A guide to 15 essential characters in Netflix's '1899'

When we meet Maura at the start of the show, she's been having dreams related to a psychiatric hospital where she was held against her will. She says she's a brain doctor, studying the secrets of the mind.

Eyk is introduced as a strong leader who is struggling more than he lets up, especially when it comes to his drinking habits.

Several people aboard the Kerberos are traveling in pairs, including Clemence and her newlywed husband Lucien. They seem to be on their honeymoon, though the relationship has already become hostile.

In the pilot episode of "1899," Lucien seems disinterested in his new wife during dinner, and furious with her in private.

Krester is a teenage boy who has a large scar across the side of his face. He's defiant of the rules on board which dictates that the "lower class" passengers must remain below deck at all times.

Tove is the eldest child of a priest and woman who are both very devoutly religious. When a complication arises with her pregnancy, Tove gets help from Maura (who appears to be the only competent doctor on the ship).

The rest of the passengers believe Ángel and Romon are brothers, but behind-closed-doors we learn the truth: The two lovers are running from something in their past that they need to keep secret.

Romon is more cautious and quiet than his partner and seems distressed by the plan to have him impersonate a Spanish priest.

Jerome first appears as a barefoot stowaway, seeking out food and new clothes to wear while he tries to stay unnoticed on the ship.

Olek is a bit of an outsider, even among the other workers shoveling coal beside him. Of all the characters we meet in the pilot episode, Olek seems the most humble and sincere person aboard the Kerberos.

Virginia takes a likeness to Maura, perhaps believing that they're both like-minded, educated women. But Virginia has a secret of her own when it comes to the role she plays in other ship passengers' lives.

To the rest of the passengers, Yuk Je seems to be the "servant" of her traveling companion, but the pilot episode reveals that this is just a cover story. Jing Yi is also heading to New York with a secret purpose.

Though Jing Yi is from Hong Kong, she's allowing people to believe that she's really from Japan. Jing Yi is heading to New York in a disguise (just like Romon and Ángel).

At the end of the first episode, Maura and Eyk explore the ghostly remains of another ship called the Prometheus. On board that ship, they find this young boy alone and holding a small pyramid made of stone.

When Daniel appears on board the ship soaking wet and holding a small beetle, it's unclear where he came from or what his agenda might be, making him one of the more suspicious characters in "1899."