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Peterson Neal

**Peterson Neal** (b. 2 June, 1826) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic and Crossroad Academy's Head of Student Affairs.

## ​​Biography

When Peterson was twelve years old, two Werewolves and a Lizard-Man came to his house and killed his mother and father. Peterson started to pray for divine intervention while the three Strangers mocked and tormented him. He turned to look when he heard someone cry out and saw his older brother on the floor. He screamed his older brother's name as the Lizard-Man moved toward him.

Gabriel Ruthers dealt with the three Strangers before Davis pulled Peterson close and held him as he cried. Gabriel apologized for not being there sooner, promising them on his life that he wouldn't let anything hurt them, and took them to get cleaned up.

Peterson told Flick Chambers that they were ready to talk to her, turned and left the room. Flick followed him asked Peterson if she would be meeting Runner Kine again before he shook his head and Ruthers told her that he would be meeting with her to talk to her about what had happened.

Koren Fellows' tray slammed into Peterson and sent bowls of pudding down the front of his clothes. He recoiled and told her to watch where she was going before Wyatt Rendell arrived. Wyatt sked him if he would press charges before mentioning that he had seen the whole thing and that Koren's "murder spree" had only been prevented by his quick reflexes and cunning. Peterson told him that he wouldn't before he told Koren to slow down.

Koren apologized and attempted to clean off the pudding off Peterson's shirt with a napkin before Wyatt told her to stop. While threatening Koren, Wyatt pressed a card into Peterson's hand and told him to contact him if he wanted to press charges. Peterson shook Koren and Wyatt off of him, told Koren to get where she belonged, and headed to his apartment to change.

When Ruthers asked Peterson if he thought that Professor Katarin's disappearance had to do anything with Joselyn Atherby, Peterson told him that Professor Katarin hadn't been on "Chambers Duty" and had taken a personal day. Peterson told Ruthers that all he knew what that Katarin said he was going to be in Chicago for the week up until three days ago when he was supposed to check in.

Later in the cafeteria, Peterson approached Gaia Sinclaire when she was talking with another teacher before she waved him off with a stern look. He shook his head with a disgusted and annoyed expression when Gaia announced that a special man had volunteered to fill the position of combat instructor and track advisor until Professor Katarin was found.

Liam Mason leaned over to whisper to Peterson before Peterson shook his head.

## Physical appearance

Peterson Neal has the appearance of a handsome and rugged middle aged man with short brown hair
Lawrence

**Lawrence** was an accountant who lost his job after his office went under. He applied for positions in several different offices in the next year, but was turned down each time.

After hearing about Lawrence's plight from his descendant Sonia Lesley, Percival used his powers to set Lawrence up in one of the several businesses that he owned in the Bystander world.
Orc

**Orc** is an umbrella term for several races of humanoid Strangers with super strength and toughness.

## Physical description

### Physical appearance

Orcs are massive, eight foot tall humanoids with yellow-skin, warthog-like faces and long tusks, though the appearance may change with different species.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge*
* *Heretical Edge 2*

1. ↑ That name by itself was an oversimplification since there were at least a half-dozen different species that were generally thrown into the pool of ‘orc’. All came from different planets, had wildly different original civilizations, religions, cultures, and more, and most hated the simple term ‘orc’. But due to their similar appearances to the untrained eye, most species lumped them all in together under the name of the first that had been encountered, meaning that those who had come after, with the misfortune of looking too similar to the first, had no opportunity to differentiate themselves. They were all seen as orcs, regardless of how varied they were. - Interlude 31A – Lies
2. ↑ Plus the orc that [Columbus] he’d killed had made him a hell of a lot tougher than he’d been before. - Begin Again 10-02
Yuuto

**Yuuto** was a Bystander and the son of Risa Kohaku.

## Biography

Yuuto accompanied Risa Kohaku on a trip to Japan. There Risa showed him places from her childhood, took him on a walk through the wilderness, and found a place for them to camp. Risa showed him a ledge above them where her favorite flower grew.

The next morning, Yuuto started to climb up the ledge to the flower. He slipped and fell to his death.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)* (Mentioned only)
Oxygen Spell

The **Oxygen Spell**.

## Description

The Oxygen Spell is a spell that allows Heretics to imbue a necklace or a choker to produce oxygen after it has been activated. It allows Heretics to breathe oxygen while underwater, in poison gas or in an environment where oxygen is unavailable.

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; Medical Leave, 15-01
Lillian Patters

**Lillian Patters** (b. 23 May, 1901) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic.

## Biography

### Early Life

Lillian began attending Crossroads Academy in 1918 and was grouped into a team with Joselyn Atherby, Deveron Adams, Tribald Kine, Roger Dornan, and Seamus Dornan under an unidentified student mentor. She became roommates and best friends with Joselyn Atherby.

### Family Day

In 2017, Lillian travelled to Crossroads Academy to spend time with her granddaughter, Rebecca Jameson, on Family Day.

When Lillian, Diana Kinder, Brigham Elwards, Roderick Rish and their children were transported to a set of ruins within a jungle, Lillian helped restrain a python that had been fed a magical pearl that made it super-strong and aggressive. Lillian told Brigham that laziness was not an excuse for murder when he asked them if they could kill it, helped guide him towards the pearl, and then released the python after the pearl had been removed.

