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Revision as of 11:09, 11 June 2020
All the player characters created for the campaign. (And their players.)
Jin-hee "Jin" Hayes (Ilya)
Background
When the Occult Crimes Division first heard about Jin-hee, they didn't imagine she'd end joining their ranks. A petty thief who used magic in her break ins, she was like an apparition, barefooted and vanishing in thin air after stealing mostly food. When the detectives managed to corner and bring her to the headquarters for questioning they were astonished to discover the girl understood Enochian, but not English, and seemed confused by her whereabouts, for she had just arrived to Boston from the Other Side.
Born in the Russian Far East during harsh times, Jin was barely six when her family was dispossessed from their lands. Their situation became desperate once they got stranded by winter in the countryside with three small children and little food. One evening she came across an eerie stone circle while gathering wood alone. Standing in the middle of it was a woman with an unsettling face and strange clothes. Like most children, Jin knew the tales about the fair folk. She called out to the woman, begging for her help. The woman set a price on it: she'd save Jin's family if the girl were to serve her on her own realm. Jin would be free to go once she completed a challenge of the fae's choosing. Jin-hee's parents never saw her again. They only found baskets with grain, exotic fruits and bread still warm from the oven. Underneath the bundle there was a handful of gold coins, more than enough to see them through the country. Unbeknownst to them, Jin took up the fae's offer.
She was twelve when she won her freedom through illusions and trickery. The fae's challenge was impossible, but something within Jin had changed--she was no longer ungifted, picking up spells from the fair folk themselves. True to their reputation, the fae fulfilled their end of the bargain, safely returning the girl to the human world. Where exactly, of course, was never specified in their original agreement. And that's how the OCD found themselves in a pinch: what to do with an underage mage with too much power and so little wisdom?
Because the girl spoke a little Russian a Fenris agent was called over to piece girl's story together. She had been missing for decades, presumed dead, and her parents were gone. Time moved differently on the human's side, and her sisters grew old and moved from Russia. They couldn't simply show up with the girl on their doors, she never met her father's family in Korea, and no pure blooded family back at Russia would want to take her in. She seemed more trouble than worth, a socially stunted teenager that would stick out wherever she was. In the end they decided to place her under the US government tutelage, where she could be taught and watched so she wouldn't end up in a victim in a ritual or worse. She received a new identity, a cover story and an invitation to return to Russia once she came of age. What the Fenris agent failed to notice was that under her listlessness, Jin-hee was clever and resourceful. She overcame the initial learning curve and exceeded any expectations graduating in time, enrolling at the Police Academy and going on to join the OCD as an officer to repay those she feels saved her life.
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| Item | qt. | Type | Cost | |
| Messenger bag | - | - | - | |
| Debt Card + $50 cash | - | - | - | |
| CharlieCard | - | - | - | |
| Driver's License | - | - | - | |
| Keys | - | - | - | |
| Smartphone | - | - | $200 | |
| Flashlight | - | - | $5 | |
| Glow stick | x1 | - | $5 | |
| First Aid Kit | - | $20 | ||
| Chalk | x5 | - | - | |
| Motorcycle (old, refurbished) | - | - | $1000 | |
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| Officer badge (nº 1204) | - | - | - | |
| Cellphone | - | - | - | |
| Radio | - | - | - | |
| Handcuffs | x1 | - | - | |
| [Consumables] | ||||
| Lilian's Card (Queen of Diamonds) | x1 | magical (attuned?) | - | |
| → Burn to summon her help in case of a demon attack | ||||
| Round glass vial of sand | x1 | magical (attuned) | - | |
| → Spell: Barrier Ward; Dice: 1d6+5; TN*: 10; Trigger: release the sand The barrier lasts for 1 month, and has an exception for people carrying officer badges | ||||
| Healing Potion | x2 | magical (potion) | $360 | |
| → Heals 2d8 HP, any dice that comes up 1 can be rerolled once | ||||
| (-) Power Elixir | magical (potion) | $540 | ||
| → Recovers 2d10 MP | ||||
| [Desk drawer at HQ] | ||||
| Pendant, Frog | - | magical (attuned) | - | |
| → Spell: Illusion; Dice: 2d8+5; TN*: 12; Trigger: rub between fingers | ||||
| [At vehicle (usually department car)] | ||||
| Misc Essentials | - | - | - | |
| → change of clothes, toiletry kit, medicine, water bottle, snacks | ||||
| Binoculars | - | - | $20 | |
| Evidence Collection Kit | - | - | - | |
| Zip ties | x10 | - | - | |
| Laptop (refurbished) | - | - | $300 | |
| Chalk x5, notepad and pen | - | - | - | |
| Remaining Money | $1,955 | |||
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Apartment
Jin lives modestly to save money. Her one room apartment is sparingly furnished, with a bed in a corner, a coffee table as a general purpose desk and floor pillows for chairs. The only decoration is a coat of white paint on the walls. Her essential kitchen appliances are broken secondhands she fixed herself. She complements her rookie income with money from her Enchanter services. Her most prized possession is her collection of books.
