18/02/2024
Members of Misterio Club of my comics "Nakatagong Mundo ni Nicholas Ibarra": (from Left to Right)
Protacio "Tacio/Tasyo" Capintog - a bookish, mythology expert armed with a slingshot hailing from Mindanao with Lumad ancestry. He later becomes a Kadiwa of Santonilyo, the God of Graces, allowing him to amplify his slingshot strikes and a signature "Lucky Punch". His dungan is a salaginto insect name Pulano
Kai Ramirez - an Engkan-Tao(half-Human/half-Engkanto), is the son of a Kataw and a human girl. He has various water-manipulation abilities including ice-generation powers. He is the last member of Misterio Club, in his debut in Book 3. His dungan is a toad name Kandirit
Nicholas D. Ibarra - called Kulas for short, armed with yoyo called "Buhawi" which he is an expert in using, he can redirect or move in the opposite directions by creating tiny whirlwind currents called alipugpug. He is a Kadiwa(chosen avatar) of Habagat, the God of SW Moonson Winds. His dungan(familiars/twin-spirit) is a Philippine witch dog named Tagpi
Ysmeria Dela Cruz - cousin of Nicholas Ibarra, she is the daughter of Andrea/Anding(sister of Kulas' mother Amelia). Ysmeria was raised in Bicol in her younger years but later finished high school in America. She is proficient in fighting in a 2-blade style with minasbad(Bikolano sword). She is also a mannilao, which means she has limited precognition of sight or sees the far future. Her dungan is a salamander named Tukmol.
Taghai Silaw "Princesa/Sisa" Lambunao - a powerful merku(babaylan apprentice)-binukot(princess) of Suludnon(Panay), armed with kris. Taghai Silaw means "The evening dazzling light", and her dungan is a maya(Philippine sparrow) name Aya. She possesses many magical abilities since she practices binabaylan, she can even turn into a boy if she wants it. In Book 1, she becomes a maibangbangon of a Sangkabagi. She can see through objects/bodies and is entrusted with a book that will give her the power to teleport to places she wants to go.