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2020-04-09T21:26:24Z

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Chris Wooding

2020-02-17T07:47:17Z

Star:

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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; color: red; font-size: 16pt;">“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”<br>~ J.R.R. Tolkien </span>

Chris Wooding is a relatively young kindred, a Shadow - never hesitant to step forward, but he would choose tranquility over any thrilling roller coaster. His appearance follows that same Mekhet philosophy, he usually wears black and grey clothing, although his look can vary from alternative, to college to simply casual. But more important to him, he is a member of the [[Circle of the Crone]]. He believes in the Goddess with all his heart - but many Kindred already know that.

- He is acknowledged on August 21th, 2010.

- Since June 21, 2012, he holds the position of [[Hierophant]].

- On October 5th, 2012, Chris was named Priscus of Shadows.

- After leaving the Domain for almost a year, he returned on August 6th, 2014. He reclaimed the position of Hierophant, but he is no longer his Clan's Priscus.

== Biography ==

Chris Wooding was born in a rich family, in New York. His parents were both bestselling authors - they met a book fair, of all places. They wrote thriller and fantasy novels, Chris loved them. He read a lot, making him a smart guy with a then seemingly perfect youth. With enough money in his pocket he could choose whatever hobby he wanted to spend his time on. And guess what, next to all the reading the boy needed some real action. Fencing was his first sport, but later he was old enough to learn how handle a katana, a classic sword with style, as seen in many movies. Yeah, ''movies'', another great passion. As he got older, his bookcases got fuller and his DVD collection grew bigger. Not to forget, he actually learned how to fight with a katana. Wooding takes his stuff serious.

Next to a lot of reading and fighting - with his now favorite sword - he began to get an interest for Wicca. In his free time he did a lot of research, just for fun. But soon it overshadowed his passion for books and movies. When he got older and finished middle school he even planned to make it his work somehow. He had no idea what kind of job there could be involving wicca, but since his parents got enough money, he was not in a rush to go to university or get a job. No, one summer he decided to go on a holiday through California. Partying whole nights long, meeting "interesting" girls, you know the drill. Sometimes he did more than dancing, even things like talking. Some people noticed his occult interest. Too bad for him, that fact killed him...

Because one night Chris met Sharon Miller. Not much more then a neonate herself. But since there seemed to be some problems in town, she didn't care much about the local rules. She Embraced Chris only thinking about her lonely self. The other kindred in town didn't liked that. In the beginning Chris was fascinated by Sharon and himself, vampires, cool. He learned all the Crúac that he could learn in the small amount of time there was. ''Not much.'' Soon the 'local authorities' were clear about what needed to be done. Girls who ignore one of the basic Traditions of the Masquerade need to be killed, the final death. Nor Chris nor Sharon liked that of course, so they tried to flee. They fought sometimes, but in a few days the two neonates were caught. After killing Sharon in a trial they said they didn't like Chris either, he couldn't be much better then Sharon, but they decided not to kill Chris. There was a woman, Lily Thornton, who volunteered to take care of him, to tutor him. Chris would still be killed if he ever came back to downtown San Francisco. That only needed to be said once to Chris, so he left with Lily to live on the edge of the metropolitan area.

Some years passed, and he needed to make plans for his future. Since going home was not the best idea as a vampire, so he decided to life in an apartment in Sacramento. A nearby city, he would still be able to contact Lily from time to time, but he could also live his own Requiem this way. And looking back on his Requiem so far, he regrets some of his stupid actions. He couldn't be proud of himself. But young as he is, he is willing to start over again... in Sacramento.

=== Gone and back again ===

After his second time of torpor, Chris left Sacramento after a couple of months. It wasn't any safer than San Francisco. Now that was one of the stupid ideas he has once in a while. Of course they didn't welcome him with open arms, he wasn't forgotten by the local authorities. The whole winter he stayed with Lily Thornton. There he could stay for a while to settle his thoughts, but naturally not for too long. No he needed to leave again.

And so he went back were he came from, Sacramento. However, this Chris was different from the former Chris the city had seen, at least, the Mekhet hoped to have changed in a positive way.

== Glimpses and further history ==
'''Background:'''

- A short glimpse of a memory of Chris' [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?22011-My-my-memories-The-Embrace&p=273948&viewfull=1#post273948 Embrace]

- The decision to kill Sharon Miller, but to let Chris Wooding continue his Requiem was made during [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?22947-The-Trial&p=286068&viewfull=1#post286068 The Trial]. Thereafter Lily Thornton took care of Chris. [[File:Lily_Thornton.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Lily Thornton]]

'''Crone Related: '''

- Before becoming Hierophant, former Hierophant [[David Silver]] asked him to spend an [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?12750-River-river-carry-me-on&p=151833&viewfull=1#post151833 evening in the river]

- In his time as Vala, Chris had [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?15114-Little-Frankenstein-the-Creation-of-a-Monster&p=179835&viewfull=1#post179835 created a Homunculus]. Later he traded his little friend for books.

