Agimortus (trigger for breaking Seal): Believed to be his virginity
Weakness: Drawn to scenes of mass causalities; armor loses strength as it loses souls
Armor: Bone plate armor that collects the souls of those he kills
Most memorable historical event: Construction of the Notre Dame cathedral
Daemonica prophecy: Behold! Innocence is Death’s curse, his hunger his burden, a blade his Deliverance. The Doom Star cometh if the cry fails.
Arik Wagner—Soldier in the U.S. Army’s Ranger-X Regiment, which is responsible for dealing with supernatural phenomenon and demonic activity. Also brought into The Aegis as a middleman, allowing for exchange of information and cooperation between the two agencies. Brother to Runa.
Height: 6'2"
Hair: Short, dark brown
Eye color: Dark brown
Profession: Soldier
Species: Human
Cara Thornhart—Formerly a veterinary assistant with a supernatural ability to both communicate with, and heal, animals, Cara is now married to Ares. She bears Ares’s agimortus, meaning that if she dies, his Seal will break. Fortunately for her, she is bonded to nearly all hellhounds in existence, and their life forces have given her immortality.
Hair: Sandy blond
Eye color: Blue-green
Species: Human
Conall Dearghul—Vampire paramedic at Underworld General Hospital. Mated to Sin.
Height: 6'5"
Hair: Blond
Eye color: Silver
Species: Vampire
Decker Cready—Like Arik, Decker is a soldier in the U.S. Army’s Ranger-X Regiment and a member of The Aegis.
Height: 6'1"
Hair: Short, blond
Eye color: Gray-blue
Profession: Soldier
Species: Human
Eidolon (EYE-duh-lawn)—Head of Underworld General Hospital, a medical center he built with brothers Shade and Wraith. All Seminus demons possess gifts meant to aid them in seduction and reproduction, but these gifts can also be used to heal. Eidolon’s gift allows him to heal most physical injuries with little more than a touch.
Height: 6'4"
Hair: Short, dark brown-black
Eye color: Dark brown
Profession: Physician
Species: Incubus
Breed: Seminus demon
Tattoos/identifying marks: Tattoolike symbols extending from tips of right fingers to shoulder
Personal Seminus symboclass="underline" Set of scales on throat
Gemella (Gem) Endri—Half-demon doctor at Underworld General Hospital. Sister to Tayla. Married to Kynan Morgan.
Hair: Length and color changes frequently; usually shoulder-length and black with streaks of blue, red, or pink
Eye color: Green
Profession: Physician
Species: Half-human, half-Soulshredder
Tattoos/identifying marks: Pierced tongue, eyebrow, ears, navel; long-stemmed rose tattoo running the length of her left leg; dragon tattoo on her abdomen; tattooed Celtic bands around ankles, wrists, and neck
Gethel—Formerly assigned as the Horsemen’s Heavenly Watcher. She is now assigned as an Apocalypse angel… a small group of angels whose duties include investigating apocalyptic signs.
Hair: Blond
Eye color: Green
Species: Angel
Harvester—Assigned as the Horsemen’s evil Watcher. Before her fall from grace, she was an angel of justice.
Hair: Black
Eye color: Black
Species: Fallen angel
Idess—Ex-angel of the Memitim class, falsely believed by many—including by Memitim—to be the only class of angel that is born, not made by the hand of God. Mated to Lore. Father is Azagoth, the Grim Reaper. Her ability to speak with the dead has made her invaluable as a staff member at Underworld General, where she helps guide trapped souls to their final destination.
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Honey
Kynan Morgan—One of twelve Aegis Elders who lead the demon-slaying organization. Joined The Aegis after being injured by a demon while on a mission as a United States Army medic in Afghanistan. Married to Gemella Endri. Keeper of Heofon, a necklace bearing a piece of Heaven. As the Keeper of Heofon, he was charmed as a Marked Sentinel by angels, giving him immunity to harm from anything except an angel.
Height: 6'2"
Hair: Short, spiky, dark brown
Eye color: Navy blue
Profession: Aegis Guardian
Species: Human
Tattoos/identifying marks: Gravelly voice from vocal-cord damage; scarred throat
Lore—Half-brother to Eidolon, Shade, and Wraith. Twin to sister Sin. Half-breed Seminus demon and former assassin who now works in the Underworld General Hospital’s morgue. As a cambion, a human-demon half-breed, his Seminus gift went awry, leaving him without the ability to heal, but to instead kill everything he touches with his right hand.
Height: 6'6"
Hair: Short, black
Eye color: Dark brown
Species: Half-human, half-Seminus demon
Tattoos/identifying marks: Tattoolike symbols extending from tips of right fingers to shoulder
Personal Seminus symboclass="underline" None
Reaver—Heavenly Watcher to the Horsemen. A former fallen angel, he has no memory of anything prior to the event that caused his fall thirty years ago. His angel status was restored following a battle in which he helped save Heaven from being invaded by demon masses.
Height: 6'6"
Hair: Shoulder-length, pale blond
Eye color: Blue
Profession: Watcher
Species: Angel (of the Battle Order)
Regan Cooper—Aegis Elder. Born to a human mother and a father who was possessed by a demon at the time she was conceived, Regan possesses special abilities that make her both valuable and dangerous to The Aegis. With limited psychometry, she can read emotions and sometimes see visions by touching ink on skin, including parchment. She also possesses the ability to wrest the soul from any living thing. Unfortunately, she cannot control the soul once it is free of its body, and it will seek the nearest body to possess. The results are deadly. Her abilities have made a normal life impossible, and she was passed around by several Aegis families as she grew up, until she finally went to Aegis headquarters to live and complete her training.
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Hazel
Species: Human
Runa (RUE-nuh)—Mated to Shade. Brother to Arik Wagner.