Name: Aiden Carlos Rivera

Age: 24 (at the start of The Valley of the Shadows)

Ethnicity: Mexican–American (Texan-raised), with light Castilian-Spaniard features

Height: 5’11”

Build: Lean, muscular; endurance-trained

Appearance: Light skin, sharp jawline, full-length tactical beard, high-and-tight Marine cut, dark hazel eyes

Primary Skills: Reconnaissance, survival, small-unit tactics, Spanish fluency, asymmetric warfare, field comms engineering

Real Name: Ramón Édgar Salazar

Alias: El Jaguar

Age: 45

Nationality: Colombian

Height: 6’1”

Build: Powerful, broad-shouldered, heavy-boned

Appearance: Weathered skin, deep-set predatory eyes, thick black hair graying at the temples, neatly trimmed beard, slight scar running from right ear to jawline; wears tailored shirts under tactical vests

Primary Skills: Command, brutality as strategy, jungle warfare, logistics, weapons proficiency, psychological manipulation

Name: Diego Alejandro Morales

Age: 24 (at the start of The Valley of the Shadows)

Nationality: Colombian

Ethnicity: Mestizo Colombian

Height: 5’10”

Build: Lean, athletic, wiry strength

Appearance: Copper-toned skin, dark wavy hair cropped short, trimmed beard, deep brown eyes; carries the hardened look of a man who has seen both war and poverty

Primary Skills: Infantry tactics, jungle warfare, perimeter defense, field repairs, local knowledge, tactical communication under stress

Name: Isabel Alvarez

Age: 27

Nationality: Colombian

Ethnicity: Mestizo Colombian

Height: 5’3”

Occupation: Investigative journalist (formerly), NGO field coordinator (currently)

Appearance: Light tan complexion, wavy dark hair, expressive brown eyes, soft but serious features; dresses simply but confidently

Primary Traits: Intelligent, compassionate, unafraid to ask dangerous questions, morally anchored, brave in quiet ways