the past year.
• Dr. Charlotte Varma – A 44-year-old French infectious disease researcher working with the Air Force and Boeing. Lead developer on the current vaccine. Average height (5'7”), blonde, matronly but also a bit bougie. Originally from Paris, she moved to London and married Dev Varma, before they emigrated to the US earlier this year with their teenage daughter, Asha (now part of Team Rook). Dev died in a lab accident on the Air Force base where DuoHalo was being studied. Was rescued from Covington by Andy but chose to go with Phil, with Andy's blessing.
• Natalie Jacobsen – A 25-year-old pre-med student and stripper, Natalie is Taylor's best friend who Taylor suggested be added to the Rook household, but when Andy passed, he recommended her over to Phil, who decided to add her to his household to keep Taylor's friend nearby. Natalie seems a little overwhelmed by all the new faces and people in her life but is doing her best to integrate to her new family.
• Rachel DeMarco – A 28-year-old infectious disease researcher working with the Air Force and Boeing. Was originally responsible for getting Covington the women he wanted, either legitimately or questionably, but revolted against him, leading the New Daughters of Revolution. As per the terms of their surrender, has been paired into House Marcos. Has a very “just get through it” attitude that almost borders on nihilism.
• Master Sergeant Violet 'BigTits' McGuinness – A 26-year-old Security Forces member of the Air Force who's been brought in to operate as Phil's nighttime security detail. Because of his knowledge of the DuoHalo virus and the serum being used to treat it, Phil was given two handlers, not just one, although Linda is still very much in command, both of the operation and of the household. Violet is a stark contrast to Linda, soft and gentle whereas Linda is fast and coarse. Phil's survival and well-being is always her number one priority, as McGuinness was there when the lab accident that killed Charlotte's first husband happened.
• Winnie Brookmeyer – A 34-year-old originally from Ohio, she was a private chef to some high-end tech bro before he died to DuoHalo. She also had a sideline gig appearing on cooking shows, where she was a rising star, right up until the pandemic hit. Winnie and Linda were in a yoga class together, so when it came down that Phil was going to need a house with a staff, Linda went to work recruiting her friends.
• Valerie Staples – A 38-year-old executive assistant for the same tech bro that Winnie had worked for, Valerie takes scheduling to new levels entirely. When Linda reached out to Winnie, she also reached out to Valerie, asking her to take over the house management job for Team Marcos. Valerie and Winnie are a couple, but both enjoy a little spice of men in their life from time to time.
• Bella Porter – A 26-year-old former cannabis grower who is doubling as the house's maid and gardener, while still growing pot out of the greenhouse for the mansion. Bella's fairly laid back but was chosen by Linda as someone she felt like she could trust, as they'd become friends since they met one day when Linda was out getting marijuana and Bella was incredibly helpful.
• Paloma Gallagos – A 33-year-old former Spanish intelligence officer, brought to the US as part of Operation Honey Trap, offering insight into the Spanish National Intelligence Centre, Spain's CIA/FBI equivalent. Probably has her own agenda, but also definitely seems to have fallen hard for Phil on first contact, something Phil suspects may be down to a DuoHalo variant.
• Rochelle Waters – A 26-year-old civil rights attorney from Atlanta, half-black and half-white, who has been involved in voting rights and defund the police movements for the better part of her life. Has been working with the Quaranteam Project in an attempt to increase adoption rate among paranoid and distrustful communities.
• Ingrid Virtanen – A 23-year old physical therapist from Helsinki, Finland, she operates as a sort of front-line first-wave personal doctor for the Team.
The House of Covington
• Arthur Robert Covington IV – A 63-year-old investment banker. Considers himself the most important person in New Eden. Certainly is the richest. A horrible prick with a rumored proclivity for making his partners do awful things. Has ties within the Quaranteam project, and the organization behind the construction and management of New Eden. Attempted to break Piper Brown, unsuccessfully, and still holds some deep resentment over it. Was taken hostage by his own Team until they could be extracted from his pairing and repaired with other people. The person Andy hates the most.
The (former) House of Covington
• Lisa Davis – A 25-year-old graphic design contractor for Google. Ex colleague of Aisling. Partner for Covington, who does not allow her to speak in public. Ash has been trying to find ways to talk to her on the side, but Covington is very particular about visitors to his house and has refused to let Lisa come out to see Aisling.
