Monobe Takara
"Defies-the-Path"
Concept
Player: Cam
Chronicle: Circle of Blood
Status: PC
Court: Bamboo Talons
Position: Assistant Minister of Human Benevolence
Sentai: Night Wind
Shizu: Rakurai
Concept: Jazz Club Owner
Fera: Garou
Tribe: Shadow Lords (Hakken)
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Philodox (waning)/Pillar
Direction: East
Element: Water
Nature: Maker
Demeanor: Reluctant Garou
Rank: 3 (Adren/Steel)
Renown: Glory 3/0, Virtue 4/0, Wisdom 3/0
Apparent Age: 29
Real Age: 30
First Change: 1999
Attributes
Physical: Strength 2/4/6/5/3, Dexterity 3/3/4/5/5, Stamina 3/4/5/5/4
Social: Charisma 4 (gregarious), Manipulation 5/4/2/2/2 (resourceful), Appearance 4/3/0/0/4 (glamorous)
Mental: Perception 4 (canny), Intelligence 4 (discerning), Wits 3
Abilities
Talents: Alertness 3, Athletics 1, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Instruction 1, Intimidation 4 (icy stare), Leadership 3, Oral Expression 2, Poetic Expression 1, Primal-Urge 1, Streetwise 4 (nightclubs), Style 3, Subterfuge 7 (selective omission)
Skills: Dancing 2, Drive 1, Etiquette 6 (soirees), Firearms 1, Instrumental (piano) 3, Martial Arts 1, Meditation 1, Melee 1, Security 2, Singing 2, Stealth 3, Technology 1
Knowledge: Academics 2, Business 2, Computer 1, Cosmology 1, Culture 3, Enigmas 3, Garou Lore 2, Hengeyokai Lore 2, Investigation 2, Law 1, Linguistics (italian, japanese, korean, wu) 3, Medicine 1, Metaphysics 1, Musicology 4 (jazz), Occult 2, Politics 2, Rituals 3, Spirit Lore 1
Advantages
Gifts: 1) Aura of Confidence, Fair Path, Persuasion, Scent of the True Form; 2) Armor of Tsukiyomi, Clap of Thunder, Jam Technology; 3) Dark of Night, Paralyzing Stare
Rites: 1) Baptism of Fire, Rite of Contrition, Rite of Talisman Dedication; 2) Rite of the Great Burden, Rite of Ostracism; 3) Cha-no-Yu
Backgrounds: Allies 3, Contacts 4, Fame 1, Fetishes 1, Kinfolk 3, Past Life 2, Pure Breed 2, Resources 4
Rage: 5
Gnosis: 5
Willpower: 7
Merits: Common Sense (1), Culture Knack (3), Luck (3)
Flaws: Compulsion: talk back to authority figures (1), Pierced Veil (2)
Miscellaneous Notes
Fetishes: Truth Earring
Dedicated Items: Clothing (2)
Tribal Weakness: Failure's Dagger
Banality (unusable): 5
Creativity: 3
Derangements: none
Combat
Style: Jujutsu (external/soft)
Special Maneuvers (Brawl): Heel Stamp, Throw
Special Maneuvers (Dodge): Evasion
Special Maneuvers (Athletics): Breakfall, Jump
Special Maneuvers (Shapeshifting): Melting
Special Maneuvers (Melee): Great Blow, Parry
Combinations (unarmed): none
Combinations (armed): none
Melee Weapons Techniques: Blades, Fist-Loads, Polearms
Ranged Weapons Techniques: none
Firearms Techniques: Handguns, Shotguns
Common Weapons: Smith & Wesson Magnum (Diff. 6, Dmg: 8, Rate: 1, Clip: 6, Range: 30, Conceal: J, Ammo: hollowpoints, occasionally silver bullets), Tanto (Diff. 5, Dmg: Str+1, Init. +1, Conceal: P)
Armor: none
Experience Points:
Totem
Fox (Sentai)
Cost (Base/Final): 7/20
Chi: 60
Rage: 2
Gnosis: 4
Willpower: 4
Charms: Dragon Sight, Materialize, Reform
Special Abilities: Can speak to sentai; all members can use traits; can always locate members
Traits: +1 Manipulation; +2 Stealth, +2 Streetwise, +3 Subterfuge
Bans: Lose -1 Honor from each gain of such Renown; never participate in a fox hunt and sabotage any such hunts one finds.
Totem
Lord Kaminari (Shizu)
Cost (Base/Final): 7/25
Chi: 90
Rage: 7
Gnosis: 5
Willpower: 7
Charms: Dragon Sight, Lightning Bolts, Reform
Special Abilities: Can speak to pack
Traits: +3 Etiquette, +2 Intimidation, +5 Willpower points per Story
Bans: Lord Kaminari expects his children to give their peers and rivals alike no more respect than they deserve.
Personality
What is this?
Career Class: Worker
Drive: Assertive
Social Activity: Extrovert
Long Term Goals: 1) Sort out her true life goals; 2) Find at least a temporary healthy balance between her Garou and human interests
Short Term Goals: 1) Become ever more useful to the Beast-Court through her club and music love; 2) Establish diplomatic ties to the Sunset People, perhaps through her jazz club
Religion: Shintoism, Buddhism
Politics: Theocracy
Sex: Heterosexual/Monogamous
Traits: Aesthetic, Talented, Circumspect, Thoughtful, Averse, Peaceful, Pleasing, Mellow, Tuneful
Additional Notes: none
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