Gomez's Masks of Nynarlathotep Characters

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Miriam Christina LeGou
Female Human Spiritualist (defense option) 4
Height: 5' 4''
Weight: 220lbs
Hair: Gray
Eyes: violet
Age: 65

Str: 7 (-2)
Dex: 10 (+0)
Con: 9 (-1)
Int: 16 (+3)
Wis: 20 (+5)
Cha: 17 (+3)

Hit Dice: 4d6-4
HP: 14
AC: 10 (+0 Dex)
Init: +0 (+0 Dex)
Speed: 30ft

Current Sanity: 72
Max Sanity: 99
20% sanity: 14

Saves:
Fortitude +3 [+4 base, -1 Con]
Reflex +2 [+2 base, +0 Dex]
Will +9 [+4 base, +5 Wis]

BAB: +1
Melee Atk: -1
Ranged Atk: +0

Skills
Appraise +7 [4 ranks, +3 Int]
Bluff +10 [7 ranks, +3 Cha]
Diplomacy +10 [7 ranks, +3 Cha]
Forgery +7 [4 ranks, +3 Int]
Gather Information +10 [7 ranks, +3 Cha]
Knowledge (occult) +10 [7 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (psychology) +8 [5 ranks, +3 Int]
Psychic Focus +12 [7 ranks, +5 Wis]
Psychoanalysis +12 [7 ranks, +5 Wis]
Research +10 [7 ranks, +3 Int]
Sense Motive +11 [6 ranks, +5 Wis]
Sleight of Hand +5 [5 ranks, +0 Dex]
Speak Language (French) [cc] 2 ranks
Speak Language (Latin) [cc] 2 ranks

Feats:
Sensitive (1st level)
Psychometry (1st level)
Second Sight (3rd level)

Languages
English, French, Latin

Equipment:
Original savings - $6,000. Yearly income - $3,000.
Wardrobe
2 chic designer dresses - $180.00
Brown fox fur coat - $198.00
9 pairs silk stockings - $6.75
4 Rayon elastic corsets - $19.80
7 quality women's dresses - $105.00
Satin charmeuse robe - $10.95
3 pairs leather one-strap slippers - $11.07
Spike heel Parisian shoes - $4.45
Satin turban-style hat - $3.69
10 silk handbags - $49.80
Leather gloves - $1.75
Worsted wool sweater - $9.48
Costume jewelry - $200.00 worth

Rented Flat - $650 per year
Daily maid - $340 per year
Expensive trunk - $13.95
Handle bag - $7.45
Woman's toilet set - $22.95
Dictionary English/German - $0.89
Gold pocket watch - $32.50
Wind-up alarm clock - $3.00
10-volume encyclopedia - $49.00
Unabridged dictionary - $6.75
Umbrella - $1.79

Desk phone - $15.75
Telegraph oufit - $4.25
2 good fountain pens - $6.00
20 pencils - $0.20
10 writing tablets - $2.00
2 sets of stationary - $2.00
6x binoculars - $28.00
Cabinet phonograph - $45.00
12 phonograph records - $4.68

Ouija board - $0.95

Savings left - $3948.15

Appearance: Miriam LeGou is a well dressed old lady that is very conscious of the current fashions. She always keeps her hair fashionably curled and styled, and often checks the fashion magazines from Paris to keep up with the latest trends. Her gray hair is still uncut, and often curled and piled up on top of her head. When outside her house she tends to wear a fashionable, but concealing veil. She is a short woman that shows some signs of having lived a very prosperous life, and some might consider her somewhat portly. Her eyes are a startling shade of violet, and she often keeps her eyes cast downwards to avoid calling undue attention to them.

Personality: Miriam is a very cheerful woman if you were to encounter her at a theater or in a bakery. She's quite happy to chat about the latest fashions, the most current play or movie, or the concert last night. However, you might also get the feeling that she's looking at you, searching for something below the surface.

When Miriam is doing a reading or tracking a ghost, she is a bit more serious, and a great deal more dramatic. She goes on at great lengths about the "spiritual realm" and "vibrations of the upper planes," and liberally spices such talk with phrases and words in Latin, French, and German to make them sound more exotic. She's very persuasive when speaking about the need for money to purchase the rare and exotic components to help "pierce the spiritual veil between this world and the next."

