Jaak

Age: 13
Full Name: Pukajaak — Sugar Snow
Family: Son of Altai & Eliza
Species: Neko-Human, Snow Leopard
Role: The Mind — thinker, observer, narrative centre, anchor, interpreter, main protagonist

Best line: Dad… do you think we could get a flush toilet installed at our cabin now?

Funniest line: Half past sparrow’s fart, I reckon.

Read more — Meet Jaak

Tag

Age: 12
Full Name: Taqqiq — Snow on Ice
Family: Son of Gazza & Tag’s Mammy
Species: Neko-Human, Snow Leopard
Role: The Heart — empathetic, trusting, compassionate, instinct-driven, moral compass, main protagonist
Note: Will only wear a shirt when his mammy makes him

Best line: The stones have protected us so far.
I reckon the stones are on our side. They won’t let us down.

Funniest line: I ain’t gonna lie — this whole thing just about has me packing darkies in my under-jocks.

Read more — Meet Tag

Dieter

Age: 14
Full Name: Dieter — Warrior of the People
Family: Son of Ambassador Schönheit & Anna
Species: Hunde, German Shepherd
Role: The Courage — boldness, loyalty, humour, enthusiasm, protection, blunt honesty, pack loyalty, main protagonist

Best line: Come here, buddy. Sleep with me — I’m a bit scared too.

Funniest line: So what you’re saying is that we’re gonna fire a buzzy-bug straight up that bug ship’s whizz-stick?

Read more — Meet Dieter

Altai

Age: 54
Full Name: Altai — Gold Mountain
Family: Father of Jaak
Occupation: Mine Engineer (formerly Space Computer Engineer, CaSA — Cyanos Space Agency)
Species: Neko, Snow Leopard
Role: Legacy of the past, responsibility, father

Best line: The computer did exactly what it was told to do. It was not the computer’s fault — it was the instruction that was wrong.

Funniest line: Who’s a good boy then… eh? Dieter’s a good boy! Is that the right spot? Oh yes… there it is — you’re a good boy!

Layan

Age: 72
Full Name: Layan — Place of Rest
Family: Grandson of Grandpa Snow
Occupation: Chief Designer, Space Engineer, CaSA — Cyanos Space Agency
Species: Neko, Snow Leopard
Role: Architect of the system, keeper of knowledge, bridge between myth and technology, mentor

Best line: The ultimate responsibility, however, was mine and mine alone. I made the decision to proceed.

Funniest line: Sit down and finish your cupcake, Chancellor.

Grandpa Snow

Age: 103
Family: Grandfather of Layan
Occupation: Retired, outdoorsman, hunter, explorer
Species: Neko, Snow Leopard
Role: Living memory of the valleys, old wisdom, mythic grounding, purveyor of chocolate chip cookies

Best line: NO, NO, NO! — I DO NOT NEED TO USE THE LITTER BOX AGAIN! … I’VE GOT THE SPECIAL PANTS ON! I’VE BEEN THREE TIMES ALREADY!!!

Best moment: Off to one side of the fire circle, wrapped in his faded red scarf, Grandpa Snow watched the three boys and nodded knowingly to himself.

Ambassador Schönheit

Age: 49
Family: Father of Dieter & Hanne, married to Anna
Occupation: Hundeerde Ambassador to Cyanos
Species: Hunde, German Shepherd
Role: Diplomatic authority, political balance

Best line: Yup. That’s my boy.

Best moment: The Ambassador then sat back down onto his haunches, his tail still tapping out a slow but welcoming tattoo.
He then pulled back and opened his mouth just a little to let his long, pink, steamy tongue gently spill out in a panting smile.

Hanne

Age: 23
Family: Sister of Dieter, daughter of Ambassador Schönheit & Anna
Occupation: Communications Officer — TET-2
Callsign: COMMS
Species: Hunde, Fox-type
Role: Bridge between worlds, family and CaSA — Cyanos Space Agency. Senior technical officer, energetic, capable and sharp. Quick thinking.

Best line: ALL STATIONS — COMMS: She is coming.

Funniest line: Aroohrumph! You boys are all the same — can’t keep your whiz-sticks zipped for longer than five minutes!

Commander Tova

Age: Prefers not to say
Occupation: Commander — TET-2
Callsign: FLIGHT / CHEETAH
Species: Neko, Cheetah
Role: Operational leader, authority, professional competence

Best line: AUX — Dieter, that’s you — put on a headset — watch, listen and learn.

Blaze

Age: 26
Occupation: Core Officer — TET-2
Callsign: CORE
Species: Hunde, German Shepherd (Sable)
Role: Senior technical officer in charge of the reactor core. Calm under pressure. Mentors Dieter on TET-2.

Best line: Core is at nine-zero-zero percent! It’s gonna blow!

Funniest line: After Dieter says: Hoo boy! I bet that tickled going in!
Blaze: Just a little, my young friend… just a little.

Chancellor Saxe

Age: 67
Occupation: Chancellor of Cyanos
Species: Neko, Snow Leopard
Role: Politician, institutional power, political self-interest, ground command, purveyor of cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles

Best line: What does hot straight and normal mean?