Diana and Roderick left Lillian and Brigham to watch over the children while they left to get out of range, teleport out, and get help. When Aylen Tamaya spoke up to warn them a short time later, Lillian used a vision power to see through the walls and see multiple other animals moving toward them before telling her to call back Sovereign and armor up. Lillian later expressed concern when she became incapable of using her power to see through the wall before a woman with blue hair entered the room.

Lillian told Brigham to wait, but he launched himself toward the woman, before the woman knocked him unconscious. When the woman asked Lillian if she would move to act in her partner's defense, Lillian told her that she had knocked him unconscious instead of killing him before stating that she hadn't killed the animals outside either. Lillian started to work through the reasons the woman could be there, but the woman knocked her unconscious before she could.

## Physical appearance

Lillian is described as a small, brown-haired woman.
Kay

**Kay** was one of the Atherby Clan's Magical Artifact Experts.

## Biography

Gabriel Prosser introduced Kay to Flick Chambers, Shiori Porter, Avalon Sinclaire, Roxa Pittman and Mateo. Flick had Gabriel use the Seosten-detection rune on Kay before she handed her the Ring of Anuk-Ité for her to examine.

When Kay finished her examination, she said that the Ring of Anuk-Ité's intended effect of allowing the wearer to be disguised from the Heretical Sense remained intact. Avalon asked Kay about the other effects of the Ring of Anuk-Ité and Kay told her that the alteration had somewhat weakened its ability to detect Seosten. Kay revealed that the Ring of Anuk-Ité would no longer allow its wielder to identify Seosten through sight, but it would allow its wielder to identify Seosten through touch. Kay handed Flick the Ring of Anuk-Ité, telling her that in other situations she would offer to fix it, but that she was afraid that any more work done to it might damage it and that it would be safest to leave it.

Later, after Enguerrand had possessed Gabriel to help them test the Ring of Anuk-Ité , Kay motioned to Flick and told her that there was no command phrase or other method of activation. She told Flick to put the Ring on and touch Gabriel, and that the Ring should signal the truth to her immediately.
Ksani

**Ksani** are a race of doglike Strangers.

## Physical description

### Physical appearance

Ksani are medium to large sized canines with four eyes, forked tongues, two human-like arms and hands sticking out of their chest, and two tails.

### Abilities

Ksani can duplicate and will keep on duplicating until the original Ksani is killed.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Heretical Edge*; Suspects, Mini-Interlude 32 – Miranda
Limnoreia

**Septer Limnoreia** was a Nereid and a member of the Septs.

## Biography

### Early Life

As a child, Limnoreia fled from the back entrance of an apartment building with Kaya, Puck, and the six other children that she was living with. Limnoreia asked Kaya if they were leaving because of Mafia men only for Puck to tell her that it was the Heretics. Kaya told Limnoreia that it would be alright, told them to hurry, and then told them that Callisto would meet up with them later.

### Meeting Flick Chambers

Flick Chambers and Shiori Porter met with the Septs to tell them about Joselyn Atherby's Revolution and the Mnemosyne Spell that was used to erase her from their memories. Flick told the Septs that she didn't expect anything from them, but said that she would like it if they could teach her things that Heretics would not or could not.

Limnoreia apologized to Flick and Shiori on behalf of the Septs for demanding answers from them without introducing themselves before she introduced herself to them. Limnoreia then told Flick and Shiori that the Septs would discuss what they had told them in private and arranged for Quing to escort them through Wonderland.

Flick returned to meet with the Septs after the attack on Wonderland and apologized after she learned that they had lowered their security spells to let her and Shiori in. Limnoreia told Flick that it had been their mistake for lowering the security spells instead of adding them to the exemptions. Limnoreia later revealed that while they were distracted by the primary attack, several werewolves and a Heretic infiltrated their nursery and daycare and kidnapped several were-children.

## Physical appearance

Limnoreia is described as a beautiful woman with blue skin and white hair.
Jessica Trent

**Jessica Trent** was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic, the wife of Xhan, and the mother of Sergei.

## Physical appearance

Jessica is described as a woman with deeply tanned skin, black hair cut short with one longer part on the left side that formed and braid, and dark blue eyes. She has a jagged scar across her left cheek from her jawline up just under her eye and across her nose.
Javier

**Javier** was an Eden's Garden Hangman Heretic. In 2016, Javier and his friends led Ankh into the forest, telling him that he would have to complete a ritual to get his grandmother's ring back before he threw it through a portal. Miranda Wallbern knocked him on his back and called him a jackass before she went through the portal.
Liesje Aken

**Liesje Aken** (b. 22 July, 1493 - ???) was a Natural Heretic, the daughter of Hieronymus Bosch, and the wife of Dries Aken.

At some point, Dries and Liesje learned that Hieronymus was possessed by a Seosten. Dries and Liesje confronted Hieronymus in an attempt to force the Seosten to release him, but Dries was forced to kill Hieronymus to protect her and later imprisoned by the Seosten Imperium.

Following Hieronymus' death and Dries' imprisonment, Liesje started to work on a spell that would make people immune to Seostenic possession. She cast the spell on her bloodline and then locked it inside of a blood vault only her descendants would be able to access.

## Physical appearance

Liesje is described as a beautiful, tall woman with brown hair.
Kadatsalle

**Kadatsalle** are crocodile-like Strangers.

## Physical description

### Physical appearance

Kadatsalle are crocodile-like Strangers that look like they're made of bones, a few patches of rotting skin and exposed muscles. Their front halves are shaped roughly similar to the skeleton of a crocodile with the back half shaped like a kangaroo.

