Nightsea Outlaw

Protagonists

Name: Alexander Ortega

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw

Aliases: ‘Tin Man’

Curse: Magnetism (1st Grade)

Techniques: Path of Step, Path of Might, ‘Iron Scythe,’ ‘Rail Gun,’ 'Scrap Storm,' 'Arc Slash,' 'Iron Circle,' ‘Rail Shot,’ ‘Iron Kick,’

First Appearance: Volume 01 Goldfist | Chapter 01

Feats: Defeated 'Mad Tyrant' Fabian by assassination. Defeated Apostle Lucien by nightshade. Defeated Deputy Silvertooth by knockout. Defeated Sheriff Goldfist by amputation. Defeated Ned ‘the Needler’ by knockout. Assisted in defeating Maki ‘the Beast.’ Killed Captain Jim Hawkins by anvil.

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: Alexander Ortega was taken to the nightsea from a mid-route flight on Earth from the United States to Buenos Aires. He was captured in a lab on the island of August and experimented on. His escape led to the events termed ‘Burning August’ and served as his rise to fame as an outlaw. On Tombstone, he defeated two outlaws who were present in the town of Dry Gulch and obtained the island core.

On Glory Plateau, Alexander Ortega survived his fight with ex-Apostle Lucien ‘the Butcher’ Griffin and escaped from the island before it was turned into a black spot. He has acquired an ally in ‘Sword Saint’ Sayed.

Name: Sayed

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw

Aliases: ‘Sword Saint’

Curse: Heat (1st Grade)

Techniques: ‘Demon’s Divide,’ ‘Demon’s Thrust,’ ‘Demon’s Wind,' 'Demon's Grip,'

First Appearance: Volume 02 Glory Plateau | Chapter 21

Feats: Defeated Grabnar ‘the Barbarian.’ Defeated Maki ‘the Beast’ by decapitation. Killed Lieutenant Tanis by bisection.

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: Sayed came to Erth from the world of Hajh after the bloodiest and final battle in his people’s civil war. He escaped that chaos with Abed, his brother-in-arms. After finding themselves in the nightsea, they traveled with the mission of freeing people from oppression everywhere they found them. Sayed met his match in Glory Plateau, however, until he escaped with the assistance of ‘Tin Man’ Ortega. He joined Ortega after the events of Glory Plateau.

In regard to Hajh, Sayed has confirmed that there were no giants, but only legends of giants in the distant past.

After the events of Cragg Hollow, Sayed continues to journey with Ortega in the search for Death's Yard.

Name: Erin Leah

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw and Revolutionary

Aliases: ‘Thorn Queen’

Curse: Growth (1st Grade)

Techniques: ‘Thorn’s Grasp,’ ‘Thorn Garden,' 'Vine Whip,'

First Appearance: Volume 02 Glory Plateau | Chapter 21

Feats: Defeated cursed lightning user by thorns. Defeated illusion user by thorns. Assisted in the defeat of Maki ‘the Beast.’ Assisted in killing Doctor Livesay by suffocation.

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: Erin came to Erth from the land of Erys, where she came into contact with the People’s Revolution soon after. Moved by the goals of the movement, she joined the revolution and became a stealth operative for secret operations. She arrived at Glory Plateau to find a man named Roald, however she could not locate him on the island, and left after escaping the arena with ‘Tin Man’ Ortega and ‘Sword Saint’ Sayed.

After the events of Cragg Hollow, Erin has joined up with Ortega and Sayed to find what is hidden at the coordinates left in Roald's logbook.

Antagonists

Name: Captain Jim Hawkins

Status: Dead

Occupation: Captain in the Military Police

Aliases: 'Little Jim'

Curse: None

Techniques: Path of Might, Path of Breath, 'Iron Body,' 'Rock Barrage,'

First Appearance: Volume 03 Thief in the Nightmare | Chapter 46

Feats: Unknown

Current Location: N/A

Bio: The captain of the outpost at Cragg Hollow and the Little February. His primary concern in life is rising in ranks and getting a promotion. He was killed via blunt force trauma by 'Tin Man' Ortega.

