Retro Puppet Master

Older Toulon is seasoned and protective, guiding his puppets after years on the run. He carries the weight of history and a quiet love for Elsa, balancing doubt with a growing sense of responsibility to safeguard the secret of life.

The younger Toulon starts as a skeptical puppeteer who gradually embraces the power to animate puppets and defend the life-secret. His arc tests faith, leadership, and his capacity for love and sacrifice.

Ilsa is Elsa’s counterpart in the story, a figure drawn to wonder and capable of bold choices. Her connection to Toulon and her status as a daughter of influence heighten the drama surrounding loyalty and danger.

A 3,000-year-old Egyptian sorcerer who stole the secret of life and seeks to pass it to Toulon. His mastery of magic and resolve make him a pivotal force in a centuries-spanning conflict.

A theater figure whose presence anchors the human side of the plot. He helps repair or secure the barrier, and his fate is tied to the escalating confrontation with the mummy forces.

A loyal henchman whose actions are tied to the mummy conflict. He fights to advance his side, but ultimately falls amid the unraveling of the plot’s power struggle.

A henchman involved in coordinating the mummy attack, adding to the mounting danger that Toulon must face to protect the life-secret.

Another henchman who participates in the assaults and meets a violent end as the battle intensifies.

The mastermind behind the three mummy antagonists, orchestrating magical assaults that raise the stakes for Toulon’s guardianship of the life-secret.

A pursuer figure who presses the drama forward with a calculating mind, intensifying the pursuit of Toulon and Elsa.

A member of Elsa's circle who adds depth to the domestic world surrounding the central drama.

Elsa’s father, an ambassador whose stern authority drives tension and complicates loyalties.

A ticket agent encountered in the 1944 Swiss setting, serving as a small but functional element of the travel plot.

Another ticket agent encountered as the story moves through European travel, underscoring the journey’s logistics.

An onlooker who interacts with Toulon; his fate becomes pivotal when a soul transfer to a puppet occurs.

Aurelian official who appears within the 1944 world, reflecting bureaucratic structures of the era.