Ruthven Vaneko
Though he's a pleasant enough host, there's no denying that Vaneko is a little... off. His parents were killed when he was only 10 (in circumstances that he has refused to reveal) and this has triggered in the man an unrelenting obsession with bringing them back to life, as well as a grim fascination with his own death. There is no doubt in Vaneko's mind that his parents' ressurection is possible; it's simply a matter of finding a skilled enough scientist.
If there's a bright side to the tragedy Vaneko's been through, it's that his loss has made him feel a keen kinship with orphaned youth. He takes local orphans into his care and raises them as his own. Up until recently he had five (Didu, Baretta, Janos, Timaeus and Catalina), but Janos was killed by the... thing... Vaneko keeps in his basement. Vaneko's eulogy for the boy was short: "He was a good soldier. He honored me. But the work goes on."
