The countess

Once hailed as the greatest beauty in tsarist Russia, the Countess began her career by murdering her husband, her lover, her lover's family, and finally, for good measure, throwing acid in the face of a rival. But it was not all fun and games. As she's quick to point out, poisoning one's husband, especially when he is a big eater, can be exceedingly difficult.

For two years now, she has held the people of Cambridge Falls captive, and she would, without hesitation, sacrifice every man, woman and child to achieve her goal.