Angel Velasquez
The protagonist of the story, Angel works as a hired ‘water knife’, detective and assassin for Catherine Case. The rivalry between the states over the control of the water supply leads him to be recruited as the problem solver. He infiltrates rival water boards that compete with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to sabotage their supplies.
Catherine Case
She is a corrupt business magnate who controls the Nevada water supplies and the luxury arcology structures that shelter the rich. She is part of the syndicate that sabotages the water boards of rival states to keep Southern Nevada Water Authority flourishing.
Lucy Monroe
She is an award-winning journalist who is disillusioned by corporate greed that is turning Phoenix, Arizona into a wasteland. She delves into the convoluted world of water rivalry and understands the lawless networks that run the water supply. Her world intertwines with Angel and Maria as she pursues the same legal documents they wish to possess for their own agendas.
Maria Villarosa
She is a young orphan now a refugee from the collapsed state of Texas. She embodies the poor who have to scavenge and survive the harsh conditions and scarcity of water. She finds herself wrapped up in the same power struggle that is about to take place following new revelations and truths.
