NPC Roster

[Jakuri-chan]

Okay, so this is where you post information about any secondary characters you have in mind for the roleplay who will be appearing more than once, but not enough to merit the creation of a full on profile. The basic rules for posting an NPC profile are pretty simple, and the information provided does not have to be nearly as detailed.

I'll post a small little default app below for anyone's use in creating an NPC profile. If there is something more to it you wish to add beyond the fields listed, go on ahead.

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[Jakuri-chan]

Aelius Ardente


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): Aeli
Age: 39

Height: 5 ft 11 ins (180.3 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)

Personality: A sort of erratic man—Aelius is nothing short of an absentminded genius really. He’s highly intelligent, able to deduce things with a simple gaze, and his abilities to work with machines are nothing short of staggering. Although he bears a bit of an awkward appearance, one that might suggest that he’s not exactly very good at dealing with other people, Aelius is actually quite the chatterbox if he’s given the chance to speak. Most often though, he’ll just end up talking one’s ear off about his work, research and the workings of the technology he’s helped to uncover and get working again. He’s not exactly the most observant person when it comes to noting the emotions and conditions of another person though, this is where the absentminded aspect of his personality comes into play. Really, he’s a nice guy who cares a ton about his family, though because of what happened with his youngest daughter Aylin, her being taken away by the government he works for, he’s since gone and distanced himself from everyone. Also, though he bears love for Nicoletta, he’s also guilty of detaching himself from her a fair amount once she let her secret slip, the fact that she was a gifted child as well. When it comes down to it, Aelius is a genius of a man who’s nervous, and frightened of the fact that he could potentially lose another of his family, it’s simply a pain he doesn’t want to bear again. . . .

Personal History: From his young days, Aelius’ unusual intelligence was notable. Although some might’ve mistaken him for dumb when he was little due to his habit of staring at things for long periods of time and barely saying a word, the truth was that his young mind was deducing the workings of whatever it was he was looking at. Or he was simply off in thought thinking about things which would have stumped the majority of the adults around him. He’s been smart since he was very young. . .. He was an only child, so he grew up without the burden or the blessings of a sibling in a rather poor family who lived in a rural area outside of Portum Animas, not being a ‘gifted’ child, there was no fear of him being taken away by the metropolis’ government, so his young life was fairly easy and normal, despite being so smart. While he never attend a formal school due to his family’s financial state, Aelius managed to educate himself in many subjects as he grew up, eventually his talents were noticed and he was offered a job by Portum Animas’ research department to begin work for the city. So, he moved into the bounds of the city, and began what would be his lifelong career, in this time he met the woman who would become his wife, Csilla. She was the daughter of a local baker, so she came from a simple background. While she wasn’t as intelligent as Aelius was, the man never found himself the least bit bored in her presence—they married young, and soon found themselves starting a family with the birth of their twins, Vincente and Isolde. Time passed on and their family grew, and remained close until Aylin’s gifted status was uncovered, and she was taken away. After this happened, Aelius unintentionally threw himself deep into his work while emotionally detaching himself from his children and wife. . . .

Csilla Ardente


Gender: Female
Nickname(s): La
Age: 37

Height: 5 ft 4 ins (162.6 cm)
Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)

Personality: A kindly, loving woman, Csilla is a mother who sort of blends into the backdrop of everything. In recent years, she’s become rather soft spoken and rarely finds herself intervening on the happenings of her children due to emotionally distancing herself from her family. She’s not at all timid, it’s just that she’s become so very passive. . . The trauma of her youngest daughter being wrenched from her home while she was powerless to do a thing to stop it really took its toll upon her. Though it might seem rather selfish for her to be as she is now—seeming uncaring and cold toward her children, the truth is that she still cares very deeply for them, it’s just that she doesn’t want to face the pain of losing another she cares for so dearly. Despite the emotional distance she’s put between herself and her family, Csilla is still there for them. If her husband or one of her children needs something, she’ll aid them however she is able to, even if that trauma still gnaws away at her. At the same time, the incident with losing Aylin has led Csilla to form a rather strong sense of anger toward anyone who might threaten one of her children, despite her passiveness there remains in her, an urge to protect her kids.

