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Can it be presumed that no characters from the Previous Era have survived into the current era then?
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It’s feasible that some recognizable faces may show up, but they will most often perhaps be AU ala what certain Honkai 3rd characters are to Honkai Star Rail or -if similar/identical in personality- with no conscious connection to the past Era. That being said, I will confirm that in my current draft, there are, in fact, survivors from the previous two Eras alive, and it’s the influence of such figures -either in the past or present- that have shaped the reexistence of organizations like Anti-Entropy, World Serpent, and Schicksal.

To name one of them that would be someone the PCs may even have briefly heard of by name (since World Serpent is a more public entity here), Griseo is alive, as this AU takes the Ark’s unknown fate and runs with it to have her finally return during the Third Era. She’s part of the reason a lot of old knowledge and tech got revived, along with the reason World Serpent is a more altruistic -if perhaps still shady- existence this go around. In the current World Serpent, she holds a very influential position. Perhaps not the direct head/CEO/Sire, but certainly “royalty” with authority only second to the leader.