Gabriel Cardova

Character Name: Gabriel Cordova

Caste: Twilight

Concept: Vigilante Teacher

The first thing that most people notice about Gabe is that he always seems tired. At the ripe age of 42, he isn't exactly in the prime of his youth anymore and a decade and a half of teaching high school kids probably contributed a few extra wrinkles, white hairs and stress lines. He seems to skip shaving every other day and his hair is not always perfectly in place. Nevertheless, his smile always shines through his almost dirty appearance and somehow seems to warm everyone's hearts. When not lost in thought, he tries to pay as much attention to the people around him as possible, letting them know how much he appreciates them. Though he is overly optimistic and cheerful, he never comes off as creepy. He always seems honest and sincere, like a kindly uncle.

His dusky skin and brown eyes imply his Latin heritage, though he speaks without an accent. His hair is kept short, though it has a tendency to be as stubborn as Gabe himself and has been known to poke further out of place as the day progresses. He keeps his goatee small, but it is rare to see him without at least a little bit of stubble around the rest of his face.

He is almost never seen in anything other than a dress shirt and slacks with a tie that seems to come progressively more undone with the same daily frequency as his hair.

Motivation

Seek and destroy the monsters that prey on the innocent

Anima

As a Twilight Caste Gabriel may use his anima to buffer himself against physical trauma, subtracting his Essence score from the health levels of damage dealt to him. When his anima blazes in its full glory, his iconic banner appears as a large feathered serpent that shimmers with the colors of twilight.

Attributes

PHYSICAL: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3

SOCIAL: Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 2

MENTAL: Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 3

Abilities

Caste Abilities

Academics 5, Computers 2, Craft - Fire 4, Craft - Technology 1, Investigation 2

Favored Abilities

Athletics 1, Dodge 1, Integrity 1, Martial Arts 4, Presence 2

Unfavored Abilities

Awareness 1, Bureaucracy 1, Drive 1, Larceny 1, Linguistics 1, Performance 3, Resistance 3, Stealth 1, Socialize 1

Backgrounds

Contacts 3

Gabe's major contacts are various professionals who share his desire to improve the lives of the local youth, even if it means bending the laws a bit.

• Nancy Borland is a history teacher at Gabe's high school and is inspired by his willingness to put his students' lives before his own. She hopes to one day be as strong of a role model as Gabe and occasionally helps him research information in his investigations.
• Isaac Maynard is a social worker who has aided Gabe in resolving domestic problems in his students' home lives. Isaac wishes more people would show as much concern for teenagers as Gabe does and never gives a second thought to providing him with a bit of info here and there regarding certain indviduals' public files and sometimes even personal information or criminal records when he can manage it.
• Caesar Escobar is an assistant district attorney who is an old friend of Gabe. Though he is unable to force the D.A. to take actions based on Gabe's word, the two have long traded tips regarding various cases and investigations.

Followers 1

Gabe's followers are a handful of students who he managed to help out of bad situations and give them fresh starts in life. They are his biggest supporters and often try to involve themselves in his more "pro-active" endeavors, whether he asks for their help or not (usually not -- he is rather uneasy with the idea of endangering them). Though none of them individually have a great deal of expertise or influence in anything, they are proud to help in any way they might be able.

• Anna Waits was devastated by her mother's suicide and had been depressed for years until regular talks with Mr. Cordova gave her the strength to find happiness again -- she is now a hopeful for the cheerleading squad.
• Jerome Collins was sure he was headed nowhere in life and was ready to drop out of school until a number of timely interventions by Mr. C proved to him that his aptitudes were far greater than he'd ever realized -- he now has a deep interest in a wide range of subjects and is quickly climbing up the student achievements roster.
• David Wallace had a history of aggression and faced expulsion until he tried to tussle with a certain teacher -- he has a better grasp on his emotions now and has actually become quite adept at helping others through their own emotional problems
• Mimi Nguyen lived with an abusive father until her science teacher helped give her the courage to get him out of her life and behind bars -- she's determined to never let someone bully her again and has started taking self-defense courses when not helping her mother repair their fractured home life.
• Mark Alonso's life was saved a bit more literally than most when Mr. Cordova managed to fight off a strange beast that had assaulted him near the school grounds at night -- though he never figured out precisely what the monster was, Mark has begun take occult research pretty seriously as of late.

Influence 1

Though he holds no real power in the city, Gabe has a great deal of sway with the local PTA and is well-known by a number of education and family service groups. As a local hero of child welfare, people are bound to listen if he alerts them of a danger to the city's youth.

Resources 2

Teaching isn't a very lucrative career, but Gabe is single and lives a pretty simple lifestyle. He has a small condominium, an economy car and a fair bit of savings. He spends most of his time being a paragon for youth that he doesn't entertain much, so his house is extremely drab and boring. For the same reasons, he hasn't had a date in over ten years.

Charms

Academics

First Academics Excellency Adds dice to Academics rolls. Pg. 183

Third Academics Excellency May re-roll an Academics check and decide which result to keep. Pg. 185

Harmonious Academic Methodology May instruct a group of people for at least five hours over the course of a week, at the end of which all individuals in the group will raise whichever relevant trait was tutored by a single dot. Gabe may increase his trait with the group as well. Pg. 215

Craft

First Craft Excellency Adds dice to Craft rolls. Pg. 183

Craftsman Needs No Tools Removes the need for tools. Also dramatically improves the amount of work accomplished in an hour. Pg. 213

Investigation

First Investigation Excellency Adds dice to Investigation rolls. Pg. 183

Judge's Ear Technique Can automatically tell if someone has told a lie or even a half-truth. Pg. 213

Martial Arts

Fists of Iron Technique Can inflict lethal damage and parry lethal attacks barehanded. Barehanded attacks are also more powerful. Pg. 242

Performance

Respect Commanding Attitude All who can hear Gabe speak are compelled to listen to him speak. Pg. 202

Resistance

Ox-Body Technique Adds one extra -1 and two extra -2 health levels. Pg. 208

Intimacies

• Students
• School
• Justice

Essence

Essence: 3

Peripheral: 14

Personal: 35

Committed: 0

Willpower

5

Virtues

Compassion: 3

Conviction: 2

Temperance: 2

Valor: 2

Limit Break

Red Rage of Compassion

When Gabe can no longer stand to see innocents suffer, he flies into a rage and violently assaults what he perceives to be the cause of their pain. This fury is unreasonable and is likely to greatly injure even allies if they attempt to stop him from meting out justice.

Equipment

Gabe carries very little with him at any given point in time. Apart from his cell phone, lesson plans and graded test papers, he rarely carries anything at all. He does not own any sort of weapons, though he is becoming rather adept at turning random objects into improvised weapons when he needs them.

History

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Personality

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Merits and Flaws

None