Formerly a surviving noble who witnessed his house's ruin and fought to a bitter demise in a doomed war against Emperor Norman Ephesus, Adrian was granted a second chance at life when the hero Ian sacrificed himself to bestow the "Predation" system upon him. Regressing back to his youth as a minor noble in the frozen north, Adrian shed all naive morality in favor of absolute pragmatism, ruthlessness, and an insatiable hunger for strength. Driven by his singular desire to annihilate Norman Ephesus, Adrian views his own body as a tool to be pushed past human limits through agonizing monster-meat digestion and extreme physical conditioning. Beneath his cold, predatory exterior lies a fiercely protective lord who takes total responsibility for the survival of House White Wolf. Combat abilities and traits: Possesses the unique Predation System, allowing him to ingest monster hearts and raw meat to permanently acquire their physical stats, regenerative capabilities, and innate skills. Absorbed powers include Ice Troll regeneration, extreme metabolic durability, dragon-hide defense, and physical traits harvested from the Gelu Drake. Master of self-injurious conditioning and ruthless, high-efficiency swordplay.

The delicate yet resilient sister of Adrian White Wolf, Seraphia was forced to shoulder the heavy burden of ruling the impoverished northern territory during House White Wolf's darkest days. In the original timeline, her unyielding desire to protect her people combined with her terminal affliction led her to transform into the catastrophic "Monarch of Frost." In the regressed timeline, she willingly abdicates her legal authority to Adrian after recognizing his newfound strength and decisiveness. Though initially bewildered by her brother's radical methods, she fully commits herself to physical reconditioning, supporting his administrative vision while consuming his purified monster meat to bolster her failing health. Combat abilities and traits: Latent user of high-tier ice magic bound to her innate Frost Curse. While currently physically frail, her body possesses enormous magical potential that threatens to consume her if left unchecked. Under Adrian's regimen, she undergoes martial conditioning to build physical resilience against her internal frost affinity.

The steadfast Chief Knight of House White Wolf, Sir Kai embodies honor, duty, and martial discipline. Deeply protective of the northern territory and its subjects, he initially views Adrian's sudden, violent personality shift and erratic predatory training regimens with intense suspicion and alarm. However, after enduring brutal battles alongside Adrian - including surviving as a decoy during the Gelu Drake subjugation - Kai develops an unshakeable, fanatical loyalty to his new master. He willingly places his life on the line and risks physical corruption to act as the anvil upon which House White Wolf's future is forged. Combat abilities and traits: Expert northern swordmaster utilizing high-speed defensive martial techniques, aura-infused blade art, and heavy armor tactics. Temporarily gained heightened physical output after inadvertently consuming unrefined monster meat during field tests, demonstrating extreme pain tolerance and physical endurance on the battlefield.

The legendary hero of the original timeline who led the continental resistance against the tyrannical conquest of Emperor Norman Ephesus. Realizing that the allied forces had reached a absolute checkmate against the Emperor's forces, Ian executed a desperate final gambit. Recognizing Adrian's unbreakable willpower and latent potential, Ian tore out his own heart on the brink of death to pass the "Predation" authority to Adrian, triggering the temporal regression spell that restarted the timeline. Combat abilities and traits: Wielded high-tier divine and heroic magic, spatial manipulation, and the original core authority of Predation prior to transferring it to Adrian via heart extraction.

The absolute ruler of the Ephesus Empire, Emperor Norman Ephesus is a tyrannical conqueror who reduced the continent to ash in the original timeline. Possessing overwhelming martial power, cold tactical genius, and vast imperial legions, he systematically crushed all opposing noble houses and resistance factions. Though he has not yet directed his full gaze toward the frozen northern frontier in the current timeline, his impending campaign of continental subjugation serves as the primary impetus for all of Adrian's desperate, high-speed preparations. Combat abilities and traits: Master of top-tier imperial aura arts, domain expansion, and strategic military command. Capable of decimating entire armies single-handedly through absolute destructive force.

An illegitimate scholar hailing from the prestigious House Segretus, Iliana possesses a sharp intellect focused on the study of spatial magic, genetic traits, and monster biology. Disdained by her legitimate peers, she seeks to prove her brilliance through groundbreaking discoveries. Upon hearing rumors of a mysterious new merchant group selling non-toxic monster meat in Freche, she instantly recognizes the theoretical impossibility of such a feat and launches an aggressive investigation into Adrian White Wolf's operations. Combat abilities and traits: Master of theoretical spatial mechanics, arcane analytics, biological research, and high-level magic trait analysis. Uses specialized research equipment and detection spells to trace magical anomalies.