However, when Miriam is actually using her psychic powers, she drops her act entirely. She's entirely serious when actually using her powers, which she rarely does for clients. Mostly she does her real "sightings" only for other members of the Spiritualist Society.

Background: Miriam Barloon was born in the less desireable portion of New York. She was raised the daughter of a laundress and a deliveryman, and had to work very hard alongside her mother and three older sisters in order to support the family. She had very little schooling, mostly at her mother's instance that she learn how to at least read and do a smattering of figuring. Little Miriam picked it up very well however.

At fifteen she married the son of a local butcher, a clever young man who was impressed by her looks. With sheer perserverance, her husband Eugene Tolson managed to get out of the family business and set up his own small but successful telegraph and telegram delivery service. Devout Catholics, the Tolsons had eight children, five of which survived past childhood. Eugene Jr. was looking to follow in his father's footsteps in running the Tolson Telegraph service.

On January 1st, 1893, the entire family was out enjoying the New Year's festivities. It was snowy and icy that day, and a carriage going too fast ended up going out of control and crashing into a crowd of revelers. Seven people died, and amongst them Eugene Tolson and his four youngest children. His wife was also badly injured from a blow to the head and spent two weeks in the hospital, unconscious. Eugene Jr. escaped with only a broken arm.

Eugene Jr. immediately took over the telegraph service while his mother was in the hospital, bearing up admirably under the intense pressure of the job. When Miriam finally came out of her coma to discover most of her family dead, she was distraught. Even more distressing was the fact that occasionally she would see things or feel things that no one else was able to. Confused and thinking she might be insane, or even that the cruel God that had taken her family was punishing her, Miriam sank into depression.

But one day when she was walking home, she had to take a detour around some construction and ended up passing by the relatively new Spiritualist's Society. Intrigued, Miriam stopped in and had some conversation with the men and women there. They performed a healing ceremony for her to help her through her hard times, and told her of their unique and open-minded philosophy. Finding much more succor here than she had at the Church (where the priest had told her to "offer her suffering up to God"), she ended up joining the Society.

Doing a little research about other "psychics" she had seen mentioned in some of the Society's texts, she ended up discovering that she was not crazy, but had aquired new gifts. She was very angry at this, feeling that nebulous "psychic powers" were a poor exchange for her husband and children. When she had told the Society members of her powers, they had been delighted about them. Miriam could easily see how they flocked toward one such as herself, and decided to take a little bit back from the world that had taken so much from her.

Using some of the savings that Eugene had left to her, she rented a flat and moved across town into a much more fashionable district. You had to look as if you were born into the right strata of society in order to attract the right kind of client. To that end she even changed her name to something more suitable, LeGou.

Buying many books on a variety of subjects, particularly those assosciated with the occult and the mind, she educated herself very quickly in the things she would have to know to become a professional "mind reader." A bit of research about her clients was all that was needed to take advantage of those poor fools that wanted reassurance and succor from the "other side."

She has nearly every newspaper from the city and the surrounding area brought to her flat, where she spends the mornings sifting through them, attempting to find tidbits on her potential clients. These clippings she pastes into a series of books she keeps in her room. She also has a fairly extensive collection of informants in the form of maids and hairdressers she uses to keep up on some of the lesser-known pieces of information. Her own maid, Darla, cleans five other flats and talks with a lot of other maids. Her willingness to share everything she hears makes her one of the best paid maids in that part of the city. Also, just listening to the gossip at the hair salon each morning gives Miriam plenty of information.

However, despite her new life of fraud, Miriam's gifts would sometimes not let her rest. More than once she has become aware of a ghost or some other presence in a house. Persuading the owner to pay her steep fees, she has used her gifts to rid homes of haunts more than once. She doesn't like doing it, but she suffers terrible nightmares if she does not.

Her son, Eugene Jr. continues to run his father's business and has little time to spare for his mother. He disapproves of his mother's life as a Spiritualist, but doesn't often press her on it, as he has other concerns. He tries to visit when he can, but often that only ends up being on Christmas and Easter. Miriam, on the other hand, has made a great deal of new friends in the higher strata of society by circulating amongst the New York elite whenever she can.

