I swear I checked the Ravenloft Projects board for news of this project after it was announced in the
We are so lucky to have the Frat and the Kargatane! thread, but I could never find it until now!
Is it too late to jump in on the project? Here's what I can offer for sure:
Rosa Petrovich - When teenage Rosa's sorceress abilities surfaced, Nostalia Romaine kidnapped her and her younger sister Ariana, burning down their parents' home. Rosa was turned into an Emordenung, and in order to ensure her compliance, Ariana was kept an unwitting hostage. After several years of killing for Ivana Boritsi, Rosa finally found out where her sister was being kept, rescued her and escaped to Richemulot. There's much more to the story but in the interest of space that's all I'll say.
Dmitrius Blackthorne - A half-Vistani raised at a Tepestani monastery after his mother dropped him off as a newborn, Blackthorne trained as a monk, but never completely fit in. He never felt as though he belonged, and his Vistani side tugged at him, compelling him to wander. After leaving the monastery alone and friendless, an unprepared Blackthorne discovered the pleasures of drink and took his first steps on the path of the Drunken Master.
Vincent Foxgrove - Not actually a member of the Foxgrove family, Vincent is actually descended from longtime servants of the family. However, in his travels Vincent takes the Foxgrove name for the notoriety and fame it provides. Flamboyant and dashing, Vincent supports his many vices (gambling, chain-smoking, womanizing, drinking, and the list goes on) by adventuring and offering his services as a marksman, trick shooter and explosives expert. Friends and acquaintances suspect a darker motive behind his adventuring, but Vincent, ordinarily very open and friendly, becomes remarkably close-mouthed on the subject....
So there you have the three characters I know I can provide. All three have campaign stories behind them, so all that I need to do is edit them to remove some non-canon stuff and make them more palatable for the RL community as a whole.