Józef Radwan Braniecki

Józef Radwan Braniecki was a Polish Szlatcha who once ruled his own fiefdom in Western Poland. Born in the 16th Century, the proud and vain Józef refused to succumb to age and eventually struck a pact with the infernal, allowing himself to be possessed by a demon of pride (a servant of Abaddon), in exchange of youth eternal.

Józef spent the following decades holed up in his estate, only occasionally fighting wars. This came to an end after the Second Partition of 1793, where he lost his lands to the Prussian menace, as not even his ample demonic powers could defeat entire armies. The Partitions engendered a deep hatred of Prussia in his heart.

The now homeless Józef went into exile in Stockholm, where he encountered Magnussen and was soon added to his Cabal. Józef became a quick convert to Abaddon, though his beliefs were self-interested: the demon lord promised him a kingdom in the aftermath of his rise.

When Magnussen marshalled the Cabal for one final time in 1874, it was Józef who accompanied Madrigal on the ship Demeter. Once in Portsmouth, they were joined by the Krewe, who under orders of the Pendleton-impostor Magnussen, assisted them in repelling first the local vampires (diplomatically), and then the Lemurian infiltrators sent to eliminate Magnussen's associates (violently).

During this time, Józef became quite smitten with Olivia Smith, imploring her to sign her soul away to Abaddon. This offer was met with refusal, and Józef developed quite a grudge towards the Sin-Eater.

Shortly afterwards, when Hector Pendleton took over the Cabal, Józef decided that this is not what he signed up for and escaped Portsmouth. His further fate is unknown.