Ronald “Ron” Rudentof
Ronald Rudentof, or Ron for short, is the central protagonist of The Eye. A researcher at the museum, he is seen packing up the belongings of his deceased father. During said packing, he finds a journal entitled The Eye of Ramalach. He becomes rather obsessed with the book in and of itself as it was sent to him the day of his father’s death. He does have a social life with his best friend Ben, who often drags him away from his research to party at local scenes; however, he feels sad that people are more interested in boobs and booze than preserving the Neon City’s history. Rather than pick on women as Ben suggests, Ron avoids searching and retreats into his research. He then blames Ben for not helping him out and self-loathes about his lack of social skills with the ladies. He doesn’t make the first move but rather waits for the woman to do so, as seen with Marianne. Ben and Alex often encourage him to live a little. Despite spending countless hours examining the journal, he does make a discovery that provides him an opportunity to surpass his father. Sadly, he lacks the experience needed for funds and resorts to aiding Ben in defrauding Avigail for the funds as a stuntman. He seems rather naïve when dealing with people as evidence with the conversation with Pierre in Firesands. That’s in addition to not trusting people as seen with Wallace becoming enraged as Pierre had the direction needed for the ruins. I almost forgot to mention how heartless Ron could be at times as he was willing to leave Mayte in the desert after the Gates of Segen sank to the sand. He does seem to develop a more suspicious nature during Queen Jane’s visit to the hospital and her ability to heal Alex’s leg.
His friendships with Ben and Alex provide some additional information on Ron. For Ben, they met back as kids. He helped Ben out with his homework in exchange that Ben would protect him from school bullies. To this day, Ben does help him out with life and the ladies, whether it is in the form of encouragement or shouting at him for his stupidity.
The friendship with Alex, on the other hand, is rather complicated. Ron asked Alex out on a date back in college on a dare with Ben. They hit it off pretty well because they were complete misfits. They kept their relationship a secret. After three years of dating, he proposed to her as he wanted to settle down, raise a family, and live a simple life. Alex didn’t. They are still friends with benefits, but he still holds out hope that she’ll one day change her mind.
Alexei Rudentof
Alexei Rudentof is Ron’s father. An extraordinary archeologist, he passed away at the start of the comic after mailing a journal to his son. He was never really around as his work took him to the farthest reaches of the world. In fact, the only real memory that Ron had of him would be at his high school graduation when he said that Ron could not take care of the apartment. He also really didn’t care much for Ben as he saw him as a bad influence and a thief.
O’Raely
O’Raely was Alexei Rudentof’s partner until he passed away. A once thriving and lively anthropologist, he is now a frail old man suffering from pulmonary fibrosis. He even wears a wig since he lost all his hair. Upon hearing of Ron during a documentary dedicated to his late partner, he immediately reaches out to him and plays the dying old man who wants to see this chapter closed before his death card as a way to get the Eye from Ron. He provides the services of Wallace and his crew to aid Ron in his expedition as a means to solidify his dealings with Ron. And while all this is happening on stage, he employs Gretta and her goons to sneak in and retrieve the Eye behind the curtains. He has no problem manipulating people for his personal gain, going so far as to employ Deivons to spy on Alexei and cause Alex nightmares.
Mollery
Mollery is the executor of Alexei Rudentof’s estate. He has suspicions that his client’s death wasn’t natural.
Alex
Alex is one of Ron’s personal friends and on-again off-again girlfriends. She is first introduced as Dark_Diva68 on the instant messaging program back in the first few pages. She is an incredibly talented art connoisseur and representative as evidence with her vast array of priceless collections in her home and ability to sell entire galleries for her clients in a single evening. And while she loves all art, she specializes in the dark and unusual pieces since they provide more flare. She suffers horrible childhood memories of how she was a social outcast and weird thanks to Terrato’s influences. She goes with Ron on his journey to the Firesands because of those manipulated dreams.
