Appearance: A shorter-than-average man of about 5’7, Lightning Fast is actually eighteen years of age, though his considerable stubble, mild five o’clock shadow and good posture actually give him the appearance of being a few years older than he really is. He has more body hair than seems appropriate for someone his size, and has thick, bushy eyebrows. His thin, rounded rectangular glasses conceal a blue circle under each eye from lack of sleep. Though his upper body is on the scrawny side, he has a sturdy, square build and thighs thick with muscle from years of skiing. His skin is pale, and he has several scars along his face, back and arms. He claims they’re from a fight, though they are suspiciously mosquito-bite-and-chicken-pox-sized.

Weapon of choice: Like all Canadians, Mr. Fast has some training with the woodsman’s axe, though does not own any weapons of his own. He distinctly remembers his mother emerging from the basement one night with a massive, renaissance-era sword, though he never saw it again. If cornered, however, Lightning’s preferred strategy is the ancient martial art of “throw something and run the hell away”. Though not particularly athletic by most metrics, he tends to go all-out on those few occasions when he is at the gym or running some sort of race. This occasionally ends with him getting injured, or more often being incredibly sore for the next several days.

Despite an affinity for axes, stunted height and coarse body-hair, it is not possible to confirm whether or not Lightning Fast is secretly a dwarf from Lord of the Rings.

Likes: Video games (especially CK2 and EU4), watching YouTube videos, A Song of Ice and Fire, Pokemon, skiing, biking, sleeping in, staying up late, eating, running, bagels, lox, cream cheese, dogs, small birds, 80s rock music, and the biological sciences

Dislikes: Driving, getting punched in the stomach, the next three days after a workout, peas, getting up early, when people measure temperature in degrees fahrenheit, chemical kinetics and calculus

Others:

• Lightning Fast often gets told he looks like Harry Potter, despite sharing few similarities with him aside from his dark hair and classes.
• Though not uncharismatic, he is terrible at expressing any sort of romantic interest, as well as being completely oblivious to the romantic interest of others
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• His glasses’ lenses turn into sunglasses in bright light, give Lightning a +10 Resistance VS blinding effects
• Lightning’s emotions, particularly anger, jump from 1 to 10. There is no in between for him.
• Despite his namesake, Lightning Fast is only a moderately fast runner.