William T. Llewellyn-Phelps
Male author (defense option) 4

Height: 6’0"
Weight: 232 lbs
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Gray
Age: 38

STR 12 +1
DEX 10
CON 14 +2
INT 18 +4
WIS 13 +1
CHA 15 +2

HP: 29
AC: 10
Init: +4 (+4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 30’
Sanity: 65

Saves: Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +4

BAB: +1
Melee Atk: +2
Ranged Atk: +1

Skills: Craft (photography) +7, Craft (writing) +10, Diplomacy +4, Gather Information +7, Innuendo +2, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (archaeology) +4, Knowledge (damned data) +11, Knowledge (history) +9, Research +11, Sense Motive +3
Feats: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (knowledge—damned data)
Languages: English, Welsh +4

Wealth (saved): $7,331.40
Wealth (income): $4,000
Items on Hand: Colt M1917 Pistol, worn tweed jacket, fedora, button-up shirt, pants, leather shoes, 12 cigars
Items at New York Apartment: Subscription to news clipping service, collection of books on unexplained phenomena and popular literature of the day

William Tully Llewellyn-Phelps was born in 1887 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The Llewellyn-Phelpses were distant relations of the Llewellyns of Liverpool, a well-known shipbuilding family, although not nearly so well off. Early in his life, William became enthralled with the notions of the weird, supernatural happenings in his neighborhood. For years, he researched the events through local and not-so-local papers, sometimes going as far afield as London. He made special study of the various strange events in England’s Severn Valley. In 1913, he published his first book, The Lens at Goatswood and other Mysteries of West Anglia. This was swiftly followed by Behold! (1915).

But with the outbreak of World War I, William enlisted in the British Army along with his cousin, Baxter. He was discharged from the war after he developed cholera. William retired to his home in Wales, and after he recovered he moved to the United States. Here, he set up residence in New York, continuing his love affair with the weird, but focusing now on American instances. Here, he developed extensive contacts, including the eccentric psychic Miriam C. LeGou and the historian Charles Whitford. He also made the acquaintance of another "morbid" author, Jackson Elias. Elias’, LeGou’s, and Whitford’s input helped him with his third book, In the Mind’s Eye (1923). He is currently researching a fourth.

Llewellyn-Phelps is a massive brute of a man; but though he cuts an imposing figure, he is a harmless sort. In conversation, he often tends to be intellectual and sometimes reverts to the language of his forebears. His attitude is markedly scarred by his time at war, and this is most noticable when he's drinking. At these times, Llewellyn-Phelps is prone to fits of depression. He leads a somewhat Spartan lifestyle, especially as his immediate family is rather poor. Llewellyn-Phelps has a wife, Madelyn, and a four-year old daughter, Dorothy.

Charles Whitford
Male Human Antiquarian (defense option) 3
Height: 5' 4''
Weight: 173 lbs
Hair: brown
Eyes: hazel
Age: 49

Str: 10 (+0)
Dex: 13 (+1)
Con: 14 (+2)
Int: 17 (+3)
Wis: 15 (+2)
Cha: 12 (+1)

Hit Dice: 6 + 2d6 +6
HP: 20
AC: 11 (+1 Dex)
Init: +1 (+1 Dex)
Speed: 30ft


Saves:
Fortitude +5 [+3 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +2 [+1 base, +1 Dex]
Will +5 [+3 base, +2 Wis]

BAB: +1
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +2

Skills
Appraise +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Forgery +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Gather Information +4 [3 ranks, +1 Cha]
Knowledge (occult) +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (history) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Research +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus]
Knowledge (art) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (anthropology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Knowledge (archeology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (latin) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (french) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (chinese) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (spanish) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language (arabic) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]
Speak Language [german] +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]

Feats:
Skill Focus (knowledge occult)
Skill Focus (research)
Skill Focus (appraise)

Languages
English, French, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic

