Northbound: The Chariot Girls

Northbound: The Chariot Girls, is an action adventure comic series written and illustrated by Boltycat.

Plot Synopsis
In the open vast country known as The Frontier, a cheerful, but inexperienced Guild Mercenary named Beryl Bishop, lives from paycheck to paycheck fulfilling bounties alongside her stoic and strange partner, Francis Alabaster. Living day to day in the city of Aurelion, strange occurrences begin to take place in the areas around their city. A mysterious virus sweeps the land of The Frontier, mutating both man and beast alike with overflowing amounts of magical energy. Known as the Surge Virus, the Chariot Mercenary Guild takes action in investigating the virus and its source. Beryl and Francis in a haste, are quickly assigned under Felicity Ruber and her mercenary team. Known as Team Ruber, the group of 7 set off to travel the country alongside several other mercenary teams to put an end to the illness plaguing the land.

Setting
The World of Northbound takes place after an unknown period after the modern era, or what's known as "The Old World." A war that has faded to time known as "The War of the Gods" occurred, causing mortals to clash with the gods in a desperate attempt to fight for their independence. From this war, the creation of magic throughout the mortal world was birthed, as well as the birth of many many different races, both Phantasmal and Mortal alike.

The events of Northbound: The Chariot Girls occur within the New World country known as the Frontier. A large continent recently discovered within the last few centuries. Populated by immigrants from all over the world, many seek to begin a new life in this open country, or attempt to unveil its secrets.

Beryl Bishop
The First Protagonist of the story, an ordinary, bright young girl who works as a Guild Mercenary. She works alongside Team Ruber in investigating the ongoing Surge Virus Epidemic, utilizing her unique ability to absorb lingering magical energies thanks to her prosthetics.

Francis Alabaster
The Second Protagonist of the story, a stoic stone elf with an unknown past. Unphased and seemingly uninterested in most things, he fulfills orders given out to him by Mitsuru Miyako. He sticks alongside Beryl Bishop, becoming more attached to her as their friendship formed. Viewing himself as "expendable," he is willing to perform any task as long as it aids in benefiting his companions.

Molly Aubergine
A natural born Witchblood user, Molly is a gifted prodigy. She aspires to live up to her newfound title of the eighth Six Shooter Witch. She joins Team Ruber to search and find closer about the fate of her Mother, who disappeared shortly after she was sent off to attend the Mage's College to further hone her magical abilities.

Felicity Ruber
The Leader of Team Ruber, and another Witchblood user. Extremely disciplined, she acts as a guiding hand to support her fellow teammates. Felicity also searches to find her own identity separate from her well renowned family of blacksmiths. Being an expert swordsman, she does her best managing the wellbeing of her team, especially her closest partner, Makoto Midori.

Makoto Midori
A bloodthirsty ronin with a problematic upbringing. Being exiled from her Father's Dojo, due to unknown circumstances, Makoto wandered the Frontier for a number of years as a sword for hire. She was convinced to join the Guild as a form of "rehabilitation," thanks to Felicity.

Ivory Alistair
A stone elf with a bottomless appetite, and will consume all things edible. Being considered a "defective" stone elf, Ivory is on absent leave from the Guild, due to having a growing apathy to her occupation. She eventually rejoins and works alongside Team Ruber thanks to the help of her sister, Ebony, and her own growing interest of the situation they found themselves in.

Ebony Gwyn
Ivory's sister, known for her weird roleplaying complex. She names herself as the 'Demon Who Shot Down the Gods,' boasting her mastery in archery. She speaks very formally to others, though her interesting choice of words leads to people becoming very confused to what she's trying to say. When she breaks her roleplaying front, she's an arrogant and proud person who's confident in themselves and their craft.

Mitsuru Miyako
The Leader of the Chariot Mercenary Guild. A significant figure in The Frontier that is well known with maintaining relations with the Royal Army. Mitsuru closely guards her past, and seems to know more than what she lets on. Her motives have been speculated to serve some greater purpose than simply leading a civilian lead force that ensures the peace among the populace.