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Arcanum Investigator
He grants wisdom to whom He pleases;
and he to whom wisdom is granted receives
indeed a benefit overflowing.
-The Quar'an 2:269


The Ghouls of Plaza Moreria
The time has come when we must reclaim the blood
that is spoken for.  We must prepare the way.
Al-Ashrad


Gypsies
...the gradations of the dark
were like an underworld of death,
but for the spark
in the Gypsy boy's black eyes.
-Edward Thomas, "The Gypsy"


Leonardo, Mortician
Unnoticed in the house
Of Hades, too, you'll wander
Flittering after faded corpses.
-Sappho


Loyal Street Gang
These are the hired bravos who defend
The tyrant's throne -- the bullies of his fear.
-Percy Bysshe Shelly, "Queen Mab"


Muddled Vampire Hunter
And catching sight of us, he bit himself,
Like one whom fury devastates within.
-Dante, The Inferno


Order of Hermes Cabal
Am I not a jarring note
In the heavenly symphony?
-Baudelaire, "Heautonimoroumen"


Outcast Mage
Priests in black gowns
Were making their rounds
And binding with briars
My joys and desires.
-William Blake, "Garden of Love"


Political Antagonist
He that wrestles with us strengthens
our nerves and sharpens our skill.
Our antagonist is our helper.
-Burke, "Reflections on the Revolution in France"


Rom Gypsy
The dark-eyed ancient tribe that never rests
Took up the age-old journey yesterday...
-Baudelaire, "Gypies on the Road"


Terrorists
In times of war, the laws are silent.


Werewolf Pack
Has the red wolf trotted east and east and east,
Far from the far, far other end of the day,
To fear a few fangs?
-D.H. Lawrence, "The Red Wolf"