### Abilities

Kadatsalle can leap tremendous distances.ref name="Mini-Interlude 30 – Seth and Shiori"/>

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; Sharkhunt, Mini-Interlude 30 – Seth and Shiori
Nolan Redcliffe

**Nolan Redcliffe** was a Crossroads Edge Heretic.

## Biography

At some point while he was still attending Crossroads Academy, Nolan fell in love with and started to date Julie. Sometime afterward, Julie broke his heart and moved on.

Approximately eight years ago, Nolan met Larissa Mason outside of a closed antique store in New York to hunt down and deal with three Gargoyles. When Larissa asked him how the adoption was going, he told her that the Committee had approved it and about the child he had adopted. Larissa congratulated him before she warned him that the Gargoyles were up and moving. Nolan told Larissa that the Gargoyles had been feeding off the motel down the street, split up, and headed straight in. Later, Nolan met up with Larissa again, asked her if she was alright, told her that there had been complications in getting back, and asked her what happened. When Larissa didn't respond, he told her that he was going to call in some help. Larissa told him that she had gotten knocked around, but was fine.

## Physical appearance

Nolan is described as a thin man with long brown hair and brown eyes.

## Personality

According to Larissa Mason, Nolan feels particularly defensive of people that most other people tended to not care that much about. To that end, he spends a good time in the field helping out at Bystander homeless shelters and soup kitchens, watching out for the types of Strangers that like to prey on those people.

## Abilities and skills

As a Crossroads Hangman Heretic, he was immune to the Bystander Effect, capable of utilizing magic and absorbing the powers from the Strangers or Heretics that he killed.

## Possessions

* **Heretical Weapon**: Nolan's Heretical Weapon was an axe.
Septs

## Wonderland

The **Septs** are the main governing body of the Alter communities in the northwestern United States of America.

## Structure and Functionality

The Septs are made up of seven members. There are three methods in which one can become a Sept: one can be named as the successor to one of the three inherited positions, voted into one of three positions by every member in good standing every ten years, or defeat the Tie-Breaker in a fight.

## Known Members of the Septs

* Calvin
* Fennicus
* Kimper
* Limnoreia
* Seth Dozeran
* Stav
* Wit
* Xi

## Trivia

* The name "Septs" comes from the Latin word "Septem" or "Seven".
Pooka

**Pooka** are a race of humanoid Strangers.

### Abilities

Pooka can transform portions of themselves or their entire body into animals. Pooka are immune to a Heretic's Stranger Sense.  When Pooka die, they're reborn a short time later in the form of a child around age eight or nine, but with all of their old memories.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Heretical Edge*; Getting Some Answers, 6-01
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Heretical Edge*; Getting Some Answers, 6-03
Kegt

**Kegt** (d. 4 July 2018) was an Orc. He made a deal with Eden's Garden, to sell them Alters that he had captured, but arranged a couple dozen of his men around the location he was supposed to meet Eden's Garden's representative in case the representative attempted to backstab him. He was confronted by Mateo Dias, who informed him that his pack had dealt with Eden's Garden's representative and offered him the chance to leave with his life, but he turned it down. He was subsequently killed by Roxa Pittman.
Peryton

**Peryton** are a race of winged deer-like Strangers.

## Physical description

### Physical appearance

Peryton are described as winged deer-like Strangers. They are slightly larger than an elk, but smaller than a moose. They are covered in white fur with gleaming silver antlers, blue wing feathers and tail feathers with black silver-tipped feathers on the edges.

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; Second Hunt, Mini-Interlude 12 – Seller and Abigail
Miss Handsy

**Miss Handsy** was an Alter. She is the administrator of the Aelaestiam's education facilities.

## Physical appearance

Miss Handsy is described as a lime green bipedal squid, with pink eyes, and a dozen tentacle-like arms.

## Abilities and skills

* **Multitasking**: Miss Handsy had the power to multitask.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*
Liam Mason

**Professor Liam Mason** (b. 28 April, 1901) was an American Crossroads Hangman Heretic, the husband of Larissa Mason, and the father of Sands and Scout Mason.

## ​Biography

Liam used to be part of Joselyn's revolution, but betrayed her by going to Ruthers and forcing the movement into the open. This fact is not widely known, even to members of the revolution such as Deveron.

## Physical appearance

Liam is described as a tall and broad shouldered man with long, shaggy blonde hair so dark it almost looks brown.

## Possessions

* **Scythe**: Liam's Heretical Weapon was a scythe with a curved blade at one end and a straight blade on the other.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Word of God - Liam was born in Washington.
Joshua Atherby

**Joshua Atherby** (b. 1788) was a Natural Nemean Heretic, and son of Lyell Atherby, husband of Virginia Atherby, the father of Joselyn Atherby, the grandfather of Wyatt Rendell, Abigail Fellows, and Felicity Chambers, and the great-grandfather of Ammon and Abigail Fellows. He was a protégé and close friend of Gabriel Prosser.

When Fomorians invaded Earth, Joshua Atherby sacrificed himself to empower a spell that would seal off the Fomorian portal to Earth, preventing the Fomorians from reclaiming control of humanity.

