Tyto

he/him

Tyto is the head of the Talismen Counsel in all but title. Most major decisions are finalized by him. It was his brilliant idea to inject children with Magic and turn them into living weapons.

He's good at commanding a room, good at strategies, and really damn good at injecting literal children with Magic. Did I mention that? He's putting the Magic into children's bloodstreams and turning them into living weapons. This guy.

Magic Abilities: Magic sensing (i.e. sensing out where Magic is most concentrated, identifying abilities in others, etc) and minor telekinesis

Red

she/her

Red is the Talismen Counsel's propaganda machine. She does speeches, she's on all of the posters, she's smiling at you from every corner on every street, she's telling you that You are important to the Bones, and You can help the Bones (by reporting your neighbors for suspicious activity).

She's good at flowy sentences that sound nice in theory, good at twisting your words into agreeing with her, and good at telling you that you're really an autumn, honey, have you tried wearing more warm colors?

Magic Abilities: Shimmers (a minor form of illusion Magic that causes Red to appear extremely beautiful and for her voice to sound more compelling than it would otherwise. Can be extended to others for a shortened duration)

Screech

he/him

Screech is the oldest of the Talismen, sharp tongued and intelligent. His job is diplomatic interactions, negotiating with other countries for the Bones' favor.

Screech is easily bored, and insults people carelessly. It's really a miracle he gets anyone to negotiate with him at all...

Magic Abilities: Minor memory influence (inserting very minor memories + removing recent memories)

Bubo

he/him

Bubo is... the odd one out of the Talismen. He feels the most guilt out of any of them about their overtaking of the Bones, and about their blatant disrespect of the Jubilee culture, and of their constant propaganda being pushed to the people. Which is to say, he occasionally sees a person that they've destroyed the lives of up close and feels a twinge of regret. Beyond that, though, he hardly thinks about it.

He's kinder, more gullible, than the rest of the Talismen, but still intelligent and willing to bend moral rules to gain a more favorable position.

He trained Jackal, and was officially Jackal's handler for many years. Bubo was the closest thing Jackal had to a parent, and Bubo wasn't a very good one, either.

Magic Abilities: N/A

Otus

he/hir

Otus is the youngest of the Talismen, but he keeps up with the rest of them without missing a beat. Otus gains the Talismen information, sending hir spies throughout the Bones, and all of the surrounding countries.

Magic Abilities: Mind reading

Strix

they/them

Strix is mostly focused on making the Talismen Counsel itself work through any of their internal problems. Realistically, one could argue that Strix is pulling the strings even more than Tyto is. When disagreements are had, Strix navigates it for them and sorts everything out... usually in Strix's favor.

Magical Abilities: N/A

Snowy

she/her (refers to herself with it/its)

Snowy is intentionally the most mysterious of the Talismen. She does not appear publicly, or speak to anyone outside of the Talismen. Even to Jackal, who worked closely with the Talismen for many years, she has not spoken a word.

Snowy is currently training Lynx, after Bubo's 'failure' in training Jackal. Her job is typically political assassinations, although that's keep very quiet. Again - many people do not know that she even exists.

Strix's quarters are, as expected of a man of his position, spacious. Spacious, but empty; there are no trinkets, no decorations, no hints of who Strix is. Just a military-made bed, a table with no hints he ever eats, a bookcase of so many tomes that it's impossible to get a handle on what he reads, just.. empty. A void where a person should be.

Well... usually, anyways. Strix ordered takeout in anticipation of his guest. It sits on the counter of his kitchenette. Almost taunting.

When his door opens, Strix straightens; his head tilts, the light glinting off of the glass of his mask. Even in his own quarters, he struggles to remove it.

"the report from my last mission."

@lt-malum

Strix looks up from his desk, ball-point pen dangling from his fingers. Malum's reflection stares back from the goggles over his mask.

keeping your ass alive should be worth more than i get rn.

cute, eryx. i pay you plenty. can't be playing favourites now, can i?