Nightsea Outlaw

Protagonists

Name: Alexander Ortega

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw

Aliases: ‘Tin Man’

Curse: Magnetism (1st Grade), Metal Generation (2nd Grade)

Techniques: Path of Step, Path of Might, ‘Iron Scythe,’ ‘Rail Gun,’ 'Scrap Storm,' 'Arc Slash,' 'Iron Circle,' ‘Rail Shot,’ ‘Iron Kick,’ 'Steel Disks,' 'Junk Arm,' 'Force Wave,' 'Coin Vault,' 'Rail Shotgun,' 'Steel Punch,' 'Steel Wall,' 'Steel Swing,' 'Junk Barrage,'

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. Defeated Mister Deadman by blunt force.

Current Location: Nowhere

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. His cursed has evolved after many trials and tribulations to second grade.

Name: Sayed

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw

Aliases: ‘Sword Saint’

Curse: Heat (1st Grade), Mirage (2nd Grade)

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

First Appearance: Volume 02 Glory Plateau | Chapter 21

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

Current Location: Nowhere

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. During the events on Nowhere in Death's Yard, Sayed loses his gauntlet and begins to use Abed's blade for the first time.

Name: Erin Leah

Status: Alive

Occupation: Outlaw and Revolutionary

Aliases: ‘Thorn Queen’

Curse: Growth (1st Grade), Plant Generation (2nd Grade)

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

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: Nowhere

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. With their trip to Death's Yard, her curse has evolved in an unknown way.

Name: Jean Baptiste

Status: Alive?

Occupation: Outlaw

Aliases: The Reanimator

Curse: Spirit Strings (1st Grade), Greater Spirit Manipulation (2nd Grade)

Techniques: 'Spirit Swing,' 'Spirit Pirouette,' 'Partner Switch,' 'Spirit Step,' Spirit Battement,' 'Spirit Shroud,'

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 67

Feats: Defeated Bragg by knockout.

Current Location: Nowhere

Bio: A man from September who died after being stabbed in the back by a friend, Jean woke up with his wife, Eliza, dead in his arms in a rotting body. Driven by his belief in fate, he journeyed through the nightsea to find a way to bring back his wife and grow his curse. After many adventures, he found himself captured by the Military Police, on the way to a life in chains at the Clink. Fortune favored him when Alex and his crew found him and rescued him.

Antagonists

Name: Captain Grayson

Status: Alive

Occupation: Captain in the Military Police

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: Path of Step, Path of Will

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 67

Feats: None

Current Location: Zanghai, Lundao

Bio: The captain of the Robin. His ship was stolen from him by Alex after a stopover in Lundao to drop off mail. He was close to retirement when it happened, and is now facing discharge without retirement benefits if his failure is found out.

Name: Lieutenant Cade

Status: Alive

Occupation: Lieutenant in the Military Police

Aliases: None

Curse: Dough (1st Grade)

Techniques: Path of Grit, 'Dough Hammer,' 'Dough Ball,'

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 67

Feats: None

Current Location: Zanghai, Lundao

Bio: A lieutenant in the military police, he was defeated by Sayed so that the crew could steal the Robin.

Name: Mister Deadman

Status: Alive

Occupation: Finger

Aliases: None

Curse: Bone (1st Grade), Bone Chimera (2nd Grade)

Techniques: 'Bone Yard,' 'Bone Shot,' 'Bone Barrage,' 'Bone Wall,' 'Bone Scythe,' 'Death's Advance,' 'Bone Slice,' 'Bone Chimera,' 'Bone Spin,' 'Bone Guillotine,' 'Bone Escape,'

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 78

Feats: None

Current Location: Unknown

Bio: A finger who works for a Hand in Undertown, Mister Deadman was the supervisor for the operation on Nowhere in Death's Yard. After being defeated by Alex, he escaped to an unknown location.

Name: Cragg

Status: Alive

Occupation: Knuckle

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: 'Bound Jump,' 'Bound Strike,' 'Bound Tops,' 'Hammer Swing,' 'Hammer Jump,' 'Hammer Festival,' 'Hammer Slam,'

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 78

Feats: None

Current Location: Nowhere

Bio: Gifted to Mister Deadman by 'Ma,' Cragg and Bragg fought together to keep the Drim in line. After Jean defeated them and Cragg witnessed his brother's death, Cragg was left unconscious on the island.

Name: Bragg

Status: Dead

Occupation: Knuckle

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: 'Bound Jump,' 'Bound Strike,' 'Bound Tops,' 'Sword Cut,' 'Sword Hammer,' 'Sword Festival,' 'Sword Charge,'

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 78

Feats: None

Current Location: Nowhere

Bio: Gifted to Mister Deadman by 'Ma,' Cragg and Bragg fought together to keep the Drim in line. Bragg was killed by Sayed on Nowhere.

Side Characters

Name: Bargen

Status: Alive

Occupation: Captain of the Flying Dutchman

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: None

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 76

Feats: None

Current Location: Nowhere

Bio: Originally a mobster in Undertown, after his operation was taken over by Lord Baccia and Mister Deadman, Bargen was put to work in the operation on Nowhere. He gained the privilege of using the Flying Dutchman to keep people away from the site until he betrayed his boss to escape with all his men.

Name: Michael

Status: Alive

Occupation: First Mate of the Flying Dutchman

Aliases: None

Curse: None

Techniques: None

First Appearance: Volume 04 Nightsea Heist | Chapter 76

Feats: None

Current Location: Nowhere

Bio: Bargen's first mate and his best friend throughout the years. Micahel follows his captain whereever their future escapades will go after the events on Nowhere.

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: Underground Lords

Description: A mysterious organization that exists in Undertown. They have operatives that operate across the nightsea known as Hands, Fingers, and Knuckles.

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 Robin

Description: A cruiser for the Military Police. It has the common steel construction of the ships and enough room for about ten sailors in total.

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: Gremlins

Description: Small unseen creatures who steal items from the dig site on Nowhere. No one knows what they look like as they are too small and fast to catch.