Greetings all, Im a long time fan of Mage, so i'm excited to have found this place.
The character concept i'm looking at is for an Arrow Moros who eventually joins the Forge Masters Legacy. Background-wise, I was thinking he was machinist pre-awakening, and worked in a chop-shop for a local gang. Never really got invloved in the gang stuff so much, but had a love for machines and fixing things, and the gang provided the tools.
He is very focused and goals driven. Somewhat dour and lacking in humour, not that he has no sense of humour, but that he got picked on a lot as a kid and doesnt take kindly to people being made fun of.
For his Awakening, i was thinking something along the lines of the gang got raided by the police, shots were fired, people died, and the trauma triggered his Awakening. One of the Police was an Arrow and offered him training and an escape from a life of crime. He since left the city (havent thought of where) and decided to come to Sacramento (havent thought of that either). Surviving memebers of the gang might also come looking for him at some point as well.
I realise this is still a very early character concept, and im still hoping to read through a lot of site material here before i submit a character sheet, but thought id lay out my concept and say hi!