Lyn was hit by a car in her youth, and upon wandering out of the morgue, the papers took to calling her the “Miracle Girl” until she insisted they stop. After realizing the new power that accompanied her revival, she eventually settled on the name “Extraordinaire” instead, and took up the role of the world’s first superhero.

Extraordinaire has the power to gain skills by wanting them. Techniques, trivia, and muscle memory come to her without effort, and by learning the best training methods, she’s gotten into very good shape. While technically only performing in the realms of human ability, Extraordinaire pushes the limits of what “only human” can mean.

Extraordinaire’s apprentice, and the only member of the big five with a secret identity. Her personal life is the subject of plenty of unfounded gossip, but her commitment to living up to the name Extraordinaire gave her is no secret at all.

Miracle Girl can create a bubble of power, about the diameter of a dining table. It takes a few moments to set up, and the same amount of time to take down, with only one bubble allowed to exist at a time. Despite the cumbersome operation of the power, the payoff is potent beyond compare. Within her bubble, Miracle Girl has absolute control over the fabric of reality.

After wrestling out from under the baggage of an interesting family history, Agent Chains was severely injured early in her career with the FBI. After floating out of the ambulance, she was “promoted” to superhero and became a founding member of the government’s Triple Threat.

Maiden America can fly and produce fireworks, making her a one-woman air force even before she replaced her initial costume with a suit of blued-steel armor. When the Triple Threat is present for an event, Maiden is often picked to sing the national anthem.

Mr. Sherman ran for Senate as an independent, winning the election by a landslide after being assassinated during his campaign. As the topic of superheroes was still a matter of substantial controversy within the legislature, Senator Sherman found an excuse to step down early into his term. Shortly after that, he became a founding member of the Triple Threat, a small team of superheroes answering to the federal government.

Firebrand creates runes that enhance the objects they’re attached to. An item influenced by Firebrand’s power becomes much better for its intended purpose — armor is more durable, lethal weapons are more damaging, compliance weapons are less likely to cause dangerous complications, and so on. There’s a very slight trade-off, as the versatility of an object can be reduced by Firebrand’s runes (and thus, creative misuses of equipment are less likely to pay off), but the “downside” is rarely even a concern, much less a game-changer.

Bullover was acting as an independent hero before he was scouted to join the government’s Triple Threat team alongside its two surviving founders. After taking the job, he made his name public for the sake of accountability. Despite that, his choice of a red costume may be partly intended to downplay the aftermath of his attacks.

Bullover has super speed and invincibility, though only at the same time. He falls shy of breaking the sound barrier, but he can break quite a few other things through the combination of sheer kinetic energy and the fact that he won’t be the thing to crumple in a collision.

The other founding member of the Triple Threat team, who died for the second time during one of their operations. He was able to predict the future.

The Triple Threat operates as part of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Narrator. After washing up on the riverbank alongside a baseball bat, she deduces that she was murdered and disposed of the previous night, and further concludes that being alive anyway means she must have powers. This conclusion proves accurate. Crystal has the ability to create a small bubble inside which she can rewrite reality to almost any whim.

Extraordinaire happened to be in Brandy because she makes a habit of stopping in small towns between the big cities that one might expect a famous hero in. Looking into a missing person leads her to the newly empowered Lowe, and the chance to mentor a fresh hero piques Lyn’s interest.

A laid-back student in Crystal’s friend group. He has some natural talent for math, allowing him to dedicate even less study time to that subject, but the group generally regards him as a bit of a slacker. His sardonic sense of humor doesn’t phase the group anymore, since they know it doesn’t come from any real place of cruelty.

A keen student in Crystal’s friend group who cherishes those around her. Clara’s willing to put gentle pressure on someone to improve their behavior, but she reassures more often than she redirects. She tends to get hung up on small details about what people wear, like Crystal’s scarf or Jade’s glasses.

An impish fan of superheroes with broken glasses who hangs out with Crystal and the others. Knowing all the party hosts in Brandy (it’s not a long list) and bragging about how she can avoid getting caught, she presents herself as the most delinquent member of the friend group. However, she also seems to be more academically self-sufficient than Austin or Crystal between misadventures, and she readily buckles under any direct call-out from an authority figure. She’s quick to tease her friends, especially when Pat starts talking about video games.

