Meet the Crew
Different journeys. Shared adventures. People with lives and choices of their own.
Meet the travellers across the saga. The company changes from book to book; these portraits bring together people from different stages of the journey.
Valentina Rios, age unknown
A resourceful transport specialist with a playful wit and an old promise she has not forgotten.
Nerissa, 33
An Aulren traveller drawn to unfamiliar worlds and the lives they harbour. Age in Earth years.
Adversaries
Professor Vaust, age unknown
A commanding presence behind a scarf, with mechanical hands and an amber wrist relay.
Encounter Vaust in Book 3 →Lord Vael Serath, age unknown
The director of The Continuum, manipulating history for profit and power.
Meet Lord Serath →Carnavas, age unknown
A painted jester in motley silks, whose reflection does not always follow his lead.
Encounter Carnavas in Book 4 →Caldrex, age unknown
A watchful hunter with a prosthetic arm, tracking the traces the travellers leave behind.
Encounter Caldrex in Book 1 →Cilaron Thane, age unknown
A coordinator in crimson and silver, with a face divided between human features and reflective facets.
Encounter Cilaron Thane in Book 1 →Allies & other lives
Ava Reyes, age unknown
A historian whose questions reach beyond the official account.
Meet Ava Reyes →Virel, age unknown
A scholar in layers of written fragments, caught in the struggle over language and reality.
Encounter Virel in Book 2 →Elise Weber, age unknown
A practical, watchful resistance organiser, carrying a light through dangerous streets.
Encounter Elise Weber in Book 3 →Nia Serevin, age unknown
An archive conservator with a discerning eye and a history with Corran.
Samira Vey, age unknown
An independent negotiation adviser whose composure conceals a sharp wit and a complicated history with Corran.
Mei Arden, age unknown
An independent instrument designer, an intellectual equal, and a woman who delights in challenging Corran’s certainty.
Hana Seo, age unknown
A precise systems auditor whose competitive streak once met its match in Corran.
Akiko Mori, age unknown
A discerning collection keeper with a warm smile, a long memory and a life firmly her own.
Anika Rao, age unknown
A committed physician who knows that caring for people means staying after the rescue.
Celeste Marchand, age unknown
An assured patron and broker with an eye for provenance and little patience for evasions.
Mara Ellery, age unknown
A preservation worker whose warmth and rooted sense of community reveal another side of Corran’s past.
Additional characters
Bianca Moretti, 35
Perfumer.
Zanele Dlamini, 32
Criminal defence advocate.
Farah Mansour, 39
Volcanologist.
Aoife Brennan, 28
Professional card player.
Camila Torres, 43
Chef and restaurateur.
Derya Aydin, 34
Underwater archaeologist.
Bethany Clarke, 30
Costume designer.
Ingrid Solberg, 41
Meteorologist.
Thomas Reed, 38
Investigative journalist.
Malik Johnson, 35
Basketball coach.
Gabriel Santos, 45
Vineyard owner and winemaker.
Elias
Android and future permanent member of Tempest’s crew.
Torren Dask, 58
Orathi · Age in Earth years.
Selya Ithis, 36
Veshari · Age in Earth years.
Talira Sen, 39
Ilyr · Age in Earth years.
Della Voss
Historian and former companion.
Liora Venn
Cargo appeals examiner.
Nessa Orra
Solari · Independent traveller.