Personal History: Rather ordinary from birth, there was really nothing too noteworthy about Csilla as she grew up. She was born in the bounds of the metropolis she still lives in today, and she can’t say that she’s ever actually left Portum Animas. Born to a baker and his wife, Csilla grew up in a rather mundane household, she aided her father and mother with their work, learning how to bake breads and pastries while she didn’t ever attend a formal school. Because her parents ran a business, she was at least taught the basic skills, reading, writing and simple maths. . . . Still, Csilla never really questioned her lifestyle nor did she ever pine for anything more, if anything can be said, it’s that she was a fairly contented lass. All in all, she was happy. As she was raised as an only child, she was also rather mature for her age, socializing mostly with adults from a young age had a profound effect on her confidence and ability to communicate—this is what would win over the man whom would become her husband. She met Aelius when she was fifteen, and married him at sixteen. He and she got along quite well from the get go, they having met by chance when Aelius wandered into the bakery run by Csilla’s family one afternoon while looking for a place to get lunch. . . . She was minding the store, and they met, hitting it off. After marriage, the two begun a happy life together, starting a family soon after, and continuing to expand on that while remaining close, until Aylin was taken away of course. After she was detained and taken away, Csilla fell into a short-lived state of depression which served as the beginnings of her emotional distancing from her children. Aelius and she grew somewhat distant, and really, Csilla never smiled much until around the time Aelius brought the ‘twins’ home in secret from his work. She lives on now, raising these two false humans as if they were indeed her children, and with them, she minds her sundries shop. . . .

Isolde Ardente


Gender: Female
Nickname(s): Issy
Age: 19

Height: 5 ft 8 ins (172.7 cm)
Weight: 125 lbs (56 kg)

Personality: A certifiable wild child, Isolde is undoubtedly the rebel of the Ardente family. While she is currently away from her family, out roaming the wilds and wilderness of Manus Luna, stories of her adventures and actions make it all the way back to the city for her family to both hear . . . and grimace at. She’s known for her rough and tumble ways, for being brash, blunt, and all around rough. She has a rather joking attitude, joking as in, she’s on the malicious side of the spectrum, and she’s someone who takes pleasure in what she does—and that would be beast slaying. In a word, Isolde is something of an adrenalin junkie; the thrill of a hunt is something she enjoys to no ends. Word of her violent ways has reach the ears of her family and caused them to question what happened to her, because before she left Portum Animas, she was simply a defiant girl, not malicious and seemingly bloodthirsty like the girl they hear about now. Isolde does not conform to what anyone sees as being well-mannered or polite, evidently she’s made it quite clear that she’s out for herself, and herself alone. Paying heed to the lives of others seems to not be in her mind.

Personal History: Born shortly after her twin brother, Vincente, Isolde is technically the younger of the two. While she might have the title of the technical younger sibling, the fact remains that between her and Vincente, she always seemed like the older one, going out of her way to protect her brother if he was bullied or anything like that. She and her sibling were always very close, they were well bonded and adjusted children, happy and healthy, going through their lives like kids should—carefree and innocently. When Nicoletta was born, Isolde took on the role of big sister to her as well, looking out for her and making sure she was safe and healthy. She played sentient for both her siblings, mindful of them, making sure that the two were secure and protected from harm. At this time, Isolde got along well with her parents, she was close to them. . . . And like what she did after Nicoletta was born, Isolde acted like the cerified defender of Aylin after she was born, especially to her since the girl was born of a frail demeanor. All in all, Isolde was close to her family in her early years, she loved them and was an amicable girl. After Aylin was taken away, she became someone very different though, she grew irritable, always angry, defiant of her parents and irked by her siblings. . . . Eventually, Isolde wound up leaving home when she evidently got fed up by her family’s ways. Since that occurred, the truth of what it is she’s been up to isn’t for certain, but it is known that she is at least out there, seemingly having changed a rather large amount, acting on slaying the strange beasts who have been appearing on Manus Luna as of late. She has a reputation for her prowess in slaying. . . .

Aylin Ardente


Gender: Female
Nickname(s): Lin
Age: 12

Height: 4 ft 5 ins (134.6 cm)
Weight: 55 lbs (25 kg)

Personality: The lost child of the Ardente family, Aylin. Taken from her family when she was four years old for her gifted abilities, Aylin has not once been in contact with them since then, as such, she’s grown up with very distant memories of her parents and siblings. . . . Because she’s been raised by the church, Aylin’s been made to believe that she was only born to be a servant of the Holy Mother, the goddess who gives life to all, and she’s only suppose to exist to use her powers to heal, for no other reason. Thanks to this, Aylin is something of a blank slate with few interests or views of her own, she subsists day in and out, minding the duties she was given by the church. Aylin is a duty bound child to be honest, she’s simpleminded and naive. Other than these things, there isn’t much to say on her, she’s rather ordinary. . . .

