Kael Cross
The Watchful Survivor, Arroyo Scavenger.
Affiliation: Arroyo Colony
Role: Hunter, Wasteland Scavenger
Kael is the fifteen-year-old son of James and Elena Cross, Tess's twin brother, raised entirely within the brutal reality of the Arroyo Colony. Pragmatic, watchful, and intensely protective of his family, Kael is a skilled scavenger and survivor. While he accepts his father's anti-Sanctum philosophy, he can't help but feel a quiet curiosity about the utopian world his uncle Leo inhabits. When a deadly encounter in the Dead Zones leaves him mysteriously scarred and saved by unknown forces, Kael begins to realize that the Wastes harbor secrets far more dangerous than anything they've faced before.
"The wastes don't care who you were before. They only care how hard you fight today." — James to Kael