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Sanctaphrax:
DeMarcus Kane
High Concept: S&O's Ex-Pat Ira Company Man
Trouble: Holding on to a Hairsbreadth
Where Did You Come From?
DeMarcus was born Samuel Ira to one of the lower ranking members of House Ira early in 1981. Although the house of rage tends towards a more direct route than other of the White Court, still, no one within told him of his powers or his choice until it was too late. Sport, to them, was playing with mortals and influencing them to kill each other and die in the attempt and DeMarcus was no different. He claimed his first kill in 1994 and that's when he claimed his new name - Demarcus - a rite of passage in House Ira. It's also when he met his demon.
At first, the presence of the demon utterly terrified him. He ran far away from House Ira to live alone for a while, still feeding the demon as he felt it sapping at his strength, but not fully giving in to its control. It didn't take time for that fear to erode in the feelings of power after he had fed. And soon, he was turning brother against brother, child against mother, friend against friend ... and loving it.
Aspect: I'm Gonna Have To Go With Wrath
What Shaped You?
Almost ten years after his first kill, DeMarcus began to sicken of the life he had carved for himself with House Ira. He never had a chance to be much in the way of leadership in the House, such as there was any and anything else he turned his hand to ended in war and death - that by his own choice. His mood sank into a deep depression and, in his fugue, he neglected his hunger, except when it was near impossible for him to move.
It was in this state that he stumbled into the doors of a 'new' theatre and sat down to watch an old horror movie. And then he experienced fear as he'd never had before. It seemed to roll in waves across the theatre and the monster on screen took on the visage of his demon, jibing the heroine to rash acts and horrible choices, while DeMarcus broke out in a cold sweat. Even with his heightened anxiety, he still sat through the movie, then immediately went up and introduced himself to the manager - and saw that he had walked in to the Conclave of the Kane.
In a split second, he knew what he wanted to do. Bowing low, he asked permission to leave House Ira and pledge himself to the Way of the Kane - a way of being a monster, but chaining that monster to his own ends and what his conscience could live with. Derrial took him in with open arms and that's when he became DeMarcus Kane, the seeker of peace, even if it's for other people.
Aspect: The Way of Kane
First Novel: Babes, Bullets & Blacktop
When DeMarcus takes a job as bodyguard for a visiting fae dignitary, little does he know he'll be protecting her from an old leader from his past. Will he be able to stand against the combined powers of House Ira, or will wrath itself consume him?
Zaphiel knows that he must some how repay DeMarcus for his help in the street way, so he joins forces with him to protect the fae dignitary. With their powers combined, nothing can stand in their way. So, Zaphiel handily deals with the first maneuver of the Ira problem with a flick of a sword of fire, but the fae dignitary indicates disapproval of the pair's direct approach.
After the attack of the fey lady's assassin, Zaphiel and DeMarcus were left with severe injuries and poison-filled veins. This would have been a serious problem, had Dr Isaac Hall not happened to walk by. The incredible luck involved in his appearance resembled divine intervention, actually. Anyway, Dr Hall stitched them back up and cleaned their blood with a potent magical antitoxin that he just happened to have in his pocket. In return for his help, Dr Hall demanded that Zaphiel and DeMarcus explain their adventures to him. They did so, and Dr Hall was so intrigued by their story that he spent the next few hours following them around in hopes of seeing more. As it happened, his decision to follow them was a very good one for everyone involved...but that's another story.
Aspect: Adelaide's Chosen Prey
Guest Star: Street War
When Zaphiel's job gets him involved in a lycanthrope street war, his brethren offer him an easy way out-coming back to heaven. But will Zaphiel stay strong and end the street war on his own, or heed the call of heaven?
Who says Zaphiel has to do anything on his own when he's got the power of a Kane Conclave vampire at his back? Demarcus backs his partner's play in the street war, but it seems that these spirits of rage are being stirred up by something more than territory battles.
Aspect: Zaphiel's Best Badass Buddy
Guest Star Redux: Ballroom Blitz
A rogue Red Court Vampire has set her sights on an obscure indie music festival in Duluth. Zaphiel Lorenzo and DeMarcus Kane (having been clued in anonymously by a rival group of Red Court Vampires who would prefer not to attract attention) integrate themselves into the security team. When the vampire makes her move against an obscure musician named Lukas, Zaphiel and DeMarcus find the target anything but helpless as he summons musical magic before entering the fray with a roar and a berzerker rage. Together they drive the vampiress away, but fail to destroy her. The duo learn that Lukas is in demand by numerous supernatural elements for his musical abilities, and despite his aversion to getting involved, easily recognize that he has that rare blend of confidence and deathwish which makes him a fellow spirit.
