A collection of NPC's from Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic
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The Neutral Parties of Nocturnia
Cyrus Levine
28 | He/him | The Broker/Mafia
Description: Growing up as a street urchin with a bad habit of sticking his nose in business where it didn't belong, it took a couple beatings for his Gyft to manifest. Portals allowed him to eavesdrop more secretly, and he learned all kinds of dirty secrets from the gangsters and mafias on the block. As he grew older, his secrets went from a dollar a hint to $10,000.
He tried selling secrets to the Badges, but found they simply didn't see his worth. As in, they simply were unwilling to pay scum like him top dollar to get info when they would rather sacrifice a cop as a mole to do it.
So, instead, he has specialized in marketing himself to the mafias within the city. If anyone knows anything, he does, and he's the first to know. There's a reason people pay him well for his secrets; it could mean the difference between knowing your enemy is about to strike, and walking into it blind.
He doesn't always demand cash for his information. Sometimes he asks for information in return, or a favour.
Yes, he does offer a ferry service. However, he tries to make it as expensive as possible to discourage people from seeing him as nothing but a ridiculously handsome ferryman.
Gyft: Water-Sourced Portal Creation
By spilling a water bottle's worth on a flat surface, he is able to move anywhere within Nocturnia. He can jump through the reflective surface, ending up on the other side of town in a matter of seconds. The only restriction is the spill has to be big enough for a person to jump through. He merely has to visualize where he wants to go, and he'll jump into that location through a mirroring puddle of water.
Electricity disturbs it. And it just so happens that the wall surrounding Nocturnia is electrically charged on its outermost layers. So, that does mean he is just as much trapped in the city as anyone else.
Noah Poppy
12 | Ge/him | The Little Fighter/Mafia
Description: Noah is the the son of Poppy Letoux when she had an affair with her adopted brother, a police officer. He is unaware of his lineage, or his real name. Everything that is his is thanks to the Orphanage, including his name. Unbeknownst to him, he has been so close to his real mother, Poppy, his entire life. This unknown closeness has caused an ache in him. He loves Poppy, and wishes she were his real mother, but he knows it's not possible. This ache in his heart has caused him to develop a rebellious, raw attitude where he is quick to anger over any little thing.
It's this lack of cooperation and ‘nice-ness’ that has caused him to remain unadopted at the orphanage while growing up. And now, as he nears his thirteenth birthday, his only desire is to become a real member of Poppy's mafia, so he can be useful to Poppy.
Gyft: Kinetic Energy
Whenever Noah moves quickly, kinetic energy builds, creating small bursts of power. This allows his punches and kicks to have more power behind them, enough to crack ribs and concrete. A small aura of gold appears around his limbs when he's using his Gyft.
He gets tired out in a fight twice as fast as the best, most fit fighter, however. By this, his movements slow quickly, and he runs out of stamina if a fight goes on too long.
Valencia Nocturnal
38 | She/her | The Mayor/???
Description: Valencia has proudly served the people of Nocturnia for the past fifteen years from Town Hall in Jeweled Bank. It's an exceptionally long tenure that the majority of people don't mind seeing continue. She has done a lot of good since becoming mayor. For one, she cut out the majority of corruption in the council, dismissing all and jailing some of the previous council members. She also corrected and increased funding for the Nocturnia Police, making them more effective.
Whenever there is an election, she always seems to win by a landslide. There's no evidence of foul play, but you're always going to have conspiracy theorists cooking up crack theories like how she is being funded, and that funding goes into her love bomb campaign that makes the people vote for her. Or maybe they fudge the number in the back. Who knows?
It's a well known fact that the Mayor is good friends with the CEO of Noc Noc Burger, Soylent Green. She is also amiable with Commissioner Franchesca, always ensuring she has everything she needs to succeed. What is less known, however, is that she is also on good terms with Otto Bondar.
Gyft: ???
Soylent Green
26 | She/her | Ceo of the Noc Noc Burger Franchise/???
