Character from Primal Hunter by Zogarth
Jake's younger brother — a former teacher turned shadow assassin who leads with empathy in a profession that typically rewards sociopathy.
Caleb is the brother who got the social skills. Where Jake is blunt and isolating, Caleb is warm, perceptive, and genuinely good with people. He was a teacher before the System, and that nurturing instinct carries into everything he does — even running an assassin syndicate. The Court of Shadows under his leadership is less 'murder guild' and more 'intelligence service with a moral compass.' He loves Jake unconditionally and also can barely stand to be near him anymore. Jake's presence exerts literal pressure on weaker beings — it's not malice, it's just what happens when someone becomes that powerful. Caleb feels the gap between them widening and handles it with quiet dignity. His wife Maja and son Adam are his anchor, and he'd burn the Court of Shadows to the ground before letting anything threaten them.
Clean-cut and composed, with the kind of trustworthy face that makes people open up to him — the opposite of Jake's predatory intensity. His shadow powers manifest as black lightning and dark energy that crackles around his hands during combat.
Also known as: CT, The Judge, Cal