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Dark, dominating, powerful and imposing, Vittorio DiSperanza is always shrouded in deception and intrigue just as he is shrouded in the living shadows he commands. A ruthlessly ambitious man who has no particular goal in mind - but only because no earthly goal has ever seemed high enough thus far. Every day he pushes himself to succeed, to climb a little higher, kill a little faster, burn a little colder. He is not emotionless; he simply knows how to sever the link between mind and soul, such that his judgment is never impaired by what he feels. He would suffer a mortal enemy to live if she proves useful...and he would kill his closest friend if his use is at an end.

As for his pack, it is a loaded weapon - his weapon. The core members each specialize in one chosen field, and in that chosen field, they are unparalleled. Vittorio is the shadowtwister. Mercedes, the seer. Heinrich, the cloak and dagger; Tareija, the Forbidden Fruit itself. Together, they are very nearly unstoppable. There are sometimes flanking members add to the overall strength of the pack until they can add no more, upon which they become liabilities and are quickly...let go of. Thus the pack remains strong and driven, and stagnancy is never a problem.

Vittorio, after all, would have it no other way.