Here you can find the public biographies of all the characters who are members of The Equinox Institute. These characters consist of both attendee created characters as well as game-team created and controlled characters. Information contained on this page is considered to be in-character knowledge which is available to all members of The Equinox Institute (but not necessarily other paranatural factions).
Staff Bios are listed by Cell. For more information on each Cell, visit the appropriate Cell page for further information.
Equinox 1
Equinox 1 is Equinox’s primary headquarters and the largest Equinox Cell. Based out of the Tower of London, Equinox 1 currently employs approximately one third of the Institute’s total staff.
Antony Grey
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: Leadership Material
Antony Grey was drafted into Equinox One in 2016 after accidental interaction with potentially paranatural activity. Against the backdrop of Operation PYLON in [REDACTED] Antony’s expertise in acoustics and cavitation led to him uncovering Equinox operations during the [REDACTED] incident. He was offered a formal position within the Institute after sharing his critical insights into the incident.
Prior to joining Equinox, Antony served as a member of the Royal Signals. Antony’s extensive military and communication experience landed them a reputation within Equinox One as the go-to-person for resolving acoustic-based paranatural phenomena.
Lucas Hammond
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Intelligence Analyst
Specialisation: Resourceful
Lucas Hammond is a member of the Central Paranatural Bureau, coming to the end of his first full year on secondment to Equinox One. Prior to arriving in the UK, he had served as the Quartermaster for the Bureau’s regional staging site in Colorado for several years. He settled in quickly in the Institute’s London headquarters, where his ability to leverage his previous expertise in acquiring the right tool for the situation, quickly and efficiently, has marked him as an asset to the Institute, despite not formally being a member.
While Lucas’ assistance to the Institute’s endeavours is very firmly not ‘no questions asked’ – after all, the C.P.B. maintains that paranatural phenomena far afield can pose threats to those they are responsible for protecting – it is hoped that secondments such as his will help demonstrate the organisations’ alliance is still very much standing strong.
Lysander “Andi” Hawthorne
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Paranatural
Specialisation: Empathic Profiling
“Lysander Hawthorne has been approved for recruitment at the behest of [REDACTED] Hawthorne. This provides an excellent opportunity to further study the familial aspect, if any, of Paranatural abilities. Baseline tests are to be carried out with the brothers separated, approval for joint exercises may be accepted before the conclusion of such tests.
I am keen to continue the evaluation process of Lysander, both during live and test exercises as they continue to prove to be eager to use their abilities. So long as this co-operation continues we should undertake tests that the research department has been clamoring for.”
Dr. Young, Researcher based at Equinox One.
Initially brought into custody by a containment team on July 30th 2024, Lysander has been working with the Institute after a 6 week initial containment period.
Lysander is a natural Empath, and has demonstrated the ability and willingness to use their power to the benefit of the Institute. This was particularly of note during the [REDACTED] breach, being able to detect [REDACTED]’s effects in the personnel before it could progress past the incubation stage.
With proper training and direction Lysander can become more than just a tool for Equinox to use, and become a productive member. Until that time it is our recommendation to continue using them as seen fit by operational command.
Cassandra Larsen
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: Close Quarters Combat (“CQC”) Expertise
CONFIDENTIAL
Decision following mission debrief, Op FORSAKEN HISTORY, 4th Dec 2015, 19:13Z
While this committee feels the accusations of recklessness bought against Agent Larsen are valid, the simple truth remains that, in the closing minutes of the FORSAKEN HISTORY mission, Agent Larsen carried out actions that not only ensured the survival of the FORSAKEN team, but also achieved the mission goal. We acknowledge that the way this was achieved was irregular. We acknowledge Agent Larsen’s actions could be construed as insubordinate. We also acknowledge that it was an unusual use of mission equipment that, while an expensive loss, did result in mission success.
However, it is the recommendation of this committee that Agent Larsen is again restored to Active Duty. Their Psychiatric Report shows no signs of nascent nihilism, or death wish, but we also recommend, again, that Agent Larsen is referred to a higher level of counselling to satisfy concerns regarding their current mental health.“
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[To:]
//Private/Internal/Jason_Moran
[From:]
//Private/Internal/Oversight_Cmt/Richard_Abnett
//OIC_FORSAKEN_HISTORY Eyes Only, 04/12/2015/21:44Z
//Jay
//Look, we get it. She’s effective, but for god’s sake, don’t you think she’s enjoying her job just a little bit too much..?
//Have a word, will you? The last thing we need is the new intake to start emulating this sort of behaviour.