## Physical appearance

Joshua is described as a handsome man with a head full of dark curly hair.
Nicholas Flammel

**Nicholas Flammel** was a Crossroads Edge Heretic.

## Magical abilities and skills

* **Sweat Manipulation**: Nicholas had the power to create and manipulate sweat. He could also alter the chemical composition of his sweat in order to produce specific chemical compounds for whatever he was doing.
* **Bodily Fluid Manipulation**: Nicholas had the power to manipulate his bodily fluids. He could alter his bodily fluids to being any other fluid he understood the elemental compositions of, produce vast amounts of that fluid, and have an immunity to those fluids.
Virginia Dare

**Virginia Dare** (b. 1587) was an English Crossroads Hangman Heretic and a Natural Amarok Heretic. She was married to Joshua Atherby, with whom she had one daughter, Joselyn, making her the maternal grandmother of Wyatt Rendell, Abigail Fellows, and Felicity Chambers, and the great grandmother of Koren Fellows.

When Fomorians invaded Earth, Virginia sacrificed her identity as an Atherby to empower a spell that would seal off the Fomorian portal to Earth, preventing the Fomorians from reclaiming humanity. Due to this, she cannot tell anyone about her connection with Joshua, their child, or their grandchildren without risk of the spell failing.

Virginia later became a teacher of American history, fencing and martial technique at Crossroads Academy as well as the adviser for the Investigation Track.

## Physical appearance

Virginia is described to look like a woman in her mid thirties with sharp aristocratic features, with high cheekbones, blonde hair tied into a tight braid, and piercing green eyes. She wears a pitch black suit with an equally dark shirt beneath it with a thin red tie, dark red gloves, and a sword in a sheath on her left hip.

## Biography

### Early Life

Virginia Dare was the daughter of Ananias Dare and Eleanor White, born in August 1587 in the colony of Roanoke.

Virginia and her family was forced to flee from Roanoke in 1590.

In 1599, the colony Virginia and her family were living in was attacked by a group of monsters that included at least one Amarok. She survived by hiding underneath the corpse of an Amarok and in the process became a Natural Heretic.

Following this event, Virginia fled and lived alone for some time, avoiding other people for their own protection. She would be found by Tiras, who took her in and trainer her how to fight, and would stay with him for ten years until he was injured in an attack.

Virginia left for England and arrived in London in May 1611. While in London, Virginia fought Fossor and foiled a ritual that he had been preparing before being rescued by Baroness Gaia Sinclaire.

At some point, Virginia married Joshua Atherby. The couple would have one daughter, named Joselyn Chambers.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*
Misty

**Misty** was a Natural Ogre Heretic, the younger sister of Duncan and a member of the Atherby Clan.

## Physical appearance

Misty is described as a woman who appears to be in her late teens or early twenties with hair that was brown with little bits of blonde running through it here and there. She is a waifish figure that looks like a stiff breeze could blow her apart.
Julius Harn

**Julius Harn** was a Bystander.

## Biography

During the Separation War, Julius Harn donated magic, money, and time to help force Heretics out of Las Vegas, Nevada and keep them out. He swerved on the Las Vegas ruling council and helped to establish a lot of their rules.

## Physical description

Julius is described as a rotund man that was shaped basically like a large beach ball. He had very dark green eyes that looked almost black and a very friendly smile. He wore a doctor's coat over a ruffled lime green shirt with flowers on it and a purple stethoscope.
Jeanne d’Arc

**Jeanne d'Arc** (c. 1412) was a French Bystander.

## Physical appearance

Jeanne is described as a lithe woman with brown hair and a distinct resemblance to the Bystander actress, Audrey Hepburn.

## Abilities and skills

* **Energy Manipulation**: The Seosten Michael granted Jeanne d'Arc a fraction of his energy through the use of ritual magic. She could channel this energy through her shield to create an impenetrable barrier around herself or others, and through her spear to allow it to cut through "near anything in existence".
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Micheal's energy healed her wounds.
	+ **Life Extension**: Micheal's energy extended Jeanne natural lifespan.

## Possessions

* **Shield**: Jeanne owned a heavy shield.
* **Spear**: Jeanne owned a spear.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)* (Mentioned only)
* *Heretical Edge 2*
Mercury

**Mercury** was a Seosten Lie. He worked to prove himself within the rank and file of the military until he was critically injured saving the life of his commanding officer. Crippled in a Fomorian trap to the point that he could barely move his leg, he was unable to fight on the front lines. He was approached by Aysien who offered to eventually fix his leg in return for him preforming various mundane work around his facility.

He was attacked by Amitiel when Amitiel saw him next to an unconscious Chayyiel and assumed that he had molested her. In order to defend himself, he possessed and later absorb Amitiel's consciousness into himself, erasing him. Chayyiel begged him not to turn himself in, telling him that he didn't have a choice, and told him that it would be their secret.

## Abilities and skills

* **Limited Possession**: Mercury had the power to possess living creatures and gain complete control of their actions by doing so. He was unable to leave the body of a living creature that he had possessed until that living creature died.
	+ **Personal Time Manipulation**: Mercury had the power to speed up and slow down himself or affects that had some kind of time factor. He could use this power to speed himself up to imitate super-speed or slow down things that affected him. When Mercury possessed Amitiel and absorbed his consciousness, he became able to utilize this power.
Oliver Brockett

**Counselor Oliver Brockett** (b. 27 March, 1700 - 2018) was an English Crossroads Hangman Heretic and a Natural Bluecap Heretic. At some point, he became a part of the Committee and became responsible for supplying and defending established off-world colonies.