Aspect: Backup is Deadly
Skills
Superb (+5): Athletics, Endurance
Great (+4): Alertness, Guns
Good (+3): Intimidation, Discipline
Fair (+2) Contacts, Weapons, Lore
Average (+1): Driving, Might, Conviction, Fists, Presence
Stunts [-2]
Take the Hit - When DeMarcus' block against attacks against a certain target is overcome, he may take stress equal to the number of shifts the block was overcome by to have it remain, effectively taking the hit himself. For example, is there is a Good (+3) block in effect and the attack is a Superb (+5) attack, DeMarcus can take 2 stress (or a mild physical consequence) for the block to remain in effect.
He also gains one additional mild physical consequence that can only be used for this purpose.
Bodyguard's Block - When using Athletics to block an attack against targets, it may be rolled at +2. If DeMarcus is protecting only a single target, the bonus increases to a +3. DeMarcus may also spend shifts in duration with Athletics blocks, as with magical blocks.
Powers [-5]
Emotional Vampire [-1]
Human Guise [+0]
Incite Emotion (Touch Only): Wrath [-1]
Feeding Dependency: Wrath [+1] which affects the following abilities:
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
- The Catch: True Peace [+0]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Stress
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOO, +2 Mild Consequence
Social: OOO
Hunger: OOOO
Noteworthy Inventory
Bulletproof Vest: Armor:1
Telescoping Baton: Weapon:2
Glock 9mm: Weapon:2
Chevy Lumina: It's a car. Easily holds five people. Modified to have Armor:3.
Adjusted Refresh: 3
Sanctaphrax:
Dr. Isaac Hall (Submerged)
High Concept: Mad Scientist With Wizard Bits
Trouble Aspect: FOR SCIENCE!
Other Aspects: Hristo's A Pretty Cool Guy, I Wish I Was A Wizard, Hennepin County's Eccentric Genius, I Literally Died To Get This Eye, My Favourite Guinea Pigs
Skills:
Superb: Lore, Scholarship
Great: Discipline, Craftsmanship
Good: Conviction, Investigation
Fair: Resources, Contacts, Alertness
Average: Fists, Endurance, Presence, Rapport, Intimidation
Stunts:
Organ Transplant Surgeon (Scholarship): +1 to Scholarship concerning surgery, +2 to Scholarship concerning organ transplants.
Powers:
Thaumaturgy [-3]
Refinement [-1]
Semi-Item Of Power (Wizard's Eyeball) [+0]
The Sight [-1]
Soulgaze [-0]
Living Dead [-1]
Magic:
Thaumaturgy: +1 crafting power, +1 crafting frequency
Enchanted Items: Lab Coat (Block 6 against attack twice/session, armour 3 twice/session), Blasting Rod (Weapon 6 attack with two zones of range twice/session), 3 potion slots (power 6, two uses)
Total Refresh Cost:
-7
Refresh Total:
3
Background: I Wish I Was A Wizard.
Isaac Hall was raised by Samuel Hall, his father and a wizard of the white council. Samuel Hall was fascinated by the interaction between magic, technology, and science. He passed that fascination onto his son, but he couldn't pass on his magical powers. Isaac never managed anything more than a bit of crafting. He tried and tried, but he didn't have the talent. This was very tough for him, especially since he knew the theory of magic inside and out.
Rising Conflict: Hennepin County's Eccentric Genius
After realizing that he had no real chance of becoming a wizard, Isaac decided to attend university and then medical school. That's what smart kids do, after all. At university, people thought that he was incredibly weird. Probably because his home-schooling gave him little idea of how to interact with mortals. Now he could have tried to fit in. But instead, he played up his own weirdness and created a mad scientist persona for himself. Because he was very very very smart, people accepted this. After all, geniuses are never really crazy: they're just eccentric. Anyway, he passed with fantastic marks and quickly got a job at [Local Hospital]. He's been there for over a decade now, and he's acquired a great deal of respect there for his skill.
First Adventure: Hristo's A Pretty Cool Guy
Dr. Hall didn't do much magic for a while after getting a job at [Local Hospital]. There were too many other things to occupy his curiosity. But one day, a stange man named Hristo came to the hospital looking for a bit of discreet medical help with a secret project. Dr. Hall agreed to help him when nobody else would, mostly to satisfy his own curiosity about Hristo's project. He was rewarded by a glimpse of something amazing: the creation of human/supernatural hybrids. This project seized Isaac's interest, and his association with Hristo blossomed into a full partnership. Isaac was a magically-aware doctor with a special skill for organ transplants, which made him ideal for Hristo's purposes. It should be noted that Isaac doesn't know Hristo as well as he thinks he does. If he did, he's be horrified.
