TOMMY JARVIS: The first born son of Christopher and Megan Jarvis, fourteen year old Tommy has spent the years since his mothers death wading neck deep in a situation he doesn't believe he'll ever wiggle free. Distancing himself from the world as a whole, there remains only two things he cares about - his drawings, and his little brother. While he would be more than content to remain an outsider in the game of life, circumstance and fate will soon make it known that they have entirely different plans.

STACI ALEXANDER : At one time in her life Staci considered her next-door neighbor Tommy to be her best friend. Somber situations and the passage of time however, have pulled the pair apart. Though she has moved on, Staci hasn't successfully set aside her feelings. At night her neighbor's house can be noisy. Sometimes she can even hear his screams. When a moment of kindness pulls her back into lives of the Jarvis family, she finds herself caught in the middle of a situation that makes absolutely no sense, and she is ill equipped to handle.

NICKY JARVIS : After the death of his mother, young Nicky Jarvis folded into himself with no plans of ever emerging. Once a bright-eyed boy with an eternal smile, all that remains in his life now is his older brother - and even Tommy is drifting further away with each passing day. Having not spoken in over two years, Nicky has become quite literally trapped inside himself. Soon though, his silence will be tested. At only eleven years of age he will find himself at a point where opening up could mean the difference between life and death.

DONALD RONDAGE: Donald has spent the entirety of his young life playing the role of the local bully - and he's played it quite well. For as long as he can remember Donald has been at odds with Tommy Jarvis, though truthfully, neither understands why. However, behind his bravado and cockiness, there is another side to Donald - though he will do his absolute best to ensure no one ever sees it. Faced with the terrifying and the unbelievable he will find his beliefs threatened, his loyalties tested, and his true self revealed.

OWEN LITTLE : Owen simply wants to be left alone. He desires to spend his time with his books and his studies, preferring to observe the world from afar - to study it as a scientist might. His father doesn't understand him and the children at school think he's weird. As it has the whole of his still young life, it is this inquisitiveness that eventually gets him into trouble. Thrust into a situation he cannot catalog, record, or make sense of, Owen will be forced to pull from reserves he doesn't believe he has and become something he's not sure he can.

PLEEBO: When the dark army of the king murdered his parents long ago, Pleebo's sole purpose in life became the safety of his sister, his grandfather, and the rest of the refugees forced to restart their lives in the hidden city of Tipoloo below the lush forest above. Despite the fact that his race is nonviolent by nature, Pleebo knows he is willing to set aside those ancient traditions if necessary - though even he is beginning to doubt there is any point. His faith, his family, and all he holds dear will soon be tested. Will he do what needs to be done?

ROUSTAF : Little Roustaf is the last surviving member of his race. Standing a mere six inches tall, the tiny man with his red skin, nearly transparent wings, and bushy handlebar mustache is as gruff and crusty as they come. He has seen much death during the course of his life and it's left him jaded, sarcastic, and far too temperamental. When the arrival of five children from a faraway land brings an ancient prophecy into light once again, he is less than enthusiastic. Promises are made to be broken after all. In fact, this iswhat promises do best.

WALCOTT SHELLAMENNES : Sent into hiding some time ago by those fearing only for his safety, the king of Tycaria has spent many years moving from place to place in order to simply remain alive. Thought by many to be the finest to ever wear the crown, the King's life is barely an echo of what it once was. This will soon change. Fate is set to offer him a second chance - an opportunity to gain back his honor and avenge those that have fallen in the name of war. It is an opportunity the great king shall not let slip from his fingers.

FELLOW UNDERGOTTEN : Once a humble builder with barely a violent bone in his body, the war and the dark armies of the king have taken so very much from Fellow Undergotten. Having spent his adult life in hiding he was eventually captured and thrown into the prison of the brash, young Prince Valkea. It is here - dying - trapped among the stone and steel - that he imagines he will take his final breaths. It is here he will at last be free of the mindlessness of war. An ending such as this would be so simple. Fate however, is anything but simple.

KRYSTOPH : When those he trusted and revered above all others tossed him aside, the former Ochan general named Krystoph vowed revenge and has spent the entirety of his life since in pursuit of that very goal. Wading neck deep among the waters of his self-imposed prison, he is now without a home - a killer living, and hunting, and finding comfort among the shadows of a past he wishes he were capable of forgetting. For Krystoph there are no allegiances - there is no good or no evil. For Krystoph there is only pain - a feeling he understands it far too well.

NESTOR ROCKSHELL : One could scarcely hope to find a more loyal or dedicated soldier than the Tycarian warrior Nestor Rockshell. When the dark army of Ocha invaded his world and systematically dismantled the forces of King Walcott Shellamennes, Nestor and a select few banded together and headed into the mountains to continue their fight for freedom. Later reunited with his former king, Nestor now finds himself with a new mission - the safety of the children of the Fillagrou prophecy. It is a mission he shall not fail.

TAHNJA : After watching as everything and everyone she ever loved was murdered before her eyes by the armies of the tyrant king, Tahnja could scarcely find a reason to continue living. The introduction of the children of the prophecy, as well as her budding relationship with Roustaf however, changed all of that. She now not only has a reason to go on, but a reason to fight, and a reason to prevail as well. For Tahnja this battle is less about vengeance, and far more about a future she never thought possible with a significant other she didn't think existed.

CAPTAIN JAQUES' FLUUFFYTAIL : As the captain of the last sea-worthy ship (though just barely) to sail the dark waters of the ocean world known as Aquari, Jaques' Fluuffytail (pronounced Floo-Fee-Tall) is as defiant and nasty as they come. The foul-mouthed curmudegons' reason for going on is simple - to annoy the Ochans. Frustration is his game and he plays it well. His ship is old - moments from tearing apart at the seams - his crew even older. None of this matters though. Those "damn green-skins" will never catch him - they can't. He won't allow it.