Fun
Varyx
West has dubbed her a Vampire in the Mage venue. She's a Mastigos who plays like a vampire and would thrive in the Vampire scene. From her creation I was into the idea of her erring a little dangerously close to the line that divides Pentacle mage from Seer. She was, in a weird way, inspired a bit by the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter: specifically, that scene where Harry's being Sorted and the only thing that keeps him out of Slytherin is conscious decision to be in Gryffindor instead. It's interesting to explore why she'd make the equivalent choice, and why she might continue to do so in the future. She's also given me a chance to experiment with playing someone who excels a little more readily at behind-the-scenes power. She's a consummate liar and I've also been toying with how that fits in a venue about truth (or Truth) - mostly in that, in lying to others, she's been lying to herself and might not know herself as well as she'd like to think.
Evelynn East
Evelynn was a surprise to me. To be honest, I just wanted an excuse to play an inventor and go in search of cool toys for her to invent in the background of the venue at the request of others. Instead, she's grown more character depth than I expected, and she's turned out to be a wonderful excuse to play a Winter Courtier, which I have never done before! She's also become a bit of an experiment in the dichotomy between having the sort of naively friendly personality that she does, and the suspicion and fear that's supposed to be inherent in the venue (especially for a Winter). It's turned out to be a nice bit of personal conflict for her regarding the Ice Law!