Forlorn Hopes and Immortal Evils NPCs
Allies
Rapharr: A hoary old Reaver champion, who has aligned himself to Bella's own Cult. Unlike most of his peers, he scorns the traditional jetbike for a modified Raider transport, the Plunderer, that has been converted into an enemy capture vehicle. Such is his skill that he frequently outflies his younger minions with a vehicle ten times the size of theirs, and he is still more than capable of skilfully dismembering foes with the Plunderer's bladevanes. The simple thrill of speed no longer excites him; now he craves danger and risk, both of which he finds in realspace raids, dodging the thunder of a hundred guns aimed at his seemingly frail vessel. He is especially fond of Bella, whom he quietly sponsors and who never spares any attempt to show her appreciation to her sugar daddy.
Shrivel: is one of the Parched Ones, the wretches who infest the understreets of Commorragh looking for scraps of pain to feed on. Even as a girl, Bella learned that they would go to absurd lengths for the slightest bit of suffering, and she has cultivated the ones near her domicile as a makeshift network of spies and informants. In exchange for an hour's worth of exquisite domination and a purse of pain tokens, Shrivel gleefully tells the Wych about the things he and his ragtag band have seen in their miserable daily existence.
Bella's Clique: Fourteen Trueborn (seven male, seven female) Wyches who have been assigned to Bella for tutelage in the art of blade, whip and spike. They lodge in the chambers just below Bella's own and run the gamut of personalities, from Mali'Xin, a quiet girl who is murder with her knives to Dolor, who talks a good game but whose combat skills are sadly lacking.
Killsome: ex-World Eater Chaos Marine. Killsome is like Wardon in some ways, a cold and disciplined killer, taking no delight in slaying for Khorne, but treating battle as a puzzle. They met and became friends as much as beings like them could.
Gjiln: Unaligned Greater Daemon. Wardon's initial contrary nature of a passionless Emperor's Child attracted Gjiln's attention. The demon thought that he was worth following and investing a modicum of attention. Now it thinks that Wardon's involvement with the Dark Eldar represents an opportunity..
Rivals
Khainenghar a young Incubi and peer of Hazhan, who uses a full glaive and prefers messy disembowelment.
Incyse is a Hekatrix, much like Bella is. The two of them have been childhood rivals and it was hatesex at first sight, given their completely opposed approaches to life - Bella prefers patient late-blooming schemes to the shocking bursts of speed Incyse favors. Some quirk of fate keeps putting them together and they never miss the chance to swap barbs and outcompete each other in everything. They've fucked a few times, bit the results were inconclusive. They are currently in detente, with Incyse holding a slight advantage in their deadly little games, though her latest victory was a somewhat Pyrrhic one. Specifically, Bella and Incyse were sponsoring students for official initiation into the sisterhood, and while Incyse's harsh style of tutelage and heavy drug use meant that her protege performed better, she eventually overdosed on combat drugs and died as her heart burst in her chest. Meanwhile, Bella's own pupil is progressing quite well in her studies of the razorflails, and there is talk that she might be considered for the Bloodbrides soon.
Incyse favors the hydragauntlets and her style relies on extremely direct and sustained attacking, which makes her the polar opposite of Bella holding back and taking advantage if an opening to destroy her foe.
Helen Pauline Lovecraft: A human cultist that Wardon inducted into the ways of Chaos and Slaanesh an age ago. She has become a power cult leader in her own right, but sees Wardon's defection as a slight to her, and wants to either kill him or, preferably tempt him back to Slaanesh.
Enemies
Duke N'mautan: who feels offended that Hazhan turned down a minor position in his Kabal's latest scheme. He isn't actively out to avenge this slight, but he will harm Hazhan give the chance.
Juk'Pol: a Rak'Gol Broodmaster. Wardon lead a counter-attack when a Rak'Gol Marauder attempted a boarding action upon the Chaos ship he was on. He managed to drive back the attack with humiliating ease due to luck and skill and the superior training of the Chaos Marines, board the Rak'Gol ship and sabotaged its drive. Juk'Pol was the sole survivor and now hunts Wardon.