All points of entry are protected by Barrier Wards.
| Location | Starting | Duration | Ward TN* | Special Condition | |
| Barrier Ward #1 | Front door, hidden by a rug | Day 2 of game | One month | 16 | Only people led by hand by Jin can cross |
| Barrier Ward #2 | Wall under both windows at living room | Day 2 of game | One month | 21 | Only people led by hand by Jin can cross |
| * Anyone who tries to cross the Ward must roll a Willpower Saving Throw. If they roll over the TN, they can cross, but Jin will be alerted to the breach. If they make the roll over 5+, she won't be alerted. To destroy the Ward they must smudge the writing from inside. | |||||
Mardocheus "Mort" Jones (Cale Knight)
Background
Mardocheus "Mort" Jones has been with the OCD for his entire career. He was something of a risk-taker in his younger days, running high off of youthful energy and the anger of an ill-spent and ill-fated childhood. But that was years ago. Now he's got a wife, two kids, and a home in Brookline. Pushing 50, he spends more time at his desk than in the field. When he does go, it's to examine crime scenes and interrogate the dead. His family understands that he works in some kind of special crimes division, but they don't understand the true nature of what he does, and he does his very best to keep it that way. In this case, ignorance is truly bliss. When his wife visits the precinct, the last thing she needs to see is her husband casually asking a murder victim if they had a personal relationship with their killer.
And so Mort is looking ahead to his retirement. He goes to his kids' piano recitals and soccer games, barbecues on the weekends, watches his cholesterol, drives a sensible sedan, bugs his coworkers with photos of his vacations, and occasionally shuts down a demon cult. When he told his half-brother Angelo that he'd put in a good word with the Boston OCD, he had no idea that they'd end up working side by side.
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Equipment
Remaining money: $1125
- Shield Talisman
- Guardian Ring
- Personalized Ward
- Potion, Healing x2
- Potion, Armor x1
- Potion, Power Elixer x1
- Frogs' Eggs x5
- Frogs' Feet x5
Angelo Sanctis (Jive Professor)
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Nikita "Nikki" Orlov (Dudley Do-Right)
Background
Nikita was born and raised in a suburb of Kursk in Russia. Her father owned a liquor store and her mother worked at a flower shop. Nikki loved school as a child and did well in nearly every subject. In her early teens, she became involved with a local gang at the urging of a boy she had a crush on. He was a couple of years older than she was and to her, he seemed very worldly and smart about everything you didn’t learn in school. The crimes she helped commit were pretty minor, some shoplifting, purse snatching, pickpocketing, stealing credit cards, and similar deeds. It wasn’t long before she learned the gang was part of a bigger criminal organization that was involved in identity theft. Stolen information was either sold or used to create fake identifications for people to use to travel to other countries or immigrate to America. Nikki was concerned about this until she saw how much money she was making working for the gang. She got bolder, walking into restaurants and stealing credit cards off the tables of diners and running away.
