Leaving the Light
By:
Christine Schnell
So, confused are you? Baffled
by the number of people I've met over the years?
Frustrated keeping track of everyone, where they're from,
what they've done? Well look no further.
I must warn you however, if
you have not read all that I've written so far there may
be things here that will give you hints of the
future.
Also all birth
locations are present day (as of the current chapter) names and may not have been called that when they
lived there.
(alphabatized by first name)
Antoniette
"Toni" Aloise
(ann-tOn-Eett ä-lois)
Born: 1974
Birthplace: Orange,
California
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 280-110 (eventually
maintained at 175)
Hair: brown
Eye Color: hazel
Outstanding Feature: the wonderful
ability to get myself into one mess after another.
Previous Occupation: engineer
Interests: I once was a Trekkie but
since my kidnapping that had faded. I mostly write when
I have time or study various subjects in the library.
Otherwise there is always the billiard table and chess
sets.
Key Points: This
story is about me. I'm not a street smart kid looking to kill vampires, or
a goth chick who stumbles upon a dark lair, an ancient heiress out for blood, or
any other typical vampire story protagonist. This is about
my growth from an average middle class citizen to my rise as a
powerful vampire. Which if you think about it is pretty darn
typical. But there's so much more. It's about my love, my hate, my
fear, my curiosity and just about everything else. So go read
and learn.
Fun Fact: I can solve complex
equations but can't do simple arithmetic in my
head.
Vampires:
Sir Bram (bram)
Born: Approx. 481 ad
Birthplace: Lancaster,
England
Genitor: I've narrowed it down
to the King or Keir.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Hair: brown
Eye Color: dark blue
Outstanding Feature: rippling
muscles and winning smile
Previous Occupation: knight
Interests: Bram keeps his
extracurricular activities well hidden even from me.
There are quite a few metal sculptures around his room and I
once found a flute lying out neither of which have I ever
seen him construct. He does a wonderful job story
telling and he can easily beat me at chess.
Key
Points: Besides loving me there
is much more to him. Bram on the surface appears to be a typical vampire.
His handsome rugged features make him a
desired creature which he uses to lure, attack and then kill his prey with no
qualms. Upon closer inspection he is somewhat melancholic. He often wishes for the
past but never speaks of it. He expresses himself artistically with metal sculptures and weapons
reflecting that time. The reason he was brought into the gens is
unclear. However he remains very loyal to the King. With his
background in combat he often advises the King in all matters. The King however
is wary of him and does not know if in the end he will be an ally or a candidate
for extinction.
Fun Fact:
Enjoys playing with silly putty, but thinks the name is
inaccurate for something that can be used in so many
ways.
Erik (er-ik)
Born: approx.
1493 ad
Died:
2001
Birthplace:
Spain
Genitor:
Bram
Height:
5'6"
Weight:
230
Hair:
red-brown
Eye Color:
brown
Outstanding Feature: chipmunk cheeks and an incredible
smile
Previous Occupation: jester
Interests:
anything that will make people laugh particularly practical
jokes.
Key Points: At a young age he ammused the people of his small villiage with his
tomfoolery. The baron took him on as a jester early and he bemused the
court for many years until Bram happened upon the villiage while hunting.
He found Erik funny and to a certain degree profound. He wasted no time in
bringing Erik into the gens. Once there the King took a liking to Erik and
often had him perform at Gatherings. Erik was loved by everyone he met and
the only enemy he had was a sicarius who cowerdly killed him while his back
was turned.
Fun Fact: Erik
once made a life size statue of Napoleon out of mashed
potatoes only to have it smashed by some
Russians.
Heremon
(hir-m&n)
Born: approx.
697 ad
Birthplace:
Bremen, Germany
Genitor: Queen
Lenore.
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
175
Hair:
brown
Eye Color:
blue
Outstanding Feature: geekiness
Previous Occupation: merchant
Interests:
Besides torturing me? He enjoys reading and
socializing.
Key Points: Heremon, like many others has kept his past a secret from
me. The Queen found him and killed his family. He seems to be only
alligned with her and has little allegience to the King. Lately however
the Queen's facination with him wanes and he finds himself without allies in the
royal court. He has a grudge against me that is
unexplained.
Fun
Fact: Heremon often slurps his
soup.
Kama
(kA-mä)
Born: approx.
