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REAPER (Book 1): Maxwell “ Reaper ” Doherty is the President of the Golden Skulls. Raised in the club from birth, Reaper grew up believing that Pops was his father. Reaper took over the club when James “Pops” Doherty was killed. Reaper’s biological father, William Doherty, started the club along with six others, called the Original Seven. Reaper has spent the majority of his time as President trying to undo what his biological father started so many years ago.

Reaper is six foot two, with well-defined muscles and broad shoulders. He has sandy blond hair and blue eyes. He is famous for growling and shouting. Reaper’s weapon of choice is his blades, and he has no problem using them.

GHOST (Book 2): Balthazar “ Ghost ” Miller was the Vice President of the Golden Skulls and Reaper’s childhood friend. Ghost has two brothers, Malachi ‘Grimm’ Miller (killed by Aariaani Miller, the current wife of Ghost) and Ezekiel ‘Shadow’ Miller. Ghost is the only brother who knows when Reaper is lying and has no problem calling him out on his shit. Ghost spends most of his time trying to curb Reaper’s temper and making sure the club brothers are working.

Ghost is married to Aariaani Nicholas, whom he lovingly calls Angel because of her white-blonde hair. Aariaani was rescued from the Disciples of the Word. Ghost has a biological daughter (Rebekah) with whom he shared with his first wife, Mia (Reaper’s half-sister), who died of a gunshot wound when Darrin Reynolds tried to kidnap Remi at the clubhouse. Ghost and Aariaani also have a daughter named Sarah.

Ghost is six foot three with dark blond hair and soft brown eyes. Like most brothers, Ghost is covered in tattoos and muscular with broad shoulders. His weapon of choice is a Colt-45 that his father gave him.

Ghost left the club to be with his wife and kids.

He now lives in Oklahoma near his only surviving brother Shadow.

BULLSEYE (Book 3 & 7): Dylan ‘ Bullseye ’ Franks is the club assassin and nephew to Reaper. Bullseye’s biological parents are James Doherty and Donna Franks (formerly known as Dominika Milana Fedorov, the sister of Maxim Fedorov). Dylan has one half-sister, Layla Franks (legally known as Layla Diana Franks Capribella). Bullseye, a former United States Marine Corps Corporal, was married to Katherine (Kitty) Keller until her death.

As the only assassin for the club, Bullseye rarely listens to Reaper, and that’s only when he feels like it. After Kitty’s death, Bullseye left the club for close to two years before returning when a former flame, Phantom, needs him.

Bullseye is six foot three, athletic with muscles. He is covered in tattoos with piercing green eyes and dark brown hair. He rarely smiles. His preferred weapon is his specialized sniper rifle. He is also known to engrave the names of his kills on the bullets before he executes them.

PLAYER (Book 4): Reginald ‘ Player ’ Buchannon is one of the Golden Skulls techs. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Player is the son of Daniella Valentinetti Buchannon and is the first cousin of Giovanni Valentinetti. Player fled Chicago with his brother Dwayne when Angelo Demarco damn near beat him to death, believing that Giovanni ordered the hit for touching Catarina Francesca Demarco. It was later learned that Catarina’s brother, Angelo, lied and then sold his sister to Vito Bianchi after he learned his sister was pregnant with Reggie’s baby.

Player loves cutting up with his club brothers and constantly fights with his birth brother, Massacre, much to the annoyance of Reaper. Player is six feet tall with broad shoulders. He has blond hair and blue eyes. His preferred weapon is his hands.

MASSACRE: Dwayne ‘ Massacre ’ Buchannon is one of the club mechanics and brother to Player. A devoted brother, Massacre, fled with his brother under the cover of night to California, where they both found the Golden Skulls. Massacre quickly took to the lifestyle and embraced it openly, quickly becoming one of the club’s enforcers.

When Player’s past came out, Massacre was given a chance to return home to Chicago but chose to stay in California. When it was later believed that Player was killed along with many others on the Guardians Island, Massacre finally agreed to leave with Giovanni after the wedding, wanting to honor his brother’s wishes.

Massacre is not married.

