The Leader of the Shades of Nocturne The eldest child of Noir and Morrígan Nero. A bold and strong child, but one who possesses a great thirst for knowledge. She is known as “The Beast” for her vicious fighting style and unnatural skills as a ranger.

The head of House Grymm, and lord over Castle Grymmwall and the Midnight Forest; he is one of Noir Nero’s most trusted Shades due to the close proximity of their two castles. House Grymm is also responsible for guarding the Night Gate- the passage that cuts through the mountains at The Throat.

The head of House Dornenkrone, and lord over Castle Dornenhaus. Her domain includes the Fields of Byzantium, but she has been forced out by the Legions of Sol. Now she and her people have taken up residency in the capital of Necropolis

A pirate and brigand, he is the head of House Braken and lord of Brakenhall, a series of towers located on a cluster of islands due North to the Empire of Sol. When the Empire rises up, he reluctantly joins on as one of the Shades of Nocturne fearing the loss of his freedom as well as the Hangman’s Noose.

The second born of Noir’s children, he was born with an unusual eye trait said to be the very eyes of Void: The Makurayami- Those caught in its gaze lose all sense of their mind and fall into the deepest recess of their psyche to be destroyed

A master class assassin born to a world of darkness

The youngest of all the Shades at 13 and the burden of the Ombranomicon, the Relic that holds all of the world’s history and secrets.

The fierce lord who rules over the icy holdfast of Umberhaus situated the farthest north one can go in The Grey Waste. He is the keeper of Nocturne’s northern most shores and a fierce warrior.

The mother of Genevieve, Dante, and Vertigo; but before all that she was the acting head of House Grimoire, famed for its expansive library and its Obsidian smiths

Lord over the holds and lands of Nocturne, he rules with power and civility in the face of savagery. The center of his power is located on the seat of his throne positioned at the capital of Nocturne, Necropolis. It is there that he hears council from all the Shades of Nocturne.