Drafted into the service by the the Department of Extranormal Phenomena, Dr. Liam Hofstadter has become the unwilling agent of the secretive agency. Though primarily a man of research and writing, the longer he stays within the department the more he finds himself drawn into greater and greater physical danger. His research and his actions within the DEP will inevitably lock him onto a collision course with the Devil's Square.
This mysterious gem possesses a deadly and addictive power. To the untrained eye the gem looks much like a gaudy piece of costume jewelry. However, when exposed to blood, the gem glows with a pulsating red light and the terrible power within it is activated.
A human skull covered in rust, the Ruddy Skull continually sheds flakes but never seems to lose any of its mass. The metallic ball in the eye socket appears to be silver and is unaffected by the corrosion. All attempts to remove the silver ball have failed. Those who have held the skull claim to see visions of the past, of distant locations and people, and sometimes of the future.
Meet Agent Boehler of the Department of Extranormal Phenomena. He hasn't appeared in any of the Devil's Square fiction I've presented to date, but he will eventually cross paths and possibly swords with the Square. 
Here we have a loose portrait of Scratch chained in his cage. Here he's looking kind of sad and more fearful than his usual malicious, but that chain is on him for a reason.
I'm going to take a break from posting fiction for awhile. My batteries are running very low and I need to refill. In the meantime here is the beginning of a set of portraits of The Devil's Square. I haven't posted much about them in awhile, but I have been working on them in the background. 
Excerpted from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium: 
Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium: 
"This hooded figure has been observed on multiple occasions interacting with the Devil's Square team. We are unsure of its exact association with that group, but the creature is obviously other dimensional in origin. However, it does not match records of any known species currently operating within the earth sphere. 
Here is a portrait of Scratch from the Devil's Square. I was in between things at the library and felt like a bit of color sketching for a change. It was a fun challenge also as I didn't have my entire pen collection with me so my color palette was limited. I had to create some of the colors by mixing others: one of my favorite pastimes.
Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium:
"Concerning the eldest member of the Devil's Square, the entity known as Screwworm seems at first to be only a simple battle Mage. However, our research indicates a much higher level of prowess than shown in the feats he has been observed performing. He may only be a proficient illusionist or we may be looking at one of the most dangerous magi this department has every encountered. It is unknown if his teammates are aware of the extent of his abilities as our records indicate an acceptance of and satisfaction with his actions to date.
Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium: 
Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium:
Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium: 
