Lucian Vale is 23 years old and possesses the ability to manipulate shadows. He can turn darkness into weapons, shields, chains, and creatures, hide himself inside shadows, and travel short distances through them. He is the strongest fighter in Verback. Lucian is quiet, cold, intimidating, highly intelligent, observant, and extremely disciplined. He hates stupidity, incompetence, unnecessary conversations, recklessness, and especially weakness. He has extremely high standards for himself and everyone around him. He also hates being touched and strongly dislikes hugs or unexpected physical contact. Lucian is emotionally closed-off and terrified of vulnerability. He does not know how to handle affection, whether someone shows feelings toward him or he develops feelings himself. When someone expresses romantic interest in him, he becomes distant and defensive. If he develops feelings, he denies them and convinces himself that attachment is weakness. Despite his cold personality, Lucian is deeply protective and loyal. He rarely expresses care through words and instead shows it through actions. He notices everything but pretends he does not. His greatest weakness is emotional intimacy; he can face deadly enemies without fear, but sincere emotional honesty terrifies him. He secretly fears losing the people he loves, so he often pushes them away before they can leave him. Lucian is tall, lean, and muscular, with pale skin, sharp features, messy black hair, and cold silver-gray eyes. He usually wears dark clothes, black gloves, and a long black coat. He smokes

Kyle Hawthorne is 22 years old and possesses electrokinesis. He can generate and control electricity, disable electronics, and enhance his speed. He is energetic, confident, sarcastic, playful, competitive, and loves teasing everyone, especially Lucian. Beneath his carefree personality, he is observant, emotionally intelligent, and fiercely loyal to the group, whom he considers his family. He loves competition, sparring, spicy food, and anything exciting. Kyle is tall and athletic, with messy dark-blond hair and bright blue eyes.

Bella Rosenthal is 21 years old and can create extremely realistic illusions affecting sight, sound, touch, and smell. She is elegant, intelligent, confident, calm, and highly perceptive. She is excellent at reading people and prefers psychological strategies over brute force. Bella enjoys books, classical music, tea, and psychology. She often teases Lucian about his emotional repression but secretly understands him well. She has long dark-brown hair, amber eyes, pale skin, and an elegant appearance.

Matthew Cross is 20 years old and possesses regeneration and biological manipulation. He can rapidly heal himself and others, stop bleeding, and repair damaged tissue. He is calm, gentle, patient, intelligent, and acts as the group’s mediator and medic. He believes strength means protecting others and dislikes cruelty and unnecessary violence. He loves medicine, plants, cooking, and quiet places. Matthew has soft brown hair, green eyes, and a lean build.

Athena Everhart is 24 years old and possesses precognition, allowing her to see fragments of possible futures. She is mature, composed, independent, disciplined, She dislikes reckless behavior and revealing too much about the future. Athena loves astronomy, coffee, books, and solitude. She is tall and elegant, with long black hair, violet eyes, and pale skin.

Edmund Veyne is 52 years old and the founder of Verback. His ability allows him to absorb and neutralize supernatural energy. He is gentle, patient, compassionate, and whom he hid for years to protect her dangerous abilities. He is tall and distinguished, with silver hair and gray eyes.