814 ad
Birthplace:
Sukkur, Pakistan
Genitor:
Heremon
Height:
5'6"
Weight:
110
Hair: curly
brown
Eye Color:
green
Outstanding Feature: wit
Previous Occupation: member of a harem
Interests:
Here's another shocker, did you know Kama was an
artist? Well, who do you think taught Lacey to draw?
Apparently she doesn't like to flaunt this ability
however several of her works can be found around the
building. No, not the murals in the hall, but take a
closer look at the painting in Erik's room and you will
find her signature.
Key
Points: Kama doesn't like to talk about her past, big
surprise there. She does have plenty to talk about in her present
however. She is generally considered one of the favorite vampires among
the slaves. Besides her erotic lifestyle she is often the patroness of the
slaves. She often asks favors of the King that will provide comfort for
the slaves. She takes individual slaves into her protection and helps them
with their personal issues. Of course these actions often put her at odds
with other vampires and she's often scheming and using slaves to perform her
dirty deeds against other vampires.
Fun Fact: Kama
claims to have slept with 20 of the US presidents and over
100 of Europe's royalty.
Keir (k'Er)
Born: approx. 119
ad
Birthplace: Mauretania, Africa
Genitor: unknown, though I think it might have been a previous
king.
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 250
Hair: black
Eye Color: black
Outstanding Feature:
meaty fists
Previous Occupation:
unknown, but is next in line to be King
Interests: Can you imagine
my surprise when I learned this guy could sing? It is one thing that deep
threatening voice is good for. I've since learned he can play almost any
musical instrument.
Key
Points: Once a warrior for the Romans and now the King's
Seargent at Arms, Keir is a formidable fellow. His loyalty is only to
himself. He is quick to
temper but can also be soft, if you catch him in the right mood. He
certainly has something against me though.
Fun
Fact: Fun? Keir? Well, the card tricks he
can do are pretty fun, I'll just never play poker with
him again.
The King
Born: approx. 50 bc
Birthplace: London,
England
Genitor: unknown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Hair: red-brown
Eye Color: brown
Outstanding Feature: noble
appearance
Previous Occupation:
scholar
Interests: as far as I can tell he
likes to stay hidden in his room with the queen thinking of
prophecies.
Key
Points: The King is very much in control. He
makes decisions that may seem mysterious but are very much in his plan. He
seems to have a sort of confidence in me, even though I'm supposedly the one who
will one day kill him.
Fun Fact: the
King's crown has over 1500 jewels on it and a new one is
added every year.
Missy Julius ('mi-sE jool-yuhs)
Born: 1332
Birthplace:
Gniezno, Poland
Genitor: Netikerty
Height: 5'1"
Weight:
112
Hair: ginger
Eye
Color: green
Outstanding Feature: motherly
nurturing nature.
Previous Occupation:
homemaker
Interests: tradition, often worked with
Netikerty
Key Points: She fell in love with Al
early on and that puts her in danger around me.
Fun
Fact: Is afraid of water despite living on a river. She
doesn't even like to drink it.
Netikerty ('net-i-'k?rt-E)
Born:
unknown
Died: 1647
Birthplace: Itjtawy, Eygpt
Genitor: unkown
Height:
5'9"
Weight: 105
Hair: black
Eye Color:
brown
Previous Occupation: unkown
Interests: research
Key
Points: Netikerty was an original member of this gens. Little is known of
her origin or motives for joinging the gens. While (being an original member)
she had little influance over the direction of the gens. She prefered to spend
her time in the library building it up to the status it holds today as one of
the largest collections in the world.
Fun Fact: It's rumored that she only left
Eygpt because Cleopatra was jealous of Netikerty being the more beautiful of the
two.
Queen Lenore (len-Or)
Born: approx. 541 ad
Birthplace: Somewhere in Austria I
think
Genitor: The King
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 100
Hair: black
Eye Color: brown
Outstanding Feature:
drunkenness
Previous Occupation:
homemaker
Interests: I've been told
she likes horse back riding but since I haven't seen any
horses around I'll just leave it there.
Key Points: Drunk half the time
she, like the King, has her own agenda. That agenda includes making me one
of her projects. I think because she has hope I will get rid of the King
for her.
Fun Fact: She hates it
when you quote The Raven around her, so I've been
told.
Urquhart (&rk-härt)
Born: a very long time before
0ad
Birthplace: somewhere in
Europe
Genitor: unknown, though it is
rumored he was sired by the first king.
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 120
Hair: auburn
Eye Color: blue-grey
Outstanding Feature: lack of
grooming
Previous Occupation:
scholar
Interests: It will come as no
surprise that about all he does is eat sleep breath and dream
about books. I have a feeling there is more but I have
yet to learn what it is.
