*Purveyor of penny dreadfuls, shilling shockers, blood-and-thunders and first-rate nightmares, Cain is caretaker of the House of Mystery, an old, dark mansion on the outer spiral of the Dreaming. Gruff and petulant by nature, he nonetheless takes evident delight in sharing short, violent horror stories that end with unforeseen twists; in grooming his pet gargoyle, Gregory; and - as a featured player in The First Story - in slaying his weaker brother, Abel, again, and again, and again. On his brow he wears a mark etched there by his Creator, that promises sevenfold vengeance to whosoever slays him. *Source: Back of card