Shane

(screams) i never finished this sory its a wip!!! some of this is copy-pasted from discord convos AA

conspiracist and historian. calls himself an "alley diver" and digs deep into the depths of Catalis' oldest areas searching for lost knowledge on the city's origins. he and other alley divers believe Catalis hides secrets - maybe not sinister ones, but secrets nonetheless - in its ancient original growth buried beneath the modern skyscrapers. Shane's incredibly good at finding stuff - information, people, artifacts; you name it, if you give him even the tiniest lead he can and will track it down eventually (and itll obsessively consume him until he does lol). He's not especially confrontational but can protect himself in a pinch.

he's driven by the love of discovery and the desire to record history. he lives for the thrill of the hunt and the reward of finding what he's after, be it a location, an artifact, a clue, or even a person. he'll spend entire weeks away from home sometimes, if he thinks itll get him favor or deeper into the alleys. he's been up and down and back and forth every inch of subway tunnel and service entrance and hole in the wall that shouldn't be there. this man has slept in the sewer more times than you want to know about

he knows a ton of people - every weird contact he could get his searching claws upon; creepy hermits that live in cellars, elders who have frequented catalis since before the skyscrapers went up, sewer merphins, thieves, archivists, mafia, dealers of substance and information alike, hitmen, vigilantes, silly spinxyn in raincoats that collect and try to sell garbage - and also inevitably runs into all sorts of trouble :v if there's illegal activity anywhere he probably knows about it, though sometimes he has to fight against his morals if he uncovers something that legitimately harms ppl :/ its a part of the profession; if he betrays a contact then he can and will risk getting murked, or at the very least losing years and years of street cred trust, and he cant imagine a lifestyle without his life-consuming hobby

he met his cute boyfriend thanks to his propensity for sticking his nose where it doesnt belong. Regan is an illicit pit fighter and probably makes rent for their household while Shane's off doing whatever it is he's always up to. he worries regan a Lot with his antics but he trusts shane to know how to handle himself.

Shane is quite down to earth despite his hobby; practical-minded and mincing no words. Often on the quiet side in public, though he can come off as a bit intense when his passion bleeds through. He is an aggressive punk with a rigid moral code and is not afraid to speak out nor act out for his beliefs in kindness and inherent rights of comfort, pleasure, and safety.