Charlatans

Harold’s Enhanced Perception interprets every scent and sight as though it were a silent “speech act” embedded in the world around him. Just as Speech Act Theory suggests that language conveys intent and action, Harold’s senses allow him to detect unspoken messages within scents and traces left by touch, movement, or presence. Each scent or invisible detail, like a fingerprint, becomes a form of communication—a kind of sensory language revealing clues about who or what was present, and what actions took place.

Through his heightened sense of smell, Harold treats scents as unique “signatures” left by individuals or objects, each telling its own story. To him, a scent is a lingering “utterance” of someone’s presence, as if their movements and actions left traces in the air. By differentiating between scents with precision, he can read this invisible narrative and connect it to people, places, and events he’s encountered before.

Harold’s vision allows him to see normally invisible details—fingerprints, bacteria, residual marks—as the “evidence” of actions, each trace a physical “speech act” left behind. Just as words convey hidden intentions, these traces serve as residual expressions of past interactions. When Harold views these otherwise invisible elements, it’s as if he’s reading silent statements from the world itself, each detail contributing to a deeper understanding of what has transpired.

In this way, Harold’s Enhanced Perception transforms sensory information into a conversation with his surroundings, where every trace, scent, and hidden detail is a part of a larger dialogue that only he can perceive. His mastery of Speech Act Theory enables him to interpret these sensory “statements” and unravel the story beneath the surface, making him an expert at uncovering truths in silence.

Grit and dirt covers Osmand's ear, giving him an unnatural glow as his senses are heightened.

Any good detective needs a keen understanding of his surroundings, thankfully Frank possesses exactly that. His senses are beyond that of an ordinary humans, tuned perfectly to solve any mystery that comes his way. A criminal hiding out? He's already heard their heartbeat. A person lost? He's got the nose to track them down.

Generally disguised as humming a tune, I synchronize the synthesized vibration with that of the world surrounding me. This produces an effect which could be likened to echolocation, allowing me to see with sound so to speak.

With a deep inhale and exhale he can feel the air around him and 'see' it, each breath blowing out of his nose and mouth like steam in the cold. The ebbs and flows of wind currents show him details of the area he is in.

The beastmaster closes their eyes and channels nature's bloody struggle for survival. When their eyes reopen, they catch the light and glow red like a dog's. While in this heightened state, they may sense heat signatures and triangulate the tiniest sound.

The detective has trained their eyes to notice the smallest of details.

Even in human form, the werewolf retains their incredible sense of smell. This helps them track their prey and learn where people and things have been.