The Dark-Hunters (847 page)

B
IRTHPLACE
: Essex, England

Kattalakis, Darion
    A Katagari Were-dragon and warlord of great powers, Darion is cousin to Damos Kattalakis. He is also Damos’s greatest enemy. They have a blood feud that stems from the very beginning of their creation. Darion is the leader of his patria and is rumored to be the Slayer behind the attack that killed Damos’s parents. Should they ever cross paths, there is little doubt that neither one of them will survive.

Damos represents all Katagaria Drakos as Regis in the Omegrion.

B
ORN
: 5925
B.C.

B
IRTHPLACE
: Arcadia, Greece

Kattalakis, Dimitri
    Dimitri is cousin to Damos, Sebastian, and Makis, and brother to Perseus. He is the anchor for his tessera and provides the stability they need. He functions as a peacemaker when necessary, but due to his volatile temper Dimitri is sometimes distracted from that calling. You don’t want to be that distraction. You might want to say a prayer for whoever is.

B
ORN: A.D.
812

B
IRTHPLACE
: Hexham, England

Kattalakis, Fang
    Katagari Were-Hunter and brother of Vane, Dare, Star, Anya, and Fury, Fang loves to crack bad jokes. The undisputed black sheep of the family, Fang asks for nothing and expects to get it. (“If you keep low expectations,” Fang says, “you’ll always be happily surprised.”)

Alienated from all of his family and filos except Vane and Anya (before she died), he walks the world alone. He is the true lone wolf. Fang is a drifter, and the worst sort of scoundrel.

Fang was harmed badly when attacked by Daimons alongside Vane. Vane rescued himself and his brother and took Fang to Sanctuary to recuperate. What Vane didn’t count on was Fang becoming completely (and dangerously) smitten with Aimée Peltier.

B
ORN: A.D.
1463

B
IRTHPLACE
: Essex, England

H
AIR
/E
YES
: black/hazel

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: brown timber wolf

Kattalakis, Fury
    Brother of Vane, Fang, Anya, Dare, and Star. He was born in human form and lived with his brother Dare and sister Star under the care of their Arcadian mother Bryani until puberty, when his Katagari-half took over (the opposite of what happened to Vane). Bryani tried to kill Fury when she discovered his true animal nature.

Vane saved Fury’s life when he first joined the pack by swearing brotherhood to him if he helped protect Bride McTierney. Fury is unreliable and selfish, but because of his mixed birth (and the fact that no one trained him to use his magic powers), he relies on his animal strength. When it comes to fighting, there are few better. Now he is the leader of the pack that used to shelter Vane and Fang. He claims the role of Katagari Lykos Regis at the Omegrion but he is pretty much just a figurehead, as he will always side with his brother Vane.

Not a great conversationalist. Fury’s favorite saying is, “No good deed goes unpunished.”

B
ORN: A.D.
1463

B
IRTHPLACE
: Essex, England

H
AIR
/E
YES
: blond/turquoise

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: white timber wolf (distinguishing brown spot)

Kattalakis, Makis
    An Arcadian Drakos born between Damos and Sebastian, Makis is the identical twin of Theren, who died protecting their sister from Slayers. Though he travels with Damos, Makis still longs for the return of Sebastian and the reunification of their scattered patria.

Makis takes great pleasure in the hunting and execution of the Slayers, and has vowed to track down everyone who was responsible for the slaughter of their village. He is relentless and cold to the Katagaria. To them, his name is synonymous with death. He will not rest until he lays waste to all bearing the blood of those who attacked his people.

B
ORN: A.D.
535

B
IRTHPLACE
: Wessex, England

Kattalakis, Markus
    A Katagari Were-Hunter and father of Vane, Fang, Fury, Dare, Star, and Anya. Markus tried to force the unwilling Bryani to accept him as a mate and failed, thus dooming him to a bitter life of powerless sterility. He later turned on his own sons, wanting to kill Vane and Fang for “allowing” their sister Anya’s death to happen. Markus made deals with Daimons for magic since he could no longer wield any. He was eventually banished to a fifth-century arena on an island to battle his wife for eternity.

