Core Players

• Rich Witz — the reluctant Paladin learning what heroism actually costs
• Nadia Petrenko — rival, challenger, and increasingly vital ally
• Angela Alfredson — Rich’s loyal, grounded friend
• Aaron — guide, mentor, relative, and unpredictable companion
• Mallory — charismatic rival whose role on the board grows darker
• The Nemesis — Rich’s paired opponent in the ancient Paladin–Nemesis conflict

Family & Mortal Life

• Phillip Witz — Rich’s missing father and a Paladin with his own Nemesis
• Laura Tinney — Rich’s resourceful aunt and source of stability
• Helena Witz — Rich’s mother, carrying grief and family secrets
• Minerva Witz — guardian of the Witz family’s past
• Joe Stockton — a schoolyard threat from Rich’s ordinary world

Knights, Sovereigns & Ancient Rivals

• Jezreel — Phillip’s fire-wielding Nemesis and Mallory’s aunt
• Palad — ancient Sovereign of the Paladin line
• Nemes — ancient Sovereign of the Nemesis line
• The Gray Knight — master of the altered Maze and agent of a third power
• St. George — legendary dragon-slaying Paladin
• Count Percy von Drake — St. George’s black-armored Nemesis and former friend
• Bruno — dark knight whose limits and loyalties do not always match Jezreel’s

Coming in Later Character Batches

Future expansions can cover Arlenen, Temperance, Jan, Frieda, Miles, and other figures who become important as the quest moves deeper into the Corridor’s history and the conflict among its ancient families.