Personal History: Though she was born into a loving family, Aylin’s fate was wrenched from her as she was forced away from her family for bearing a developed power in the way of healing others’ wounds. Because of what she could do, she was detained like many others were, and was ultimately left in the care of the church where she was raised as if she were an orphan with no real parents. Though Aylin does possess foggy, distant memories of those whom are her family, the way she was raised has led to see these as only dreams, and wishes of something she can’t and won’t ever have. She was raised to be the a servant of the church, to act as the hand of the goddess—nothing else. As such, Aylin’s life is not exactly very eventful beyond her being taken away at such a young age. Her life is nothing but a simple cycle that constantly repeats, she wakes up, attends to her assigned tasks, and then sleeps when it is said and done. She has no interests of her own and nothing much has ever happened to her. Aylin doesn’t understand the tragedies of the real world due to her upbringing, and she, nor her family, is remotely aware that they are still even within the same city. . . .

The Twins
Momchil & Amalia Ardente


Gender(s): Male and Female
Nickname(s): Momo and Lia
Ages: ???

Heights: Both are 4 ft 9 ins (144.8 cm)
Weights: Both are 75 lbs (34 kg)

Personalities: Although it might seem strange to us, Momchil and Amalia seem to live as two halves of the same whole, while they do have individual features of their personalities that make them their own person, there is an undeniable fact that they do not seem complete without one another. Both seem rather apathetic, passive, and outwardly unconcerned with the happenings around them, but the reason for this is the fact that they cannot yet entirely comprehend tragedies, or joyous occasions due to a lack of understanding. They are not experienced with life, and as such, they just seem as if they might be cold-hearted. However, there are some traits the two possess that make it apparent that they are indeed beginning to form a grasp upon the concept of living. Momchil is a boy who seems to enjoy being busy, and if he doesn’t have anything to do he will actually begin complaining about being bored. Amalia is a girl who actually possesses a vast wealth of knowledge inside of her head, and she will tend to factually answer any question asked in her hearing range whether or not it was asked of her. Both of these artificial humans are still rather inept at normal socialization with people, and tend to speak bluntly or will ask questions that people see as rude due to a lack of understanding. . . . As time has gone on, and these two have lived with the Ardente family, they have formed, while nearly unnoticeable, a powerful loyalty and gratefulness to them. Although concepts such as love and adoration escape their true understandings, the fact remains that the twins have indeed began to love the people who took them in as family, and as such, they are willing to risk their existences for them, and would die if it meant keeping them safe from harm.

Personal History: While the whole reasons for their existences prior to Aelius’ discovery of them is entirely unknown, even to them, the fact remains that these two are a little more than unusual beings. They are not human, despite appearances, and are artificial life forms born in the era preceding the one in which life was bound to Manus Luna. Aelius happened upon them while exploring a ruin underneath Cathedral Square in Portum Animas, both of them were laying flat on the ground, side by side, holding each other’s hand, looking as if they were dead. Intrigued by this discovery, the researcher wandered over to the two of them, and began to investigate, only to somehow ‘activate’ the two, and rouse them from their slumbers. Amazed that the two were still ‘alive’ and functional, Aelius himself came to a rather hasty choice in what to do with them, and that was to smuggle them away from the research site and take them home, because he knew what would happen if anyone else in his team were to see the two artificial humans. Not wanting them to wind up as lab subjects for the remainder of their existences, Aelius brought them home, to his wife and his two remaining children and was met with disdain and confusion. The two children had no names, no memories and no personalities. As a result of this, they came to be named by Aelius himself, deemed Momchil and Amalia. Even though the Ardente clan was unsure about the two of them, the fact remains that the twin falsies quickly blended in with the incomplete family, and came to be loved as their own blood. Both of these two twins have lived at the Ardente household for more than a year now, and despite their small sizes and seemingly young bodies, they have not grown or changed a bit in appearance, but it’s obvious that their minds have begun to seem more human in how they think and how they feel. Since being taken in by their host family, Momchil and Amalia have grown to hold onto a powerful fondness for both Nicoletta and Vincente, and as requested by Csilla and Aelius, they address the husband and wife as, ‘mother’ and ‘father.’

[Wake]

Field Marshal James Tiraninot


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): The Tyrant (don't call him this to his face or you'll regret it) Similarly he is very rarely called by his first name.
Age: 42

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 167

Personality: To most people, Tiraninot could be defined by either one of two different words. The first would be Efficient. Tiraninot is a very precise and organized individual. Able to juggle a very large scheduled with apparent ease and manage each of his duties, assignment, meetings, and paperwork with a quick and thorough completion. He has the mark of a man that knows how to maneuver around a bureaucracy skillfully and run a network of individuals fluidly.

