CHARACTERSCHARACTERS

The founder of marine city, Astrum Close.
Professor Rumford had been giving shelter to variant humans
who faced persecution all over the world.

His public image as an upstanding character
was at odds with the dark truth of his professional life.
He performed experiments on the variants under his protection,
and was viewed as dangerous by many of the other cities.

In Astrum Close, where all potential crimes should, in theory,
be predictable and preventable, Professor Rumford
was murdered by an unknown assailant.