Editing An Abbreviated Almanac: Victoriana: Gathering Storms (section)

===''Allies & Antagonists & Acquaintances''===

====Allies====
*'''Jonathan:''' A fiance from Isabelle Pickering's previous life, now a ghost who is her constant companion
*'''Pop the Weasel:''' An enforcer and associate of Billy the Crime Boss of London's East End
*'''Billy Butcher:''' Half-Orc Crime Lord of East End and meat butcher
*'''Selene Dashwood:''' Brilliant Scientist and Bioengineer
*'''The Colonel (Fleming):''' Head of the Diogenes Club and father of Katherine Fleming-Drake
*'''Celeste Fleming:''' Desceased wife of Colonel Fleming, mother of Katherine Fleming, and currently a ghost who appeals to Varney for help
*'''Josephine Gabrielle Arcenaux:''' Agent of the Crown under the Colonel's command
*'''Quentin Michael Humberstone:''' Gentleman and Mechanical Engineer of Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States of America
*'''Rebecca Ashmore, nee Spenser:''' Archaeologist/Egyptologist and Rune Mage
*'''Christopher Ashmore:''' Clergyman and Demonologist, husband of Rebecca
*'''Prince Alexi Kalashnikov:''' Inventor, Engineer, Playboy and Prince of Russia, whose exalted glory speaks for itself
*'''Princess Evaline, a.k.a. Evangeline Varney a.k.a. Evie:''' Former catgirl, now Eldren and a Princess of Russia, wife of Alexi
*'''Pavel:''' Russian Bodyguard of Princess Evaline
*'''Liz:''' Street girl and covert agent now working for Colonel Fleming
*'''Lady Katherine Fleming-Drake:''' Colonel Fleming's only daughter and wife of Lord Ezekiel Drake-Fleming
*'''Lord Ezekiel Drake-Fleming:''' Former Chartist and current husband of Lady Katherine, sufferer of Frenze Disease and holy visions, seeker on a quest for the embodiment of Excalibur

====Antagonists====
*'''The Dragon Lady of Limehouse:''' Madame Manager of Limehouse opium den and suspected white slaver. 
*'''Seamus Bourne:''' Rich Irish businessman and Vampire.
*'''Dr. Archibald Tolford:''' A scientist at a government-secured laboratory, Labethside, London, maker of a transformative serum, and professional competitor of Selene Dashwood 
*'''Cyrus Thomas:''' Stage magician and former collegues of Nicholas Varney
*'''The Sorceress:''' Egyptian Sorceress who has prolonged her life for a 1000 years to bring back her lover from the dead, running under an alias of "Beatrice"
*'''Bonnie:''' A maid of the Pickering household, infatuated admirer of Thackery
*'''Spirit of Beddington:''' The spirit of a previous lord and owner of Beddington House, dating from the 1600's, instrumental in rescuing Thackery, Isabelle, and Varney

====Acquaintances====
*'''The Colonel and Mrs. Pickering:''' Parents of Isabelle Pickering
*'''Stephen Watson :''' Father of kidnapped girl, friend of Col. Pickering, and closet opium addict
*'''Drusilla Thackery:''' Blind older sister of Samuel Thackery 
*'''Lizzie:''' Isabelle's maid and wife to Billy (both servants of the Pickering household)
*'''Baron Sturdivant:''' An acquaintance of Pieter Finch at the Royal Society
*'''Mr. John MacDonald, R.S.:''' Respected biologist of the Royal Society
*'''Sara, professional companion:''' Hired at one point by Nicholas Varney
*'''Miss Smitherly:''' Former client of Nicholas Varney
*'''Mrs. L—:''' A High Society matron and old client of Nicholas Varney 
*'''Mr. Al-Kazan:''' An Egyptian gentleman of wealth and high standing who hires Thackery to translate an ancient manuscript
*'''Cook:''' The head cook and housekeeper of the Pickering townhouse, London
*'''Mr. Bennington:''' A Bow Street investigator tasked to solve the murder of Mr. Al-Kazan at one of London's finest hotels
*'''Lord Kelvin, R.S.:''' One of Pieter Finch's august sponsors to the Royal Society
*'''Old Mrs. Pritchard:''' Elderly lady and neighbor of the Pickerings' who was found deceeased at her residence several days after her death, her remains nibbled upon by her eight cats.
*'''Mr. Thomas Harris:''' Egyptologist at the British Museum, who is halfway smitten with Ariadne Finch