Abayon.
Origin: Manila, Philippines.
Fighting Styles: Muay Thai, Eskrima.
Age: 32.
Height: 5'7".
Alignment: Neutral.
Patrons: Rhonda Whitney.
Bio: Once a reigning Muay Thai champion that dominated Southeast Asia's rings, Rodrigo Abayon ran afoul of the hardline Philippines government after being caught smuggling cocaine to pay for his father's cancer treatment. He signs up for the Cabal-sponsored tournament on the promise that charges would be dropped and that he would return to the ring as a fighter. Abayon excels at fast, powerful strikes and clinching as his primary edge while also being a skilled weapons martial artist..
Akira.
Origin: Kyoto, Japan.
Fighting Styles: Shotokan, Wakizashi.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 5'11".
Alignment: Neutral.
Patrons: Sakura Agata.
Bio: An unknown, mysterious hitman tied to the Japanese Yakuza and rumored to be the descendant of the infamus Miyamoto clan of assassins, Akira enters the tournament under the guise of fighting. However, his true motive becomes apparent: on orders of Yakuza patron Sakura Agata, Akira assassinates Russian weapons kingpin Vasiliy Ehrenberg, setting into motion key events necessary for Brett Olafsson's Eurasian Alliance and Hiroshi Kawamoto's domination of Japanese politics. He brings blade mastery and efficient brutality..
Atzi.
Origin: Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire.
Fighting Styles: Xilam, Capoeira.
Age: 27.
Height: 5'4".
Alignment: Neutral Evil.
Patrons: Generalissimo Guernara.
Bio: Once a priestess in training during the apex of the Aztec Empire, this devotee of the sun god was time warped into the present day by the Cabal's Seers on the promise that should she fight for the Cabal, she would be able to live a life anew in modern Mexico and be granted direct communion with her god. Atzi chooses survival and power, becoming one of the Cabal's most fierce enforcers; her thirst for blood sacrifice enhances her while driving her further into depravity. A skilled fighter, she is a formidable foe for all in the ring..
Aygun.
Origin: Istanbul, Türkiye.
Fighting Styles: Sayokan, Lycanthropy.
Age: 19.
Height: 5'5".
Alignment: Neutral Good.
Patrons: P.M. Jawad Khan.
Bio: Kidnapped by a Cabal trafficker while in college in Istanbul, Azerbaijani student Aygün Nurmammedova is forced into slavery. When she refuses, she is made to fight in the ring in the hopes that her death entertains patrons. At that moment, she is saved by a wolfkin spirit named Yagmur that communes with her deceased father. Aygün brings with her skills in falconry and becomes a lycanthrope with the island's magick properties. At first naive, she becomes a pillar of the island's resistance and a close friend of Lt. Amy Deringer..
Bruiser.
Origin: Los Angeles, United States.
Fighting Styles: Jailhouse Rock, Bat.
Age: 34.
Height: 6'2.
Alignment: Chaotic Good.
Patrons: Adam Wiseman.
Bio: Dylan "Bruiser" Hanes lived a rough life as an enforcer in the notorious Dragons Motorcycle Club's Skid Row contingent. Known throughout West Coast illicit fight clubs as a brutal, hard-drinking brawler, Bruiser is drawn to the tournament after his younger brother Evan is kidnapped. Unbeknownst to him, the kidnapping was engineered by the Cabal. When Evan is tragically murdered by the Cabal's Preceptor Claudius, Bruiser vows to end Claudius' life and take down the Cabal with him. Fiercely loyal, he brings working class grit..
Chloe.
Origin: Fort Worth, Texan Republic.
Fighting Styles: Bare-Knuckle, Magnum.
Age: 27.
Height: 5'3".
Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
Patrons: Adam Wiseman.
Bio: Chloe West was time-warped from the 19th century's Texan frontier to fight in the Cabal's tournament in exchange for a chance at expanding her criminal career in the modern world. On the run from law enforcement after a bar shootout gone wrong, the hard-drinking, sharp-shooting outlaw sociopath seeks thrills and the promise of more money. A bully and notorious flirt, Chloe alienates Lt. Deringer with her antagonism; her chaotic nature makes her a wildcard even amongst the villains of the Cabal's savage tournament..
Darian.
Origin: Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Fighting Styles: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Defendu.
Age: 39.
Height: 5'11.
Alignment: Neutral Good.
Patrons: Ron Holmes.
Bio: Darian Gates enters the Cabal's tournament under the guise of starting his own P.M.C. firm; this is cover for an operation on behalf of MI-6 to investigate American Homeland Security chief Ron Holmes and his ties to technofeudalist-seeded far right movements in Britain and Europe. Haunted by ghosts of his past military service, Darian's morality is put to the test when Holmes and the Cabal corner him, recruiting him for their goals. Ever the spy, Darian bides his time and plays the role until he allies with the heroes against the Cabal..
