Dragon: The Embers Core Book - MrGone's Character Sheets

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to burst into Daylight. Then, a curse in
blessing’s skin. The outraged Dragons
simply vanished. In fact, any Dragon whose
actions drew too much attention vanished.
The Knights of the Bloody Chalice had
arrived in San Francisco.
Proximity to the Pacific Theater
brought scores of young men to San
Francisco during World War Two. Industry
followed to meet the demands of the
soldiering, and lingered after the war ended.
Just as new blood came for work and war,
Oroboroi once more flocked to the City in
the Bay. This second immigration was less
violent than that of the forty-niners, held
civil by patriotism. It also helped that most
of the resident Dragons were post-quake
Oroboroi, possessing a more modern
outlook for the city and its interests.
Province quarrels still existed, but on the
down-low in respect for the issues at hand.
As San Francisco approached the
1980s the denizens became increasingly
principled and difficult to control,
empowered by activism and “Love” (as the
hippies called it). The city became a symbol
for change, breaking off into factions as
each group gained support in a
neighborhood. This outspokenness, along
with the ever-increasing presence of Bloody
Chalice Knights, drove many Oroboroi out
of the area, and the Dragon population is
still thin to this day.
History History Yet Yet to to be be Made
Made
Even though the gold may be gone
(at least perceivably), San Francisco is still
and always will be a focal point for the new.
In the modern world, this is the breeding
ground for new ideas and new philosophies.
Maybe the Oroboroi will learn a great truth
about their existence in San Francisco.
Maybe it will give meaning to their
extinction. Or maybe it will wake
Jörmungandr.
Culture Culture Culture and and the the Province Province
Province
The selection of a Province is a very
personal matter, limited to one gathering of
people and usually one place of business.
That being said, the process is virtually
identical regardless of city. Still, the
constituents of a Province are quite variable
based on location, and the layout of a
populous region contributes to that. In this
section we will discuss some of the norms of
a San Franciscan neighborhood, and how to
use those norms to make one up.
Much of the city is mixeddemographic,
meaning buildings are zoned
for both commercial and residential use.
This gives the City by the Bay a cozy,
pulsing feel; keeping work and play close
together renders the entire city “downtown”.
An unfortunate after-effect of this is the cost
of said “mixed-use” properties. Industry has
left the city, replaced with entitlement, and
the middle and lower classes have been
pushed into orbit around the city, rather than
living in the city proper. A pity, as they
could benefit greatly from close proximity
(It’d certainly save on gas… and traffic jam
stress). The city’s convenient layout is quite
appealing to tourists; this combined with its
pleasant climate keeps the camera-snappers
in constant supply. Well… that and the
eclectic mixture of modern and historic
architecture.
The best way to make a province in
the San Francisco setting is to suspend
disbelief and make up your own street.
What are the buildings like? Is the street
mostly Victorian, or does it have a modern
feel? What types of business take up the
store-fronts on your street? Is it mostly
restaurants? Grocers? Boutiques? Who
works at these businesses? Who lives above
them? San Francisco Dragons tend to share
denizens (not voluntarily, the city is just
tight-knit that way), so the best thing you
can do as a storyteller is generate a welldeveloped
cast of extras for your street. Lay