Alex met Ron back in college and hit it off quite well since they were both misfits. She really cares deeply for him as he helped her to not care what others think of her. Sadly, she is rather abrasive towards the idea of marriage. She still has an open relationship with him though. Relationship aside, she does care for Ron, looking after him and protecting him from scams while encouraging to him a live a little with her crazy antics and advice.
Alex has a big heart that helps her with new people, such as with Mayte. She is so kind to her that she treated her more of a sister than a complete and utter stranger. During the fight with Terrato, she is thrown against the ceiling. She wakes up in the hospital with her leg in a brace as the doctors feared the Deivon virus would spread. Mayte and Jane were able to heal her.
Ben
Ben is Ron’s best friend. They met back in their youth in which Ron helped him with his homework in exchange for his protection against bullies. He is quite the partier and player with the ability to stack the odds in his favor, such as tipping the bouncer well. He does his best to help Ron unwind with all his research and the ladies. He never really got along with Alexei because of the whole bad influence and thief vibe that he spewed. In retaliation, he took a compass that Ron later learned could lead to the Eye. He happens to know quite a few women, one of which he was able to defraud so that the expedition could be funded. He also knows quite a few disreputable people that can help him out with forged documents. He tags along with Ron on this expedition to serve as additional protection. He has quite the nasty left hook. He called Ron out on rejecting all those women in favor of Alex.
Avigail
Avigail is a partier with vibrant pink hair with blue highlights. She meets Ron at one of the clubs and tries hitting on him with the mention that she is more of a movie girl. Ben tells Ron that she is quite rich since her dad owns a chain of gyms. He does warn him that she is a daddy’s girl that has no problem getting what she wants. They target her to aid in their expedition to Firesands since she is quite gullible and loves it when people play hard to get. She goes so far as to break into Ron’s house to surprise him with some loving. Ben does eventually get the funds from her under the guise of a movie deal. She is a nurse at a pediatric hospital.
Marianne
Marianne is one of the many booth babes at the museum. Peterson assigns her to Ron on an important project for a joint presentation with the Neon City Historical Society. Outside of work she is a college student at the Sci University studying the arts. She enlists Ron’s help for her test studying, which she did not take as she subsequently broke her leg. She appears rather pushy when it came to the project as she is doing all the work. She does show genuine concern for Ron when he told her about his expedition. Upon the cast’s removal, she celebrates with her girlfriends and two guys she picked up at the bar. In between classes and working at the museum, she spends her time painting for the exhibit.
Peterson
Peterson is the curator for the museum. He is the one responsible for teaming Ron up with Marianne for the joint presentation for the Neon City Historical Society. While he is friendly towards Ron and the others, he is unable to grant Ron’s request for funds for his expedition. It’s later revealed that he could not as the museum is short on funds from the government and from low museum attendance. He would hate to fire anyone as he considers the entire staff family.
Alysa Fatuli
Alysa Fatuli is the spokeswoman for the Diverse and Exciting Cable Channel I news team.
Gretta
Gretta is one of Pierre’s teammates and serves as the primary contact with O’Raely. She appears rather snobbish and arrogant towards Ron after his presentation with O’Raely. She tends to enjoy drinking quite a bit. She is the muscle of the group and speaks primarily Spanish. Of the three, she’s the only one remorseful towards Wallace, going so far as carrying Alex outside the ruins.
Terrato
Terrato is the combination of various Deivons that are under the control of O’Raely. Because they are individual units, each one talks to the other. They were sent to spy on Alexei and Ron to see if they had any information on the Eye. They later sneak into Alex’s clothes to spy on her, feeding on her nightmares in order to grow stronger and manipulating her to go with Ron on the expedition. He appears to grow stronger with the passing of each day as he continues to feed off of her nightmares and Ramalach’s energy. Confident that they have grown stronger, the one in O’Raely’s drawer commits suicide. When Alex and Mayte return home, they decide to attack and feed on the both of them. Mayte makes quick work of the first two, the Brain and the Torso, before becoming enraged and throwing them outside. The Silentmen arrive and kill the rest of them.
Frank
Frank is a security officer at the museum.