'''Feeding:'''

[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?7712-A-nice-Snack-and-an-angry-Goodbye&p=91444&viewfull=1#post91444 In San Francisco] - [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?11449-What-s-your-favorite-scary-movie&p=136779&viewfull=1#post136779 at the cinema] - [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?10142-The-best-wishes-and-a-happy-holiday-for-everyone-%85.&p=120639&viewfull=1#post120639 during Christmas] - [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?8173-You-can-order-food-from-the-internet-these-days%85&p=97973&viewfull=1#post97973 in his former apartment] - and [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?8107-Hunting-in-Pieces&p=96889&viewfull=1#post96889 after he rose] from torpor.

'''Torpid Dreams:'''

[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?7760-Nightmares-of-Torpor-A-Short-Requiem-Unfolded&p=92160&viewfull=1#post92160 Dreaming] and [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?8043-Torpid-the-Awakening&p=95989&viewfull=1#post95989 Awakening]

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Annihilate Extraordinary

2017-04-07T15:05:52Z

Star: moved Annihilate Extraordinary to Annihilate Extraordinary Matter

#REDIRECT [[Annihilate Extraordinary Matter]]

Annihilate Extraordinary Matter

2017-04-07T15:05:52Z

Star: moved Annihilate Extraordinary to Annihilate Extraordinary Matter

{{Mage/Spell
|Name=Annihilate Extraordinary Matter
|Source = Mage The Awakening Sourcebook
|Pages = p.203
|Matter = 5
|AA = Unto Dust
}}
This is identical to the ability to destroy normal materials, as with [[Annihilate Matter]] p. 201,
save that it affects enchanted substances that are normally protected such as enhanced or imbued items, Artifacts and thaumium (see [[Forge Thaumium]] below).

* Practice: [[Spell Practice::Unmaking]]
* [[Action]]: [[Action::Instant]]
* [[Duration]]: Lasting
* '''Aspect:''' [[Spell Aspect::Vulgar]]
* Cost: [[Cost::None]]

Each success inflicts one point of
damage on an object, without the need
to overcome that object’s Durability.

[[Adamantine Arrow]] Rote: Unto Dust
* Dice Pool: [[Pool::Intelligence]] + [[Pool::Occult Skill]] or [[Pool::Science Skill]] + [[Pool::Matter]]
Even the most resilient of materials is not safe from an Arrow mage wielding this rote. Thaumium and other such substances can be destroyed by a willworker, stripping opponents of even the most powerful forms of protection or most puissant weapons.
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Veiled Threats

2016-06-02T01:20:39Z

Star:

{{#set:Active=Cabal}}__NOTOC__{{header|mta}}<div style="float: right; text-align: center; padding-left: 20px;">[[Image:Veiled Threats.png|x120px]]<br />{{Show Sanctum|Veiled Threats}}</div>
Veiled Threats is a cabal formed in May 2014. It lasted nearly a year before slowly collapsing after [[Zodiac]] and [[Asp]] left Sacramento, but was revived when '''Star''' recruited '''July'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32773 Motel No-Tell]</ref>, '''Arthur'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32956 Two Pillars]</ref>, '''Ermac'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32956 Two Pillars]</ref>, and '''Avis''' recruited '''Emrys''' and '''Faye'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33028 Avis Calling Faye]</ref>.
* [[Coordinates::38.5829802,-121.5146564|500 West Capitol Ave, Broderick, CA 95605]]
* {{nowrap|Formed: [[Mage date::29 May 2014]]}}
* {{nowrap|'''[[Cabal#Sigil|Sigil Holder]]''': [[Sigil Holder::Avis]]}}

===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Members</span>===
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===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Sanctum & Territory</span>===
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The [[Sanctum]] of the Veiled Threats is a large multi-screen movie theater. Abandoned, the Veiled Threats found it seated at a confluence of ley lines and claimed it<ref>http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?27925&p=342739 It's A Theater]</ref>. The [[hallow]] has been nurtured into a powerful source of mana, but the theater itself still appears a bit run-down and abandoned. The doors are locked and require a key to open.

Inside, the concessions area has been converted into a kitchen/dining area and multiple rooms have been claimed for residences. Much of the old decor remains, in garish purples and blacks.
* '''Interdict''': No animals, i.e. pets, etc.