One day during her 16th year of age Nikki got caught. She was brought to the local police station and interrogated for hours. The police asked over and over again for names and locations of the people the gang reported to. Nikki cried and kept telling them over and over that she knew nothing. She asked to see her parents and her request was refused. Nikki was scared. She thought the police would send her far away and that she would never see her parents, sister, brother, or friends again.
Eventually a woman came in to see her. The woman was older, probably about her parents’ age, in her 40’s or so. She was very nice, much nicer than the other police officers. She gave Nikki a sandwich and some water to drink. She told Nikki that her name was Natalya Petrov and she asked a few questions, mostly the same as the other officers. She asked Nikki if she had ever seen anything strange. The woman asked if she had ever seen anything that looked like witchcraft or like demons or other strange creatures. Nikki shook her head no. She answered that she had never seen anything like that. That stuff wasn’t real, was it? That was just stuff they told you in church to make you behave.
The woman told Nikki that she was special and that she needed to go away to a special school. Nikki cried about leaving her friends and family. Natalya assured her that her family would be moving as well so they could be near her. Nikki asked where they were moving to and was told America. A couple of minutes later Nikki’s mother arrived. She sat next to Nikki and calmed her down. Nikki told her about the bad things she had been doing. Her mother said that she knew something was going on since Nikki had been buying so many nice things lately. Nikki apologized to her mother and swore never to do that kind of stuff again. Her mother leaned over and whispered in her ear that everything was going to be all right. That there were a lot of things that she didn’t know about her parents. Her mother told Nikki that she was a Witch and that there was a good chance that she had inherited some magic ability. Her mother assured her that everything was going to be okay and that she wasn’t going to jail or be sent to a labor camp. There was a school for special children like her in Florida in America. There she would meet others like her and learn how to harness her talents. She would need to learn these things to protect herself.
Soon the family relocated to a town near Miami, Florida. Nikki attended a special school for gifted children. There were many children there of all ages and nationalities. Nikki was a reluctant student at first, having a difficult with the different languages she was expected to learn. In time, she settled down and studied hard. Nikki learned she had a natural inclination towards enchantment. Some of the other students were better at brute magic, some at divinations, some at blasting stuff, and a few at being sneaky.
When Nikki was 19, she was summoned from class by the Headmaster. She was told there had been a terrible accident at her home. Nikki rushed there and discovered police officers all over the place. She ran to the door and was grabbed by one of the officers. She was told she couldn’t go in there. It was too horrifying. Nikki demanded to go in and broke free. As soon as she entered the living room, her heart sank. There were 2 bodies on the floor covered with sheets. One was clearly female while the other looked more animalistic. Did some wild animal break into her home? Where was her family? Another officer came in and escorted her outside where her father was waiting. He told her that her mother was dead, killed by a creature of some sort. He came home to find them fighting. He grabbed his gun and killed the creature but her mother had been too badly wounded and died shortly after.
Nikki stayed out of school for a couple of weeks. When she returned, she poured all her energy into her studies, determined to be prepared in case more creatures come to attack her family. A couple of years later, she was approached by a man named Walter Gomes. He said he was a police officer in a special unit that investigated strange things. He had heard about her mother’s death and offered Nikki a chance to enroll in the Police Academy. Nikki agreed and after graduation, went to work for the Miami Police Department. She soon discovered she had a knack for talking to people and getting them to answer questions. She was assigned the task of talking to witnesses, especially those that may be reluctant to talk to regular police officers.
After a few years of experience doing this, she was offered a similar position in the city of Boston. Her sister had attended University up there and stayed after graduating with a law degree. Nikki felt it would be nice to be near her older sister and accepted the position. She found a small apartment in the Allston area. It was an easy commute to work using the public transit system and there were other Russians in the area to make her feel at home.
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Remaining money: $5805
Cellphone (dept issue) Light Pistol $200 (2d4 dmg, recoil 0, capacity 10, rate of fire 1, burst 2) Med Pistol (dept issue) (2d6 dmg, recoil +1, capacity 8, rate of fire 1, burst 2) Flashlight $5 Laptop $300 Lockpicks $50 Zip ties $20 (10) Hunting knife $40 (1d6+1 dmg) Personal Ward (tattoo on back) $500 (-1 TN on saving throws vs spells) Talisman-warning (Cross pendant) $400 (Cannot be ambushed)
Ebenezer "Ben" Falken (Cerulean Lion)
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.
