Cast List

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Narcisse Vivant (né Narcisse Judicaël Gautier Decoudreau). 

The prodigal child. Left Louisiana to follow his heart and lead a brass band. Has a silver tongue spilling poetry, and the easygoing disposition to make it seem spontaneous. Laughs off what he can't bear, and is always laughing.

 

Domitille Edmée Etienette Decoudreau. 

The dutiful daughter. Soft-spoken, sharp-minded, she seldom raises her voice and seldom needs to — each word carries the edge of a command. Dresses in white, and wears a supercilious, yet fascinating expression. 

 

Léonide Ghyslain Lazare Decoudreau. 

The family patriarch. A martial theurgist who made daemons march in the Great War. Raised his children like you'd raise an army, as regimented, as severe, as though their lives depended on it. Disappeared during the Emergence.

 

Simone Decoudreau (née Simone Vivant). 

The family matriarch. Elegance and class and an imperial yet easygoing grace. The executor of the estate in her husband’s and son’s absence, she doesn’t consider her daughter a potential inheritor.

 

The Hunter on High, the Hum of the Bow String, Attendant to the Sixty-Sixth House of Kimariis, called Orion.

A daemon contracted to House Decoudreau. A scout and sniper in the daemonic regiments. Though summoned by chance, ae is loyal to aes master, Narcisse, and committed to aer purpose. Focused, formal, and often over-literal.

 

[A note which shatters glass, and breaks down barriers and bonds], called the Clarion Call or Clarion.

A daemon contracted to House Decoudreau. A standard-bearer and field commander in the daemonic regiments. Likes the taste of new words and the fun of new fashions. Likes her mistress, Domitille, more than her duty.

 

Immanuel ‘Manny’ Bachman.

Once played the horn in Narcisse’s band. A thaumaturge first, he's happiest when his fingers are stained with ink and his eyes are strained from deciphering spells. Prohibition has been hard him, but the mysteries were harder.

 

Charlotte 'Lola' Bell. 

Once sang in Narcisse’s band. As much his rival as his collaborator, she only shared Narcisse’s dream so it wouldn’t die without her — which means she believed it deserved surviving. A pragmatist first, driven and unapologetic.

 

Blessed-be-the-King-that-cometh Chaudry. 

The last of the Brethren, a religious community that disappeared in the Emergence. Has somehow risen through the ranks of the newfound Bureau of Thaumaturgy and Thaumaturgy Prevention. Naive, wide-eyed, and adaptable. 

 

Kirsikka Kettunen.

The eldest sister from a long line of spell singers that take up residence on Millionare’s Row in Buffalo. Bold and idealistic. Borrows her sister’s composure. Without her sister, becomes more childish and impatient.

 

Tuulikki Kettunen.

The youngest sister in a family of Nouveau Riche immigrants who built up their lives in Buffalo. Refined and honorable. Borrows her sister’s confidence. Without her sister, becomes more reserved and reluctant to take action