• Veronica DeLaCruz (deceased) – A 27-year-old Hispanic card dealer for the House of Covington privately, as well as professionally over at a local casino. Cheated on her partner (Arthur) with a man named Brian Morrison, and the sexual encounter resulted in her death. The first fatality in New Eden, her death is being used to remind women the dangers involved in being unfaithful in the new world.
• Alicia Covington – A 46-year-old housewife and socialite. The mother of Covington's two children, Alicia is a silent but lethal force in the House of Covington. She certainly seems like she has her husband's ear, but also mostly applies that influence from the shadows, never once speaking out about him in public, or in front of company. Make no mistake about it, however, Alicia is a controlling power broker in Team Covington, and she is not to be underestimated under any circumstances. She has been part of his particular viper's nest since long before DuoHalo and has used it at every opportunity to strengthen her power base.
• Layla Greene – A 25-year-old former Fox News analyst. White, blonde, blue eyed, fake tits, fake lips, fake personality, a seemingly perfect yes woman. Layla left Fox to become a communications consultant, and Arthur brought her into the house to help him shape his message and communications, possibly considering a run at politics, or just feeling like the ultra-rich were going to need image managers moving forward.
• Hope DeMarco – A 31-year-old ex-Marine, 5'10”, muscular and Germanic, blonde hair, blue eyes, half-sister of Rachel. Former drug addict who got clean and joined the service. Petty, vindictive, spiteful, and angry a lot of the time.
• Amber – the butler for the House of Covington.
• Darcy – one of the maids in Covington's house, French, blonde.
• Janice Flowers – one of the women Covington won in the poker game.
• Eloise Childs – one of the women Covington won in the poker game.
• Teresa Kenzington – one of the women Covington won in the poker game.
The House of Vikovic
• Gregor Vikovic – A 52-year-old business owner. Russian, huge (6'2”, 275lbs), muscular, with a big, braided silver beard and a fondness for expensive things, particular food and drink. One of the more elite members of New Eden.
Former House of Vikovic
• Katarina Vikovic – A 41-year-old homemaker, and Gregor's first wife. Came over with him from Russia a couple of decades ago, but has dual citizenship since 2005, much like her husband. Participated in the New Daughters of the Revolution’s revolt, and was unpaired from Gregor.
Team Watkins
• Nathaniel Watkins – A 41-year-old investor and insanely rich self-made gadfly. Tall (6'1”), lean and Waspy, Nathaniel tends to look more like an out-of-work yoga instructor than the forty-first richest man in the world. His brown beard is always somewhat disheveled and seems to relish always walking around in socks and Birkenstocks. Has a friendly relationship with Andy, whom he gave a shitload of money to, seemingly to punish his son.
• Benny Watkins – An 18-year-old high school student. Benny is Nathaniel's biggest failure, spoiled and thoughtless, entitled and arrogant. His claiming of Deborah Barnes resulted in his punishment by his father, and the reassignment of Hannah to Andy.
• Deborah Barnes – A 34-year-old veterinarian from Los Gatos, originally from Kansas. She was originally assigned to Nathaniel, who used her as a stake in one of Covington's poker games. She was won by Andy, but Benny claimed her before she could be relocated. As part of Benny's punishment, Deborah's been assigned control of Benny.
• Erin Teresa Donegal (Teri) – A 36-year-old pharmaceutical representative. Dated and lived with Andy about a decade ago until she gave him an ultimatum - “either your friends go, or I do.” Andy gave her the boot, and she stalked him on and off since then. Second generation Irish American. Blonde (but dyes her hair brown), curvy. Andy refused to bring her into his house, and she was reassigned to the House of Watkins.
• Eliza Watkins – A 38-year-old tech exec (although she looks significantly younger), and Nathaniel's first wife, Eastern European who immigrated to the US after attending university stateside, where she met Nathaniel. A very smart and measured woman who shows an immeasurable amount of patience, especially in contrast to her free-wheeling and reckless husband. Yet the two seem very much in love, and she values his safety extremely highly.
• Octavia Hakimi – The 35-year-old head of the Watkins security detail. Persian, although has a slight Spanish accent, probably ex-military or special forces. Adept at blending in and not being noticed. Almost always dressed in all black and has a sort of quiet deadly confidence that makes her not a force to be lightly reckoned with.
• Rosalyn Chambers – One of Nathaniel Watkins' assistants.
• Nina Choi – One of the women won by Watkins during the poker game at Covington's.
The House Of Haunton
• Mayor James Haunton – The 54-year-old mayor of New Eden. Portly and short tempered. Has a mustache that whole bowls of soup could get lost in.