===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Former Members</span>===
{{#ask: [[Former Member::{{PAGENAME}}]] |?Character Status | link=none | format=template | template=Askpc/Arcana/Format | }}{{#ask: [[Cabal::{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Character Status::Inactive]] |?Character Status | link=none | format=template | template=Askpc/Arcana/Format | }}

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Veiled Threats

2016-06-02T01:20:11Z

Star:

{{#set:Active=Cabal}}__NOTOC__{{header|mta}}<div style="float: right; text-align: center; padding-left: 20px;">[[Image:Veiled Threats.png|x120px]]<br />{{Show Sanctum|Veiled Threats}}</div>
Veiled Threats is a cabal formed in May 2014. It lasted nearly a year before slowly collapsing after [[Zodiac]] and [[Asp]] left Sacramento, but was revived when '''Star''' recruited '''July'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32773 Motel No-Tell]</ref>, '''Arthur'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32956 Two Pillars]</ref>, '''Ermac'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?32956 Two Pillars]</ref>, and '''Avis''' recruited '''Emrys''' and '''Faye'''<ref>[http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?33028 Avis Calling Faye]</ref>.
* [[Coordinates::38.5829802,-121.5146564|500 West Capitol Ave, Broderick, CA 95605]]
* {{nowrap|Formed: [[Mage date::29 May 2014]]}}
* {{nowrap|'''[[Cabal#Sigil|Sigil Holder]]''': [[Sigil Holder::Avis]]}}

===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Members</span>===
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">{{#ask: [[Concept:Active Mages]] [[Cabal::{{PAGENAME}}]] |?Cabal Titles |link=none | format=template | template=Askpc/Arcana/Format }}{{clear left}}</div>

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===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Sanctum & Territory</span>===
<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; width: 360px;"><div style="clear: left; float: left;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="38.5829802" lon="-121.5146564" zoom="19" width="350" height="275">40.750700, -74.002367</googlemap></div><br /><div style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 200%; padding-top: 20px; clear: both;">Scenes</div><br />{{hidebox||{{taggedthreads|veiled}}}}</div>
The [[Sanctum]] of the Veiled Threats is a large multi-screen movie theater. Abandoned, the Veiled Threats found it seated at a confluence of ley lines and claimed it<ref>http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?27925&p=342739 It's A Theater]</ref>. The [[hallow]] has been nurtured into a powerful source of mana, but the theater itself still appears a bit run-down and abandoned. The doors are locked and require a key to open.
* '''Interdict''': No animals, i.e. pets, etc.

Inside, the concessions area has been converted into a kitchen/dining area and multiple rooms have been claimed for residences. Much of the old decor remains, in garish purples and blacks.

===<span style="color: #ff9933; font-family: Vampire2; font-size: 150%;">Former Members</span>===
{{#ask: [[Former Member::{{PAGENAME}}]] |?Character Status | link=none | format=template | template=Askpc/Arcana/Format | }}{{#ask: [[Cabal::{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Character Status::Inactive]] |?Character Status | link=none | format=template | template=Askpc/Arcana/Format | }}

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 [[Image:VT.Santum.png|300px]]<br />
[[Image:VT.Santum.Interior.jpg|300px]]<br />
{{hidebox|Floorplan|{{:Veiled Threats/Floorplan}}}}

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Avis

2016-05-11T03:13:01Z

Star:

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|Path Position=Councilor
|Player Name=Cayce
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|Presence Description=Dull
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|Cabal Titles=Farseeker
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|Quote="Don't let go of the potato."
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==Appearance==
A pale young woman with dull green eyes and lank black hair. Her physique is like whipcord stretched over bones and a myriad of old, white scars are scattered in what might be patterns across her skin, though her clothing usually hides them. She favors loose, soft fabrics, usually in the form of hooded sweatshirts and sweatpants.

==Facts==
Avis says her shadowname is pronounced like "Aw-Vee".

Her Illinois ID states her name as Desirae Avis.

Those familiar with the Southern US can tell she speaks with a bit of a "Louisianan Twang".

Legally, she shouldn't drive.

She dislikes flowers. And Hospitals. And Christmas. And Birthdays.

She likes flavored toothpicks.

Except for her shoes, her clothing looks worn and second hand.

==Nimbus==
Vulgar: Color drains from the immediate area and depth perception becomes temporarily skewed, everything seeming to draw in uncomfortably close, making rooms smaller and all but distant objects seem in reach.

Vice: Color drains from Avis and her facial features seem indistinct and grainy, as though her identity is growing less defined.

Virtue: Colors appear more vibrant and everything seems to become grander in scale.

Purposeful Uncloak: either the virtue or the vice manifestation.

