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Black Mountains

***Black Mountains*** is a large region in the Eastern Territories governed by the Democratic Trade Union in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original).

The Black Mountains are seen when Leroy J. Salvador and his partner Patrick Benson lead the trio of Robert Charlton, Will Samson and Katrina Davenport through the underground tunnel system to avoid going to Buddington.

The Black Mountains themselves range for miles and split the northern half of the Eastern Territories from the southern half of the Eastern Territories. The Black Mountains are also used as a border between the Eastern Territories and the Central Territories of the Democratic Trade Union.

## Background & Description:

The Black Mountains were formed from the cataclysmic event shooting the forested area upwards, forming the giant mountains.

The Black Mountains live up to their name and are a mighty daunting sight to bear. They enveloped the surrounding lands in darkness as ash constantly blew from the highly hot landscape, flying high into the atmosphere above the mountaintops around three-thousand feet in the air per peak.

South of the Black Mountains is a barren wasteland, sparsely populated by gothic trees. Dust storms are prevalent across the flat landscape.

North of the Black Mountains are the Southern Hills which is an area mostly governed by Buddington.

Although the Black Mountains is not a very inhabitable area, where there is the ability to live there are D.T.U. citizens who live there. Many are cast outs or people who prefer to live on their own. Others are fur trappers and hunters who have cabins that they use during the winter months when the mountains are colder.

## Way Of Life:

### **Transport:**

There is no formal transport in the Black Mountains.

### **Culture:**

The culture within the Black Mountains is very rough mountain man culture, however all inhabitants of the Black Mountains abide by the D.T.U. Laws.

### **Education:**

There is no formal education issued out in the Black Mountains, with no schools or churches having been built in this region of the D.T.U. Territories.

## Demography:

In 2238 there are 15,000 people, all D.T.U. citizens, who live in the Black Mountains.

### **Race:**

* White: 99%
* Black: 1%

### **Religion:**

* Protestant: 98%
* Catholicism: 2%

## Named Buildings:

There are no named buildings in the Black Mountains.

## Named Inhabitants:

There are no named inhabitants in the Black Mountains.

## Appearances:

The Black Mountains appear in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original) in *Chapter 15: The Black Mountains*.

## Trivia:

* The Black Mountains were inspired by the Bald Mountain from the 1940 Disney classic; Fantasia.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis first thought of creating the Black Mountains after he listened to the song; *Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King*.
* The name of the mountains comes from the hot ash that flakes in large bulks off of the peaks of the mountains.
* The tunnels underneath the mountains are a mixture of 19th century mining tunnels and Cold War Era nuclear test lab tunnels.
Moss Woods

***Moss Woods*** is a large region of wooded area, named after the plentiful moss upon the trees, rocks and ground. The Moss Woods has the Moss River travelling right through the centre of the woodlands and is the official border between the Northern and Eastern Territories of the Democratic Trade Union in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original).

The Moss Woods is seen by Robert Charlton and Katrina Davenport after the funeral of Doc Samson, and then later after the escape from the Horde's War Camp.

## Background & Description:

The Moss Woods is a naturally self-healed portion of the North-West in England. Due to being self-sustaining before the cataclysmic event, the woodlands were able to regrow once the event had finished. The woods flourished from the inclusion of other animals from destroyed zoos and soon the woodlands grew enormous.

Moss Woods was first populated by Pagans who lived off the land peacefully, however desiring the timber and other natural resources of the Moss Woods, Byron Sparrow attacked the Pagan settlers, either enslaving or killing them.

Byron's workers however began to die strange deaths, some caused by the plant life, by trees falling, or by the wildlife. Eventually Bryon deemed that the Pagans had cursed the woodlands and so proclaimed the area prohibited some being entered.

Upon Byron's death, the woodlands remained rarely entered by humans and was once again reclaimed by Mother Nature

## Way Of Life:

### **Transport:**

There is no formal transport in the Moss Woods.

### **Culture:**

There is no culture as there is no settled population in the Moss Woods

### **Education:**

There is no formal education in the Moss Woods.

## Demography:

In 2238 there are no people who reside in the Moss Woods, this is prohibited by the Democratic Trade Union.

## Named Buildings:

There are no named buildings in Moss Woods.

## Named Inhabitants:

There are no named inhabitants in Moss Woods.

## Appearances:

The Moss Woods appears in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original) in *Chapter 20: Can't Catch Nowt*, and *Chapter 24: B&B*.

## Trivia:

* The Moss Woods would be rougly located where the north-west half of the Peak District is currently located.
* The Moss River is based on the series of rivers, lakes and streams that are along the A628 road going through Tintwistle, Crowden and Woodhead in Derbyshire.
* Originally the Moss Woods was going to be inhabited by a clan of Pagans who would have been inspired by the Celts. Darryl M. Finch-Ellis cut this out of his story deeming that this would have bloated the novel too much with action and that he could not decide whether or not they would be allies or foes to Robert and Katrina or Arch-Tiberius.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis has stated that he would potentially include this Celtic Pagan-like people in a special edition if they were popularly demanded by readers.
Fallen Angel

***Fallen Angels***are a type of hellspawn within the novel *Dark Blaze.*It is unknown if fallen angels actually exist or if they are some other form of daemon. The reason for this is because it is unknown whether or not Lucifer actually exists, which many daemons doubt.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted to include Lucifer in his story and to do so he would have to include fallen angels as a species. He has made it explicitly clear that fallen angels may not actually exist and neither may Lucifer, and that these could just be a different form of daemons. The reason for this is because Finch-Ellis is not sure whether or not angels exist in the universe of *Dark Blaze* all together, as for there to be fallen angels there must be regular angels.

