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Orina ZoN
Orina is the Confederacy’s circuit physician who travels to Erus Colony on a regular basis to tend to the infirmed at the facility. Devoted to medicine, Zon hates the inhumane Colony because of what it stands for—mankind’s cruelty to its own kind—and hers. Orina Zon is a Pyresian, a race that has been subjugated by the Confederacy for a generation. Her assignment to Colony is more of an indentured servitude than an assignment. Pyresians are not given a choice of occupations in the Confederacy. Orina looks fairly normal, by human standards. However, the Pyresians are a nocturnal species with enlarged pupils and an extra sensory organ (located on each temple) that senses vibrations. (Both used by her species to navigate thru the perpetual darkness of her homeworld.) Her demeanor is pleasant, with a natural bedside manner. Although versed in science, she moves as gracefully as like a woman schooled in dance. Orina wears stylish, tinted goggles to function comfortably in the light. As the story progresses, Landus and Zon will be thrown together, first as allies—then as lovers. This is a union (interspecies breeding) that is strictly forbidden by Confederate law—punishable by death. Orina Zon was pivotal player in smuggling information in and out of the prison for Landus. Orina and Governor Mason have a curious bond—their love of music. One fateful day, Mason overhears Orina singing, with the voice of an angel, in the prison medical bay. When he admits that he knows the Pyresian tune she was singing, an amiable bond forms between the two. Although the relations between humans and Pyresians are strained at best, the two find mutual ground for agreement thru the Pyresian arts. Although he is still the enemy, Orina begins to look beyond the uniform to see more of the tortured soul inside. Orina also carries with her a terrible secret that she believes could forever alter her relationship with Landus; Orina’s father betrayed the Pyresian race to the Confederacy in order to gain power for himself as its regional governor. She is the daughter of a race traitor—something that she has a great deal of trouble reconciling within herself.
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Perry Callisto
Callisto is a career criminal, pure and simple. A rogue and scoundrel, Callisto was sentenced to “double life without parole” on COLONY for being deemed as morally unsalvageable. Born on Earth, Callisto was in trouble from the day he was born. At 13 years old, his mother put him in a juvenile center when he was judged to be unmanageable by the courts. He ran away within a year back to his mother, who still wanted nothing to do with him. As a result, by 2212, he began living on the streets of the melded city districts of the San Diego/Los Angeles Metroplex, supporting himself primarily by stealing. After a long string of arrests and escapes, Callisto was sent to a Mars prison for piloting a stolen starship through restricted shipping lines. By the end of 2222, he had eight felony assault charges against him while in prison. He was transferred to another penal facility on Europa where he suddenly became a model inmate and was eventually released in 2225. However, he was soon arrested 2226 for weapons smuggling and he was back in prison until his daring escape in 2230. Callisto had spent most of his adult life in jail, for every offense possible from theft and credit fraud to assault with a deadly weapon. He also worked some time as a pimp. He was finally deemed by the Confederate courts as a “menace to society” and was permanently remanded to the Colony facility on Erus. Within a year, Callisto swiftly took command of his cell tier and rose to the leadership of the Millennium Mafia by brutally assassinating its leader—Eddie ‘Scrodum’ Nichols. Callisto is a doper and a headbanger— totally without scruples. He has no love for the Confederacy—but also holds no loyalty to anyone but himself. He’s what the other convicts in Colony refer to as a “Poochscrewer”—the worst kind of inmate. Perry is the prison’s blackmarket entrepreneur—controlling the trade in all types of contraband or providing “questionable services” (smuggling, assassinations, etc.). When the final revolt comes to Colony, Perry’s loyalties will be the huge question mark. Callisto’s allegiances could swing the pendulum toward one side—or the other. In the end, Callisto will shock the entire cast of the story, at a moment of ultimate crisis, by doing something that will shift the balance of power on Colony forever.
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Governor ARTIS Mason
Artis Mason lived his entire life in the shadow of his heroic father. A former military hero, Dr. William Mason is a physician, humanitarian and an outspoken opponent of President Wayne’s tyrannical regime. In many ways, Artis Mason’s back story bears a remarkable similarity to Landus’—both sharing a history totally devoid of any real ambition. Mason tried to follow in his father’s footsteps, becoming a career officer. Unlike Dad, Artis lacked the personal drive to move up thru the military hierarchy by deeds (Artis chose to ride on his father’s coattails through the military ranks—never proving himself in any fashion) Because of his father’s outspoken opposition to the policies of President Wayne, Artis’ years of faithful military service is rewarded by being shipped out to the ‘armpit of the universe’. Mason winds-up being assigned to the Colony as the facility's warden—the future equivalent of being sent to a command at the North Pole. There, he languishes-- desperately scheming of ways to get himself transferred off the rock and back to Earth. Mason is not a coward—just totally self-centered. There is nothing in his life greater than his desire to go home, having learned some valuable life lessons the hard way on Erus. Mason loves music—all kinds. He even keeps a stash of forbidden Pyresian symphonies in his private quarters. Occasionally, he attempts to organize prison orchestras, but they usually turn out to be unprecedented disasters. In his heart of hearts, Mason is a poet—secretly writing numerous journals of poetry and lyrics that he hopes will be put to song, one day. Like Landus, Mason has a moral awakening during his time at Port Dumas. Mason’s father, leader of the Earth resistance, is executed by President Wayne in retaliation for Mason’s eventual siding with the Colony rebellion. Mason becomes a changed man as a result. He begins to understand what has made his father a hero and how far he has to go to live up to his family name.
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Dear Colony Fans, Series penciller and comics legend Dick Giordano has requested the holiday months off from Colony to complete work on another big comic project. Rest assured that Dickie, Ian & I will be back in January with all-new episodes of Colony as we move towards the summer's events that will uncover startling revelations and huge changes for the series' main characters. In the meantime, I'm presenting the never-before-seen character profiles of the main players in the saga. This background information was taken directly from the 70 page Colony Continuity Bible that I created as reference for the television series' show runner. Next month, I will reveal a few characters that will be showing up in 2007 for the first time in the series. Enjoy, Bob Layton
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