Sidney

Sidney is defined by the two distinctive sides that she inherited from her vampire father and human mother. She was raised by her vampire family for the first part of her life, but treated as less than for her “dirty” dhampir blood. 

When the opportunity arose for her to run away, she took it, and lived amongst the vampire slayers in the Temple of Aetherius instead. In her mixed heritage, they saw potential, and trained her to become a weapon. She learned the sciences as well, and became calculated and clinical in her pursuit of innovation. 

Years later, when the queen of the vampires steals her betrothed, Zane, and turns him into a vampire, Sidney picks up her stakes and swears revenge…

Zane

Zane used to be a sunshine-y follower of Aetherius, God of Innovation and patron of vampire slayers. That was, until a vampire queen took him captive and turned him into a vampire. Now shut away from the light he once revered, he has turned to harnessing the darkness instead. Shadows dance at the command of his magic. 

He still dreams of his betrothed, Sidney, but he knows her past, and how much she hates vampires…

Finn

Finn was a friend of Sidney’s when she lived with her vampire family. After a particularly bad illness as a child, he went deaf. They learned sign language together. But when Sidney escaped, she didn’t take her friend with her. 

She returns to find him turned into a vampire, but still a servant due to his disability and his magical connection to animals. She wonders if he’ll still help her take down their mutual enemies from within…

There’s a brightness to Finn’s humor that makes it hard to stay in a bad mood around him. He is a kind and genuine vampire who always makes sure Sidney is taken care of first. He’s Nicole’s favorite main character. 

Mathias

In the wake of the vampire queen’s passing, the politician Mathias took control as Lord Regent. Tasked by a mysterious and deadly artifact to find the next queen, he calls for a set of trials to locate a vampiress who is both deadly and ruthless. She would have to be, to be the last woman standing. And he intends to stand by her side as one of her kings. 

He finds himself drawn to a mysterious candidate who shows no fear of his power. In her eyes, he sees death. His death. Unless he can orchestrate events so she doesn’t become queen…

Noir

An assassin from a rival vampire coven, Noir remains the most mysterious of all. One could say that’s because he’s had a long, storied life as a vampire. Others would say that’s because he lost a few marbles along the way. 

Plagued by ennui and full of anecdotes about things he neither explains nor confirms really happened, there’s one thing for sure: there’s never a dull moment when Noir is around. He’s Ella’s favorite character.