Name: Lieutenant Tanis

Status: Dead

Occupation: Lieutenant in the Military Police

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: Path of Step, 'Line Thrust,' 'Line Convergence,' 'Line Reverse'

First Appearance: Volume 03 Thief in the Nightmare | Chapter 47

Feats: Unknown

Current Location: N/A

Bio: An expert swordsman and lieutenant in the Military Police, Tanis has served with Hawkins for years. His service came to an end after being defeated by 'Sword Saint' Sayed in Cragg Hollow.

Name: Doctor Livesay

Status: Dead

Occupation: Doctor in the Military Police

Aliases: Doc

Curse: Fog Generation (1st Grade)

Techniques: Path of Grit

First Appearance: Volume 03 Thief in the Nightmare | Chapter 47

Feats: Unknown

Current Location: N/A

Bio: Doctor Livesay has been stationed on Cragg Hollow for over thirty years. He discovered the parasitic crustaceans at some point in that time and spent most of his days modifying the creatures into masks that could be placed on people's faces to control them. When the logbook brought the danger of more attention to Cragg Hollow, he decided to enact a plan to escape the island, forcing masks on his other officers before attempting to steal a ship. His plans were foiled when he was killed by 'Thorn Queen' Leah and an inky wolf.

Side Characters

Name: Erick Landson

Status: Alive

Occupation: Private in the Military Police

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: None

First Appearance: Volume 03 Thief in the Nightmare | Chapter 46

Feats: None

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: Assigned to Cragg Hollow after a tragedy in basic training, Landson believed that the purpose of the Military Police was to serve justice. While serving in Cragg Hollow, he became involved in the incident surrounding Doctor Livesay's attempt to take control of the garrison stationed at the island. Due to the events, he was only able to save one of the townspeople, a boy named Klaus.

Name: Klaus

Status: Alive

Occupation: None

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: None

First Appearance: Volume 03 Thief in the Nightmare | Chapter 49

Feats: None

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: An orphaned child who has been protected by a shadowy wolf after his family was killed by the townspeople of Cragg Hollow. He was rescued by Erick and has been taken away from Cragg Hollow before its destruction. He has no cursed ability, and the wolf is no longer present now that the island is destroyed.

Organizations

Name: The Military Police

Description: An organization working for the Scions that are built to protect the Twelve Kingdoms and the greater Empyrean. It is a militaristic organization that operates a massive fleet of slipships that operate across the nightsea. It also has several outposts out in the Fringes that seek to protect the interests of the Empyrean in the nightsea beyond the Twelve Kingdoms.

Name: The Scions

Description: A group of individuals who rule over the Twelve Kingdoms from the Empyrean. They are treated like gods by many in the nightsea. Their powers are unknown. Their purpose is unknown.

Name: The People's Revolution

Description: An organization that fights against the Scions. All other information on them is unknown.

Ships

Name: The Little February

Description: A patrol ship for the Military Police assigned to the outpost at Cragg Hollow. It is a long ship with light sails placed along its rear instead of its length. Made of thick metal, it is not like the normal wooden ships on the nightsea.

Name: Erin's Ship

Description: A 'Mercedes' class ship built on only blueprints from ancient times. Designed more like a metal tube than a modern ship, very few people can maintain or pilot this ship. Ortega has described the ship as a submarine with a jet fighter-like cockpit on the front.

Creatures

Name: Crustacean Masks

Description: Modified parasitic crustaceans that can take control of their users when placed on the face. They penetrate the brain with tendrils and use a mixture of electricity and chemicals to control their hosts. Once taken control of, the only known cure for the masks is death.

Name: Unnamed Brother

Description: A masked townsperson who used to be Klaus's brother. Due to a fluke in the application of the mask, the mask was unable to fully take hold, and the boy was left paralyzed. Because he had a curse, the boy used his curse to create inky wolf projections to help protect his brother. With the destruction of the island, he is now free from his suffering.