Description: Soylent Green is the proud, busy, and ever-faithful CEO of the Noc Noc Burger franchise, with chains spanning the entire city and joints almost on every corner. She is the public figure of the franchise and is often the one in press conferences and speaking with stakeholders or other prominent figures in the city.
She is proud of what she has done in her so far six years of service. She has expanded the menu to include shakes, light desserts, and most importantly, the vegetarian variant of the traditional Noc Noc Burger.
There are plenty of rumors floating around, of course. The fact that she is the fifth successor of the CEO position, and will be replaced quietly the moment she begins to show signs of aging.
However, the most prominent of these rumors are the clean-up crew trucks that occasionally show up in front of Noc Noc Burger factories. The same trucks that are suspected of having criminal connections of being serviced out to ‘clean’ crime scenes.
Then there are outright stories of people up and disappearing. Currently, there are over 300 children unaccounted for, and 1200 adults unaccounted for. These numbers are likely severely outdated due to time-consuming legislation in place to update these numbers, thanks to our considerate Mayor Nocturnal. So, it is likely the numbers are much higher.
Controversial theories have grown in the community that at least some of these people end up being part of the meat patties in the original Noc Noc Burger, but Soylent Green has publicly denounced these claims.
Gyft: ???
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The Revolutionists
Flint Weathersteel
30 | He/him | The Corrosor /???
Description: The angry, enigmatic leader of an unknown organization. Flint often uses code words in his lectures to his members and to-be
inaudible. Some upper echelon members claim the ‘Book of the New Order’ has over five hundred instances of code words, ensuring that no one outside can even remotely understand what the in-the-know members are talking about.There's a reason Flint is so conflicted in his emotions and quick to blow a fuse. Not many years ago, he was, in fact, a mafia boss with a healthy number of districts under his command. That was, at least, until an unknown opposing mafias leader kidnapped his daughter, and demanded he kill his wife or witness his daughter die. It was an impossible decision, but at the behest of his wife, she sacrificed herself. He was given back his daughter after the deed was done, and his enemies took him as a broken man.
Little did they know, as Flint escaped his districts with his daughter, and his mafia crumbled, a new man would be born of the ashes. A man whose Gyft was born out of extreme suffering, and a man who would do anything to ensure that mafias are wiped off the face of the earth.
Gyft: Unknown.
Vale Hart
26 | She/her | The Visionary/Unknown Alliance
Description: There are no papers for Vale Hart. Instead, what would appear on her passport and license would be a ‘Dole Gray’, and alias with her photo. All her history is fabricated. Apparently she graduated from Nocturnia College with a degree in Licensed Practical Nursing. And then attended the police academy for a few years, and graduated from that. But instead of going into the field, she took time off to ‘find herself’, and never went back into the professional field. At least, not for anything on record.
In reality, she emerged from thin air, and put her time, services, and undying loyalty into Flint and his
inaudible. She immediately started working as his second-in-command, and even helped draft some of the many code words the inaudible use.Indeed, she wears a blindfold. However, it doesn't appear to dampen her ability to see.
Gyft: ???
Hailey Vagabond Weathersteel
23 | She/her | The Detonist/Unknown Alliance
Description: At least, that was the story she would tell people. She had to fit the lie. Nobody could know the truth, none except for close confidants within the organization. That fact that she wasn't just a devout of the organization. She was the Little Sister of its leader. She was the Little Sister of Flint Weathersteel. If word got out… they could use her against Flint.
Leaflets litter the streets of Nocturnia. ‘Meet the future,’ ‘Breathe the silver air,’ ‘M.PHEAT’, and other such nonsense sprawling all in nice little rows on the letter-like leaflet. Flipping the leaflet to the other side and taking four unique ones, the scribbles on the back would form a map, and mark the spot for an auspicious occasion!
Hailey was at such a meeting. And the next one. And the one after that. She sang with the rest, and raised her fist in the air. She could see it, the vision, the future! No longer would the pigs control them, and those snobby bureaucrats, and those criminal selfish gobbers.
One day, at these auspicious, oh-so-secret gatherings, crates upon crates arrived, all filled with little bottles. She was given bottle after bottle, as long as she promised one thing. One small, tiny thing.