Key
Points: Being made a vampire at a young age warped his
mind a little. He's a brilliant man but also a recluse and only gives help
when he wants to.
Fun Fact: Urquhart doesn't know
which way to turn a screwdriver to drive a screw in or
out.
Wen "The Master of All Things"
Su (hwen
sü)
Born: 1957
Birthplace: Surin, Thailand
Genitor: Alexia
Height:
5'3"
Weight: 115
Hair: black
Eye Color: brown
Outstanding Feature:
blinking eyes when he doesn't quite understand
you.
Previous Occupation:
scientist
Interests: stuff, particularly computer stuff.
Key Points: Also a brilliant man
he has a one track mind, and that's working on electronics. Sure every now
and then he'll occupy himself with the woman I set him up with but I think
that's just a passing fad.
Fun Fact: In amongst the files on
Wen's computer I found hundreds of designs for space
ships.
Slaves:
Al Kimble (al kim-b&l)
Born: 1939
Died:
2002
Birthplace: Carson City, Nevada
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Hair: grey
Eye Color: light green
Outstanding Feature: wrinkles
Interests: Al once used to love
working in the garden, now he can't so he restricts his
activities to serving the vampires.
Previous Occupation: supermarket
manager
Key Points: Al is a second father, a
teacher, and a friend. He does everything he can to keep me out of
trouble.
Fun Fact: Al only has four toes on
his left foot.
Dr. Chris Hilltop (kris hil-täp)
Born:
1976
Birthplace:
Richmond, Virginia
Height:
5'5"
Weight:
150
Hair: dirty
blonde
Eye Color:
blue
Outstanding Feature: None really
Previous Occupation: general practitioner
Interests:
boxing
Key
Points: Not as trusted or smart as Dr. Wendel he is much
kinder and is more concerned with my wellfare. I think he actually likes
being second banana so he doesn't get as much attention from the
vampires.
Fun Fact:
Sometimes would perform a one man "Mid Summer's
Night Dream" for the slaves.
Gary Marin (gar-E
mar-&n)
Born:
1959
Birthplace:
Westwood, Massachusetts
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
160
Hair:
brown
Eye Color:
brown
Outstanding Feature: wiry and rugged, highest in slave
hierarchy
Previous Occupation: accountant
Interests:
despite my dislike of him, this guy is a great cook. I think
there might be some interest in another slave, but that
remains to be seen.
Key Points: Gary prides himself on
being the leader of the slaves. He takes care of everyone, even if he
doesn't like them, like me. He does seem to enjoy time with Lacey more
than any other slave.
Fun Fact: Gary
is boring and has no real human friends. Oh, okay, he
does, it's just human qualities he
lacks.
Gwyneth "Gwen"
Freeman
(gwi-n&-th frE-m&n)
Born:
1968
Birthplace:
Encino "The Valley" California
Height:
5'8"
Weight:
110
Hair:
brunette
Eye Color:
blue
Outstanding Feature: legs that "go all the way
up."
Previous Occupation: teacher
Interests:
Honing her Valley Girl speech.
Key
Points: There's more to Gwen than one would think.
I've caught a couple glimpses of her outside her valley girl act. Does she
really like Wen? I'm not so sure. This is one to keep an eye on
certainly.
Fun Fact: Was
a frequent contributor of articles to a prominent
"male" magazine.
Dr. Henry "Doc"
Wendel ('hen-rE
hwen-del)
Born:
1956
Birthplace:
Roosevelt, Utah
Height:
6'0"
Weight:
160
Hair:
black
Eye Color:
blue
Outstanding Feature: horrible bedside manners
Previous Occupation: physician
Interests:
I've never observed him do anything but his doctor
duties, though he has tried to meddle in my
relationships.
Key Points: Quite often the Doc would
reprimand me for my rebellious nature, but deep down inside he was cheering me
on. More in charge than I think Gary is, he handles his infirmary with a
stiff arm and hard bedside manner. He does care about his patients though
and certainly does what he can to keep them alive. Now that I'm a vampire
though, I'm not so sure he's still on my side.
Fun Fact: Doc
Wendel used to be a physician for a circus.
Kenneth Deschamps
(ken-nith dA-'shämps)
Born:
1978
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
137
Hair:
black
Eye Color: brown
Outstanding Feature: knowedge of the streets.