==Arcana==
* {{Has Arcana|Arcana=Mind|Mastery=Adept}}
* {{Has Arcana|Arcana=Space|Mastery=Master}}
* {{Has Arcana|Arcana=Prime|Mastery=Initiate}}

==Soundtrack==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vcFFf9aa7k Battlestar Sonatica]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HJF9fg0u-M Lost]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCBAoCld9M Cleanse]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daIGJgQlrI Zero]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lurmZamBoo To crawl under ones own skin]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHmvSEGYP2k Noir Desir]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcNISGKa_A0 Rats]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAhfyMf59s Weight]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9JAd7fGUwA Live in a Hole]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7vgYGLLSGo Message in Blood]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdGzBwKZuCc Spit or Swallow]

{{Lived In|Chicago|2012|2014}}


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File:Fox and Goose.jpg

2016-03-02T00:27:15Z

Star:

Fox and Goose

2016-03-02T00:26:47Z

Star: Created page with "__NoTOC__{{Infobox_Location |Status=Active |Type=Bar |Established= |Image=Fox_and_Goose.jpg |Location=38.5715791,-121.4991575 }} Landmark alehouse offering classic English dishes..."

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Landmark alehouse offering classic English dishes for breakfast, lunch & dinner, plus entertainment.

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Emrys

2016-02-09T05:44:04Z

Star:

{{Character
|Inception=2014/11/12
|Status=Active
|Character Name=Emrys
|Consilium Status=1
|Consilium Position=Councilor
|Player Name=Xander
|Order=Free Council
|Order Status=2
|Free Council Titles=Syndic
|Presence=1
|Cabal=None
|Path=Acanthus
|Path Status=2
|Path Position=Councilor
|Legacy=Roses of Eden
|Avatar=Andrew Garfield
|Scene1=Sunstone
|Scene2=Concilium
|Acknowledges=Miach,Pelican,Tyria Primoria,Truce,
|Recognizes=Ermac,Crowley,Aquinas,July
|Values=Avis,Star,Arthur,
}}
=History=

From some farm in eastern Maryland, Greg grew up with humble origins. He went to college at Temple University, where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Eastern philosophy.

Greg awakened after returning from China studying the history of Taoism. He compiled his field work and wrote his dissertation, earning him his Master's in Cultural Anthropology. His studies put him on the map for local Libertines, who directed him to DC after his graduation. He became apprenticed to a local Citizen Agent in College Park, who saw his potential with Time and Space. She taught him his rotes and explained the tangled web of Sympathy to him.

After seeing the iron grip the Seers held on the city, and the hole in spycraft and intelligence gathering left in the wake of the Epopt's betrayal Gregory, now going by Emrys, left the city to get as far away as possible. His departure now brings him to Sacramento, with a full continent between him and the Seer capital.


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Star

2015-11-22T01:35:12Z

Star:

{{Character
|Inception=2014/05/15
|Status=Active
|Character Name=Star
|Consilium Status=3
|Player Name=West
|Order=Guardians of the Veil
|Order Status=1
|Presence=2
|Cabal=Veiled Threats
|Cabal Titles=Hearthmaster
|Path=Obrimos
|Path Status=4
|Path Position=None
|Appearance={{Has Merit|Social Chameleon|2}}, {{Has Merit|Occultation|1}}
|Titles=The Illusionist
|Avatar=Jessie Eisenberg
|Quote=Use Your Illusion.
|Acknowledges=Arthur,Ermon,Faye,July,Miach,Pelican,Pepper,Striker,Truce,Tyria Primoria
|Recognizes=Crowley,Ermac
|Values=Aquinas,Einstein,Zilker
|Respects=Avis
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Star arrived in Sacramento in May of 2014 with nothing but a backpack and a dream. Meeting [[Asp]], [[Avis]], and [[Zodiac]] on his way to find [[Ariadne]], the group would later form a cabal<ref>[[Moxie at Moxie]]</ref> (named [[Veiled Threats]], much to Zoey's chagrin). Although Asp and Zoey eventually left Sacramento, Avis and Star have kept the lights on in their little theater by recruiting [[July]].

[[Nous]] would test Star with the Crimson Veil<ref>[{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far]</ref> and that would lead to his Black Veil<ref>[{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery]</ref>. Finally, the little Guardian That Could was legit.

In the interim, Star has managed to head off a Breach of Secrecy, cleanse the resonance of a house left behind by Scelesti, stop a Breach, thug some thieves, and find a girlfriend.

Currently, he's working on the Banisher U and GLO situations.