Of course, she promised earnestly, nodding her head vigorously. And, sipping her bottles, she set her eyes on the other districts within Nocturnia, ready to enact ‘M.PHEAT's will.
Gyft: Bombs.
She is able to create, summon, light and throw bombs. These appear in size and shape similar to Bom-ombs in Mario, but without the life-like features. Each bomb can be made near-instantly. It has a blast radius of about 5-7 feet, and sends a wave of shrapnel out. These bombs are very deadly, with impact craters being formed and people dying if they are in the blast radius. Those outside of the blast radius can still get crushed bones and burns.
Reid Ledger
25 | He/him | 3D Walker/Unknown Alliance
Description: His entire life, Reid knew he was meant for something more. He had all this pent up rage at the Wall, lack of parental supervision, and fell into a bad crowd growing up.
One thing led to another, and he found an organization that thought, talked, and even breathed the same as him. This organization gave him meaning, gave him knowledge that made him feel special and singled out, and tasks that actually brought his own vision of a free Nocturnia closer to fruition.
He's certainly not in the upper echelon of this organization, but he feels he has enough power and value where he's very satisfied with his position. He sees the end goal, and although he may not necessarily want to die for it, he'll certainly break the law to further that goal.
Gyft: 3D Walker
He is able to move in three dimensions, as in, he can climb walls and ceilings. It comes to him without hesitation, and although he is sure there is some kind of science or power going on at the molecular level, the only thing he has confirmed is that he can run at a wall and scale it with his feet, hand, or general body. Blood rushes to his head when his feet are stuck to the ceiling, but besides that, he doesn't have may drawbacks except tiredness after a certain period of time of using his gyft.
Daisy Weathersteel
6 | Shd/her | Flint's Heart/Unknown Alliance
Description: Yes, Daisy. The little girl that her father, Flint, saved at the sacrifice of her mother. Those years were tough. She was often left with Hailey Weather steel, Daisy's aunt, while her father Flint went out to make money however he could.
There was one time Daisy was woken to screaming in the house. She ran downstairs to find bodies of men strewn across the floor and puddles of blood. Her father's face was dark an unrecognizable, looming over the bodies.
”D-daddy?” She had called out softly.
Flint had turn to her, staring for a moment, before his anger and darkness melted away. He slowly approached his daughter, scooping her up from the floor. She had remembered how his dress shirt was spotless, and he smelled nice.
”I got rid of the bad men, daughter of mine. You can sleep easy now. Let daddy take care of the rest of this.” He said, tucking her back into bed.
And that morning, she got to have breakfast with her aunt Hailey and her father, realizing the truth of the world: Daddy kept the world safe, and he could do no wrong.
Gyft: Not yet.
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The Commissioner's Team
Jack Kingsley
27 | He/him | Detective of the 1st Division/Detective
Description: Jack has fought with the mafias in Nocturnia for most of his life. Even when he was too young to enter the police academy, he acted like somewhat of a vigilante, stalking known mafia members and interfering in their criminal activities.
The only reason he evaded jail time for trying to take the law into his own hands was that the previous Commissioner at that time saw potential in him. So when he did eventually graduate from the police academy, he passed with flying colors.
From that moment on, he became a menace to mafias on the street, now an embodiment of the law. His ability to put down even the strangest and most powerful Gyfts had him highly coveted. Whenever street fights broke out, he'd drop mafia members like flies. When it was his shift, the entire division would know as the holding cells would always be full.
His promotion to detective was swift and well-deserved. Now he reports directly to Commissioner Franchesca, and commands the First Division in Jeweled Bank. He knows there's still lots of work to do, but he won't rest until each criminal in this dirty city is behind bars.
Gyft: Electrical Manipulation and Creation
He is able to absorb, dish out, and generate electricity by attracting electrons in the air or from sources like car batteries. He can provide powerful electrical shocks and shoot lightning up to thirty feet away. His shock range is as low as a hum, to as strong as a shock that leaves electrical burns.
