Riley Seamus Kilduff (a.k.a. Crow)

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Description

Crow is lean, long-limbed, and always hunched like he’s expecting trouble from above. His face is sharp and narrow, all bone and shadow, with a nose that’s been broken and reset too many times. He dresses in layered black, never matching, with worn boots and fingerless gloves even in summer. Rooftop dust clings to him like a second skin, and he moves quiet—too quiet for someone raised on Canaryville pavement.

Personality

Riley sees everything. He talks in short bursts, often skipping context, like he expects everyone else to catch up or get left behind. Superstitious, half-feral, and twitchy around crowds, he’s most comfortable above the city—watching from the edges. Loyal to Sean and Meab, but even they don’t always know what he’s thinking. He doesn’t believe in luck, but he does believe in signs, omens, and old debts that must be paid.

Habits

Walks rooftops barefoot “to feel the brick’s memory”

Collects bird bones, coins, and bits of broken glass—says they’re “divining pieces”

Talks to pigeons like old drinking buddies

Scratches Veil marks into wood with a rusty nail, then stares at them for hours

Hooks & Angles

May have witnessed a Veil bleed as a child—has never talked about it straight

Claims to have “seen” the moment Joe Bagels dies, but refuses to say when or how

Keeps a map of Chicago with lines only he understands—some cross at dangerous places

Has a deep, bitter hatred for the Bonepickers—something about “the sack of rats”

Year of Birth

1930 CE 23 Years old

Birthplace

Canaryville, Chicago

Eyes

Dark gray, too wide and too still

Hair

Black, longish, tied behind with a leather cord

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale, bruised knuckles, angular features

Height

6'0"

Weight

144 lbs.

Belief/Deity

None—says the sky is his altar