SAVAGE (Book 5): Lucas ‘ Savage ’ Keller is the club’s Sergeant of Arms and stepbrother to Katherine ‘Kitty’ Keller. His father, Shane Keller, was a former club member until he was killed by King of the Sons of Hell on a club run in Virginia. A big bear of a man, Savage loves women and loves to laugh. Savage is six foot three with bulging muscles and tattoos. He has strawberry-red hair and blue eyes. Savage is a mechanic.

CHAOS: Adrian ‘ Chaos ’ Sanchez is the bar manager of the Golden Lady. The club’s bar and strip club. A good and decent club brother, Chaos is always around to lend a helping hand, even stepping up as Reaper’s VP while Ghost and his team were gone for a few years.

Chaos is the biological son of Hellhound, the former VP to Pops. His mother is unknown. When Pops found Chaos and his two sisters sleeping in an alley, he took the kids and provided a home for them, unbeknownst to Hellhound, who never knew he had a son before Darrin Reynolds killed him after kidnapping Remi.

Chaos is six foot six with jet-black hair and dark brown eyes. He is muscular with many tattoos.

Chaos has two sisters, Angelica and Maria.

Killed by Reaper in Sandman’s book.

PHANTOM (Book 7): Lena ‘ Phantom ’ Collins is an ex-CIA operative who was viciously attacked while on assignment and left for dead. After she is rescued, Phantom leaves her old life behind. She seeks justice for those who can’t get it, and that’s where she meets Player, who introduces her to the Golden Skulls.

The first Golden Sister, Phantom, is Reaper’s go-to Techie with many secrets that rock the club when they are revealed. None more so than when Bullseye returns to claim and protect Phantom himself. Phantom and Bullseye’s past is heartbreaking and horrific but together, they weather time to find one another again.

Phantom and Bullseye are not married.

INK (Book 8): Karlton ‘ Ink ’ Ingalls is the club’s tattoo artist and movie connoisseur. His favorite movie is Toy Story , and he dares anyone to challenge him. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Ink is the son of Karlton Andrew Ingalls II, the Governor of Alabama. Ink was arrested at the age of eighteen when he killed the Vice President of Satan’s Angels when he walked in on the VP and his father having sex. He served only eighteen months before he was released. He never returned to Alabama.

VICIOUS (Book 9): Gregory ‘ Vicious ’ Van Otto was a nomad for many years before he came to the Golden Skulls. He is also the last remaining member of the Louisiana Chapter. The only grandson of a wealthy businessman, Vicious inherited his grandfather’s estate when he was sixteen years old. Refusing to run the family business, Vicious sold everything and bought a bike. Before joining the Golden Skulls, Vicious was considered a nomad and traveled around the world until he was given custody of an infant girl from a prostitute he once frequented. Vicious is one of the older members at the age of thirty-eight. He is six foot five with an athletic build and tattoos. He is a mechanic.

SANDMAN (Book 12): Solomon ‘ Sandman ’ Goldman is the club’s dirtiest secret. Taken from his mother and twin sister (Kitty) at birth, Sandman was given to Cassandra Montclair (Jessica’s Mother) to raise. At the age of eight, Sandman was taken from the only home he ever knew after he took a knife and sliced Toxic’s (FL Chapter President) face, nearly blinding him. Closed off and abused, Sandman endured horrific abuse until the age of sixteen, when he slaughtered and killed seven Florida Chapter members. To protect him, James ‘Pops’ Doherty, the club President at the time, immediately patched him in, making Sandman the youngest Golden Skulls member.

Sandman is a stone-cold killer and does exactly what he wants at all times until he meets Sunny Greyson, the younger sister of Remi, and the ward of the club’s President, Reaper.

Sandman and Sunny are legally married and have one year to either consummate the marriage or divorce. Reapers orders.

SHADOW (Book 10): Ezekiel ‘ Shadow ’ Miller is the youngest brother of Balthazar ‘ Ghost ’ Miller. The former executioner of the club, Shadow, was relieved of his duties when it became too much for him. Shadow is six feet and muscular, with many tattoos. He has dark hair and silver-gray eyes.

