Charles Atterley is the first B. He has piercing eyes, a beaky nose, broad cheek bones and a wide mouth. He is a man in his early to mid forties and begins Jared's training. Jared is sent to investigate claims that Charles Atterley is the Antichrist. Atterley is assassinated by Herr Reichmann on the train returning to Radenau from a lecture at the university in Stuttgart.