One of Crystal’s friends. Pat has a studious disposition, both in actual classwork and in less productive pursuits (he plays MMORPGs). He has an older brother with enough free time to camp out for game releases. Pat tends to bail out the other members of the group, particularly Austin and Crystal, when they fall behind in the schoolwork that he’s so diligent about — though he usually complains about it.

• Greyson: Crystal’s stern father.
• Matthew Clove: Crystal’s second-period English teacher.
• Regina Warren: A young-looking chemistry teacher known for her “mad scientist” vibes.
• Susan: Crystal’s fretful mother.
• Tina Rojas: Crystal, Pat, and Austin’s strict trigonometry teacher.

Narrator. A top-tier burglar with powers. Specifically, he can twist solid shadow into the form of a rodent, and he can teleport through the illusory animal. While not the perfect power for infiltration, it serves him quite well. Having just been released from an eight-month sentence for the one time he got caught, Boggart is back in the business in a big way.

Officer “Jackie” is a local evidence technician for the Red Straight Police Department. Unfortunately for them, items she charges with her power are considered by any and all observers to be exactly where they’re supposed to be, where they’ve always been, or some other such rationalization. As far as the heat are concerned, nobody on payroll has had more of a headache dealing with the Mister Spot case than poor Jackie in evidence. And that’s exactly what she was going for.

The Boggart’s first new client since his medium-security sabbatical ended. Davor Kolyich is a well-maintained individual who likes to play with all the cards on the table. Despite this, his exact motives behind seeking Boggart’s services remain to be seen.

A Bellow Street villain mentioned in passing. More to be revealed soon!

Owner of the furniture repair shop on Bellow Street. Ships online orders around the country, and uses the same truck to move anything that Boggart needs moving.

Bellow Street’s own medical professional, running an underground clinic with a laundromat above it.

Bellow Street’s tailor, providing fashionable civilian styles as well as professionally-made costumes.

An employee in Bellow Street’s arcade. She’s a hacker who runs communications for Boggart’s heists when necessary. She has a flair for the dramatic that doesn’t particularly suit her job.

An upstart vigilante who discovered Boggart’s secret identity by matching suspects up to the timeline of the villain’s absence from Red Straight. Lucas manages to pickpocket his way to even ground in that arena, then negotiates an uneasy truce.

Pavise has the power to make things unbreakable while touching them. Picking up an umbrella provides him with a high surface area to use as a shield or a long cylinder to use as a bludgeon, making it a nice tool in terms of versatility — though not an inconspicuous one, given the climate in Nevada. His umbrella is also a cane sword.

A liaison for Davor Kolyich. Ranger caught Boggart’s attention shortly after the thief was released from state custody, promising a job that was much more interesting and much more well-compensated than anything he’d done before, if he was willing to put up with a bit of eccentricity. Ranger makes sure to coach anyone planning to interact with Davor Kolyich to keep things copacetic.

Owner of the Bellow Street bookstore. Uses the in-house publishing equipment to forge documents when necessary.

An employee in Bellow Street’s arcade. An arms dealer who dabbles in “spy gadget” art projects as a hobby. Outfits Boggart for the more dangerous work he takes on sometimes.

The owner of a sports bar on Bellow Street. He runs an illegal gambling service on the side, allowing people to place bets on the results of superhero and supervillain match-ups.

• Anecdote: A hero mentioned by Lucas who can bestow memories.
• Blind Justice: A hero mentioned by Olivia who can remove memories.
• Headhunter: A supervillain mentioned in narration who Lucas bet $1000 against in a fight with the Triple Threat. That fight has not happened yet. Headhunter is described as an elusive sadist and implied to have some way to steal powers.
• Monty Sheridan: A notary working with Lucas Maye to falsify rental records. Alias Thomas McKinley when acting as a signatory.
• Ryan: A new employee at the bookstore that Lucas intends to run a follow-up background check on.