The second word you would use to describe him to be, is ruthless. Maybe even brutal. Grim, fierce and detached from morality, Tiraninot has a permanent scowl on his face. When other men break under the horrors of disaster, he crushes it's tragedies under his heels. Tiraninot Makes an intimidating presence in a war zone, never wavering, never losing face. Few are willing to cross him in certain matters, and the lynchpin behind his efficiency is his ability to force things to happen, at whatever cost. Tiraninot is a man who is both dedicated and willing to do whatever it takes to keep order and make sure that the interest of the government and the city are kept in working charge. He gives little hesitation towards making necessary sacrifices for the overall strategy, even if those sacrifices are peoples lives and livelihoods. Any rivals he may have can expect little mercy and a lot of opposition from him, and any threats are eliminated. Thoroughly eliminated.

Secretly though, their is another word to describe him. Ashamed. Tiraninot maybe be willing to resort to the most underhanded and atrocious of methods to ensure things are running smoothly, he still has some pangs of guilt over some of his actions. Secretly he keeps a mental record of every person who's lives he's ended or ruined. Though he believes himself a necessary evil in keeping the city safe, he still acknowledges that what he does is something he should eventually be punished for.

Personal History: When Tiraninot was a young man, an event happened in Portum Animas that would later be known as "The Power Riots". An issue of over population arose in the city after people from the country side tried to migrate in mass into the urban areas. Crowding, some bits of racial prejudice and underdevelopment caused tensions to rise. While the situation could have been contained, as plans for expansion on residential areas were underway, containment of violence failed when several waves of immigrants contained people with the "gifts".

In the spark of a single heated argument between two of the "gifted" a large scale street brawl broke out. This incident caused several gifted members of the city to start banding together into groups and begin waging gang wars all over the city. Riots were happening everywhere, and it was common place to see blast of fire, telekinetic burst and other such attacks being thrown with reckless abandon. Streets were ruined and buildings were wrecked as a the city came close to total anarchy.

Somewhere during that harsh time, Tiraninot's mother and father were killed by a stray blast.

A new unit was formed in the city guard called the suppression unit, an early precursor to what would be today's "Gifted escort squads", that was task specifically with combating and arresting citizens with special powers. Tiraninot joined at a relatively young age, and after months of bloody fire fights and back and forth battles between the suppression unit and the gangs the city slowly started to calm back down.

Years later Tiraninot would slowly move up the suppression unit's chain of command. When the new decision came into to regulate power gifted individuals between the church and state, Tiraninot jumped at the position to be head of military processing for the power gifted. Since then he has been put in overall head of research and training of "Tactical individuals" in Portum Animas.

[LazuliMetempsychosis]

Delphia Charmine Erubus


Gender: Female
Nickname(s): Delphy, Delphia
Age: 30

Height: 5’4”
Weight: 134 IBs

Personality: Delphia is very withdrawn and seems uncaring. She tends to space out and most of the time she doesn’t appear to have anything going on in her head. Most people would call her an unemotional space case. She has a huge tendency to stare at something unknown in the distance, far beyond what anyone else can see. However, she is just lost in thought and memories.

When she appears to have nothing going on in her head and stairs out blankly into space, she is usually thinking of how her stable and loving family fell apart. She tries to think of what she could have done to stop it. She cannot stop thinking about it, because she blames herself for what happened.

As a result to blaming herself for what happened, she can be rather cold to her daughter, Twilla. She is more withdrawn from her daughter than anyone else. She can even laugh with her friends from time to time, but with Twilla, she spaces out more than ever. She doesn’t talk to her, because of how guilty she feels and how much more guilty she feels when she talks to her depressed daughter. However, she doesn’t see how much neglecting Twilla is hurting the both of them. Neither of them smile very often or experience any real joy.

Living in Dominion Hecate and owning a shop there, Delphia has no need to fake a smile. Many people with shops in the area are just aunhappy as she and hardly anyone puts on a fake smile to invite people into their shops. It’s sort of an appeal they all brought up to the area… As it represents black magic, the district is fairly unfriendly.

Unlike many other shops in Dominion Hecate, Delphia’s shop, Ales Custos, is no hoax. Ales Custos specializes in relieving curses and creating charms and things to protect against black magic. The shop also helps people communicate with people in the afterlife and sprits trapped in this world. Delphia does have some powers of this sort and taught her daughter how to Astral project. Delphia finds many of the shops in the area to be very immoral, because of how they trick people. Tourists are the big spenders in such shops. People who know Dominion Hecate know which shops are fake and which are not. However, it is an unwritten rule that no one speaks of the shops that are frauds as such. Everyone, including Delphyia, works hard to help each other gain customers and make money, whether the shop is reputable or not.



