Speaking of That

The Water-rat is a punk kid, known at home as Cristofo da Riva. (But home is an evanescent thing, as often a coil of rope on the dock as it is anything with a roof.) At the time of writing, he is a youthful fifteen: old enough to know better, but far too young to care. He has lived in Venice all his life. His father was most likely a minor nobleman, although he likes to think that his lineage might secretly touch upon the Doges themselves; his mother makes a living providing gentle companionship to those with sufficient manners and coin. She has been away, travelling in Spain with her current amore, since before Cristofo's powers emerged. There is no doubt a large measure of surprise in her future.

( A few more personality details and geekly Hero writeup follows. )