Starring In An Eye For An Eye, with guest appearances from Lukas Grimm and Erik Vander: I Literally Died To Get This Eye.
Not long after Hristo and Isaac began their collaboration, Samuel Hall died. This made Isaac very sad, but Hristo showed him that there was a silver lining: he could implant his father's body parts into himself and in doing so inherit his powers. The family connection would ensure that the implantation went well, and something of Samuel would live on through his son.
The fact that Isaac took this as consolation says a lot about him.
Anyway, getting parts of Samuel's body without pissing off his Warden friends would not be easy. Hristo contacted Erik Vander for help in planning a daring heist. And surprisingly, it worked. They got Samuel's entire body out of there and replaced with a glamour, and no-one noticed. (Except for one janitor who was easily bamboozled into believing that he had hallucinated the whole thing.)
Unfortunately, it turned out that Samuel wasn't as alright with this as Isaac had expected. His ghost came back for revenge. Fortunately, Erik Vander knew someone who could calm him down with magic music. That someone was Lukas Grimm. Lukas did his part, and Samuel calmed down enough for a tearful and moving and tremendously awkward conversation with his son. At the end of it, Samuel agreed to have his eye placed into his son's head. Truth is, Samuel was always a lot like his son. He could never resist a crazy experiment.
The transplantation procedure went very well, until Lukas Grimm's stalker burst onto the scene with a demand that he marry her. He responded by asking "Have we met?".
That was not the right thing to say. She had a minor breakdown, and during it she knocked over some rather important life support gear. Isaac died on the operating table.
But for some reason, it didn't stick. Isaac only half-died. His pulse stopped, his breath disappeared...and he kept moving. He found that absolutely fascinating, and so he went on to perform a great number of experiments upon his own body.
Samuel's ghost passed about a week later, quite happily. Lukas's fan got mental help. Erik pocketed a large sum of money, courtesy of Isaac's inheritance. Lukas earned another crazy story to tell, as if he didn't already have enough. Isaac got The Sight and full Thaumaturgy. And Hristo learned a lot about how he could refine his methods.
Guest Starring In Babes, Bullets, And Blacktop, with Zaphiel Lorenzo and DeMarcus Kane: My Favourite Guinea Pigs.
After the attack of the fey lady's assassin, Zaphiel and DeMarcus were left with severe injuries and poison-filled veins. This would have been a serious problem, had Dr Isaac Hall not happened to walk by. The incredible luck involved in his appearance resembled divine intervention, actually. Anyway, Dr Hall stitched them back up and cleaned their blood with a potent magical antitoxin that he just happened to have in his pocket. In return for his help, Dr Hall demanded that Zaphiel and DeMarcus explain their adventures to him. They did so, and Dr Hall was so intrigued by their story that he spent the next few hours following them around in hopes of seeing more. As it happened, his decision to follow them was a very good one for everyone involved...but that's another story.
Guest Starring In Ray Of Sunshine with Ray Rojas and Zaphiel Lorenzo: My Favourite Guinea Pigs.
Ray Rojas had a problem. He needed to destroy a scourge of Mexican Black Court Vampires in order to save some children, but he knew that to fight them alone would be suicidal. So he contacted a fellow named Zaphiel Lorenzo to help him out. With Zaphiel at his back, he felt good about his chances. He declared his preparations complete and booked a flight to Mexico.
Just before they left, Ray and Zaphiel got to talking about Ray's lack of decent weaponry. Zaphiel mentioned that he knew a guy who could help, and that that guy's name was Isaac Hall. So they payed the doctor a visit, and were rewarded with a sword of crystallized flame. But there was a catch: Isaac insisted that he be allowed to accompany the two warriors, to see his masterpiece in action. Reluctantly, they agreed.