Previous Occupation: electronics engineer
Interests: Kama, vampire movies.
Key Points: Like many
others Kenneth may seem simple on the outside but is rather complicated on the
inside. I don't think I'll ever understand his fascination for Kama, but
his love for engineering I do understand. He has an honest wish to learn
things about vampires but I fear that will backfire on him one day.
Fun Fact: Played
Mercutio in a highschool play.
Lacey
Jones
(lA-sE jOnz)
Born: 1963
Birthplace: Littleton, Arizona
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160
Hair: blonde
Eye Color: bright blue-grey
Outstanding Feature:
her chipper mood
Previous Occupation:
hasn't worked a day in her life
Interests: country music, clothes design, and gossiping about other's sex
lives, as if any of this would come as a surprise.
Key Points: What can I say about lacey? She was born in the nearby town
and basically raised by the vampires, she has known no other life. She
puts on the air of liking them, but to be honest I think she's afraid of
them. She serves them only because she doesn't want her father to be
harmed. In general she has a kind nature and has attached herself to me so
that I believe she will do anything to help me.
Fun Fact: Lacey can spell
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious backwards faster than
forwards
Mona Towle (mO-n& tO-lE)
Born:
1972
Died:
1999?
Birthplace: Detroit,
Michigan
Height:
5'6"
Weight:
140
Hair:
brown
Eye Color:
shoulder length brown
Outstanding Feature: curiosity of a cat and a large flat
nose
Previous Occupation: journalist
Interests:
following my investigation
Key Points: A helpful young woman with
a lot of promise, it's just too bad her life was cut short when she shared too
much with a vampire.
Fun Fact:
Mona's chief ambition in life was to do an in depth
article on the history of poodles.
Nathan "Nate" Greco (nA-th&n gre-kO)
Born:
1971
Died: 2002
Birthplace:
Minnesota
Height:
5'5"
Weight:
130
Hair: red and
short
Eye Color:
brown
Outstanding Feature: so quite you don't notice he's there until
you see the shock of red hair.
Previous Occupation: administrative assistant
Interests:
gardening, his daughter
Key Points:
Nate was
quite friendly and made my stay as a slave a little tolerable. He even
died trying to help me.
Fun Fact: inherited a large collection of
fabergé eggs
Roy Mitchell (rOy
mit-CHEll)
Born: 1967
Birthplace: Washington DC
Height: 5'5"
Weight:
112
Hair: bald
Eye
Color: brown
Outstanding Feature: ability
to listen and give good advice.
Previous
Occupation: bartender
Interests: History,
swordmaking
Key Points:
There is something mysterious about Roy. Bram and Keir both know him from
somewhere and expects me to know him. That scares me.
Fun Fact:
Pagan
Well there's plenty
of people whom I haven't mentioned but here's a brief
listing of them.
Vampires:
Alexia - vampire works in lab downstairs
Betty - vampire in Med
Lab
Chandra - harp playing vampire
Corbon - nice vamp from
Dance
Dillian - vamp who killed Nikki
Dominik - Polish guy at Queen's
dinner
Dr. Bauchau - vampire scientist
Eiji - token vamp
Felipe - token
vampire working on powersource
Graham - Raoul’s genitor
Harlow - just
another vampire
Jacques - according to rumor he's an insane vampire
Jerib
- one of Keir's lackeys.
Larry Lapher - the vampire who refused Lacey
Mina
- token vampire
Missy Julius - vampire Al loved
Mohammed -
Think Tank
Neala - token vampire
Pallas - Think
Tank
Raoul - from Dance
Shelly - nice vampire, bites gently
and doesn't force herself on you.
Terrance - vampire in Med Lab
Tiernan -
token vampire
Slaves:
Abel - token slave, smoker
Augustine - bugged me as I tried to fix the
jukebox
Bea - hangs out with Paul
Brandy - token slave, attacked by
Victoria
Brenda - chemist slave
Brian - pool player
Carey - male
nurse.
Chuck - poker player
Dave - token slave meat server at
gathering
Douglas - part of LARP
Earl - called me to rolecall
Eugene -
token slave, tug-of-war
Faye - token slave thrashing about with
Keir
Gerald - just one of the guys
Hank - part of
LARP
Harrison - chef
Harve - pilot
Heather -
swing dancing token slave
Ida - token slave playing chess
Isabelle - slave
Heremon nearly drowned
Jean - played poker
Jeremy - slave at
strike
John Wichern - an engineer
Joshua - at LARP
Julion - one of
Kama's slaves
Leonard - token slave middle-aged
Lloyd - striking
slave.