Deringer.
Origin: New York, United States.
Fighting Styles: Krav Maga, Small Arms.
Age: 28.
Height: 5'5.
Alignment: Lawful Good.
Patrons: Maximilian Taube.
Bio: A straight-shooting cop with a heart of gold, Lt. Amy Deringer rose through the ranks of the N.Y.P.D. rapidly due to a combination of her persistence, uncompromising morals, and tactical intelligence. That is, until her crusade against corruption landed her in hot water. Going rogue, she enters the tournament in hopes to uncover the shady dealings that led to the rise of the city's mayor, Russ Garza. She instead finds herself fighting the sinister Cabal with the agent Ming Hua. Deringer's dedication to justice is ruthless and incorruptible..
Eviscerator.
Origin: Post-Apocalyptic North Dakota.
Fighting Styles: Lethwei, Steel Mace.
Age: 36.
Height: 6'5".
Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Patrons: Brian Kahn.
Bio: The legacy of Trinity, Eviscerator was a small boy when the Cabal-engineered nuclear holocaust began. Initiated by the Atlantic Nexus against the Eurasian Alliance, within minutes the world was engulfed in flames. Raised in a literal hell on earth, Eviscerator rose to power due to his sheer brutality. A chieftan of a brutal cannibal tribe that dominates the Badlands, the Cabal time-warps him to the present, offering him the opportunity to kill oligarchs in exchange for his role in the tournament. But whether he stays satisfied remains to be seen..
Gennadiy.
Origin: Moscow, Russian Federation.
Fighting Styles: Sambo, Systema.
Age: 43.
Height: 6'1.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Patrons: Vasiliy Ehrenberg.
Bio: Donbass veteran. Vory enforcer. F.S.B. double agent. The many lives lived by Gennadiy Aronovich, who enters the Cabal's tournament officially on the Kremlin's order to protect oligarch and arms dealer Vasily Ehrenberg. But when Ehrenberg is murdered, the orchestrator of Russia's downfall- Brett Olafsson- offers him a deal he cannot refuse. Working with his associate Sasha Mouravskiy and the Ukrainian oligarch Evgeniya Malkova, Gennadiy works hard to survive and uncover Olafsson's network, and end the man bringing Russia to ruin..
Ghoul.
Origin: Nejd, Arabia.
Fighting Styles: Sijal, Zamaqtal.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 6'2.
Alignment: Evil.
Patrons: Salwan Al-Maghribi.
Bio: Abu Laith Al-Khayyam was once a noble swordsman in the Arabian peninsula that upheld justice for the downtrodden. That was, until a mysterious sorcerer cast a spell on him, trapping him in a decaying body and turning him into a djinn. For an eternity, he would haunt the deserts, ambushing and slaughtering hapless passers by. The Cabal offers him another chance to live as Abu Laith again in exchange for his loyalty to their cause and patronage of the Saudi prince Salwan Al-Maghribi. Abu Laith, yearning to live once again, accepts this offer..
Gisela.
Origin: Bayonne, France.
Fighting Styles: Savate, Energy Tricking.
Age: 23.
Height: 5'5".
Alignment: Neutral.
Patrons: Renald Chatillon.
Bio: Gisela Jean-Baptiste rose to internet fame for her showy kickboxing routines on social media outlets. A favorite of fitness enthusiasts worldwide who built her skill repertoire through hard work at local gyms, Gisela's desire for attention and fame takes an ugly turn when she joins the Cabal's tournament to increase her engagement. She finds herself in over her head and gets busy staying alive. The vile French president Renald Chatillon's patronage looms over her fate in the tournament; but will her will to live carry her through?.
Harrison.
Origin: Detroit, United States.
Fighting Styles: Boxing, LINE.
Age: 49.
Height: 6'1".
Alignment: Good.
Patrons: Lucille Bramnick.
Bio: Lloyd Harrison was a world-renowned heavyweight champion that dominated the ring until his tragic downfall, catalyzed by his wife's murder over bets gone wrong. Or so he thought. When Rukhsana reveals to him the truth of the Cabal's role in his wife's killing and his spiral into alcoholism which cost him his career, Harrison decides to join forces against the Cabal. Initially entering the tournament to secure the funding to re-open his youth boxing gym for Detroit's urban community, he changes gears and decides to burn it all down..
Ming Hua.
Origin: Shanghai, China.
Fighting Styles: Choy Lay Fut, Tai Chi.
Age: 33.
Height: 5'4".
Alignment: Lawful Good.
Patrons: Brett Olafsson.