More often than not, he can be found wearing khakis, tennis shoes, and a long sleeve shirt with rolled sleeves covered by a light cloth car coat. Sometimes, he mixes it up by wearing jeans. Rarely shorts. A bulging backpack over a shoulder carries Abyss-Knows-What, and he tools around either on a raggedy motorcyle or in an even more raggedy van.

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* Goes by [[Has Merit::New Identity|Jack Hoyle]] in public
* Early 20s
* Arrived in Sacramento in mid-May of 2014<ref>[{{thread}}27726 Sanctuary]</ref>.
* Hearthmaster of the [[Veiled Threats]] [[cabal]]
* {{Disciple of|Prime}}
* Photojournalist for the Sacramento Bee ({{Has Merit|Status|1|Sphere=News Media}})
* Has engaged in sexual congress in a public location
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZkpyMl20Y 'Professional Griefers' by Deadmau5]
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* [{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far] (Crimson Veil)
* [{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery] (Black Veil)
{{#ask: [[Cast::Star]] |format=ul }}
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* [{{thread}}28022 Two Nickels] A beginning
* [{{thread}}28401 The First Card] A dare
* [{{thread}}28605 A Dare Plus A Hat Equals A Date] A date
* [{{thread}}29301 Where the Streets Have No Name] A confession
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] A vision
* [{{thread}}30748 Maybe You Can Hire...] A union
* [{{thread}}31788 Dying Young 1/2] & [{{thread}}31789 Dying Young 2/2] A decision
* [{{thread}}31755 Killing Young] A sacrifice
* [{{thread}}33462 Potato of Her Eye] An illusion
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* [{{thread}}31301 Pumped Up Kicks] (Historical Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}28435 Aether Eyes] (Oblation Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30076 Fly on the Windscreen] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}31982 Naive] (Goodbye to [[Zodiac]] Glimpse)
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Star

2015-11-22T01:27:22Z

Star:

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|Inception=2014/05/15
|Status=Active
|Character Name=Star
|Consilium Status=3
|Player Name=West
|Order=Guardians of the Veil
|Order Status=1
|Presence=2
|Cabal=Veiled Threats
|Cabal Titles=Hearthmaster
|Path=Obrimos
|Path Status=4
|Path Position=None
|Appearance={{Has Merit|Social Chameleon|2}}, {{Has Merit|Occultation|1}}
|Titles=The Illusionist
|Avatar=Jessie Eisenberg
|Quote=Use Your Illusion.
|Acknowledges=Arthur,Ermon,Faye,July,Miach,Pelican,Pepper,Striker,Truce,Tyria Primoria
|Recognizes=Crowley,Ermac
|Values=Aquinas,Einstein,Zilker
|Respects=Avis
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Star arrived in Sacramento in May of 2014 with nothing but a backpack and a dream. Meeting [[Asp]], [[Avis]], and [[Zodiac]] on his way to find [[Ariadne]], the group would later form a cabal<ref>[[Moxie at Moxie]]</ref> (named [[Veiled Threats]], much to Zoey's chagrin). Although Asp and Zoey eventually left Sacramento, Avis and Star have kept the lights on in their little theater by recruiting [[July]].

[[Nous]] would test Star with the Crimson Veil<ref>[{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far]</ref> and that would lead to his Black Veil<ref>[{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery]</ref>. Finally, the little Guardian That Could was legit.

In the interim, Star has managed to head off a Breach of Secrecy, cleanse the resonance of a house left behind by Scelesti, stop a Breach, thug some thieves, and find a girlfriend.

Currently, he's working on the Banisher U and GLO situations.

More often than not, he can be found wearing khakis, tennis shoes, and a long sleeve shirt with rolled sleeves covered by a light cloth car coat. Sometimes, he mixes it up by wearing jeans. Rarely shorts. A bulging backpack over a shoulder carries Abyss-Knows-What, and he tools around either on a raggedy motorcyle or in an even more raggedy van.

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* Goes by [[Has Merit::New Identity|Jack Hoyle]] in public
* Early 20s
* Arrived in Sacramento in mid-May of 2014<ref>[{{thread}}27726 Sanctuary]</ref>.
* Hearthmaster of the [[Veiled Threats]] [[cabal]], which includes [[Avis]] and [[July]]
* {{Disciple of|Prime}}
* Photojournalist for the Sacramento Bee ({{Has Merit|Status|1|Sphere=News Media}})
* Has engaged in sexual congress in a public location
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* [{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far] (Crimson Veil)
* [{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery] (Black Veil)
{{#ask: [[Cast::Star]] |format=ul }}
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* [{{thread}}28022 Two Nickels] A beginning
* [{{thread}}28401 The First Card] A dare
* [{{thread}}28605 A Dare Plus A Hat Equals A Date] A date
* [{{thread}}29301 Where the Streets Have No Name] A confession
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] A vision
* [{{thread}}30748 Maybe You Can Hire...] A union
* [{{thread}}31788 Dying Young 1/2] & [{{thread}}31789 Dying Young 2/2] A decision
* [{{thread}}31755 Killing Young] A sacrifice
* [{{thread}}33462 Potato of Her Eye] An illusion
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* [{{thread}}31301 Pumped Up Kicks] (Historical Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}28435 Aether Eyes] (Oblation Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30076 Fly on the Windscreen] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}31982 Naive] (Goodbye to [[Zodiac]] Glimpse)
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Star