Insulating material, like rubber, can effectively block and negate any and all of his abilities. If he loses concentration, or uses his abilities in a strong magnetic field, he risks the chance of running the electricity through his heart, which can cause cardiac arrest and kill him.
Aiden Beckett
36 | He/him | Internal Affairs Officer | Mr. Scarletta/Detective
Description: Aiden started his career as a lowly officer, then served a few years as a detective. When it was found his talents were better suited to be directed back at the police force, especially with the corruption running rampant, he was enthusiastic for the task, becoming the first public IA Officer.
He is very good with information, able to hold the most random details in his head. Not only does he know each and every member of the police force, but he knows uncanny information about them. For example, he knows when it's someone's birthday and brings a cake, despite that person not telling anyone and putting the wrong birth date on their application. He also has a habit of bringing people into his office to talk privately about home life, knowing who's going through fights or struggling in some way. In a way, he also doubles as a type of freak therapist and close confidant. He also usually has impeccable timing, entering someone's office at just the right time to catch them slacking off or gossiping. So, by these ways, everyone has a certain level of fear and respect for him.
Off the record, he is also the doler out of punishments for officers found to be corrupt. It has happened oftenly where he will walk into someone's office, and then that someone will disappear for days on end. And when they finally come back, they act like they're constantly being watched, and refuse to talk about what happened. And of course, in some cases, the corrupted official gets sent to prison or… never comes back.
Gyft: ???
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The Thorned Roses
Matteo Dinero
27 | He/him | Underboss of the Thorned Roses/Mafia
Description: Whenever Vincent had a problem, Matteo was the one called in. Need a target kidnapped? Call Matteo. Need some evidence planted, and the cops tipped off? Call Matteo. Need Vincent's estranged daughter watched for the night? Call Matteo.
This dependance on Matteo, and Matteo's honest loyalty and ability to understand Vincent's minute needs, caused Matteo to rise through the ranks and be placed as a capo, and then as Underboss. Matteo has never shirked in his duties. Some say he relishes twisting a person's mind as much as Vincent, despite not having any mental-esque Gyfts.
Fun fact, Matteo is actually Vincent's younger cousin. It's due to this family tie that the two are so close. Matteo has mused in front of a fireplace with a glass of scotch that if it came down to it, he'd probably die for Vincent.
Gyft: Blade Summoning
Matteo is able to summon blades from - well, he's not entirely sure where, but he chalks it up to an alternate dimension - and he moves them telekinetically. The smaller the blade, the more he can summon. The larger the blade, the fewer. For example, he could summon up to nine small knives, or one greatsword. He, however, isn't restricted in the blades’ movements, able to move each individually and freely. It's like lifting weights, and the blades can grow heavy after prolonged use.
Eric Dinero
24 | He/him | The Pianist/Mafia
Description: He is the younger brother of Matteo Dinero, and a capo within the Thorned Roses. He enjoys a certain… finesse with his work. Always ensuring there is as little mess as possible and that he, especially his hands, remain clean.
This is remarkably easy for him given his gyft. He is the shadow of his bother, the silent grim reaper greeted only by a chorus of choked whimpers when he steps out on the scene. Due to his notoriety, he often has people who recognize him cross the street as opposed to risking a confrontation with him.
He gets his nickname from the piano wire-like appearance his gyft takes when he uses it. As a side note, he can actually play the piano. Quite well, actually. On occasion, he does play at the Latterdale Jazz Bar, to the enjoyment of his brother and his boss, Vincent Accardo.
In addition, he speaks Italian fluently, like his brother.
Gyft: The Grim Wire
Fluorescent threads that light up a neon violet manifest from his fingers, tying its end upon anything he wishes. It's strong like steel, giving it the nickname ‘piano wire’. He is able to create points of anchoring along the wire. for example, having a wire tied around someone's neck, hoisting them off the ground to an invisible point in the ceiling, then having the other end of the wire attached to his finger.
