The Shadows Players Characters

[The Shadows ST]

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Each of you will have a Main character, while some of you may have secondary characters. Please mark your Main Character as your Main Character when you are cleared to post them.

[Marko Cain]

Marko Cain
(Main Character)

Birth Name: Marco Angelo
Aliases: Marko Cain
Birth Date: Unknown
Place of Origin: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11”
Weight: 167lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: None. He's rich and pretty much does whatever suits his whims.

Background: Only a handful of non-vampires know how old Marko and his sister really are, but their extensive knowledge on most subjects betray them as either very old or very well educated. Within the supernatural community, his reputation precedes him as a murderer, tyrant, and over all bastard with a short fuse and penchant for merciless butchery.

He's at least 150 or around there, since it's common knowledge and history (among supernaturals) that the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1905 that infected over 3,000+ and killed 460+ citizens of New Orleans was intentionally perpetrated by him in order to infect and kill a single individual. The French Quarter is still particularly mad at him, but most seem powerless to do much about it, since rousing his ire seems a death sentence.

That said, however, Marko's return to New Orleans, thus far, has been a quiet one. Aside from his feeding he's not harmed, threatened, nor made any obvious claims to Lilith's rule as 'Queen of New Orleans'. Considering his body count, it's understandable that everyone is keeping an eye on him, but aside from drinking and feeding, he's kept to himself.

He's taken a sudden interest in Witches and magic, although no one is sure why. Unfortunately the Witches aren't to willing to work with him and are currently prepping for the war that will follow now that they've denied him any assistance in whatever problem he's brought to them. They aren't sharing what that problem is, even with other witches.

Enemies:
French Quarter Witches – Nearly all of them hate him for obvious reasons. The Elders of the coven however have forbade any witches from acting against him directly (for now). While they fear outright war (even with magic on their side, their losses would be high) Marko's Influence and Status within New Orleans ensure him some modicum of respect and while his audiences with the Coven are generally accepted, he's not usually given any assistance or useful information. At the moment they have a peaceful ceasefire, but tensions are high.

New Orleans Vampires – Bit of a touchy subject here... apparently within the first week of his arrival in New Orleans Lilith sent a few of her minions to find out what he was doing back. She's now holding open interviews for new minions. What she doesn't know is that her minions were less than diplomatic and had it coming, but that hardly matters to her. At the moment she and Marko are in a silent war for the control for New Orleans (at least, that's what the word on the street is). At the moment every supernatural is on Lilith's side, as a reign under Marko Cain would be inviting blood to flow in the streets and New Orleans becoming a prison for supernaturals and a butchery for mortals. The real problem is that Lilith can't seem to find out any information on his plans or piece together his strategy for control based on movements. He's obfuscating his plans and tactics so well it's infuriating her.

[Karen Gaunt]

Name: Karen Gaunt

Age: 29

Place of Birth: San Jose, California

Alias(es): Names are fickle things, aren't they?

Profession: 'Sales'. Officially.

Ht: 5'6

Wt: 120

Description: Dark-haired and brown-eyed with a smattering of freckles from days spent hiking, Karen has the stunning looks and good health of one who was blessed with good genetics and the good habits to maintain those gifts over time. She has an easy smile and an easier laugh to go with a flexible sense of style for when she's on the hunt either figuratively or literally.

Background: Only five full moons into this whole werewolf thing, Karen's spent her entire adult life moving around the country working a series of odd jobs and getting in and out of trouble using her silver tongue and good looks. Doesn't really care for authority in most forms or for that matter, her step-father and the three younger half-siblings her mother had with the man since her dad died when Karen was the tender age of two. What few clues she could gather seemed to lead her dad's apparent hometown of New Orleans and the Bayou Pack she literally stumbled over less than a month ago. She's working this lead hard as she can, carving a niche for the one person she's both scared of and scared for: one Coraline Gaunt, age 5 and potential inheritor of the curse flowing through Karen's own veins.

 

[Cara Angelo]

 

Birth Name: Cara Angelo
Aliases: Eden Azura
Birth Date: Unknown
Place of Origin: Unknown
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5”
Weight: 132lbs
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Philanthropist and influence peddler

Background:
Cara has spent a very long time trailing along in her brother's wake, cleaning up the messes he makes. Where he has embraced the parasitism of vampiric existence, she has always sought a more symbiotic approach. With a long view of history, Cara saw firsthand how humankind's capacity for innovation has improved their standard of living...and by extension, her own. This gave her the idea that she continues to follow to this day; that so long as she contributes to humankind's advancement, the lives she must take are but small sacrifices compared to those contributions. The causes of civilization and science and progress had to be championed against social decay and disasters like...well...like her brother.

