The Winter of Despair
George van Cleaf (Clive) � Nosferatu information-broker and explorer of mysteries. Van Cleaf has contacts in several high places within the city, including the inept but useful Inspector Abberline of Scotland Yard and Dr Wildham of the British Museum. Embraced as a man of extraordinarily handsome appearance, the curse of vampirism destroyed his visage, rendering him forever disgusted with his looks.
Don Ciccioso (Tom) � European vampire of questionable origin. He has never revealed his clan, and his accent and heritage seem to change as frequently as the weather. What is known is that in Italy he was some sort of crime lord, and although he pledges allegiance to the Camarilla, his temper and violent tendencies make him seem better suited to a different sect. Arrogant and rich, Ciccioso demands servants to accompany him wherever he goes, much to the distress of the rest of his coterie.
Nel (Nel) � Malkavian childlike vampire. Nel is extremely na�ve and guileless, content to merely skip through the streets of London. When she is present in her coterie, she usually takes a back seat role, which made the decision of van Cleaf and Ciccioso, in Parkin�s absence, to have her lead the coterie rather questionable.