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: brown timber wolf

Kattalakis, Matarina
    Markus’s youngest adopted daughter. Matarina was always very fond of Vane and Fang.

Kattalakis, Sebastian
    Arcadian Sentinel Drakos Were-Hunter and youngest of the direct Drakos Kattalakis descendents. Sebastian is the grandson of King Lycaon, and a prince of Arcadia. Always at odds with his older brother Damos, Sebastian was excommunicated from his patria after the death of his sister Antiphone. He wears a gold medallion around his neck that belonged to his mother.

Sebastian is mated to a twenty-first-century human, Dr. Channon MacRae.

B
ORN
: October 3, 545

B
IRTHPLACE
: Hexham, England

H
EIGHT
: six foot five

H
AIR
/E
YES
: black/greenish-gold

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: dragon with bloodred and black scales

C
URRENT
L
OCATION
: Richmond, Virginia

F
EATURED
S
TORY
: “Dragonswan”

Kattalakis, Star
    Arcadian sister of Vane, Dare, Fang, Anya, and Fury. Star was raised by Bryani, along with her Arcadian brother Dare.

B
ORN: A.D.
1463

B
IRTHPLACE
: Essex, England

Kattalakis, Taron
    Taron is the leader of his patria and the great-grandson of the first Lykos Katagaria. Proclaimed a Slayer when he turned twenty-eight, he has spent his adulthood thwarting the Sentinels after him.

Taron is still searching for his sister and two brothers that were lost to the patria during an attack. It is believed they were taken by the Arcadians and made into slaves. Taron won’t rest until he finds them and restores them to the lands where they were born. Until that day comes, he has vowed to lay waste to every Arcadian he can find.

B
ORN: A.D.
10

B
IRTHPLACE
: Gaul

Kattalakis, Theren
    (deceased) This Arcadian Drakos was the identical twin of Makis. He died protecting their sister from Slayers.

B
ORN: A.D.
535

B
IRTHPLACE
: Wessex, England

Kattalakis, Vane
    Arcadian Sentinel, Lykos Were-Hunter, and Aristo. Firstborn of the Kattalakis litter, Vane was born Katagaria but changed to Arcadian at puberty (opposite from his brother Fury). The Arcadians proclaimed him a Slayer on his twenty-fifth birthday, and they have pursued him ever since. The bounty on his head is staggering. As an Aristo his powers are legendary; few Sentinels have dared challenge him. Those who have paid with their lives.

Vane was doing a favor for the Dark-Hunters (protecting Sunshine Runningwolf) when Daimons attacked his pack and slaughtered his pregnant sister, Anya. Their father turned against him because of this. As a result, he and his brother Fang were subjected to the timoria. They were imprisoned in metriazo collars and left to the elements, the alligators, or the Daimons, whichever came first.

As Murphy’s luck would have it, it ended up being the latter. Vane managed to save both himself and his brother, but during their escape, Fang was almost fatally wounded by Daimons. Vane took Fang to Sanctuary to recover from his wounds.

Vane worked as a bartender at Sanctuary while Fang was ill, and was later banished from the safe house for attacking Stefan, who had come to kill Fang.

Vane was mated to Bride McTierney in 2004. He represents the Arcadian Lykos patria at the Omegrion and, through his brother Fury, pretty much represents the Katagaria branch as well.

B
ORN: A.D.
1463

B
IRTHPLACE
: Essex, England

H
AIR
/E
YES
: mottled dark brown/green

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: solid white timber wolf

F
EATURED
N
OVEL
:
Night Play

Konstantinus, Ilarion
    The last surviving member of his Drakos filos, Ilarion was captured by humans when he was barely eight years old. He lived in captivity for four years where he was brutally tortured and cruelly displayed. He finally escaped, but not before his throat was damaged so badly by the humans that he could no longer speak.

Ilarion learned to hide where no one could find or track him. He trusts no one and refuses to let anyone near him. Antisocial to the extreme, he only interacts with women when his passionate appetite requires it. His powers are equal to, if not greater than, any Kattalakis.

