Among the Chosen: The Dualist is a full
color
webcomic created
by Daniel H. (a.k.a. Solios), featuring 2D line art and 3D computer
models, as well as a variety of references to the
Kabbalah and
Tarot. Starting in 2003, the first half of the
comic was later remade starting in January and finishing by July of
2005.
Among the Chosen is the record of a clandestine war
between two extraplanetary organizations: a
secret society known as
the Templar and Heirotus, a
mega-corporation.
The Dualist is a story
that occurs in the middle of the conflict, while a prequel in
comic-strip format is available at
d e a d c i t y r a d i
o.
The Dualist
The Dualist takes place in the year
2002 and is centered on Thaddeus Gallahad, a man
struggling to survive his higher self. It begins when a Heirotus
ship enters an area of space near Earth, which is under the control
of the Templar. The story features characters from all sides of the
conflict in a variety of locations, with initial isolated arcs
eventualy merging into a larger plot.There are currently five
complete chapters out of eight planned.<!--subject to
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Main Characters
- Captain John West - Former Templar, Pilot and
navigator of the Daedalus.
- General Grij - Ranking officer on the Heirotus
warship Sabrosa
- Greymalkin (pseudonym) - Former KGB turned Templar.
- Ornix Kahn - A friend of Thaddeus and a
survivor of Templar experiments.
- Raven Lockheart - A Templar field operative,
works with Tantek.
- Tantek - Another a Templar field-op and recon
specialist.
- Thaddeus Gallahad - One of three survivors of
a Templar experiment program.
Technology
The technology level in the comic is quite high and includes
space-ships,
faster-than-light holographic communication, and
direct
neural interfacing.
However, most technology in
The Dualist revolves around a
geospatial phenomenon named
The
Annex, where
parallel planets occupy the same spatial location
(separated by "veils") in different
layers of the
universe. For example:
Earth is on the first level of the
Terran Annex, with
Eroth on the second, Azarel on the third, and Alleste at the
fourth.
(More detailed information can be found in the
A.t.C. Lexicon)
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