Former House Of Haunton
• Major Monica Peters – The 36-year-old wife of the mayor, who doubles as the greeter and tour guide of New Eden for the most recent arrivals. Originally the head of the base where Phil was working but was superseded by the arrival of Major General Fielder. Caught up in the scandal of the NDR and illegal forcible reassignments of several individuals under the direction of Covington.
The House of Jacobson
• Jake Jacobson – The 49-year-old owner of the AllStore chain of department stores. Jet black hair with a pencil thin mustache. More reptilian than human, with beady eyes and a perpetual sneer on his face. Hot tempered, petty, and vindictive.
• Ariel Smith – the woman won by Jacobson during Covington's poker game.
Team Baker (9 people)
• Xander Baker – A 38-year-old auto mechanic and car restorer from Ohio. Andy's oldest and best friend. Being relocated to New Eden to get paired up with Captain Betsy Ross. Covered in tattoos, ridiculously muscular, Xander is a gentle giant. Not to be allowed near karaoke machines under peril of death.
• Captain Betsy Ross – A 34-year-old Air Force officer, working on the reconstruction program, rebuilding America's heavily damaged infrastructure. Soon to be Xander's first partner. Betsy is insanely smart but has confidence issues when it comes to relationships.
• Madison Buckley – A 26-year-old singer/musician in a symphonic metal band named Nicomachean but extremely friendly and upbeat. One of the first people to be paired with Xander, she was only willing to be paired with him if he relocated to California, which he immediately agreed to, although she had to compromise and move to northern California from her home near Los Angeles.
• Brooke Maloney – A 24-year-old Olympic swimmer, and friend of Piper. Second generation Swedish American. Blonde, short (5'4”) and extremely athletic. Originally, Piper was trying to convince Andy to bring Brooke into the House of Rook, but Andy immediately recognized her personality would be a better fit for Xander, and asked Phil to help redirect her.
• 2nd Lieutenant Samantha Percy – The 27-year-old member of Xander's family handpicked by Captain Linda Hayes to operate as his security detail. Like most of Linda's Girls, Samantha is a highly decorated combat soldier with special skills in asset protection. She tends not to be too chatty out in public.
• Alicia Geller – A 37-year-old retired actress (ex-child star) turned schoolteacher (high school history). She's mostly glad to be forgotten by most of Hollywood and has enjoyed her life as a teacher. Had some particularly bad experiences as a child star, which she is reluctant to discuss casually.
• KC Kadrey – A 20-year-old Vietnamese American Stanford student majoring in mechanical engineering. Bright, bubbly, always the life of the party. Has a golden retriever named Boggle she takes with her everywhere.
• Serena Ortiz – A 27-year-old Latina Federal Marshall. Very much a Southwestern girl, having grown up in New Mexico, playing cops and robbers before she grew up and took it professional. Has a reputation of tracking down fugitives and spotting subtle mistakes that give criminals away. Very full of bravado, but mostly seems earned. Very much a genuine cowgirl.
Team Friedman (12 people)
• Ari Friedman – A 47-year-old former golf pro turned tech job surfer, a member of the board game group, Ari stumbles through careers like most people stumble through fashion phases. His life is always upside down, he's always learning something new that he's just picked up and he doesn't seem to have any regular habits beyond the boardgame group.
• Gwen Friedman – Ari's 41-year-old wife pre-pandemic, manages a non-profit focused on ocean conservation. Gwen's still adjusting to having to share her husband with so many other women but seems like she's making peace with it.
Team Wilson (13 people)
• Jenna (Jones) Wilson – A 34-year-old heavyset woman with an oversized personality, one of the original members of the board game group, was paired off early as part of Phil's “protect my friends” efforts.
• Dale Wilson – A 39-year-old wall-of-muscle FBI agent, Dale was paired up early with Jenna very early on in the pandemic. Andy had thought it an odd pairing at first, but the two seem to have a natural matching rhythm and get along incredibly well, so as long as his friend is happy, he's happy for her. He seems a little frustrated that he's being sidelined from most active fieldwork for his family's protection, however.
Team Pak (11 people)
• Phil Pak (a.k.a. Lesser Phil/LP) – A 37-year-old Korean-American man who was part of Andy’s friend group before the pandemic. LP works for the NSA as a Data Analyst (as far as Andy knows) and has always been especially jovial and joyous.
• Brandy Pak – A 31-year-old housewife, Phil’s original wife, and mother of LP’s 5-year old son, Kyung-jae (KJ) who has been a stay at home mom since Andy’s known her.
