A Night at the Library

Carlus is a favorite to win the Cup this year - AGAIN - much to the dismay of his fellow creatures. Why does a vampire need the powers of the cup? And everyone (except Carlus) knows he can't dance, so how does he keep winning? Is it a glamour? Is he cheating?  No one puts it past him.

But who would KILL to see him lose this year?

An ancient and beautiful member of the faefolk, Gossamer has been wanting to win the Centennium cup for centuries. They always goes all out on their (handmade) costumes. exuding all the charisma and grace that their people are known for. Anyone with eyes would know Gossamer is the best performer ever to enter the contest. They have millions of adoring fans who follow their every move. They use social media to show off their costumes and new dance moves and have trained the best human ballerinas and ballerinos in history. 

How far will they go to ensure this is their year to be champion?

Lew is just a simple guy who happens to turn into a monsterous, rampaging wolf once a month. He has few interests, but is passionate about them. He loves his job, his pack, dance competitions, and Gossamer. Mostly Gossamer.

There is a long-standing blood feud between vampires and lichen, so Lewis mostly ignores Carlus and his kind while in mixed company. He's more than a little annoyed that Carlus keeps winning, but if the blood-suckers leave him and his pack alone, he’ll leave them alone. Though he cannot be held responsible for anything that he does when completely wolfed-out during a full moon.

Opus remembers very little of her original creator, she put him in the ground ages ago. But he did impart in her a deep desire to win the Centennium Cup. While he was mortal, as a mad scientist-type, he was able to get tickets to local, regional, and continental competitions.

Patty has always dreamed of being beautiful, but with her body parts deteriorating at varying degrees and all the stitching/scars, it felt like an impossible goal. But on his death bed, her creator told Patty that only the Centennium Cup held the power to make her beautiful. So she has spent centuries doing nothing but replacing her body parts as they decay and practicing her dance moves. She would do anything to win. Why can’t the coven see that she needs the prize more than all these perfect vampires and elves they seem to favor?!

The Sisters Three coven is composed of three whimsical, rhythmic, dance-loving witches. Nobody is meant to know their names; they just refer to each other as Sister. Except when the third sister can't stand it anymore and demands people know her name: it's Blair. And she is tired of having to disappear into her little trio all the time.

The Sisters Three created the Centennium Cup on a whim when they were young (which was hundreds of years ago). They are the only ones who can control the cup’s magic and are the judges of the dance competition. They're subjective choices are well known, and they have chosen Count Carlus numerous times for reasons known only to them. Because everyone wants The Cup (and nobody wants to cross the coven) the contest continues to be popular despite most likely being maybe rigged. 

Rot is the lead lighting technician for the competition.  He is also a rotting corpse.  

That aside, he may have clues as to what happened to Carlus - or at least some who, what, where details of the evening. He is a very observant zombie, though his crumbling body parts often become a bit of a distraction.

Wilma is a ghastly ghostly gossip. She floats around quietly observing the creatures around her. She also, disturbingly, sometimes weeps for no reason. But listen closely, as Wilma has gathered several important details during her roaming.