Macabre

Name: Gordon Dahl
Codename: Mischief
Age: 27
PB: Hayden Christensen

Personality: Furtive and paranoid, Gordon prefers moving at night and avoids people where at all possible. He prefers the company of rats to people. His teammates are the only exceptions, as they accept him without fear or disgust. He is often dirty and disheveled. He does what he has to in order to survive and to protect his pack.

Abilities: Rat affinity: Can summon and control any and all non-domesticated rats (not mice) in an area approximately the size of three city blocks. The rats will follow his commands and can be used in waves to attack or defend from an enemy. The longer Gordon is present in an area, the more vicious and feral the rat population becomes. They are also more likely to spread diseases and he can use individual rats to gather information or perform small tasks for him.

Plague bearer: When he is injured, Gordon's blood releases an airborne disease into his immediate area (approximately a 100 foot radius from his body) which, if contracted will induce immediate flu-like symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting, fever, and chills. In those with weakened immune systems or in direct contact with the infected blood, the disease can be fatal. He displays no symptoms.

History: Gordon was never quite right in the head, or so his parents declared. From a young age, Gordon began withdrawing from human contact and spent most of his time in the barn with the rats that fed on the grain stored inside. His father thought he was simply lazy and took it upon himself to beat the laziness out of the boy. The beatings only served to drive Gordon farther from human society and then, the year he turned sixteen, a particularly violent encounter with his father left Gordon bleeding from a head wound. A day later, his parents and his young brother were all dead from a mysterious illness that the town physician could not explain.

Gordon spent two years in and out of foster homes where he never quite fit in. His case file listed him as 'damaged', although whether it had been from the trauma of his family's deaths or the violent upbringing, no one could say. When he turned eighteen and was released from the system, he found himself living on (and sometimes under) the streets where his preferred companions lived.

Cover story: None. He does not socialize and is rarely seen during the day. He lives on the streets in the same area as Shae's apartment. Camille contacts him through his rats.

Name: Camille Mattias
Codename: The White Lady
Age: 21
PB: Haley Bennet

Personality: Fiercely loyal to her mother and utterly convinced of the old saying that "Might Makes Right". She sees no reason why she should not take what she wants, when she wants it, and from whomever has it. If they can't best her, then they deserve to lose. She is cold and calculating; always looking for an advantage. However, she is a convincing actress and not at all above a seduction or befriending to get to what she wants.

She has a love of all things dark, creepy, and macabre. She also has a deep and abiding hate of the Avengers and the Champions for the humiliation that her mother's team experienced at their hands. Her primary motivation in life is to succeed where the Night Shift failed.

Abilities: Can become undetectable to the senses, even very advanced senses such as Spider-Man's. Can raise up to three spirits of the dead and control them despite their residual consciousness. They have no will of their own and return to their previous state only when she releases them or if the token she uses to raise them (a favorite item, toy, ring, or a physical item like a hair clipping) is destroyed.

The spirits can follow complex commands like any living being. They can also assume control or possess a body in a weakened or vulnerable state, such as one who is feverishly ill or deeply sleeping. The possession lasts a maximum of 24 hours.

Skills: Martial arts, dance.

History: The daughter of Dansen Macabre (former team leader of the Night Shift). After the dissolution of the Night Shift team, Dansen returned to Nepal and shortly thereafter discovered herself pregnant. There had been trysts of many kinds before she left the states, but the identity of the father was no great concern for her. The child was what was valuable to her and when Camille was born, she was raised in Nepal, hidden away with the same cult of Kali who trained her mother.

Camille was gifted and quickly excelled in learning the dark dance rituals she was taught, becoming just as powerful as her mother. Although, she excelled in different areas of dark magic than Dansen had. When Camille was twenty and with the blessing of her mother, she returned to the United States reinventing herself as an expert on ancient Hindu mysticism and small business owner. She soon brought together her own team, calling them the "Danse Macabre" as a tribute to her mother.

Cover Story: Camille Mattias moved back to the United States with her brother when their parents, who had been doing archaeological work in Nepal, died suddenly in a flood. Left with a tidy insurance settlement to split between the siblings, Camille opened "The Skeleton's Laugh" bookstore while her brother opened a gym.

The bookstore is a small, two story brick building with ivy trellises climbing the corners. A patio out front of the building has wrought iron tables and chairs for customer use. Inside are five rooms -- four filled with shelves and shelves of books and mystical paraphernalia -- and one sitting room with mismatched couches and comfy chairs. Camille is there almost every day. She has a part time manager who splits the shifts with her.

The upstairs is locked to customers. Camille lives in the apartment above with her brother.

Name: Shae Kimball
Codename: Bakkheia
Age: 21
PB: Demari Vi Syth

Personality: Delusional and rarely aware of what is happening in the moment. She can focus when she really tries, but only does so when Camille asks her to. And only briefly. She finds violence exciting and delights in starting a good fight. Especially if she is not the one fighting it.

Abilities: Can emit pheromones which can affect a small crowd (no more than six people). The pheromones lower inhibitions to near non-existence, causing those affected to act out in all the basest ways they never would otherwise: violently, criminally, sexually, etc. She uses her power to incite frenzy in her victims, often causing the affected to turn on one another. They would kill without remorse.

Skills: Any she had, she's forgotten.

History: Shae cannot remember where she came from. She suffers from very severe schizophrenia and may have been hospitalized at some point. Camille found Shae late one night wandering in a cemetery she frequented for practice. She 'rescued' Shae and Shae considers Camille to be her family.

Possibly has a mutually beneficial 'thing' going on with Brian, but nobody has been brave enough to ask directly yet.

Cover story: A bit too unstable for public life, Shae lives in a small, one bedroom apartment which Camille and William pay for in a very run down part of San Francisco. Her neighbors refer to her in a variety of ways, all containing some variation of 'crazy' or 'weird'.