GMs and NPCs

This page lists the GMs and Crew of APERIS and the NPCs they play.

You can contact the GMs by messaging us on Discord, or by emailing gm@aperis.oxfordrpg.com. This way, all the GMs will see your email. Alternatively, you can contact a specific GM using our individual addresses below although a copy of this email will be sent to all the GM team (see the Downtimes, Emails, and Turnsheets page for more details). For more details on who to contact in case of welfare concerns, please see the CAT Policy page.

You can also email specific NPCs on this page by clicking on the NPC's name which is a hyperlink to their email address.

Pronouns: he/him
Contact: gm_ben@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: Pointless conflict and division. The desire to control and categorise. Unit 13.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
A large notepad with an attached pen, so I could write while gazing out over the endless snow and ice.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
First Lieutenant Bohdana Leonid-Mikhail	she/her	A friendly yet cynical mid-ranked officer in the 13th, recruited from a Feng Shui forum. They often use sarcasm to mask their hatred of the work set for them by the JCP.	Red chequered shirt.
Commandant Zhou	he/him	Stern and mysterious, Commandant Zhou was a mid-ranked officer in the PLA before being transferred to lead Unit 13. He runs the 13th like a military battalion, fitting for its paramilitary cosplay, and is commonly dressed in an outdated PLA uniform from the 1980s.	Downtime-only NPC

Pronouns: he/him
Contact: gm_jack@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes:
Hierarchy and how it breaks. Failure and Powerlessness. We are only a spark in the void. ANCOM.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
Thermonuclear weapons. What? It pays to be cautious and who knows when you need to practice a little self defense.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Vittoria Rinaldi	she/her	Co-founder and ideologue of Terra Indomita. Charismatic and uncompromising, she stands as the unofficial head of the organisation. She is obsessive and militant.	???
Andrea. J. Carter	she/her	The longest serving fleet admiral of USINDOPACOM and the commanding officer of ANCOM. Her many responsibilities cause her to lead the command with a very hands off approach.	Downtime-only NPC
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Pronouns: they/them
Contact: gm_ameal@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: The depths of the human psyche, immense dread, the Horrors. Also, Bundesgeheimnissesamt.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
My dog. Inadvisable, but necessary. I'd give her a big coat.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Heide Allenbach	she/they	The Direktor of the BGA. A soft-spoken, watchful older woman with long grey hair.	A green jacket embroidered with eyes.
'Grendel'	they/them	A helicopter pilot and logistics expert who specialises in RADAR, SONAR, and SOFAR technologies. They are often abrasive, but loyal to a fault.	A leather jacket and black gloves.

Pronouns: he/they
Contact: gm_matt@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: Blood, guts, and cheap scares. After all, what's cosmic dread without a few broken bones to whet the appetite? GRAIL.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
A nice dressing gown and a pair of slippers. Wait, is that two things? Three even? Surely I can't be expected to only bring a single slipper…

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
'Arthur'	he/him	The current Commissioner of GRAIL. A well-spoken Englishman who is firm but fair, and always appears impeccably groomed. Although he introduces himself by his codename, his identity is well known: Sir Hartley Wentworth CBE.	Brown leather flight jacket over a shirt and tie.
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Pronouns: he/him
Contact: gm_rhys@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: [REDACTED], the nature of history and historical narratives, and SPRHD.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
Flamethrower. No shape-shifting Thing of potentially Elder origin will take me off guard. Alternatively, as many audio dramas as I could feasibly download. Or maybe a cursed tome of Archaean secrets. Decisions, decisions…

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Edith Luna Bulosan	she/they	Senior Documentarian at the SPRHD main archives. A historian in her mid-thirties who was snapped up by SPRHD graduate scheme. They're quiet and generally perturbed, though a talkative individual when you get to know them.	Coloured jumper and white shirt. Black jeans.
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Pronouns: she/her
Contact: gm_xinyi@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: Savoir-Pouvoir. Can humans reach absolute knowledge about the world? Should they? Unit 871.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
A karaoke machine—no, scratch that. Kerry Payne’s Frozen Futures Tour VIP lanyard. New Album Out Now! Pre-order!

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Liu Lian	she/any	Director of Unit 871. A serious, disciplined figure, formerly a PLA officer, known for her unyielding methods and chain-smoking habit.	Wears navy blue suits, carrying an ebony wood pipe.
Kerry Payne	she/her	American singer-songwriter and eco-icon. Known for female empowerment anthems and flamboyant costumes. Once the voice of summer hits, the fallen Pop Princess now struggles to stay relevant after a string of flops.	A novelty blue pudding cake hat and blue sequin suits.
Nikolai Ivanovich Arsenyev	he/they	JCP's Special Consultant for Archival Affairs (SCAA), overseeing the flow of reports and archival material in and out of Unit 871. Though not formally a member of the unit, his work brings him into close and frequent contact with its members.	Downtime-only NPC.

Pronouns: it/they
Contact: gm_fionn@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: Thalassophoria; joy in the depths. The ocean hates you. The ocean loves you. It wants you back, and you can't ever rejoin it. You can always dive deeper. You will always fall deeper. It's cold down here, in the dark. Won't you join us? Sceau d'Or.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
I also pick Ameal's dog.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Fawkes “Guy” Drivers	he/him	An upbeat, happy-go-lucky volunteer from Virginia. One of the few stationed at APERIS with no scientific background—he just happens to be a qualified cold-water diver, and knows how to drive a snowmobile.	A fluffy black-and-white coat that, if you squint, maybe has horses on it.
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Pronouns: she/her
Contact: gm_agnes@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: The call of the wilderness. The sublime. The relationship of man with the other. Basically, think Gothic fiction. Terra Indomita.

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take?
My cat! I think he would get along with Ameal's dog… maybe.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Sister Esther	she/her	Former nun turned radical eco-activist. Zealous and mystical, she interprets Terra Indomita's mission as a sacred duty.	???
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Pronouns: he/him
Contact: gm_rory@aperis.oxfordrpg.com
Main game themes: Petrogon, power—and secrets…

If you could take one thing to Antarctica with you, what would you take? A copy of Blood on the Clocktower. Failing that, some mangoes.

NPC	Pronouns	Description	Physrep
Elliot Brooks	he/him	An eccentric and taciturn researcher, hired on a Petrogon graduate scheme.	TBD

NPC	Pronouns	Played By	Description	Physrep
Jim	he/Him	The Chancellor of Oxford	A car mechanic who got lost and accidently stumbled onto a GRAIL helicopter.	Chancellor's robe and motorboard

GMs and NPCs

GM Ben (CAMPO)

GM Jack (CAMPO)

GM Ameal (CAMPO)

GM Matt

GM Rhys

GM Xinyi

GM Fionn

GM Agnès

GM Rory

Crew

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