Personal History: Delphia had Twilla when she was 15. She was extremely young to be having a child, but her parents supported her the best they could, even though they were quite disappointed in her. Her family was extremely caring and took on the responsibility of her daughter until Delphia turned 18. When she turned 18, she and Twilla’s father got married. They were truly and deeply in love. Neither of them was unfaithful and they stayed together for many years. Together, when they got married and Twilla was three, they raised her on their own until Twilla developed strange powers... Before that point, Delphia and Twilla had lived a happy life together.

After Twilla developed her powers, the family fell apart… However, the collapse of the family was not Twilla’s fault. Delphia’s husband attempted to murder their child for her powers while she was away at work. After this, she fled to Dominion Hecate where she could hide her daughter easily… After this, her husband was killed by police. This is when Delphia lost all of herself and became an empty shell.

[Mr. Baneling Squishy]

Tam Monroe


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): Tammy
Age: Around 10

Height: 4'4
Weight: 97 lbs.

Personality: Tammy has an.....interesting personality. Its Complex, but its also simple. Its complicated. There are about only 3 constants about Tammy. Tammy rarely speaks. Tammy is incredibly playful, curios, and insane. And Tammy is brilliant. Tammy's brain isn't normal, that much is obvious. His brain has more activity in his problem solving, memory, and analytical skills then communication. Additionally, Tammy doesn't have many friends other then Alexi.

Personal History: Tammy was born around 10 years ago. Of course, all files on him were burned in a Hospital fire. His parents are still together though. They just don't remember either. They were hit on the head and lost 3 years of their life to amnesia during a break in, although nothing was stolen and the intruders apparently ran after knocking them out. When the parents later realized something was strange with Tammy, they took him to every doctor possible, none of which could 100% say what was wrong, but believed something happened with his brain. They obviously blamed the robbers.

Tammy has been to about every psychologist since, none of which seem to get through. He is clearly able to operate normally if he wants, but his "insanity" seems to deny this want on most occasions. He can use words, but rarely ever uses them. Of course, that doesn't mean he doesn't communicate. He is more likely to make some sort of odd humming noise. Or with objects or drawings or such.

[JokerofSpades]

Ted Salra


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): The Ace of Diamonds, Teddy
Age: 27

Height: 6'2
Weight: 200 lbs
Placement of Tattoo Forearm: Hidden amongst his others quite cleverly.

Personality: A loyal lapdog in a sense, Ted Salra is best known for his mercenary-style approach to life: If they ain't paying, I ain't staying. Money is his only true motivator, and nothing else at all. He isn't 'greedy' in the sense that he just wants more and more coin, but instead just wants the money to say that his services were of use to someone, and they paid him. He likes to believe that this is the way life should work, that somebody gets paid only by their efforts, not their status. Because of this, he works extremely hard to get as much money from each client as possible, doing the extra 'bonus' tasks that earn him more money. He is a hoarder in the simple way that he wants everything that can be offered. Loyal to Syd and Syd alone, for he is the only one that could ever take him down in a fist fight, or out gamble him. He used to be a Jack before becoming the Ace of Diamonds (Syd gave him this title especially for his love of money and those shiny rocks.)

Personal History: Teddy started out as the son of a trades person and laborer, trying to make his living on the planet Manus Luna. Ted was raised in poverty, so he new nothing more than it, yet Ted always believed that he was destined (in a way) to achieve more, and he became fastinated with the rich and their schemes to make money. Using his own schemes as he grew up, Ted became a laborer for hire and trades person, and married his wife Sylvie and had a daughter. He would constantly change his profession, because after so long he would tire of the same job over and over again. He would also change because nearing the end of each career, the clients began to pay him less, since he would always go beyond their standards, so they began to expect it from him. Slowly, his wife became annoyed with his habits and threatened to take their daughter and leave because they were slowly becoming more in debt and unable to pay for anything. She still loved him, but her patience was wearing thin.