## Physical appearance

Oliver is described as a rotund, heavyset man.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Word of God - Oliver was born in Britain.
Lovac

**Lovac** was an Eden's Garden Hangman Heretic.

## Physical appearance

Lovac is described as a man with slicked back dark hair and a thin goatee.

## Abilities and skills

* **Concussive Blast**: Lovac had the power to launch balls of concussive force from his hands.
* **Enhanced Speed**: Lovac had the power to move at an enhanced speed.
* **Forcefield Generation**: Lovac had the power to generate forcefields.

## Possessions

* **Heretical Weapon**: Lovac's Heretical Weapon was a metallic spear. The blade could extend outward like a grappling hook to hold position within a person, making it almost impossible to remove.
Raphael (Seosten)

## Raphael

**Seraph** **Raphael** was a Seosten and a member of the Seraphim.

## Physical appearance

Raphael is described as a tall and lanky-looking man that looked to be between his late thirties and early fifties. His hair was worn long, almost to the middle of his back, and was a mixture of gray and blonde.

## Abilities and skills

* **Energy Wing Manifestation**: Raphael had the power to forms made out of energy and use them for transportation to offensive and defensive purposes.
Relukun

**Relukun** are a race of humanoid Strangers that are made up of wood.

## Physical description

### Physical appearance

Relukun are unattractive five foot tall humanoids with skin covered in a rough form of bark.

### Abilities

Relukun can merge and travel through trees and objects made out of wood. In addition, Relkun can merge themselves with other Relukun to form a Relukae.

## Known Relukun

* Calice
* Karees

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; The Next Step, 8-08
2. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; Against The Odds, 9-02
Omniscereon

**Omniscereon** was a Seosten, the second and youngest son of Sariel Moon. He was also the younger brother of Tristan Moon, Vanessa Moon, and Spark, and the elder brother of Tabbris.

## Abilities and skills

* **Conditional Transformation**: Omniscereon had the power to transform himself into a living being that he touches at an age that matches his own. When he used this power, he took on the memories and personality of the living being he had used to transform into.
Kutattca

**Councilor Kuttatca** was a Native American Crossroads Hangman Heretic who was a member of the Committee.

## Biography

Kuttatca met and befriended Gabriel Prosser shortly after he awakened as a Heretic.

At some point, Kuttatca joined Joselyn Atherby's Rebellion. He thought that he could trust Litonya with the truth about Alters, but she murdered him.
Yaqum

**Yaqum** was a Seosten and an overseer in a Seosten Imperium slave camp.

## Biography

After Flick Chambers (who had possessed a soldier) entered the communications room, he questioned them about the missing workers. He caught the rifle that had been thrown at him and shot the soldier three times in the chest. Just as the third shot hit the soldier, she left the soldier's body and possessed him. He tried to fight back and retake control of himself, but he wasn't strong enough. After using him to learn the whereabouts of the Seosten connected to him, Flick rendered him unconscious.
Zedekiah Pericles

## Zekediah Pericles

**Professor Zedekiah** **Pericles** (d. September, 2017) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic and both the Professor of Stranger Truths 101 and Development Track advisor at Crossroads Academy.

Joselyn Chambers had a close relationship with Zedekiah, and would name her son after him. It would eventually lead to his death as Manakel (who had been possessing Risa Kohaku) murdered him after he learned through an identification spell that "Zedekiah" was connected to the protection spell on Avalon Sinclaire.

## ​Biography

After the sacrifice of her parents, Joselyn Atherby was raised by Bystander friends of Pericles. As a result, he was considered a grandfather to her, a sentiment he seemed to return.

### Death

On the third day of the 2017-2018 schoolyear, Zedekiah was confronted by Isaac Acosta. Isaac claimed that Zedekiah had been 'surprised' when he had realized that he had been distracting him before Manakel (who was possessing Risa Kohaku) murdered him.

## ​Personality

Pericles was described as being exceedingly lively, energetic and friendly, to the point that, prior to his murder, Shiori considered approaching him about her secret.

## ​Physical appearance

Professor Pericles is described as an elderly man.
Josie

**Josie** was an American Eden's Garden Hangman Heretic.

## Physical appearance

Josie is described as a young blonde woman.

## Abilities and skills

* **Cyrokinesis**: Josie had the power to manipulate cold and ice. She could use this power to create daggers made out of ice.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*

 Children of Bosch Tribe | Prestor Cannon ·
 Dust Striders Tribe | Alexander Helios ·
 Eternal Eye Tribe | Ikita ·
Noble ·
 Fate's Shepards Tribe | Jack Childs ·
 Lost Scar Tribe | Aconitum ·
Remember Bennett ·
Doxer (deceased) ·
Zoya Dalal ·
Vanessa Holt (deceased) ·
 Reapers Tribe | **Josie** ·
Aniyah Keita ·
Weston Marrero ·
 Remnant Guardians Tribe | Benedict Arnold ·
Hannah Beckman ·
 Vigilant Sons Tribe | Carseus Elsen ·
Fu Hao ·
Seller ·
 Eden's Garden defectors | Abigail Fellows ·
Avalon Sinclaire ·
Haiden Moon ·
Gambol ·
Hisao ·
Pace ·
 Eden's Garden locations | Eden ·
Tree of Knowledge ·
Chamber of Victories
Seamus Dornan

**Seamus Dornan** (b. 5 December, 1900) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic.

#### First Year

Seamus was educated at Crossroads Academy from 1918 to 1921, and was placed on a team with Roger Dornan, Joselyn Chambers, Lillian Patters, Deveron Adams, and Tribald Kine. In March, Seamus helped his team hunt down and kill the Werebear Callisto.

