Michael Walker

Shadow Name: Cephisso
Real Name: Michael Walker
Concept: Artisan
Virtue: Charity
Vice: Gluttony
Order: Silver Ladder
Path: Moros
Legacy: The Uncrowned Kings

ATTRIBUTES
Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 3
Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
Presence 2, Manipulation 3, Composure 4

SKILLS
Academics 2, Crafts 4 (Sculpting), Investigation 1, Occult 4, Plotics 1 (Order, Consilium), Science 2 (Materials)
Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Firearms 1, Stealth 1, Survival 1, Weaponry 1
Empathy 1, Expression 2 (Music), Persuasion 3, Socialize 1, Subterfuge 3

ARCANA
Death 3, Matter 3, Mind 4 (favoured)

WILLPOWER 7
WISDOM 6
GNOSIS 4
MANA 6
SIZE 5
HEALTH 7
DEFENSE 3
INIT MOD 7
SPEED 10

ROTES:
Summon Shadows: Death 3 (3xp)
Sculpt Ephemera: Death 3
Breach the Vault of Memory: Mind 4
Alter Integrity: Matter 3
Touch of the Grave: Death 2
Speak With the Dead: Death 1 (1xp)
Grim Sight: Death 1 (1xp)

MERITS:
Allies 1 (Consilium Hierarchy), Dream 2, Familiar 3 (Ghost*), Hallow 2, Resources 4, Status 2 (Silver Ladder), Status 2 (Moros), Status 1 (Art World)

Familiar: Shade of Walker's Wife

• Power/Finesse/Resistance 4/3/3
  
• Essence 10
  
• Willpower 7
  
• Initiative 6
  
• Defense 4
• Speed 11
  
• Size 5
  
• Corpus 7
  
• Fetter: Michael Walker
  
• Influence: "The Way" (providing guidance thru the Subtle Realms)
  
• Numina: Gauntlet Breach, Living Fetter
  
• Ban: Cannot cross the Gauntlet unless summoned verbally or mentally by Walker

MAGICAL TOOLS
Dedicated Tool:

Arcana Tools:

STYLE AND NIMBUS

APPEARANCE

BACKGROUND
Cephisso is a member of the Silver Ladder and of the Path Moros. He is the owner of a major museum/art gallery and a huge collector of art, and is himself an accomplished sculptor and painter.

After his wife died he was plagued by repeat nightmares and dreams. One night he would be welcomed by the ghostly spectre of his wife and they would wander through bizarre shadow worlds, others he would be alone, lost in the darkness but knowing she was in danger somewhere if only he could just see...

After months of these dreams he finally stumbled through the darkness to a tower of bone, spiraling up and away into the heavens above. He approached and with the barest touch of the surface the shadows cleared from his eyes and everything became clear. Everything, even things he never knew could be possible.

He is a generally pleasant person, affable and sociable. He loves nothing more than to be working in his studio, perfecting his craft, combining the magic and the arts, sculpting things that no other could do. Using his wealth and prestige in the mortal world he has built up a wide rapport within the different Orders, often having guests and holding parties, dazzling people with some of the most unique works of art in the world.

He uses his work with magic and art to perfect himself, to understand the world around him and to stave off the inevitable degradation of his wife's soul. He knows that as a Ghost her fate is far from pleasant. However in death, just as in life, she can be guided and protected by his art.