Editing Supernatural Law:PlayerCharacters (section)

===Background===

Ebenezer Falken grew up in the poorest part of a small Massachusetts town that was itself on the edge of poverty. His family were poorly thought of even in his own neighborhood: his father was too sickly to keep a steady job for long and mother was either mentally ill or just weird. (In fact she was an untrained Seer who didn't know what she was.)

Ben had a hard time in school partly because of his family's reputation, partly because his desire to learn got him labelled as a nerd. He actually wanted to learn Latin!
On the other hand he made some friendships among the Algonquin children and actually learned to speak their language adequately. 
Ben didn't do well in the schoolyard fights though he tried hard. Eventually he learned to be a sneaky fighter. Of course the other boys despised him for "fighting dirty" but they began to leave him alone. 

Ben's magical potential was noticed by a Grunt attached to a local criminal gang/cult. They recruited him and began his training. It didn't take long for Ben to realize these were not good people. 
It did take a while to find out there were better choices available. When he did, he bolted. Now he works for Boston OCD, and his parents finally got the help they needed. His father is in good health and making a decent living. His mother's visions are under control and actually do the family some good now.

Ebenezer is a Half-Blood: his mother had the Gift but never got any training till Ben hooked up with the people who got him some training and then a place with the OCD.
He has two brothers, one older and one younger. Two sisters; one is his twin, the other younger. His parents and little brother Samuel still live in Loadabar Crossing: they make a decent living now. The others moved to Boston.