Behind the Scenes Amber Age: 16 Race: Chinese Occupation: Student/Artist and Script Editor Ashley Age: 14 Race: Chinese Occupation: Student/Writer and Art Editor Primary Characters Reinzfeld (pronounced Wren's-felled) Age: 29, and has been since his creation Race: Scientifically created (long story), features based vaguely on an Indian/European/Latino mix. Occupation: Mad Scientist Notes: He's a little...what's that phrase? Oh, yes. Completely insane. But in a brilliant and semi-productive way, of course. Drave (pronounced Dreyv, to sort of rhyme with 'Depraved') Age: 28 Race: Various shades of white Occupation: Reinzfeld's assistant Notes: Something of an adademic prodigy. Reinzfeld's been her employer, tutor, and primary annoyance since finding her at the school when she was about ten. It is unclear whether or not her parents cared. Rhyethae (pronounced Rye-eth-aay to rhyme with Bye-meth-day syllabically speaking) Age: 16 Race: Mostly French Occupation: Freelance Assassain Notes: A figure of Mystery! More to come later! dun dun dun DUN! Peijen (like Page-N) Age: 26 Race: Chinese Occupation: Head of the Galaxy Department of Science Notes: Cocky, but generally laid-back. Hair has purple streaks in it. Secondary Characters Segred (pronounced Seg-red. Like 'Beg, Fred.') Age: 22 Race: Aryan brat ('brat' is a race too!) Occupation: Formerly law enforcement; then in the killin' folks trade Notes: A total girl (I am saying this. It is not sexist. My friends and I skewered pickled pigs' hearts on blunt probes during lab. The guys next to us girled out.) when it comes to hands-on work, although he has no compunction about the killing or maiming itself. Jesser (like the Jess in Jessica) Age: 30 Race: Russian/Romanian/Armenian Occupation: Head of the Galaxy Department of Law Enforcement Notes: Rumor has it that he's part lycanthrope, but nothing's proved. Probably just office gossip. Name: Myral (Like Myra, with an 'l') Age: 21 Race: Aryan Occupation: Wandering mage Notes: She's blind. But she's magic, so it doesn't affect her as much. Tertiary Characters Frazlek (pronounced Frahzz-lick) Age: 44 Race: Germanic Occupation: Emperor of the Galaxy Notes: Megalomaniac, largely incompetent, considers himself a martyr to his profession. Buft (pronounced 'buffed' only with a 't' at the end) Age: 40 Race: Polynesian Occupation: Head of the Galaxy Department of Treasury Notes: Described in the novel as 'stocky.' Appearance based on a girl I knew once. Minor Characters Laj (pronounced...actually, make up your own pronunciation. I've got no idea.) Age: 31 Race: French Occupation: Reinzfeld's former primary assistant Notes: Segred killed her. No set personality, really. Name: Marlane (pronounced Myr-layn) Age: 26 Race: Scots-Germanic Occupation: Bartender Notes: A bit fussy, but more or less the typical complacent villager.