2015-11-22T01:21:39Z

Star:

{{Character
|Inception=2014/05/15
|Status=Active
|Character Name=Star
|Consilium Status=3
|Player Name=West
|Order=Guardians of the Veil
|Order Status=1
|Presence=2
|Cabal=Veiled Threats
|Cabal Titles=Hearthmaster
|Path=Obrimos
|Path Status=4
|Path Position=None
|Appearance={{Has Merit|Social Chameleon|2}}, {{Has Merit|Occultation|1}}
|Titles=The Illusionist
|Avatar=Jessie Eisenberg
|Quote=Use Your Illusion.
|Acknowledges=Arthur,Ermon,Faye,July,Miach,Pelican,Pepper,Striker,Truce,Tyria Primoria
|Recognizes=Crowley,Ermac
|Values=Aquinas,Einstein,Zilker
|Respects=Avis
}}
Star arrived in Sacramento in May of 2014 with nothing but a backpack and a dream. Meeting [[Asp]], [[Avis]], and [[Zodiac]] on his way to find [[Ariadne]], the group would later form a cabal<ref>[[Moxie at Moxie]]</ref> (named [[Veiled Threats]], much to Zoey's chagrin). Although Asp and Zoey eventually left Sacramento, Avis and Star have kept the lights on in their little theater by recruiting [[July]].

[[Nous]] would test Star with the Crimson Veil<ref>[{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far]</ref> and that would lead to his Black Veil<ref>[{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery]</ref>. Finally, the little Guardian That Could was legit.

In the interim, Star has managed to head off a Breach of Secrecy, cleanse the resonance of a house left behind by Scelesti, stop a Breach, thug some thieves, and find a girlfriend.

Currently, he's working on the Banisher U and GLO situations.

More often than not, he can be found wearing khakis, tennis shoes, and a long sleeve shirt with rolled sleeves covered by a light cloth car coat. Sometimes, he mixes it up by wearing jeans. Rarely shorts. A bulging backpack over a shoulder carries Abyss-Knows-What, and he tools around either on a raggedy motorcyle or in an even more raggedy van.

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* Goes by [[Has Merit::New Identity|Jack Hoyle]] in public
* Early 20s
* Arrived in Sacramento in mid-May of 2014<ref>[{{thread}}27726 Sanctuary]</ref>.
* Hearthmaster of the [[Veiled Threats]] [[cabal]], which includes [[Avis]] and [[July]]
* {{Disciple of|Prime}}
* Photojournalist for the Sacramento Bee ({{Has Merit|Status|1|Sphere=News Media}})
* Has engaged in sexual congress in a public location
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* [[Ivory Tower]]
* [[Blue Octavo]]
* [[Sunstone]]
<br />{{quote|Plots Completed|m}}
* [[They Knew Too Much]]
* [[Sink or Swim]]
* [[Something Borrowed]]
* [http://nwod.org/forum/showthread.php?30266 Threads of Blood]
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* [{{thread}}28746 Too Close] and [{{thread}}29597 Too Far] (Crimson Veil)
* [{{thread}}32662 Happiness In Slavery] (Black Veil)
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{{col-break|width=50%}}{{quote|True Blue|m}}
* [{{thread}}28022 Two Nickels] A beginning
* [{{thread}}28401 The First Card] A dare
* [{{thread}}28605 A Dare Plus A Hat Equals A Date] A date
* [{{thread}}29301 Where the Streets Have No Name] A confession
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] A vision
* [{{thread}}30748 Maybe You Can Hire...] A union
* [{{thread}}31788 Dying Young 1/2] & [{{thread}}31789 Dying Young 2/2] A decision
* [{{thread}}31755 Killing Young] A sacrifice
* [{{thread}}33462 Potato of Her Eye] An illusion
<br />{{quote|Glimpses|m}}
* [{{thread}}31301 Pumped Up Kicks] (Historical Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}28435 Aether Eyes] (Oblation Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30076 Fly on the Windscreen] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}30185 Vans] (Supernal Glimpse)
* [{{thread}}31982 Naive] (Goodby to [[Zodiac]] Glimpse)
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{{userbox|id=[[File:Music.jpg|75px]]|info={{#widget:SoundCloud |id=55650484 |width=202px }}}}
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Mage Sight

2015-09-22T21:31:23Z

Star:

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{{Mage/Index}}</noinclude>
Mage Sight is one of the core tools a Mage has, and one of the more ambiguously written sections of the book. I'm going to try to touch on the important things, since another book could be written about Sight & Resonance in general.