//Rich
Jonathan Moses
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Intelligence Analyst
Specialisation: Contacts (The Agrippina Athenaeum)
Moses is one of the Agrippina Athenaeum’s ‘recorders’ – surveillance operatives who accompany Institute teams on investigations to document paranatural phenomena for the Athenaeum as part of the “information-sharing agreement” between the two organisations. Like most external consultants, Moses works in Equinox One and is assigned to work alongside other cells on a temporary basis.
Receives more positive feedback in debriefing reports than most other Athenaeum consultants working for the Institute. Comments focus on how he actively contributes to investigations rather than passively observing, and that he doesn’t take liberties with confidential Institute information. General feedback is that he takes the “sharing” part of the agreement seriously and actively makes use of his employers’ resources for the benefit of investigations.
Has no particular proficiency in physical or digital security and so poses a lower risk than some other consultant analysts. No combat experience. No significant psychological risk factors.
Recommendation: Cleared for standard analytical work in a support role. Potential benefit when Agrippina Athenaeum resources may be of use to an investigation. Maintain heightened security if assigned to a case via specific Athenaeum request.
Eliza Rencheau
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Physician
Specialisation: Trauma Expertise
“In the interests of furthering information exchange and good relations between our organisations, Agent Rencheau has been made available to the Equinox Institute on a semi-permanent basis.
Her skills include emergency triage, field surgery, and keeping a cool head under pressure. Given the Institue’s tendency for bypassing peaceful measures more… expediently than UNAC might prefer, it is felt the Institute might have more frequent need of this skillset.”
[Redacted], UNAC UK contact
Eliza Rencheau was recruited by UNAC after a high-flying but rather contentious career as a trauma surgeon. While certainly skilled, she was criticised as acting too rashly to prioritise survival, and for a distinctly blunt bedside manner. These qualities however led to a rather more successful tour with the Médecins Sans Frontières, as the chaos at the edges of a warzone was rather more suited to her than a sterile operating theatre.
Eliza’s family often had one or two members join UNAC in each generation, and when even warzones became mundane, paranatural affairs became the next logical step. After working internationally for several years, she settled at one of the permanent UK offices to be closer to family, who had immigrated to England several generations ago.
Beginning to once again chafe at UNAC’s “shoot last” policies and the associated lack of interesting work requiring her skills, Eliza was arranged by mutual agreement with her superiors to be lent out to allied organisations. She has found a good fit at the Equinox Institute for the past three years.
Equinox 18
Equinox 18 is a Sanctuary-class Cell specialising in providing investigative support and aftercare to individuals following a paranatural event.
Father Felix Gunner
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Physician
Specialisation: Counselling Psychologist
Father Felix Gunner is a trained psychologist and has been with Equinox for over 15 years. He has published journals and reference texts related to addiction and deprogramming cult indoctrination. He is an active campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, and the duty of the church in supporting people from all backgrounds. Alongside his commitment to Equinox, he works in the chaplaincy team at the University of Oxford.
Sparrow
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Physician
Specialisation: Mortician
Sparrow is an exceptionally competent and gifted mortician, adept at discovering and recognising paranatural influence and causes of death in the deceased. Her investigative and forensic skills are a boon. However, due to her underdeveloped social skills, we recommend she has no contact with the victim’s families or loved ones.
Equinox 23
Equinox 23 specialises in the investigation, retrieval, containment and on-going research of paranatural artefacts owned and traded amongst the aristocracy
Philip Cardiff
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Paranatural
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
Update on subject Philip Cardiff:
“Mr Cardiff was never the intended target of our investigation, rather it was his partner who had been identified as a potential paranatural of multiple disciplines. The Prime subject was operating out of his antique shop and he was recovered at the same time for security and relocated to Equinox 2. It was only after testing that it was discovered that he had his own set of abilities and was operating in support of the prime subject. Psychological Profiling has confirmed Haphephobia and notable above normal emotional responses but neither of these should pose an issue for operations. Recommend they be permitted to maintain their partnership as a Cell with oversight from Equinox and no illicit activities be undertaken without oversight approval.“
Charlotte Catherine Antonia Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
Pronouns: She/Her/They
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
The Duchess served in the British army for 10 years, having completed officer training at Sandhurst. The Duchess served as a troop commander in the Royal Logistics Corps in Iraq and later transferred to the Army Air Corps where she learned how to fly air craft. The Duchess qualified as an Apache aircraft commander and was deployed in Afghanistan. She achieved the rank of Captain prior to demobilisation in 2015.