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Magical Equipment: Talismans, two. Heal Accelerant. Boosts any healing received by +2 regardless of source. Magic Sight. Spend 1 magic point to see "magic currents and residue" for one turn.
Mundane Equipment:
Small apartment in the same neighborhood as Seventh Heaven and Ninth Hell. Ben patronizes both places, Heaven much more than Hell. (Notes in post # 114 of this thread.) No personal car. Ben uses a department car when needed for work and the bus lines for personal transport.
High-performance laptop at home. Tablet and smartphone for use away from home. No TV set. A small collection of movies on DVD. A larger collection of books, both paper and DVD.
Devin Brandt (Chronicler)
Background
In the eternal war between Heaven and Hell, there are a handful of bloodlines being fostered by Angels for their own purposes. Devin, through his mother's side, belongs to one such angelic lineage. And as a distant branch of the Merovingian[1] dynasty, he has inherited the talents and power of a Seer.
Born to an unassuming middle-class family in the small town of Carlisle just northwest of Boston, with a deputy sheriff for a father (Michael), an elementary school teacher for a mother (Diane), and a teenage sister (Margaret) still in high school, Devin has led a relatively normal life, aside from being trained in the ways of magic. With plans to follow in his father's footsteps in law enforcement, he moved to Boston to attend college and subsequently enrolled in the Police Academy upon graduation.
After joining the Occult Crimes Division of the Massachusetts State Police, where his Seer abilities have proven to be particularly useful, Devin now finds himself embroiled in the political machinations of Heaven and Hell. However, determined not to merely be a pawn in the grand scheme of things, he is ambitiously attempting to make a name for himself among the Celestial Host. The Angels have need of unbound human agents and he is willing to cooperate if the terms are right.
[1] In truth, the Merovingians have no direct ties to Jesus of Nazareth, but the widespread fiction has served as a convenient cover for Angels to coopt the bloodline.
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MAGIC ITEMS
Healing Potion Power Elixir Ruby Dust Shield Talisman (+2 Protection to all Hit Locations)
EQUIPMENT (PERSONAL)
CharlieCard (Bus & Subway Fare) Debit Card Driver's License Keyring w/ Keys Laptop Computer Light Pistol Messenger Bag MMA Gym Membership Card Petty Cash Smartphone Wallet Wristwatch
EQUIPMENT (WORK-ISSUED)
Basic Evidence Collection Kit Cell Phone Collapsible Baton Extra Ammunition Field Radio Handcuffs Kevlar Vest Laptop Computer Medium Pistol Multi-Tool Pocket Knife Police Badge Security Pass w/ Photo ID Shoulder Holster
Jack Leland (Jacob Farnham)
Background
Jacob Farnham was born to Veronica Stadtler, herself the daughter of a woman who was the illegitimate daughter of one of the bad old mob leader members of the Laskowski family. In fact she worked her way back into the family as a servant after her father’s death as a method of getting close to exact revenge about how she had been neglected, and was instrumental in passing on information that helped to lead to the downfall of that part of the family.
Ironically, her daughter kept her relationship with the remnant of the family for her personal interest, using old contacts to make a good side gig as a supplier of illegal magical supplies (even though neither her nor her mother had any magical ability of their own). Her son was raised with children of that Laskowski branch, and got particularly close to their oldest daughter, Tatiana; this closeness exposed him to magical activities and ended up revealing that unlike his mother and grandmother he was a latent mage.
And then it came apart.
Because of course the OCD had kept an occasional eye on the Laskowskis just in case, and they finally figured out the connection between Veronica Stadtler-Farnham and certain illegal materials working their way into town. Jacob’s parents were killed in an accident during the attempt to arrest her that involved certain highly volatile alchemical materials cooking off during gunfire. In his mid teens at this time, Jacob fled and went to ground, and then when he came to his senses, realized that he’d likely find himself under all the wrong scrutiny based on his mother and his magical abilities. For a couple of years he moved from town to town elsewhere, using his magic and knowledge from his mother of the occult underworld to keep himself alive.
