Cassandra Clark, Chosen of Hecate

[CandyLaser]

Cassandra Clark, The Hidden Herald Chosen of Hecate Origin: That Goth Kid (Culture, Empathy, Subterfuge) Growing up, Cassandra fell in with her school's goth clique, leading to her developing an interest in the occult. While the interest was there, the knowledge was not. Her youthful experiments with Ouija boards and 'spells' from the Internet proved fruitless, but she did develop an appreciation for the wild diversity of the world and a knack for reading people—as well as a sense for how best to duck out of class to try the latest new bit of arcana she or a friend found. Role: Modern Occultist (Integrity, Occult, Technology) Most of her friends eventually lost interest in magic, but Cassandra never did. She'd seen enough to be convinced that magic was real, and she devoted herself to learning its secrets, synthesizing ancient and modern methodologies and seeking out sources of power. There were plenty of false leads, of course; while evidence of magic was easy enough to find, the methods behind it were called 'occult' for a reason. Most of those who knew the secrets of real magic didn't want to share, and for that matter, most magic wasn't accessible to ordinary mortals, at least not without a high price. Eventually, though, her methods led her to a particular crossroads at midnight on the night of the new moon. Pantheon: Self-Made Scion of Hecate (Empathy, Persuasion, Occult) Cassandra had come there, armed with nothing but her wits, to stand before the goddess Hecate and demand to be taken in as her student. She knew that this might be a fatal gambit; the Theoi famously enjoyed punishing mortals for hubris. But Hecate was unlike many of the Theoi, and somewhat to Cassandra's surprise the goddess accepted. Hecate granted Cassandra a measure of divine power, choosing her as a Scion and tutoring her in the beginning methods of true sorcery. Since then the goddess has been somewhat remote; though she continues to instruct Cassandra, she prefers for her newest Scion to seek out knowledge on her own. Short-term Deeds: Learn something about another mystical tradition. Long-term Deeds: Find her way into an Underworld. Band Deeds: TBD Egotism ○○•○○ Kinship

 

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Attributes

	Physical		Mental		Social
Force	Might	•••○○	Intellect	•••••	Presence	••••○
Finesse	Dexterity	••○○○	Cunning	••••○	Manipulation	••○○○
Resilience	Stamina	••○○○	Resolve	•••○○	Composure	•••○○

 

Skills

Academics (History)	•••○○	Athletics	○○○○○	Close Combat	○○○○○	Culture	•○○○○
Empathy (Bullshit Detection)	••••○	Firearms	○○○○○	Integrity (Cool Under Pressure)	•••○○	Leadership	•○○○○
Medicine	○○○○○	Occult (Magical Traditions)	•••••	Persuasion (Cold Reading)	•••○○	Pilot	○○○○○
Science	○○○○○	Subterfuge	•○○○○	Survival	○○○○○	Technology	••○○○

Callings and Knacks

Liminal	••○○○	Always There
Psychopomp	••○○○	On the Sound of Water	Marked Out By God
Sage	•○○○○	Bestiary and Atlas

Sorcerous Workings and Techniques

Divining	Working
Ecstatic Trance	Technique
Read the Signs	Technique
Synchronicity	Technique

Pronouncement	Technique

Purviews and Boons

 

Metamorphosis	Innate	Transfigure
Stars	Innate
Magic	Guide	Bend Fate
Fortune	Relic

Journeys

Relic

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Birthrights

Hecate (Guide, •••)

The goddess of the moon, magic, and necromancy, Hecate has accepted Cassandra as a student and blessed her with divinity for reasons of her own.

Asset Skills: Integrity, Occult

Guide Stunt (4s): Inflict a level 2 Complication on an opponent’s next roll within the current scene to harm, influence, or otherwise detrimentally affect your character or an ally, as your threatening presence intimidates them. If they fail to buy it off, you may immediately and reflexively spend or imbue Legend to perform a Marvel; this doesn’t count as your Marvel for the scene.

Purview: Magic

Divination Stones (Relic, •••)

This small pouch of smooth stones, painted with various occult symbols, grants its bearer the power to predict the future.

Motif: Everything, no matter how small, can be an omen.

Purview (••): Fortune

Knack (•): The Scion can perform the Pronouncement technique of the Divining sorcerous working.

Hecate's LED Torch (Relic, •○○)

This small keychain LED flashlight is emblazoned with crossed keys and casts a flickering, orange-red light like a torch.

Motif: To reveal the hidden path.

Purview (••): Journeys

Knack (•): The light of the keychain reveals magic. Magical objects or places, supernatural beings, and ongoing mystic effects glow with an unearthly aura in its light.

Flaw (○○): Once per arc, Hecate requires a favor of the torch's wielder; they gain the Paying Tribute Condition (Scion: Origin, p 204).

 

Edited January 15 by CandyLaser (see edit history)

[CandyLaser]

I believe Cassandra is complete, save for deciding on Deeds. Plot-wise, I was thinking that Hecate is preparing Cassandra as a potential bearer of one or more of her own mantles—basically, she was impressed enough by Cassandra's moxie to decide that she'd be useful, and with the Titans acting up there's no harm in having some mortal Scions around to play a role in any contingency plans.

EDIT: Deeds added.

Edited January 14 by CandyLaser (see edit history)

[CandyLaser]

My thoughts for another potential long-term deed would involve Cassandra drumming up a cult for herself by posting ads online, advising people in need of magical services to think of her with their desires in mind. With the Always There gift she could often answer those prayers, and it would basically be handing the GM a free ticket to drop off adventure hooks.

[PerilousAdventures]

Looks good, not much to add here. Building up a cult is a possibility but don't see these long term deeds as final, you have time to change during the game anyway.