Update the Changeling: Gregory

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{{Char |threadid=30014 |DualKith=Whisperwisp |box2= Presence {{dot1}} Part of the Scenery<br> Gray Gargoyle |Avatar=Marty Feldman |Quote=What do you do when you think no one be watching? |pic2=No }} =Appearance= ===Mask=== With curly unkempt hair, bulging eyes, and exaggerated features, Gregory is not what many would consider attractive. Hunched over and lanky, he is often seen wearing the same clothes and smelling unpleasant. In essence, a middle-aged homeless person. ===Mein=== His gray eyes are spread slightly apart like chameleon. His hair is thin and smeared to his scalp beneath two horns that curl along his skull. His skin is ashen and course. His frame is thin yet hunched over like a vulture who is accustomed to staring downward for long periods of time. A small tail trails behind him. Two wings adorn his back, unusable, draped around him like a cloak. He is a Gargoyle, fashioned to be hideous and yet just part of the scenery. =History= ===Prelude=== Born in 1966, Greg Philp grew up in relative poverty, never knowing his father who had run out on the family. His mother and older sister were ladies of the night, one or the other usually being tasked with raising him until he could be sent to school. He was often bullied for his awkward appearance and shy personality. He wasn't particularly bright either and so didn't have much to offer when making friends. Eventually Greg came of age and found himself in need of work. He ended up becoming a janitor. It was tedious and unfulfilling. He could only watch as others lived out their lives, seemingly comfortable and involved in the world. Greg felt like an observer, completely uninteresting and trapped in his own world. That must have been what his Keeper thought when he was taken. "A lump of clay," she called him, "ready to mold. Be my eyes and ears. Be my guardian." ===The Taking=== She was more beautiful than a dream to him. Having never known a woman's touch he was puddy in her hands. He would have followed her anywhere to listen to her sweet words, never truly knowing their meaning... ===Durance=== Gregory doesn't remember much of the life before Arcadia after passing through the Hedge. The tedium washed it right out of his skull. He remembers a landscape of Gothic Cathedrals, spires & stone parapets that dwarfed him. Gregory was part of them, an observant eye that prowled the borders of the dark twisted kingdom. His job was to see and report. But he also knew things, saw things that changed him irrevocably. ===Escape=== The Gargoyle watched and waited and listened until one day he alluded his captors and escaped back into the Hedge. Through stealth and guile he remained hidden there, doing his best to survive, having learned the outside dangers during his time guarding the gates. ===Life After=== Now that he's returned to the dim memory of the world he was stolen from, he is out of sorts. Penniless and poor he counts himself as a homeless person, sifting through trash, collecting cans, and sleeping in parks or alleys. Simply returning to the human world created a whole new set of problems for Gregory. He stayed hidden at first, climbing trees, buildings, and taking it all in. There were no monsters waiting in the bushes, no teeth waiting to chomp down on him. What grew did not strangle him. But there were people, as he once was, who ruled here. There was an order to things, expectations, civilzation. Gregory had nothing, no identity, no wealth or skills to get by. The sky rained as it did in Arcadia, and he drank from the runoff and foraged from the leftovers tossed aside. When he discovered that the cities took care of their poor, Gregory took advantage, sleeping in shelters and eating at soup kitchens. Weeks went by before he remembered his surname. He knew the Keeper would have left a Fetch in his place. If he had family here then surely they would take him in and care for him. Perhaps he could do away with the Fetch and reclaim what was lost. Simply remembering his family name did not narrow it down much. Sunsets over an ocean... Surely that meant the western coast. He worked his way there across the United States by foot, getting rides when he could, stopping by Freeholds along the way to share news and information, news of the Courts, their practices and methods of acquiring safe passage. Finally he came to California. Was it here that his family resided? Would he find the Fetch or would the Keeper be waiting there for him? Whatever the case, he was here now and he would watch carefully for dangers. ===Departure from Sacramento=== In March of 2016, Gregory departs from Sacramento towards the west coast. =Scenes= {| style="width:100%;" | style="width:24%; vertical-align:top;" | {| class="collapsible wikitable" width=100% |- ! ===Plots=== |- | * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30669-The-Charity-Shop-that-Time-Forgot Charity Shop Time Forgot] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31452-PrP-Gifts-That-Keep-Giving Gifts that Keep Giving] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32733-Shell-Game-Signs-of-the-Times Shell Game - Sign of the Times] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33477-Shell-Game-Meeting-with-Mike Shell - Meeting w/Mike] |} | style="width:24%; vertical-align:top;" | {| class="collapsible wikitable" width=100% |- ! ===Meetings=== |- | * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?29865-The-Fallen-Fair-2014&p=368115&viewfull=1#post368115 The Fallen Fair 2014] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30122-FF14-Gregory-amp-Tessa&p=368234#post368234 FF14 - Gregory & Tessa] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30228-FF14-L-aire-amp-Gregory FF14 - L'aire & Gregory] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30536-Bonfire-Night-2014&p=373577&viewfull=1#post373577 Bonfire Night 