PAVEL VOLKOV
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Pavel was born in the City, to Adrik Volkov, a construction worker, and Cyzarine Volkova, a nurse. When he was 18, he made a deal with a witch to get magick. However, he didn't realize that this blessing came with a curse - he was now effectively immortal. A couple years later, he moved to the House with his friend Lowell, another magick user with the same curse.
strengths: magick, genius-level intelligence
weaknesses: very little physical strength, causes a lot of explosions, not very wise, can still get injured (just can't die from it)
DUNCAN FARWELL
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Duncan was born and grew up in the City. His mother, Birdie Smythe, owned a diner in town, and his father, Sammy Farwell, died when he was 10. At 18 he became the subject of an experiment to make people stronger and faster than ever using dark magick. However, something went wrong, and he slipped into a coma. He woke up decades later, in a bunker below the Town. He left the bunker, finding the Town filled with life, and two familiar faces working out of a tiny shop on Third Street...
strengths: extremely strong and fast, heals quickly
weaknesses: himbo, needs to eat a lot, gets tired easily
SETH FUSCO
pronouns: he/him
backstory:
strengths: magick, mind control
weaknesses: light sensitive
MAISY NASRI
pronouns: they/them
backstory: The child of a cyclops and a human, Maisy was born with three eyes. Their mother, the cyclops, abandoned them quickly, leaving them to be raised by their human father. They were homeschooled, but started going to public school when they moved to Town, but their father made them wear a headscarf to cover up their third eye. When they got a little older, they started spending a lot of time in the Shop, where they met Lowell and Pavel, who encouraged them to look into her family history, on both sides. They ended up apprenticing under Pavel, using their inherint magic from their mother's side.
strengths: enhanced vision, strong magick
weaknesses: can't control their magick very well
LOWELL COTREAU
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Lowell grew up on the streets of the City, and moved in with Duncan and Birdie when he was 12. He lived a rather unremarkable life until he met Pavel right after his 18th birthday, and was introduced to the Witch, who made a deal with both of them so they could practice magick. However, after realizing that they were now immortal, the two of them moved out of the City to the Town, where they opened a magick shop, living on the edge of town in the House.
strengths: good artist, strong magick user
weaknesses: very timid, can get injured (and does, often)
LOKINA McCRAGGEN
pronouns: she/her
backstory: Lokina was raised by a witch in the Outer Lands, the human 'kingdom' on the same plane as the Dappled Forest and Naranthia. Growing up, she was always fascinated with faerie culture, and strived to do everythign she could to move to the Dappled Forest, going so far as to distance herself from and publically ridicule her family for disagreeing with her aspirations. In her 20s, she managed to get into the Dappled Forest, and she attempted to woo the queen there. However, after a while, she started to miss her family, and she started looking for ways out.
strengths: healing magick
weaknesses: stubborn
FECHIN DUNE
pronouns: he/him
backstory: The bastard son of a siren and a Seelie princess, Fechin grew up overcontrolled and underloved by his mother, only gaining salvation from this in his relationship with his father. His father died in battle when he was 11, and with that his mother became more controlling. After coming out as pansexual, his mother disowned him and had him put on house arrest, before he was moved to a prison. He was let out after a year, wherin he became a border guard, working his way to the top. Another year passed and he was captured by elves, never to be seen again...
strengths: flight, shapeshifting, magick
weaknesses: allergic to love potions, reversal spells
IGNAS FORSBERG
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Ignas was born on the Decaying Isles to merparents. However, when he was still an infant, his father left, in normal merperson fashion, and his mother was killed by pirates. The pirates, realizing their mistake, took Ignas and raised him as their own. When he was 17, he met a boy called Calvagh, who joined the pirate crew. The two fell in love, but barely a year later, Calvagh contracted and died of an illness called TĂȘte de Chien. He had a hard time moving on, but his grief led him to try to become friends with the siren they captured only a couple months later.
strengths: breathes underwater, fast swimmer, good with a sword
weaknesses: always likes to see the good in people
ALDRIC VON WASSERMAN
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Born to the rich human heiress Inna von Wasserman, Aldric was supposed to be raised by the seaside. His mother was killed by pirates when he was a baby, and he and his father ended up having to live on the run. Aldric was captured by pirates at the age of 18.
strengths: breathes underwater, fast swimmer
weaknesses: can't sing like most sirens
PRINCE MELUSINE OF GLEINSELWICH
pronouns: he/him
backstory: Prince Melusine's parents rule the tiny island of Gleinselwich, the largest, but most isolated, of all the islands in the Archipelago. He's lived a good life there, learning to sword fight from his father's advisor, Cadoc, and learning poetry from his mother. Everything changes, however, when mysterious ships start showing up in the waters around the island...
strengths: can manipulate light, good with a sword
weaknesses: easily overwhelmed, bad night vision, mean-spirited
SORIN OF MATOI
pronouns: he/him
backstory: The son of a fisherman, Sorien was born and raised on a boat off the shores of Matoi, a tiny island in the Archipelago. He would watch the soldiers train on the beach, and he decided when he was young that he wanted to be a soldier as well. he enrolled at 17, and was sent to bolster the guards on Gleinselwich, one of Matoi's many allies. A couple years later, after becoming one of the best guards on teh larger island, Sorin was assigned to be Prince Melusine's personal guard.
strengths: good with a sword, willing to stand up for others
weaknesses: can be very soft-hearted, can't distinguish lies from truth
KRASIMIR TODOROV / ENIGMA
pronouns: he/they
backstory: Born in a tiny village in Bulgaria, Krasimir moved to London when he was just a toddler, right after the birth of his sister, Yulia. His mother died when he was in elementary school, and his father was abusive towards him due to his powers, which his father declared demonic. He moved to New Velkigrad, Canada when he was 18, and his sister moved in with his shortly after to finish out high school and start at the local university. Once Krasimir finished college himself, he started working at the local library. At night, though, he uses his powers for the greater good of the city, fighting evil as the elusive Enigma.
strengths: enhanced vision, teleportation, good runner
weaknesses: not very good at concealing his identity
CRUZ PITANGA / COPPER CRANE
pronouns: she/they
backstory: Cruz was born to two heroes, Luis "Coppertop" and Maria "Jabberwocky" Pitanga. Their powers, similar to their father's, manifested when they were in kindergarten, when they accidentally melted her mother's metal bracelets. Cruz was never able to have a hidden identity because of their more distinctive features inherited from their mother -- pointed ears and yellow eyes -- as well as a general disdain for the concept, despite being told it was better for her family if she kept her identity a secret. Her father died in battle when she was 10, but their mother is still currently alive, though Jabberwocky's wherabouts are unknown.
strengths: metal manipulation
weaknesses: has no hidden identity