History

Charles Whitford was born in 1877 in Portage New York. His early life was not a happy one. His mother died giving birth to him. His father, though well off, was a bitter man, who had lost an eye and most of an arm in the Civil War. He drowned his sorrows in liquor, and had no time for his young son.
Once he was old enough, his father sent him to a series of boarding schools, and eventually to a military academy. It was at the boarding schools where Charles first aquired his love of reading and history. After graduating from the Oak Ridge military academy in '97, Charles spent several years in the army. It was here he discovered a knack for learning new languages. The army was quick to make use of this talent. Charles spent several months in Cuba during the Spanish-American War working as a translator. After the war was over, he spent the five years stationed in various places around the world, utilizing his language skills. Much of his knowledge of foreign cultures and history was gained at this time.
In 1902, Charles's father passed away. Charles retired from the military, and used meager amount his father left him to open a small antique store in New York City. In the intervening years he has aquired a reputation as a knowledgeable historian and antiquarian. He store, while not earning him a fortune, has done well. He specializes in various oddities and antiques from around the globe, including occult paraphenalia.
A quiet retiring man, Charles only really comes alive when discussing history with customers or aquaintances. He has a small drab apartment in Brooklyn, but spends most of his time at his store. It was here he befriended Jackson Elias. Jackson came into his shop one day. They got to talking, and discovered a mutual interest in the occult. Jackson makes a point to visit the store when in New York, and they maintain a sporadic corespondence. Charles is well known in local academic and antiquarian circles.

E.G. Shellenback
Male Human Reporter (defense option) 3
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187 lbs
Age: 37

Str: 10 (+0)
Dex: 17 (+3)
Con: 14 (+2)
Int: 15 (+2)
Wis: 13 (+1)
Cha: 12 (+1)

Hit Dice: 6 (max 1st) + 2d6 + 6 (overall Con bonus)
HP: 21
AC: 13 (+3 Dex)
Init: +3 (+3 Dex)
Speed: 30ft

Saves
Fortitude +5 [+3 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +4 [+1 base, +3 Dex]
Will +4 [+3 base, +1 Wis]

BAB: +1
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +4

Sanity
Starting Sanity: 65
Maximum Sanity: 99
Current Sanity: 65

Skills
Bluff +7 [6 ranks, +1 CHA]
Craft (photography) +6 [4 ranks, +2 INT]
Craft (writing) +8 [6 ranks, +2 INT]
Diplomacy +3 [2 ranks, + 1 CHA]
Gather Information +7 [6 ranks, +1 CHA]
Innuendo +5 [4 ranks, +1 WIS]
Knowledge (baseball) +8 [6 ranks, +2 INT]
Knowledge (history) +6 [4 ranks, +2 INT]
Knowledge (newspaper culture) +11 [6 ranks, +2 INT, skill emphasis]
Research +6 [4 ranks, +2 INT]
Sense Motive +7 [6 ranks, +1 WIS]
Sleight of Hand +9 [6 ranks, +3 DEX]

Feats
Point Blank Shot [1st level]
Precise Shot [1st level]
Skill Emphasis Knowledge (newspaper culture) [3rd level]

Languages
English

Equipment
[under construction]

History
E.G. Shellenback was born on September 4, 1888 to proud parents who lived just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. As the middle of three brothers, E.G. gained a range of wide interests before his love of baseball consumed his existence. The athlete of the three he became a pitcher of some note in the minors before a serious injury derailed any chance of reaching the majors.

While his two brothers enjoyed careers as successful professors at prestigious universities, E.G. was without direction for the first time. Thru his contacts within baseball circles and being remembered as one of the more educated players of his time, E.G. was offered a chance to write for The World and cover the sport he so loved. Without hesistation, he accepted the position and moved to New York City.

In the ten years since he became a reporter, he has gained quite bit of knowledge on how the city operates. He again finds himself losing direction with baseball's current changes and the flux within the newspaper business. Lately he has been visiting his youngest brother, Leo, with increasing frequency. Leo, a history professor at Columbia, has told him of his travels and associations with other writers including William T. Llewellyn-Phelps, Charles Withford, and Jackson Elias. Although he has greatly enjoyed the additional time with his brother, he has grown concerned about him. Something has seemed amiss with Leo as of late.

