Presumed Knowledge is Arrogance

A first-generation character for Embers of the Past

• Name: Presumed Knowledge is Arrogance. (Pika for short.)
• Playbook: The Elder
• Family: The Gate and the Key
• Looks: Ambigious, rough face, sharp eyes, stocky body

Stats

• Force +0
• Lore +2
• Steel -1
• Sway +1

Harm

• Trembling
• Fearful
• Lose a Loyal Staff
• Lose the other Loyal Staff
• Dead

Moves

• Family Inheritance: Living Machines
  • Do not eat, drink, or breathe, but need technological surpluses for Professional Care.
• Loyal Staff
  • A Bodyguard and a Guide; gain +1 Force when the Bodyguard fights, and +1 Steel when the guide scouts ahead.
• Tough Old Soul
  • When anyone in your group suffers harm, tell everyone about a similar time. The person that acts on your story gets advantage.
• Role: Agent
  • Advisor to another leader. Say a topic they’re humble in, the GM says a topic they’re over-confident in.
• Death Move
  • Tell those present who is your successor. Your nomination is respected by all parties.

'Gear

• Add 1 to the Quality of a group of followers when you Tool Up.

Background:

?? would make a good match for one of my followers.
Tempest and I sat in council before, and I taught them wisdom.
I know how Belus’s parents truly died. I wonder if they would welcome the truth…