Lois McCreedy (retired, now Sheriff of Crestfallen Police Department) Chester Merrick (investigator) Victor Vogel (former Captain, discharged. Now news commentator.) Barney the Purple Dinosaur (Current Chief of Bureau of Investigations. Former host of an obscene reality show.) Magic creatures Witches Witches are rare genetic accidents of nature. They are people born with the ability to float and control energy and matter, even capable of shape-shifting. They can heal themselves or others if they are injured and fix complicated objects without any knowledge of their inner-workings. They can create ectoplasm, a malleable goo, that they use essentially to create whatever comes to their mind at the time. The Church of Right Thinking is opposed to witches, believing them to be evil. Members of secular society such as Chuck St. Hardwell of "Bare Knuckles" argue that witches are dangerous and may not even be considered human. Some witches include: Serenity Rose (USA; university student, amateur painter and known recluse) Vicious Whisper a.k.a. Victoria Whisper (UK; rock star) Rivet Hed a.k.a. Marvin Garden (USA; performer) Atlan Samuel (American, longtime agent of the United States government) Emily Ash (American; hardcore Christian homemaker; has never used her powers) Michael Fulmouth (American; went on a killing spree in the 50s; currently in a coma after being shot in the head) Dame Glaurie Thorpp (UK; children's books author and former tutor of Vicious Whisper) Baba Yaga (Russian) Valentine (Slavic) Stiletta (Unknown) Dr. Fillipp Kibalchenko (Russian; political dissident and defector; currently in a self-induced coma after making an oath to not move until all nuclear energy is gone from the world) According to Valentine, there are always exactly 57 witches. When one dies, the very next child born will be a witch. Vampires Blood-sucking creatures whose origins are left to speculation. One rumor is that vampires were created by the Order of Silver—a breakaway sect from the Knights of Templar—and a Slavic warlock in the 13th century. Their intent was to create a plague that only they, with their sacred armaments, could cure. Thus, they would gain fame and power as the only hope against such an epidemic. The idea backfired, and vampires persist today. Vampires have great strength and agility and heal quickly of any wounds not inflicted by silver or flame. They can be hurt by blessed objects and are sensitive to sunlight. When deprived of blood they are reduced to a primal state, trembling with