Father Sean Patrick O’Malley
Male Irish Catholic Priest (defense option) 4
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Green
Age: 31
17,15,14,13,12,10
Str: 13 (+1)
Dex: 10 (+0)
Con:14 (+2)
Int: 15 (+2)
Wis: 18 (+4)
Cha: 12 (+1)

Hit Dice: 4d6+8
HP: 25
AC: 10 (+0 Dex)
Init: +0 (+0 Dex)
Speed: 30ft

Current Sanity: 87
Max Sanity: 99
20% sanity: 17

Saves:
Fortitude +3 [+1 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +4 [+4 base, +0 Dex]
Will +10 [+4 base, +4 Wis +2 Iron Will]

BAB: +2
Melee Atk: +1
Ranged Atk: +0

Skills 70
Concentration + 8 [6 ranks, +2 Con]
Diplomacy + 7 [ 6 ranks, + 1 Cha]
Gather Information +7 [6 ranks, + 1 Cha]
Knowledge (Religion) +8 [ 6 ranks, + 2 Int]
Knowledge (Occult) +8 [ 6 ranks, + 2 Int]
Knowledge (Local ) + 8 [ 6 ranks, +2 Int]
Listen +10 [ 6 ranks + 4 Wis]
Research +8 [6 ranks + 2 Int]
Sense Motive +10 [6 ranks, +4 Wis]
Speak Language (Latin) [cc] 2 ranks
Speak Language (German) [cc] 2 ranks
Spot + 10 [6 ranks + 4 Wis]

Feats:
Iron Will (1st level)
Trustworthy (1st level)
Weapon Proficiency (Rifle) (3rd level)

Languages
English, German, Latin

Equipment:
$6000 in savings and an income of $3000 per year


Background: Sean Patrick O’Malley was born to Irish immigrant parents in New York, in 1894. O’Malley, the oldest of four children, spent most of his life in Hell’s Kitchen. His father worked in the rail yards and his mother stayed at home taking care of the children. O’Malley grew up fast. As a teen he got involved in the gangs. He was a member of the Dead Rabbits.

When O’Malley was 20, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Europe to fight in the Great War, he was stationed with the Fighting 69th. O’Malley served as an Infantryman, fighting the Germans. It was here that he met Father Frank Duffy. Duffy was a Chaplain in the unit, and a hero to the men. During the war, Duffy didn’t have much impact on O’Malley’s life…not more than any of the other men. O’Malley went to Mass and all, but never really thought much of it, no more than anyone else anyway…after all, everyone in a foxhole believes in God.

It was later in O’Malley’s life that Father Duffy would have an impact on him, after the war and after he had returned to Hell’s Kitchen. O’Malley had returned to New York, a veteran and a grown man. Upon returning however, it wasn’t long before he settled back into his same patterns, running with the gangs and getting himself in trouble. It was here that Father Duffy reached out to him.

After the war, Father Duffy had also returned to New York and the Catholic Church decided he would be a good fit to lead the congregation in Hell’s Kitchen, after all, he had proven he was capable of functioning in a war zone. Duffy made it a point to reach out to the soldiers he had served in Europe with. O’Malley was one of these men. Initially, O’Malley spurned the Father’s efforts, but after a few months he began to see the fruitlessness of his current endeavors. Father Duffy mentored him and helped him turn his life around. A year later, O’Malley made the decision to join the Priesthood.

O’Malley took well to his new line of work. Duffy had helped open his eyes and the Lord’s teachings spoke to his heart. While O’Malley was away at seminary though, tragedy struck again. O’Malley’s sister disappeared. Her body was later found in the river, mutilated.

O’Malley was grief stricken, but he didn’t let the event steer him from his course. He continued his studies and graduated seminary. The New York Diocese placed him in Hell’s Kitchen, working with Father Duffy. Once back home, Father O’Malley began investigating the circumstances surrounding his sister’s death. Apparently some cult had been suspected of her murder. He began to look into things, hoping to find the perpetrators. It was here that he met Jackson Elias, a famed author on the subject of death cults. O’Malley dug into research, using connections around the city and resources of the church. He learned quite a bit, and even suspects he knows of the cult that was responsible for his sister’s death.