Lloyd
Lloyd is one of the accountants at the museum that was going over the budget with Peterson.
Wallace
Wallace is the explorer that O’Raely hired to lead Ron’s expedition. He is rather direct and energetic during the dinner, showing off how easy it is to eat a steak half his size and carrying on with grand tales of dungeons and monsters in a British accent of all things. He is the leader of the Bossanova with an experienced team to boot. He rather enjoys his drinks and talking about his ideal woman. He doesn’t seem to show any sympathy towards Ron though whenever he failed to mention that Pierre caught a glimpse of the compass. At the Gates of Segen, he enlists Ben to help him defeat Pierre’s group. He quite literally ripped Velia’s ear right off her head, temporarily paralyzing her. Despite their battle, Wallace does defend Gretta against Mayte’s attack, only to open himself up to Velia’s claw and stinger attack. As Ben and Ron try to carry him out of the collapsing Gates of Segen, he encourages Ron to take care of Marianne and dies.
Inga Belunga
Inga Belunga is the architecture investigator for the crew of the Bossanova.
Janine Lavou
'''Janine Lavou is the linguistic specialist for the crew of the Bossanova. She tries her best to teach Mayte Filia. She is an avid smoker and may swing for the same team. She sticks around after the expedition to keep taps on Mayte.
Agrio the Third
Agrio the third is the technical specialist for the crew of the Bossanova. He sabotaged Pierre’s GPS equipment. He takes Wallace’s death pretty hard and takes over his leadership role.
Mistah Maik
Mistah Maik is the Firesands historian for the crew of the Bossanova. He too tries his best to teach Mayte Filia. He too sticks around after the expedition to keep taps on Mayte.
Alan “Token” Turner
Alan “Token” Turner is the GPS specialist for the crew of the Bossanova.
Pierre
Pierre is the suave leader of the group. He uses his speed and charm to complete his tasks. He is a master of various dialects and languages, especially French. Wallace recognizes him immediately and tells Ron that he was a former brigand. In battle, he relies heavily on his speed and agility. He lost his cool during his scuffle with Ron’s group and was later reprimanded for abandoning Gretta in favor of the Eye relic.
Velia
Velia is the silent, femme fatale marksman of Pierre’s group. She is quite the shooter because of her four arms. She doesn’t really like alcohol at all. Wallace rips off her antennas during their battles in the Gates of Segen. She kills Wallace with a claw attack and her stinger aimed at the back.
Zaira
Zaira is a local Firesands resident that overhead Ron’s problems of sneaking out and offered to provide him safe passage in exchange for Gennas (Firesands’s local currency), guns, Ben’s jacket, and possible Ron’s hand in marriage. She is the daughter of a Khunfus rancher, which are basically gentle beetles that are used for travel. She serves as the guide and caregiver for the Khunfus. She is the one that identifies the compass as being enchanted to point to a specific family. She also explains how healing magic works. Before departing, she offers some words of wisdom to Ron.
Jane Xerno
In the past, specifically 50 years ago, Jane Xerno was the daughter of the late King Xerno who single handedly killed the Son of the Void and ushered in an era of peace and stability. Dubbed the Green Queen for her gardens and parks, she has worked tirelessly to rebuild Fanfolia for all of her subjects. She created the Silentmen to serve and protect Fanfolia from any future Deivon attacks. Yet despite the years and the stress that comes with the job, she has not physically aged at all.
In the present, Jane senses a Ramalach from Fanfolia and ponders on how to proceed with this new revelation. She introduces herself to Alex, Ben, and Ron a visit at the hospital and offers her sincerest condolences to Alex for the Deivon attack. She brought Mayte back to the group. She is rather excited with Mayte as her species were thought to be extinct. She is hopeful that a male could be found for breeding purposes. She then tells the group that she has unleashed the Silentmen onto Neon City to weed out any remaining Deivons. She somehow heals Alex’s leg, which appears to cause damage to herself. She dodges the group’s questions before leaving.
