PortTown

A mountain of a man with earth-conduit tattoos that fortify his already immense frame, Brimham is Lautifa's personal bodyguard. Incredibly loyal, his stony demeanor hides a simple philosophy: protect the boss and her son at all costs. He is the immovable object in the Gutterknife's defense.

The prodigal heir of the Blackwood crime family, Drax is a cold intellectual who chafes at his father's old-fashioned methods. Educated abroad, he returned to PortTown to apply modern strategy and brutal calculus to the family business, seeing the chaos of the Tattoo Wars as an opportunity to consolidate absolute control.

A celebrated actress at the PortTown Playhouse by day, Elena is secretly entangled in the gang wars as the girlfriend of Jax, a mid-level enforcer for the Blackwoods. She uses her skills in performance and observation to glean information from various social circles, walking a dangerous line between two worlds.

An orphan raised in the Gutterknife's ranks, Hexa's wind tattoos grant her supernatural speed and a silent step. She is Lautifa's favored assassin, a ghost who eliminates threats before they materialize. Her loyalty is absolute, forged from a childhood saved by the syndicate, but her methods are merciless.

Widowed in her late thirties, Lautifa took control of the Gutterknife faction after her husband was killed in a territorial dispute. Now a protective mother to her 10-year-old son, she rules the docks with a fierce mix of maternal instinct and criminal ruthlessness. Her fire tattoos are a symbol of her burning will to secure a future for her 'family', both blood and gang.

A gunslinger whose ice tattoos allow him to craft cold-forged bullets and create icy barriers, Omen is Drax's childhood friend and most trusted lieutenant. Pragmatic and deadly, he provides the firepower and grounded perspective to balance Drax's grand schemes. Their bond is one of the few things Omen considers sacred.