Arcane:
Originally from the Human Prince of Faerie thread
Peter Walker (Feet In The Water)
High Concept: "Teen Prince of The Neighborhood Pixies"
Trouble: "My Secret Life"
Other Aspects: "Parents' Pride And Joy," "Channeling The Inner Hero," "My Complex Love Life," "A Faerie Tale Education," "A Knack For Bargains"
Skills:
Good (+3): Conviction, Fists, Presence
Fair (+2): Discipline, Rapport, Scholarship
Average (+1): Alertness, Deceit, Empathy, Endurance, Lore
Stress:
Mental: OOOO
Physical: OOO
Social: OOOO
Powers:
Faerie Crown [Item of Power]
One Time Discount [+2]
Indestructible [+0]
Glamours [-2]
Light Source (See Pixie entry, page 48 of Our World) [-0]
Supenatural Recovery [-4]
The Catch: Cold Iron [Easily Accessible +2; Specific Research Material Necessary (not everyone is aware humans can become Princes of Faerie) +1]
Final Cost [-1]
Stunts:
Footwork
Martial Artist
Armed Arts: Gun (Staff) and Dao (Sword) (Note that Dao training can be applied to similarly sized objects such as canes or baseball bats)
Redirected Force
Refresh: 1
High Concept: "Teen Prince Of The Neighborhood Pixies"
Peter is an ordinary teenage kid who just happens to be Crown Prince of a tribe of pixies which has settled in his part of town. Which means not only does he get to deal with all the normal things in a teenager's existence, good and bad, but all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of being the leader to a group of faeries on top of that. Talk about a full plate!
Invoke: as a bonus to any activities related to fufilling his Princely duties, as a bonus to anything done being done in the capacity of an ordinary teenager, for effect to have his subjects do something significantly onerous or dangerous for him
Compel: to have Peter's responsibilities as Prince complicate his life; to have typical teen limitations and concerns complicate Peter's activities or involvement with supernatural matters.
Trouble: "My Secret Life"
There are a lot of people in Peter's life who are clueless about the supernatural in general, let alone Peter's Princedom. Teachers, friends, classmates, and most importantly, his parents. Peter would like to keep it that way to avoid freaking them out. Unfortunately, keeping the supernatural side of the world from being discovered is a lot harder when your involved with it in a major way. Luckily, he can get help from his sister Lucy and his best friend since kindergarten Jane to protect the clueless people in his life from the truth.
Invoke: as a bonus when trying to hide or explain away supernatural creatures or incidents to the clueless, as a bonus to attempts to convince supernatural beings to cooperate with attempts to keeping the supernatural secret
Compel: to have supernatural beings visit or incidents occur while there's a chance that a clueless person in Peter's life could potentially notice
Background: "Parents' Pride And Joy"
The elder of two children, Peter is the son of Frank and Janet Walker. His father is a senior surveyor and civil engineer for the city, while his mother is a Park Ranger. His sister Kate is two years younger than him. Growing up, he's always been supported and encouraged by his parents to achieve both at academics and extracurricular activities. And it's paid off. Peter has excelled academically, regularly placing on the honor roll. And when movies got Peter interested in learning kung fu, his parents sprung for lessons from the best instructors in the city, and proudly display the trophies he's won in various regional competitions.
Despite all their attention and indulgences, Frank and Janet set fair but firm rules that they expected Peter to follow. This positive encourgement coupled with an adequate discipline shaped Peter to be a good kid. This of course was another source of pride for his parents. While other parents had problem children who got into various kinds of trouble their son was a good kid. Of course, being a good kid, Peter feels obligated to live up to his parents opinions and expectations and avoid doing things that would disappoint them.
Invoke: as a bonus to social interaction with his parents; for effect to declare that he has something due to it being provided by his parents.
Compel: to have Peter do something in order to live up to his parent's expectations or to avoid disappointing them.
Rising Conflict: "Channeling The Inner Hero"
It seemed for a time that Peter Walker was going to have a nice but ordinary life. Then came the summer he first met the pixies. It started one day when he was sitting out on the deck eating pizza. He had gone back inside just for a second to get a drink and when he came back outside there was a tiny, winged figure munching on the slice on his plate. She quickly noticed his return and flitted away rapidly.
At first Peter just wanted to brush off the experience as an overactive imagination, but then curiosity got the better of him. He began leaving a piece of pizza out every night, only to find the next morning it was entirely gone. After a few nights, he decided to stay up and wait. His patience was rewarded by the sight of several of the winged figures flying up to feast on the pizza he had left for them. He went out to get a closer look at them, and while most flew away quickly this time one decided to stay when he asked. That night an arrangement was forged in which the pixies would stay and answer questions in return for pizza.
The rest of the summer he would out with the pixies, sharing pizza with them and learning about Faerie and other aspects of the supernatural world. Peter and the pixies became friends, and he ended up helping their community in other ways. Then one day, a week or so before the beginning of the school year, terror came to the neighborhood pixie tribe in the form of a young malk. The faerie predator had stumbled upon the tribe and became determined to hunt them all down and eat them.
