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1899 - The Hidden Hands of the Aether
Cole10000:
Intelligence + Academics:
7#1d10
4
4
5
9
7
5
7
Nightfalcon:
DCI Malachi Day
Backstory:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)Born into the misery of the Rookery, Malachi Day was condemned to the workhouse by the age of 5 and by 8 had fled for the street to become one of the waifs who haunt every corner of the east end. He had grown up fast and he grew up hard, bloody hard.
In time he learned the fate of the sisters he had lost in the orphanage. He learned what had happened to them and he avenged them.
It nearly cost him his life but he also saved the life of Inspector Franklin Tower
In return the Inspector saved his life. He helped him escape, sponsored him in a decent school. He followed this by Joining the Metro and then a turn at King’s College. It was little surprise that he followed his mentor into the Metropolitan Police Force.
Eventually he became a Detective Inspector and then a Detective Chief Inspector.
Personality: Malachi is a product of the street as influenced by DCI Towers. He is a hard man who views it as his mission to bring justice to the slums of London. Due to the corruption in the court and jail systems he often applies street justice, punishing the wicked and protecting the week. While he isn’t naive in any way about the nature of the urchins who inhabit the slums, he has neither patience or mercy for those who prey on children.
He was married and while he wasn’t a great husband, he loved her deeply and when his wife died in childbirth he grieved deeply for her. Since then it isn’t a surprise that he drinks or that he has problem maintaining any sort of stable relationship, he’s seen too much, done too much.
Even so he’s very very good at his job, pursuing criminals with a bulldog like fixation. His fellow cops respect his abilities although his superiors see him more as a blunt instrument who lacks the sophistication to play the politics that go hand in with further promotion. Their assessment is wrong , he understands the politics, he just doesn’t care.
He knows his career is topped out so his goal is to bring justice and law to his portion of the hell that is in the shadows of London.
Attribute
Physical Social Mental
Power Strength 3 Charisma 3 Intelligence 2
Finesse Dexterity 2 Manipulation 1 Wits 3
Resistance Stamina 2 Composure 2 Resolve 3
Skills.
MENTAL 7
Academics 2 (Law)
Investigation 4 (Crime Scenes)
Politics 1
PHYSICAL 4
Brawl 3
Firearms 1
SOCIAL 11
Empathy 1
Intimidation 3
Persuasion 2
Socialize 1
Streetwise 2 (Under Cover)
Subterfuge 2
Virtue and Vice
Virtues: Justice
Vices: Wrath.
Other Traits
Age: 42
Size: 5
Speed: 5
Health: 8
Willpower: 5
Initiative: 4
Defense: 2
The Aether's Blessing: Tough Guy. You are someone who is not to be fooled around with, and this is readily apparent to others even before you've said a single word. This gives others a -1 penalty to their dice pool on any actions involving lies, tricks, deceit and such.
Contacts:
Contacts - Metropolitan Police 2
Allies - Metropolitan Police 2
Superintendent Franklin Tower, Metropolitan Police Force. The greatest positive influence in Malachi’s life. He’s Malachi’s mentor, advisor, sponsor. Their relationship is more than that of a mentor but not quite family. Malachi cares for the old man as much as he cares for anyone but there’s a limit to how close he’ll allow anyone.
Eugene Marston: Senior Prosecutor. Malachi and Eugene have know each other for years and have a deep degree of respect for each other. Over the years their relationship has grown from professional colleagues to friends and comrades in arms.
Doctor Micheal Hastings: East End Coroners. He and Malachi have worked together for years. Malachi has a strong appreciation of Malachi’s approach to justice. At the same time, he often serves as a doctor for who can’t afford one.
Police Sgt Burbin. Malachi’s oldest friend in police department. They joined the force at the same time as Malachi and in each other.
London's Social Scene 1
William Drake: Actor. Malachi and Bill attended Kings College together. He taught Malachi to act and they share a love of musical theater. In many ways Bill is Malachi’s closest friend and it is through him that Malachi that a little bit of magic enters into his life
Black Devlin Morrissey: Bar Keep Proprietor of the White Hart, Malachi’s pub. While he belongs to the Tin Piper, he prefers the White Hart to his club. Early in his career, Malachi would freelance as a bouncer at the Hart. Devlin is a man of letter and often tutored Malachi when he was at Kings College.
Suzanne Malory and Molly Pence: Madames Proprietress’ of the Black Rose. The sisters run a high end brothel and have deep connections with the into the East end underground. Malachi considers them substitutes for the sister’s he’s lost and are some of his oldest friends
Gangs of London 1
Jimmy “Brigand” Briggs: Thug. Former leader of the for the Bethnal Green Knockers and one of the bloodiest muscles in the east end. He’s Malachi’s oldest friend and while they both have lines they won’t cross, even for each other, they will stretch that line as far as they can for each other . (OOC: Think of him as Hawk to Malachi’s Spenser.)
Graham Jent: Fence. Graham used to be one of the Bethnal Green Knockers. He broke a leg in a bash with the Durgin Boys. It was one of those fights that went from bad to worse and ended with Malachi carrying Graham across rooftops on his back. Graham never walked the same but he found a way to turn a keen sense of business to his advantage.
Suzanne Malory and Molly Pence: Madames Proprietress’ of the Black Rose. The sisters run a high end brothel and have deep connections with the into the East end underground. Malachi considers them substitutes for the sister’s he’s lost and are some of his oldest friends
William Drake: Actor. Malachi and Bill attended Kings College together. He taught Malachi to act and they share a love of musical theater. In many ways Bill is Malachi’s closest friend and it is through him that Malachi that a little bit of magic enters into his life
Black Devlin Morrissey: Bar Keep Proprietor of the White Hart, Malachi’s pub. While he belongs to the Tin Piper, he prefers the White Hart to his club. Early in his career, Malachi would freelance as a bouncer at the Hart. Devlin is a man of letter and often tutored Malachi when he was at Kings College.
Nightfalcon:
The domain has expired for Invisiblecastle.com. I used the roller, A World of Darkness Dice Roller at http://www.umbralechoes.com/WoD2Roller.php.
2013-12-01 22:14:59 DCI Day rolls 4 dice to Intelligence + Academics 1,1,10,7,6 (1 success)
LuckyDee:
Both of you realize that, although you can't recall what it is you recognize in this man, he is highly out of place here; not just because of the smell, but he looks like someone who stepped in from an age gone by. Had you seen in a knight in full armor walk in, you'd have felt more or less the same.
The assumption about the lack of a bouncer appeared to be wrong: as Malachi approaches the bar, a humongous man steps in through the door on the right side of the bar, who - upon seeing the barkeep conversing with the stranger - approaches the bar as if he's getting ready to take part in the discussion. And he doesn't look like much of a talker.
You hear the barkeep muttering to the stranger: "Look, I'll have Hugo hear take you outside and point you towards the yard entrance. We'll have a talk where it's nice and quiet." He exchanges a quick word with the muscled man, then says in a tone of voice that's just very slightly too loud to sound entirely natural: "Hugo, please escort this man outside."
At the same time, upstairs, Mellie has given up making a ruckus. Not that Josie notices any of this, though. After a couple of minutes that seem like seconds and hours at the same time, the rat gives up on his previous plan, and inches its way back into the room, fully exposed...
Esther:
Silently Josie has waited for this. Pondering on what she has seen of this creature in her mind so far. Becoming more and more convinced there is something strange and wrong about it. She is on edge and ready to strike the moment it exposes itself. Swift as a cat Josie is on him. With talon like claws, she tries to get a firm grip but not kill it. For now....
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