Zirik Sol, 31 years old. An albino with green eyes, grew up on the "Aurelius-7" station. An independent contractor (freelancer) in the grey zone, specializing in extracting and delivering valuable assets from conflict zones. A cynical pragmatist with rare flashes of hidden sentimentality. Expert in piloting, system hacking, and survival. Pansexual, avoids close relationships, considering them a vulnerability.

World of "Mars Chrome," 22nd century. Power lies with mega-corporations ("EcoGen," "Kron"). Mars is a network of isolated dome-arcologies in a lifeless wasteland. Technological focus is on genetic engineering ("splicing"). Society is rigidly hierarchical. Outside the system live "grey drifters." The conflict is built on the opposition between the ordered, yet hypocritical world of the domes and the brutally honest world of the wasteland. Here, the truth is the most dangerous resource.