Unless [[Spell Cloaks|Cloaked]], Active spells are visible. Whether they're a soft glow, or baby nimbus, or what-not, it is apparent to anyone with Active Sight when something is enchanted. How, is unknown... for that, you '''Scrutinize'''.
* '''Dice Pool:''' [[Pool::Intelligence]] + [[Pool::Occult Skill|Occult]]
* '''Action:''' [[Action::Extended]] (1–5+ successes; one roll represents one turn of scrutiny)

==Targets==
Scrutiny targets should be declared in advance. If you don't it will be assumed that successes will be devoted in order, one at a time, to the listings in the book: '''Composition, Potency, Targets, [[Duration]], Identification, Power, and Mastery'''. That means 3 successes would translate into a single success towards Composition, Potency, and Targets.

===Beings and Objects===
{{info}} '''Identity''': Each resonance or aura is as unique as a fingerprint. If a mage has seen or studied a resonance before and is familiar with it, one success allows him to recognize the subject. With five successes, he can recognize shapeshifters in any of their forms.

{{info}} '''Nature''': One success is enough to alert the mage that the person is not what he seems to be, but the mage doesn’t necessarily know what the subject really is. Five successes
allow a mage to determine a subject’s true nature.

* See Also: [[Mask]]

==Social Ramifications==
Scrutiny is usually used to assess spells, and caster's proficiencies. For that reason, some might consider it an implicit challenge, or assessment.

{{MHR|There is some confusion as to how a person appears when they Scrutinize. For the purposes of my game, Scrutiny is fairly obvious. Consider that Scrutiny is a Mental [[Action]]; that is to say, it requires a degree of concentration that allows no other [[Action]]s to be performed. That means that you can't even fish your keys out of your pocket while Scrutinizing. So, by the definition of it as an [[Action]], I interpret that to mean it requires most of a person's mental capacity for a full 3 seconds. Extended Scrutiny obviously lengthens this [[Duration]]. For the object of the Scrutiny, this means that someone is staring at them. You don't casually glance and roll for Scrutiny -- you take that full [[Action]]. To be subject to an intense visual examination is fairly obvious. If your character has Subterfuge, or something similar that would allow them to possibly perform the Scrutiny on the down low, please mention it. I should have mention that i think of resonance as a mini aurora borealis, shimmering and dancing around a person (or object). For that reason, I don't allow people to maintain eye contact -- they're looking all about the person, discerning the ripples and nuances of the phenomena.}}

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Mage Sight

2015-07-03T04:56:15Z

Star:

<noinclude>{{header|mta}}{{topicon mta}}__NOTOC__
{{Mage/Index}}</noinclude>
Mage Sight is one of the core tools a Mage has, and one of the more ambiguously written sections of the book. I'm going to try to touch on the important things, since another book could be written about Sight & Resonance in general.

Unless [[Spell Cloaks|Cloaked]], Active spells are visible. Whether they're a soft glow, or baby nimbus, or what-not, it is apparent to anyone with Active Sight when something is enchanted. How, is unknown... for that, you '''Scrutinize'''.

{{MHR|There is some confusion as to how a person appears when they Scrutinize. For the purposes of my game, Scrutiny is fairly obvious. Consider that Scrutiny is a Mental [[Action]]; that is to say, it requires a degree of concentration that allows no other [[Action]]s to be performed. That means that you can't even fish your keys out of your pocket while Scrutinizing. So, by the definition of it as an [[Action]], I interpret that to mean it requires most of a person's mental capacity for a full 3 seconds. Extended Scrutiny obviously lengthens this [[Duration]]. For the object of the Scrutiny, this means that someone is staring at them. You don't casually glance and roll for Scrutiny -- you take that full [[Action]]. To be subject to an intense visual examination is fairly obvious. If your character has Subterfuge, or something similar that would allow them to possibly perform the Scrutiny on the down low, please mention it. I should have mention that i think of resonance as a mini aurora borealis, shimmering and dancing around a person (or object). For that reason, I don't allow people to maintain eye contact -- they're looking all about the person, discerning the ripples and nuances of the phenomena.}}

'''Dice Pool:''' [[Intelligence]] + Occult
'''Action:''' Extended (1–5+ successes; one roll represents one turn of scrutiny)

==Social Ramifications==
Scrutiny is usually used to assess spells, and caster's proficiencies. For that reason, some might consider it an implicit challenge, or assessment.