## **Origins:**

Although it is not certain fallen angels exist, their origins would be angels who fought with Lucifer against Michael and lost, being cast down to the depths of Hell and become shadows of their former selves.

## **Characteristics:**

Nothing is known about the characteristics of fallen angels.

## **Appearances:**

The only fallen angel that is mentioned with *Dark Blaze* would be Lucifer.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

Their powers and abilities are unknown, only that they are stronger than daemons, including rexes and reginas.

## **Trivia:**

* Fallen angels were the original daemons in Abrahamic lore, however, Finch-Ellis did not desire this to be so.
* Azazel in some lore is considered a fallen angel.
* Aside from Lucifer, other fallen angels include Asbeel, Harut, Kokabiel, Marut, Tamiel, Moloch, Mastema, Samyaza, Chermosh, Dagon and Belial.
Hellspawn

***Hellspawn***were once human souls that, once arriving in Hell, had been twisted and corrupted into agents of chaos and bound to the will of their greater daemonic overlords, within *Dark Blaze.*

Daemons are as diverse as humanity itself, some have powers that others do not and dependent on the amount of souls a daemon has consumed would depend on how strong they were, as well as what rank they held in Hell.

Human servants and slaves to daemons are known as (satanic) *cultists*, as they form satanic cults across the globe.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis desired to have a very diverse roster of daemons and to adhere to their chaotic nature, he made Hell itself divided, so that the loyalties of the daemons remained mysterious and devious. Whilst researching daemonic lore, Finch-Ellis came across many different versions of daemons from across the globe and so decided to incorporate them all together and have Hell as this vast, divided wasteland of souls and nightmares.

To keep with tradition, Darryl went with the archaic spelling of *daemon* as opposed to the modern spelling of *demon*.

## **Origins:**

With the knowledge relayed so far within *Dark Blaze,* it is known that the daemons resided in Hell before Lucifer and the other fallen angels fell to the Underworld. And that the Rex and Regina Daemons were the original rulers of Hell before Lucifer arrived. Yet there is a conflicting story that the ruler of Hell is in fact Oque Puinsim - which means The Wicked One - who is a daemonic deity. Whether the daemons praised this figure, if Lucifer is Oque Puinsim, or this figure actually ruled Hell instead of the Rexes and Reginas is as of yet unknown.

## **Sub-Species:**

* **Iusto Daemon**
* **Daemon Legate**
* **Rex / Regina Daemon**
* **Parvabub**
* **Fallen Angel**

Oque Puinsim is a singular species unto himself and is known simply as a daemonic deity.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Can transform into a daemonic form (unless iusto daemons).
* Extensive knowledge of Lingua Diaboli.
* Super strength.
* Increased sense of smell - can smell souls.
* Immortal.
* Deep knowledge of lore and weaknesses of monsters.
* Power over lesser daemons (goes up the power ladder).
* Conjures flies (parvabub only).
* Telekinesis (displayed by Obertan).

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy Water.
* Rapid Deterioration (Baal only).
* Palo Santo.
* Salt.
* Binding Circles.
* Cast-iron.
* Mountain Ash.
* Graveyard Dirt.

## **Trivia:**

* Hellspawn is just a collective term used for the residents of Hell and is not exclusive to daemons.
* The difference in abilities of daemons can be shown with the fact an iusto daemon like Obertan can use telekinesis, whilst Baal, a daemon legate, cannot do so.
* Azazel, Balam, Lilith, Lotan, Baal and Beezlebub are all based on the same daemons of Abrahamic lore.
The Count Killers Squad

***The Count Killers Squad*** was a squad within the Protestant Church Order's Military Branch within the novel *Dark Blaze.*Their commander was Cpt. Gabriel Van Helsing. They were active during the Great War.

The squad was created specifically for and out of respect of Gabriel Van Helsing's heritage, being the son of the prestigious Abraham Van Helsing.

By the end of *Dark Blaze,* the Count Killers Squad is split into two and stationed in both the Western and Eastern Front, in 1916.

## **Background:**

The squad was created out of respect for Cpt. Gabriel Van Helsing who joined the war by moving from the Netherlands to Canada and joining the Canadian Army. To honour his deceased father, Gabriel named the squad the Count Killers Squad, after Abraham famously killed Count Florin Damaschin whom Bram Stoker labelled as Dracula in his novel.

## **Members:**

 Matt Browne
 Charlie Bowler

## **Affiliates:**

* **Sir Alexander Phoenix** - Chief Chairman of the Protestant Church Order.

## **Appearances:**

The Count Killers Squad feature exclusively in Nicholas Aero and Hadrian Voivode's 1915-1916 storylines.

## **Trivia:**

* The Count Killers Squad is named in reference to Abraham Van Helsing slaying Count Florin Damaschin.
* Gabriel Van Helsing is a commissioned officer, gaining the rank of captain upon joining the Canadian Army.
* After the death of Sgt. Matt Browne, it is unknown who leads the second team when the squad splits up.
Mayor Snodgrass

## Summary

If you think upon the world's most famous leaders, some incredibly awesome men and women will fill you mind. Among them, Mayor Randolph Snodgrass is not. But hey, he'll never stop trying to make that list, and that's why he's been the mayor of Meridia for five uncontested terms.

