Oba Makinde, also known by the deed-name Trailblazer, is a Glass Walker theurge, a Nigerian-born entrepreneur who lives in Silicon Valley.
Overview[]
| “ | "The Garou Nation was old thinking. In fact, so much of what the Garou have done in the past has been old-fashioned and pointless. The only way we can achieve anything is by embracing the structures of the modern world and making them work for us!" | ” |
Ever since his change into a golden wolf, Oba has been more interested in the Weaver than in Gaia, claiming to want to change the system from within. If not for his occasional successes, he would have probably been killed already by other Garou, but there’s something persuasive about his arguments and plans. If you could turn the enemy’s weapons against them, wouldn’t that be a great triumph?
Trailblazer has managed to become the CEO and CTO of a Pentex front, Omniscent, which provides AI-based surveillance solutions to the military-industrial complex in several countries, including the US, China, Russia, Brazil, Israel, and Turkey. Data scavenged from social media and mobile devices is being used to sniff out and remotely assassinate dissidents, journalists, opposition politicians, and activists around the world. Sometimes Garou are also targeted.
Trailblazer is an oft-maligned figure among other prominent modern Garou, including Aino "Lil' Gaia" Metsälä and Vaporfang, his old partner.
Loresheet Abilities[]
Garou who work to support Trailblazer's cause through the influence of Omniscient may purchase the following abilities:
Loved Me as a Loser: You are an Omniscient freelancer and have access to digital tools that can help infiltrate and monitor Pentex fronts, as well as the associates of Trailblazer's ideological enemies.- I Don’t Like What Happened: As an Omniscent trainee, you have a low-level job. You have access to information about Pentex fronts and several other potential Wyrm organizations. You have limited access to Omniscent’s main product and can gain a three-dice bonus once per story to locate almost anyone worldwide if they have a digital footprint.
- Now You’re Worried That I Just Might Win: You have a nice job at Omniscent. You get a two-dice bonus to all Finance tests against Pentex fronts, other Wyrm organizations, fomori, and people working for them.
- Twenty Years of Boredom: You have a great job at Omniscent. You have a trusted co-worker within the company comparable to a two-dot Contact and the Day Job merit. Your time spent in the trenches of the Weaver and Wyrm has given you a permanent point of Harano or Hauglosk.
- Guided by the Beauty of Your Weapons: You are in the top echelons of Omniscent. You have great connections to Weaver- and Wyrm-influenced individuals, politicians, and businesspeople, comparable to a three-dot Contact. Trailblazer is a personal friend of yours. You gain a level of Aggravated Willpower damage if you attempt to harm Omniscent, Trailblazer, or any of their business partners, including Pentex and its fronts.
References[]
- WTA: Shattered Nation, p. 138