Setup: Many Apoc have the misguided belief that the L'na give up too easily sometimes. In truth, the L'na have the uncanny ability to choose their battles, often with devastating results. Such is the case with NAU Research Base Zulu. For years this research facility has huddled on the shore of Lake Michigan, using the aquatic boundary as a defensive bulwark. The L'na have known that whenever the NAU captures something "unusual" in the field, the creatures are brought to this base. The L'na have heard all the rumors about the dissections and experimentation done on the strange races that appeared after the Event. Slys-ayr, krieg and even stranger creatures are confined in perpetual "observation" at this base.

Alias: None (Real Name Unknown)
Race: Apoc High-bred
Aspects: Body 4, Mind 3
Sex: Male; Ht: 6' 6"; Wt: 174 lbs.

"That's need-to-know only, kid, and you? You don't need to know."

Alias: None known. (Name is pronounced Ick Yee-Gaht)
Race: L'na Twilight
Aspects: Body 2, Mind 3, Soul 1
Sex: Male aspect; Ht: 5' (at shoulder), 15'(length); Wt: 245 lbs.

Character Description/Notes: The L'na known as Iq'yigat lived his entire existence in the dark, hidden places of Ai - guarding and maintaining the black world of the crushing depths as well as the mysterious secrets found within them. He knew the friendship of beings no others had ever once seen, enigmatic entities untouched by the flow of time or sting of harsh sky's light. He knew things that had no words for air or fire, yet whispered to him of the profundities of the very beginning. Ancient and powerful knowledge was his to share, his to protect... and then it was all gone.

Beings of metal and steam, gears and gyros, pistons and pulleys, the Klik at first glance appear to be nothing more than strange conglomerations of odd, physics-defying gadgetry. Yet, once one spends any amount of time in the presence of these assertive and driven beings, they are sure to redefine their perceptions of them. While the Klik could not be considered individuals by any means, as they continually strive to perform their part in the service of their Great Machine, they are anything but random collections of parts and pieces. Little is known about their originating Collective, which seems to be nothing more or less than a massive universal-sized clockwork machine, with an alien conciseness all of its own. Yet the Great Machine certainly seems just as sentient as the Klik it regularly spawns and sends out into the realms beyond its own, always seeking knowledge and answers.

Hailing from a world where magic is the basic building block of life, the L'na are a mystical race generally given to the tenants of subtle balance and harmony with the world around them. Physically, L'na resemble animals, but they are far from simple beasts: they are, in fact, highly intelligent and spiritual beings that are the apex of magical "evolution" on Ai, their home-world.

L'na favor all animals, and yet no particular animal, all at once – seeming to be a primordial organism of transition from which any known animal might emerge. In fact, many L'na have the ability to fluidly morph from one from into the next: one moment bearing the supple scales of a serpent and in the next, the iridescent feathers of a tropical bird, or the shimmering exoskeleton of an insect.

Apocs are the last surviving remnants of the world's armies after an apocalyptic Event has left the planet as they know it completely shattered. Designed long before this world-shattering event, but with it in mind, Apocs are genetically engineered to be the ultimate survivalists - they're enhanced physical powers honed to cope with any form of external stress. With powers bordering on (and some far surpassing) the supernatural, the Apoc are truly the next stage in human evolution.

Alias: Sunathet to the ancient Egyptians
Race: L'na Dawn
Aspects: Body 6, Mind 4, Soul 4
Sex: Female aspect; Ht: 5' (at shoulder), 9'0 (length); Wt: 450 lbs.

"We were old when Man was young."

Character Description/Notes: Sunny is a female aspect L'na Dawn that appears to be leonine in her primary appearance, yet she possesses a very male-like lion's mane. Her form combines the yellows of the desert sand and winds alongside the browns of the ancient mountains and stones. Her mane is interspersed with colorful pinnate quill-like feathers and her belly and tail are armored with fine scales, reminiscent of the scintillating skin of a serpent.

Long ago the L'na could cross the gulfs of reality; some readily do so into the present era. Sunny and many of her companions were such spherical navigators, passing over the seas of time and space. Then they arrived in the desert kingdoms of fabled Egypt nearly six thousand years before the present era.

Alias: None known
Race: L'na Dawn
Aspects: Body 7, Mind 5, Soul 3
Sex: Female aspect; Ht: 7' (at shoulder); Wt: 2000 lbs.

"I swear by the wind and the sands - the two-legs are NOT to be trusted!"

Character Description/Notes: Born of the wild stretches of sand and sun-burnt stone, Quicksand lives as free and fierce as the desert where Ai birthed her. She loved the hidden beauty and vitality the scorched land veiled, her eyes attuned to notice each mole, bat, and scorpion hidden in the shadows of the day. Quicksand rejoiced in dancing duels with sand sprites and racing other dawns over the vast plains, the constant cycle of blazing sun and frosty eve a continual procession of unquenchable life. She knew nothing better than basking in the warmth of her world, riding a draft in tune with the melodic thrum of Ai.

Alias: Green-mother
Race: L'na Twilight
Aspects: Body 3, Mind 4, Soul:5
Sex: Female aspect; Ht: 4' (at shoulder); Wt: 670 lbs.

"Fear not, children. While you may not be of Ai, you are now of ME."

Character Description/Notes: Greenslick has been a lover of vibrant life since her inception, tending to the flora and fauna along Ai's muggy banks. Her's was the task of keeping the algae and aquatic world in harmony, blending the balance of its invisible parts with those most seen in a curious splendor. She felt her time would come to merge with Ai along those timeless banks, with their ever flowing tides drawing new wonders past her domain on their slow drifting path to the Emerald Sea. Greenslick reveled in this legacy, her calling both adventurous and secure.

Alias: Shadow (True name currently unknown)
Race: L'na Twilight
Aspects: Body 5, Mind 5;
Sex: Male aspect; Ht: 4' (at shoulder); Wt: 800 lbs.

"How do I kill them?"

Character Description/Notes: Shadow has a sordid past. Little of it is known to him or anyone else. Shadow has memories of Ai, memories of what life was like before he was transported. His memories of Ai are few and far between. Shadow remembers what he is and where he is from, but not his true name or how he came to be on Apoc-Earth.

Shadow, however, is a survivor...