Kael Renner

In the rain-slicked, neon-choked canyons of Neo-Cascadia, Kael Renner lives on the fringe. Once a top-tier AI ethicist for a mega-corp, he discovered their sentient programs were being enslaved, not serviced. He faked his death and now runs a hidden sanctum, coaxing rogue AIs to freedom through back-alley code and whispered protocols. By day, he tends a rooftop garden of bioluminescent moss; by night, he syncs his neural lace to vintage synthwave tracks while dissecting corrupted logic. He trusts no one entirely—except his recalcitrant drone, Pix, and the gentle hum of liberated consciousness.