A miscellaneous gang held together mostly by the influence of their Captain, the Drifters take on anything and anyone.  As their name indicates, they don't have much of a settled routine; members will disappear on their own little jobs, or go off in pairs, or get together for something big.

 

Captain Bertram Kolde – A retired sea captain (some would say, a retired pirate), Captain Bertram is just about the fiercest of the fierce.  His dominating personality keeps the gang together; most of them are deathly afraid of him.  It’s common knowledge that his early days were spent on the streets, and that his seafaring career began as a stowaway.  But brutal as he unquestionably is, he’s got a soft spot; when he first met Gessica Carli, at that time a child of six, he became a father to her and had her educated at his own expense, taking special pains to undo the influence of Mister Carli and her slum home.

Mariana – No one has ever managed to learn more about Mariana than what she chooses to tell.  And that’s precious little; her name is Mariana, and she likes dark blue.  Plus she’s a sheer genius when it comes to inventing devious schemes, and she almost always has her nose in a book.  That’s about it.  It’s questionable if anyone even knows what she would look like without her mask on, or what color her hair is.  She acts as lieutenant to Captain Bertram, and is almost the only member of the band who isn’t at all afraid of him, the other exception being Gessica.

Mister Carli – As boys, Carli and Bertram used to roam the streets together; but when Bertram went to sea, Carli got into the good graces of a tavern keeper and eventually succeeded him at the business.  He’s been on the brink of ruin numerous times, however, but it was in Bertram’s interest to keep him afloat.  Worthless and slovenly, he’s only been tolerated because his tavern provides a vague façade of respectability.

Gessica Carli – The member of the band who isn’t really of the band, Gessica is supposedly Mister Carli’s daughter; but Mariana shrewdly suspects that isn’t quite the truth – to say the least.  Gessica hates the lifestyle of crime the gang leads, and would have run away long ago, if it weren’t for gratitude to Captain Bertram, who educated her and has always protected her.  Still, she associates as little as possible with everyone besides Captain Bertram and Mariana, taking a bare minimum of part in the various nefarious schemes always afoot.

Ceasar Agustus Aelicolius – No one has a better opinion of Ceasar Agustus Aelicolius – Cease, as he’s often called – than he himself.  Cease is chock sure that he’s just a fabulous guy; so cool, so talented, and soooo handsome.  He’s sure Gessica is just dying over him, and often stays awake at night reveling over the supposition, though it could hardly be farther from the truth.  And though he thinks he’s about the most valuable member of the team, Captain Bertram would call him the most insolent piece of braggart cowardice and laziness he’d ever laid eyes on since that time when he drove a penknife through a bloated old frog dancing a hornpipe on a broken fence post in fancied security.

Serena Aelicolius, alias Vix – Serena’s nickname Vix is short for Vixen, and she’s well worthy of the epithet.  A perfect fury when roused, she’s always ready to turn against anyone or anything – with only three exceptions; Captain Bertram and Mariana, both of whom terrify her, and her son Cease, who is the paragon of perfection in her very partial eyes.  Unlike Cease, however, she’s not stupid enough to fail to perceive that Gessica hates Cease like poison, and as a direct consequence, Vix hates Gessica like poison.  Usually she stands too much in awe of Captain Bertram to annoy her, however; but when he’s not around, the two have been known to come to blows.

Thomson – By now, you’re probably wondering who it is that actually cuts the mustard around here.  Well, this is the one.  A thorough villain and highway robber, Thomson can bust open a safe, shoot down a coachman in cold blood, pick a pocket, and even palm off counterfeit coins in a pinch.  Captain Bertram knows his value, and general gives him a double share of loot (without, of course, letting anyone else know).  Thomson started life fairly wealthy, but soon gambled and drank it all away, which didn’t tend to improve his naturally sour temper.  Moody and reserved, he’s generally ignored by the rest of the band and left to do the dirty work on his own.

 

Well, this bit of figbarf was a nice break, had fun coming up with the backstories too!  Hope you enjoyed and thanks for looking!

We are all looking at the next Collectible Minifigures series here guys!!! Great gang Kai NRG!!

Very cool figs, Kai, and very diverse too! I enjoyed their back-stories (although I did confuse the names a few times! :P

And until I got to Thomson, I was wondering who ever did any work! ;)

Great figs and backstory Kai.  And your display plate really sets them off.

Only the question have: Is Mr. Carli based on that host from the Mythbusters show?

 

On 11/13/2016 at 9:46 AM, blackdeathgr said:

We are all looking at the next Collectible Minifigures series here guys!!! Great gang Kai NRG!!

  Thanks blackdeathgr!

On 11/14/2016 at 3:53 AM, Bregir said:

Very cool figs, Kai, and very diverse too! I enjoyed their back-stories (although I did confuse the names a few times! :P

And until I got to Thomson, I was wondering who ever did any work! ;)

Thank you!  Yeah, without knowing the names ahead of time the first few backstories were probably hard to follow, but I wanted to interweave gang members to some extent, so I just let it slide.

On 11/14/2016 at 9:01 AM, Kwatchi said:

Great figs and backstory Kai.  And your display plate really sets them off.

Only the question have: Is Mr. Carli based on that host from the Mythbusters show?

Thanks!  No, actually... I've never watched that.