In his studies he was able to uncover a few different cults, exposing them to authorities, and helping where he could. Hi research drew some attention from the church. He has recently been placed in an assignment that allows him more freedom to conduct his research. His main duty now is to research cults and other odd happenings for the church and to document and report his findings. O’Malley is happy with his new assignment; it gives him an opportunity to help those like his sister, perhaps helping avoid future tragedies. The brutal killing of his sister still haunts him and he still searches to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

Jibril ibn Rashad al Qurayshi (Gabriel Koresh, according to Ellis Island)
Male Human Art student(former soldier) (offense option) 4
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165lbs
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Skin: dark
Age: 22
Str:10/+0
Dex:18/+4 (+1 at 4th level)
Con:14/+2
Int:15/+2
Wis:13/+1
Cha:12/+1

Hit Dice: 4d6+8
HP: 23 (18 base, +5 at 4th level)
AC: 14 (+4 Dex)
Init: +4 (+4 Dex)
Speed: 30ft

Current Sanity: 66 (+4 at 4th level, -3 seeing a zombie)
Max Sanity: 99
20% sanity: 13

Saves:
Fortitude +3 [+1 base, +2 Con]
Reflex +8 [+4 base, +4 Dex]
Will +2 [+1 base, +1 Wis]
BAB: +3
Melee Atk: +3
Ranged Atk: +7

Skills: [(8+2)*4]+10+10+10 = 70
Bluff: +8 [7 ranks, +1 Cha] (+1 4th)
Craft, Painter: +8 [6 Ranks, +2 Int]
Diplomacy: +7 [6 ranks, +1 Cha] (+3 4th)
Gather Information: +8 [7 ranks, +1 Cha] (+2 4th)
Knowledge (art) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Knowledge (religion) +8 [6 ranks, +2 Int]
Listen: +5 [4 ranks, +1 Wis]
Forgery: +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]
Research: +7 [5 Ranks, +2 Int]
Sense Motive: +8 [7 Ranks, +1 Wis] (+2 4th)
Spot: +8 [7 ranks, +1 Wis](+2 4th)
Speak Language (English): +6 [4 ranks, +2 Int]

Feats:
Point Blank Shot (1st level)
WP/Rifle (1st level)
WP/Pistol (Offense Option)
Precise Shot (3rd level)

Languages
Arabic (native), English (+6)

Equipment- Original savings - $6,000. Yearly income - $3,000.

Travelling with: $1000
Worn:
1 courduroy suit
1 dress shirt
1 bow tie
1 fedora
shoes
1 cheap watch
1 revolver
6 rounds
1 pocket knife

Trunk
3 pairs pants
5 shirts
1 topcoat
1 bow ties
razor (.35)
art supplies
2 small canvases
box of ammo for Webley revolver (90)
Lee Enfield Mark III rifle and box of ammo (100)
small Qu'ran ($6)




Back in New York: (Leaving $3730 in New York Bank )
1 British army uniform, never worn - 10.00
Rented apartment - $520 per year
Tuition - $480 per Semester, two years remaining.
Various books, 40.00
Chess set - 1.55
Qur'an, ornate - 30.00

Background

Jibril was born in 1903 in Medina, Arabia. His family was wealthy, and was able to send their son to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Cairo for his education. Jibril was a good student, but his interests tended more toward the secular than the religious, and he wanted to bring the benefits of modernity he saw being enjoyed by the British (who ruled Egypt at the time) to Arabia and his family. When the Great War broke out, and it became clear that the Ottomans threatened Arabia, Jibril return home, and announced his intention to leave school and aid the British war effort against the Turks. He and his father argued , for while the older man did not want to see the Turks ruling over Arabia, neither did he want the British to control it. "Whether the tyrant is in Istanbul or London, he is still a tyrant. We must trust in God, Jibril, not these foreign theives. You are young and blind. Let the mulahs open your eyes a fe more years. Then you may take up a gun with a righteous purpose."

He send to boy back to Cairo with his uncle, and Jibril continued his schooling for two more years, until a man named T.E. Lawrence began leading an army of Arabs against the Turks near Aqabah, and Jibril knew he would never forgive himself if he did not take part in the liberationof his own country. He left the university, and presented himself to the British military. He had learned English well, and somehow convinced a commander that he would be useful to them as a scout. He enlisted with a small group of other educated Arabs, and trained trained with a British-Egyptian officer named Owen Black.

*still writing*
3. Saw only one battle, and almost all of his companions were killed - he got shellshocked. When the time the War ended, the British declined to give true independance tot he Arabs, thus proving Jibril's father right. He felt he couldn't home, and so he made his way to America
4. Struggled, until and American vet tried to help him by introducing him to painting as a way to work through his troubles.
5. Had a gift for it - sold some paintings , made enough to pay for some therapy and eventually, tuition at NYU, where he studies art.
6. His best paintings are very, very dark. He's not even sure he understand what they mean sometimes; "They're for getting thoughts out, not putting them back in once I'm rid of them," he explains. (perhaps he sold one or two of these to Mr Elias or one of the other characters?)
7. By this point, his painting and his therapy have restored his basically good nature. He has a good command of English, is somewhat well adapted to life in the city, and has just become a naturalized US citizen, having begun the process in 1918, before the quotas of 1921 took effect.

