Snake's Venom: Naomi Medici - Chosen Scion of Hermes

Scions of the Second Refinement

Background: The Medici family is famous for its mercantile success through the Renaissance but one branch of the family delved into other means of power. One of their number came to the attention of one of the gods after which the family made the effort to keep that scion blood as strong as possible through the bloodline. Most of the time this didn't seem to produce anything special though the family claimed their practices were the reason so many of them were exceptional competent. A few parlayed their trace of divine blood into sorcery but only rare individuals, usually those that broke out of the family's hierarchy, attracted the attention of the Gods to be chosen as a scion. Naomi Medici ran away as a child to escape the practices of her coven of a biological family.

At first growing up on the streets, Naomi ended up falling in with a carnival and eventually becoming one of their pickpockets and then an acrobat. She failed to note as the performers and owners of the carnie changed around her, people leaving for other lives and being replaced. When she ended up pregnant at eighteen, she had the stark realization that none of the people that would have helped her were still with the show. The father was the accountant but the carnival claimed that she had to have been sleeping with outsiders and kicked her out. She found her way to the old knife-thrower's home for a place to stay and had her child but she still had to provide support somehow.

Which is how she got into being a full-out thief. Bad luck, and the fact that she's really not as clever as she thinks, has always dogged Naomi, but she has gained a reputation for being dogged and determined in her efforts. She's often been identified and many of her heists have gone poorly, but she's never been caught. And her efforts eventually allowed her to not only support her daughter but also to send her to some of the best schools.

Description: Often projecting an air of annoyance and frustration while dressed in practical, easy to move in clothes. Her hair is somewhere between brown and blonde, but whether she's sandy brown or dirty blonde various from month to month based on how much sun she's been getting and what sort of shampoo she's using. She has a casual sort of beauty that a lot of people assume takes a lot more effort than she really puts in and hampered somewhat by her constant expressions of impatience.

Divine Patron: Hermes

Origin Level

Primary Path: Role Path: A Thief for Family's Sake - Integrity, Technology, Athletics

Contact: Grigor Haber, world class fence

Connections: Fences, thieves, criminals.

Access: Criminal hideouts.

Secondary Path: Origin Path: Raised in the Carnival - Athletics, Empathy, Subterfuge

Contact: "Uncle" Mal Dane and "Aunt" Ursula Dane, retired knife-thrower and magician.

Connections: Carnies across scattered shows.

Access: Can easily talk herself into the good graces of most carnies.

Tertiary Path: Pantheon Path: Heir of Ancient Blood - Theoi: Empathy, Persuasion, Subterfuge

Contact: Breanne Prifti, Fortune Teller

Connections: Strange travelers that seem to recognize her but don't know from where

Access: Usually welcomed among nomadic groups.

Abilities:

Academics

Athletics ***** (Acrobatics)

Close Combat **

Culture

Empathy *** (What do they value?)
Integrity *** (Stubbornness)
Firearms

Leadership **

Medicine

Occult

Persuasion **

Pilot

Science

Subterfuge *** (Stealth)

Survival

Technology *** (Security Systems)

Attributes: Favored: Resilience - Physical, Social, Mental

Force

Intellect **
Might **
Presence **

Finesse

Cunning ***
Dexterity *****
Manipulation ****

Resilience

Resolve ***
Stamina ****
Composure ***

Legend: 0

Calling: Trickster *

Knacks: In Sheep's Clothing, Light Fingered, Born to be Kings

Hero Level