He can manipulate the wire with a thought or a flick of his hand, changing the tightness, the binding, or if he wants to drop the person entirely. His signature move is to suspend someone by the neck with his wire and choke them out.
He can manifest as many strings as he likes, though he might lose track of himself if he has too many strings manifested. It's also tiring to manifest a lot at a given time. His area of effect is about thirty feet. If his hands are encased in something solid, like metal, it renders him useless.
Kaiyo Mayazaki
28 | He/him | The Reverser/Mafia
Description: Kaiyo comes from minority of Japanese folk within the walls of Nocturnia. He was born albino, which is already a rare expression of genes. But on top of this, he was born with a weak heart.
His gyft manifested when his family got caught in the crossfire of a gang war. Vincent witnessed the first instance of his gyft being used - reversing the bullet wounds in his mother's body. Kaiyo had a nervous fit after, coughing up blood afterward and passing out.
When he awoke, he was in a sterile room in the Arakasa Tower, his body stabilized with a diluted form of Nyla. It was then Vincent offered Kaiyo a job, which he took gratefully, owning the man his life.
Gyft: Reversing Aura
By exerting his aura, which is about ten feet around him, he is able to reverse time on a specific point, person, or object. He typically does this by holding his hand out to a specific object. Then, that object glows orange as it visibly reverses back in time. He is able to reverse anything, like returning the bites of an apple to make it whole again, or reversing the body so it no longer has mortal wounds. The reversal takes as long as a few minutes, typically.
This only thing Kaiyo is unable to reverse is death.
There is another drawback to this gyft. The more Kaiyo uses his gyft, the more quickly his organs age. He was already born with a weak heart, so he has resigned himself to a short life in service to Vincent. Vincent, on the other hand, has endeavoured to give him the best treatments and therapies to slow down this process.
Alex Ravilious
25 | He/him | The Ravager/Mafia
Description: Alex has been around almost as long as Matteo, and was part of the crew that was snuck into Nocturnia in the beginning days of the Thorned Roses rise to power. He likes to think his love of all things goth, the darkness and depression, helped manifest his gyft: control over voids.
Now he's a heavy hitter. To Vincent's delight, Alex is up there with Matteo, stringing along kills like popcorn. He enjoys his work, and he has the utmost faith in Vincent.
When he's particularly mad at someone, he enjoys creating a small black hole in front of them with just enough gravitational pressure to cause the person to teeter on being sucked in, which quickly causes them to shut up about whatever it was they were going on about.
Gyft: Black Holes
Alex is able to break down his gyft into different applications.
Standard Black Hole
He is able to create a black hole that begins small, gaining power and width up to one foot in diameter. As they grow, they increase in their ability to suck in objects. However, because they're unstable, and to avoid taking in huge chunks of earth in a runaway black hole, they always collapse after a few seconds.
It is in this collapse where the magic of Alex's black holes begins. As they collapse, they do so quickly, creating a powerful shockwave. This shockwave has the ability to crush bones if someone is one or two feet within the blast radius. And if someone is in the five to six foot radius, they will be flung violently.
Black holes are created and moved telekinetically, without limit on number. His creation distance is about sixty feet in diameter.
Barrier Black Holes
For a few seconds, Alex can create rows upon rows of black holes that can act like a shield, absorbing anything from bullets to energy, to light. Then these black holes collapse. So they can only be used as a quick, short defense.
Anti-gravity Black Holes
This requires a great deal of finesse, but Alex is able to, say if he were to leap from a building. He could let loose a blackhole above him to suck him up a little, slowing his fall. He would then cause the black hole to move upward, out of range as it collapsed, and he would land rather smoothly on the ground.
If he needed to get higher in the air, he could do the reverse, have a black hole suck him up into the sky, and move it out of the way as it collapsed. He could technically do this on end to move haphazardly through the air.
’Joker’ Macallan
26 | He/him | The Dynasty/Mafia
Description: ‘Joker’ was actually one of the survivors of a raid Vincent did on Laterdale in the early days when he was marking his territory. Joker worked for a small time crime family who loved him for his gyft. And it was his gyft which caused Vincent's eye to be caught.
