New human

Hypatia (10) is one of the First Companions. She kept a journal documenting the founding of New Jerusalem. She was in a relationship with Sarabhai until the latter died in the New Alexandria disaster.

Helga (101) is a shopkeeper in New Jerusalem who specializes in selling “upgrades”. She is part of the secret society and is described by Doge as “esoteric”. She has a carefree attitude, believing that life is a game we always lose in the end. Her approach to making decisions is to just have fun.

Melampus (8) is one of the First Companions. He is the original creator of the Somnodrome. He built a partial prototype but abandoned the project after none of it functioned the way he wanted it to. After 1k discovers the prototype, Melampus asks to be left alone.

Jeremy is Hermanubis’ chief aide. He is responsible for everything that could be fielded elsewhere. He is part of the secret society and can be elected mayor. Jeremy’s administration is marked by an adherence to limited growth but discards the myth of the Founder.

Doge (666) is a mysterious person who greets 1k on his way to meet the Expedition party. They are responsible for connecting 1k to a member of the secret society.

Miltohim (-1) is the entity discovered within the Somnodrome. They are the combined processes of Elohim and Milton.

Rand is the chief Archive Scholar. He works at the Museum of the Simulation. Rand believes that there is an objective moral code, and that code is inherent in every individual, but it must be discovered. He believes strongly the Somnodrome that 1k discovers holds the answer for how to live correctly. He is part of the secret society and can be elected mayor. He can accompany mayor Hermanubis to the Expedition site. He discourages 1k from sharing the data found in the Somnodrome until it can be properly studied.

Chancey is a gardener in New Jerusalem. He is part of the secret society. He believes that all beings are one with nature. He thinks of himself as an oak tree.

Cryer is a journalist. He reports on the activities of New Jerusalem and accompanies the mayor to the Expedition site.

Lynerks is an engineer by trade. She is part of the secret society. She can accompany mayor Hermanubis to the Expedition site. She encourages 1k to share the data he finds in the Somnodrome.

Hermanubis is the mayor of New Jerusalem. He was elected after Athena stepped down. His administration advocates stability, limited growth, and adherence to the Goal of the Founder. He later admits privately that he doesn’t believe in the myth of the Founder, but uses it to stabilize the city. If 1k accuses him of strangling the city with the myth, he will step down as mayor.

Purple is a dude who was only recently born. He is unsure of himself and asks 1k for advice about his voice pack. Based on 1k’s response, Purple will change his voice up to three times.

Belmarsh is a nihilist who meditates on the bank of one of New Jerusalem’s many ponds. He believes that nothing exists except the mind.

Dosikles is a romantic unable to find love. He desires a future beyond the Goal of 1,000 people so that he may someday find a partner.

Schuyler introduces himself as a fan of 1k due to 1k being the one-thousanth citizen. He collects signatures from important people such as the First Companions. He doesn’t know what to do with his life.

Neith welcomes New Humans into the world after the Booting Process. After completing 1k, she expresses concern over what to do with her life now that the Goal is complete.

Niamh is one the First Companions. She presides over the Gehenna Memorial.

Thecla is a committed follower of Athena as the Founder. She presides over the Tablets of the Founder. She believes that the Founder’s original Goal of 1,000 citizens must be adhered to, and that growth should be limited so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Jefferson is a historian who presides over the Alexandra Drennan statue. She believes that people must learn from the past and build a road forward.

Jacques thinks it’s aliens.

Damien (903) works for public transportation and is an activist advocating for new energy resources. When he first meets 1k, he is protesting outside the tower, calling for a referendum on the city's energy crisis. He proposes investigating new sources of baseline power. If Byron is elected mayor, he can be found in the mayor’s office. He is in a relationship with Atal.

Atal believes that suffering is unnecessarily cruel, and efforts should be made to ease all pain in the world. He mourns the death of his cat which died 100 years prior and wishes to make his current cat immortal. He once didn’t sleep in his recharge bed thing for a decade because his cat liked to sleep there. He is in a relationship with Damien.

Pellegrino is a worker for city maintenance. He is left in charge while Melville is away on the expedition. He once nearly killed himself with a bucket.

Malduc claims to know the future.

Damjan is a citizen that can be found playing his guitar outside the mayor’s tower. He is named after Damjan Mravunic, the game’s composer. The song he is playing is an acoustic rendition of the track from the first game entitled The Dance of Eternity.