The Characters

It wasn�t until the 18th century that the Darkwatch organization began to use a specific classification system to identify the undead creatures that they faced. Previous to that time they were simply called demons, skeletons, or perhaps simply monsters.

The skeleton classification �Reaper� is one of the most common found across New Mexico and Arizona. Relatively slight, the Reaper is frequently underestimated by those unaccustomed to fighting the undead. Its bone-thin body mass and unnaturally quick reflexes make it very difficult to target, and even more difficult to escape.

One unique aspect of the Reaper classification is the wide variety of weaponry these creatures have been observed to carry. It is unknown whether the weapon a Reaper carries signifies a socio-military rank, or if it is in fact simply another aspect of the creature�s desire to snuff out life by every means possible.

It is often thought that Reapers are named for the jagged bone scythe which sometimes grows from their right hand. The name actually comes from information collected by Darkwatch Intelligence that attributes more deaths to the Reaper than any other undead advisory. The Reaper will savagely pursue anything living. It is as likely to be found scratching at the opening of a rabbit�s den as it is tearing apart a wayward traveler.