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[Florien]

Name: Verekon Tynlander

Species: Presumably Human

Gender: Male, He/Him

Background: Was a long-serving journalist with a major paper in a different country back in the 90s, but left some time after the country fell into a bloody civil war. After somehow managing to get to whatever country this is, he was denied asylum repeatedly, and deported multiple times for arbitrary and frivolous reasons. Eventually, under an assumed identity, he obtained a travel visa and proceeded to overstay it. He has not yet been caught, due to having a very good sense of when exactly to disappear so as not to get caught or killed, which he developed from over 20 years living under various dictatorships. Why exactly he's investigating the murder is unclear, but he claims to be onto something big. Whether or not that's true is unclear, and even if it is, he freely admits that whatever's going on in the town is probably unrelated.

Personality: He's deeply paranoid and cynical and relentlessly pessimistic, but when not under significant stress he can pretend to expect more from people than he does. He's rarely seen without at least three layers of clothing, and complains about how cold it is seemingly regardless of the temperature. He's not particularly backstabby, but he's paranoid enough to make preemptive strikes if he latches onto the idea that someone is out to get him.

Abilities: As mentioned previously, he worked as a journalist for slightly over twenty years. He's slightly out of shape, but has markedly good night vision. He can also cook well.

Strengths and Weaknesses: He's very good at presenting nearly anything as a well-reasoned course of action, whether or not it is. Thus, he can convince other people of nearly anything, and bluff his way into restricted areas. He's also excellent at knowing exactly when to escape a situation, and resultantly if something starts going wrong, he can usually get clear well before any of the fallout catches up with him. However, he's 58 and his physical abilities aren't what they used to be.

Additional Notes but let's be real it's for text color: Speaks in #b28282 Times New Roman, and thinks puce is a terrible name for a color.