Character

Name: Alexander Volkov, AKA Vee
Player: Exhack
Campaign: Changeling: The Lost
Concept: Mira's Fetch
Virtue: Fortitude
Vice: Wrath
Changeling: Mira D'Cruz
Experience: 60

Appearance

A mop of messy brown hair and dark sunglasses do a good deal of obscuring this youth's face, though he's still easy to notice. Delicate features with the exception of a strong jawline do much to lend an androgynous look to his features, perhaps as if puberty never took proper hold for him. Alex often looks dour or serious - not mopey, just as if the weight of the world were on his shoulders. Or he thought it was. Probably the latter.

The rest of his lithe frame is usually hidden under a thick military-style jacket and baggy pants, both black. The patch sewn on the right shoulder of the jacket is recognizable to local Hunter cells as the logo of Center City's Union "franchise". Underneath he's got a yellow T-shirt with the Sinestro Corps logo (google it), and under that, he's in better shape than you'd expect from someone that looks like a nerd. Not exactly going to be a linebacker any time soon, but he's well-built.

Any Changeling that looks at him would notice something artificial about him right away; matted, sweaty hair, splotchy skin that's barely holding together, and on closer inspection, his nature as a Fetch is clear: His eyes are camera lenses from a cell phone and a digital camera, his ears are microphones from some portable video games, and his mouth is covered with speakers. His skin are scabs and flesh torn from injuries, cobbled together over a body made from spilled blood, mud, and leaves. By the time you have a chance to itemize his "recipe," though, he's probably ready to strike. It was nice knowing you.

Backstory

A year after Alex Volkov was abducted during the botched execution of a Betwixt in the Philadelphia freehold, he came back. At least, as far as his friends and family were concerned. Emily Gould, who was suspected to be involved in the kidnapping, was declared dead after Alex related a heartbreaking story of escaping his well-meaning captor through cunning and belief that he'd get home to see his family again, or something equally sappy and dumb.

It's all bullshit, of course, and that's the worst thing: He knows it. The second Alex landed on the opposite side of the Hedge, he knew what he was and what happened. It's possible something in him broke, and it's also possible he was made broken. Whatever the case, he's made himself nothing but an enemy of Changeling society. When it was clear he was running a game, the Freehold ganged up on him, planning to kill him quickly and be done with it.

They blew that when a Cell tied to the Union came across what looked like some freaks trying to kill that boy that they saw on channel Six the other day. Dashing Heroics ensued, and Alex was accepted as a member, rising through their ranks as he wreaked brutal revenge on those that nearly took his life. He's known as the expert on Changeling extermination, and doesn't even work anymore - he was set up on the payroll of another Union member's business, and works full-time as a consultant and field agent for the Union. For some reason, he has yet to take on the Freehold proper, or try to find his counterpart.

Vital Characteristics

Health: 8/8
Willpower: 5

Wyrd: ●
Morality: 4

Size: 5
Speed: 13
Initiative: 6
Defense: 3
Armor: 0/0 without Armor

Inventory

Smartphone: Better than Mira's. Roll Wits + Occult to identify any vampires or werewolves he can take a picture of.
Flashlight Baton: Does 2B damage. Also a flashlight!
Desert Eagle: A gun legally belonging to Alex with a concealed carry permit. Secretly modified to obscure ligature marks. 4L damage, 50/100/200 Range, 7+1 bullets, Strength 3.
Cold Iron knife: A large bowie knife wrought from cold iron. Does 3A damage to Fae. 1L damage to everything else.

Statistics

Attributes

Mental

Intelligence ●●●●
Wits ●●●
Resolve ●●●

Physical

Strength ●●●●
Dexterity ●●●●
Stamina ●●●

Social

Charisma ●●
Manipulation ●●●●
Composure ●●

Skills

Mental (-3 Untrained Penalty)

Academics
Computer ●●●●
Crafts
Investigation ●●● (Supernatural)
Occult ●●●●● (Fae)
Politics
Science

Physical (-1 Untrained Penalty)

Athletics ●●●
Brawl ●●●
Drive
Firearms ●●●
Larceny
Stealth
Survival ●●●
Weaponry ●●●●● (Knives)

Social (-1 Untrained Penalty)

Animal Ken
Empathy
Expression
Intimidation ●●●
Persuasion ●●
Socialize ●●●
Streetwise ●●● (Center City)
Subterfuge ●●● (Lying)

Merits

Status (The Union) ●●●●●
- Contacts ●● - Buffy Andrews. Vampire expert. Alex thinks her name is hilarious. Her, not so much.
- Resources ●● - Hunting gear.
Professional Training ●●● - Growing up with a Freehold teaches you a thing or two about being an Occultist.
Favored Weapon ●● - Alex really likes his cold iron knife. +2 to Resolve + Composure rolls as long as he has it on him or near him.
Spetsnaz Knife Fighting ●● - If wielding edged or pointed weapon size 2 or less, substitute Weaponry instead of Composure for Initiative. Every other attack, opponent gets -1 defense.
Technophile ● - Knows everything about nerdy stuff.

Echoes

Attuned to the Wyrd: Does not see any form of the Mask, empowered or not. Can sense when any Changeling is in a 50-foot radius, and when Mira is nearby. Cannot be surprised by a Changeling.
Normalcy: Completely undetectable by Fae magic.

Alexander Volkov

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