Darius Prescott

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Darius Prescott
Dawn Caste Solar Exalt
A dishonored soldier turned to crime.

First Impression: A dissolute, shabby and sketchy looking man in his early 30s. Shoulder-length dirty brown hair usually worn down. Perpetual 5 o' clock shadow. Bleary and bloodshot blue eyes. Average height (5'10") and a thin, wiry build. He smells of booze, cheap cologne and sweat. Nevertheless, he holds himself with a kind of tattered dignity that's unusual for the loser casino denizens he usually hangs around.

Nature & Motivation

Motivation: Destroy creatures of darkness which threaten the world.

Nature: Bravo

There are winners and losers in life, and you are definitely a winner. You reinforce your self-worth by dominating situations, whether through physical brawls or political intrigues. You might terrorize or protect the weak, but suck weakness is not something you tolerate in yourself. You don't know the meaning of fear, and failure is not an option. Then again, you're not sure what discretion means, either, and compromise isn't on your list of choices.
Gain Willpower whenever you make someone else back down.

Anima

A bald eagle, bright red and golden, with blinding white eyes.

By spending 10 mores of Essence, Darius can appear huge and terrifying for the remainder of the scene (or until he chooses to let the effect dissipate). This effect also comes into play automatically once Darius spends 11+ motes of Peripheral Essence. Unless a creature has a Valor greater than Darius' Essence (3), he is unable to look directly at Darius or strongly oppose him. Darius gains +2 DV against affected characters. Mortals must also make Valor rolls, or flee in terror. Golems, robots, zombies and other creatures that do not know fear cannot be affected by this anima power.

Attributes

PHYSICAL: Strength 2, Dexterity 5, Stamina 4
SOCIAL: Charisma 2, Manipulation 2, Appearance 3
MENTAL: Perception 4, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Abilities

Caste Abilities

Firearms 5, Martial Arts 3, Melee 2, Thrown 1, War 1

Favored Abilities

Athletics 3, Dodge 5, Awareness 3, Larceny 2, Drive (aka Ride) 2

Unfavored Abilities

Resistance 1, Integrity 1, Survival 1, Craft (Auto Mechanics) 1, Stealth 1

Backgrounds

Allies 1

Detective Rod "Radagas" Brown, a crooked cop

Resources 2

A wad of cash stored in a safe deposit box. (Darius doesn't put money he makes from hits in a bank account.)

Backing 1

A minor mafia family hires Darius for hits and other violent crime.

Contacts 3

Various criminal and underworld contacts.

Charms

Firearms

• Infinite Firearms Mastery
• First Firearms Excellency
• Trance of Unhesitating Speed
• Essence Bullet Attack (sub-techniques: Fiery Bullet Attack, Dazzling Flare, Righteous Judgment Bullet)
• Phantom Bullet Technique

Martial Arts

• First Martial Arts Excellency

Athletics

• Monkey Leap Technique

Dodge

• Third Dodge Excellency
• Shadow Over Water
• Leaping Dodge Method
• Seven Shadows Evasion (Flaw: Conviction)
• Reflex Sidestep Technique

Combos

Bloody Sunrise

Charms:
Trance of Unhesitating Speed
Essence Bullet Attack
Shadow Over Water
First Firearms Excellency

Type: Multiple attack, heavy damage combo.

Description: Darius' eyes flash crimson and a shaft of sunlight briefly illuminates him. Then, his weapons unleash a rain of white fire, tearing into his opponents him with unerring accuracy and speed. He moves like a fleeting shadow to avoid any counterattack.

The Art of War

Charms: Seven Shadows Evasion
Leaping Dodge Method
First Firearms Excellency

Type: Defensive/Reflexive combo.

Description: Darius moves with incredible speed and grace, leaving behind streaks of sunlight as he goes.

Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain.
-The War Banner of Takeda Shingen

Intimacies

• the family name

Essence

Essence: 3
Peripheral: 26/26
Personal: 15/15
Committed: 10 peripheral

Current anima level: none

Willpower

Permanent: 6
Current: 3

Virtues

Compassion: 1
Conviction: 2
Temperance: 2
Valor: 4 (2 spent)

Limit Break

Foolhardy Contempt

Combat Stats

Dodge DV: 7
Parry DV (Martial Arts): 5

Health Levels
-0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -4, Inc.
"x" indicates a lost health level

Attacks
Punch: Speed 5, Accuracy #, Damage #, Rate #
Beretta 92F 9mm pistol: Speed 4, Accuracy 11, Damage 5L(P), Rate 2, Ammo 16
Colt 1911A1 .45 pistol: Speed 5, Accuracy 11, Damage 7L(P), Rate 2, Ammo 8
Soulsteel Pistol: Speed 4, Accuracy +2 (+4 vs Living Targets), Dam 7L(P) (9L(P) vs Living Targets), Rate 2, Range 25, Clip 16. Commitment: 5 (10 for non Abyssals)

[Rules for Guns]

Equipment

Several handguns
A couple of hunting rifles
A beat up old 1986 Corvette convertible
Rumpled suits
Flask of whiskey

History

The Prescotts have a distinguished history with the U.S. military dating back to the American Revolutionary War. His ancestor William Prescott gave the famous order at the Battle of Bunker Hill, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Prescott men have almost always been military men: soldiers, sailors, marines and pilots. Darius was the third son of Lt. Colonel (retired) Amos Prescott, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army who'd seen action in Korea and Vietnam. Darius' older brothers, as per the family tradition, went in for a military career; his oldest brother Alexander is a Captain in the Army and his other brother Cyrus is a military doctor at Walter Reed. Darius had no interest in the military, preferring to be as idle as possible. This attitude infuriated his parents who tried, without much success, to instill him with the Prescott values of duty, discipline and service. It was only after he'd been out of high school for a couple of years that his parents nagging finally broke him down. Darius was also realizing at this time that he had no real worthwhile job skills or prospects and was tired of living at home. So he enlisted.

