Apep-Looks-Down is a rank 2 Silent Strider.[1]
History[]
Apep-Looks-Down aids the changing-breed contingent of Five Tails (see p.83). He came to Japan for the first time in 1951 and has spent almost all of the last decade here. He and Atama Jigoro, coordinator of Five Tails' various branches, found that they shared interests, so they began working together on mutual concerns. Apep is not a "full-time" member of the group; he continues to spend up to a half of each year in general exploration, as he seeks the lore of Japan's earliest inhabitants. His travels take him to the far north and remote, wild areas. But the rest of the year, he is usually in or around Tokyo, though not necessarily in the material world.
Appearance[]
Apep's pack roams the plains of inner Asia, in the no-man's-land on the southern flanks of the former Soviet Union. He's a slender man of wiry build with a distinctive olive-tan complexion. He has short brown hair and pale-green eyes. Apep dresses in sturdy clothing, the sort that inspire Land's End and Eddie Bauer designs, but better suited for actually scrambling over mountains. His usual manner is taciturn - he listens more than he talks - but when he does speak, he does so enthusiastically. Apep's friends learn to stand back when he starts gesturing.
Home[]
In Japan, a hostel near Mount Fuji; in Kazakhstan, a stretch of steppe designated as a wilderness preserve.
Secrets[]
Apep knows much about the Jade Empire and its activities in Japan as any nonwraith. He also knows more about the hengeyokai and hsien than any other Western supernatural.
Influence[]
Very little. He's respected for his knowledge but not regarded as a decision-maker or leader.
Stats[]
Position: Sunset Person
Breed: Homid
Auspices: Galliard
Tribe: Silent Strider
Nature/Demeanor: Maker/Visionary
Physical: Strength 3 (5/7/6/4), Dexterity 4 (4/5/7/6), Stamina 3 (5/6/6/6)
Social: Charisma 2 (2/0/2/2), Manipulation 2 (1/0/0/0), Appearance 2 (1/0/2/2)
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits 3
Talents: Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 1, Expression 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 2
Skills: Animal Ken 2, Etiquette 2, Firearms 2, Performance 3, Stealth 3, Survival 2
Knowledges: Computer 1, Investigation 3, Law 1, Linguistics 3, Occult 2, Politics 1, Rituals 3
Backgrounds: Allies 2, Contacts 3, Resources 2, Rites 4
Gifts: Mindspeak, Persuasion, Speed of Thought, Messenger's Fortitude
Renown: 2 Glory, 4 Wisdom
Rage: 5; Gnosis: 6; Willpower: 6
Rank: 2
Rites: Gathering for the Departed, Rite of Becoming, Right of Accomplishment, Rite of Passage
References[]
- ↑ WOD: World of Darkness: Tokyo, p. 68-69