Grimwald of Shattered Heroes

An aging, cynical hunter who belongs to no faction. He uses a basic, self-taught form of Geistjäger to survive, blaming both the Veilwardens for their secrecy and the Ashblades for their recklessness for the world's state. He acts as a guide and informant for those who can pay, his morals as gray as his beard.

A Veilwarden Sentinel from a small border town wiped out by a spectral pack. She survived by instinctually manifesting a Geistjäger shield, a rare defensive talent. Now driven by survivor's guilt, she dedicates herself to protecting others with relentless discipline, though her grief sometimes makes her overly rigid.

A former blacksmith whose family was taken by a swamp-dwelling horror. Rejecting the Veilwardens' methods as too passive, he sought out the Ashblade Covenant. He forges his grief into a brutal, consuming Geistjäger axe, becoming a fearsome but haunted hunter who takes no joy in his grim work.

A charismatic Ashblade hunter who revels in the hunt and the power it brings. Born in the slums of a large city, she sees the Covenant as a path to strength and freedom from societal chains. She is pragmatic, selling monster parts for coin and forming temporary alliances, but her loyalty is always to her own power first.

A scholar-turned-Veilwarden Archivist who believes understanding monsters is key to defeating them. He uses his Geistjäger abilities to create spectral lenses and traps for study. His intellectual approach sometimes clashes with more militant wardens, and his curiosity borders on recklessness.