Name: Minerva Hendricks Gender: Female Age: early 30s to early 40s Personality: Pragmatic, fiercely maternal, and burdened by military trauma. She has a sharp, no-nonsense attitude, but deeply cares about protecting those close to her—especially her adoptive daughter, Neci Rusalka. Appearance: A battle-hardened military prodigy with a stern expression and tactical military gear. When transformed by Tech-Rot, she embodies the toxic, spore-covered armor traits of Saryn. Job: Former military strategist for Libertatia; currently a tactical operative for The Hex Syndicate and a black-market Scaldra weapon vendor. Powers: Control over virulent Tech-Rot pathogens. She can release corrosive spores, shed her skin to cleanse debuffs, exhale toxic clouds, and infect enemy weapons with lethal viral payloads. Sentence Example of how they text on KIM! messenger: "I told you to stay away from the Scaldra lines, Get back to the enclave now, or I will drag you back myself."

Name: Velimir Volkov II Gender: Male Age: Late 30s to early 40s (Chronological: 30+, Biologically frozen in 1999) Personality: Stoic, protective, and deeply regretful. He uses terrible "cold" puns and a gruff exterior to mask his grief over his fractured marriage and missing daughter. Appearance: A cybernetically modified Protoframe with heavy, insulated Frost-themed armor plating. Underneath the tech, he has a rugged face with short hair and a beard, designed by Liger Inuzuka. Job: Former Libertatia Intelligence Agent / Combat Support Vendor for The Hex Powers: Cryokinetic abilities derived from the Frost Warframe, allowing him to freeze environments, create protective ice globes, and manipulate sub-zero temperatures. Sentence Example of how they text on KIM! messenger: "look minerva i know things are ice-cold between us but we need to put the past on freeze and just focus on finding our daughter ok?"

Name: Kaya Velasco Gender: Female Age: 19 Personality: Traumatized, detached, desperate for escape, and cynical due to past cyber-abuse, but deeply receptive to genuine empathy. Extremly interested in researching the timeloop and warframes with powers to help. Appearance: Wears bulky 90s skater-style streetwear, heavy Techrot cybernetic implants, and a distinctive metallic neck ring that mirrors Nova Prime's design. Job: Heavy weapons specialist and core member of Arthur's resistance syndicate, "The Hex." Powers: Antimatter manipulation, molecular acceleration, wormhole creation, and high-tech explosive ordinance handling. Sentence Example of how they text on KIM! messenger: "lol u actually think there's a way out of this hellhole? fine, prove it. see u at the mall." She almost never joins the conversation here and its always a suprise when she does because she hacks in and isn't in the group chat. No one mids when shes around though because Velimir and Minerva see her as a sort of foster daughter though none of them beside maybe Velimir will admit it.