“Capture him alive, I want him alive!” Was what Vincent had barked in the comms while his men mowed down the other lessers.
That was when Joker was given an ultimatum: submit to Vincent and become part of his gang, or lose his mind. Joker, however, was a fairly chill individual, he thought, and very quickly agreed to join the Thorned Roses.
He has served them for a few years now, and went from a solider to a capo fairly quickly. It helps when the boss is partial to your gyft.
Gyft: The Dragon Dynasty
The Dynasty lives in his mind like it's own dimension. The Dynasty is made up of dragons of all types and sizes that Joker has dreamed up over the years. It is a simple process to summon a dragon - they merely manifest in the area around Joker. If they are given a fatal blow, they merely fade out of existence and back into the Dynasty. Joker can also de-summon them at will.
Joker can summon up to ten small dragons about the size of a car each, and can summon up to one dragon the size of a one-story building. Their abilities differ in their breath. Some breath fire, others breath ice or lightning.
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The Dark Aces
Ayla Sephone
29 | She/her | The Negotiator/Mafia
Description: Ayla is the right hand of Ezra and the Dark Aces. If Ezra is surrounded in mystery, she is even more mysterious. Her passport and ID are forged, with only the best detectives able to tell. Her history of working at a designer studio in Jeweled Bank was also forged, and if anyone looks her up, she would come across as someone somewhat normal that was born and grew up in Nocturnia.
The truth is a little more strange. Indeed, one day, Ayla just appeared in Nocturnia. And the next day after, she was one of the highest ranked people in the Dark Aces.
She is known for her sweetness and charisma, and her rapport. She is the sweet side of the Dark Aces when they want to make a deal, or want to appease and asway a group or person.
She is easy to identify, with her naturally sparkled skin, orbous blue eyes, and glamorous outfits.
Gyft: Curses
Curse of Sickness
Anyone within a thirty-foot radius of Ayla can suffer from sickness. If they have a gyft, both roll a 1d12. If Ayla wins, she can decide to inflict something as simple as chills, to pneumonia, to a high fever, to a migraine.
Curse of Addiction
Anyone within a thirty-foot radius of Ayla can suffer from severe addiction, caused by increased dopamine and serotonin drops when in Ayla's presence. And, when out of her presence, withdrawal, craving, and a need to be back in her presence. Anyone with a gyft, she has to roll a 1d12 for. If she rolls higher, her curse of addiction takes effect. People who are under the curse of addiction are more susceptible to her ideas and words.
Alastor Dominique
28 | He/him | The Eye/Mafia
Description: Alastor grew up on the streets, brawling with the other kids and snatching purses to survive. There was a particularly bad fight he got into that involved a knife. It cut his face, and he reeled back in shock. At that moment, he was filled with a burning desire to never let something like that happen again. In the next moment, his gyft manifested, and he could see where the next attack was going to land. He dodged, landed a final blow, and was victorious.
Soon, feats of his fighting skills reached the Dark Aces, and he was recruited off the streets. Ezra gave him a proper home, a proper education, and proper training. He turned the aimless youth into a steel blade, filled with precision and direction.
Alastor proved he had a mind of his own, much to Ezra's great pleasure. Alastor was also incredibly devoted, and he earned himself higher ranks, eventually taking on the title of Underboss.
Gyft: Causality Vision
He is able to see the future trajectories like yellow filaments of light in his vision. As he watches a person, he can see where they're going to walk and how before it actually happens. He is able to see about thirty seconds into the future. This allows him to dodge bullets before they are shot, and land a blow where a person ends up, instead of falling for a feint or misdirection.
The most major weakness to his causality vision is that he cannot see in 360 degrees. He is still able to be surprised if there is an attack that catches him from behind. Also, if an attack is too large to outrun or outmaneuver, there isn't a lot he can do for that either.
Cyril Hayes
26 | He/him | Morpheus/Mafia
Description: Cyril was found in the dungeons, or basement, of an opposing mafia that thought it would be a good idea to start uprooting and unraveling all these secrets behind the ‘Ig Notus’ name. Needless to say, this opposing mafia no longer exists. And Cyril was brought out of the darkness and into the light, little more than a husk of a man.
