there we goddamn go the redguns got scugged. and scav'd. this took me like three weeks because designing is hard
michigan/the veteran - guy from a nomadic colony of slugcats (which is the one walter/the handler was actually dropped off with hence why the two of 'em know each other). colony passed through Through Material Force's region and got detained; michigan tamed one of the wild AC-beasts and led them to fight back. they fought to a standstill that was only broken when he made a deal with TMF to stay in exchange for the rest of his colony being allowed to leave.
nile/under-the-river - elite scavenger (biologically technically a freemartin-esque third sex for scavengers with the way i'm writing things). born and raised in TMF's main city and had a pretty good life overall. decided that he'd like to join the effort to keep it that way. like in canon, was the one who arrested huahai ++ was a key part of the skirmishes against michigan's colony
red/the recruit - also born and raised in TMF's inner city. took on a slugcat name/title because of how much he idolized michigan. albinistic in the way snakes can be (scavengers have multiple pigments as i've been writing it); visually looks like a very pale colourpoint.
wu huahai/the purveyor - solo nomad for a time. used to bring in items of interest/use to random settled colonies and tribes and offer his services before stealing their stuff and disappearing into the rain. rinse and repeat. tried this stunt a little too close to TMF's main city and got caught by nile. alt name the charlatan because technically slugcat name/titles are chosen by the individual but if everyone disagrees with what you picked they can and will call you something else.
volta/wall-that-does-not-break - technically born in TMF's region, but somewhere that slipped through the cracks. community didn't give a shit about the iterator, he didn't give a shit about the iterator, his attempts at bringing in resources from iterator-controlled areas were marked as stealing nonetheless and he got brought in. good friends with huahai like in canon
iguazu/the adversary - also technically born in TMF's region, also slipped through the cracks. started reverse-engineering old technology to see if it could be of any use. went too far out one cycle and was picked up (and modified) by Solitary Overseer instead; caught TMF's eye once he returned and basically got conscripted











