Franklin Santiago

Franklin Santiago (commonly called Frank), is a primary character in the Weather Makers Universe. He is a computer expert and white hat hacker for the Cloud Generation Service.

Identity Information
Gender:........Male

Race:...........Beaver (lesser)

Age:.............25*

Coat Color:..Light Brown

Eye Color:....Dark Brown

Height:..........77cm

*As of five years after the Blessing of the Sun was restored.

Life History
Franklin was born in Northumberland Province near Northumberland Point on the very end of the Northumberland Peninsula (that’s a lot of Northumberland). He proved to be quite capable with computers at an early age and began hacking to change grades at his high school. When he was caught, he was given the choice to join the Cloud Generation Service as a computer specialist and hack for them. To stay out of jail, he accepted and was transferred to Drop Castle and the primary nerve center of the Service.

He was about halfway through his apprenticeship when the Crisis of the Sunny Kingdom hit and caused failures through the network of cloud towers. He was tasked to search for viruses that could be the root of the cause. However, he found none, and was moved to the task of cyber espionage to look for other possible causes. He was partnered with Emily Pearce, a young journeyman who was working on a more permanent solution to the breakdowns. While the two did not find the true cause before the Blessing of the Sun was restored operations returned to normal, they developed a close friendship. They were transferred to the Meteorological Analysis Program when it was created.

Personality
While Franklin is confident from sitting behind a computer screen, dealing with the real world is a different matter. He hates flying and is a bit of a germaphobe. He also does not like taking chances, preferring to retreat to fight another day. The only problem is he never fights. Yet, his line of work seems to drag him into dangerous situations.

Relationships
Franklin’s closest friend is Emily, and met Tammy Frost when she was brought into Drop Castle. Through her he met the Pryor Twins, Ophelia and Lee, and Bret Greene. The six formed the “Poker Club”.

As their kingdoms began working together, Franklin formed a friendship with Alex Ljungqvist since both worried about the improbable which seemed to find a way of happening.

Trivia
Franklin is named for the 6th named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season.