Characters 
              This area is to provide a brief 
                bio and general discription of the main characters. These are 
                listed in no particular order, but all the characters here have 
                appeared in the comic at least once. They are presented in groups 
                of 4. 
                 
               
                
                   
                      
                        Ferrah Rolly ~ 
                        The Kinsmir 
                        Age: 17 
                        Veil name: Feral 
                         
                        Ferrah was by all rights a normal girl until the faithful 
                        halloween night she was bitten by a vampire. But instead 
                        of turning into a vampire she shifted, violently, into 
                        a huge wolf! However, it became apparent quickly that 
                        she was no normal wolf shifter. She had become a creature 
                        both hated and feared, a monster neither shifter nor vampire, 
                        but sharing aspects of both. She had become a Kinsmir, 
                        an ancient horror not seen for 500 years. 
                         
                        Relationships  
                        Friends with Alice, Nikki 
                        Crush on Ben 
                        Enemies with Holly, Serena 
                        Alliances with John 
                      
                      creators notes 
                        : A lot of people seem to think that 'abomination' which 
                        I have used to describe the kinsmir is derived from White 
                        Wolf games. It ISN'T. It is a word meaning abhorrence 
                        or disgust. 'Kinsmir' is a derogatory term for the beast 
                        created when a shifter is infected with the LTV virus. 
                        Most 'kin' (all races under the veil) look at them with 
                        a measure of pity and fear. Because of their perchance 
                        for going insane, they are generally considered a danger 
                        for that reason primarily. The idea actually spawned from 
                        spirituality forums, rather than anything RPG related. 
                        To this day, I haven't ever actually read any WhiteWolf 
                        book in any detail.  | 
                      
                        Alice Sherry~ The Werecat 
                        Age: 17 
                        Veil name: Kat 
                         
                        Alice, also known as 'Kat' first shifted when she was 
                        13. Her family is an established line of feline shifters 
                        and so her transition to the veil world was relatively 
                        controlled and almost planned. She was and still is being 
                        trained by Edward Harkus, Ben's Father. Prior to the vampire 
                        incident, she never reveiled her shifter nature to Ferrah, 
                        who was always her 'normal' friend. Alice is often looked 
                        down upon by other shifters due to her small size and 
                        apparent weak animal bond. But she knows she has power 
                        that they lack, and is always struggling to prove herself. 
                         
                        Relationships  
                        Friends with Ferrah, Ben 
                        Crush on Unknown 
                        Enemies with Serena 
                        Alliances with Raven, Ben Harkus 
                      creators notes: 
                        I've always found werecat mythos to be more interesting 
                        that werewolf mythos. Cats are divine messangers in many 
                        mythologies and often divinely appointed to provide protection 
                        or to aid a predestined individual fulfill their destiny. 
                        Its very appropriate that Alice should be a cat, given 
                        the larger nature of her responsibilities in this incarnation. 
                        I also think she would have died by now if not for those 
                        9 lives cats are so famous for. She's a very interesting 
                        character, I think. She's got a lot of depth that I haven't 
                        really explored yet.  | 
                   
                   
                      
                        Ben Harkus ~ The Werebear 
                        Age: 18 
                        Veil name: Sominous 
                         
                        Ben is a year older than either Ferrah or Kat. He's quite 
                        involved in sports and dreams of playing professional 
                        football. But that dream is forever out of his reach as 
                        he is expected to take up his mystic calling and follow 
                        in his father's footsteps, becoming a shifter Shaman. 
                        He possesses gifts spiritually that have earned him a 
                        reputation among even the elder shaman, however it is 
                        a talent that costs him dearly. He is extremely self concious 
                        that his gifts cost him his intelligence when he shifts 
                        to animal form, becoming stalid and unable to think quickly 
                        or clearly. 
                         
                        Relationships  
                        Friends with Ferrah, Nikki 
                        Crush on Alice 
                        Enemies with Lupus, Raven 
                        Alliances with Various animal spirit gods 
                      creators notes: 
                        Ben was loosly based on my boyfriend when I created him, 
                        but soon took on a very strong life of his own. He's very 
                        intelligent, compassionate, gentle and giving, but harbors 
                        a huge hatred for himself and the world of the veil. On 
                        one hand he can be very outgoing and caring, and on the 
                        other brooding, snappish and violent. He's got two very 
                        distinct sides which are completely polar opposites. A 
                        very interesting character for me to explore.  | 
                      
                        Nikki Holland ~ The Slayer of Slayers 
                        Age: 17 
                        Veil name: Slayer of Slayers 
                         
                        Nikki Holland has had a rough run of it. Her mother and 
                        father were both military personnel. They were both killed 
                        in the Middle eastern Conflict when she was only three 
                        years old. At that point, the headstrong youngster was 
                        put into foster care where she bounced from home to home 
                        as they couldn't deal with her 'attitude'. She fell into 
                        youth gangs and drugs for a time until one of her foster 
                        homes she was placed at brought her into contact with 
                        Ferrah Rolly. After a brief period of rivalry, the two 
                        became best friends. Nikki cleaned up her act and met 
                        a man who changed her life forever. He was a vampire and 
                        she fell in love with him at the tender age of 14. Unfortunately, 
                        he was a hunted man, and after a car chase with a slayer, 
                        it left him dead and her crippled. While she was recovering 
                        in the hospital, a vampire who was an associate of her 
                        boyfriend approached her. If she would avenge her love, 
                        he would provide the means, finances, and training. She 
                        agreed. Since that time she has lead a dual life as both 
                        a student of the 'normal' world and the Slayer of slayers 
                        under the employ of vampires of the veil. She has never 
                        disclosed her dual life to any of her friends, including 
                        Ferrah. 
                         
                        Relationships  
                        Friends with Ferrah, Schala, Serena 
                        Crush on No one 
                        Enemies with Slayers, Serena 
                        Alliances with certain Vampires 
                      creators notes 
                        : Nikki is a cool character. Unfortunately I really haven't 
                        been able to show HOW cool a character she is since the 
                        focus of the story is more on ferrah than her. She could 
                        easily have a comic all of her own. She is actually a 
                        character from another comic idea I had prior to doing 
                        Shifters. I might do a mini series of Nikki's past at 
                        some time. She is really a very under appreciated character. 
                        Nikki is often confused as Ferrah at the beginning of 
                        shifters because they had a similar hair style and color.  | 
                   
                   
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