Upon demobilisation, the Duchess returned to her ancestral home, but did not take well to civilian life. This was further complicated due to a series of deaths on the estate caused by a cursed objects acquired by her family over several centuries and the entities attached to them. Whilst her connections and training had already caught the attention of Equinox Institute recruitment, so had the collection. The Equinox Institute sent an agent posing as a legal assistant after the death of the Duchess’ father, Algernon Walter George Percy, the late Duke of Northumberland. The Duchess was recruited by the Institute after the agent observed her skills during the incident at [REDACTED]. The Duchess remained surprisingly calm throughout, and as such Agent [REDACTED] believes several lives were saved.
The Duchess has an eye for historical objects and an appreciation of the place of occult practices within paranatural conflict resolution.
Casey Quinn
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Paranatural
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
“Ms Quinn appears to be an extremely controlled individual. Where most people would display distress at being detained within a facility such as ours, from the outset her demeanour was unshaken, bordering on amused. Upon revealing our knowledge of her abilities that confidence began to minorly crack, but true weakness was only shown when [REDACTED]. It was then that fruitful discussion began.”
Interview notes from [REDATED], Equinox 2
“Sharp dresser. Sharper tongue. Don’t think I’d like to be on Casey’s bad side.”
Unattributed
As a recent recruit to The Equinox Institute, little is known about Casey Quinn’s life prior to her status as a paranatural operative. What is known, however, is that regardless of exactly what she previously did, her abilities were considered useful enough to bring her into the fold. She began operating as part of a triumvirate cell in [REDACTED] alongside another new operative and a pre-established field agent.
Since then their cell has quickly gained in reputation as a respectable retrieval operation. They also show considerable skill in maintaining the secrets behind both the artefacts they retrieve and the powers they wield. What small rumours circulate suggest that Ms Quinn has a large part in keeping these secrets, but exactly how that works is as yet unknown by wider Equinox membership.
Equinox 47
Equinox 47 is a joint-enterprise established between the Equinox Institute and the Central Paranatural Bureau for the protection of RAF Fylingdales from paranatural interference.
David Drummond
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Physician
Specialisation: Pathologist
“Could have sworn I saw him hold a scalpel by the blade.”
– Dr Emily Fielding, CPB
Throughout the storied history of the Central Paranatural Bureau, never has a nepotism hire been more flagrant than David Drummond. Son of the daring American field agent Leo Drummond, a man famed throughout the CPB for his heroic gravitas, Dave has big shoes to fill. He has, thus far, shown no inclination or ability to do so. Voted by his graduating class “Most Likely to Say ‘Oops’ During Major Surgery“, he has scraped through his career by the skin of his teeth. However, given his current reassignment to Equinox Cell “The Morgue“, it seems unlikely he’ll be able to fail upwards out of this one.
Cole Iverson
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: Leadership Material
“I am recommending Cole Iverson for the position of cell leader in the Fylingdales area. This position would be an ideal fit for his skills, as he is a very able field agent capable of handling the intensity of missions occasionally required from that particular area, and has excellent leadership skills, when appropriately applied. I had him lined up for promotion to a leadership position within this cell, but given recent incidents, as detailed in my previous transmission, I feel that he would be better placed in Fylingdales.
Iverson has shown himself to be excellent at working in high pressure situations, and pays admirable attention and care to the safety of his teammates. In fact, he acquitted himself exceptionally well during the first part of our most recent mission, and his actions and quick thinking likely saved the lives of one of our agents. Within this cell, it is generally accepted that when a situation will take drive and a head for danger to solve, Iverson is the man you go to.
Iverson has almost seven years of experience working with the institute, having joined following his involvement in an incident of paranatural nature, the origin of which we are still unsure. We believe, however, given that it was not his first encounter with this phenomena, and it has not reoccurred since, that the incident successfully removed this threat.”
– Letter recommending Cole’s transfer to Equinox Fylingdales, from Ashley James, Spokesperson of Equinox Reading, to Equinox 1. 2021
MADISON WARD
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Intelligence Analyst
Specialisation: Contacts (The Central Paranatural Bureau)
“You’ll want Ward for that posting. She’s stubborn, pathologically incapable of leaving a puzzle unsolved. If she can’t solve a problem, she’ll know who will be able to and she’ll make sure they get the job done. With the right handling, she’s one of our best.”
– Letter of recommendation to Raleigh from Dr D.Green of the Central Paranatural Bureau
Madison Ward was aware of the activities of the Central Paranatural Bureau from a young age, her parents both serving as operatives in the Bureau’s more militarised divisions in army bases across the world. Upon graduating from college, she was recruited straight into the Bureau and rapidly built up an impressive resume of projects she had supported as an intelligence analyst with contacts across the service.
