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These might be the last two characters I post on ArtFight for this year.

Cobalt and Ram are minor antagonists in my novel-in-progress, Outsiders. You can learn more about Outsiders here:

Outsiders Synopsis and Characters,Outsiders is a YA dystopian novel inspired by the Project Blue Beam, HAARP, and Agenda 21 (now known as Agenda 2030) conspiracies. The story has been in development since 2011 and is now being completed.Synopsis (spoiler-free and incomplete):An elaborate hoax has forced all of humanity into compliance with the New World Union, a global governing system that seeks to end environmental crises and prevent war by confining all humans into overcrowded city zones and removing freedoms that are likely to cause division. Those who resist the new ways are viewed as dangerous outsiders and must undergo rehabilitation. Those who fail rehabilitation risk being executed as part of a yearly celebration of "unity." Lions, gallows, and guillotine are the methods of execution.At twelve years old, Robin Winters was involved in an accident that took her brother's life and left her permanently scarred. Her own life was spared, but at a cost-- She must serve as an officer in the Legion, the NWU's militarized police force, for as long as she lives.Now eighteen and fresh out of training, Robin makes a mistake on the job that leads to her mandatory expulsion from the Legion. Having brought shame and suspicion on the Legion itself, and being unable to fulfill her lifelong obligation, her peers obtain permission to banish her from the city. They ambush her and run her out the Western Gate, an act almost equivalent to a death sentence due to the harsh conditions and predators that reside there. Alone in the wildlands with only the clothes on her back, a tactical knife, and an e-bike about to run out of power, Robin has no choice but to head west and hope for another city to grant her refuge. But she never makes it to another city, instead wrecking her bike and ending up in Lakewood, a small town that shouldn't exist and that can't be found on any map.Everything about Lakewood is different. The people are different. The laws are different and barely enforced. Soon, without realizing it, Robin begins to befriend the very people she has been trained to hunt... Outsiders. And the truth about them challenges everything she's been taught about the world.Characters (not all but most):Robin Winters - Protagonist. Female. 18. Pessimistic and generally untrusting. Raised in the capitol city of New Manhattan; she's been around the block. Outwardly independent but enjoys having a place among friends. Believes "God" can hear her prayers even though the Prophet says he can't.Jackdaw ("Jack") Winters - Male. Deceased; would be 24. Raised in New Manhattan. Robin's older half-brother. Took Robin under his wing until his untimely death at age 18.Didelphidae ("Delphi") Winters - Female. 21. Raised in New Manhattan. Robin's half-sister and only known living relative. Vain and materialistic, but genuinely caring.Vincent Van Brogen - Male. 38. Raised in New Manhattan. Ambitious and powerful. Holds a position on the Council of the NWU while heading a prominent advertising company. Despises outsiders. Domestic partner of Didelphidae.Wilhelmina ("Willa") Wruck - Female. 18. Raised in New Manhattan. Trained with Robin in the Legion. Fiercely despises outsiders and lawbreakers in general. Leads the effort to banish Robin from the city.Paul ("Bane") Sassano - Male. 19. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Fun-loving, ambiverted, and overly optimistic. Risk-taker by nature. Deeply rooted in faith with secondary interests in history and holistic medicine. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Elias Sassano - Male. 40s. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's father. Former youth pastor and restaurant owner/manager, now a traveling missionary. Soft-spoken and deeply rooted in faith.Jim Sassano - Male. 40s. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's uncle. Current restaurant manager. Outwardly tough and detached but has a soft spot for family and employees.Kade Sassano - Male. 50s. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's uncle. Owns and manages a farm that supplies Lakewood with produce. Generous and good-natured. Has difficulty tending to the farm due to physical limitations.Lucan McKinney - Male. 20. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Chronically suspicious and socially reserved. Sees himself as the guardian of his clan and the voice of reason against Paul's recklessness. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Emma Hicks - Female. 17. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Sweet-natured and innocent but tends to encroach on personal boundaries without realizing it. Craves female companionship. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities. Ethan Hicks - Male. 10. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Emma's younger brother. Hyperactive with a limited attention span. Loves to laugh. Gravitates toward and looks up to Paul. Occasionally helps hand-copy Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Bible Smuggler (Still Unnamed) - Male. 50s. Raised in Lakewood, now living alone and off-grid in a shack a few miles outside of town. Grows onions for trade and smuggles hand-copied Bibles into cities.Cobalt and Ram - Unrelated males. Early 20s. Raised in Lakewood. Rarely seen apart; usually seen loitering outside the Lakewood Essentials store. Enemies of Paul because they suspect he is a Christian. Despise all outsiders but especially Christians. Hawk - Male. 20s. Christian. Unofficial leader of the rebellion in Jachum, a community of outsiders who live off-grid in the wildlands near New Manhattan. Stern but patient and open to new ideas. Pro-revolution. Joelle - Female. Early 20s. Christian. Raised in Jachum. Hawk's younger cousin. Fiercely pro-revolution. Leads public protests in the city. Birch - Male. 30s. Lives in Jachum. Stubborn and confrontational. Anti-revolution. Frequently butts heads with Hawk and Joelle, and later with Robin and Paul. Aster - Male. 24. Raised in New Manhattan, now living in Jachum. Pro-revolution. Quiet and tech-savvy with a background in hacking. Able to focus on a single task for hours.Madge - Female. 80s. Christian. Raised in New Manhattan, now living in Jachum. Raises chickens and lives alone. Revolution-neutral. Soft-spoken and enjoys sharing nuggets of wisdom with anyone willing to listen.Wolf - Male. 30s. Lives in New Manhattan. Works as a DJ at a rooftop club. Feigns loyalty to the NWU while secretly sympathizing with and assisting outsiders. Has a greedy streak.Wilder Jennings - Male. Late 60s. Christian. Lives in New Manhattan. Former soldier, now a radio talk show host. Feigns loyalty to the NWU while secretly sympathizing with and assisting outsiders. Uses his broadcasts to give coded warnings to outsiders whenever he catches wind of an impending raid. Upbeat on air, but cranky and guarded in private.Oslo Reddock - Male. 50s. Mayor of New Manhattan. Very outgoing, talkative and long-winded. Despises outsiders.The Prophet (Still Unnamed) - Male. 70s. Figurehead of the NWU. He is esteemed for being the only person on earth who can communicate directly with "God." Idolizes the antichrist despite not believing in the Bible. Quiet and reserved in public; horrifyingly sadistic in private.Notes:Some of the above details, including names, may change before publication. Some names and details have already changed since I first started talking about this story a decade ago. Some elements and scenes have been added or changed to reflect recent worldwide events.This story has a pro-Christian and pro-conservative slant. If that makes you uncomfortable, this book is not for you.I may add to or tweak parts of this document as changes are made.

