Should I talk about his powers? Or keep it as hints in the first descriptive paragraph?

Question

The first hero's description paragraph in my novel is started like this:

As years passed, it became more difficult for people to find a good reason for Nicholas Darkeyes’ suspicious acts. His clothes were always worn dark and scruffy; it looked as though he wore them for weeks.

Okay, Nicholas is supposed to some weird unnatural powers, which will be magic. Should I only talk about the suspecious acts? like slow steps, worried looks and avoiding people? Or should I talk about those powers?

Answer 1

Remember, "show, don't tell". Talk about suspicious acts and your readers will figure out that he has magical powers.

Answer 2

Okay. Talk about the acts and then illustrate the powers. I think readers will be interested in both but, they'll want to "see" the powers you're talking about. What are the suspicious acts and what is it exactly that Nicholas can do?

Answer 3

You should mention the powers but go into more detail later in the book.

Answer 4

Hints. I think its fun to build up suspense! You're first sentence implies suspension. If you tell it like it is then there really is no suspension because there would be nothing to be suspicious over.