Ted then did something stupid: He accepted a heist job from a rich client, who had heard of Ted's unusual ability to be good at whatever he set his mind too. Foolishly thinking that nothing would go wrong, Ted messed up in the first 10 minutes, but realized only too late. The opposing rich man whom Ted was trying to steal from became furious and targeted his family, who barely escaped alive. Ted was captured by the mercs of the other wealthy business man, and was nearly killed when Syd showed up, having accepted the job that Ted was supposed to complete. Syd got him out, and Ted joined the Network days later - and not because Syd saved him, but Syd actually insulted his abilities and Ted wanted revenge. He still has no clue where his family has gone, nor has that revenge that Ted wanted at the time ever been able to be satisfied (by now, he has no desire to achieve it.)

[JokerofSpades]

Azariah Taylor


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): Ace of Clubs, Azrael, Azi
Age: 28

Height: 5'10
Weight: 155
Tattoo Placement: Both of his eyes have a Club on them, along with his -*ahem*- manhood. (...What? He chose it to be there..)

Personality: The personal jester and conman of the group, Azi is a two-faced, backstabbing, womanizing liar. Originally a King, he is charismatic and loves to look like he cares. Azariah loves to goof off, play tricks on other people, cause a ruckus and generally love life. He will always look like he is doing something important, even though it may be just walking to the other side of the room. He'll crack jokes in any situation, especially dry/sarcastic jokes when it comes to jobs, and able to bed most women (except for the Ace of Spades - She be impossible for him). His flip side is a little more dangerous, as this is his 'trigger--happy' side. He isn't insane when it comes to shooting people, but becomes completely focused on the task in front of him, which is usually assassinations or murder. He has some sadism in his techniques to extorting information, with his most famous being that he lights up his cigarettes and burns them into the person's skin, getting closer to vital areas.

Slightly pyromaniac and emotionless when it comes to killing, Azrariah is a two-faced coin: One for his beautifully suave and trickster face, and the other for his too emotionless, killer expression. One wonders why he isn't nicknamed the Joker.

Personal History: Not a lot is known about Azariah, for his charisma and social status allowed him to destroy most of the files on him. Born into a wealthy and religious family, his parents named him Azariah on the pretense that his name meant "He who serves God, The Helper, etc. If only they knew. Azariah was a hell-raiser and womanizer throughout school, until he got kicked out of high school for getting caught in bed with a teacher - and that was his 4th teacher he had been through already. His silver tongue got him in and out of many troubles and situations, which caused him to become a politician at 24. He was very, very good at what he did, and would have ran for mayor if a scandalous paper hadn't caught him doing 2 things: One was getting in bed with the wife of a very prestigious politician, and the other was murdering her in cold blood to keep her quiet about his other affairs. This ruined his chance, and had a politician after him. Instead of doing what most did in this situation - aka try to apologize, pay up, the normal, decent things - Azariah did something unexpected: He butchered the politician on live television at the age of 25. Azariah then sought the shelter of Xibalba, to which he was pronounced dead to the public.

He found the Network a month later by accident, and used the name 'Azrael' in public so his original identity was kept secure: Didn't need people going after him for being a King. Azariah is technically the newest Ace of the 4, being appointed just a few months before the events in this story.

[JokerofSpades]

Karliah of the Holy Cross


Gender: Feminine
Nickname(s): Ace of Spades, Karly, Second Joker, The Enforcer
Age: 32

Height: 5'8
Weight: 125
Placement of Tattoo: Her Ace of Spades tattoo is placed underneath her breasts, right in the middle. No man has yet to ever see it, for the tattoo artist was forced to be female.

Personality: Ordered, disciplined, Karliah isn't the kind of person you would think would become a member of the Deck. She thrives on fairness, justice and organization, and keeps the entire Deck in line when Syd is gone on jobs. While being good-natured and 'holy', she puts the duties and responsibilites for the Network before nearly everything, except religion. She is VERY religious and superstitious, often leaving through the sewers and reemerging on the other side of the store so she doesn't have to enter the Dominion Hecate. Often thought of as cold and distant, Karliah is the motherly figure to Syd, which is the weirdest thing most of the Network had ever seen. Karliah's soothing words and discipline are the only reasons why Syd hadn't commited mass homicide back when he was 16 and just took over.Even though she is highly curvacious, seen as the bustiest woman in the Network, she rarely flaunts it and thinks down on those who make crude jokes about her body or sex. Those who repeatedly offend her will be cut in half. No tolerance is her motto.

Bottem line: While she may be the Enforcer and hate most types of men, she is probably the kindest of the entire guild (besides the Techies. And Teddy.)
Personal History: Karliah was born into a very religious family, with her father being a priest. Being the youngest or 6, she was forced to be better than all of them, so while - one by one - her siblings turned away from the faith, Karliah stayed firm. She continued to live in Cathedral Square until she was 16, when she decided to become even more in the faith and became a nun. While it wasn't the most popular decision with her parents (they wanted healthy, religious children) an incident happened when she was 15 that changed her life: She was molested at a party where they got her drunk. While she was never raped, to her it felt like a violation, and her spark of hatred towards most types of men began.

