THE DRAKON
AARON ABRAMS (POV CHARACTER)
An awkward, nerdy cubicle drone, Aaron was the quintessential example of someone failing to live up to their potential. After a year of poor self-care, he discovered he was the inheritor of a legacy in the Drakon, an ancient secret society whose members are imbued with the essence or soul or some kind of mystic hoopajoop of dragons.
ALBERT LANG
Short, scruffy, and squirrelly, Albert is one-third of a trio assigned to protect Aaron Abrams. He has a wheezy laugh, a dark sense of humor, and a tendency to ramble about movies.
ALICE AISLING CARROLL
A quiet, demure, perhaps even unsure young woman, Alice is more than just a dreamer, she has an amazing natural talent with oneiromancy — the magic of the dreamscape. Burdened and blessed by an irremovable glamour that makes her seem especially attractive, that combined with her bombshell good looks provide her no end of opportunities for trouble (and fun!). She has been with the Drakon for almost a decade and has spent much of that time developing her mastery of dream magic.
BARRETT FREEMAN
Warm in demeanor, Barrett gives off a vibe that is patient and wise, basically a kindly grandfather figure. But he is much more than he might seem at first glance — the thin and elderly black man is a seasoned combat veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and a cunning tactician with a deep interest in history.
EZEKIEL MALLORY
Slightly stooped with age and seemingly frail, Ezekiel Mallory is a surprisingly vigorous old man who leads the more magically-inclined wing of the Drakon. He is a bit out of touch with the times and a not just a little irascible, but his knowledge and dedication contribute greatly to keeping the Drakon from sliding into a position of irrelevance in the world of the Creaturae. For more than two centuries, he has single-handedly convinced each successive Cordus Draconis to stay true to the vision the last Primus Draconis had.
GREGORY MASTERS
Most people who encounter Greg Masters — or Shinobi Sensei, as he requests people call him — find him off-putting and strange. Whatever personality foibles he might have, there are few who contest his position as the Drakon’s expert on training with and using archaic weaponry.
GRIFFIN SMYTHE
Gregarious and goofy, Griffin is a font of puerile humor. Dick and poop jokes, bawdy limericks, or even farting for a laugh — that’s Griffin. But he can get mean when he needs to. Griffin is tall, burly, and sports sideburns and a horseshoe mustache.
KATRINA WOZNIAK
The Archivist for the Drakon in New York City, Katrina has a reputation for being stern — even scary — when people goof around on her turf, but she mostly comes across as vivacious, friendly, and eager to be of assistance.
KIARA LAVIGNÉ
If you’re striving for professionalism, but your coworkers are consummate dipshits, it can be frustrating. Even if she likes her colleagues, she can’t help being sassy (and sometimes pushy) with them. She tends to be a hard-ass, but usually it’s because she’s trying to do what’s right by others — or she’s looking for an argument to entertain herself.
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TIA KELLOGG
If snark took the form of a person, and that person could fit into a k-pop girl group with a 90s or Y2K aesthetic, then you added a brain that would give any great thinker a run for their money, you’d have Tia Kellogg. Tia is a post-grad student at Columbia University pursuing a double doctorate in philosophy and anthropology.
VIGILES CREATURAE
AALIYAH DEAN (POV CHARACTER)
Kicking ass and taking names is Aaliyah Dean’s middle name... and she’s a little pissed at her parents about it. That’s Aaliyah in a nutshell — she’ll crack a joke then get pissed at you for laughing if she feels like it. She’s a no-nonsense, take-charge kind of woman and she investigates major infractions for the Vigiles Creaturae. She has a bit of a mischievous streak and it’s not unheard of for her to play small pranks.
DYLAN & WEST
Cut from the same cloth as many rival detectives (who are also pricks), Dylan and West are two of the investigators in the major case squad of the Vigiles Creaturae in North America. If you want a rough idea of the dynamic they create, either because they want to be that way or (more likely) just because they’re assholes, see Martin and Fosse in The Other Guys or the Andies in Hot Fuzz.
ENID
A squat, fat, mean old woman whose sense of fashion suggests the strictest librarian in a movie made in the 80s but set in the 50s, Enid runs the Cage, an impressive security barrier between the outside world and sensitive areas of the Vigiles Creaturae headquarters in New York.
ERESTHANON (POV CHARACTER)
Eresthanon is an elf who has just started a new Cycle — a kind of personal “reincarnation” accomplished through a mystic elven ritual. He is pragmatic, sensible, and enjoys comfort, but isn’t ostentatious or flashy. He has a deep dedication to his principles and the rule of law.
IVY HEDERA
Ivy is a rare specimen, especially outside of the Mediterranean, as she is one of the few active kissiae, a nymph of, fittingly enough, ivy. She handles administration for the major case squad of the Vigiles Creaturae in New York.
KOPAN KHALDUN
Khaldun is a Praetor of the Vigiles Creaturae and the chief of operations for the police organization in North America. He is a descendant of sphinxes, with the haunches of a lion and the wings of a falcon.
STUGROND
The quartermaster of the Vigiles Creaturae, at least at their New York branch office, Stugrond is a dwarven master smith who is nearly as talented in using weapons as he is in creating and enchanting them. He is serious at times and playful at others, but is a generally boisterous fellow.
TREY WILDE
The front desk receptionist at the Vigiles Creaturae headquarters in New York, Trey is a flamboyant, feisty, and flirtatious fop who is so camp he borders on being a log cabin in the Montana wilderness.