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

out their personality. Lay out their routine.
Determine when a how they interact with
each Dragon’s Province and the other
regulars of the street. The effort you put in
will pay out in turn, flavoring your chronicle
and giving the Dragons something to lose.
Complications Complications of of Life Life in in San
San
Francisco
Francisco
As stated before, there is a looming
sense of doom in the City by the Bay.
Something that seems perfect needs to be
inspected from a different angle; flaws or
something sinister could be waiting beneath
the veil of standard perception. The fog
certainly doesn’t help this feeling, either.
Accompanying this is the issue of the
residents, too self-involved to play along for
the greater good and too opinionated to stay
out of the way. If a Dragon pushes her
denizens too hard they will mutiny against
her. A catch-twenty-two, as letting them run
amok doesn’t work either. Oroboroi
machinations are thusly forced underground,
exacted through manipulative charisma and
the persuasion of “problem” individuals.
Much of the conflict in a San Francisco
campaign will be political; the endless tug of
war that is convincing others your way is
right.
Knights Knights of of the the Bloody Bloody Chalic Chalice Chalic
The blood-bathing serial killers are a
parasite of the city, hooked to its intestines
and feeding off its glut. Just as Dragons
move with relaxed gait in San Francisco, so
do the Knights travel unnoticed. In a place
with so many people, who notices one
person go missing? In any scene with a
crowd, a Knight could be bleeding in the
background. Maybe he’s a customer in the
Dragon’s Province, and his sweat alerts him
to her presence. As anywhere, the Knights
are indistinguishable until they attack. The
only difference is concentration. As many
as five Bloody Chalice Knights can occupy
a single public gathering, and with so many
witnesses the Dragon cannot fight them with
her full range of talent.
Jörmungandr
Jörmungandr
There’s a nasty rumor that some
ancient world serpent is sleeping under the
bay, on top of a delicious hoard of treasure.
The kind of riches that make mythical gold
vaults look like chump change. But, there’s
a catch, as there always is. Jörmungandr is
sleeping on top of it, and if he were to wake
up the resulting cataclysmic earthquake
would destroy the entire continent. Even
now as he stirs in slumber the earth shakes
above him. Plus, upon awakening he would
proceed to destroy the rest of the world.
Or maybe not. Does Jörmungandr
even exist? If the local Oroboroi believe in
him enough, will he become real? Should
Jörmungandr rise, could he be stopped?
Who would claim his riches? Who would
be so reckless as to claim his riches? All of
these are considerations an Oroboroi
migrating to San Francisco will mull.
There’s a reason the city is so pleasant, and
that reason could be the draw of
Jörmungandr’s breath. He wants to wake up.
Factions Factions and and Figureheads
Figureheads
In many ways the Oroboroi that live
in San Francisco are as unique as the mortals
that share the same space. Being virtually
timeless beings promotes quirky outdated
behavior, especially in the older Dragons
who have grown wearing of the world’s ebb
and tide. San Francisco is a haven for these
Oroboroi, a place both driven and locked in
time. Below are some of the more
interesting factions in the San Francisco area,
accompanied with their den’s progenitor.
How they serve in your chronicle is entirely
up to you.
(Factions and Figureheads will be developed after the setting has been repaired in Playtesting)