Burned Cover

Florence Erika Walker – Aliases: The Agent, The Breaker. Species: Inheritor-Outsider. Abilities: Break Anything, Move Objects to Pocket, Time Manipulation (minor)
Erika is a young woman who marches to the beat of her own drum. She has a bit of an odd family, with her and her brother having strange abilities. Finding out why and where those abilities came from is a major driving force for her. Beyond that, she is always willing to lend a hand to those in need, but frequently goes a bit overboard. Her favorite movie is Dark City (1998).

Carter Walker – Aliases: N/A. Species: Inheritor-Outsider. Abilities: Time Manipulation
Carter is the younger brother of Erika. Quiet and withdrawn, he tends to like things he knows he likes and avoids everything else. Part of that stems from his perception of time, which is a little off compared to most people. His favorite movie is Hugo (2011), though he really only cares for the clockwork.

Leah Walker – Aliases: Angel Skye. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
Leah is Erika’s mother. She is surprisingly young for being the mother of two and harbors… a guest. Formerly, prior to meeting The Fixer, she got involved in the adult entertainment industry. A series of bad choices at the time nearly killed her. She would do anything to protect her children. Her favorite movie is The Dark Crystal (1982).

The Fixer – Aliases: Mister Dice, many others. Species: Outsider. Abilities: Time Manipulation, Reality Contracts
A being from outside the bounds of reality. Though he doesn’t know if he was sent to the world or if some random happenstance brought him here, he arrived with a single directive: Find The Mummy. His favorite movie is The Mummy (1932), but found that it did not fulfill his purpose in life.

The Hunters are a group of mortals who discovered the existence of the supernatural. Originally focused on what they deemed as ghosts, the addition of Erika brought to light the wider supernatural world. Together, they believe in keeping the world safe from dangers other people do not believe in. When things go bump in the night, they arrive to put things to rest.

Richard ‘Rick’ Hall – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Cursed. Abilities: Cursed Sword
Rick was originally a data analyst, software engineer, and general actuary. His life was abruptly turned on end when he discovered a sword that bound itself to him. Desperately wishes he had been born about twenty years earlier, believing he would have dominated the early programmer and hacking scene. His favorite movie is Hackers (1995), but he knows how cringe it would be to spout off quotes from the movie.

Anna Tracey – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
Anna went to medical school, intending to become a surgeon. It was there that she met her husband, a charming anesthesiologist. It was there that she lost her husband, a victim to a violent ghost. She came across The Hunters and joined up, partially of curiosity, wondering how such things could be unknown in the larger world and how best to scientifically uncover them. Mostly, she joined out of desire to get revenge on the beings that ruined her life. Her favorite movie is Howl’s Moving Castle (2004).

Sofia Hernandez – Aliases: Unknown. Species: Unknown. Abilities: Ghost sensing?
Sofia has always been able to sense ghosts. She sees horrifying ghouls walking the streets, feels the anger and despair in their psychic essence, and physically interacts with them more than she would like. Nobody believed her as a child. Her parents checked her into institution after institution, eventually divorcing over the stress her visions caused. It wasn’t until she met others who knew what she was going through that she finally believed, for the first time, that she wasn’t insane. Her least favorite movie is Ghostbusters (1984), believing it is incredibly unrealistic.

Leslie King – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
The King family has a long history with spooks and specters. Ever since his great-great grandfather, Addison King, saved the town of Hollowbrook from a ghost that was haunting its brickworks, his family has investigated and fought. Originally, Leslie avoided directly following the family legacy; it was only after his brother, Adelbert, became a ghost that he knew he couldn’t ignore it any longer. His favorite movie is Rio Bravo (1959).

Daniel King – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
The middle child of the King family. Daniel never really believed in the whole ghost business. To him, it was either some mass hallucination that all his dad’s friends suffered from, or the product of perfectly rational and explainable phenomena. Then he became friends with Erika. His life has become significantly more complicated since. His favorite movie is Megamind (2010).

Bethany King – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
The youngest child of the King family. She never cared about ghosts except for what they meant for her true interest: Witchcraft. She has never managed to cast a spell and has never seen real magic, but that doesn’t stop her enthusiasm. She says her favorite movie is whatever the latest, popular horror movie is, but she secretly doesn’t like horror – it tends to give her nightmares.

Victor King – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
The eldest child of the King family. He often went on outings with his father, dealing with ghosts, but is trying to pursue his own career in architecture. Currently, he attends the University of Illinois Chicago for his studies and doesn’t go on many ghost hunts, but occasionally gets called in to help when able. He doesn’t have a favorite movie, but enjoys comedies of all varieties.

Piper King – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: N/A
The matriarch of the King family. Piper is aware of ghosts and knows as much, if not more, than her husband. There was a time where date night with Leslie involved reburying salted bones of the restless dead or flinging holy water at active poltergeists. However, Piper hasn’t been out on such hunts in a long time. Her greatest fear is leaving three orphans behind. Her favorite movie is Miss Congeniality (2000).