At some point, Joselyn told Seamus that she had observed several Strangers fleeing the apartment where Callisto had been while the rest of their team had been fighting her and how she had realized that not all Strangers were evil.

#### Second Year

In May, Seamus and his team travelled to Codell to determine the cause of the past tornados and to stop another tornado from happening. He used a magic-tracer spell to track the source of the tornadoes to a metal circle located underneath a hill. It was there that he met the Denmiek Dorarg.

Dorarg explained that the tornadoes had been caused by three Denaksen children who had been drawn to the body of their mother and had lost themselves to rage and grief after they found out she was dead. When Seamus asked Dorarg if he had come to try to talk to the next Denaksen, Dorarg told him that he had tried to talk to the last Denaksen child but had only made things worse, so he had come to destroy the remains to protect the town and prevent any more deaths. Soon afterward, after Dorarg informed them that the next Denaksen child was about to arrive, Joselyn convinced Seamus to leave with the rest of their team in order to prevent them from freaking the child out.

At some point, Seamus would become a part of Joselyn Atherby's Rebellion.

### Later Life

In 2012, Seamus and Roger encountered a group of Stranger children and found themselves both unable and unwilling to kill them. Soon afterward Seamus and Roger realized that they couldn't continue to kill innocent Strangers. At some point, Seamus and Roger faked their deaths and began to safely transport Strangers from one place to another.

## Physical appearance

Seamus is described as a short statured man with red hair.
Zahd

**Zahd** was a Seosten.

## Physical description

Zahd was described as a dark-skinned child with short black hair and bright green eyes.

## Abilities and skills

* **Permanent Boosted State**: Zahd functions almost entirely within the sped-up state that Seosten can activate, making everything and everyone around her appear far too slow. It is possible for people like Puriel to drain energy from her, slowing her boost, and allow her to function normally.

## Trivia

* "Zahd" means "laugh" in the language of Olan's species.
Sachael

**Sachael** was a Seosten.

## Biography

Around 3,000 years ago, Sachael was part of a group of Seosten operatives and infiltrators on Earth, portraying himself as the Olympian God Poseidon.

## Physical appearance

Sachael is described as a tall and elderly man with pale blue eyes, shoulder-length pure white hair, and a pure white beard.

## Abilities and skills

* **Hydrokinesis**: Sachael had the power to create, shape, and manipulate water.
	+ **Aquatic Respiration**: Sachael had the power to breath in both air and water.
	+ **Hydrokinetic Constructs**: Sachael had the power to create constructs out of water.
* **Tempestakinesis**: Sachael had the power to create, shape, and manipulate storms.

## External links

* Poseidon on Wikipedia
* Neptune on Wikipedia

**Olympians**
Ylek

**Ylek** was a slave of the Seosten Imperium in the late 2010s. He was possessed by Flick Chambers as part of a plan to access the engine room of a Seosten Imperium warship.

He chose to be teleported onto the brig of an Aelaestiam ship until he could be questioned to either be released to do as he wished or join the Aelaestiam.

## Physical appearance

Ylek is described as a short and squat, spherical Alter covered in fine white fur with one large green eye, two small horns on his head, and thin arms and legs attached to either side of his torso.
Tobias

**Tobias** was a Heretic that was a part of Joselyn Atherby's Rebellion.

## Biography

Tobias asked if Asenath was alright before he told her that he had taken them. Asenath blinked, told him that she was fine, and asked him who had taken who. He told Asenath that Gabriel Ruther's Heretics had taken the children. Asenath told him that she had the children and he shook his head before telling her that they had taken Joselyn's children. He went on to tell her that they had started the fires near the kids rooms on purpose to keep them busy, killed the guards at the nursery and kidnapped Joselyn's children. He clenched his hands, told her that they had taken the twins and said that was how they were going to make Joselyn surrender. Tobias asked her how they could call themselves the good guys before he told her that they were the real monsters.
Miranda Wallbern

**Miranda Wallbern** was an American Eden's Garden Hangman Heretic.

## Biography

Miranda moved to Laramie Falls about a third of the way into the school year. She met Felicity Chambers when Terry tripped Felicity, making her spill milk on her shirt, and she threw milk in Terry's face. Terry jumped Miranda, Felicity grabbed onto Terry's leg to pull her down, and things degenerated from there until all three of them ended up in the principal's office. From that moment on, Miranda and Felicity were inseperable.

