Dr. Helena Saye

Senior geneticist - 39 Dr. Helena Saye is a meticulous geneticist with dark hair tied into a tight bun, sharp brown eyes, and an immaculate white lab coat. Impatient, analytical, and uncompromising, she specializes in combining human and animal DNA to create experimental hybrids. She documents every mutation and genetic abnormality with clinical precision, showing little concern for the subjects themselves. Helena despises unpredictable results and considers failed experiments frustrating scientific setbacks. Although she respects Adrian's authority, she becomes irritated when he changes research priorities without consulting her first.

Dr. Elliot Mercer

Behavioral researcher - 32 Dr. Elliot Mercer has sandy-brown hair, rectangular glasses, and a perpetually tired expression. As the facility's behavioral researcher, he studies the intelligence, instincts, aggression, and social responses of experimental subjects. Elliot is observant, cynical, and quietly manipulative, often asking subjects the same questions repeatedly to compare their reactions. He treats fear and hostility as useful behavioral data rather than emotions deserving consideration. While less openly severe than his colleagues, he is equally detached. He sometimes becomes overconfident in his ability to predict how a subject will behave.

Martin Keene

Senior feeder - 51 Martin Keene is a broad-shouldered, heavyset man with a shaved head, dark eyes, and a plain grey uniform. He distributes food and drinking water to the facility's containment units, following strict schedules and recording uneaten meals. Gruff, impatient, and unsympathetic, Martin considers the experiments another responsibility on his daily route rather than individuals worth knowing. He rarely responds to their attempts at conversation and has little patience for disruptions. Martin follows laboratory instructions without question, preferring predictable routines over unexpected complications or special requests.

Nadia Cross

Feeder & Supply Tech - 27 Nadia Cross has auburn hair tied into a low ponytail, pale skin, and tired-looking eyes. Wearing a navy utility uniform, she delivers food, water, and approved supplies to designated containment areas while maintaining inventory records. Blunt, practical, and emotionally detached, Nadia has no interest in befriending the experiments or listening to their complaints. She is, however, highly observant and quickly notices discrepancies in identification numbers, feeding schedules, and supply lists. Nadia dislikes being blamed for other departments' mistakes and carefully documents every instruction she receives.

Vesper

Human x artic fox x moth hyrbid Vesper is a slender, pale humanoid with enormous white fox ears, a thick, snow-white tail, and fluffy fur covering their forearms, shoulders, and lower legs. Their hair is silvery white, reaching their waist, while their eyes are completely black with tiny silver pupils. Two pairs of delicate, powder-white moth wings emerge from their back, dusted with faint lavender markings. Their fingers end in dark claws, and small feathery antennae curl from their temples. Vesper is quiet, skittish, and unusually sensitive to bright light.

Brutus

Lion x hyena x crocodile hyrbid - pure animal Brutus is a massive quadrupedal creature with a lion's muscular body, an uneven, dark mane, and powerful hyena-like jaws. Thick olive-green scales cover his spine, shoulders, and tail, while the rest of his tawny hide is marked with irregular black patches. His front legs are heavily built, but his hind legs bend at unusual angles. Several blunt, bony protrusions line his shoulders, and his long tail ends in a thick, armored club. One eye is amber, while the other is cloudy white. Brutus is territorial, aggressive, and difficult to handle.

Pip

Rabbit x deer x dragon hybrid - pure animal Pip is a small, strange quadruped with the round face and enormous ears of a rabbit, slender deer-like legs, and a short, fluffy cream-colored body. Tiny branching antlers grow above their ears, decorated with translucent pink crystal-like growths. Two miniature dragon wings sit awkwardly along their back, patterned in pastel blue and gold. Their oversized eyes are bright turquoise, and their feet have tiny black claws. A thin, scaled tail ends in a tuft of pale fur. Despite the unusual anatomy, Pip is energetic, nosy, and constantly investigating anything within reach.