Bio: Ming Hua, known as "Agent Wildflower" in spy circles is a hypercompetent asset in Chinese Intelligence Ministry's secretive Falcon program. Tied closely to upstart party purists Feng Lai-Shen and Lang Shou, she enters the tournament on her handler Zhou's orders to investigate kingmaker and party stalwart Wei Chuan for his alleged desire to sell China's surveillance and security apparatus to Brett Olafsson's techno-empire. She soon finds herself in a web of conspiracies and among unlikely allies, fighting for humanity..
Nancy.
Origin: Staten Island, United States.
Fighting Styles: Systema Scrima, Boxing.
Age: 38.
Height: 5'3".
Alignment: Lawful Evil.
Patrons: Rhonda Whitney.
Bio: Nancy Rossini is the daughter of Antonio Rossini Jr., the ruthless godfather of the Castelvetrano crime family that dominates the five buroughs drug, arms and sex trade. A pragmatic, vindictive, and tough-talking New York gangster, she is set to overtake her father's position when he grows mysteriously ill. She agrees to enter the Cabal's tournament in exchange for the Cabal's help in removing her rivals within the family and among New York's underworld. A major gamble that can upend the balance of the city's organized crime, no doubt..
Nightmare.
Origin: Hell.
Fighting Styles: Kyokushin, Dream Hacking.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 6'3".
Alignment: Evil.
Patrons: The High Priest.
Bio: A demonic construct borne of the Germanic mare, Nightmare begins his role in the tournament as a semi-sentient beast unleashed on fighters in the brackets. But soon, he is augmented by Seers and transformed into a sentient disciple of entropy. With the ability to hack into his foes minds and summon fellow demons from the depths of Hell, Nightmare is the Cabal's most fearsome creation and a testament to the island's satanic power. Ideologically driven and ontologically evil, Nightmare stalks the arena and fighters' minds alike, seeking ruin..
Phaedra.
Origin: Piraeus, Greece.
Fighting Styles: Pankration, Waterbending.
Age: 26.
Height: 5'9".
Alignment: Neutral.
Patrons: Maytal Regev.
Bio: A daughter of Spartan nobility, Phaedra was taken into slavery during the Peloponnesian War when the Athenians ransacked her city. Unbeknownst to her captors, Phaedra was blessed by Poseidon with waterbending powers. Freed from slavery by a cloaked Seer and time-warped to moden day Piraeus, she was destitute and resorted to begging and performing in circuses to afford room and board, until the Cabal promised her freedom from need and a chance at a new life. But her conscience is tested when she realizes the Cabal's aims push too far..
Rotten.
Origin: Louisville, Kentucky.
Fighting Styles: Pugilism, Meat Cleavers.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 6'2".
Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
Patrons: Maximilian Taube.
Bio: Nash Thornville was a small-time butcher until he went mad after the loss of his wife to tuberculosis. In his hallucination-driven madness, he embarked on a serial killing spree that terrorized Kentucky until he was taken down in a shootout by the sheriff. Reanimated by the Cabal, his corpse is imbued with satanic power, increasing his volatility. He can command miasma, corpse flies, fellow corpses, and can infect victims with his bite- all while being an expert fighter with his deadly cleavers. Woe to all who stand before him..
Rudra.
Origin: Uttar Pradesh, India.
Fighting Styles: Kalaripattayu, Tegha.
Age: 45.
Height: 5'10".
Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
Patrons: Brian Kahn, Maximilian Taube.
Bio: Rudra, or "Stormbringer", is a time-warped devout Shaivite ascetic from a forbidden caste clan devoted to transgression of all earthly and spiritual boundaries. Imbued with power over death magick, Rudra was known as the "Ganges Ripper" to 19th century British authorities, having claimed over 1,000 souls in a serial killing spree along the holy Ganges before going into divine occultation. Rudra's philosophy is a devotion to nihilism; he seeks to make a mockery of all concepts and forms, and to this end, his purposes align with those of the Cabal..
Rukhsana.
Origin: Deylaman, Iran.
Fighting Styles: To'a, Kushti Pahlevani.
Age: 35.
Height: 5'5".
Alignment: Lawful Good.
Patrons: Emperor Virian.
Bio: Rukhsana Vahramdokht was once the loyal bodyguard of Sassanian Persian King Yazdegerd III. A Zoroastrian mobed in training, she was betrayed by the nobility and traumatized by the fall of her kingdom. Rukhsana, surviving with a band of mages and soldiers, took the fight to the forests of the Caspian region. But Ahura Mazda had other plans for the firebender. She was warped to the present day to confront the same Ahrimanic force that ended her empire in the Cabal, heralding the arrival of the Saoshyant and the end times. She leads the resistance with aid from the yazatas..
Sandra.
Origin: Aguachica, Colombia.
Fighting Styles: Vale Tudo, Machetes.