After leading her first project for the Bureau, she applied for a transfer to Equinox which was rapidly accepted. For the past three years, she has been based at the Fylingdales cell and managing the Bureau-liaison half of the work they do there.
Equinox 58
Equinox 58 is a rapid-response taskforce specialising in the observation, research, capture and management of non-sentient paranatural animals (known as “parafauna” or colloquially as “cryptids”).
Penelope Carter
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Researcher
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
Penelope Carter was recruited into The Equinox Institute immediately after graduating from Oxford in 2021, following a personal referral by Father Felix Gunner. A degree in Biology and an interest in Ecology led straight into her joining a very fieldwork based Cell, colloquially known as ‘Pest Control’.
Pen retains a sunny disposition while working for M6 Dispatch despite reports from Zax’s previous partners of complex, perhaps hostile, working conditions.
“We look forwards to seeing what Carter’s research will move towards once she has moved on from M6 Cannock”
Anonymous note on Penelope Carter’s personnel file
Zax Chesterton
Pronouns: He/They
Class: Physician
Specialisation: Alien Biologist
“Initial observations were positive; Zax chain-smoked through the entire interview and requested painkillers twice, but seemed calm, alert and engaged. No attempt was made to rationalise the attack, and accurate observations were given. These were backed up by extensive notes taken at ten minute intervals between the attack and the arrival of an Equinox strike team – barring a short window during which Zax ‘took care of his injuries’. Given their demeanour, attention to detail, level of experience (year 2 of NHS speciality training), unflinching acceptance of the paranatural, and – to be old fashioned about it – grit and determination (I believe, in an effort to avoid paranatural contact with anyone else at the hospital, those sutures were self-administered) – in short, I recommend against amnestic use and suggest we move forward with recruitment. Zax has mentioned at least twice, unprompted, how poor junior doctor’s salaries are…”
Alicia Middleton, Equinox 6, July 2011
Everyone was surprised when Zax Chesterton, up and coming in the field of alien biology, swerved into working almost exclusively with non-sentient cryptids – but they’ve kept it up for over a decade. Depending on who you ask, Zax is “very pleasant, dealt with that pest problem very professionally, extremely thorough and they were here all hours too!” or possibly “an absolute bloody nightmare, never talks about himself, has no social life, smokes in the van, will have you up at 3am baiting traps and doesn’t so much as blink when something does finally try and kill you.”
Equinox 74
Equinox 74 is an expansive underground facility specialising in the research and development of technologies relating to the paranatural including the paranatural phenomena known as the “Black Knight Satellite“.
Julian ‘Jude’ Holloway – aka Asher
Pronouns: They/Them
Class: Intelligence Analyst
Specialisation: Grey Hat Hacker
“Jude is the kind of operative you want on your team when the stakes are high and the answers are buried deep. They’re sharp, methodical, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Just don’t expect them to follow every rule – they’ll bend the system to get the job done, but their results speak for themselves. If you can earn their trust, there’s no one more loyal or capable in a crisis.”
Julian “Jude” Holloway, often called Asher in the field, is a non-binary Intelligence Analyst and Gray Hat Hacker, excelling in cyber intelligence, cryptography, and uncovering digital footprints of paranatural activity. They leverage their skills to navigate classified systems and track elusive threats, operating from their Cell’s base in the Drakelow Tunnels. Prior to their employment within the Institute, Jude ran their own private consultancy, offering their technical skills to the highest bidder whose objectives and morals closely aligned with their own.
Jude is resourceful, analytical, and unflappable under pressure, with a talent for connecting the dots in seemingly disparate data. Their wit and sarcasm often lighten tense moments, though their guarded nature and skepticism of authority can create friction. Fiercely independent, they excel when given autonomy but remain loyal to those they trust. However, it may be the autonomy and independence that they crave will be Jude’s undoing, bringing everything they treasure crashing down around them, given their drive to achieve the goals they strive for… at any cost.
Sebastian Lake
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: Survivor
“Lake was one of our best Risk Assessment Analysts. A simple babysitting task, that’s all it was. So how did this happen? He’s never bent, never broken, for the gods damns sakes, i’ve never even seen the man tremble. So how has he got so twisted up. What are they doing in those in those tunnels. I’d love to know, but I can’t afford to waste more manpower.””
Philip Priest, Sub-Divisional Chief of Security, Equinox [REDACTED].
Sebastian Lake, is a tough guy. The kind of guy who you’d be happy to have if you were on the terraces with you on a Saturday away day at Millwall. You feel safe with Sebastian. You should never feel safe with Sebastian.