Darius' time in the United States Army did not live up to the Prescott ideal. He was still lazy and shiftless and tried to get away with as little work as possible while avoiding reprimand. He did see action during the Persian Gulf War (the first one). Not long after his unit returned to the U.S., Darius got into an altercation with his superior officer. The two loathed each other, so the conflict was practically inevitable, but Darius was the lesser ranked soldier, so he received a dishonorable discharge. After that, his family refused to take him back. His father and his brother Alexander refused to even talk to him; only Cyrus was willing to extend forgiveness.

With only a little money and his future looking bleak, Darius kicked around Southern California for a few years doing odd jobs and manual labor. He made regular trips to Los Vegas to go on gambling and drinking binges. It was during one of these trips that he met Anthony Figarelli, a made man in the mob. After hearing about Darius' military background, Anthony suggested that Darius might be able to find good work in Vegas, if he didn't mind occasionally roughing people up. Desperate for some real money, Darius agreed, and thus began his life of crime.

For the next five years, Darius worked as a heavy for Figarelli - collecting protection, breaking legs, the usual mafia shit. After a few years working for Figarelli, Darius was offered a hit. The mob needed a guy who wasn't made, and therefore, off the Feds' radar. The money was good and the man he had to kill was a scumbag snitch, so Darius accepted. That's how he became a hitman for the mob. Darius' work was neither clean nor professional, but he got the job done and had a knack for not getting caught, so the mob continued to use him. As he was exposed more to the middle and upper echelons of the mob, he started to see a lot more... strange things. Darius was always a credulous kind of guy, so when made men referred to "the bloodsuckers" or "the vamps" he took it to be figurative. Even after he saw a few overtly supernatural things, he always chalked it up to the booze. He didn't want to see what was right in front of him. The idea of real-life vampires was more than he was willing to accept. (After his Exaltation, he's re-thinking his previous stance.)

After his eighth murder, when he was out on the town spending his ill-gotten cash, Darius had a sort of revelation. Not a bright lightbulb going off, but a sort of dim flickering that took most of the night to really take hold in his mind. This is what Darius jokingly calls his "half-assed revelation." He saw himself as he was - a murderer, a thief, a drunk, a gambler, with no hope and no future. Disgusted with himself, he took his car out into the desert with a loaded revolver sitting on the passenger seat. He stopped in the middle of nowhere and pulled off the highway. He held the revolver and thought about killing himself.

Then the other hitmen showed up. They had worked for the man Darius killed just the night before. They had followed him from the casino and were going to have their revenge. Two cars pulled up alongside Darius and six men pulled out Tec-9's and Uzis.

Then, the dawn came. Darius heard a voice from the east, from the sun itself. It said... something. Darius doesn't remember exactly what, which troubles him even today. It was a deep, powerful voice, speaking a language that was simultaneously strange and yet very familiar. When the voice stopped, Darius was standing beside one of the cars, his revolver smoking in his hand, empty of bullets. Six hitmen were dead, each with a single hole between the eyes.

Personality

Cynical, bitter. Pragmatic, believing that ideals have little worth. Distrustful of authority. Also honorable to a degree - he's okay with shooting someone in the back or lying to get what he wants, but within limits. Won't kill women, children or cops. Often drunk, in which case he often opens up a bit, and can be overly friendly; sometimes maudlin. Quick to anger and quick to forgive.

Merits and Flaws

Daredevil

4-point Merit. Whether it's his ancestors watching over him, or just plain dumb luck, Darius does a lot of stupid, reckless things and gets away with them all the time.

"Lord Naoshige said, 'The Way of the Samurai is in desperateness. Ten men or more cannot kill such a man. Common sense will not accomplish great things. Simply become insane and desperate.'" -Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure (Hidden Leaves)

Addiction

1-point Flaw. Addicted to alcohol. Darius has a lot of problems. His favorite method of dealing with problems in the past has been to drink until he forgets about them.

Debt

3-point Flaw. Living in Vegas for the past few years, Darius has gotten a taste for gambling. He's not that good at it. As a consequence, he owes the capo he works for a great deal of money.

Experience

Total XP: 24
Current unspent xp: 0

Things purchased with XP:

• New Charm: Seven Shadows Evasion, 8 xp
• Added 1st Firearms Excellency to Bloody Sunrise combo, 1 xp
• New Combo: "The Art of War," SSE + Leaping Dodge + 1st Firearms Excellency, 7 xp
• New Charm: Reflex Sidestep Technique, 8 xp

Other Notes

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If Darius Prescott were a movie character, he would be played by: Christian Bale.

Theme Song

Avenged Sevenfold, "Bat Country"

As I adjust to my new sights the rarely tired lights will take me to new heights.
My hand is on the trigger I'm ready to ignite.
Tomorrow might not make it but everything's all right.
Mental fiction, follow me; show me what it's like to be set free...

I'll make a beast out of myself, gets rid of all the pain of being a man.

Random Quote

"You trying to butt heads with me? Come on! Let's butt heads. I am the God-damnedest Number-one Ichi-ban First-Class Heavyweight Champion Tough-as-Nails Ear-biting Eye-gouging Hard-assed Head-butter of all Time, mister, so don't try me!" -Marshal Atkins in "The Golden Transcendence" by John C. Wright.