Mayor Snodgrass is a bit melodramatic and his worry-meter is constantly set on high, but when things are going right, you'll never see a happier man. Every day he's faced with an always-climbing inbox and a never-diminishing outbox, but he seems to thrive off of the challenges of his office, even if he's losing more of his hair by the week. As a lifer of Softshoal Island, the residents know he's got the best intentions for the island and its town at the forefront of his mind.
Absolver

***Absolvers***are a type of magically enhanced human within the novel *Dark Blaze.*They are the strongest of the inquisitors within the Vatican Church and are seen mostly as the personal, super powered soldiers of the Pope himself.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis desired to create magically enhanced inquisitors which were loyal to the Vatican Church and differentiate them to the Protestant Church. Upon forming the blueprints for what would become the absolvers, Finch-Ellis used them as one of the major catalysts for the second split of Christianity.

## **Origins:**

The absolvers were created by the Vatican Church to combat the increasing difficulty the creatures of the night posed, as well as to retain power within their strongholds in Christendom. Their creation was one of the major reasons for the Protestant Reformation as rebel cardinals and Christians in Europe believed that the Papacy were abusing their powers with the creation of the absolvers being the pinnacle of this lunacy of power.

Nothing is known as of yet to how an absolver is created, all that is known is that they were originally human inquisitors of the Papacy.

## **Characteristics:**

Absolvers are deathly fanatical and their loyalty to the Papacy and Pope is absolute. Their righteousness and super human abilities makes them highly obnoxious and over-confident in their abilities to deal with conflict and puzzles presented to them.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Masters of Lingua Diaboli.
* Masters with weaponry.
* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Increased durability.
* Deep knowledge in lore and the weaknesses of monsters.
* Regenerative powers.
* Immortal.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Although a super human, they are still prone to the same weaknesses as regular humans.

## **Trivia:**

* The absolvers were originally based on the Spanish Inquisition.
* The absolvers as a species were inspired by Alexander Anderson from the *Hellsing* series and Scar from the *Fullmetal Alchemist* series.
Ghost

***Ghosts*** are a type of astral creature within the novel *Dark Blaze.*Ghosts are less aggressive than their poltergeist counterparts, and their reasoning to remain on Earth are usually to cling to someone or something they have a passion for.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis knew that to have a legitimate diverse gallery of creatures on display within *Dark Blaze* that he would have to include spiritual creatures such as ghosts. He has thus far left ghosts as a vague term and will expand upon them as the series progresses.

## **Origins:**

Originally souls of the dead who had remained within the astral plain instead of passing over to either Hell, Heaven or Purgatory, these spirits return to Earth for individual means, usually they are connected to something or someone, or an event that has not had its natural conclusion yet.

## **Characteristics:**

The only ghosts seen within *Dark Blaze* were Nicholas Aero's family who had been butchered by Hadrian Voivode. They did not seem malicious, more tortured by what had occurred to them.

## **Appearances:**

Ghosts visually look as they did when they were humans and had died. If they were murdered then they will usually still look as if their wounds are fresh. This was seen with Catherine Bolton, Nate Bolton and Byron Aero when Nicholas Aero had his reminiscing nightmare in *Dark Blaze.*

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Telekinesis.
* Intangibility.
* Ability to enter the astral plain.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Burning corpse.
* Items bound to (E.G. Pelletier was bound to his clerical robe).
* Salt.
* Binding Circles.
* Cast-iron.
* Graveyard Dirt.
* Holy land / barriers.

## **Known Creatures:**

 Nate Bolton
 Byron Aero

## **Trivia:**

* Although the visions of the dead which Nicholas Aero saw of his family are classified as ghosts, it is uncertain whether or not they were ghosts invading his dreams, or recollections of ghosts of the dead when he returned home in late 1918.
Sitra Achra

***Sitra Achra***, is a region and daemonic faction within the novel *Dark Blaze*. They are ruled solely by the rex daemon, Azazel.

## **Background:**

Not much is known about Sitra Achra except that it is the piece of Hell in which the rex daemon, Azazel, owns and rules. This region seems to be filled with a majority of Jewish souls, which Azazel has twisted to become daemons under his command.

## **Society & Structure:**

### **Society:**

As of yet, nothing is known about the society within Sitra Achra, except that Azazel is treated akin to that of a god by his subjects, and feared in equal measure.

### **Structure:**

Sitra Achra is ruled by Azazel, below him are his legates, below them are his regular soldiers and below them are slaves who are tormented for eternity.

## **Territory:**

Below is a list of countries which Sitra Achra hold territory:

* Sitra Achra.

## **Members:**

### **Minor:**

As of yet, there are no known minor members within Sitra Achra.

## **Affiliates:**

* **Lotan -**once a member of Sitra Achra, he is now a spy for the Thule, more specifically a spy for Hadrian Voivode.
* **Terrence Shepherd** - the Emissary of the Black Dog Society, he works with Azazel to bring forth Baal onto Earth.

## **Equipment:**

As of yet, no weapons have been used by members of Sitra Achra.

## **Sub-Factions:**

As of yet, there are no known sub-factions within the Sitra Achra.

## **Appearances:**

Sitra Achra appears only through Baal within Nicholas Aero and Hadrian Voivode's 1918-1920 storylines.