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These might be the last two characters I post on ArtFight for this year.

Cobalt and Ram are minor antagonists in my novel-in-progress, Outsiders. You can learn more about Outsiders here:

Outsiders Synopsis and Characters,Outsiders is a YA dystopian novel inspired by the Project Blue Beam, HAARP, and Agenda 21 (now known as Agenda 2030) conspiracies. The story has been in development since 2011 and is now being completed.Synopsis (spoiler-free and incomplete):An elaborate hoax has forced all of humanity into compliance with the New World Union, a global governing system that seeks to end environmental crises and prevent war by confining all humans into overcrowded city zones and removing freedoms that are likely to cause division. Those who resist the new ways are viewed as dangerous outsiders and must undergo rehabilitation. Those who fail rehabilitation risk being executed as part of a yearly celebration of "unity." Lions, gallows, and guillotine are the methods of execution.At twelve years old, Robin Winters was involved in an accident that took her brother's life and left her permanently scarred. Her own life was spared, but at a cost-- She must serve as an officer in the Legion, the NWU's militarized police force, for as long as she lives.Now eighteen and fresh out of training, Robin makes a mistake on the job that leads to her mandatory expulsion from the Legion. Having brought shame and suspicion on the Legion itself, and being unable to fulfill her lifelong obligation, her peers obtain permission to banish her from the city. They ambush her and run her out the Western Gate, an act almost equivalent to a death sentence due to the harsh conditions and predators that reside there. Alone in the wildlands with only the clothes on her back, a tactical knife, and an e-bike about to run out of power, Robin has no choice but to head west and hope for another city to grant her refuge. But she never makes it to another city, instead wrecking her bike and ending up in Lakewood, a small town that shouldn't exist and that can't be found on any map.Everything about Lakewood is different. The people are different. The laws are different and barely enforced. Soon, without realizing it, Robin begins to befriend the very people she has been trained to hunt... Outsiders. And the truth about them challenges everything she's been taught about the world.Characters (not all but most):Robin Winters - Protagonist. Female. 18. Pessimistic and generally untrusting. Raised in the capitol city of New Manhattan; she's been around the block. Outwardly independent but enjoys having a place among friends. Believes "God" can hear her prayers even though the Prophet says he can't.Jackdaw ("Jack") Winters - Male. Deceased; would be 24. Raised in New Manhattan. Robin's older half-brother. Took Robin under his wing until his untimely death at age 18.Didelphidae ("Delphi") Winters - Female. 21. Raised in New Manhattan. Robin's half-sister and only known living relative. Vain and materialistic, but genuinely caring.Vincent Van Brogen - Male. 38. Raised in New Manhattan. Ambitious and powerful. Holds a position on the Council of the NWU while heading a prominent advertising company. Despises outsiders. Domestic partner of Didelphidae.Wilhelmina ("Willa") Wruck - Female. 18. Raised in New Manhattan. Trained with Robin in the Legion. Fiercely despises outsiders and lawbreakers in general. Leads the effort to banish Robin from the city.Paul ("Bane") Sassano - Male. 19. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Fun-loving, ambiverted, and overly optimistic. Risk-taker by nature. Deeply rooted in faith with secondary interests in history and holistic medicine. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Elias Sassano - Male. 40s. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's father. Former youth pastor and restaurant owner/manager, now a traveling missionary. Soft-spoken and deeply rooted in faith.Jim Sassano - Male. 40s. