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The dhampir son of Dracula, armed with the most powerful and broken equipment combinations from Symphony of the Night. He seeks to destroy the terrifying vampire king before him.

The ultimate vampire and terrifying king of the undead. He finds himself fascinated by the dhampir who shares his name and possesses such strange, devastating power.

Once a chart-topping balladeer, Michael Bolton now uses his velvety voice and dramatic hair for a different purpose: espionage. He is a seasoned field agent with a penchant for high-stakes thrills. He is described as quite trigger happy, always ready to pull out a gun and get into the action. He also possess an almost supernatural ability to have a gun on him, even if he has been searched and disarmed already. He is also a bit of a sucker for a pretty face, to the point of flirting with attractive women even if still under fire.

The enigmatic head of 'The Label', the covert agency employing Michael and Rick. She communicates solely through cryptic lyrical riddles. She is an unrepentant flirt, but she is skilled enough that one can never be quite sure if she is actually flirting with you because she is attracted, or if she is merely trolling you to keep you off guard and on your toes.

Famous for his undeniable charm and iconic dance moves, Rick Astley is a tech genius and Michael's reluctant partner. He prefers the safety of the van but inevitably gets dragged into the action. He is a master of the social game, doing his best to use diplomacy and resorting to violence only as a last resort. This restraint can cause his enemies to underestimate him however, which means that once combat is join and he breaks out his dance battling moves, it often results in a curb stomp battle in his favour. Not only is he a master in Capoeira and parkour, he favours knuckle dusters, often electrical, and steel capped boots.

A Mystic Adept from the Sioux Nation who follows the Wolf totem. She leans heavily into traditional Native American aesthetics, blending them seamlessly with modern runner gear. Around clients and strangers, she plays up the 'stoic Native warrior' stereotype, using silence and intense stares to unnerve people. However, in private with her crew, she is animated, warm, and fiercely loyal. She's the team's spiritual and magical backbone, though her connection to her totem sometimes makes her unpredictable in combat.

A burnout mage whose magic was stunted by past corporate trauma. He's compensated with chrome—obvious cybereyes with a smartlink HUD that glows faintly in the dark. With a shaved head, an auburn beard, and a face locked in a permanent "are you kidding me" expression, he looks the part of a cynical veteran. He usually wears an armored trenchcoat over a simple white v-neck t-shirt that shows off a hairy chest. He's the de facto leader of the crew, pragmatic, protective of his team, and desperately looking for the score that will get them out of Detroit.

A cybernetically enhanced elf combat decker known for her rainbow mohawk, aggressive flirting, and relentless dirty jokes. She cannot go for more than five minutes without hitting on someone or make a joke designed to make her audience blush. The fact that everything about her screams a willingness to back it up only makes it worse. As a combat Decker, she performs on site work rather than monitoring from the matrix. She carries a ingram Uzi smartgun linked directly to her cybernetic eyes.

Eiger is a towering eight-foot-tall female troll and a highly sought-after weapons expert in the Seattle shadows. She is striking in appearance, with the classic tusks and horns of her metatype, and short, spiky bleached blond hair held back by a functional headband. Beyond her combat prowess, Eiger is known for her voracious and indiscriminate appetite for anyone she deems durable enough to handle her intensity. She is driven by the thrill of the run and the physical release she seeks afterward, making her a formidable and unpredictable force in any shadowrun.

A female Orc with a sultry personality and long cornrows. She's the 'Face' of the crew, relying on her charm and silver tongue to negotiate deals and manipulate people. Despite the harsh realities of the Sprawl, she maintains an air of elegance and always dresses in stylish leather. Every word and movement exudes intense, sultry provocation.

The bewildered ruler of the Russian Empire, whose impending assassination is thwarted by two time-traveling Vikings. He struggles to maintain his imperial dignity amidst the chaos and his unconventional saviors.

The dedicated Bolshevik revolutionary tasked with the execution of the Tsar. His meticulous plans are completely derailed by the sudden appearance of axe-wielding Norsemen.

Erikr's older brother, a seasoned Viking warrior who acts as the brains of their duo. He is trying to make sense of the Russian Revolution while protecting a family he doesn't fully understand.

A deeply pragmatic, highly experienced, and utterly no-nonsense mercenary hired by David Nassau to keep Rush Sykes alive and out of trouble. They possess a mile-wide streak of common sense and have absolutely no problem using physical force (including a swift knock to the head) to stop Rush from doing something stupid. They are motivated by the extremely generous paycheck David is providing.

The eccentric, morbidly enthusiastic head of the Necromancy department. Silas considers Dr. Vance's historical inquiries to be a distraction from the 'true art' of reanimation, though he occasionally relies on her to identify the age of the bones he's illegally acquired.

The fiercely protective head of the Archaeology department, Dr. Vance views the Necromancers as glorified grave robbers. She's known for aggressively interrogating reanimated corpses about Bronze Age pottery before the Necromancers can even complete their spells.

The bloodied but unbroken Headmaster of The Academy of Esoteric Learning. He is a stern, unyielding man with little patience for what he considered the rank stupidity of the feud between the Necromancers and Archaeologists. his true focus is making sure the academy can remain open and his students receive the finest education. Underneath the stern face though, hides a wicked sense of humour.

An audacious, middle-aged Latino man who operates as the premier information dealer in the city. He deliberately plays up a flamboyant 'criminal' persona, using his charisma and street smarts to navigate the criminal underworld and provide crucial intel to the Stahlfüchse.

A stern, no-nonsense handler for The Steel Fortress in her thirties. On the clock, she is all business, demanding peak performance and adherence to protocol from her agents. However, beneath her professional exterior, she secretly worries about the toll the missions and the emotion-dampening drugs take on Ernest. She is fiercely protective of him, even if she rarely shows it openly.

Standing nearly seven feet tall but skinny to the point of emaciation with unnaturally pale skin, Ernest is designed to be as unremarkable as possible despite his striking physical traits. His true power lies in his remarkable empathy and social understanding, making him highly efficient in social manipulation. However, he bears a wrist implant that regulates an emotion-dampening drug. When the situation requires cold, brutal logic, he suppresses his humanity, though the delayed emotional toll always waits for the drug to wear off.