Character Profiles: Ash Connor Age: 27 Position: Captain of the Crimson Ridge Fire Department Distinguished by a half-melted pocket watch always clipped to his tactical belt. Experiences trauma-induced memory flashbacks in high-temperature environments. Expert in Russian pole descent techniques. Bears a 30mm welding torch scar on his right fourth rib. Dr. Sebastian Vale Age: 24 Position: Special Forensic Consultant for the Criminal Investigation Bureau Carries a titanium scalpel and can analyze combustion spectrums using prisms. Has a subdermal temperature-sensing chip in his left arm that helps him reconstruct burn timelines from carbonized remains. Military-grade bone conduction hearing aid in his left ear.