## **Trivia:**

* Azazel is based on the same daemon of Abrahamic lore.
* Baal is based on the same daemon of Abrahamic lore.
* Sitra Achra is a based on the same region of Hell based in Abrahamic lore, especially that of Jewish Mythology.
* Daemons from Sitra Achra are called Qliphoth Daemons, qliphoth means "peels", "shells", "husks", meaning the daemons are husks of their former selves.
Parvabub

***Parvabubs***are a type of hellspawn within the novel *Dark Blaze.*They are creatures, once human, who had sold their souls to the rex daemon, Beezlebub, who had transformed them into his own physical agents on Earth to collect souls for him through the devouring of their victims hearts.

The parvabubs are mindless slaves to Beezlebub and are granted certain powers by him, and are also followed by a swarm of flies, Beelzebub's favourite insect.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted to create an original creature that was similar to that of a wendigo from Indian American lore, except it was connected with the daemons he had already established within the world of *Dark Blaze.* He wanted to have variety within the trenches and not have to rely on a wendigo or werewolf to hunt.

## **Origins:**

Parvabubs are created through deceitful deals dealt by Beezlebub. The rex daemon uses parvabubs as alternatives to his daemons on Earth to gain additional souls.

## **Characteristics:**

Parvabubs are warped, grey-skinned humans who are overcome for their lust for bloodshed so that they can give more souls to Beezlebub.

## **Appearances:**

Only one parvabub appears in *Dark Blaze,* being a French officer during the Great War named Paul Dubois.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Conjures flies.
* Super strength.
* Increased sense of smell - can smell souls.
* Immortal.
* Increased speed.
* Perfect mimicking.
* Soul taking abilities.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy Water.
* Palo Santo.
* Salt.
* Cast-iron.
* Mountain Ash.
* Lusful affinity for hearts.

## **Trivia:**

* Parvabubs are an entirely original concept created by Darryl M. Finch-Ellis for *Dark Blaze*, they are not based on any real world creature, however, they were inspired by the North American wendigo creature.
* All parvabubs are loyal to Beezlebub.
* Paul Dubois' storyline within *Dark Blaze* covers the rumours that there were cannibals who abandoned their armies during the trench warfare and hid in abandoned mines and trenches, eating their dead comrades to survive.
* Parvabub is a mixture of the word "parva" and "Beezlebub". With parva meaning "small" in Latin. Finch-Ellis combined the words together, which would roughly translate to *Mini Beezlebub.*
* Parvabubs and vampyrer are original creatures created by Finch-Ellis.
Silas

## Summary

“You know, they got a name for people who’re real good with plants. A “Green Thumb,” right? Well what the heck do they call me, the guy who can’t keep them alive long enough to get ‘em in the ground!”

It’s hard to meet someone more positive and upbeat than Silas. He’s a big man with a massive heart of gold, always willing to help a neighbor. Despite his struggles to maintain the land he owns, he maintains a happy demeanor, and spends his free nights climbing up to the Astronomer’s Observatory so he can watch the stars with a sense of wonder and joy.

Silas owns a small plot of farmland called Plot Partridge that neighbors your own farm, and helps to grow food for Port Meridia. During his off-time he likes to explore the forest with Gilbert or map and learn about the night sky. Perhaps he would have preferred to be an Astronomer with how often his eyes are looking up at the sky.
Brood Mother Strigoi

***Brood Mother Strigoii*** are a type of undead creature within the novel *Dark Blaze.*Once humans, these women were given strigoium by Vlad III Drăculești and used as breeding machines for his birthing chambers in Sighișoara, Transylvania, Wallachia.

The children of the brood mothers and Vlad became known as supreme-strigoii and were collected in birthing chambers as deceased embryos that were brought to life in mass numbers.

The brood mothers have not been seen within *Dark Blaze* and is unknown whether or not they can transform into great-bats.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted to expand upon Dracula's Brides in *Bram Stoker's* novel. Initially, Finch-Ellis was only going to have three wives like in the original novel, however, he wanted more diversity and so included more wives A.K.A. brood mothers.

## **Origins:**

Originally humans, they were transformed into the first strigoii by Vlad Drăculești. He used them as birthing machines to bring forth his own race. After their purpose was fulfilled, it is unknown where the brood mothers currently reside.

## **Characteristics:**

Nothing is known about the characteristics of the brood mother strigoii, except that they are similar to the strigoii.

## **Appearances:**

The brood mother strigoii are only mentioned within *Dark Blaze*.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Increased hearing.
* Increased sense of smell.
* Increased durability.
* Immortal.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy water.
* Fire.
* Silver.
* Cast-iron.
* Palo Santo.
* Mountain Ash.
* Chloroform.
* Direct prolonged sunlight.
* Lack of blood.

## **Known Creatures:**

 Diaochan Drăculești
 Ilinca Drăculești
 Ingegard Drăculești
 Muirenn Drăculești

## **Trivia:**

* The brood mother strigoii are based on Dracula's Brides.
War Camp

***War Camp*** is the second military encampment of Arch-Tiberius's Horde in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original).

The War Camp is ran by Arch-Tiberius. Robert Charlton, Leroy J. Salvador and Katrina Davenport are captured by the Kennel-Master and brought to the War Camp to become prisoners-of-war.

The War Camp is located in the Northern Hills of Buddington, near the Moss Woods.

## Background & Description:

The War Camp is the most recently built location within the novel, being built in the year the novel is based in; 2238.

