World of Darkness: Portland

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Appearance: For all of his power and respect, Oberon
is a noticeably small man, although when he is
speaking directly at you he can appear much larger
than he actually is. He has a bit of paunch that comes
with old age, but his face is youthful, and his hair (a
rust color, with a full beard cut neatly short) has only
the faintest hints of steely gray. His eyes are green and
merry, and though they glisten with intelligence and
cunning for those who know how to look, the first
emotion you receive from them is kindness. He dresses
like an off-duty priest, even wearing robes when he
is away from potential Sleeper sightings. Despite his
youthful tendencies, he moves with the power of a
general, and speaks in deep, round tones that convey
his authority and certainty. He ceaselessly smells of
sandalwood and flour.
Alexandreta
In the chronicle “Behold a Pale Horse,” Alex will
be a strong ally to the player cabal, and the closest thing
they will have to an accompanying NPC.
Alex began her life in philosophy at an early age,
discovering Sarte and Socrates at 14. She went to college
and majored in the subject, with a minor in history.
She was fascinated with life, death, the fate of the ages,
and the historical implications of those concepts. They
became so intertwined as she studied, she eventually
realized that all of it couldn’t exist without the others,
that they were really sides of a coin. She awoke as she
wrote her Master’s Thesis; since then, she has focused
primarily on those Arcana which reflect her interests.
She concerns herself primarily with the fate of the
Fallen World; she argues that many mages focus on
the Shadow World, and the Astral Planes, but as this
world degrades so do those, and so someone has to
keep the corporeal plane from complete degradation.
She sees the cycle of life and death as disrupted of
late, as the natural world becomes more and more
ravished by civilization, as people kill people on such
a massive scale it’s a wonder the birthrate can keep
up—but it does, and world becomes overpopulated and
undernourished. She works to undo this imbalance,
close friends with Gaea and Oberon.
Alex was once part of the cabal the Celestial Spurs,
but the cabal’s exodus into the Shadow Realm resulted
in everyone’s death but hers. She refuses to talk about
what happened there, but it took her a year to recover
from the incident, suffering from what many called
classic post-traumatic-stress-disorder, survival’s guilt,
and a deep, penetrating fear of whatever killed her
companions on the other side of the Gauntlet. Even
spirits have refused to talk to the mages who ask about
Chapter 4-Dramatis Personae
what happened that day. Alex has yet to join another
cabal, nor has she ventured back in the Shadow Realm
since.
Alex is around 50 years old; her aging process
has been decelerated due to her knowledge of Life
and Death; however, some say that she hasn’t aged
since she left the spirit world the day her cabal was
destroyed.
(Death••••, Fate••••, Life••••, Matter••, Prime•,
Space••, Spirit•••, Time••••)
Path: Arcanthus Order: None Cabal: None Age: 50
Awakened: 25 years
Gnosis 4 Wisdom 5
Int 3 Wit 5 Res 3; Str 1 Dex 3 Sta 2; Pre 5 Man 4
Com 4
Aca 3 Comp 1 Craft 0 Invest 5 Med 3 Occ 3 Pol 1 Sci
0; Athl 2 Brawl 1 Drive 1 Fire 0 Larc 1 Stealth 2 Surv
2 Weap 1; Ken 4 Emp 3 Exp 3 Intim 1 Pers 3 Soc 3
Street 2 Subt 3
Merits—
Appearance: Alex appears to be a thirty-year-old
who could pass for twenty-five. Approximately 5’9”,
she is lithe with small breasts and athletic legs, and
bobs when she walks, like a kid at a playground. She
has short blonde hair with highlights, and is usually
dressed very well, keeping with current trends. Her
voice is light and soft, and she speaks in a playful
tone. She uses cantaloupe lotion and smells of it
faintly, just enough for someone with strong enough
senses to constantly be aware of her presence. When
she is angered, worried or frightened (none of which
happens often) she suddenly appears older, wiser, and
markedly more dangerous.
Calatin
Calatin Awoke mad. Not the kind of insanity
that leads to the Mad Ones, or the Banishers, or even
the Seers. Calatin’s madness is the kind that comes
from not wanting to Awaken, and later hating it, but
nevertheless craving the power it affords.
Calatin was born Julian Charleston in 1845 in
Turkey, and immigrated to America at the age of five
with his parents. He survived the worst of the civil
war by positioning himself as a clerk for the army,
never having to leave New England or risk his life.
When he was 30 he experienced the Awakening, and
for a time it consumed him; he hated the thought of
magic with a passion, hated most other mages, and
hated himself. But all the same, he was a coward; the
same lack of moral fiber that made him work so hard
to avoid the war caused him to become increasingly
obsessed with the potential for eternal life. He devoted
his life to the teachings of Life and Death Arcana. It