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Mage: The Ixscension

Lysander Tharr

History

Born under a different name, the man that became Lysander Tharr grew up with a spotty old uncle in a victorian household on the London outskirts. As with most children from a well to do family, he was sent off to a boarding school as soon as he was old enough, and had limited contact with his uncle thereafter. However, it was the boarding school that began his most transformative journey, for it was there that he Awakened.

Schools often have secrets. The older the school, the older the secrets, and Saint Bastion's Academy for Boys was no exception. Some of the teachers engaged in secretive practices at night, and strange sightings happened periodically on the grounds. When a full moon came, people locked their doors and stayed inside. Things moved out there in the night, and even within the ancient dormatories, there were secrets still. Hidden passageways, and old books hidden inside newer books. Books that spoke of ancient knowledge, and other things outside mortal ken. For him, these books drew him onto a path he might never otherwise have followed.

It was the winter solstice, and he discovered clues in a tome to a secret passage deep within the underground beneath the academy. Gathering his supplies, he set out to find it one night. Perhaps it would contain more ancient runes, etched on the walls. Perhaps it lead to a cache of books, old tomes to further his learning of Alchemy, the Royal Art- perhaps even there were other things there. But none of these suppositions could have prepared him for what he found that day.

It was a creature. A thing. Hidden within a secret vault, trapped and bound. A Chimera. An artificial creature made from alchemical processes. Old, powerful, insane. it was these and more. It was lonely. At times, it was even lucid. Lysander talked to it. Sang to it. Cried with it. They shared stories and legends, and in the wee hours of night ancient knowledge, forgotten by mortals.

It told of an ancient order, the Order of Hermes. A collection of those who used True Magick. They had created it, bound it, and ordered it to do their bidding. And as ancient and terrible as it was, those orders still held. It had seen the boy's nascent awakening, and this was the only reason it didn't kill him as it had those others who had found it, over the centuries. In return for its knowledge, its counsel, and its care, it wanted only one thing. One thing that only the boy could give it.

To die.

In time, Lysander granted the beast its desire, and left behind the Academy and his peers.

Stats

Shadow Name: Lysander Tharr
Concept: User of the 'Royal Art', Alchemy. FMA inspired.
Paradigm: Hermetic, shades of alchemy- the whole purification and refining of things to a higher level through the self.
Foci: Magic circles drawn in chalk, on gloves, tattooed magic circles, runes, Enochian
Casting Type: Spontaneous
Essence: Pattern
Nature: Architect
Demeanor: Explorer

XP: 69

Attributes

Physical 5

Strength: 2
Dexterity: 4 (Precise)
Stamina: 2

Social 3

Charisma: 2
Appearance: 3
Manipulation: 1

Mental 7

Perception: 3
Intelligence: 4 (Patterns)
Wits: 2

Abilities

Talents 5

Awareness: 1+1=2 (2 xp)
Alertness: 1
Athletics: 2
Dodge: 1

Skills 9

Artistic Expression: 2
Disguise: 1
Firearms: 3
Demolitions: 2
Technology: 1

Knowledges 13

Alchemy: 3+1=4 (3 xp)
Cosmology: 1
Enochian: 3+1=4 (3 xp)
Enigmas: 3+1=4 (3 xp) [Alchemy]
Science - Metallurgy: 3

Willpower: 5+3 (3 Fp)
Arete: 3 (8 fp)

Spheres

Forces: 1+2=3 (18 xp)
Life: 3 (34 xp)
Matter: 3
Prime: 2

Backgrounds: 7+4 fp

Avatar: 3
Library: 3
Resources: 2
Sanctum: 3

Merits:

Burning Aura (2 points)

Flaws:

Echoes - Full Metal Alchemist (2 points)

Yasuo Kado

Wherever there are people, there is conflict. Wherever there is conflict, you'll find me. As I wander the roads, I learn, and in learning, I teach. If people are willing to hear my song, then perhaps there is a way to abjure these conflicts. Perhaps conflict does not need to be the only path. If you are willing to listen, perhaps you're willing to sit down for a few moments and talk this thing out. There now, that wasn't so hard was it? Listen kid, they'll tell you that fighting is the best way, the only way to get what you want, but that just isn't true. What they really mean is that it's the easy way. If you're strong, I mean. Take from those weaker then you, destroy them, burn them into dust. What's the problem if they're weak? Nobody can stop you, don't you have all the power in the world?

But it's what we give up to get there. I'm not willing to give up who I am so that I can destroy, and I don't think you are either. But there's another way, right? This song I'm playing, it's not just for entertainment. You can feel it, right? They call it empathy, but I call it music. True communication. Just stop and listen. And maybe when you're ready, sing! ~ Yasuo Kado

Name: Kado Yasuo
Tradition: Estatic
Paradigm: Magic is Music
Concept: ROCKSTAR (A sort of intersection between Nekki Basara, and Shindou Suichi)
Nature: Wanderer
Demeanor: Benefactor

Backstory: A young aspiring musician, Yasuo discovered that music had the power to move the universe. Joining the Cult of Ecstasy, Yasuo set out to change the world through his music. Major goals include getting the technocracy to lay off the oppression bullshit and learning something called 'the song of the universe' a sort of underlying ur-chord that contains the power and majesty of creation.

