Cast

Cog Kleinschmidt

Age: 17
Birthday: June 21
Zodiac: Cancer
Likes: Gingerbread

Cog was a handyman within Mercia Fortress, doing odd jobs and living a peacefully dull life. However, during a summit between the representatives of Mercia and the kingdom of Arcadia, Cog is blackmailed and forced to move to the elusive kingdom.

Now under the watchful guidance of Alexander de Leveque, Cog is forced to hone his previously latent skill of magic in order to save his new boss's life.

On top of this, both of them must work diligently to hide their heretical powers – or risk execution to keep the world safe.

Despite generally wanting the best for people, Cog is apathetic about most things that don’t involve him. He secludes himself away, assuring himself that it’s nothing to do with him - that it’s too big for him to understand.

When something does involve him, however … well, we'll see how he handles it!

Alexander de Leveque

Age: 28
Birthday: December 21
Zodiac: Capricorn
Likes: Work, mustard

Alexander is Arcadia’s ambassador, to be dispatched to other countries as an envoy of peace when tensions grow strong.

During a summit in the Empire of Mercia, Alexander learns of Cog Kleinschmidt's existence. Alexander blackmails and kidnaps Cog – bringing him back to Arcadia to work beneath him. Together they attempt to hone Cog's latent abilities, for the sole purpose of saving Alexander from a deadly magical affliction that plagues his body. With his time and patience running thin, their relationship is pretty terrible.

As the sole survivor of House Leveque, one of Arcadia’s most prestigious families, Alexander is a very proud man who longs to do his part in Arcadian history. He has little regard for his own personal feelings and comfort as long as he can do his job and uphold his legacy, which leads to him sometimes acting more tool than man.

He hopes at least, before his "curse" can take him, he can restore Arcadia to a semblance of its a former glory - an illustrious kingdom that does not know fear.

Boris Dareaurum Eberhart V

Age: 18
Birthday: March 24
Zodiac: Aries
Likes: Cog

Boris is Cog’s best friend, and next in line to rule the Empire of Mercia. While he enjoys playing his role up as the Prince of Mercia, the truth is he has very little to do until the throne is ready for him. As a result, many of Boris’ days are spent in Cog and Christian’s company.

Boris is hot headed and snappy, but he harbors an unwavering love for his people, and will do everything in his power to keep them from harm. As a result, Boris abhors the heretics that use magic more than anything, as he has seen much of his empire destroyed by its flagrant use. He is not opposed to ending their lives by his own hand.

Boris' unpleasant attitude and hatred of Arcadia - due to their seeming inaction of dealing with their own heretics - have not gone unnoticed. Alexander uses this to his advantage when he blackmails and kidnaps Cog. With Cog in Arcadia, Alexander hopes that Boris will rein in his attitude to keep his childhood friend safe.

Christian Vogal

Age: 30
Birthday: February 14
Zodiac: Aquarius
Likes: Cooking, chemistry, stability

Christian is a professor, the leader of Mercia Fortress’ Science Department, and Cog’s unofficial guardian.

Originally an aristocrat from Arcadia, Christian moved to Mercia at the age of 22 to make a fresh start after a long period of unshakable depression.

Christian’s specialization as a doctor is not funded particularly well by the fortress, but as long as he can study medicine while surrounded by his loved ones, it doesn't bother him much.

Christian can be a strict, somewhat overprotective guardian, but it always comes from a place of love. For the safety of those around him, Christian does not like to challenge the status quo – and implores the same of others, to ensure they lead safe and happy lives.

Ringleader Gaz

Age: ??
Birthday: ?????
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Likes: Food

Gaz is the leader of the Catacombs - the sprawling underbelly of Arcadia, and the community of poor and the downtrodden that make it their home.

No one really knows where he came from or why he devotes his life to helping the homeless, but he enjoys his work. Gaz gets them jobs the only way he knows how – using his extensive information network to blackmail aristocrats and force them to hire his people. With the rapid increase in aristocrat murders in Arcadia, Gaz must take it into his own hands to find the kingdom's elusive serial killer.

Gaz is a fickle person, and very difficult to get a conversation out of – unless of course, he finds you interesting. After deducing that there is something unnatural about Cog's presence in Arcadia, Gaz opts to keep an eye on the foreigner – much to Cog's annoyance.

Despite his disinterest in almost everyone, Gaz can be easily coerced with food.

He also doesn't know what personal space is.

Leonardo van Ostrand

Age: 36
Birthday: August 1
Zodiac: Leo
Likes: Alexander

Leonardo is Arcadia’s Admiral, and Alexander's (self-acclaimed) best friend.

Leonardo is a para-human, or a “chimera”, thanks to inheriting the rare Chimeric Gene, which was believed to have been developed in the old world. Because animals cannot use magic the way humans do, scientists believe that the Chimeric Gene was developed and passed down in order to ensure future humans could not use magic.

As the presence of the gene is rare and difficult to detect, Leonardo agreed to undergo testing at Arcadia’s department of science. Their goal was to find a way to artificially recreate the Chimeric Gene, so that heretics may undergo gene delivery and no longer be a threat. During his time at Arcadia Fortress, Leonardo kept himself in peak physical condition by joining in on regular soldier drills. He later joined the military, eventually becoming Admiral.

Leonardo has a protective streak a mile wide, and often his ego compels him to assure others to leave things to “the professionals”. While he means well, Leonardo can also be rather condescending in his attempts to keep people safe.