==Targets==
Scrutiny targets should be declared in advance. If you don't it will be assumed that successes will be devoted in order, one at a time, to the listings in the book: '''Composition, Potency, Targets, [[Duration]], Identification, Power, and Mastery'''. That means 3 successes would translate into a single success towards Composition, Potency, and Targets.

===Beings and Objects===
{{info}} '''Identity''': Each resonance or aura is as unique as a fingerprint. If a mage has seen or studied a resonance before and is familiar with it, one success allows him to recognize the subject. With five successes, he can recognize shapeshifters in any of their forms.

{{info}} '''Nature''': One success is enough to alert the mage that the person is not what he seems to be, but the mage doesn’t necessarily know what the subject really is. Five successes
allow a mage to determine a subject’s true nature.

* See Also: [[Mask]]

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Cleanse Body

2015-04-26T15:01:15Z

Star:

{{Mage/Spell
|Name= Cleanse Body
|Source = Mage The Awakening Sourcebook
|Pages = p.180
|Life = 1
|AA=Purge the Unbidden
}}
The mage can cleanse herself of drugs, toxins or poisons.

* '''Practice''': [[Spell Practice::Compelling]]
* '''[[Action]]''': [[Action::Instant]]
* '''[[Duration]]''': Lasting
* '''Aspect:''' [[Spell Aspect::Covert]]
* '''Cost''': [[Cost::None]]

Spellcasting successes are added as bonus dice to rolls for overcoming a drug<ref>[[World of Darkness Sourcebook|WoD]] “Drugs,” pp. 176-177</ref>, or allow a mage to ignore an equal amount of points of poison damage<ref>[[World of Darkness Sourcebook|WoD]] “Poisons and Toxins,” pp. 180-181.</ref>.

[[Adamantine Arrow]] Rote: Purge the Unbidden
* Dice Pool: [[Pool::Stamina]] + [[Pool::Medicine Skill]] + [[Pool::Life]]
While it doesn’t happen quite as often in modern times, it was once the case that guardsmen and warriors often needed to be mindful of poison. Adamantine Arrow mages use this rote to purge unwanted influences from their systems. Of course, the spell is as effective on, say, alcohol as it is on strychnine, so mages of all orders eventually manage to find one use or another for it.

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Purify Bodies

2015-04-26T14:57:00Z

Star:

{{Mage/Spell
|Name=Purify Bodies
|Source = Mage The Awakening Sourcebook
|Pages = p.183
|Life = 2
|TM=Antivenom
|FC=Suck it Out
}}
The mage cleanses others of drugs, toxins or poisons.

* '''Practice''': [[Spell Practice::Compelling]]
* '''[[Action]]''': [[Action::Instant]]
* '''[[Duration]]''': [[Duration::Lasting]]
* '''Aspect:''' [[Spell Aspect::Covert]]
* '''Cost''': [[Cost::None]]

As the [[Life]] {{dot1}} [[Cleanse Body]] spell, except that this version can be cast upon others. At this level, the mage must touch the target. With [[Life]] {{dot3}}, he can cast this spell at sensory range.

[[Mysterium]] Rote: Antivenom
* Dice Pool: [[Pool::Intelligence]] + [[Pool::Medicine Skill]] + [[Pool::Life]]
Even in the middle of nowhere, short on supplies and unable to call for help, a Mysterium mage with this rote is prepared to save a companion’s life from en-venomization by whatever sort of creature, terrestrial or otherworldly.

[[Free Council]] Rote: Suck it Out
* Dice Pool: [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Medicine Skill]] + [[Pool::Life]]
Some Free Council willworkers use a more improvisational rote to accomplish the same.
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Property:Doll Face

2014-10-23T20:27:49Z

Star: Created page with "{{property}}This has type::number subproperty of Has Merit is for lols. It tracks the Social Chameleon Merit. * [[Allow..."

{{property}}This [[has type::number]] subproperty of [[subproperty of::Property:Has Merit|Has Merit]] is for lols. It tracks the [[Social Chameleon]] [[Merits|Merit]].
* [[Allows value::1]]

Property:Social Chameleon

2014-10-23T20:26:53Z

Star:

{{property}}This [[has type::number]] subproperty of [[subproperty of::Property:Has Merit|Has Merit]] is for lols. It tracks the [[Social Chameleon]] [[Merits|Merit]].
* [[Allows value::1]]
* [[Allows value::2]]
* [[Allows value::3]]