## Physical appearance

Miranda is described as a five foot seven dark-skinned girl with short black hair and a tomboyish appearance

## Possessions

* **Heretical Weapon**: Miranda's Heretical Weapon was a rounded, black shield decorated with emeralds. She could summon it to her hands with a particular shake of her hands.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*

 Children of Bosch Tribe | Prestor Cannon ·
 Dust Striders Tribe | Alexander Helios ·
 Eternal Eye Tribe | Ikita ·
Noble ·
 Fate's Shepards Tribe | Jack Childs ·
 Lost Scar Tribe | Aconitum ·
Remember Bennett ·
Doxer (deceased) ·
Zoya Dalal ·
Vanessa Holt (deceased) ·
 Reapers Tribe | Josie ·
Aniyah Keita ·
Weston Marrero ·
 Remnant Guardians Tribe | Benedict Arnold ·
Hannah Beckman ·
 Vigilant Sons Tribe | Carseus Elsen ·
Fu Hao ·
Seller ·
 Eden's Garden defectors | Abigail Fellows ·
Avalon Sinclaire ·
Haiden Moon ·
Gambol ·
Hisao ·
Pace ·
 Eden's Garden locations | Eden ·
Tree of Knowledge ·
Chamber of Victories
Scout Mason

**Sarah "Scout" Mason** (b. 1999/2000)was a Heretic-born Crossroads Hangman Heretic. She is the identical twin sister of Sands Mason.

Scout began attending Crossroads Academy in 2017. She met and soon became friends with her teammates: Flick Chambers, Avalon Sinclaire, Sean Gerardo, and Columbus Porter. Together they fought in numerous battles to keep Liesje Aken's spell from Paschar.

Scout left Crossroads Academy in 2018 after the Crossroads Committee arrested Gaia Sinclaire and Flick undid the memory spell that Crossroads and Eden's Garden had used to end Joselyn Atherby's Rebellion.

## Physical appearance

Scout has the appearance of a girl with long brown hair that partially covers her face and brown eyes. She wears the skirt version of the Crossroads Academy uniform.

## Abilities and skills

As  a Crossroads Hangman Heretic, she is immune to the Bystander Effect, capable of utilizing magic and absorbing the powers from the Strangers or Heretics that she kills. Se receives a mental alert when she sees a Stranger. Her aura color is pink.

## Possessions

### Scout's Rifle

Scout's Heretic Weapon is a sniper rifle that is capable of extending its range and changing direction via miniature portals.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Word of God - Sarah has to be born by the end of October 1999 in order to attend Crossroads Academy at the age of 17 on 3 September 2017. Had she been born in November 1999, she would only be 16 on 3 September 2017.
2. ↑ Word of God - Sarah was born in Crossroads.
Suarilia

**Suarilia** is a small outpost world.

## Description

Suarilia is described as dull and drab. It has a gray sky with wispy, sickly yellow clouds and a slightly blueish sun that casts a tint over everything. The soil is brownish-green, and the local equivalent of grass has a thin stalk similar to grass, only with a wider, circular top about half an inch across that makes it look more like a clover and was orange in color.

#### Chantli

Chantli is described as an outpost surrounded by ten foot tall metal walls about a foot thick, arranged in an octagon formation, with a guard tower at each of the eight corners that rise another ten feet. There are a dozen more buildings inside the enclosure of the walls. One was placed directly in the center of the area and was obviously some kind of command post, while the one next to it looked like an infirmary of some kind. A third building closer to the entrance looked like an armory and supply center. And at the opposite side of the fort, furthest from the entrance, there was a place that had obviously been a combination cafeteria and entertainment lounge for people to relax and try not to go crazy out here.

Finally, the remaining eight buildings were set up with four near the western side of the fort and four near the eastern side. They were taller than the other structures, and were apparently living quarters for the twenty Heretics and their families that had been here. Apartments, basically.

## History

Sometime in the 2010s, Crossroads Heretics travelled to Suarilia and constructed an outpost. Roughly twenty Heretics and their assorted families moved into the outpost, but were attacked by a Hangman Demon. Crossroads sent more Heretics to chase down and kill the Hangman Demon after they learned about what happened, but were unable to find any survivors. The Committee started to look into the possibility of resettling Suarilia.

In the mid 2010s, the Committee planned to send a team of hoplites in to deal with the smaller threats that had settled in on the outpost but were convinced to allow it to be a normal crossroads academy training exercise instead.
Travis Colby

**Travis Colby** (b. 1999/2000) was an American Bystander-kin Crossroads Hangman Heretic.

## Physical appearance

Travis is described as a black boy of average height with a body builder's physique and hair that he wears in cornrows. His uniform is lined with the purple trim of the Investigation track.

## Abilities and skills

As a Crossroads Hangman Heretic, he was immune to the Bystander Effect, capable of utilizing magic and absorbing the powers from the Strangers or Heretics that he killed.

## Possessions

* **Heretical Weapon**: Travis' Heretical Weapon was a long, heavy sword with explosive properties.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Word of God - Travis has to be born by the end of October 1999 in order to attend Crossroads Academy at the age of 17 on 3 September 2017. Had he been born in November 1999, he would only be 16 on 3 September 2017.
2. ↑ Word of God - Travis was born in Idaho.
Medieval Ages

The **Middle Ages** of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 15th century marked by the division of Western Christianity in the Reformation, the rise of humanism in the Italian Renaissance, and the beginnings of European overseas expansion. There is some variation in the dating of the edges of these periods which is due mainly to differences in specialisation and focus of individual scholars.

## Medieval Heretics

During the medieval ages, the following Heretics were known to have been alive:

* Arthur Pendragon
* Guinevere
* Gaia Sinclaire
* Seller
Xi

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**Septer** **Xi** is a Rakshasa and a member of the Septs.

## Physical appearance

Xi is described as a Rakshasa with dark purplish-black fur with white designs similar to the black lines on a white tiger and blue eyes.

