Caroline Louise Monk

Caroline Louise Monk is one of the two current members of the United States Forest Service Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.

Biography
Caroline was born on August 13, 1972 in the town of Hollow Valley, a fact she likes to hide from those around her. She may have been bullied or worse. *SOME SORT OF DARK PAST*

Upon graduating from Hollow Valley High, she attended UC Berkeley in an attempt to get as far from home as possible. There, she obtained degrees in both Theology and Art History.

She hoped to begin a masters in Paranormal Studies at the University of Oregon directly out of her undergrad, but was rejected for unknown reasons. Terrified of having to move back home, she took a position at the USFS that she discovered via a flyer posted in a public bathroom in Santa Cruz.

Personality
Caroline takes her studies of the occult very seriously. This interest began as a hobby as a child and has gradually become her entire life. *SOME SORT OF DARK PAST*

Though she speaks about it with disdain, Caroline works earnestly at her job. She struggles to communicate with the lower class people she meets, and often ends up angry and frustrated. The conditions and resources the USFS leave her in constant discomfort. However, she works tirelessly to solve cases and is not pleased unless all loose ends are tied up.

She posses a strange, uncharacteristic love for professional wrestling, which she argues about in her free time on the BBS Lemonsnare.

Relationships
Caroline only living family are her older sister Claire, and mother Erin.

Her relationship with her sister was strained when Caroline deserted the family for college and later chose a career with no connection to home, leaving Claire to take care of their dementia stricken mother.

She keeps in touch with her biologist friend from college, Esmeralda.

She has tried to forget about every person she every encounter at home in Hollow Valley. *SOME SORT OF DARK PAST*

Though she dislikes his occasional crooked ways and hatred towards the occult, she looks up to her partner, Captain Eugene Wilder.

Appearance
Caroline is on the short side with medium length dyed black hair and glasses, with a stern, round face. She ignores the USFS outfit requirements aside from the badge. She always wears all black with huge combat boots, a skirt with leggings, and a black button-down shirt.

Magic
Caroline has been experimenting with a personal access point to the occult since she was a young child, though her studies became considerable more rigorous during her college studies.

She wields magic in the form of small drawings that can be crafted from a variety of materials. Often she uses a piece of chalk. Using one of these glyphs she can access the Temple of Absalom.