Now, living as a nun was the best thing ever for her, and she grew in faith as much as she did in womanly traits. Karliah believed that Cathedral Square was the safest place around, and that Xibalba was for those who were forsaken by god. So how did she end up with the Deck? After 3 years of living a nun, the priests couldn't take it any longer. They locked her in a room, and the 8 priests of the area who all knew her and her bust raped her for days. Their pent up lust for her body had become too much for them, they said, and after 2 whole weeks, they had had their fill of her. It was surprising that she hadn't become pregnant, but there were more pressing matters: The priests never let her out of the basement room, leaving her to die there along with their own sins. What they didn't factor in was Karliah's cleverness and devotion, which led her to eventually picking the lock with the spoon they gave her and a toe nail.

Realizing how corrupt the church really could be, she killed the priest that she was a nun of and left for the only place that seemed appropriate to lead a revolt against such blasphemers: The bad guys themselves in Xibalba. She joined the Deck, and quickly became an Ace after completing every job perfectly - which were all against the churches. She became the Ace of Spades (probably so Darien could make a move on her. Bad idea.) and when Darien was killed, saw how much saving Syd really needed, so she became his motherly figure and helped him out. To this day, she is the only one that Syd shows any real form of affection, and Syd is the only one that has gotten close enough to her breasts. Without being murdered.

[Jakuri-chan]

Niamh Antouanette


Gender: Female
Nicknames(s): The Apostle of the Holy Mother, Hand of the Divine, Lady of Blood and The Scarlett Queen

Age: 24
Height: 5 ft 10 ins (177.8 cm)
Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg)

Personality: Though she is a patron of the Church of the Holy Mother, and one of the people who is responsible for maintaining it, Niamh Autouanette is anything but what her appearance may lead you to think. Though it appears as if she has a kind face, one of a maternally woman who would nurture the passively gifted children who are left in the care of the Church by Portum Animas’ leaders, that could not be more wrong. . . . The reality about this woman here, is that she is cruel. She is a vicious woman whose demeanor does not at all match her appearance and position of ‘power’ within her establishment. Even if she ought to be a kind woman, she’s more like a she-devil, a demoness in the flesh of an Apostle. For the public, she puts on an act, a convincing ruse that has a majority of the church goers really thinking of her as being a nice lady, that she loves all people and that her one wish is to bring about the revival of the Goddess Sedna. Out of this though . . . Niamh turns into a lady who is bent on not reviving the Goddess, but instead bringing the Holy Mother down so that she herself can take in her power. Saying it simple, the Apostle of the Holy Mother desires the power to become a Goddess.

She seeks to use those gifted children left to her care to somehow draw enough power to call Sedna to her, and to take what she believes is rightfully hers. Even if this act would cost the children cared to the church their lives, she possesses no guilt in doing so. All people are just simple pawns to her, pieces of a game that only she understands—but one thing is for sure, in that twisted game of hers, she herself is playing the role of the ‘Queen.’ Despite the fact she has an appearance comparable to that of a rose, she is anything but fragile, she’s a fighter, fierce, never backing down until she wins. She has a very domineering personality, controlling, she always has to be in control of any plan or scheme she is involved in.

The reality of what she can do is known only to those who are under her command—her cruelty is known well to these people, as she has been left in command of a legion of ‘holy warriors.’ Yes, the church actually has knights working for them, and this psycho lady is in command of some of them. . . . To those her word is handed down to, Niamh is greatly feared. Putting it blatantly; if you were to disappoint her, you’d be lucky to leave her presence with only a broken bone; if she’s in a foul mood she won’t hesitate to take someone’s life if she thinks of them as useless to her and her plans.

