Cody Jacob Kilbride (a.k.a. Kojak)
Description
Kojak is all sinew and twitch—young, wiry, and coiled like a steel spring. His veins hum with Veil fumes, leaving a faint glow behind his eyes and a sickly shimmer on his skin. He wears sleeveless undershirts no matter the season, his arms marked with crude sigils burned into the flesh. He smells like rust and burned ozone, and something about him makes dogs whine and cats hiss from across the street.Personality
Kojak lives for the work—retrieval, disposal, whatever needs done. He’s not exactly cruel, just numb. The fumes keep his mind humming and his empathy drowned. Fast-talking, jittery, and always chewing on something—matchstick, wire, shard of bone—he’s loyal to a fault, but his presence unsettles even his allies.Habits
Huffs small vials of Veil gas before a job, claims it “tunes him” Murmurs half-prayers to a patron he won’t name when dragging bodies Collects the left shoe from every corpse he handles Keeps a jar of fingernails in his locker marked “payment due”Hooks & Angles
Claims he can hear the thoughts of the dead for a short time after exposure to the fumes Knows the layout of every meat locker, alley, and crawlspace in New City May be developing a condition from long-term Veil exposure—his blood’s not right Someone in the CPD Veil Division is tracking him, but Kojak thinks it’s a ghost
Year of Birth
1932 CE
21 Years old
Birthplace
Back of the Yards, Chicago
Children
Eyes
Pale green, rimmed with a faint unnatural glow
Hair
Shaved on the sides, streaked black and red on top
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Waxen and tight, marked with self-inflicted sigils and scars
Height
5'7"
Weight
136 lbs.
Belief/Deity
None that speak above the Veil
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