When Peter heard about this he knew he could not let that happen to his friends. Giving the pixies sanctuary in his room, he went out with his bo staff to try to convince the malk to leave. But the malk, unwilling to give up his prey, could not be persuaded to go. It in fact threatened to add Peter to that category if he did not invite him inside and let him hunt.
Realizing the only way to insure the long term safety of his friends was to fight, Peter attacked the malk despite how dangerous he knew it was. It was a tough, and vicious fight, but in the end Peter triumphed thanks to his determination and training. Grateful for Peter's defense of them and impressed with his willingness to risk life and limb on their behalf, the pixie tribe decided to make him their Crown Prince. And thus began the next, stranger and more exciting chapter in Peter's life.
Invoke: as a bonus anytime Peter is doing something difficult or dangerous for the sake of another, as a bonus to social interaction with anyone aware of his heroic deeds.
Compel: to have a circumstance or event arise in which Peter will have to act in a heroic manner to prevent others from being hurt.
First Story - Save Me A Dance: "My Complex Love Life"
So the school is throwing a dance and Peter's trying to figure out who to take. He has a crush on this girl named Georgia in is home room, but he's not even sure she knows he exists. Then there's Jane, who suggested they be each other's back-up "safety dates" in case they couldn't get real ones, but he's not exactly sure how he feels about that. Of course, being a Prince of Faerie, Peter's girl problems do not stay confined to the safe and mundane. It seems Aiela, a young nymph, has her heart set on a having the True Love of a Prince and has set her sights on him, going so far as to adopt the identiy of a human girl and start attending his high school in pursuit of him. Oh, and then there's the fact that Peter's subjects have decided to help their Prince get the girl, only they're divided as to which girl is the right one and have split into different "teams," each trying to make sure that Peter ends up with their choice for best match.
Invoke: as a bonus to social interaction with potential romantic interests, as a bonus to anything done to help or protect a potential romantic interest.
Compel: to have a potential love interest complicate his life in some way, to have his pixie subjects complicate his life with well-meaning "help" in regards to his love life.
Guest Star Spot - Insert Story From Fellow Party Member Here: "A Faerie Tale Education"
Peter has learned most of what he knows about the supernatural from his subjects. Which has its advantages and disadvantages. Any story that one ties this aspect to should have those things be a factor in Peter's involvement.
Invoke: as a bonus to Lore rolls for matters pertaining to faerie, as a bonus to social interaction with faeries thanks to tutoring on faerie ettiquette and culture, as a bonus to Contact rolls involving faeries or people tied to faeries in some way, for effect to declare a fact or circumstance that would derive from knowledge of Faerie
Compel: have knowledge or attitudes about beings, organizations, or prominenent individuals in the Supernatural World influenced by the perspectives and biases held by his subjects
Guest Star Spot Redux - Insert Story From Fellow Party Member Here: "A Knack For Bargains"
One thing one picks up early when dealing with Faerie is the importance the place on bargains. Peter has learned that lesson well, and is very careful when it comes to making them. Any story that one ties to this aspect should have a bargain or bargaining be a factor in Peter's involvement
Invoke: as a bonus to convince someone to make a bargain, to negotiate favorable terms for a bargain, to assess any loopholes that can be found in a bargain; for effect to declare that Peter is calling upon the terms of a past bargain for something.
Compel: when the terms of a bargain that Peter has made complicates a situation he is in.
ways and means:
Simon Smith
High Concept: Possessed NEET underachiever
Trouble: Sharing my head with a Dead Angel
Aspect: Graduate of the School of Hard Knocks, Personality Bleed, Memories of Eternity, Borrowed Weapons
Skills:
5: Guns, Athletics
4: Lore, Scholarship
3: Endurance, Discipline
2: Conviction, Presence, Empathy
1: Deceit, Weapons, Fists, Survival, Contacts
Stunts:
Guns Akimbo- You can add half your second weapon rating (rounded up) to your first
Demolitions Expert: +1 accuracy with rocket launchers and grenades.
Powers:
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
[Catch of Innocents +3]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Burning Brands [-2]
Pair of Rocket Launchers, Weapon 5 each
Obvious Item of Power +2
Shape Changer – Can transform into a pair of prayer beads with a supplemental action [-1]
Infinite Ammo [-1] Can be shot as many times as wanted without be re-loading
Magical Disruption [-1] the weapon when fired as well damaging everything in the area gives the area the aspect Magical Disruption
Protection of Innocence [+0] this weapon cannot affect normal humans not tainted by magic
True Aim [-1]
Total Refresh [1]
Sanctaphrax:
Is this someone I should have heard of?
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