Bartholomew Woodman

CENTER]Bartholomew Woodman† [/CENTER]
Initial Report
Upon initial investigations, the subject appears to be a human male of Caucasian descent, though subsequent investigations have called his species into question. If collected records are accurate, he was born on the first of May‡ in a home birth in an undisclosed location twenty-five years ago. After spending many years as a vagrant confidence man and self-described 'monster hunter,' the subject has relocated to the island of Manta Carlos. There, he has taken a role as a teacher at Starlight Academy. His classes, which are open to any student in high school or college, appear to focus on inter-species relations, avoiding and evading those of his former profession, and blending into human society.

Physical Description
Preliminary physical analysis marks the subject as a typical adult human male of Caucasian descent, with a high melanin percentage in much of his skin due to prolonged exposure to sunlight. When standing straight, he is 5’6½“ tall with a shoulder width of 17¼”. His build and physique suggests a high degree of physical activity and training in both cardiovascular and weight lifting exercises. The subject’s hair is naturally black and is kept cropped very short. He keeps a short beard and mustache that connects to his sideburns. At the insistence of his spouse, he keeps his eyebrows plucked and shaped. His eyes are hetero-chromatic, the left one being hazel and the right one being hazel with green speckling.
The subject has a number of physical traits that qualify as distinguishing markings. First, his nose, which would be considered Grecian in shape, is asymmetrical, suggesting multiple fractures of the bone surrounding it. Likewise, his left eyebrow sports a pair of parallel scars that run from just above the eye to his hair line. Several other scars dominate portions of his body, most being lacerations of puncture wounds. Several of the puncture wound scars are located on the subject’s shoulders, forearms, and calves and have even spacing consistent with bite wounds. Most wounds appear to have been stitched by a non-medical professional, likely the subject himself, or else left to heal on their own. Other notable scars include several along the subject’s ribcage, indicating either claw markings or knife wounds. It is difficult to tell which, given the overlap of many of them.
The subject’s wardrobe appears varied and typical, containing clothing items that would allow him to fit well into most social situations. The only constant adornment that the subject wears is a silver band worn around the fourth finger of his left hand.
The subject’s demeanor and mannerisms give an impression of immense self-confidence and positivity, while the relative speed with which he walks and performs tasks indicates a level of single-mindedness. The subject does however often utilize filler words and speaks relatively slowly, as if carefully considering each word before it is said.

Psychological Profile
The subject appears self-motivated and self-confident, adapts quickly to new information, and does not show any signs of psychosis or neurosis. He does appear to be more reserved around non-human entities other than his spouse, but this appears to be out of a genuine sense of remorse for past actions rather than a fear of the individuals themselves. The subject is open to new experiences and shows sociable, extroverted personality traits. Deeper psychological analysis has been denied as per closing of this case file.

Unusual Abilities
Despite the subject’s apparent human physiology, he does possess one preternatural ability. The subject’s mind gives off a particular psychic pattern that allows him to perceive preternatural entities as being non-human, rather than what they present to others. This allows him to detect even hidden non-human entities. Likewise, this ability offers a level of protection against the mind-altering effects of such entities, though tests to see just how powerful of an entity he can resist have not been conducted. It has been suggested that an entity such as Gabriel Baltimore [see file: Mikhainon] could bypass this psychic barrier, though this is just speculation.

Biographical Interview
What follows is a recovery of part of the transcripts of interviews with the subject, dealing with his personal history. The original recordings have been lost.

† This investigation has been closed, as per agreements with Cordelia M. Moor.

‡ This date coincides with the celebration of Walpurgisnacht, which this reporter believes should be further investigated given the missing information on the subject’s parentage.