The War Camp is protected by a modern palisade wall and has many pavilions and wooded buildings as well as collapsible plastic and metal buildings. Close to the centre of the large military encampment is an assembly point where there is a stage that Arch-Tiberius addresses his Horde from, sometimes with a microphone that is connected to speakers that are spread throughout the camp.

There are plenty of watchtowers around and an entire wing of the camp dedicated to holding prisoners and pit fighters. The Pit itself is based near the assembly point at the centre of the encampment.

## Way Of Life:

### **Landmarks:**

* The Pit
* The Training Grounds
* The Pit Fighter Cells
* The Dog Kennels

### **Transport:**

There is no formal transport in the War Camp.

### **Culture:**

The culture within the War Camp is based upon the Horde's ideals of sacrifice, religious satire, ancient beliefs and heavily metal and rock culture.

### **Education:**

There is no formal education in the War Camp.

## Demography:

In 2238 there are 2,000,000 people, all followers or prisoners-of-war, to Arch-Tiberius and his Horde.

### **Race:**

* White: 97%
* Black: 3%

### **Religion:**

* Polytheism: 98%
* Protestantism: 1%
* Catholicism: 1%

## Named Buildings:

There are no named buildings in the War Camp.

## Named Inhabitants:

* Warlord Arch-Tiberius
* Kennel-Master (Deceased)
* Leroy J. Salvador (Deceased)
* Udder-Man
* Robert Charlton (Deceased)
* Katrina Davenport
* Alistair of Clan Claw (Deceased)
* Private Malcolm McIntyre (Deceased)
* Private Nigel Vickers (Deceased)
* Freddy Coplan (Deceased)

## Appearances:

The War Camp appears in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original) in *Chapter 21: The War Camp*, *Chapter 22: The Pit*, and *Chapter 23: A Dead Man's Hand*.

## Trivia:

* The War Camp is based on a variety of different locations throughout film and real-life history, these include; Vietnam War P.O.W. Camps, the P.O.W. Camp from the film; *Bridge On The River Kwai*, the War Camp for the Legion in *Fallout: New Vegas*, and the war camps of the Roman Empires and British Empires respectively.
* The Pit was inspired by the Coliseums of Ancient Rome.
* The War Camp visited in the novel is actually the second war camp of the Horde, the first had already been constructed then deconstructed to make their base of operations further north.
La Famiglia Intintola

***La Famiglia Intintola*** (*the Intintola Family*) are a strigoic faction within the novel *Dark Blaze*. They are led by their leader, Grandmaster Antonio Intintola. The Intintola Family moved to America along with many of their mafioso druggans after the Italian Strigoic Families were defeated by the Thule and the Vatican during a three-way war over Italy.

They currently reside in New York, and are firm enemies of the Thule.

## **Background:**

Once one of the many comprisors of the Italian Strigoic Families, they fought against the Vatican and the Thule, however, were pushed out of their homeland and went to America alongside their druggans, especially their mafioso druggans.

Once arriving in New York, they used their mafioso druggans to establish dominance in the region and spread their power slowly but surely.

## **Society & Structure:**

### **Society:**

Originally based around aristocratic Italian society, the Intintola Family, alongside the other Italian Strigoic Families began to base their lifestyles and society on Italian-American crime culture.

### **Structure:**

The Intintola Family work exactly like a human mafioso family, having created this structure for their druggans to aid them in spreading power.

## **Territory:**

Below is a list of countries which the Intintola Family hold territory:

* United States Of America - their stronghold is in New York.
* Italy.
* Sicily.

## **Members:**

### **Minor:**

As of yet, there are no known minor strigoii within the Intintola Family.

## **Affiliates:**

As of yet, there are no known affiliates to the Intintola Family.

## **Equipment:**

Below is a list of weaponry that has been seen used by the Intintola Family:

* Various silver bladed weaponry.
* Smith & Wesson - pistol.
* Colt M1911 - pistol.
* Winchester 1886 - pump-action shotgun.
* M1 Garand - bolt-action rifle.

## **Sub-Factions:**

As of yet, there are no known sub-factions within the Intintola Family.

## **Appearances:**

The Intintola Family appear in Hadrian Voivode's 1915-1916 Marele Consiliu chapters.

## **Trivia:**

* Julius Intintola is named after Julius Caesar.
* The Intintola Family, Gandolfini Family, Vaccarelli Family, Capello Family and the Luciano Family are all based on the Mafia's Five Families of New York.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis came across the Intintola name from Phil Intintola from the *Sopranos.*
* The relationship of the other Italian Strigoic Families is unknown.
* Finch-Ellis believes Ben Barnes would play Julius Intintola perfectly in a live action adaption.
Polytheist Deities

***Polytheist deities***are powerful creatures which have been mentioned within *Dark Blaze* numerous times. Deities from the South American Pantheons were mentioned by Hadrian Voivode when speaking of the Thule's past operations in their regions. Baal vaguely mentioned them during his multiple questionings of Nicholas Aero and his unique soul. Nicholas Aero and Stelios Manolas speak specifically of the Greek Deity, Poseidon, however, Stelios says that Poseidon is not a Polytheist deity and is in fact a disguise for St. Peter.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis desires to include deities in later additions of *Dark Blaze,* however, is adamant that they will be incarnations befitting the horror genre, with auras similar to that of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu Mythos deities, overpowering and fearsome.

## **Origins:**

All the pantheons grew alongside humanity in their regions and as such have their own unique origins.

## **Sub-Species:**

* **Deity**
* **Demi-Deity** (currently unseen, yet assumed to exist).