Sebastian is a field agent, but Sebastian has always been a cold fish, Borstal does that to a boy. He’s cold, clever and totally dedicated to the Equinox Institute. That’s what you get when you rescue a boy and offer him a home and a purpose and carte blanche on working out his frustrations.
Sebastian has served the Institute with unswerving dedication and vigour for over 30 years. You name a horror, he’ll have faced it and buried it.
Only recently Sebastian seems to have gone a little off grid. Analysis reports are late or not detailed. The talk is he better pull his head out of his ass, and soon…
Equinox 102
Equinox Chester is a Reconnaissance-class Cell carrying out front-line investigations and acting as first responders to paranatural activity in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England.
Graeme Brass
Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Field Agent
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
Grame “Brass” served in the Cheshire Constabulary as a detective before moving to the MET and serving in various protective details.Forced to take retirement from the MET after a protected high-profile subject experienced a Paranatural incident; he was offered a role in his home region and joined Chester Equinox
In 2020 Brass was involved in a shooting during which his partner and 3 other people were fatally wounded in a public place covered by CCTV. Brass was eventually cleared of all charges in court and later by the Equinox Institute. There was significant public interest as it was found the recordings of the incident were manipulated, this was never explained in court and the use of D notice to prevent further investigation into the manipulation was leaked online. Brass was eventually allowed to return to duty once public interest had died down.
Brass now serves as lead officer in Chester Equinox.
Fallon Xander
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: [REDACTED]
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
Study Fallon X was recruited in 2020, in order to assist in the investigation of [REDACTED]. Information regarding Study’s life prior to 2020 is considered CLASSIFIED. Study is now assigned to Equinox Chester, serving under the personal supervision of Lead Officer Brass.
Equinox 116
Equinox 116 is a Reconnaissance-class Cell specialising in information gathering and investigation through the utilisation of individuals with paranatural abilities.
Celine P. Doe
Pronouns: She/Her
Class: Paranatural
Specialisation: Oracle
**Extract from a Reclassification Request**
**Filed by: Dr. Winter, Psychologist, Equinox Two**
“… has been under containment since Incident I372-T (“Stage Conflagration”), following extensive exposure to Phenomenon “Boeotian Papyri” and the detection of paranatural predictive abilities.
Long-term treatment has yielded significant progress. During Incident [REDACTED], Subject, in collaboration with two other inpatients, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], directly facilitated the identification and resolution of an internal security threat. Psychological evaluations indicate marked improvement in emotional stability and self-regulation, with increasing capacity for controlled application of prescience, albeit within the expected range of anomalous behavioural variance. Subject demonstrates a strong willingness – bordering on compulsion – to contribute to departmental operations.
Reclassification to “Utilisation” is recommended. Issuance of a controlled identity is advised to sever prior associations and enable operational deployment. Approval requested.
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Celine P. Doe has been a member of Equinox: St Andrews since 2020. Before that, she was a resident at Equinox: Edinburgh for some time. Further back? Redacted.
For those who have encountered her, she is exactly what one would expect a paranatural prophetess to be like. Long robe, blindfold, a theatrical delivery. Unsettling to be sure, but generally mild-mannered when she’s not prophecising doom. Unlike some paranaturals who at least try to blend in, she does the bare minimum to hide her differences. Perhaps it’s something to do with that Cell – apparently even their spokesperson is somewhat paranatural. Perhaps she’s just too lost in the future.
Evelyn Fuller
Pronouns: She/They
Class: Intelligence Analyst
Specialisation: [REDACTED]
“Note of Recommendation
I realise that it is not common to recommend an inpatient for recruitment, let alone three of them, but I think there is good cause in this case. You are most likely already aware of the recently prevented malicious data breach at Equinox 2 and subsequent arrest of Agent [REDACTED] (if not, see attached copy of the Internal Investigation Report). Patients Evelyn Fuller, [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] were together instrumental in uncovering and presenting the information and evidence which enabled us to take swift preventative action. I am humbled to admit that, had they not taken the initiative in this case, we may never have seen this coming – at least not until it was far too late.
Fuller was admitted earlier this month for testing and examination for possible [REDACTED]. While we have been unable to find definitive proof, Fuller does present intermittent [REDACTED] (for full details see attached Medical Report EF-40320). However, this appears benign and it is my professional opinion that she is entirely healthy and poses no active threat. And, regardless of their origin, I believe her skills would serve the Institute well – especially in conjunction with [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], who together make for a remarkably efficient team. While her past experience is, shall we say, eclectic, I do note that she spent at least some time working as a police staff investigator with a short but impressive track record.
As for the other two, [DATA EXPUNGED].”
– [REDACTED], Chief of Staff, Equinox 2