MATRIX: Zane ‘ Matrix ’ Savage is the club’s Treasurer. Matrix is a whiz with computers and investing. Whatever he touches turns to gold. He is also the father to Samuel, his six-year-old son from a woman whom Matrix once knew. The mother died shortly after childbirth from a drug overdose. Matrix is now in his early thirties, standing close to six foot two. He’s given up his Goth ways and is now muscular, with a few tattoos.

SYPHER (Book 14): Danny ‘ Sypher ’ Franks is the youngest son of Moonshine and Roxy Franks. A computer genius, Sypher is frequently asked to help the club out, which he ardently does. As a computer geek, Sypher chose to stand out by dressing as a Goth, much to his father’s annoyance. Sypher is very respectful and sweet. He attended college at MIT at the request of the club where he meets his partner in love and in life.

RAVAGE (Book 11): Jackson ‘ Ravage ’ Williams is the former VP of the Tennessee Chapter and older brother to Miranda Williams. Ravage was twelve years old when Moonshine and Dylan found him and his sister living in the woods before they came to live with the Tennessee Chapter of the Golden Skulls. Ravage later told Moonshine that he killed his parents and two older brothers trying to save his little sister. Only Moonshine knew why. Once in the club, Ravage never left. He is six foot five, athletic, with piercing blue eyes and blond hair. Ravage is a carpenter and owns his own construction business.

SLAUGHTER: Chapman ‘ Slaughter ’ Moore works with Sandman as the club’s executioner and brother to Digger. Slaughter’s Ol ‘Lady is Julie. Slaughter and Digger came to the club when their mother, who was a school friend of Roxy, was killed in an automobile accident. When not in the tomb helping Sandman, Slaughter works with Ravage, constructing houses. His passion is designing them. Slaughter is six feet and built. He is covered in tattoos, with dark brown hair and brown eyes.

DIGGER: Quinton ‘ Digger ’ Moore is the younger brother to Slaughter and the club’s demolition expert. Digger’s Ol ‘Lady is Stella. High school sweethearts, Digger didn’t have a choice after graduation when he married Stella. She told him they were getting married, so they did. Digger is a fun-loving guy who looks for any excuse to create and develop new ways to blow things up. When he’s not destroying shit, Digger loves to make furniture with his own hands.

GADGET: Jared ‘ Gadget ’ Collins is the baby brother to Lena ‘Phantom’ Collins. He is a jack-of-all-trades and a veritable chameleon. His full abilities are still unknown. In the meantime, he helps at Savage’s garage as a mechanic. He is six foot two, athletic, with dark brown hair and green eyes.

VIPER: Chris ‘ Viper ’ Smith is from Little Rock, Arkansas and a member of Ghost’s team. Best friends with Bayou, Viper is quiet and prefers to blend into the background before he is needed. He is good with computers, but his specialty is kept strictly guarded. Viper loves snakes, which is where he got his namesake. Viper is six foot two with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. The man is muscular and covered in tattoos and piercings. Viper is a mechanic by trade.

BAYOU: Jaxon ‘ Bayou ’ La Fontaine is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a member of Ghost’s team. Born with an eidetic memory, Bayou can remember everything he’s ever read, seen or heard, which has come in handy on occasion. Bayou is a quiet but loyal member of the Golden Skulls. At six foot five, Bayou is muscular with many tattoos. He has shoulder-length brown hair with hazel eyes. He is a mechanic by trade.

WHISKEY: Chase ‘ Whiskey ’ Nevers was born and raised in Kentucky. As a patched brother of the Tennessee Chapter, Whiskey fit right in with the club life. Not much is known about his past, only where he comes from. Mainly a loner, Whiskey generally sticks to himself unless he’s needed. Whiskey is six foot three and muscular, with black hair and dark brown eyes.

TORQUE: Jake ‘ Torque ’ Howard. Former prospect from the California club, Jake survived the wedding to help survivors. For his dedication and strength, Jake was immediately patched in and given the name Torque because of his abilities with engines. Torque is the newest patched brother and can generally be found hanging with Gadget. At six feet four, Torque has an athletic build and a few tattoos. He has blond hair and blue eyes.

Died in Ink’s book.