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

There are no known powers and abilities for the deities, immortality is assured however.

### **Weaknesses:**

There are no known weaknesses for the deities.

## **Trivia:**

* Although the Polytheist deities have not been seen, they have been mentioned by multiple characters including Hadrian Voivode, Baal and Stelios Manolas.
* Stelios Manolas is adamant that Poseidon is not a Polytheist deity and is in fact a disguise for St. Peter. Whether this is true or not is unknown.
Hale

***Hale*** is a well-maintained town located in the south-eastern half of the Northern Territories of the Democratic Trade Union in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original).

Hale is seen when the Robert Chartlon and Katrina Davenport escape from the Horde's War Camp, where they meet Stephen McArthur and Lorraine McArthur.

Hale is located right near the border of the Eastern Territories of the D.T.U., being the next town after the border which is the Moss River, within the Moss Woods.

## Background & Description:

The community of Hale had remained mostly untouched by the cataclysmic event and was treasured by the survivors.

Hale has no defensive fortifications due to never having been raided before and the natural defenses surrounding the area. Byron Sparrow took control over the town without a fight from the locals and after Byron's death, Hale came under the peaceful control of the Democratic Trade Union.

Hale has thrived as a medium-sized town with a peaceful community exporting their flowery goods, pelts and meats from the Moss Woods and surrounding mountains to the east, fish from the Moss River and herbs from Hale's greenhouses.

Much of Hale's income comes from travelers and outside hunters staying in the area.

## Way Of Life:

### **Landmarks:**

There are no noticeable landmarks in Hale.

### **Culture:**

Very loyal following to the D.T.U. and a tight-knit community spirit, taking pride in their array of gardens.

### **Education:**

The Town of Hale has a formal education system controlled by the D.T.U. Teaching Committee with help from the Anglican Church.

## Demography:

In 2238 there are 11,000 people, all D.T.U. citizens, who live in Hale. Upon Katrina Davenport and Robert Charlton's arrival to Hale however all the population had migrated west to avoid the Arch-Tiberius's Horde.

### **Race:**

* White: 95%
* Black: 5%

### **Religion:**

* Protestantism: 98%
* Catholicism: 2%

## Named Inhabitants:

* Father Stephen McArthur
* Lorraine McArthur

## Appearances:

Hale appears in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original) in *Chapter 24: B&B*, and *Chapter 25: Peace & Acceptance*.

## Trivia:

* Hale got it's name from the real life location of Hale and Hale Barns, two places near where the author; Darryl M. Finch-Ellis, lives.
* In the novel Hale is not located where the real life Hale and Hale Barns are located, instead roughly where Glossop, Derbyshire, is located.
* Brandon's B&B is based on a real life Bed & Breakfast Hotel that Darryl M. Finch-Ellis stayed in for a fortnight when he visited the Peak District in 2014.
Rex / Regina Daemon

***Rex & Regina Daemons***are a type of hellspawn within the novel *Dark Blaze.*They are the most powerful form of daemon within the novel. The vast power difference between these daemons and their legates speaks to a fact that the rexes and reginas must have consumed infinitely more souls than them to remain in their position of power in such a place as Hell.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted various forms of daemons with differing waves of powers. He made the rex and regina daemons the most powerful daemons that reside in Hell and are oft secluded to the Domain of the Damned. With the immense library of daemons at his hands, Finch-Ellis decided to classify which daemons would be rulers of portions of Hell which they had carved out for themselves and which daemons were subservient to them as either iustos or legates.

Amongst the names Finch-Ellis knew would be nothing less than rexes and reginas were Azazel, Balam, Beezlebub and Lilith. He has also hinted that certain Polytheist deities that were connected to the Underworld could also be rex or regina daemons in their own right.

## **Origins:**

Being the original rulers of Hell since the dawn of time until the fallen angels arrived and Lucifer took charge of this chaotic realm, the rex and regina daemons have only increased in power from their centuries of consuming souls and twisting them into their own personal servants and slaves under their immense power.

## **Characteristics:**

Not much is known about rexes and reginas, except that they are the most powerful of the daemonic species.

## **Appearances:**

No rex or regina daemon has been seen within *Dark Blaze*, however, quite a few have been named, chief amongst them being Azazel.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Masterful knowledge of Lingua Diaboli.
* Super strength.
* Increased sense of smell - can smell souls.
* Immortal.
* Deep knowledge of lore and weaknesses of monsters.
* Power over most other daemons.
* Can transform into a daemonic form.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy Water.
* Palo Santo.
* Salt.
* Binding Circles.
* Cast-iron.
* Mountain Ash.
* Graveyard Dirt.

## **Known Creatures:**

 Balam
 Beezlebub
 Lilith

## **Trivia:**

* Rex and regina mean "king" and "queen" in Latin, which identifies these daemons perfectly.
* Azazel, Balam, Beelzebub and Lilith was based on the same daemons of Abrahamic lore.
* It is unknown how the rexes and reginas feel about Lucifer and his fallen angels taking control of Hell after Lucifer's descent.
Dark Blaze II: Shadows Of Europe

***Dark Blaze II: Shadow Of Europe*** is going to be the sequel to *Dark Blaze.*

From the little information available, it will follow the continued story of the series' main protagonist Nicholas Aero and how he deals with the losses of both Alundra Gardner and their unborn child.

Due to the ambiguous nature of Hadrian Voivode and Eliza Bowie's defeats, the strigoic duo may also appear in this sequel.