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Charles Whitford, Redux

[smallcaps]Charles Whitford[/smallcaps]
Male Human Antiquarian (defense option) 3; Size M; HD 6+2d6+6; hp 26; Init +1 (+1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 11 (+1 Dex); BAB +2; Grp +2; Atk +2 melee, +3 ranged; SV Fort +6 (+3 base, +2 Con), Ref +2 (+1 base, +1 Dex), Will +6 (+3 base, +2 Wis); Str 11 (+0), Dex 13 (+1), Con 14 (+2), Int 17 (+3), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 12 (+1).

Skills and Feats: Appraise +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus], Forgery +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Gather Information +8 [7 ranks, +1 Cha], Knowledge (occult) +15 [9 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus], Knowledge (history) +13 [10 ranks, +3 Int], Research +12 [6 ranks, +3 Int, skill focus], Knowledge (art) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int], Knowledge (religion) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Knowledge (anthropology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Knowledge (archeology) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (latin) +9 [6 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (french) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (chinese) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (spanish) +6 [6 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (arabic) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int], Speak Language (german) +6 [3 ranks, +3 Int]; Skill Focus (knowledge occult), Skill Focus (research), Skill Focus (appraise).

Equipment: N/A at this time

Description and Personality: Charles likes to describe himself as “middle aged, but existing so courageously” – he is a little thick around the middle, but he does not seem to mind this fact, thinking it nothing more than a sign that he has finally come to do well in his own lifetime. His brown hair is slowly graying more and more, though Charles is very happy to see that it is remaining in place, though often unkempt. He wears his goatee long and shaggy and often strokes and tugs at it when immersed in thought. Charles’ inquisitive, hazel eyes are adorned by small, round wire-rimmed glasses at all times and is fond of drab colored suits – generally browns and grays – and modest, respectable ties. He polishes his shoes daily and obsesses on their cleanliness; a mental aberration which has resulted from his childhood and the fact that he was often forced to wear used or tattered shoes. Charles swore that one day when he could afford his own pair(s) of shoes, he would always take the best care of them that he could…

Charles is a quiet and scholarly man, not given to extremes or extravagances. He feels most at home in his shop, where he spends the vast amount of his time and always seems slightly nervous and awkward when in social situations. When he becomes nervous, Charles picks his round spectacles from the bridge of his nose and polishes the lenses with his pocket handkerchief feverishly. Charles does not smoke, nor is he given to drink, but this has nothing to do with health considerations or religion – it is more because he grew up seeing his father eternally consumed by these habits and refuses to allow himself to be likewise devoted. He is fond of lemonade and asks for it at nearly every meal.

Height, Weight, Age: 5 ft. 4 in., 173 lbs., 49 years old.
Region of Origin: Portage, New York, U.S.A.
Languages: English, French, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic

Background/History: Charles Whitford was born in 1877 in Portage, New York. His early life was not a happy one. His mother died giving birth to him. His father, though well off, was a bitter man, who had lost an eye and most of an arm in the Civil War. He drowned his sorrows in liquor, and had no time for his young son.

Once he was old enough, his father sent him to a series of boarding schools, and eventually to a military academy. It was at the boarding schools where Charles first acquired his love of reading and history. After graduating from the Oak Ridge military academy in '97, Charles spent several years in the army. It was here he discovered a knack for learning new languages. The army was quick to make use of this talent. Charles spent several months in Cuba during the Spanish-American War working as a translator. After the war was over, he spent the five years stationed in various places around the world, utilizing his language skills. Much of his knowledge of foreign cultures and history was gained at this time.

In 1902, Charles's father passed away. Charles retired from the military, and used meager amount his father left him to open a small antique store in New York City. In the intervening years he has acquired a reputation as a knowledgeable historian and antiquarian. He store, while not earning him a fortune, has done well. He specializes in various oddities and antiques from around the globe, including occult paraphernalia.

