The Echo Archives Blue Livingston

Catalogue — Maçon register

The Players

Every entry is filed by race and standing. Among the erebim, scent is recorded as a matter of course — it is the one thing about a Lord that cannot be dressed up.

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Charley Blackwood

Charley Blackwood, a nekomata assassin, with a black panther at her shoulder

Nekomata · Contract bought out

A nekomata assassin who has accomplished the impossible: she has clawed her way to freedom. Half a decade to buy out her contract; three years since her heart last beat around an Echo. She still rubs at the scar.

Her fragile liberty shatters when a false ruby heart in the chest cavity of a murdered yōkai pleasure slave draws her into a killing she cannot walk away from.

“You are a weapon, Charley. Just not mine.”

The company she keeps

Maçon, and those in it

Aurelius

Aurelius

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Irene Evergreen

Irene Evergreen

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Minerva Polaris

Minerva Polaris

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Mr Hugh

Mr Hugh

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Ibis

Ibis

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Perdix Evergreen

Perdix Evergreen

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Ichiro

Ichiro

Entry pending

Not yet catalogued.

Gallery of Villainy

The erebim Lords of Maçon

Nearly immortal, winged, fanged. They do not reach physical majority until they are a hundred years old, and they have had a great deal of time to become themselves.

Lady Salomé, City Controller of Maçon

Controller Salomé

City Controller

The formidable City Controller of Maçon and mistress of the Menagerie. Preternaturally beautiful, with honeyed brown skin and hazel eyes. She maintains a refined facade over a cold, calculating nature, and rose to power through ruthless strategic acumen.

Lord Elias, erebim crime lord

Lord Elias

Angel Falls

Governs Maçon’s underworld from his elite club. Gold and shining — metallic blond hair, honey-coloured eyes, two pairs of magnificent gold wings.

Scent — aged paper, amber, caramelised sugar

Lord Tidus, an elegant erebim lord

Lord Tidus

Crimson Eternity

Elegant, with fox-fur-coloured wings and mossy green eyes. Wears a golden-beaked swan mask to Lord Ignatius’s masquerade.

Scent — cardamom, spiced honey

Lord Nadir, a notorious erebim lord

Lord Nadir

Hedonist

Notorious, and feared for his sadistic nature and his penchant for inflicting pain. A wealthy hedonist with dark patterned wings. His reputation for cruelty makes him one of the most dreaded masters in Maçon.

Lord Ignatius, a wealthy erebim lord

Lord Ignatius

Ignatius Manor

Wealthy, and known for the decadent galas he throws at his manor. Deep chestnut wings. A brute and a messy eater.

Scent — expensive cologne, and beneath it, decomposing blood

Lord Constantine, an erebim lord

Lord Constantine

Bronze Lions

Resides in a grand manor guarded by bronze lions. Distinguished by umber-coloured wings and an air of noble entitlement. Views the “lower races” with quiet disdain.

Lord Erasmus, an erebim lord

Lord Erasmus

Cloth of Gold

Physically distinguished by a Roman nose and a weak chin, and usually seen in his favourite cloth-of-gold waistcoat with a purple sash. His wings are cherry blossom pink.

Scent — sakura trees, and spoiled milk

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