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis has confirmed that *Dark Blaze II* will not include flashbacks to the Great War, but instead the flashbacks will cover a different event.

Finch-Ellis has also confirmed that Nicholas will be stepping foot back on mainland European soil since 1918.
The Strigoi-Trupp

***Der Strigoi-Trupp*** (*The Strigoi-Troop*) is a sub-faction for the Thule within the novel *Dark Blaze*. Their commander was Gen.Maj. Freidrich von Laaber before his death at the Battle of Königsberg in February 1916.

By the end of *Dark Blaze*, their fate is unknown, as is who will become their new commander.

## **Background:**

The Strigoi-Troop were first formed during the Napoleonic Wars by the Thule to help them exploit Europe after Napoleon had made it extremely hard for the Thule to operate and aided the Vatican.

After the Napoleonic Wars were at an end, the Strigoi-Troop were retired until the Great War, where they were reformed by their original commander, Friedrich von Laaber.

## **Affiliates:**

* **Fritz Blunk** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop, killed beforehand.
* **Wilhelm von Goethe** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop, killed beforehand.
* **Friedrich Zieger** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop, killed beforehand.
* **Thomas Werner** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop, killed beforehand.
* **Béla Kiss** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop did not make the cut.
* **Cuman Kurtz** - Initiate of the Strigoi-Troop did not make the cut.

## **Appearances:**

The Strigoi-Troop feature exclusively in Nicholas Aero and Hadrian Voivode's 1915-1916 storylines.

## **Trivia:**

* Cuman Kurtz's name comes from the Cumans, a nomadic people who settled in Central Europe, and Kurtz, one of the central characters from *Joseph Conrad's - The Heart Of Darkness.*
* Béla Kiss was a real person, who during the war was sired and became a member of the Thule.
* Friedrich von Laaber is only one of two supreme-strigoii who transformed into a great-bat.
* Dean Cuthbert is the only known English member of the Strigoi-Troop.
* Gabriel Van Helsing and Nicholas Aero have killed the most members of the Strigoi-Troop.
Vampyre

***Vampyrer***are a type of undead creature within the novel *Dark Blaze.* Not much is known about the vampyrer except that they are cousins of sorts to the strigoii.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted a variant of undead for later in the series. He intends to reveal more about the vampyrer later in *Dark Blaze.* Finch-Ellis wanted to make it clear that the vampyrer and strigoii are different creatures.

## **Origins:**

Nothing is known about the origins of the vampyrer, except that they are related to the strigoic creatures.

## **Characteristics:**

Nothing is known about the characteristics of the vampyrer, except that they have some affinity for shadows, as Mircea Voivode commented that the vampyrer could be listening to them during the 1915 Marele Consiliu from the shadows.

## **Appearances:**

The vampyrer are only mentioned within *Dark Blaze*.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Increased hearing.
* Increased sense of smell.
* Increased durability.
* Immortal.
* Shadow powers.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy water.
* Fire.
* Silver.
* Cast-iron.
* Palo Santo.
* Mountain Ash.
* Chloroform.
* Direct prolonged sunlight.
* Lack of blood.

## **Trivia:**

* Although strigoii are alternatively called vampires, they are different from the vampyrer.
* The vampyrer and parvabubs are original creatures created by Finch-Ellis.
Lavender Checkpoint

***Democratic Trade Union Checkpoint 59*** (code-named the *Lavender Checkpoint*) is a checkpoint between the D.T.U. Territories - Skin-Crawler Territory in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original).

Checkpoint 59 is seen when the Doc Samson and Katrina Davenport arrive in need of assistance to return to the Skin-Crawler Territory and rescue Robert Charlton from danger at the hands of the Skin-Crawlers.

## Background & Description:

The checkpoint was founded at an old car park and toll-booth area on the borders between the Democratic Trade Union and the Skin-Crawlers after the land grab following Thomas The Tall's death.

Checkpoint 59 is a very rough area in need of reinforcing. Locals aid the soldiers when possible in defence of the checkpoint and are completely loyal to the D.T.U. All the locals despise the Skin-Crawlers due to the Skin-Crawlers having kidnapped many of them to breed with or eat.

## Way Of Life:

### **Landmarks:**

There are no noticeable landmarks at the Lavender Checkpoint.

### **Culture:**

The culture surrounding the checkpoint is very loyal to the Democratic Trade Union, their Christian beliefs and the production of lavender.

### **Education:**

The small population has formal education controlled by the D.T.U. Teaching Committee and the Anglican Church.

## Demography:

In 2238 there are 300 people, all D.T.U. citizens or soldiers, living at the checkpoint.

### **Race:**

* White: 99%
* Black: 1%

## Named Inhabitants:

* Private Nigel Vickers (Deceased)
* Private Malcolm McIntyre (Deceased)

## Appearances:

The Lavender Checkpoint appears in the novel; *Cataclysm: Definitive Edition* (and the original) in *Chapter 12: A Checkpoint Of Lavender*, and *Chapter 13: Toothless Wolves*.

