Name: Caist Arad

Gender: Male

Age: 26

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 135 lbs.

Appearance

Head: Caist keeps his ginger hair cut short, typically combed to the right. His sideburns run a quarter of the way down his face. His light blue eyes are framed by a pair of dark, square-framed glasses. While he does not keep a beard or mustache, it's common for Caist to occasionally leave some stubble along his strong jawline.

Torso: Caist is not terribly thin, nor is he terribly fat. He typically wears button-up shirts, occasionally with ties. He will sometimes wear a vest or suit jacket to accompany the shirt. It should be noted that overall, Caist's fashion is predominantly cheap or hand-me-down suits.

Arms: Caist's arms are typically covered by the sleeves of his shirts. His arms show some muscle tone, but are by no means well worked. On his left wrist is a delicate silver chain that belonged to his mother.

Legs: .Typically, Caist wears a corresponding pair of slacks to the rest of his suit. Muscle tone is more apparent in his legs, as his job sees him running and walking a great deal. His choice in footwear can vary greatly, from loafers, to high top sneakers, to running shoes, depending on the day.

Personality: When he is not working, Caist is often introverted, preferring his quiet apartment to the mental loudness of most public places. While is public, he attempts to be fairly friendly and pleasant, ignoring the passing thoughts of anyone near him, trying to get to know them rather than read them like a book. This kind of behavior changes when he's on a case, however, as he will often keep stone-faced, quiet, and listen more to a person's internal voice rather than the external. Caist also wrestles with a short temper, his most hated personality trait that he has carried since childhood.

History: Caist was the son of a human mother and Wanderer father. At a young age, his father was killed in what has always been ruled as an accident. In his early years, after his father's death, Caist developed a strong temper, complaining of headaches and people taunting him. In truth, these were his own, latent psionic powers beginning to manifest. These fits began to turn violent, with several items in his house becoming destroyed without being touched. The worst of all was an uncontrolled tantrum that shattered his mother's mind, leaving her brain dead and on life support. It was at this time that his grandmother, resentful of the child and his powers, sent him to the Prometheus Academy, believing that he was a "Wanderer problem," not her's. There, Caist learned to reign in his psychic abilities, albeit with much difficulty. While at the Academy, he was forbidden contact with his mother or other family by his grandmother, and instead found solace in his friends and professors. It wasn't until his final year at the Academy that he discovered that his mother had died only a few months after being sent away. Further, he began to understand that perhaps his father's death was not the accident it had been claimed to be. After these revelations, Caist became obsessed with finding out the truth, using his finely-tuned psychic abilities to help. While he is still seeking for answers, he decided to put his deductive abilities to use post-graduation as a private investigator, operating in mid-town Ceteris.

Powers: Caist is a primary Psion. Therefore, his strengths lie in his ability to read minds, create illusions, mental links from rather decent distances (so long as he knows where the subject is, he can establish a link to any willing person in the city), and influence the opinion of others. His telekinesis is also quite strong, allowing him to lift at least double his own weight without much concentration. He is also able to manifest psychic weapons, preferring smaller bladed weapons.

Guild: Psion

Theme: [OPTIONAL]

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 160 lbs

Appearance

Head: Raphael has a thin, pale face with high cheekbones and striking blue eyes. His black hair is kept short and spiked at the front, with streaks of grey running through it. Is occasionally seen wearing a black bowler hat.

Torso: He has a slim build with a very small amount of body fat, a side effect from his many years of parkour. He usually wears dark, full sleeved and buttoned dress shirts.

Arms: Small but muscular with a tribal tattoo around his right shoulder that extends to his elbow

Legs: Usually wears black dress pants and shiny, black leather loafers with golden buckles

Personality: Raphael is a very amiable person to be around and is distinguished by his characteristic friendliness and willingness to talk to strangers, often wishing a good day to those he passes by. This trait has led to his typecasting as an obstinately upbeat kind of guy which he generally is, although he is not immune to sour moods. He is the very opposite of a solipsist, fascinated by other people and curious to get to know them better. Each person has a wonderful and beautiful story to tell: Raphael wants to hear them all.

History: Born in Paris to two Black Mages, Raphael led an extremely strange and painful childhood. His parents, destitute and without family or friends, were drawn into a Wanderer cult which met under the Notre Dame cathedral. The cult leader, a man by the name of Naplanum, had resurrected the Babylonian religion of old. Claiming himself to be the first ruler of Babylonia reborn, he helped himself to the wives and daughters of his followers whilst teaching the male children and men in the cult to become fearsome and bloodthirsty warriors.

Crime and punishment in their paltry, underground kingdom was particularly draconian. Raphael, starving to the point of delirium, snuck into the King's personal kitchen and stole bread for himself and his parents. Unfortunately for him, he was captured. Surrounded by a crowd of other Wanderers, the 8 year old Raphael launched into a tantrum regarding the cruelty of Naplanum and how he was well-fed while the rest of them starved.

The punishment for his insolence was to have his tongue cut out.

Soon after the incident, Raphael's secondary power of telepathy began to develop and he was able to begin communicating again. His plans for escape, however, were cut short when the French army raided the underground caverns and slaughtered any and all cult members they could find. In the chaos, Raphael managed to hide in a small crevice and stayed there until the army left.

His eventual departure from underground to the surface world led to shock and widespread condemnation. Although anti-wanderer sentiment was high in France, the sight of such a young boy, deprived of his parents and his ability to speak, was too much for some. Those who cared donated to a campaign that would allow Raphael to travel to America and enroll in the Prometheus Academy where he could be with others of his kind.

Although the entry age for students is usually 14, Raphael lived in the Academy for several years before beginning his official tenure as a student. As he had nowhere else to go and would be deported without someone owning up to the responsibility of taking care of him, Professor Alvarez allowed him to stay. This kindness is one of the main reasons that Raphael shows fierce loyalty to the Academy and to Alvarez himself.

He does not like to talk about his past and realises that he doesn't need to. Anyone who is interested in knowing why he doesn't have a tongue can simply search for his name on the internet and find articles detailing the grisly cult and its downfall, leaving him as the lone survivor.

One of the biggest problems his outgoing nature presents is that most Wanderers do not appreciate being communicated to via telepathically without their consent. It is considered intrusive and poses a problem in the form of private thoughts being clanestinely read under the guise of conversation. He has faced a lot of opposition for this but regards the complaint as valid and is willing to explain why he must communicate in this manner.

Powers: Black Magic (Wind/Electricity), Secondary Psion (Telepathy)

Guild: Black Mage

Theme: Caravan Palace - Dramophone