A quiet retiring man, Charles only really comes alive when discussing history with customers or acquaintances. He has a small drab apartment in Brooklyn, but spends most of his time at his store. It was here he befriended Jackson Elias. Jackson came into his shop one day. They got to talking, and discovered a mutual interest in the occult. Jackson makes a point to visit the store when in New York, and they maintain a sporadic correspondence. Charles is well known in local academic and antiquarian circles.

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Jack Chance
Male Detective (offensive option) 4

Height: 6’0"
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Age: 30

STR: 12 . . +1
DEX: 14 . .+2
CON: 16. .+3
INT: 10 . . +0
WIS: 13 . .+1
CHA: 17 . +2

HP: 30
AC: 12
Init: +2
Speed: 30’
Sanity: 60

SAVING THROWS
SAVE . . . Total . Base . Mod . .
Fortitude: .+7 . . .+4. . .+3. .
Reflex: . . .+3 . . .+1 . . .+2 . .
Will: . . . . .+2 . . .+1 . . .+1 . .

BAB: +4
Melee Atk: +5
Ranged Atk: +6

Skills
Gather Information +8, Hide +5, Intimidate +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +6, Open Lock +7, Search +10, Sense Motive +7, Spot +4, Knowledge: Streetwise +8, Bluff +10, Drive +6

Languages
English

Feats
Weapon Proficiency: Pistol
Sharp Eyed
Persuasive
Point Blank Shot

Wealth (saved): $4,000
Wealth (income): $2,000

HISTORY
Private Dick, Jack Chance, was always paranoid and a bit of a conspiracy theorist but his eccentric behavior was always overlooked because of his results. He was a up and coming hot shot police detective who retired his badge when he came to believe that the NY Police Commissioner was on the take from the mafia. Needless to say, this view earned him no favor within the department and when he made a play to prove his theory that didn’t pan out, he had little choice but to leave the force.

But Jack Chance found his skills and his paranoia well suited for work as a private detective and soon had a good business going. He gained an underground reputation for being able to solve the “strange” cases, those cases that left most completely baffled. As his caseload got continually stranger, his “theories” like-wise became equally as outlandish. Cases began to blur together for him and all trails seemed to lead to the conclusion.

He’d been sitting in a dive of a dinner, gnawing on old steak and smoking, trying to wrap his head around the goings on when a tall and dark stranger approached him and invited him to an old warehouse on the docks where, he told Jack, there was invaluable information that would help him crack the whole thing wide open. But what he saw was beyond words.

Jack couldn’t come to grips with that night at the docks and soon came to accept what people had been saying about him… that he had finally lost it. Fearing being taken away to a sanitarium, Jack quickly began to denounce everything he’d thought and claimed he’d seen. He announced that he was wrong about things and that he’d just been working too many cases too hard for too long.

Sure, it kept him out of the sanitarium, but he’d also lost the last of his credibility. Now, Jack is lucky to get two-bit jobs working for two-bit clients. Turning to the bottle, Jack tries to wash away the memories through the magic of booze. He’s even begun to forget and accept his own denials as the truth… but for the nightmares. Alcoholic, perhaps, but the local pub is the best place for Jack to forget everything that has brought him to this low.

But deep down inside he knows he’s right about the horrors.

Leiutenant Ulysees Livermore

Ulysses Livermore
Male Naval Officer (offensive option) 3

Height: 5’11
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Age: 24

STR 10 +0
DEX 15 +2
CON 12 +1
INT 13 +1
WIS 14 +2
CHA 17 +3

HP: 20
AC: 12
Init: +2
Speed: 30’
Sanity: 70

Saves: Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +5

BAB: +3
Melee Atk: +3
Ranged Atk: +5

Skills: Demolitions +6, Diplomacy +8, Heal +5, Intimidate +8, Operate Heavy Machinery +6, Pilot: Motorboat +8, Pilot: Sailboat +8, Spot +7, Swim +5, Knowledge: Geography +6, Speak Other Language: Chinese +7, Use Rope +8

Languages: English, Chinese +7

Feats: Weapon Proficiency: Pistol, Weapon Proficiency: Rifle, Weapon Proficiency: Submachine Gun, Weapon Proficiency: Melee

Wealth (saved): $8,000
Wealth (income): $4,000