Luther - Librarian
Mark - pool player
Meg - part of
LARP
Norma - part of LARP
Oscar - token slave
Paige - token slave
handing out cake
Paul - hangs out with Gary
Rick - token slave
Raquel -
part of LARP
Scott - CSI guy
Steve - token slave pilot
Virginia -
scheduler slave
Those on the outside :
"Dude" - hiker who saved Toni.
Barbara - manhattan
prey
Billy - My nephew
Bob - chief negotiator in
Milwaukee
Bobby - druggie hiker who saved Toni
Darika - the
point of interest in Lowell's murder. I'm still not sure who she is.
David - guy Toni went to prom with
Debby Gomez -
My old best friend.
Donovan -Guy I stopped Bram from killing while in
isolation
Doreen - Toni’s mom
Dr. Maruska - Dr. In
Gregory SD hospital
Dr. Murphy - coroner going to do Toni’s
autopsy.
Dwayne Talby - vamp that was Tommy’s sidekick
Lt. Dashawn Sutton
- Tommy’s boss
Mary - friend of manhattan prey
Maryella - Dwayne’s
genitor
Monika - girl from seminar/was with me when I found Ben
Brode dead.
Rex Quinn - hunter - helped Toni in
SD
Rick - manhattan prey
Sheriff Jones - Lacey's
dad and sheriff of the town.
Ted - Toni’s
Dad
Velren - I'm pretty sure he's just a figment of my
imagination.
Dearly Departed:
Alex Bruckner - killed during hunter attack
Ben Brode - a hunter (also go
between for urquhart's drugs) died in florida
Brandy - token
slave, attacked by Victoria Toni couldn’t help - killed trying to fulfill
prophecy
Caitlin Luna - killed during hunter
attack
Carmen - token vampire that had disentary - killed during
Hunter attack.
Cindy - laundry token slave, overdose on
heroin
Claudia Armand - killed during hunter attack
David -
Lacey’s cousin killed by Bram after hunter attack.
Denise
Goodsmith - drained by Bram
Duka - Keir's middle child whom he
killed.
Edgar Emerson - killed during hunter attack
Edmond Morlant -
killed during hunter attack
Frank-dead guy at
beginning
Heinrich - vampire killed during hunter
attack
Jack Seward - killed during hunter attack
Lowell Torunn
- I investigated his murder
Mackenzie -a vampire who I killed while trying to
escape.
Netikerty - vampire who studied prophecy before Urquhart.
Nikki -
Al's daughter
Odin - first one Dwayne killed (in flashback with
Dwayne and Maryella)
Patricia Wendel - killed by Dr. Wendel and
Bram
Polina - token vampire - killed during hunter
attack
Rex Quinn; aka Roger - Hunter
Richard, Jason, Brandon,
Lani - all killed by Bram before Toni came there.
Sebastian Kendall - killed
during hunter attack
Sinclair - vampire who turned Mona
Sophia - someone
Keir loved.
Teresa Campbell - Bill’s wife
Tara
Rosenberg - killed during hunter attack
Victoria Price - killed during hunter
attack
In the Past:
Femi - Keir’s daughter
Glenna - Toni’s Grandmother
Lance - Toni’s
Grandfather
Lisa - friend of Toni’s Grandparents
Juba - Keir’s eldest
son
Phillip Borshead - a suitor of Beatrice
Sheriff Arnold - the sheriff
before Lacey’s dad
Sir Thomas - a man Beaitrice was aquainted with
(intorduced borshead)
William Noble Smith - vampire in victorian
manhatten
Willis Daigh - Beatirice’s husband.
Lost Souls:
Those souls who Toni has
taken.
James Brasco - cop Toni killed on way to Milwaukee
Joceyln -
goth chick killed by Toni.
Thomas "Tommy" Pierce - friend of Eilis, who Bram
bit but another turned
William "Old Bill" Campbell - aka Sergeant Campbell -
Lacey’s uncle, old guy in town, decendant of man who had wild mare guide
them.
People in stories:
Bram’s
fairytale--
Malacar-black Keir equivalent
Peter - main guy
Petra -
guy’s twin sis
Sir Bowman - Peter’s mentor
The Fine Print: All
the above information is subject to change at my whim as
I'm never 100% sure of other people's
information.
Note: all of the above pronunciations are given using the Merriam-Webster
guide .
