Joshua claims to be the Son of God and has a new message for humanity. His very presence changes the world, seemingly for the better, and the Icons in the DSU lose their influence. Is Joshua the real deal?

Ana Conrad is another young person with extraordinary abilities. Unlike Dace Senoit, however, her powers shake her sanity, as she is able to see into weird mixtures of timelines, other words, dimensions, and alternate realities that have people and settings totally out of place. Doctors believe she is suffering from a mental disorder; Dace Senoit and The Traveller reach out to attempt to stabilize her life by showing her the nature of Icons and the DSU.

The Traveller is a good-natured Icon who enjoys the beauty of humanity throughout time and place, and tries his best to influence people to promote positive social change against injustices. He realizes that Dace Senoit has potential to do the most good for the world, and guides him when he can, but his strongest passion is traveling to experience different cultures and worlds.

Miami’s lone defender of justice, the Shadow Gentleman stops insidious plans of murder and mayhem in Dade County, Florida. He drives the Britishmobile, and has many devices and weapons to aid his crusade against evil.

_ Neil Haney was a respected physicist before the Realtor took away everything he held dear. Now he believes in nothing, but is driven by vengeance to take down “The Realty”, the mysterious organization led by its CTO and CEO the Realtor. There are rumors that this organization is as old as the first civilizations. The Nihilist is now a hacker traveling from city to city, always looking over his shoulder, but always having time to debate someone about religion or philosophy.

_ What are the odds? Who’s the underdog? What’s the spread? The Gambler knows. This Icon could be found all around the United States having fun, and always ready to make a bet with anyone on anything, without fail. Of course, if things don’t go his way, he may intervene to push the odds in his favor.

_The Auctioneer runs a unique auction that peddles those who have lost “it”- people who were once “somebodies,” but are now are mere shells of their former selves. They are finished. They are lost souls. The Auctioneer funds and controls the Soul Patrol, and relies on them to deliver potential “merchandise” to be sold to the highest bidder. More of a necessary natural being, The Auctioneer cannot be labeled as hero, villain, or anti-hero.

_ Combining innovative technology with ancient mysticism, the group known as the Soul Patrol seeks out and apprehends those who have lost hope and will, and deliver them to the Auctioneer for a price. The Soul Patrol is a group bound by a bloodline, and is cursed to do this for the Auctioneer. Since they cannot fight fate, they have accepted their role.

Soul Patrol roster in The Velvet Mask and Return of Joshua:

• Richard Wright- the English super-intelligent field leader creates technological wonders to apprehend people.
• Maria-Antonia de Jesus- the beautiful Brazilian tactician, who designs plans to capture the goods.
• Sean Brown- the Jamaican strongman, who specializes in armor and weaponry.
• Eva Reichensteiner- the young German spunky trickster.
• Mohammed Al-Hassan- the Middle-Eastern master of sabotage and misinformation.

Rose, a distant cousin of Richard Wright, was recruited in England in Dream Seeker: Parabola.

_ Some people make a living buying, selling, and trading stocks and bonds; the Realtor buys, sells, and trades realities. His currency is ideas, technology, and ideologies. The villain will stop at nothing to achieve his ambitious goals. This Icon has a vast empire and network of businesses at his disposal. He is the arch-nemesis of the Dream Seeker, and will stop at nothing to corrupt the young hero.

_During his teenage years, Dace Senoit discovered that he has the uncanny ability to say an exact word or phrase which unlocks the memory of a person’s long lost dream. The person becomes inspired to act upon the dream that would have been forgotten in the mists of time. If the person is confused or troubled, Dace does his best to help steer him or her in the right direction. Dace travels around the world, helping as many people as he can, as the Dream Seeker.