Sun Che is a twelfth generation Tremere residing in the Chicago area.
Biography[]
| “ | I am the embodiment of the Goddess. You ought to be afraid. | ” |
Mortal Days[]
Sun grew up in a strictly Catholic Korean-American family. It was in college, in very stereotypical form, that she was finally allowed to rebel. Sun tried every subculture possible, searching for an identity other than the one she grew up with. She fell in love with witchcraft.
Sun’s attraction to the occult was more about controlling her world than anything esoteric. Her parents and the Church governed her life, and she desperately wanted to break free. Joining several occult groups in Chicago, Sun met many charismatic, social community leaders who believed in love and freedom. She looked up to them and their healing retreats, and wanted to be like them.
It was during this time Sun was exposed to the idea of polyamory. She quickly moved in with a group of women, all witches, and became a part of their polyamory family. It was the happiest time in her life, practicing witchcraft and delighting in all things feminine and love-focused. Sun became known in her community as an up and comer, diversifying a white space and adding traditional Korean goddesses to the altars. A changed woman, Sun would never return to her family or their faith.
Sun was about to change even more. On a trip to Toronto to a goddess retreat she met a Tremere named Jennifer Rees. They hooked up after hours and, completely enamored of Sun, Jennifer displayed her practice of blood magic. Sun obsessed over the performance, begging the Regent for an explanation. On Sun’s final night in Toronto, Jennifer Embraced her. It did something to Sun, awakening a deep bloodlust that not even Jennifer could have anticipated. There was a massacre at the goddess retreat that weekend, and Jennifer’s admiration of Sun diminished. Her attraction had been to her purity, her heart that seemed so full of love. Now it was only full of lust. Horrified at what she had created, Jennifer fled, leaving Sun to fend for herself.
Kindred Nights[]
Sun returned to Chicago and the coven she had left behind. As much as she tried though, she just could not contain her lust. Soon after she came home she fell into a blood rage and murdered every one of her covenmates, drinking them dry. That night, she experienced a vision where a naked woman covered in blood came to her and spoke to her in an ancient tongue. This woman said she was now inside of Sun, and could grant her great power, but sometimes she needed to let Sun give into her and do as she pleased. She would love Sun and protect her, and she didn’t need anyone else in her life. Sun woke from the vision covered in blood tears and the innards of her coven.
Years passed, and this blood-drenched woman would sometimes still appear to Sun after a murderous haze. The Tremere of Chicago took her in as one of their own, and Erichtho in particular sympathized with Sun’s situation. Although Erichtho’s philosophies are similar to Sun’s in many ways, both desiring peace, Sun’s violent outbursts disturbed the older Tremere. None of the Warlocks could figure out exactly what was going on in Sun’s head. Was she really possessed by some entity, or was Sun just permanently mentally damaged by her transformation? All their blood sorcery couldn’t figure it out, but Erichtho saw Sun as a useful ally. Two powerful witches were better than one, after all.
Sun became a competent thaumaturge, and currently uses her knowledge to lead a secret cult of worshippers in Chicago, a woman of the coven named Kaitlyn acting as her mortal face and often lover. Sun says it’s the bloody demon who guides her, and her cultists all willingly give themselves to her for sacrifice. To her followers, she is the dark goddess who grants them brief powers in exchange for their blood. The Tremere tolerate this because she keeps the cult very secret, and under the guise of her actual status in the occult community of Chicago. She’ll still do talks in the community, infamous as the only survivor of her coven’s massacre. Sometimes both her and Erichtho will speak at the same event, working the mortal witches in tandem.
Appearance[]
Sun wears long flowing skirts and blouses with patterns in dark hues. Scarves often bedeck her shoulders, falling quite low on her petite frame. Her long, dark hair is often worn loose, and although she’s conventionally pretty her expression is often twisted in such concern that it’s hard to see.
When the demon is in control her mannerisms completely change so she seems both wise and bemused. It’s quite disturbing when the switch happens. Sun’s name among the kine is Han Sung-kyung, otherwise known as “the witch mother” among the members of her coven. Han Sung-kyung has the papers to prove she’s a professional drug counselor, though she rarely leads a session.
Character Sheet[]
Sun Che
Sire:Jennifer Rees “the Purple Sign”
Embraced: 2003 (Born 1984)
Ambition: Discover the truth of what lurks inside me
Convictions: Protect everyone from myself
Touchstones: Kaitlyn Hammerstein — ghoul and lover
Humanity: 5
Generation: 12th
Blood Potency: 1
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 1; Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Composure 3; Intelligence 3, Wits 4, Resolve 4
Health: 4
Willpower: 7
Skills: Athletics 1, Stealth 2, Survival 2; Etiquette 2, Insight 3, Intimidation (Unholy Voice) 3, Leadership (Cult) 3, Persuasion 3, Subterfuge 1; Academics (Linguistics) 2, Awareness 3, Medicine 1, Occult (Witchcraft) 5, Politics 3
Disciplines: Auspex 2, Blood Sorcery 3
References[]
- VTM: Chicago by Night 5th Edition, p. 206-208