Banon
Banon is Queen Jane’s royal servant. He seems rather protective of his liege, worrying about her clipping her fingers while cutting flowers and going so far as to carry her from her healing session with Alex. He serves as Jane’s bodyguard.
Avencri changed the name in the middle of the story as people were mistaking him for some kind of demon. Manon in Spanish is big handed guy; however, Mamom is a demon name. To remedy this, he changed it to Banon.
The Silentmen
The Silentmen are green soldiers that Queen Jane created after killing the Son of the Void to protect Fanfolia from any remaining Deivons that may still inhabit her city. They have the ability to negate magic, disrupt verbal communications, and interfere with radio and television. They show little empathy to all those that defy their law.
Mayte
In her past, Mayte was a member of the Maa Tribe that lived with her entire family in the Gates of Segen, training in water magic and protecting the Eye relic. One night, she became ill. Her grandmother took her out of the water so that she could be healed. Suddenly, the water turned a horrible red and killed everyone that was still in the water. This incident correlates to Contamanea dumping poison into Firesands water nearly 70 years ago. Her grandmother passed away years later, leaving her completely and utterly alone. She stayed in the Gates of Segen because she knew her family would want her to protect the Eye.
In the present, Mayte appeared first as a giant water serpent that protected the Gates of Segen from the explorers. She primarily targeted Pierre’s group since they were the primary instigators. She then transformed into her mage state and attacked them all with water magic. She transformed back into serpent mode and shot a pink, sticky substance that incapacitated Gretta’s arm. Her attention ultimately turned away from Ron and his group after Pierre stole the Eye and ran out of the room. Mayte chased after them as best she could but failed. Ben knocked her out of the Gates of Segen, causing a chain reaction that sank it into the desert. She has healing magic and mended Alex’s leg form that gunshot wound. Alone, Alex convinced the group to take her with them as she’s the only one that could help them retrieve the eye. Unfortunately, she speaks a completely different language. Janine Lavou and Mistah Maik tried to teach her English, which proved rather difficult as she was too immature and excited form years of isolation. Once they arrived on land, Alex agreed to take care of her and treated her more of a sister than a guest. While heading home, she encountered a Silentmen and reverted back to her mermaid state. Mayte defended Alex from Terrato and tried to heal her before the Silentmen took her away. Queen Jane reunited her with the group and motivated her to heal Alex’s leg. While Alex is in the hospital, she would stay with Ben.
Ramalach
In the past, Ramalach was the master of bargains, offering to fulfill a person’s desires in exchange for their lifespan. Because of his special powers, he acquired a vast array of treasures and had 13 Draconic priests under his control. His reign came to an end when Akbar, one of the Draconic priests and Mayte’s great ancestor, metaphorically and quite literally stabbed him in the back with a magical dagger that negated his magic. Knowing that he could not be killed, the Draconic priests sealed him away into the Eye relic and sacrificed their own lives to maintain the spell.
In the present, Ramalach managed to escape during the fighting between Ron and Pierre’s group. He escaped into Ron’s forehead from the cracked relic. On the ship, he finally revealed himself and relished in the thought of serving under the Son of the Void, a powerful Deivon. Ron broke the news that Queen Jane killed this Deivon over 50 years ago. Now trapped and completely only, he tries to play nice with Ron by offering him all his treasures that were sealed with him. He is very suspicious of Queen Jane as he has the ability to sense an unusual presence around Queen Jane and of her ability to heal Alex’s leg. He does try to bargain with Ron into allowing him to bath under the full moon by offering to bend the will of any woman to his own desires, which backfires big time.
Mrs. Locksworth
Mrs. Locksworth is one of Alex’s neighbor. She is a kind and pleasant woman that provides a pair of pants for Mayte and explains to Alex the purpose of the Silentmen. She admires Queen Jane since she saved her life some years ago.
Violet
Violet is one of Marianne’s friends.
Fio
Fio is one of Marianne’s friends and roommate. She constantly teases Marianne about her crush on Ron, giving him the nickname Professor Goldielocks.
Sussan
Sussan is one of Marianne’s friends.
