// SECURE CHANNEL ESTABLISHED
CALLSIGN: RISKY RED
Mission Files — Character Index
CHARACTERS
Callsign: Risky Red is a military science-fiction series that pulls readers into an expansive interstellar universe. Follow a team of operatives navigating Cold War tensions between galactic superpowers, uncovering classified missions, and confronting shadowy factions that operate in the grey zones of space. Meet the characters—elite soldiers, intelligence operatives, and independent contractors—who drive the action, explore the factions and forces shaping the conflict, and discover the lore that connects everything from genetic modification technology to humanity’s first stable wormhole network. Whether you’re searching for gripping military sci-fi or a deep, interconnected world to explore, the mission files await.
Ben Taylor
Age 16 · AFP Black Ops (Provisional) · Mission Recruit from Naroon
Kara Whelan
Age 16 · AFP Black Ops · Mission Recruit, Daughter of Kynan Whelan
Colonel Stoddard
Colonel · AFP Black Ops · Commanding Officer
Jim Roper
Lt. Colonel · AFP Black Ops · Recon & Counterintelligence
Kaevan
AFP Intelligence · Senior Operative / Double Agent
Kynan Whelan
Operative · AFP Black Ops · Field Spy, Missing in Action
The Jack Crew
Independent Operators · Contracted to AFP Black Ops · Gedeon Baas, Cadence, Rangi, Jedrek, Warrina
LORE & FACTIONS
AFP & Capital Alliance
The two galactic superpowers · Origin of the cold war among the stars
Demarcation Line
The 100 AU buffer zone dividing AFP and Capital Alliance space
Fleet Battle Force
AFP military structure, ship classes, and combat technology
GenMod
Genetic modification technology and its social divide
The Null Compact
Shadow consortium of the Serpent Trident Cartel · Rulers of the DL’s grey zones
Thorne Transit Tunnel
Humanity’s first stable wormhole network
Extended Universe Characters
Terrell, Sutter, Sands, Stark, Epson, Royce, Scotty Scarecrow