The fever epidemic he provoked was something of a last straw for her. She helped as much as she could, but finally simply wished to be free to build her vision of the future without having to constantly cope with his roadblocks. She left New Orleans ahead of him and moved to the East coast, where she was in a position to involve herself with a flowering culture of innovation. She brushed shoulders with the likes of Aleck Bell, Thomas Edison, and many others, and was struck at the sheer fortune by which such thinkers and inventors had come by their skills...rarely formally educated outside the most basic of schooling.

In the decades to follow, she moved far West, in hopes of getting in on the ground floor of new trade, new schools, new ideas. There she made fortunes and created the Mio Faro foundation, a charitable non-profit that contributed to universities and centers of education, as well as funded a merit-based scholarship program in the fields of science and medicine.

Yet, all that time she'd wondered where Marco had gone, and what he'd been doing. When he re-appeared after so long, right back where they'd parted, she decided to see for herself.

Enemies:
Vampires of New Orleans - While Cara hasn't done anything immediately to set Lilith against her, she is inextricably linked to Marco's legacy of hate and distrust...and it doesn't help that she is far more involved in mortal politics and institutions, as much or even more of a threat than her brother to anyone concerned about holding power in the city.

The Wrays - An unfortunate series of events in San Diego resulted in a young man named Toby Wray being killed. Several members of his family weren't satisfied with the official police report on the matter, did some digging, and think that the rather enigmatic woman chairing the board of Mio Faro is somehow involved. They are resourceful, persistent, and above all motivated to discover the truth of the matter and mete out whatever justice is required.

[Dan Hawkins]

Name- Daniel Alphonse Hawkins
Age- 30
Height- 6'2
Weight- 190lbs
Eyes- Grey
Hair- Brown/Black

Dan is a born and raised local.   A swamper by trade, though abit more modern than most, if only because it helps him move his wares.   A skilled hunter and trapper, He makes a living of the abundant marshlands of Southern Louisiana.   He's known for being very direct, and yet, for having hidden depths.

He cleans up well enough, and is a steadfast and loyal friend and ally to those who can call him such.   Something of a storyteller and amateur historian, he takes it upon himself to preserve the culture of stories of both Cajun heritage as well as Wewolf Lore, and will recite them from memory at gatherings by request.   He comes from a known bloodline of werewolves, yet he's one of only two with the Awakened genes left in his generation.

Dan is a hard man most of the time, made so by his life in the swamp and actions taken with his Pack.   The status quo is important to him, he still has some family he wants to keep safe, so he generally tries to avoid stirring trouble.   That said, once he's called upon, he's quick to answer with everything he's got.

 

[Darrik Reynolds]

Name: Darrik Reynolds
Age: 28
Place of Origin: Unknown
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0”
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair: Black and red striped
Eyes: Red
Occupation: Burlesque bar co-owner

Background
Darrik Reynolds' past is generally unknown to the supernaturals of New Orleans, before he came into town approximately 5 years ago. At first he ingratiated himself into the witch community with charm and sex appeal - not many witches have worked as strippers, after all. His closest friend is Dominque de la Croix. Together they (with a cache of money Darrik seemed to have been keeping away) opened up the Simon Magus Burlesque and Absinthe Bar, explicit neutral ground territory for the supernatural factions, a factor that has helped it's success for 3 years running.

Dominque is lead bartender, Darrik is the manager and oversees the entertainment.

[Dominique de la Croix]

Name: Dominique de la Croix
Age: Mid to Late 20's
Place of Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7”
Weight: 140 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Occupation: Bartender, Burlesque bar co-owner, Musician, Witch

Background
Dominique is from a long line of Hoodoo practitioners in New Orleans. She is a truly beautiful woman who is also skilled musician. She spent some time living on the street, but was eventually found and taken in by her grandmother, with Darrik's help, who she now regards a more like a brother than simply friend. With a small inheritance after her grandmother's passing, and a cache of money Darrik seemed to have been keeping away, Dominique and Darrik together opened up the Simon Magus Burlesque and Absinthe Bar. Before opening the bar, Dominique studied and took classes on bartending and mixology, and with her natural flair for performance, turned out to be quite good at it, which when combined with her good looks, keeps a patrons returning and her pocket full of tips.

Dominique is lead bartender, mixologist an occasional performer, while Darrik takes cares of the business end and books entertainment.