Max D. Skreet

"If I know anything from Wausau History class, it’s that the myths of the forest are just a cover for a scheme."

- Max D. Skreet

Max D. Skreet is one of the seven main protagonists of Wausau. He is a senior at Rebecca L. Felton High School. He is the leader of a group of students who decide to make a documentary about some witch sightings in their town. His best friend is Althea Blight, the librarian at the Marathon County Public Library, who went on an adventure with him and helped him discover The Darkness Rises, which they hid in the "witchcraft" section of the library.

Personality
Max is a kind, friendly, quick-witted, adventurous teenager who will always stand up for his friends. However, sometimes he can be short-tempered and secretive, especially when questioned about his past.

He is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, even if it means abandoning his friends to accomplish a certain task. However, he also makes time for classwork and hanging out at the library or running around with Aidan and Griffin when he isn't busy with one of his multiple projects.

Appearance
Max has brown eyes, curly brown hair, and glasses. He wears a light blue "Timeline of the Universe" tee-shirt with blue shorts.

History
Prior to the events of the series, Max lived with his aunt Chloe for 10 years before leaving for Earth when he was 13.

Skills/Abilities

 * Enhanced Intelligence: Max is the smartest kid in his class. He can remember facts he heard several years back, and applies what he's learned to help figure out the best angle to approach a situation from. This has allowed him to help get his friends out of several sticky scenarios.


 * Bass: He can play bass guitar, and correctly identify notes on the bass clef when he hears them.


 * Musical intuition: He can easily identify the time signature and feel of pretty much any song.


 * Social climber: He makes several connections with important people in Wausau, allowing him to get whatever he wants from the townspeople. This is especially apparent in The Artifacts of Power, when he attempts to get the Stone of Illusion from the owner of the Wausau Mine Company, who he has known for three years.


 * Persuasion: If something doesn't go his way, or someone else gets an item or perk that he wants, Max can easily talk people into doing what he wants or convince them to participate in contests that he usually wins. He uses his gift of persuasion a lot to convince his friends and enemies to go along with his crazy, sometimes half-baked plans.


 * Excellent tracker: He can find any missing artifact or item he wants to just by doing a few searches online.


 * Synesthesia: He can see music as colors and manipulate the colors into a hypnotic pattern and melody.


 * Curse Immunity: He can not be affected by curses or magic in general. Because of this, he is highly resistant to being controlled or manipulated by anyone.


 * Immortality: A mutation of his genes makes it impossible for him to be harmed or killed.
 * Mental Possession: He has learned how to possess people by taking over their brainwaves. Because of this, he can control what they say and do, while still keeping their personalities intact. However, this is a relatively new skill for him, so he struggles with controlling it and not harming anyone with it. He has only used this power once, in Earth's Last Stand.


 * Memory Alteration: When he combines his power with the power of his friends, he can alter the memories of his enemies.

Appearances

 * The Wausau Witch Project


 * A Tale of Two Planets


 * The Artifacts of Power


 * Earth's Last Stand


 * The Relocation