B
ORN: A.D.
435

B
IRTHPLACE
: Norway

Kontis, Dorian
    Nickname: Dori. An Arcadian Were-leopard and brother of Ravyn Kontis. Dorian is the bonded mate of Terra and twin of Phoenix. Dorian often says he came into the world with one purpose: to harass his brothers and keep them from hurting each other.

He is a fair man, and he possesses a most wicked sense of humor. Aside from his mate, he prefers to keep to himself. As a young Sentinel, he was charged with the harsh duty of putting down one of his littermates who succumbed to the trelosa. Many say that his heart died that day.

He resides at the Serengeti Club, alongside his family. He also represents his patria at the Omegrion as the Arcadian Pardalia Regis.

B
ORN
: March 10,
A.D.
675

B
IRTHPLACE
: Athens, Greece

H
EIGHT
: six foot two

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: leopard

C
URRENT
L
OCATION
: Seattle, Washington

Kontis, Gareth
    This Were-leopard is the father of Dorian, Phoenix, and Ravyn Kontis. Gareth is the owner of the Serengeti Club in Seattle. He was not formally bonded to his mate, and so survived when the Were pack was slain by the humans.

Kontis, Georgette
    (deceased) The unbonded Were-leopard mate of Phoenix Kontis. Georgette was killed alongside her children when Isabeau betrayed the Weres and the humans attacked the clan.

Kontis, Phoenix
    Nickname: Nix. Arcadian Were-leopard Sentinel, twin to Dorian, and reluctant brother to Ravyn Kontis. He was born five minutes before his twin brother, Dorian, and is fond of saying that he took all of his brother’s meanness. In fact, his brother and two sisters are the only creatures he will interact with peacefully.

He was also Ravyn’s murderer, back when his brother’s human mate betrayed the Were pack. Phoenix was not formally bonded to his mate at the time (Georgette), and so he was doomed to survive when the humans slew his wife and children.

Cold and calculating, he is one of the few Sentinels who works alone and as such, he keeps the tattoo on his face hidden. As he says, he’s never been a team player and he’s too old now to change his ways.

He resides at the Serengeti Club with his family.

B
ORN
: March 10,
A.D.
675

B
IRTHPLACE
: Athens, Greece

H
EIGHT
: six foot two

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: leopard

C
URRENT
L
OCATION
: Seattle, Washington

Kontis, Ravyn
    An Arcadian Dark-Hunter/Were-Hunter leopard, Ravyn is the son of Gareth Kontis and brother to the twins Phoenix and Dorian. Ravyn was mated to Isabeau (a human) who betrayed Ravyn’s Were pack to her human family while the male Weres were out hunting.

The hunting party realized that the women and children were being slaughtered when the bonded males began to die instantly. The remaining males in the pack, led by Phoenix, turned on Ravyn and killed him (Wales, 1673). Ravyn then called on Artemis to seek revenge on Isabeau and her people.

When he made the bargain to become an immortal Dark-Hunter, Ravyn lost the ability to teleport, travel through time, and day-walk as a man. He can walk in daylight only in the form of a very small Arabian leopard. (In this form, he is often mistaken for a cat.)

Ravyn is stationed in Seattle, where his family owns a sanctuary (the Serengeti Club), but because of the laws of both Hunterkind, they are never to associate. He is classified as an
exoristos,
which forbids any member of his clan from even speaking his name.

After recently mating Susan Michaels (a very strange hand dealt by the Fates, since Ravyn is a Dark-Hunter and is not supposed to be able to mate … on top of the incredible rarity it is for a Were to be given the chance to mate twice in one lifetime), Ravyn asked Susan not to petition Artemis for his soul so that he might remain a Dark-Hunter.

B
ORN
: 304
B.C.

B
IRTHPLACE
: Athens, Greece

H
EIGHT
: six foot six

H
AIR
/E
YES
: black

W
ERE
-F
ORM
: leopard

A
GE AT
D
EATH
: six hundred thirty-five

C
URRENT
L
OCATION
: Seattle, Washington