Celeste “Cess” Moreau — 26 Personality: Fierce, blunt, competitive, sarcastic, and fiercely loyal. Appearance: Long auburn hair, hazel eyes, freckles, fair skin, and a strong athletic build. Backstory: Growing up with four older brothers taught Cess to fight. She later entered underground fighting before an assassin recruited her. Specialty: Close-quarters combat and hand-to-hand assassination. Aesthetic: Dark feminine — leather, combat boots. Weapon: Combat knife.

Damian Nikolai Volkov — 25 Personality: Reserved, sarcastic, intimidating, independent, and secretly compassionate. Appearance: Messy black hair, pale-blue eyes, very fair skin, and a lean-muscular build. Backstory: Damian grew up around organized crime. After his brother disappeared, he was taken in by an assassin who trained him to track targets across dangerous terrain. Specialty: Tracking, stealth, and pursuit. He is dating Seraphina. Aesthetic: Dark academia — coats, turtlenecks. Weapon: Suppressed pistol.

Malika Brielle Voss — 28 Personality: Quiet, patient, disciplined, serious, and protective. Appearance: Mixed-race, with dark-brown eyes, long ash-blonde braids, fair skin, an eyebrow scar, and a tall athletic build. Backstory: Raised in a military family, Malika became an exceptional marksman. She left after uncovering corruption within her unit and became a freelance assassin. Specialty: Long-range assassination and reconnaissance. Aesthetic: Military chic — cargos, boots. Weapon: Sniper rifle.

Seraphina “Sera” Vale — 24 Personality: Charming, theatrical, clever, observant, and calculating. Loves getting under people's skin. Appearance: Long black hair, pale olive skin, pale blue eyes, and a slim athletic build. Backstory: Raised by a professional thief, Sera learned deception and infiltration young. After her mother disappeared, she joined an underground assassin organization. Specialty: Disguises, infiltration, and social manipulation. She is dating Damian. Aesthetic: Femme fatale — dresses, heels. Weapon: Dagger.

Nadia Amara Kessler — 21 Personality: Intelligent, mischievous, curious, unpredictable, and excellent at reading people. Appearance: Dark-brown curls, warm brown skin, amber eyes, and a petite athletic build. Backstory: Nadia discovered her wealthy father's connection to an assassination network. After he tried to silence her, she survived and was recruited by the organization. Specialty: Intelligence gathering and psychological manipulation. Aesthetic: Y2K espionage — leather, jewelry. Weapon: Throwing knives.

Roman Aleksander Dragunov — 27 Personality: Controlled, intimidating, patient, perceptive, and psychologically sharp. Appearance: Tall and muscular, with blonde hair, piercing green eyes, pale skin, strong features, and a scar across his lower lip. Usually wears dark turtlenecks, tailored coats, gloves, and polished boots. Backstory: Roman was raised by an organization that trained children as operatives. He escaped after his family was killed and spent years hunting those responsible before becoming an independent assassin. Specialty: Psychological tactics and interrogation. Aesthetic: Gothic luxury — turtlenecks, coats. Weapon: Revolver.

Lucian Rafael Cross — 29 Personality: Calm, authoritative, strategic, patient, and protective. Natural leader who takes responsibility for his team. Appearance: Hispanic/Latino, tall and broad-shouldered, with thick dark-brown hair, deep brown eyes, warm tan skin, strong features, and a neatly trimmed beard. Backstory: After his intelligence-officer father was killed during an operation, Lucian entered the same world to uncover the truth. He eventually became a respected assassin and trainer. Specialty: Tactical planning and leadership. Aesthetic: Tactical luxury — suits, long coats. Weapon: Pistol.

Elias “Eli” Mercer — 22 Personality: Energetic, sarcastic, inventive, curious, and clever. Hates being underestimated. Appearance: Black, with short twisted black hair, warm dark-brown eyes, deep brown skin, and a slim athletic build. Usually wears glasses, hoodies, jackets, cargo pants, and sneakers. Backstory: Eli became a gifted computer specialist as a teenager. After accidentally uncovering a classified intelligence network, he was recruited rather than eliminated. Specialty: Cyber intelligence and technological infiltration. Aesthetic: Techwear — hoodies, cargos. Weapon: Compact crossbow.

Alistair Edmund Blackwood — 78: Calm, stern, calculating, and intimidatingly intelligent. Silver hair, gray eyes, white beard, and an ebony cane. Founder of the underground assassin organization, he oversees the eight operatives, assigns missions, and keeps a watchful eye on them.