## Trivia:

* The checkpoint is given its code-name from the fact that the locals, who support the local D.T.U. soldiers, produce and use lavender.
* The checkpoint is in dire need of maintenance from constantly being attacked by the Skin-Crawlers.
* In the early drafts of the novel there was a great battle between the soldiers at the Lavender Checkpoint and the Skin-Crawlers, reminisce of the Cowboys and Native Americans of Spaghetti Western movies, while Robert was unconscious recovering, however this was cut out due to Darryl M. Finch-Ellis not wishing for the story to lose it's momentum and be bogged down by too much action.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis has stated that he may include this battle, which would also see the doctor in more combat, while Robert is asleep, between the D.T.U. soldiers and the Skin-Crawlers in some sort of special edition of the novel later down the line.
* The Lavender Checkpoint would be located roughly somewhere in the northern parts of the Peak District in modern day.
Lycanthropic Creatures

***Lycanthropic Creatures***are cursed canine creatures whose origins all lead back to an unknown mythic originator named Lupus Dei, who was the first of their kind, within *Dark Blaze*.

Lupus Dei spread his curse across the globe before mysteriously disappearing. Lycanthropy can be spread through either a curse, or by being transmitted through biting or scratching from somebody who is also infected by lycanthropy. Due to the savage nature of most werewolves, it is rare that somebody is infected with lycanthropy through being bitten or scratched.

Although lycanthropic creatures are classified as *cursed creatures*, due to their inter-connection and subjection under Lupus Dei, they are classified as a speices unto themselves.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted to have lycanthropic creatures within the novel and so researched into the mythology of lycans from various regions and sources. He decided to keep the tradition of making them cursed creatures and more in line with the larger variant, as opposed to that seen in *An American Werewolf In London* or the wolfman type seen in *The Wolfman.*

For the catalyst of the lycanthropic creatures, Lupus Dei was created.

## **Origins:**

All that is known about the lycanthropic creatures is that the first of their race was Lupus Dei, and that their originating was a curse, which could also be transmitted by biting and scratching when the cursed individual was within their lycanthropic state.

## **Sub-Species:**

* **Feral Werewolf**
* **Apex-Werewolf**

Lupus Dei is a singular species unto himself and is more powerful than an apex-werewolf.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Increased speed.
* Super strength.
* Increased hearing.
* Super sense of smell.
* Super durability.
* Transform into a lycanthrope during full moons.
* Immortal (apex-werewolf only).
* Superiority over lesser lycanthropes (apex-werewolf only).
* Terror over strigoic creatures (due to sense).
* Increased tracking skills.
* Can transform into a lycanthrope whenever they want (apex-werewolf only).

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy water.
* Fire.
* Silver.
* Cast-iron.
* Palo Santo.
* Mountain Ash.
* At the full moon's behest.

## **Known Creatures:**

 The Great White Wolf
 Brecca the Black
 Rory McElroy

## **Trivia:**

* Lupus Dei from Latin to English means "Wolf God".
* Brecca the Black was named after Breca the Bronding from the *Beowulf* poem.
* The werewolves were based on the more larger kind seen in *Dog Soldiers* and *Underworld* as opposed to the werewolf types seen in *The Wolfman* and *An American Werewolf In London.*
Daemon Legate

***Daemon Legates***are a type of hellspawn within the novel *Dark Blaze.*They are stronger variants of iusto daemons and have daemonic forms which they can transform into during combat. The reason for their increased strength and additional form is due to the fact they have consumed souls, either tortured souls stuck in Hell, souls found on Earth, or even the souls of other daemons.

An alternative to their name would be legatus daemon and Legate of Hell.

## **Background:**

Darryl M. Finch-Ellis wanted various forms of daemons with differing waves of powers. He made the daemon legates the middle-men between the iusto daemons and the rex and regina daemons in regard to power. Finch-Ellis desired to separate the various real world daemons with the various titles such as counts, marquises, presidents etc... making the lower ranked titles by historic standards as the legates instead of the rexes and reginas.

## **Origins:**

Upon devouring additional souls once they had become iusto daemons, these spirits became much more powerful, gaining additional strength, durability, a daemonic form and the power over lesser daemons.

## **Characteristics:**

Daemon legates posses daemonic forms which are reflections of their former human-selves warped by Hell's perspective. They do not have astral forms, being instead just black ooze. Their physical appearances are the appearances of whomever they possess, once they have possession of somebody they can use that physical being to transform into their daemonic form, however, doing so can severely damage their vessel.

Due to their superior strength to their iusto counterparts, it takes stronger magick to bring forth a daemon legate onto the Domain of the Living, some summoning spells require specifics. This is exemplified with Baal, who can only be summoned to Earth during Hallowe'en during a summoning spell known as the Samhain, and only has a limited time on Earth due to his vessel always rapidly deteriorating.

## **Appearances:**

The only daemon legate to appear within *Dark Blaze* was Baal.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Extensive knowledge of Lingua Diaboli.
* Super strength.
* Increased sense of smell - can smell souls.
* Immortal.
* Deep knowledge of lore and weaknesses of monsters.
* Power over lesser daemons.
* Can transform into a daemonic form.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy Water.
* Palo Santo.
* Rapid Deterioration (Baal only).
* Salt.
* Binding Circles.
* Cast-iron.
* Mountain Ash.
* Graveyard Dirt.

## **Trivia:**

* Legate was a position of a general or governor within Ancient Rome. Legatus is the Latin word for legate.
* Baal was based on the same daemon of Abrahamic lore.
Mario

"To many Toasters" -Mario

Mario Is a plumber That Has to save Princess Peach From Bowser He lives in The Mushroom Kingdom, and has to travel 6-8 Worlds to save Peach. "This is not a fanon Thing Go to the Mario Wiki For More info" He also has a brother named Luigi.

### Allies

Toads, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser (Rarely) etc.