Ringer, Ned. Born Lawrence Kansas, 1823. Major Ringer was sent in winter of 1880 to Africa to aid the Liberian government in their attempt to set up a state for free blacks in West Africa when Mogdonazia heated up. With the Americans feeling the need to flex their international muscle Ringer was sent with a small expeditionary force to find the source of the Ndolo river. The expedition had enjoyed some initial success with the rescue of Liberian colonists and the founding of a settlement, known as Fort Pawnee. However, before Ringer could accomplish anything, the treaty of Zurich declared that the entire region of Mogdonazia was to be ceded to Germany.

Probst, Robert. Born Gordo Alabama, circa 1825. Robert Probst was born to slavery at Jefferson Probst's plantation near Gordo Alabama. He was freed in 1851, and moved from town to town, heading north. When the American Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the Union army and worked as an entrencher till 1863, when he was finally given his chance to fight. After the war, he briefly enlisted in the famous "Buffalo Soldiers" cavalry regiment, worked on the railroad, and served on various freighter ships before landing in Liberia in 1877. There, he took up exploring and spent some time interacting with the natives, learning their languages and customs. In 1880, he joined Major Ringer's expedition to the Ndolo as a guide and translator. Probst tried to reach the source of the river Ndolo, but was unsuccessful.

McCoy, Richard Longstrom. Born Macon Georgia, circa 1837. One of the last graduates of West Point before the War of Succession, McCoy managed to graduate higher than one G. A. Custer. He distinguished himself enough to be admitted into General Lee's Council, and acted as courier. After the Union defeat, McCoy was posted briefly in the Indian Territory, but was quickly recalled due to his strong points of view. He was then transfered to France as military attache to the Confederate Minister, where he witnessed the French defeat of 1870-1871. Some of his observations led to the open order tactics that Gen. Jackson would later use during the Second Mexican War. When McCoy returned to the Confederacy, he retired from the Army and tried unsuccesfully to manage a brokerage firm. After the beginning of what was then called the Maximillian Affair, McCoy reenlisted and was posted in the Shenendoah Valley.

Born circa 1810s. Uteva chieftain. A native of the rolling plains, Skookumchuck rose among his people while the Sea of White Men crept steadily towards the land of the Uteva. Having had his substenance, the bison, taken from his very hands by the White Man's rifles and trains, he has strived to survive the harsher and harsher winters. That both the Blue Swords and the Grey Swords march upon the graves of the ancestors pushes his patience. Soon, if these intruders do not listen, they will be swept away...

On the 17th of March, 1878, Professor George Challenger was attending a sceance with a most particular twist, for a collegue had brought a mysterious crystal egg. When upon examining the egg, the members attending the sceance latter described having seen another world, ruled by a monstrous race of warlike beings. One such had been adressing them, calling himself Jakari the Waeg, Jeddak of Thop'nal, and kept asking pertinant questions about our world. There was something anxious about his character that did not inspire confidence in him. Among the people witnessing this historic but queer event were Percival Lovell, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, and Sir Richard Burton.