2014] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30558-BN14-L-aire-amp-Gregory BN14 - L'aire & Gregory] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30727-BN14-Oneiromancy-Lessons BN14 - Oneiromancy Lesson] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31125-Silent-Night-2014 Silent Night 2014] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31140-SN14-Buffet-Table SN14 - Buffet Table] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31159-SN-2014-Swearing-the-Pledge&p=381330&viewfull=1#post381330 SN14 - Swearing the Pledge] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31228-SN-2014-Gregory-L-aire-amp-Degnar SN14 - Gregory, L'aire, & Degnar] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31271-SN-14-The-Other-End-of-the-Bar SN14 - Other End of the Bar] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31957-Saint-Valentine-s-Day-2015 Valentine's Day] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32008-SVD-Tally-amp-Gregory SVD15 - Tally & Gregory] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32010-2015-SVD-Rick-amp-L-aire/page3 SVD15 - Rick, Terri, Gregory] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32421-0315-Coronation-of-Desires&p=398101&viewfull=1#post398101 Coronation of Desires] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32465-0315-Drinks-with-Coco! 0315CoD - Drinks with Coco] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32774-Feast-of-Colour/page3 Feast of Color] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32831-FoC-Near-the-entrance&p=404783&viewfull=1#post404783 FoC - Near the Entrance] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33121-FOC-Inside-the-Rose-Garden FoC - Inside Rose Garden] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33200-FOC-The-Right FoC - The Right] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33717-FOC-Catching-Up FoC - Catching Up] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33578-FOC-Where-d-She-Go&p=418477&viewfull=1#post418477 FoC - Where'd She Go?] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33389-Feast-of-Strength-2015 Feast of Strength 2015] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33429-FOS-2015-Getting-Reacquainted FoS - Getting Reacquainted] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33473-FOS-2015-Sideline-Conversation FoS - Sideline] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33409-FOS-2015-Blazing-Hearth&p=413131&viewfull=1#post413131 FoS - Blazing Hearth] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33480-FOS-2015-Sign-Up-for-Capture-the-Flag FoS - CtF Signup] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33502-FOS-2015-Capture-the-Flag-Red-Team FoS - CtF Red Team] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33794-FOS-2015-Gregory-and-Nathan FoS - Gregory and Nathan] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33968-Summer-Offensive Summer Offensive] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?34199-2015-AU-Autumn-Coronation&p=422439&viewfull=1#post422439 2015 Autumn Coronation] ** [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?34277-AC-2015-Open-Hearth 2015AC - Open Hearth] |} | style="width:24%; vertical-align:top;" | {| class="collapsible wikitable" width=100% |- ! ===Socials=== |- | * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30086-Up-the-Garden-Path-%28Open%29&p=368185&viewfull=1#post368185 Up the Garden Path] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30165-Parkour-training Shards - Parkour Training] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30533-Antique-Fair&p=373316&viewfull=1#post373316 Antique Fair] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30760-Something-To-Do&p=377366&viewfull=1#post377366 Something to Do] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31141-Bums-and-the-City Bums & the City] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31745-Finding-our-home-in-the-hedge. Home in the Hedge] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32130-After-Hours-at-the-Blue-Note After Hours] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32340-Expedition-for-Ingredients! Expedition for Ingredients] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32643-A-Hand-Up A Hand Up] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32777-Of-Rooftops-and-Alley-Ways Rooftops and Alleyways] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33485-Slam-the-Mic-Poets-Performers-Patrons! Shards - Slam the Mic!] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33463-Resume-for-the-Rat-Race Resume for the Rat Race] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33809-Coffee-and-Some-Verses Shard - Coffee and Some Verses] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33931-Men-of-Stone Men of Stone] |} | style="width:24%; vertical-align:top;" | {| class="collapsible wikitable" width=100% |- ! ===Glimpses=== |- | * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30111-Gregory-Comes-to-Sacramento&p=368053#post368053 Gregory Comes to Sacrmaneto] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30123-Harvest-Pop-Goes-the-Weasel&p=368247#post368247 Harvest - Pop Goes the Weasel] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30714-Harvest-Tent-City&p=376314#post376314 Harvest - Tent City] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?31269-Harvest-Up-on-the-Rooftop Harvest - Up on the Rooftop] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32505-Harvest-On-the-Edge Harvest - On the Edge] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33308-Harvest-Glass-Case-of-Emotion Harvest - Glass Case of Emotion] * [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33301-Return-with-Wyrmthumbs Return with Wyrmthumbs] |} |} <!-- This is the footer and goes last, enter information above this line --> {{Bibliography}}{{Changeling Character}}{{Status Editor |Acknowledges= |Recognizes= |Values= |Respects= |Admires= }}