ALEX WONDER:
Alex is a nine to five bank clerk working in the city. Wandering through day to day he does not realise how unaffected he has become to the outside world.
The highlights of his life are the Friday nights out with friends, but they, too, soon become part of his mundane life.
MORT SUSPICION:
Having changed his title from The Grim Reaper, Mort's main aim in life is to make death more appealing by offering, especially to Alex Wonder, more painless and pleasant ways to bring his life to a close.
E.K.
A once renowned philosopher, exiled from The Brotherhood of Future Thought, E.K. spends his days plotting his comeback to coincide with the return of the notorious Jesus Booke, The Man Called Jesus. With age against him E.K. must find someone to take his place.
CARDINAL GALAMEASE:
Leader of the Order of The System, Galamease will destroy all who get in his way of bringing The Brotherhood of Future Thought to its knees.
Mary Merry :
The quintessential girl next door, Mary Merry is a carefree young women living alone with her parrot. Looking for romance in a world where image alone is the key to happiness, she is willing to go to great lengths to fulfil her dream.
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE DOUBT:
Having fought many a bloody war and survived as many marriages, Major General George Doubt, knows about the value of leadership. Faced with decisions that have far reaching consequences, he knows two heads are always better than one when it comes to using power. He has gathered eleven heads of the most powerful Armies in the hope of avoiding the destruction of the world order by the infamous Cardinal Galamease, but he needs someone to lead the aftermath of such a venture.
JESUS BOOKE(The Man Called Jesus):
Jack of all trades master of one. Booke has a following of hundreds of people. With technology he intends to lead his people to The Promised Land.