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's uncle. Current restaurant manager. Outwardly tough and detached but has a soft spot for family and employees.Kade Sassano - Male. 50s. Raised in Lakewood. Paul's uncle. Owns and manages a farm that supplies Lakewood with produce. Generous and good-natured. Has difficulty tending to the farm due to physical limitations.Lucan McKinney - Male. 20. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Chronically suspicious and socially reserved. Sees himself as the guardian of his clan and the voice of reason against Paul's recklessness. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Emma Hicks - Female. 17. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Sweet-natured and innocent but tends to encroach on personal boundaries without realizing it. Craves female companionship. Routinely hand-copies Bibles to be smuggled into cities. Ethan Hicks - Male. 10. Christian. Raised in Lakewood. Emma's younger brother. Hyperactive with a limited attention span. Loves to laugh. Gravitates toward and looks up to Paul. Occasionally helps hand-copy Bibles to be smuggled into cities.Bible Smuggler (Still Unnamed) - Male. 50s. Raised in Lakewood, now living alone and off-grid in a shack a few miles outside of town. Grows onions for trade and smuggles hand-copied Bibles into cities.Cobalt and Ram - Unrelated males. Early 20s. Raised in Lakewood. Rarely seen apart; usually seen loitering outside the Lakewood Essentials store. Enemies of Paul because they suspect he is a Christian. Despise all outsiders but especially Christians. Hawk - Male. 20s. Christian. Unofficial leader of the rebellion in Jachum, a community of outsiders who live off-grid in the wildlands near New Manhattan. Stern but patient and open to new ideas. Pro-revolution. Joelle - Female. Early 20s. Christian. Raised in Jachum. Hawk's younger cousin. Fiercely pro-revolution. Leads public protests in the city. Birch - Male. 30s. Lives in Jachum. Stubborn and confrontational. Anti-revolution. Frequently butts heads with Hawk and Joelle, and later with Robin and Paul. Aster - Male. 24. Raised in New Manhattan, now living in Jachum. Pro-revolution. Quiet and tech-savvy with a background in hacking. Able to focus on a single task for hours.Madge - Female. 80s. Christian. Raised in New Manhattan, now living in Jachum. Raises chickens and lives alone. Revolution-neutral. Soft-spoken and enjoys sharing nuggets of wisdom with anyone willing to listen.Wolf - Male. 30s. Lives in New Manhattan. Works as a DJ at a rooftop club. Feigns loyalty to the NWU while secretly sympathizing with and assisting outsiders. Has a greedy streak.Wilder Jennings - Male. Late 60s. Christian. Lives in New Manhattan. Former soldier, now a radio talk show host. Feigns loyalty to the NWU while secretly sympathizing with and assisting outsiders. Uses his broadcasts to give coded warnings to outsiders whenever he catches wind of an impending raid. Upbeat on air, but cranky and guarded in private.Oslo Reddock - Male. 50s. Mayor of New Manhattan. Very outgoing, talkative and long-winded. Despises outsiders.The Prophet (Still Unnamed) - Male. 70s. Figurehead of the NWU. He is esteemed for being the only person on earth who can communicate directly with "God." Idolizes the antichrist despite not believing in the Bible. Quiet and reserved in public; horrifyingly sadistic in private.Notes:Some of the above details, including names, may change before publication. Some names and details have already changed since I first started talking about this story a decade ago. Some elements and scenes have been added or changed to reflect recent worldwide events.This story has a pro-Christian and pro-conservative slant. If that makes you uncomfortable, this book is not for you.I may add to or tweak parts of this document as changes are made.