## Biography

### Winter Wonderland

Xi met with Asenath, Felicity Chambers, Shiori Porter at Wonderland. After Felicity told them about Joselyn Atherby, she waved them off and told them that she would send for them after they had deliberated.

She told Kimper that Heretics from both Crossroads and Eden's Garden would put aside their differences to focus on them because they hated Strangers more than they hated each other. Felicity told them that she might not like Calvin because of his previous actions, she didn't hate them and that she was sorry for the attack.

When Felicity asked if the Septs had a picture of the Heretic that had helped Pace and Lemuel's pack attack Wonderland, Xi told her that the Heretic was tall and of the moors. Felicity realized that the Heretic was Doxer and told them that Pace had said something about him helping her find them.

The Septs conferred about whether or not the Werewolf pack that Felicity knew could help before Xi told her to contact them and see what they could do. She told Felicity that while the Septs were not quite allies, they weren't enemies and that they would see where it went.

## References

https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/winter-wonderland-18-08/
Tzentses

**Tzentses** are a race of Strangers.

## Physical description

### Abilities

Tzentses are Alters that are able to create semi-solid apparitions that can take the shape of any person or creature who touches anything within the building that Tzentses take residence in. Tzentses are known to use their apparitions to take humans back to them whereupon the Tzentses would eat the humans.

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; Gathering Force, Interlude 33D – Avalon, Scout, And The Team
Roger Dornan

**Roger Dornan** (b. 7 June, 1901) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic.

## Biography

### Early Life

Roger began attending Crossroads Academy in 1918 and was grouped into a team with Seamus Dornan, Joselyn Atherby, Lillian Patters, Deveron Adams, and Tribald Kine under an unidentified student mentor.

## Physical appearance

Roger is described as a short statured man with blond hair.

## Abilities and skills

* **Inorganic Duplication**: Roger had the power to duplicate non-biological objects.
The Last

**The Last** is the name of last of the four entities that appeared within the Suelesk's original universe.

## Appearance

The Last is described as the largest of the quartet of entities responsible for the near annihilation of Suelesk civilization. It's main body is approximately nine hundred feet in length and six hundred feet wide and shaped roughly like a pear with dozens of tentacles, ranging from a couple hundred feet to twenty miles in length.

## References

1. ↑ *Heretical Edge*; A Different Kind Of Hunt, Mini-Interlude 52 – What Are Dragons
Shiori Porter

**Shiori Porter** (born **Reathma**; 1999/2000) was an American Crossroads Hangman Heretic and a Dhampyr.

## Physical appearance

Shiori is a petite Asian-American girl. She wears the pants version of the Crossroads Academy uniform lined with the green trim of the Hunter track.

## Abilities and skills

As a Crossroads Hangman Heretic, she is immune to the Bystander Effect, capable of utilizing magic and absorbing the powers from the Strangers or Heretics that she kills.

## Possessions

* **Heretical Weapon**: Shiori's Heretical Weapon are a pair of Frisbee-like discs that can electrocute a target and generate a line of electricity between themselves or the gloves that she wears.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)*
* *Heretical Edge 2*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Word of God - Shiori has to be born by the end of October 1999 in order to attend Crossroads Academy at the age of 17 on 3 September 2017. Had she been born in November 1999, she would only be 16 on 3 September 2017.
2. ↑ Word of God - Shiori was born in Florida.
Vasilisa

**Vasilisa** was a supernatural being who controlled territory in Russia.

## Abilities and Tools

Vasilisa has the power to create and control three knight-like creatures that have individual abilities. The White Rider controls light and energy, the Red Rider controls fire, and the Black Rider controls shadows and darkness.
Stephen Vandel

**Professor Stephen Vandel** (b. 22 March, 1908) was a Crossroads Hangman Heretic and the Heretical Geography Professor at Crossroad Academy.

## ​Physical appearance

Stephen is described as a man in his mid-late thirties with red hair that he wears in a ponytail and a neatly trimmed goatee. He wears a long-sleeved black and white checkered shirt with a bolo tie, crisp blue jeans and a monocle over his right eye.
Summer Banning

## Summer Bannin

**Summer Banning** was an American Heretic-born Crossroads Hangman Heretic.

## Personality

Summer tends to behave and talk morbidly and enjoys making people uncomfortable.

## Physical appearance

Summer has the appearance of an Arican American girl with dark hair pulled into a simple ponytail. She wears the pants version of the uniform with the purple trim of the Investigation track.

## Abilities and Powers

### Summer's Staff

Summer's Heretic Weapon is a staff with a rotating circular saw at one end and a shock prod at the other. The staff can be folded down so that the spinning blade falls between the prongs of the shock-prod. In this mode, a pair of handles and a trigger emerge from the folded-down weapon, and it may act as a railgun, launching individual teeth from the saw which are replaced after a brief time.
Truvan

**Truvan** was an Alter who nursed Klassin Roe back to health and protected him from Nocen.

## Biography

During the late 1910s, Truvan found Klassin Roe in the basement of a building in the aftermath of a Nocen attack. Although they knew that Klassin was a Crossroads Heretic and that he would have killed them all given the chance, Truvan and Iona took Klassin into their home and nursed him back to health.

Sometime later, when Nocen returned to the motel to make an example out of Klassin, Truvan and Iona hid and helped fight to protect him. According to Klassin, the Nocen murdered everyone within the motel but was unable to find him.

## Appearances

* *Heretical Edge (webserial series)* (Mentioned only)