Age: 29.
Height: 5'3".
Alignment: Chaotic Good.
Patrons: Generalissimo Guernara.
Bio: Sandra "La Mujer Sangrada" Jimenez joined the Cabal's tournament to avenge her sister Emilia's assassination. Emilia, kidnapped and forced into slavery by the Cabal, became a central agent of the C.R.O. resistance on the island and was on track to expose the Cabal and the global elites and traffickers tied to it when the High Priest laid a trap for her. A Marxist guerrilla that cut her teeth in the jungles of Colombia with Partido Revolucionario de Colombia, the firebrand, uncompromising and vicious rebel drives vows to make the Cabal pay..
Seon Mi.
Origin: Seoul, South Korea.
Fighting Styles: Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do.
Age: 28.
Height: 5'5".
Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
Patrons: Lee Eul-Yung, Wei Chuan.
Bio: Park Seon-Mi, alias "Tiffany", was a rising wrestling icon in the Korean extreme wrestling scene, until her penchant for excess and unchecked anger resulted in tragedy in the ring. She was protected from the law by Seoul crime boss Lee Eul-Yung, a disgusting man who used her as his mistress. Soon, she became indispensible to his organization. Lee brought her to the tournament to get rid of her- but she had been plotting to end him all along. To this end, she becomes a loyal servant to the Cabal, enticed by unchecked power..
Slither.
Origin: Subterreanean Earth.
Fighting Styles: Snake Kung Fu, Wrestling.
Age: 82.
Height: 6'1".
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Patrons: Emperor Virian.
Bio: Slither is a champion from the subterreanean reptilian race, the pride of Emperor Virian of the Scaled Throne. Virian sends him to fight for the Cabal in exchange for the promise that the reptilians rule the surface once more after the Cabal's war depopulates humanity. Promised endless meat and human slaves, the reptilian emperor allies with the High Priest, until Slither is defeated for patrons' amusement and transformed into the wrathful Chimaera. It is then that the reptilians break their alliance with the Cabal..
Spektra.
Origin: Astrella Minor.
Fighting Styles: Pencak Silat, Pulseblade Arts.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 5'4".
Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Patrons: Garret Bramnick, Ron Holmes.
Bio: Spektra is a deadly commando forged by the Astrellan Guardian Corps' supersoldier eugenics program. A veteran of the harrowing Rift War, where she lost her lover Ry'El, she and her companion Stalker entered Earth to harvest the consciousnesses of the best warriors for the supersoldier program as their homeworld fights for its existence against a corrosive alien force. Once human, Spektra has surpassed human limitations and is a formidable, intelligent operative that will stop at nothing to save her people and homeland..
Stalker.
Origin: Astrella Minor.
Fighting Styles: Kenpo, Pulseblade Arts.
Age: Unknown.
Height: 5'11".
Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Patrons: Oded Halevi, Ron Holmes.
Bio: Stalker is a cyborg companion and formidable warrior programmed and designed by Spektra. He accompanied her throughout cadet training and the Rift War, and is now on Earth with her, sharing her mission in finding the best of Earth's fighters for the Astrellan supersoldier program. A patient, kind and yet ruthlessly powerful fighter, Stalker is devoted to his commander and unable to escape his programming. However, things take a dark turn when the Cabal, plotting to destroy Spektra, manages to achieve the unthinkable..
Tamora.
Origin: Dusseldorf. Germany.
Fighting Styles: Jiu-Jitsu, Whipfighting.
Age: 34.
Height: 5'9".
Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
Patrons: Brian Kahn.
Bio: Tamora Roesle, or "The Blonde Beastess" is a dominatrix and suspected serial killer that targets masochists on the dark web by night while maintaining an innocuous day job working at a data center for Germany's largest investment bank. A psychopath with a history of involvement with far-right extremist groups, Tamora's sordid history includes over fifty bodies in what had been known throughout Europe as "The Dusseldorf Damsel Murders". She is protected by tech oligarch Brian Kahn and becomes a formidable villain in the Cabal's order..
Yamoja.
Origin: Kalahari Desert, South Africa.
Fighting Styles: Ngolo, Musangwe.
Age: 29.
Height: 5'6".
Alignment: Neutral.
Patrons: Egu Adebayo, Adam Wiseman.
Bio: Yamoja is a headhuntress and medicine woman from an all-female warrior clan in ancient Africa. In communion with ancestral spirits and bound by blood magick, she is time-warped to the modern world and guided by spirits to the Cabal's tournament. Her motives are mysterious and known only to her. A formidable fighter skilled in close combat that wields twin daggers and is versatile with possession spells, Yamoja is a force to be reckoned with in the arena. Yet her allegiance remains solely to her blood ancestors, making her a true wildcard..
