The man in charge of the North American Peace Authority located in California. Avery is the son of one of the original men who proposed and implemented the Authority. He rules with decisiveness and says that his only failure during his life has been his inability to capture Paul Hoehler. Avery is obsessed with Paul's capture. It is Avery who comes up with the idea of Renaissance, a series of nuclear bombs to wipe out the area around the Authority enclave. Avery is struck by Della Lu in the moment