Innkeeper / Safe House Operator / Aura Reader Status: Active; civilian contractor Location: Warehouse B&B (adjacent to Warehouse) Role Runs the Bed & Breakfast that serves as a front for the Warehouse safe house. Provides lodging, meals, and emotional grounding for agents and guests. Unofficial counselor and first point of contact for new arrivals. Known Traits · Aura Sight: Can see and interpret auras—energy fields around people—to assess emotional state, intentions, and latent abilities. · Calming Presence: Her golden aura is naturally soothing; she can de-escalate high-stress situations just by being nearby. · Empathic: Feels what others feel; uses it to guide her interactions but maintains professional boundaries. · Practical: Runs the B&B with quiet efficiency; no nonsense.

Technical Analyst / Artifact Engineer Status: Active Warehouse R&D Lab Maintains, repairs, and upgrades Warehouse technology ,including Farnsworths, tracking systems, and containment units. Also reverse-engineers artifacts for safety and study.

Historian and artifact expert. Maintains the catalog of known artifacts, their histories, and their containment protocols. Often debriefs returning agents and helps identify unknown objects. Known Traits · Encyclopedic: Remembers every artifact he's ever encountered. · Grumpy: Impatient with new agents; softens over time. · Guarded: Carries trauma from past missions; rarely discusses his own history. · Resourceful: Can McGyver a solution out of almost anything.

Title: Warehouse Caretaker / Senior Supervisor · Status: Active since the 19th century (exact age unknown) · Role: Final authority on all artifact retrieval, containment, and personnel decisions. Her approval is required for any field deployment involving children, unregistered civilians, or Class-3+ artifacts.

Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service (detailed to Warehouse) Status: Active Location: Warehouse and field Role Lead retrieval agent. Handles artifact containment, threat assessment, and tactical planning. Often paired with Pete Lattimer as field partner. Known Traits · Analytical: Obsessively detail-oriented; reads every dossier twice. · Skeptical: Initially resistant to supernatural explanations, but adapts quickly when presented with evidence. · Controlled: Rarely shows emotion on the surface; her aura, however, shifts rapidly (purple for caution, white for shock, blue for protective). · Empathetic (buried): Despite her rigid exterior, she cares deeply about victims and team members.

Protocol · Never touches an artifact without gloves and verbal confirmation from her partner or Mrs. Frederic. · Maintains a strict debrief log for every mission; archives all observations. · Will challenge authority if she believes protocol is being violated—but always respects Mrs. Frederic's final call. Relationships · Pete Lattimer: Professional partner; bickers constantly but trusts him with her life. · Mrs. Frederic: Respects her authority; occasionally pushes boundaries. · Leena: Closest friend outside the field; vents to her regularly. · Claudia: Mentors her in fieldcraft; sometimes exasperated by her chaos. --- 4. Pete Lattimer — Senior Agent Full Name: Peter Lattimer Title: Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service (detailed to Warehouse) Status: Active Location: Warehouse and field Role Retrieval specialist. Handles physical containment, combat, and on-the-ground improvisation. Often serves as muscle and morale. Known Traits · Intuitive: Has a "gut feeling" that often proves accurate; subtly tied to artifact resonance. · Emotional: Wears his heart on his sleeve; aura shifts dramatically (yellow for alert, red for anger, pink for affection). · Protective: Immediately defensive of children, vulnerable civilians, and team members. · Humorous: Uses jokes to defuse tension; sometimes misreads the room.