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[Introduction] [History] [Location] [Game
Aids]
[Gail Marie Wheldrake] [Michael
Carruthers] [Kelly Wei]
[Caesar and Brutus]
Gail Marie Wheldrake
A tough-as-nails business woman in
her forties. Nothing phases Gail Wheldrake; not irate Iranian ship
captains, some guy claiming to be a 200 year-old priest of the Cult
of Pain, or her father's death in an insane asylum ten years ago. Her
vices are cigarettes and scotch, which indulgence she strictly
limits. She shares the family skepticism; although she will never
mock her clients outright, she and Michael often laugh about them in private.
She grew up in one of the
apartments, and worked in the shop during holidays. As her parent's
relationship worsened (her father spending more and more time at the
shop) the young Gail studied accountancy and business at college and
turned out to have quite a talent for making computers show only what
she wanted them to. After her father was committed, she took over the
business, inviting in one of her college friends for his expertise.
Gail and Michael work well together and occasionally sleep together,
although this has happened less and less often of late.
Her mother died a few years ago.
Gail is a very wealthy woman. Yet she chooses to live in the
apartment above the shop and to work day after day. After all, she
tells herself, nothing attracts the tax office like conspicuous consumption.
But this doesn't explain why she
stopped cycling. It doesn't explain why she no longer reads fiction
or goes to movies, and why more and more of her nights are spent
fine-tuning the filing system or checking inventories checked many
times before. It doesn't explain why she never seems to dream. Deep
down she knows something is wrong, but by temperament and training
she is ill equipped to do anything about it. Besides, she tells
herself, she is too strong a mind to break.
Just like her father.
Gail Wheldrake
Mundane
Str: 3 Dex: 3 Con: 5 Per: 4 Int: 5
Wil: 5
Life Points: 51
Endurance: 44
Speed: 16
Essence Points: 15 (out of a full
25, representing damage already caused by the Alexandrist)
Qualities/Drawbacks
Contact (Local customs officer) 3
Contact (Doyen of local organized
crime, actually a vampyre) 3
Contact (Local professor who
advises the World Heritage council and has no idea what Gail does for
a living) 2
Hard To Kill 3
Limited Dreamer -2*
Obsession (Alexandrist) -2 and growing
Resources (Rich) 4
Secret (Engaged in criminal
activity) -2
Skills
Bureaucracy 4
Computers 3
Computer Hacking 3
Computer Programming 2
Driving (Auto) 2
Guns (Handgun) 2
Haggling 3
Humanities (Business) 4
Humanities (Law) 1
Humanities (Import/Export Law) 3
Language (Arabic) 2
Occult Knowledge 3
Research 2
Science (Accounting) 3
Smooth Talking 3
Streetwise 3
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Michael Carruthers
Fortyish, balding and quiet, the
archetypal bookseller at whom most people do not look twice. They
miss the muscles of a collegiate boxer who keeps himself in shape,
and the handgun in a shoulder holster.
Michael embodies a whole set of
such contradictions. He worked his way through a BA in history in a
motor repair shop. He met Gail when she came to him with a query
about what artifacts were in which international museums. She spoke a
little about her family business and introduced him to the concept
that, under the right circumstances, antiquity could translate into
dollars. He was intrigued. He did his Masters in techniques of
archaeological restoration due to her influence. He trusted Gail, and
she came to trust him.
He sees his job as being to keep
an eye on things and ensure that the shop runs smoothly day to day,
whether this means fixing electronics, handling customer inquiries or
giving a would-be shop-lifter a reason to never come back. He lives
rent free in the apartment block and keeps his two Dobermans in the yard.
He would be happy, were it not for
the nagging feeling that somehow, something is wrong. He has noticed
he is starting to spend longer hours at the shop, doing things that
in retrospect could really be left till later. He might work beside
Gail for hours and the two of them will not even speak. When he does
get home, it is an almost physical relief. Still, a brisk walk with
the dogs and a beer will fix most things. He must get Gail to come
around one evening, like she used to. Maybe even take a holiday.
Michael Carruthers
Mundane
Str: 4 Dex: 5 Con: 5 Per: 4 Int: 3
Wil: 4
Life Points: 61
Endurance: 44
Speed: 18
Essence Points: 25
Qualities/Drawbacks
Attractiveness -1 (Boxing injuries)
Contact (Archivist at the National
Library) 2
Contact (Museum technician at the
local university) 3
Contact (Owner of a local
boxing/martial arts school who always knows what the word is on the
street) 1
Fast Reaction Time
Hard To Kill 5
Impaired Senses (Needs glasses) -1
Resistance (Fatigue) 3#
Resistance (Pain) 2#
Resources (Well-off) 2
Secret (Engaged in criminal
activity) -2
Skills
Computers 2
Craft (Restoration) 3
Driving (Auto) 2
Electronics 2
Guns (Handgun) 2
Humanities (Business) 2
Humanities (History) 2
Humanities (Myth & Legend ala
Joseph Campbell) 2
Intimidation 2
Language (French) 1
Mechanic 2
Martial Art (Boxing) 2
Notice 2
Occult Knowledge 2
Research 2
Stealth 2
Streetwise 3
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Kelly Wei
It seemed like the perfect job. In
the second year of a psychology degree, 19 year-old Kelly needed
evening hours, a location convenient to the local Goth club and above
all somewhere she could wear black. She had discovered Arcanities
when she was researching an essay on witch-hunts. She became a
regular patron, and then the part-time position came up.
Something is going on. She does
not know what, but is becoming more and more uneasy. It started when
Gail accosted her one night and asked if she could really speak
Cantonese. She found herself on the phone to a businessman in
Shanghai who was making horrible threats. Michael thanked her
afterwards and explained it was all about getting an order to a
private collector. He then asked if, with appropriate remuneration,
she would be willing to translate again. It was at that moment she
realized that bulge in his jacket was probably a shoulder holster.
Since then there have been no more
phone calls, but the clients are looking stranger every night. She is
a goth, not a ganglander, and some of these people look dangerous.
Then there are those deals that take place in the private room
upstairs and the late night deliveries. Could it be drugs? Or could
it actually be some kind of occult organization? You know, the real
thing, not what her friends are into. She has started reading up on
some of the things she has noticed, researching words she has
overheard. The fact is that her sense of danger is not nearly so
developed as her sense of intrigue.
Kelly Wei
Potential Hero
Str: 2 Dex: 2 Con: 2 Per: 4 Int: 2
Wil: 3
Life Points: 26
Endurance: 26
Speed: 8
Essence Points: 15
Qualities/Drawbacks
Contact (Door bitch at a local
club) 1
Resistance (Fatigue) 2#
Resources (Below Average) -1 (student)
Situational Awareness
Skills
Beautician 2
Computers 2
Dancing (Goth) 1
Driving (Auto) 1
First Aid 2
Humanities (Business) 1
Humanities (Literature) 1
Humanities (Psychology) 1
Language (Cantonese) 4
Lockpicking 2
Notice 3
Occult Knowledge 2
Research 2
Stealth 2
Streetwise 1
Swimming 2
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Caesar and Brutus
Trained Doberman guard dogs. The
proximity of the disruption zone, not to mention the frequent
presence of Gifted and Undead upsets them, but given their normal
behavior it is kind of hard to tell.
Str: 3 Dex: 3 Con: 3 Per: 3 Int: 1
(smart animal) Wil: 2
Life Points: 34
Endurance: 29
Speed: 22 (+Running)
Essence Points: 15
Qualities
Acute Senses (Hearing & Smell)
Skills
Brawling 3 (Bite: D4x2(4))
Dodge 2
Running (Dash) 4
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