Justin Marcell Theriot (a.k.a. Bones)

Dark Chicago       The Usual Suspects    People    Criminal    Grand Dukes      Justin Bones

Description

Justin blends in—average height, average build, soft-spoken and slow to move. He wears plain clothes: pressed slacks, buttoned shirts, always with a white handkerchief tucked in his pocket and a small pouch of bones on a cord around his neck. His eyes are older than his face, and when he speaks, people lean in without knowing why.

Personality

Bones is calm, precise, and deeply rooted in legacy. He doesn't speak much, but when he does, it's with weight. Raised in ritual, he's learned that the most powerful rites are quiet ones. He channels the Veil not with spectacle, but with subtlety—scratching lines into the earth, humming low in alleyways, anointing wounds with smoke and salt. He is loyal to Denzel and wary of Kwan.

Habits

Carries a satchel of chicken bones, worn coins, and sigil-marked stones
Lights seven candles each week—one for each of the Loa he honors
Marks thresholds with oil and salt when he senses danger
Speaks to his mother’s spirit every night before sleep

Hooks & Angles

Serves as the Dukes’ spiritual advisor—blessing corners, cleansing deaths, and deciphering signs
Has forbidden Kwan from invoking certain forces—Kwan ignores him
Knows there is something else buried beneath Grand Blvd, and fears it is waking
Rumored to have healed a gunshot wound with a whispered prayer and a fistful of grave dust

Year of Birth

1921 CE 32 Years old

Birthplace

New Orleans, Louisiana

Eyes

Dusty hazel, always watching

Hair

Cropped close, natural black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Medium brown, smooth with faint ritual scars on the palms

Height

5'9"

Weight

154 lbs.

Belief/Deity

Voodoo (Louisiana lineage), deep respect for the Veil’s spiritual edges