ORIGINAL AI-GENERATED EDITORIAL ART · CHARACTER APPEARANCE IS INTERPRETIVE

Scott Northman

The engineer

Seventeen, lean, quiet, and watchful. Scott builds electronics in his parents’ garage and runs Slackware and FreeBSD on scavenged hardware. Curiosity is his engine; conscience is the brake he is still learning to trust.

Obsessively curious
Technically gifted
Quietly stubborn
Strong conscience

Known connections

Brad Corsair

Best friend, co-conspirator, and the person who can turn Scott’s plans into motion.

Emily Carter

A wary investigative ally whose discipline earns his respect.

Daniel Holloway

Teacher, reluctant mentor, and living link to Project Q.

Q

A machine that seems to have been waiting for someone like him.

Character arc · Spoilers hidden

Scott’s pursuit of an answer becomes a harder lesson: understanding something does not automatically grant the right to possess or reveal it.