The ones who found
each other.

Timid yet emotionally driven, Ryo grew up quietly shaped by his father's faded legacy. He seeks approval from his biology teacher and companionship from a world that has yet to make room for him. His goals shift with every chapter — from a thesis, to a missing sister, to a girl who should not exist.

A non-human girl with healing abilities and a quiet, otherworldly presence. Mae is a princess from a dying world. She meets Ryo at the Narusawa Ice Caves and, at first, wants only to go home and save her race. What she finds instead changes both their paths.

Mae's mother. Ruler of a vanishing world. Menacing and unwavering, she would sacrifice her kingdom, her subjects, and anyone who stood in her path to protect her daughter. A love fierce enough to become a weapon.

A laid-back detective with a rough draft for a mouth and a pinch of tobacco always ready between his fingers. Kinder than he first appears. When Nam goes missing, his path and Ryo's briefly become the same road.

Son of the famous painter Tashiro Masaki. Easygoing, slang-heavy, and more devoted to Nam than he can easily put into words. His life in Tokyo has not prepared him for the night that is coming.

Once a famed zoologist whose work was taken from him, Dan is now quiet and reserved. He loves in silences and by simply showing up. His weight hangs over every decision Ryo will make.

The quiet keel of the Yung family. She holds the week-long trip together even as it unravels, carrying more than she lets the children see.

Ryo's younger sister, whose sudden disappearance sets every road in motion. Loved more than she knows — by Ryo, by Tai, by the family that is still learning how to say it.

Tai's father — a celebrated painter whose long shadow his son has never quite learned to stand beside.

A figure whose path crosses Ryo's on the long road from Kodachi to Tokyo — and whose presence shapes more than he first seems to.

The other odd being Ryo encounters alongside Mae in the Narusawa Ice Caves — the first sign that this trip is not going to be what anyone planned.

A figure from Ryo's life in Seoul whose quiet expectations shape who he believes he has to become.

The warmth of a small Kodachi kitchen. A meal, a word, and a moment of kindness on a long day.

A Tokyo acquaintance whose brief appearance lingers longer than he intends.

A quiet stranger along the road, carrying more than he says.

A local guide at the edge of the Narusawa forest, the first voice to point Ryo toward the ice caves.

A brief, steady presence on the long ride from Seoul toward Japan — the first of many faces who touch the story and move on.

The welcoming hand at the hotel front desk in Kodachi — a small kindness on a long day.

A quiet, efficient presence in one of the game's most pivotal evenings.