The House of... Dave? Aka Team Straussman
• Dr. David Straussman (previously just “Dave... something or other?”) – a thirty(ish)-something(?) quarantine management engineer for the CDC, who came to test Andy and Eric, and found out that Andy was secretly Dave's favorite author. In exchange for an advance copy of the newest unpublished Druid Gunslinger book, he put Andy and Eric into the system as Top Level VIPs, which has changed their life forever. Nice dude, but Dave's just this guy, you know?
The House of McCallister (Mr.)
• Dr. Adam McCallister – the man behind the pairing portion of the Quaranteam serum. For reasons still unknown, Adam McCallister was directly responsible for the creation and integration of the portion of the Quaranteam serum that makes it function as a bonding agent between men and women. A Stanford graduate, McCallister has worked in both the private sector and for the military for some time. Recently, he has defected to the Soviet Union, although there are reports that he's no longer in their care. Cause of departure, also unknown.
The Exiled (House of the former Mrs. McCallister)
• Dr. Eve (Evie) (McCallister) Merriweather – Adam's former wife, a very smart biochemist in her own right, who fled Adam's company in Russia and made her way back to the States. Probably knows more about DuoHalo and Quaranteam, both professionally and intimately, than anyone else on the planet. In essence, Patient Zero.
• Sergei Petrov – gay man in possession of a mutated biology, whose sperm functions as a sort of 'pairing reset' for women, and also allows men to pair with other men, although the resistance to the virus is much less strong than the standard Quaranteam serum. Could be the Rosetta Stone in terms of finding offshoots and variations from the serum to enable further options.
• Andrei Ivanov – Sergei's boyfriend, a former military man who aided in their escape from Russia. Andrei was responsible for Eve and Sergei's flight from a remote Soviet testing facility and agreed to come with them to the States, as long as he and Sergei could openly be together.
• Master Sergeant Kathy 'K-Rod' Rodriguez – A member of the military detail assigned to keep watch on Eve by Captain Linda Hayes. Friend of Niko's.
• Second Lieutenant Kiki ‘Pax’ (formerly 'Pakky') Pak – A member of the military detail assigned to keep watch on Eve by Captain Linda Hayes. Friend of Niko's.
Staff on the Quaranteam Project
• Major General Fielder – military commander in charge of the base managing the Quaranteam serum. When he came on to take over the project, he saw potential, and has been one of the guiding hands on every step they have taken thusfar. Currently removed from the project and facing charges of willful endangerment and abuse of power regarding his direction of assigning women against the direction of the Oracle system.
• 3 star Lt. General Bonner – military commander responsible of taking over control and oversight of the program formerly headed by Major General Fielder. When Fielder’s horrific actions came to light, the Air Force responded by sending in new management. Bonner is a no-nonsense General who is determined to make sure things are being done the right way.
• Major Monica Peters – See House of Haunton
• Adam McCallister – See House of McCallister
• Phil Marcos – See Team Marcos
• Charlotte Varma – See Team Marcos
• Rachel DeMarco – See House of Covington
• Matt Cunningham – division chief (electrics half) of Project Impulse, the precursor to the Quaranteam project. Specializes in electrical signal transmission, both mechanical and biological.
• Charles Daniels – section chief (biofeedback engineering), discoverer of the Daniels effect, where a bonded group of individuals find their neurochemistry adapting to work better as a cohesive unit.
• Wes Bridges – division chief (bio half) (dead) – died in the accident with Dev Varma and several others, which only Adam McCallister survived.
• Hunter Wilson – section chief (electronics interface) (dead) – died in the accident with Dev Varma and several others, which only Adam McCallister survived.
• Martin Grant – section chief (weapons engineering) – brought in late to the process but was first to discover that the Quaranteam provides a baseline resistance to most forms of toxins, including alcohol. Also discovered the occasional large-scale regenerative effects sometimes associated with an imprinting.
• Bill McKenna – Phil's friend and coworker, has perhaps the most knowledge about the base serum in existence. He and Phil co-developed the original base serum together, the two of them both taking some wild swings with the other's work to piggyback onto building something great and adaptable.
• Nate Campbell – section chief (aeronautics engineering) – one of the first successful test cases of the Quaranteam serum, with his wife Sharon.
• Dev Varma (deceased) – former husband of Charlotte Varma, died in a lab accident at the base, which exposed him to DuoHalo. One of the key researchers behind the Quaranteam serum, at least in the early days of it.
