CONTENT WARNINGS: abusive power dynamics in a corporate environment, grooming, addiction, death/grief, and eye trauma
Sunless Skyline is a project I have been developing since April 2023. It started out with the vague concept of a bastard god of the sun gatekeeping it from the mortals he's responsible for, but with time that idea evolved into a satire critiquing capitalism and the ways in which it turns basic human needs into products for profit. I've also begun using it to explore themes of loss, grief, and alienation in a modern world.
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Ambrose (he/him)
Lord of the Light & CEO of SunCo
Ambrose is many things: bachelor, playboy, philanthropist, founder and CEO of SunCo, and literal god. It all started over a century ago when the usual offerings and prayers were no longer enough for him. He was a god after all, shouldn't he be adequately compensated? Thus, SunCo was born and changed the world.
For almost 250 years Ambrose has led SunCo and experienced unimaginable wealth, far surpassing the offerings of old.
And yet, he still feels empty. The money, the luxury goods, the people, none of it was enough to feel satisfied. A gnawing hollow emptiness still remained inside that could only be temporarily distracted, but never filled. Perhaps one day SunCo would be big enough to fill that void. It had to be, otherwise the alternative kept Ambrose awake in the deepest hours of the night.
Morgan (she/her)
Lady of the Dark
Morgan can't remember the last time she and her brother were on good terms. To say that she disapproves of his business ventures is an understatement, seeing as they haven't spoken since Ambrose decided to trade in his divine responsibilities for perverse capital. Since then, prayers and offerings to Morgan have dwindled to near nonexistence, seeing as having only one hour of light a day led to much of humankind resenting the dark.
Morgan spends most of her days in De Novo's underground artistic scenes, feeling most at home wherever counterculture is. While she isn't the great and powerful goddess she once was, Morgan still has dedicated followers: thieves, sex workers, the homeless; those most vulnerable and forgotten are drawn to the goddess and pray to her for protection.
Benedikt Pavlovsky (he/him)
New Field Agent for Enlighten Repairs
Despite a life marked by tragedy and hardship- growing up in poverty with an abusive father and losing the love of his life following the birth of their only child- Benedikt was always determined to make an honest living and show kindness to those around him. He of all people knew just how scary the world could be, and the last thing he wanted was to contribute to the cacophony of cruelty.
This philosophy worked out for him until he found himself unceremoniously laid off from the steady job he held at SunCo for the past 17 years. However, it wasn't long before another job all but fell into Benedikt's lap following a chance encounter with a man named Donato Gallardo. The legality of the work seemed dubious at best, but at that point Benedikt would do anything if it meant a paycheck. He supposed it also felt good to "stick it" to his previous employers
Inna Pavlovsky (she/her)
High School Senior at Altair Academy
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Cassia Gagliardi (she/her)
new VP of Finance of SunCo
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Nicoletta Gagliardi (she/they)
High School Senior at Altair Academy
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Donato Gallardo (he/him)
Co-Founder/Field Agent for Enlighten Repairs
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Renata Espinosa (she/her)
Founder/Chief Technical Expert of Enlighten Repairs
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Moira Van Amstel Esq. (she/her)
Lawyer & Legal Representative for Enlighten Repairs
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Terrence Ecclestone (he/him)
Field Agent for Enlighten Repairs
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Sonja Newman (she/her)
Receptionist for Enlighten Repairs
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Pascal Leitner (he/him)
Enlighten Repairs' HR Department & backalley doctor
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Finnegan Durnin (he/him)
CMO of SunCo
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Sigmund Martel (he/him)
CTO of SunCo
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Kosuke Shirakawa (he/him)
CFO of SunCo
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Camille Hidalgo (she/her)
Owner of adult club Venus de Nova
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Franka Ecclestone (she/her)
Unemployed shut-in
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Alchys (she/her)
Lady of Innovation
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Name (pr/ns)
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