Gregory Spears (a.k.a. Eddie Spears)
Male Human Smart 2 [Investigative and Student]
Ability Scores: STR 8, DEX 14, CON 10, INT 18, WIS 12, CHA 8.
Defense: 13
Hit Points: 12
Action Points: 11
BAB: +1
Fort: +0
Reflex: +2
Will: +3
Reputation: +1
Wealth: +1 [sblock=Rolls]Initial:
2d4=8 +3 = +11; At 2nd Level:
1d20+5=20 against Wealth +11, gains +2 total, to +13.
Item Purchases:
Notebook PC, PDC 23, Take 10 [10+13=23], reduces Wealth by {
1d6=5 +1}
to +7.
Fake ID (Forgery 4) PDC 18, Take 20 [20+7=27], reduces Wealth by 2 to +5.
Glock 20 Pistol PDC 18, Take 20 [20+5=25], reduces Wealth by 2 to +3.
PDA/Cell Phone PDC 17, Take 20 [20+3=23], reduces Wealth by 2 to +1.[/sblock]
From Occupations: Permanent Class Skills – Computer Use (+1), Investigate (+1), Knowledge (history) (+1), Knowledge (technology) (+1), Research (+1); Personal Firearms Proficiency; Wealth +3.
Skills: Computer Use (5) +12, Craft (chemical) (5) +9, Craft (electronic) (2) +6, Decipher Script (4) +10, Disable Device (3) +7, Investigate (4) +9, Knowledge (arcane lore) (5) +9, Knowledge (history) (4) +9, Knowledge (streetwise) (4) +8, Knowledge (tactics) (4) +8, Knowledge (technology) (4) +9, Knowledge (theology & philosophy) (4) +8, Profession (hacker) (5) +6, Repair (2) +8, Research (4) +11.
Languages Known: Czech (S), English (native; S/R/W), French (S/R/W), Latin (S/R/W), Romanian (S).
Feats: Gearhead, Moonlighter (Student) (MPC1), Personal Firearms Proficiency (from Occupation), Studious.
Talents: Savant [Research]: +2 bonus to the Research skill.
Attacks:
Glock 20 Pistol: +4 atk, 2d6+1 dmg, RI 40, Ammo 15.
Knife: +0 atk melee, +3 atk ranged, 1d4-1 dmg, RI 10, Crit 19-20/x2.
Description:
Age: 23
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 180lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Features: Burn marks covering most of exterior left arm, eyebrow and lip piercings, Spider-Man tattoo on right shoulder, knife scar right forehead.
Dress: Spears typically maintains a somewhat disheveled “street” appearance, mimicking the style of today’s youth: blue jeans, black t-shirt, a flannel or striped shirt over, loosely-tied sneakers, an Ipod at the ready.
Equipment: Rented – 2-room Condo in Boston, MA, 2004 Chevy Cavalier. Carried/Worn – Glock 20 Pistol (Licensed) in Mastercraft Concealed Carry Holster, 1+1 Box Magazines, Knife, Leather Jacket, PDA/Cell Phone, Lockpick Set, Ipod, Driver’s License. In Car – 110 rounds of 10mm pistol ammo, 10lb Aluminum Travel/Laptop Case (Notebook PC, Black Box, Caller ID Defeater), Daypack (1 Casual Outfit, Standard Binoculars, Standard Flashlight, Gas Mask, 4 Pistol Magazines), Basic Electrical Toolkit, Multipurpose Tool, 3 Standard Flashlights, Battery Flood Flashlight. In Condo – Longsword, 3 Casual Outfits.
[sblock=Background]Eddie Spears was a child prodigy "white hat" hacker who had been working for the CIA for six years when he came upon a particularly odd string of malicious virus-like code. Tracking the code back to its source, Eddie discovered a vast storage of like codes somewhere in Eastern Europe. While Eddie could not crack the codes immediately, he and his team assessed the threat as being very high, and agents were dispatched to the location Eddie found. All of the agents were killed. The reports came back that all had died due to electricity and fire; it was assumed that some sort of freak explosion at the site had done them in.
The case was closed; officially, the CIA declared the virus threat resolved as the site in question had been "cleansed" by way of this explosion. Doing some clean-up work on the case on his own time, Eddie learned that there had been no explosion. The site in question, an ancient castle in Romania, was quite intact. Further digging clued Eddie in that the agents had mostly died in one place. Satellite imagery showed no real physical damage to the site, at least externally, and certainly not where reports claimed the men had died.
Eddie took it upon himself to continue to look into the case. He once again tracked the virus codes back to their source. Though they had been secured via a different means, Eddie was able to once again locate them, still at the same site and still quite intact. Taking a leave of absence, Eddie went to the castle and found there a charming Romanian man in his late 30s, who was quite willing to invite Eddie in for dinner. The man, Gregori Esperov, explained that he indeed had created the code, but that they were not viruses at all, but 'instructions' for magic spells.
What Eddie didn't know was that the CIA had secretly been tracking him, and had sent a new team to Romania. The agents burst in during Eddie's dinner with Gregori, only to be struck down by a series of lightning bolts that came directly from Gregori's hands. Stunned, Eddie assumed he was dead as well, but Gregori did not wish to kill Eddie. Instead, Gregori praised Eddie's courage and resourcefulness and offered to take Eddie in, to teach him to work magic as he did, and to protect him from the CIA and other organizations dedicated to eradicating spellcasters around the world.
Reluctantly, Eddie agreed. Awed by the show of power and intrigued by the possibilities, Eddie became Gregori's apprentice. Unfortunately, Eddie's apprenticeship did not last long. A rival mage named Constantin Vers slew Gregori before the training could really begin. Vers took Eddie into custody and tortured him for information about Gregori's spells. Eddie was held captive for 17 days and put thru a myriad of torture techniques, but, since Eddie really didn't know much about the workings of magic, didn't reveal much to Vers.
An opportunity came to escape capture, and Eddie took it. He quickly returned to Gregori's castle and grabbed what he could before returning to the United States. The CIA had presumed Eddie dead, and had de-listed him as a consultant. Overwhelmed that his family, friends, and colleagues thought he was dead, Eddie went into hiding and began to study Gregori's work. He also gained access to Gregori's significant wealth, and took as much as he could in order to continue his studies.
Eddie, now living under the name Gregory Spears, now lives in Boston, working by day as an usher at Fenway Park, hopes to one day master the spells Gregori left behind, and gain revenge on Vers and others like him. [/sblock]