But over time, he came to detest a lot of what he saw around him. He wanted to do something about it, but knew with his background he’d be fighting an uphill fight to become involved in law enforcement. So using his contacts, he constructed a new identity: Jack Leland, abandoned on doorstep at a young age and kited from foster home to foster home. He joined the Boston Police Academy, and graduated without anyone detecting his false identity, soon moving into undercover work (because his background made it easy for him to fit in), and then quietly brought himself to the attention of the OCD, who snapped up the young undercover mage.
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$1920 remaining:
[While Jack has been issued a vest, service weapon and the usual OCD equipment, because of his operating procedure and habit he rarely has them on him or in a vehicle with him).
Light Pistol (hideout) (Box of ammo elsewhere) Brass Knuckles Bugs Zip Ties Extra Energy Ring Shield Talisman Ley Line Handler Talisman Magic Sight Talismen 5 Doses of Power Elixir 5 Doses of Healing Elixir
Riley Foster
Background
Riley Foster seemed to have a charmed life. Her parents were scions of 2 wealthy families – a nouveau-riche tech millionaire (paternal grandfather with her father set up to take over the business) and a well-heeled Boston institution (her mother's family). Her mother was a socialite, dragging her daughter to her weekly visits to her psychic's magic shop.
When she was young, the psychic revealed to Riley’s mother portents of doom and death for her only child. Angry and afraid, Riley’s mother found a new psychic – it’s never financially wise to give bad news, but the strength of her visions could not be denied.
And the psychic, Ms. Gloria, could not forget the future she’d foreseen. She later befriended Riley when the girl hit her teens and lost her mother to cancer. Ms. Gloria became her surrogate mother, and the psychic never shared the doom she’d seen for the girl.
Riley went to college, and years passed as she bounced around between majors. And then her doom struck.
It’s a classic of a sort – there was a cult, and a demon who demanded a sacrifice in pain and blood. Through some quirk of the genetic dice Riley had magic in her blood that attracted the demon’s interest.
As the knife was plunging down to carve out Riley’s heart, the OCD broke into the room and stopped the ritual. The demon was feeding on Riley’s soul just as the demon's hold on Riley shattered.
Riley didn’t want to die, and once free she instinctively grabbed at the magic in her blood and pulled. The demon was driven away by the OCD when Riley pulled – not only did the Demon lose its hold on Riley, but Riley also pulled some of the demon’s power into herself in the chaos.
The angels in the joint venture to disperse the cult were appalled by the demon-touched Riley. While she was still weak they tried to finish what the cult had started. Luckily, Ms. Gloria was a part of the raid – she’d been the SI the OCD was using to find Riley. The OCD stopped their angelic compatriots before anything further was done to Riley, but Riley never forgot that on that day both the demon _and_ the angels had tried to kill her.
Once the ordeal was over and the local media had forgotten her, Riley went back to college to study criminal justice. She also turned down a few overtures from the demon's minions -- he wants his power back by either killing or converting Riley. So far, she's managed to keep him at bay.
Once graduating college, she joined the local police academy. A few years later she was still keeping her head down and being a reliable cop until she heard of an opening in a special division that investigated cult-related crimes. She applied and got in. She is ready to be the one who stops the bad guys... and the angels should they over-step again.
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Magical Equipment:
Jaunt Ring Shield Talisman Caster's Aid Wand Heal Potion X 5 Power Elixir X 5 Fire Resistance Potion X 2 Faery Mushrooms X 5 Gryphon Eggs X 2 Ruby Dust X 5
Mundane Equipment (service issued):
Medium Pistol w/ ammo Tactical Shotgun w/ammo (in trunk of car) Basic first aid kit (in car) Evidence Collection Kit (in car) Binoculars (in car) Flashlight Glow Sticks (in car) Handcuffs Kevlar Vest
Mundane Equipment (personal):
Light Pistol Flashlight Laptop Glow Stick