Cadence "Cad" Barry

Cad Barry is a freelance journalist and blogger focusing on supernatural occurrences.

## Known History

### Early Life

Cad was born the only child of Theodore and Cordelia. Their parents' money and connections got Cad into private schools and gave them a comfortable life. They graduated from university with a degree in journalism and immediately found work with a local paper thanks to their father calling in favors.

### Employment

Cad's coworkers resented the way they got their job, but their work ethic and respect for others earned them a grudging respect. They might have had a promising career if not for an incident within their first year on the job that left them blacklisted from any respectable outlet and a criminal record. They might have served jail time, if not for their parents greasing the right pockets.

Cad became obsessed with understanding what happened to them. Their research led them to discover an evil, supernatural force that dealt in spiders and seemed responsible for their fall from grace. They started a blog to document and collect first hand accounts about similar occurrences with the goal of stopping these forces.

### Valentine's Day Party

Calling on a friend of the family, Cad was able to get an invitation to the Magnus Institute's Valentine's Day Party in the hopes of learning more about a place that popped up frequently in their studies. After speaking to Bri Huxton, whom they had seen once before at a nearby coffee shop, they left the party and started to look around the institute. Bri alerted Diana Evans to Cad's presence and Diana used their powers as Head Curator to lock them in an office until Damon Kent could throw them out.

### Meeting The Interns

After the disastrous failure on Valentine's Day, Cad put out a call for information on the Magnus Institute. They received a response from and met with Cherry Taylor on her first lunch break as an intern. They discovered a shared distrust of the Institute and agreed to work together to find out the truth behind what's going on. After Cherry disappeared Cad tracked down the last person they knew to see her: Max Wills. The two spoke and Max revealed the truth about the Entities. They agreed to combine their resources to save Cherry, although Cad was unable to contribute anything to the rescue but to worry over their phone.

### Meeting "Delilah"

Cad was approached by The Moderator, introducing herself as Delilah, at the coffee shop near the Institute. She was easily able to puppet them and, to their confusion, made an offer. Cad agreed, surrendering themself to The Moderator and The Web in exchange for the ability to fight back against the Entities and especially The Magnus Institute.

## Powers, Abilities, Weaknesses

**Connections** - Despite a difficult relationship with their parents, they still have some access to family friends with money and influence to help them get into places that would normally be inaccessible.

**The Web -** belongs to the Mother of Puppets and The Moderator.

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**Pretty Good at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -** Less good at 3.

## Connections

Friends

* Cherry Taylor
* Max Wills
* Clive Charlemagne

Creator

* The Moderator

Enemies

* Diana Evans
* Damon Kent
* Theo McLeod
* The Magnus Institute as a whole

Acquaintances

* Bri Huxton