Human Name: Silas Rowan Hughes
Alias: The Shadow, Shadowed Son, Shadow, Shadowed Prince
Age: 36
Species: Humanoid
Original counterpart: Hunter
Blood: Stillness/Black Blood
Height: 7ft
Weight: 300 lbs
Description: Long brown hair, curls. Bearded. Pale skinned. Has a scar where Phineas' aurox (a type of winged cat that lives in the wandering valley in the underworld) clawed him across the face and blinded his left eye. Very tall and thickly muscled. Looks very much like an unkempt lumberjack mountain man most of the time. Wears lots of flannels and jeans and heavy coats.
Parents: Stillness the Void King and Phineas the Collector. Shadow and Matter are both adopted. Phineas found Matter after he escaped a mauling by stray dogs and Shadow was found wandering in the enchanted woods around Fae Town. Matter was 9 when he was found, Shadow was 10. Shadow stayed with Phineas and Stillness until he was 17.
Siblings: Escher (AntiMatter)
Abilities:
Unnatural strength: Could probably lift a car if he wanted to.
Spirit Vision: Inherited trait from Stillness; allows Shadow to see past the veil between worlds and universes and see creatures and spirits human eyes can't normally detect.
Synesthesia: Inherited trait from Phineas; he can tell whether a person is lying or telling the truth by the color of their words when they speak.
Technophile: he's an ace at understanding and working with technology; after retiring from his previous life of crime he became a freelance programmer for a living.
Mechanic: he's good with most any kind of hands on work. He owns a business fixing cars for the townsfolk of the human village he lives in on weekends.
Stealth Mode: One made it so some counterparts have the ability to move among human society undetected to protect them from harm; Shadow can be seen by humans but no one can remember his face or his name.
Disabilities: Dyslexia. ADHD. Shadow has always been less academically inclined than his older brother, a big point of contention between him and their father, Phineas. Matter tried his best to help Shadow with his school work when they were kids to keep Shadow out of trouble with Phineas and their tutors for declining grades. Despite this, he's good with hands on learning and taught himself most things he knows about working with tech and machines.
Banishment: When Shadow was 17, he was exiled from the Underworld palace after a run in with rough friends resulted in Matter being grievously injured. The resulting argument between Shadow and Phineas got so heated Phineas' aurox cat, Sol, mauled him after being set on Shadow by his master. Shadow, horribly injured and disfigured by the incident, left home for good after being treated for his injuries in the infirmary.
Relationships: Cain; husband. Adam; husband. Escher; older brother (estranged). Stillness; father. Phineas; father (estranged). One; uncle. Author; uncle. Rose; aunt. Lily; aunt.
