Arthur Harker

Cordelia Harker (Sister)

Benjamin Harker (Brother)

Evan Draculae Harker (Uncle)

**Arthur Harker** is a human monster hunter and the current lord of Stonehollow. He is the eldest of three siblings and the inheritor of the Harker estate, having assumed leadership following the plague of Sanguine Ichor and the death of the vampire lord Draven.

After the disappearance of his sister Cordelia, Arthur was inflicted with lycanthropy and disappeared for several weeks. He reemerged after Stonehollow was attacked by Draven and assisted the Victims of Circumstance with defeating his uncle and developing a cure for the Sanguine Ichor. He has since been cured of his lycanthropy and is now lord of Stonehollow.

## Biography

Arthur was born to the Harkers, a prolific family of monster hunters that rule the city of Stonehollow. As the eldest son he was raised to inherit the estate and the responsibilities of his father, James Harker, and was taught the legacy of his family throughout his childhood.

When he and his siblings were young adults, they hunted and pursued the vampire lord Draven alongside a cleric of the Raven Queen named Herron. Draven altered their memories of the encounter and made them believe they had slain the vampire, but in reality they had been infected with Sanguine Ichor and experimented on.

In the aftermath of the encounter, Arthur's sister Cordelia disappeared and was thought to be dead. A body believed to be hers was found outside the city and a funeral was held in her honor. In their grief, the remaining Harker siblings coped in different ways. His brother Benjamin left the city and looked for Herron, believing him to be a suspect of Cordelia's death, while Arthur remained in Stonehollow.

In his loneliness, Arthur met a woman named Amy and fell in love. She was a beautiful aasimar working at a bakery near the manor, and he found comfort in her companionship following his sister's funeral.

Amy, however, soon revealed her true intentions. She infected Arthur with lycanthropy and exposed herself as a Loup-Garou, a large and powerful werewolf that sought to bring down the Harker family. Arthur's blood — the blood of the Harker family — responded unusually to the curse and became more difficult to cure, but also more capable of being controlled. He fled the city in shame and lived in the woods for several months, ashamed of his affliction and afraid of confronting his brother and father.

Then, one night, he was visited in a dream by a robotic construct known as a Soulforged. The Soulforged — whose appearance he recognized from his investigation into the S.O.U.L. Foundation's morbid research — referred to themselves as X-2 and revealed that Cordelia was still alive. X-2 pleaded with Arthur to help them defeat the vampire lord Draven — who had not died — and cure his sister of a vampiric curse. After some convincing, Arthur agreed to join them.

Through sheer force of will, Arthur kept his lycanthropy under control and used his abilities to assist the Victims of Circumstance, Cordelia, Benjamin, and the soldier Sankari Balasar in defeating the vampire Draven, who was also revealed to be his long-forgotten uncle Evan Draculae Harker. In order to make a cure for the Sanguine Ichor plague that had infected all of Stonehollow, Arthur's blood was needed. X-2 was able to cure Arthur's lycanthropy and an antidote for the Sanguine Ichor was developed by Evan during his brief moment of lucidity.

After Stonehollow was cured and the city saved, Arthur took over as lord of the city. The ordeal had taken its toll on his father, and James Harker was no longer in a position to lead the city. As a result, Arthur is now the current lord of Stonehollow and is actively repairing the damage inflicted by the Sanguine Ichor plague.

## Description

### Appearance

Arthur has the traditional features of the Harker family: red hair and gray eyes. He keeps his hair long and neatly groomed, often pulling it back into a low ponytail, and dresses formally in most situations. He is thinner and more lithe than his brother Benjamin, but possesses his own set of physical skills and strengths.

While afflicted with lycanthropy, Arthur became shaggy and unkempt. His hair fell in his face and a scruffy beard grew across his chin. After being cured and made lord of Stonehollow, he has since cleaned up his appearance and returned to his prim and proper self.

### Personality

Arthur is quiet and bookish, but speaks with authority and confidence. He can be intense and dramatic at times, but is also not afraid to take responsibility for his actions. He ran from Stonehollow when cursed with lycanthropy because he feared harming others, even though it meant abandoning his brother and living alone with his grief. Now that he is the leader of a city, he is learning to be more honest and open about his weaknesses and strengths.