• Miguel Cunningham – One of the people brought on late to the Quaranteam project, when it became clear they were going to be needed to do social and emotional matchmaking of people on an unprecedented scale, the Air Force brought in Miguel Cunningham to design the system known as The Oracle, which quizzes all men and women as to their conscious (and subconscious) mental, emotional, sexual and physical wants and desires, then does the best it can to pair people up witthin the realm of possibility. The project seemed like a Hail Mary when conceived, but so far has been wildly successful, although the stress of maintaining and scaling the project up has certainly taken a toll on Miguel, who often looks exhausted and in desperate need of a vacation. Still, he's being hailed as a hero for developing a workable solution under such a short deadline.
Team McKenna
• Bill McKenna – Bill is one of the cofounders of the original serum, and along with Phil Marcos, Dr. Charlotte Varma and Dr. Adam McCallister (as well as Dr. Eve McCallister, without her knowledge), developed the Quaranteam serum.
• Grace McKenna – Bill’s original wife, from long before the pandemic. They have a 20-year old daughter. She has been more amused than annoyed at what they’ve had to do to expand their household in order to maintain Bill’s life.
• Jen McKenna – Bill’s 18-year old daughter, paired off with a man named Tony. Tried to get her father to take in one of her friends to keep her safe, but Bill refused, claiming it would be strange to be banging one of his daughter’s friends.
• Julia Narakova – One of Bill’s partners, a former Victoria Secret model.
• Kenna – Jen’s friend in question. When she was delivered to a failcase, she had to be repaired, and Bill was the only man with a high enough rating in a close enough compatibility score to be added to his household. As such, she is now part of Team McKenna.
• 2nd Lieutentant Jackie Alvarez – The member of Linda’s Girls assigned to keep Team McKenna (Bill specifically) safe.
• Second Lieutenant Kiki ‘Pax’ Pak – A member of the military detail originally assigned to keep watch on Eve by Captain Linda Hayes, but has since been reassigned back to Bill McKenna. Friend of Niko's.
Linda's Girls
• Captain Linda Hayes – See Team Marcos
• 2nd Lieutenant Niko Redwolf – See Team Rook
• Master Sergeant Violet 'BigTits' McGuinness – See Team Marcos
• 2nd Lieutenant Rita Arroyo – See Team Yang
• Master Sergeant Kathy 'K-Rod' Rodriguez – See Team Cunningham
• Second Lieutenant Kiki 'Pax' Pak – See Team McKenna
• 2nd Lieutenant Samantha Percy – See Team Baker
• 2nd Lieutenant Jackie Alvarez – See Team McKenna
• 2nd Lieutenant Nancy Meyers – See Team Petrov (via Merriweather/Watkins)
The Politicians
• Senator Caroline Giancola (D, KS) – One of the two Senators from Kansas, Senator Giancola has made it a point to be on the front line, determining what’s going on with the DuoHalo crisis, the Quaranteam serum, the Oracle selection system and the restructuring of America under the new system.
• Representative Madeline Engle (R, ID) – A Representative for the House from Idaho, Rep. Engle feels that the entire Quaranteam process has been manipulated and corrupted from the very start, and has been on the warpath looking for everyone she feels is to blame for the dire straits the country is in.
• Senator May Collins (D, CO) – One of the two Senators from Colorado, Senator Collins is a member of the committee reviewing and advocating for the Male Protection Act. Senator Collins is a new appointee, replacing a male senator who died.
• Senator Evelyn Yang (D, NY) – One of the two Senators from New York, Senator Collins is a member of the committee reviewing and advocating for the Male Protection Act. She has been a senator from New York for the last six years.
• Senator Ruth Hadaway (R, IA) – One of the two Senators from Iowa, Senator Hadaway has long been one of the bastions of the far-right conservative movement within the Republican party. She was elected with the support of the Tea Party in 2002, and moved to become a strong MAGA supporter in 2015.
Staff at Opprimo Research (Valhalla Shores)
• General Teagan Ibanez – The head of the Opprimo Research facility at the center of Valhalla Shores.
• Doctor Abernathy – One of the head researchers at the Opprimo Research facility at the center of Valhalla Shores focusing on nanobot communications.
Comments
Corrupting Power
Once we hit either of our two goals, I will. It'll be a pretty big undertaking! So if 20-30 people upgrade a tier, or we get an influx of new subscribers, it shouldn't be too far off in the future.
Smcrae5639
I think it’s time to update the visual guide of characters
