Adeodatus is an Ivory Claw from the first century of Rome.
Overview[]
Adeodatus was never a particularly strong patriot. He always felt as though there were something more worthy of his faith than even Rome itself, and his Change proved him correct. When he managed to endure the ordeals of his initiation, he was reborn with the light of a higher purpose in his eyes. Similar to other Ivory Claws of the Roman Empire, he has come to see himself as one of the true sons of Romulus, of the blood of a far greater wolf than the mere lupa who suckled Rome's founder.
The son of a scholar, Adeodatus has devoted his life to learning the greater mysteries of the hidden world. When he recently discovered the legend of the sleeping wolf, Adeodatus felt a charge run through his blood. This would be it. This would be his chance to achieve greatness, to stand astride the world at the foot of his wolf-gods. Upon learning that the ruin was guarded by Forsaken, his resolve honed itself to a razor's edge.
Adeodatus is a strong-featured man with a powerful state who is nearing middle age. He keeps his dark hair and beard neatly trimmed, yet still seems wilder than a civilized Roman citizen should be. He deliberately breaks his composure when "soothsaying" for a gullible human, but is far more savage and intimidating when confronted with one of the hated Forsaken. His pack totem is the Eagle on the Gate, a spirit of death and wisdom that takes the form of a great iron-feathered eagle with weeping empty eye sockets.
Stats[]
Tribe: Ivory Claw
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 3
Physical Attributes: Strength 2 (3/5/4/2), Dexterity 3 (3/4/5/5), Stamina 3 (4/5/5/5)
Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 4 (3/4/1/4), Composure 3
Mental Skills: Academics 3, Crafts 1, Investigation 3, Medicine 2, Occult 3, Politics 2, Science 1, Travel 3
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Larceny 1, Stealth 2, Survival 1, Weaponry (Daggers) 1
Social Skills: Empathy (Fortune-Telling) 3, Expression (Soothsaying) 3, Intimidation (Steely) 2, Persuasion 3, Socialize 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 3
Merits: Allies 2, Contacts 3, Totem 3
Primal Urge: 2
Willpower: 6
Harmony: 5
Essence Max/Per Turn: 11/1
Virtue: Faith
Vice: Envy
Health: 8 (10/12/11/8)
Initiative: 6 (6/7/8/8)
Defense: 3 (all forms)
Speed: 10 (11/14/17/15)
Renown: Cunning 2, Glory 1, Honor 1, Purity 4, Wisdom 4
Gifts: Call Water, Feet of Mist, Know Name, Sense Malice, Warning Growl, Wolf-Blood's Lure, Father Wolf's Speed, Luna's Dictum, Scent of Taint, Traveler's Blessing, Echo Dream, Sagacity, Voice of Command, Soul Read
Rituals: 3; Rites: Banish Human, Rite of Dedication, Shared Scent, Banish Spirit, Call Gaffling, Call Human, Cleansed Blood, Rite of Contrition, Bind Human, Call Jaggling, Rite of Healing, Rite of Initiation, Wake the Spirit. Adeodatus also knows a number of Pure Tribes rites dealing with penance, atonement and conversion.
References[]
- WTF: The War Against the Pure, p. 99-100