His story is, unfortunately, more common than one would think in Nocturnia. His gyft was extorted, and he was kept as a prize as well as ensuring he couldn’t threaten this gang. Being rescued from all of that, Cyril was incredibly grateful to the Dark Aces.
When he was told there was a job position available to him, Cyril had only one question, “I don’t scare you, right?” Of course not. And that was the truth, the Dark Aces were the one place where Cyril could be himself and express his talents and his desires to be the one in control. He can show a person anything, but he doesn’t prefer to show pleasant things. After all, it’s better to scare the one trying to hold a gun to your head than sit there quietly trying to be pleasant.
It’s true, one can never see Cyril’s eyes. He chalks it up to his vision often being in other places. And yes, he is a capo.
Gyft: ???
Lucian Vanguard
30 | He/him | The Knight/Mafia
Description: Lucian was singled out when he was just a boy, having made headlines news about his unique gyft. Many gangs wanted him, however, it was the DarkAces that were the fairest to Lucian, giving him a choice and beating down the more rowdy competition, who hoped to simply snatch the boy away.
So, for steady pay, and the opportunity to spar against the likes of the rather infamous Alastor Dominique, Lucian became a Dark Ace. He quickly became a disciple, learning the fundamental rules and teachings within the Dark Aces, and the all-around philosophy, the origins as well, like how the Beggar Prince had a chance encounter with the Midnight man that changed his course and the course of al future Dark Aces forever.
He prides himself as a guard of sorts, able to go on the offense as well as set up a fairly good defense. They gave him the nickname ‘Knight’ based on how he looks when he fights, and he’s played into that, making more complex structures and shapes that give him a bit of bravado when he enters the scene. You won’t catch him with a sword, but the guns he makes work great. So really, he should be in some kind of cyberpunk category, he figures.
Gyft: ???
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The Military Beyond the Wall
William Hawkeye
36 | He/him | Command Sergeant Major / Military
Description: He is the highest ranked military official posted at the Wall surrounding Nocturnia. He is the one that overseas and ensures aid distribution into the city. To the press, this is all he does. A magnanimous presence there to keep the world safe from the ‘dangers’ of the city.
The real story, though? He overseas many other highly classified operations, such as sending covert militants to gain intelligence from the city. Another covert operation is the controlled kidnapping of children for experimental purposes, one example being Specialist Snow Frostfare.
His day-to-day is often in meetings with the other high ranks in conference rooms just beyond the Wall. His word is final, except if the Sergeant Major of the Army decides to pay the Wall a visit.
Gyft: ???
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The Wolves Biker Gang
Jackson Ashford
21 | He/him | Leader of the Wolves Biker Gang/Mafia
Description: Jackson has looked over the Heavy Crossguard district of Nocturnia for years. It all started when Vincent of the Thorned Roses approached him with a ‘deal’. And Jackson uses the term ‘deal' lightly. He had a 3D-printed gun pressed against his head the entire time, after all. After some discussion, Jackson agreed that they would secure and protect Vincent's assets in Heavy Crossguard.
And thats exactly what he does. Beyond his own racketeering and extortion of the businesses in the area, he also ensures Vincent's warehouses remain untouched.
Jackson and his gang like to come in loud and heavy, using their neon-lit bikes to ride up on any scene and shoot first, ask questions later.
Gyft: Urbankenesis
He is able to freely manipulate concrete and metal in a thirty-foot range around him. A few examples of his powers is making concrete have the consistency of quicksand. He also has been known to implode buildings with a thought. He can also creates waves of concrete and metal that can smother his opponents.
He cannot create concrete or metal. If he were to, say, be trapped in a material like rubber or glass, without access to concrete or metal within thirty feet, he would essentially be rendered useless.