XP: 66

Physical: 3

Strength: 2
Dex: 2
Stamina: 2

Social: 7

Apperance: 3+1 (12xp) (Bishounen)
Manipulation: 1
Charisma: 5 (Intense)

Mental: 5

Perception: 2
Intelligence: 3
Wits: 3

Talents: 9

Alertness: 1+1 (2xp)
Athletics: 1+1 (2xp)
Awareness: 1+1 (2xp)
Diplomacy: 3
Dodge: 1
Style: 1
Survival:

Skills: 13
Drive: 3
Etitquette: 2
Performance: 3+1 (6xp) [Song]
Survival: 3
Technology: 2

Knowledges: 5

Academics (music): 2
Linguistics: 3 (English, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese)

Spheres:

Forces: 2+1 (16 xp)
Mind: 3
Time: 1

Arete: 1+2+1 (8 fbp) (24 xp)
Willpower: 5+2 (2 fbp)
Essence: Primordial

Merits

Jack of All Trades (5 points)
Higher Purpose (1 point) [Get the whole world to listen to his song- not just 'hear it', but actually listen to the emotional and philosophical movement of it. He wants to move mountains with his music]
Soothing Voice (3 points)

Flaws

Lifesaver (3 points)

Backgrounds: 7 +2 (fbp) points.

Avatar: 3
Influence: 2
Resources: 1

Backstory

Abandoned by his father at a young age, Kado Yasuo grew up living a nomadic life. Traveling from one region to another, with only the shirt on his back and an old worn acoustic guitar to his name. Fascinated by music, Yasuo made his way through his early years making a living as a traveling performer, bringing music and laughter to small cities across India and China. As a teenager, he made his way back to his homeland of japan, and eventually managed to get a small time job working gigs at a night club- but with everything he's seen and experienced, Yasuo just can't stick around for long. Picking up everything he owns, the young man sets out onto the streets once again. He catches a train, and then a ship. Eventually, he moves to North America, and spends three years learning the musical cultures of that place. Always wandering, Yasuo has made many friends in many places, and been an influential figure in those lives he's touched. But nothing holds him to a single place for long, and in the end, he always picks up his things and heads off down the road.

Yasuo does not seek fame or fortune, or even recognition- his only desire is to light the darkness of fear and oppression, and to spread the philosophy of his song- that disagreements can be resolved without violence, and that people of all races, ideals or creeds can live in harmony- if only they would listen to the music that bridges the soul. All things are possible in music, and through music the world turns.

As a result of this ideology, Yasuo has become an influential, if mysterious figure in the lives of individuals across the globe. Though they may never see him again, he remains close to their hearts, and they seek to spread the legacy he left them.

Philosophy

What is it, you ask? Well, it's music of course. But music's more than math or entertainment, it's true communication. Hear my heart through this song, hear the universe. Music moves me, and I want to move the world with my music. If I can get people to stop and listen, maybe we can save this old mudball before we ruin it. Maybe we can stop all this fighting, all the killing and carnage, and learn to get along. There's no need for all this conflict. True communication's where it's at. You and I understand eachother- for real I mean- and violence ain't a possibility. Would you cut off your own arm? Oh, sure, it's on fire or poisoned by some nephandi, but I mean just out of the blue? You're not crazy, why would you. So too, why would we fight? Ain't no reason to, not with true communication. When you learn to understand another, you don't need to fight. Just listen. That's all it takes.

Sam Raine

Name: Samantha 'Sam' Raine
Gender: Male
Tradition: Estatic
Nature: Deviant
Demeanor: Sensualist
Essence: Primordial

Age: 22
Height: 5'4"
Personality: Young, idealistic, enthusiastic, vulnerable, falls in and out of love easily.
Paradigm: Transcending/breaking barriers to reveal the truth of reality, shattering preconceptions.
Foci: Provocative movement, physical contact, a kiss, a grind, a flip of the skirt, sensual touch, dance.

Strength: 1 (+1= 4xp): 2
Dexterity: 4 (No Wasted Motion)
Stamina: 1 (+1 = 4xp): 2

Appearance: 5 (Androgynous)
Charisma: 1 (+1 = 4xp): 2
Manipulation: 4 (Sex Appeal)

Perception: 4 (Connections)
Intelligence: 3
Wisdom: 1 (+1 = 4xp): 2

Talents - 13

Acting: 3
Alertness: 1
Awareness: 2
Atheltics: 1
Expression: 3
Seduction: 1+3 (2+4+6=12): 4
Streetwise: 2

Skills - 7

Crafts - Outfits/costumes: 2+2 (+2=12xp):4 (Costume Design)
Dancing: 2+1(4xp):3
Drive: 1
Meditation: 2

Knowledges - 5

Computer: 1 (+1=1xp): 2
Cosmology: 1 (+1=1xp): 2
Herbalism: 1 (+3=6xp): 4 (Salves)
Research: 1 (+1=1xp): 2
Vice: 1 (+2=6xp): 3

Backgrounds - 7

Avatar: 4
Grace Under Pressure: 1
Library: 3
Resources: 1
Sanctum: 2

Spheres

Life: 3
Mind: 3+1=4 (24xp)
Correspondence: 3(34 xp)

Arete: 3 (1+8fbp)+1 (24 xp): 4
Willpower: 7 (5+2fbp)

Merits:
Enchanting Gaze - 2 pts
Innocent - 2 point

Flaws:

Child (1)
Primal marks (2) (two-tone hair)