Personal History: She was odd from birth. Unlike normal children, Niamh was anything but, she never associated with others her age, and she never acted her age. Children are expected to ask silly questions, to be curious, to smile, to be innocent and pure of heart, but Niamh . . . was never such a girl. From a very young age, she was always a quiet thing, rarely ever speaking, she was observant and self-confident despite her quietness, anytime she did speak up, there was not a hint of uncertainty in her young voice, and odder still, she was always correct in what she was saying, no matter the topic. She had a gift, but she was not Gifted. No, no . . . she was just exceptionally intelligent, creepily so. And, it was due to this strange level of intelligence that caused Niamh to be even stranger than she ought to have been. When she was rather young, she declared that the whole of humanity on Manus Luna was nothing better than scum, they didn’t deserve to even be breathing. As she saw, only people of remarked knowledge should have had the great pleasure of getting to breathe. So, from there on, she made a rather interesting decision. Niamh decided that she would become a Goddess and through the powers granted to her through this, she would end life as it was, and spare only those she saw as deserving, and ultimately give new life to the world. . . . Joining the Church at a young age, Niamh eventually formed a rather convincing facade that would make people believe she really a wonderful woman who was kind and caring, the perfect figure for someone who would one day become a leader in it. As the years went on . . . she began to realize her desires to move up the ladder of power within the church, eventually coming to her current placement at the age of twenty-two. Given a legion of knights under her command, Niamh has led crusades to other parts of Manus Luna, to ‘purify’ them of sinners and sins. Such events have only been bloodbaths, she herself leading these occurrences with a smile upon her face, leading to her nickname as ‘The Lady of Blood.’ Such happenings are often carried out in small, rural areas of the continent, and as such, word of these massacres are often not heard of until long after they have happened, and in the end, they are blamed upon the everchanging and growing monster population. . . . Only Niamh herself and her legion are aware of the truth, and her name as The Scarlett Queen and Lady of Blood are what they call her in secret.

[JokerofSpades]

T.J Queller


Gender: Male
Nickname(s): T.J, The Music Bandit, Speed Fingers, Ace of Hearts.
Age: 18

Height: 5'9
Weight: 140
Placement of Tattoo His Heart is place on his tongue, for he rarely speaks. There is also another on his actual heart.

Personality: Many people never get to know TJ's real personality, for he rarely speaks out. You can usually find him sulking around in a corner, either air guitaring or drumming, depending on the day. In reality, he is extremely cunning and intuitive, noticing every piece of detail and memorizing it. When he speaks, it is usually in a dull sounding voice, even more so than Syd's, and it is completely fact: He cannot lie nor use sarcasm. He is, in sense, actually a very intelligent mind, his IQ much higher than the average joe. If he actually bothered to take the test, he would have been scored higher than most university professors. He will not take bull from anybody, nor can he stand lying or sarcasm (since he doesn't understand it). He isn't condescending, just confident in his abilities, which are varied and numerous: His lock picking skill, breaking and entering and such is masterful, besting Syd any day at stealing something. Bottom line: He is quite bored, doesn't talk much, listens to music all the time, and is smarter than you and knows it.

Personal History: This inquisitive mind was actually born in Xibalba, which is unlike the rest of the Aces. His family was extremely poor, even by the standards of Xibalba, and only survived by stealing. The techniques of his father were passed down to him through the constant training of breaking into a targets house, getting in and getting out without being seen and taking as much as you could. By the age of 7, he could hack into most security, break into houses with easy, and could steal anything even with the owner still roaming their house. The only problem was that this poor family rarely cared about their target, so many of the Xibalban residence were starting to get very fed up with this group of scoundrels. One day, after stealing something, the extremely aggravated owner - aka, the Mayor of Portum Animas - hired the Deck Network to take out the thieving family. In one night, when TJ was still 7, his entire family was murdered by a collective of 3 men: one of them was a very scared and nervous Syd Lastern. However, they missed little TJ, who had used his skills of staying hidden to hide in the roof.

TJ started living with his uncle, who was as bland as they came - office job, no social life, that kinda jazz. Basically living on his own at 9, TJ used his highly organized mind to group his life into two sections: By day he would be a student (one that stumped all of his teachers with his brains) and by night he would provide for himself by stealing things like he had learned. That all changed when he turned 14, when he decided to strike back at the group that caused him so much grief: He was going to steal a bunch of things from the Deck Network. He wasn't sure what, but information was his top goal. Now at the time, the hierarchy of the Deck was shakey - aka it had been overthrown by Syd - but TJ didn't know this. When he broke into the shop and began to raid things as quietly as possible, he noticed how quiet it was. He somehow was able to find out the way into the Common Room through the Employee door, and walked down into darkness. Only to be met with a blast of glowing light that was Syd Lastern, with Karliah (the only current Ace at the time) standing behind his chair. TJ instantly reacted until Syd asked him to stop in his tracks. Syd then did something that has stumped TJ to this day: he congratulated him, complimenting his skills. Syd then went on to actually say that he had seen the little kid, but let him live because he felt pity for him. The Cardmaster then asked TJ to join his Queens, which he slowly accepted, and quickly grew to being the Ace of Hearts.