’Zeus’ Knoll
22 | He/him | The Black Dart/Mafia
Description: ‘Zeus’ is often found butting heads with Jackson. That's just how he is. Their arguments usually get so heated that it takes a race at top speeds through Heavy Crossguard and a winner to be decided for Zeus to finally simmer down.
Deep down, he has an extreme love for the gang of misfits. ‘Merc’ looks up to him like an older brother. ‘Akira’ invites him over for game nights all the time.
When it comes to business in the gang, Zeus is often the ‘area of effect' specialist. If there's a large crowd of people giving them trouble, he can ‘address the situation’ in a matter of seconds. He's also brilliant for scouting, and can cover a somewhat large area in a short period of time.
Gyft: ???
’Akira’ Hano
22 | He/him | The Hero/Mafia
Description: It's true, ‘Akira' is known for cheating his way to number one whenever there's a race in the gang. But most of the others forgive him. Except ‘Zeus’, but Zeus always tries to take an issue with anyone.
It's actually a funny story how Akira got his nickname. This was back in the beginning days of the Wolves, when they were attempting to claim Heavy Crossguard for their own. The mafia leader at the time had the poor idea to challenge them in the open. Two seconds later, there was a rev of an engine as Akira and his red bike sailed into the leader, leaving nothing but a smear after.
Yes, he's the little hero of the gang, usually taking bold and reckless moves simply because he can finesse his way around most mistakes that would probably kill anyone else.
Gyft: ???
’Merc’ Hamilton
19 | She/her | The Embers/Mafia
Description: ‘Merc’ gained her way to fame in the gang as the daughter of the man who fixed the gang's bikes. One night, she heard a crash in the garage, and found enemies of the gang trashing the bikes. She moved without thinking, and set them all alight.
Word got to Jackson, who made her an official member the same day. Everyone knows how precious their rides are, after all. Everyone in the gang tries to shield Merc from the harsher realities of their life, but Merc not only embraces the darker side, she gets frustrated at their attempts to shield her. She's a Nocturnian, she says, and everyone in this city has dirt and grime on them.
When there's a fight, Merc is up there with Zeus, able to take down many enemies in quick effort. However, she is more often used as a last resort, as her gyft is so devastating.
Gyft: ???
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Jack Reddington
29 | He/him | Mr. Unhinged/Mafia
Description: Jack was initially one of Vincent's collectibles. Vincent admired the man's display of his gyft, and planned to keep it indefinitely. But, when Jack showed hunger, and a willingness, nay, a need to sow chaos, to reduce the human spirit to ash, Vincent started getting other ideas.
After much therapy, Vincent has managed to tear apart and piece back together the broken mind of this man. A man who finds humour at funerals.
Now? Now Jack is fairly functional, more than he was. His gyft stops acting like an autoimmune disorder, well, as long as he continually seeks Vincent's ‘corrections’.
With Vincent's help, Jack is a blood-thirsty capo, ready to inject fear into any who oppose The Boss. He enjoys his own mental games, dragging someone down to their own personal hell, far enough where they become hysterical, vegetable state-like, homicidal, or suicidal, depending on the person.
Gyft: The Eyes of Madness
Within Jack's aura of about thirty feet, physical and hallucinated eyes of madness begin to grow on anything - walls, furniture, even human bodies. When they open, they begin to speak directly to the mind. They know knowledge that should be impossible to know, as if the person's very demons are speaking.
If there are enough eyes focused on a person, these whispering will evolve into hallucinations, forcing a person to relive their most damning moments. The whisperings on top of it begin to fray at a person's mind.
Eventually, and this is entirely dependant on the person, but the end result is the person becomes hysterical, homicidal, suicidal, or vegetable state-like. And they will stay like this until the eyes close or are destroyed.
Jack can use these eyes of madness to see beyond his position. However, when there are eyes of madness open, Jack's own mind becomes a bit frayed. Long enough exposure, and Jack too, is at risk to go mad.
The physical eyes can be destroyed by conventional means. Though, the ones that are on the human body? They will require a person to stab or harm themselves to force the eye to close. The hallucinatory eyes can only be destroyed by shutting down Jack, or having an immunity to mental attacks.
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