The Puppet are relative newcomers to the supernatural scene of Chicago. They believe that the age of hiding should come to an end and have particular opinions on the suppressive way The Eclipse runs the city. They don’t have many members, but The Warrior is a masterful enchanter, capable of distributing her power among the other members.

The Puppet – Aliases: Unknown. Species: Unknown. Abilities: Unknown
Little is known of The Puppet. They rarely take the field or make appearances.

The Warrior – Aliases: Unknown. Species: Mage. Abilities: Magic, Enchanting
The Warrior is a mage specializing in the enchantment of objects. She takes particular pride in the development of destructive or esoteric effects and then cramming them into a tiny bullet. For as powerful as she is, her personality is quite affable. She doesn’t have many favorite movies, but does enjoy puzzles in all forms.

The Strategist – Aliases: Unknown. Species: Unknown. Abilities: Unknown
The Strategist is, as his name implies, the strategic genius of The Puppet. Were it not for him, The Puppet would have been run out of town the day after they arrived. Although his pride would never let him admit it, he does not excel at smaller scale tactics and situations that can rapidly change, relying on The Warrior’s might to overcome such obstacles. He believes movies are for the dimwitted, preferring non-fiction books. He is especially fond of autobiographies, taking enjoyment in peeling away the layers of self-praise and embellishments to discover the human underneath.

The Stalker – Aliases: N/A. Species: Specter. Abilities: Short-range Teleport, Stalking
The Stalker is a recently arisen undead who stumbled across The Strategist on accident. Upon realizing the potential of someone capable of tracking anybody, she was quickly inducted into the organization. With none of the rest of The Puppet undead, none were prepared to handle the unique needs of someone whose bodily functions did not function. It was an opponent that helped her out, one The Stalker grew obsessed with. Despite many offers for her to switch sides, The Stalker refuses, taking perverse delight in the Romeo and Juliette aspect of their situation. Tends to be violent if she believes her relationship with the object of her obsession is in jeopardy. Her favorite thing to watch is The Hanged Man.

The Healer – Aliases: N/A. Species: Unknown. Abilities: Healing?
A misanthrope in the extreme, The Healer especially hates anything that makes her work. The Puppet keep her happy by providing living space, food, and other necessities in exchange for only the occasional touch ups utilizing her power. The more they get injured, the less happy she is. The Healer binges television series, moving from episode to episode, show to show, all without pause – the flashing rectangle lights turn to a slurry in her mind, observing without processing.

The Eclipse are the de facto rulers of Supernatural Chicago. They control everything, managing every other group and faction in the city. They have ties with mortal law enforcement and politics, allowing them to wield the entire city as one large marionette. With their large roster of powerful supernaturals at their disposal, act against them at your own peril.

The Emperor – Aliases: N/A. Species: Dragon. Abilities: Fire Breathing, Others

The Hermit – Aliases: N/A. Species: Nine-tailed Fox/Kitsune. Abilities: Ageless

The Hanged Man – Aliases: N/A. Species: Specter. Abilities: Physical Intangibility, Emotion Sense

The Art – Aliases: N/A. Species: Parasite. Abilities: Non-standard Body

The Adjustment – Aliases: N/A. Species: Jorogumo. Abilities: Spider

The Hierophant – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Cursed. Abilities: Masks

The Fool – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Contractor. Abilities: Summoning

The Aeon – Aliases: N/A. Species: Inheritor. Abilities: Mimicry

The Tower – Aliases: N/A. Species: Leviathan. Abilities: Physics Warping

A mysterious group that simply appeared in Chicago, fully formed, to the surprise of most other groups. They keep to themselves, avoiding conflict where possible. Every time they make an appearance, they seem to have more and more supernaturals in their roster. They haven’t done anything overt to gain the ire of The Eclipse, but their sheer size makes them a threat that cannot be ignored.

The Director – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Genius. Abilities: Intelligence

The Prescient – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Psychic. Abilities: Prediction, Future-sight, Prophecy

The Butler – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Grafted. Abilities: Hulking Biology

The Maid – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal. Abilities: A Perfectly Normal Human

The Bodyguard – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Grafted. Abilities: Localized Omnipresence

The Mind – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Grafted-Psychic. Abilities: Mind Control, Memory Control, Psychic

The Doctor – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mortal-Grafted. Abilities: Mastery over Biology

The Gadget – Aliases: N/A. Species: Artificial. Abilities: Technological Inventions

The Orderly – Aliases: N/A. Species: Artificial. Abilities: Medical Assistant

The Church operates as information brokers, willing to buy and trade information. They have knowledge of nearly every other faction and individual within the City of Chicago. Most are loathe to approach them for information – while they may have information that will solve a problem, going to them might force their opponent to go to them just to survive, eventually escalating into a situation of mutually assured destruction.

The Analyst – Aliases: N/A. Species: Outsider. Abilities: Information Gathering, Radio-wave Intercept, Invisibility, Nuclear Option

The Banker – Aliases: N/A. Species: Mage. Abilities: Magic