Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Mel Tadros - Born Scion of Sobek - The Slow Temper

Scions of the Second Refinement



Background: Mel's worked out at the alligator farm for years, since they were a child. Sometime back, a monster had appeared outside of town though few people know about it because it was defeated so very quickly. Mel's mother, Layla Tadros, tells how her husband had been killed by it, a monster thing like a panther formed of the mud of the bog. She had gone out to kill it armed with fire to dry it out and explosives to blow it apart, and firearms for if things got desperate. She gave a good fight but would likely have been the second victim if a protective but brutal man hadn't appeared to tear the monster apart. Over the next few months, he appeared with some regularity and eventually Mel was conceived and born.

Description:  It is hard to get a fix on what Mel looks like. Some people describe him as a bro's bro. Others describe her as a sort of redneck princess. They have dark skin which some people describe as luxuriantly smooth and others as rugged and tough. They generally have a ready smile and a good-natured twinkle in the blue eyes they inherited from their mother. Very few have seen their anger, but those that have say that it is strong.


Divine Patron: Sobek

Origin Level

Primary Path: Role Path: The Lover and Friend Everyone Needs - Empathy, Persuasion, Integrity
Contact: David and Wilma Hallock, Friends Mel set up with each other
Connections: Friends, former lovers
Access: Homes and businesses of friends and lovers

Mel Tadros has a bit of a reputation for being a charming person. Less charitable terms have been used to describe them though one of the things that stymies a lot of people is that many people are still a bit confused about whether it's Melvin or Melody. Some people are convinced that there are two Mels, a brother and sister with very similar attitudes. In most cases, this weirdness would set people off in small town America, but Mel has been a surprisingly popular lover as well as a good friend in different ways to lots of people. And their lovers and friends are no less confused as to Mel's sex but mostly just don't think about it unless someone specifically brings up the subject. As far as they know, Mel has never lured anybody into cheating on someone, but they have had relationships that weren't approved of by friends and family of their lover.

Secondary Path: Origin Path: Raised on the Alligator Farm - Survival, Academics, Athletics
Contact: Layla Tadros-Wolsun, Mother, Alligator Farmer
Connections: Farm hands, swamp people
Access: The Wolsun Alligator Farm and family land

Mel has been helping out dealing with the alligator farm for as long as they can remember. They've put up fences, dealt with the gators, dealt with customers and tourists, and purchased food and supplies. Most of the town also forgets that they went off for a few years at a university and came back with a master's degree. Not that Mel talks about it much really.

Tertiary Path: Pantheon Path: Sobek's Backwoods Child - Academics, Occult, Close Combat
Contact: Hekaib Lesley, Priest of Sobek
Connections: Cult of Sobek worshippers that exists mostly within those who farm or deal with various crocodilians around the world.
Access: The cult facilities.

The alligator farm is regularly visited by a priest of Sobek who has suspicions about Mel's heritage. He originally came by to bless the farm after having originally been requested by Layla's husband. Seeing Mel and watching them grow up has made him quite suspicious. Especially given how Mel seems to embody a lot of Sobek's promiscuous nature.

Abilities:  
Academics *** (Agriculture)
Athletics *** (Strength)
Close Combat *** (Wrestling)
Culture
Empathy *** (What they need)
Integrity *** (Willpower)
Firearms
Leadership
Medicine
Occult *
Persuasion *** (Carousing)
Pilot
Science *
Subterfuge
Survival *** (Swamps)
Technology

Attributes:  Favored: Resilience - Social, Physical, Mental
Force
  • Intellect **
  • Might ***
  • Presence ****
Finesse
  • Cunning **
  • Dexterity **
  • Manipulation ****
Resilience
  • Resolve ***
  • Stamina ****
  • Composure ****

Legend: 0

Calling: Lover *

Knacks: Fluid Appeal (Lover), Perfect Partner (Lover), I am a Fire (Lover)

Hero Level


Description: Upon Mel's visitation, they retroactively became always capable of shifting sex.

Primary Path: Role Path: The Lover and Friend Everyone Needs - Empathy, Persuasion, Integrity
Contact: David and Wilma Hallock, Friends Mel set up with each other
Connections: Friends, former lovers
Access: Homes and businesses of friends and lovers

Mel Tadros has a bit of a reputation for being a charming person. Less charitable terms have been used to describe them though one of the things that stymies a lot of people is that many people are still a bit confused about whether it's Melvin or Melody. Some people are convinced that there are two Mels, a brother and sister with very similar attitudes. In most cases, this weirdness would set people off in small town America, but Mel has been a surprisingly popular lover as well as a good friend in different ways to lots of people. And their lovers and friends are no less confused as to Mel's sex but mostly just don't think about it unless someone specifically brings up the subject. As far as they know, Mel has never lured anybody into cheating on someone, but they have had relationships that weren't approved of by friends and family of their lover.

Secondary Path: Origin Path: Raised on the Alligator Farm - Survival, Academics, Athletics
Contact: Layla Tadros-Wolsun, Mother, Alligator Farmer
Connections: Farm hands, swamp people
Access: The Wolsun Alligator Farm and family land

Mel has been helping out dealing with the alligator farm for as long as they can remember. They've put up fences, dealt with the gators, dealt with customers and tourists, and purchased food and supplies. Most of the town also forgets that they went off for a few years at a university and came back with a master's degree. Not that Mel talks about it much really.

Tertiary Path: Pantheon Path: Sobek's Backwoods Child - Academics, Occult, Close Combat
Contact: Hekaib Lesley, Priest of Sobek
Connections: Cult of Sobek worshippers that exists mostly within those who farm or deal with various crocodilians around the world.
Access: The cult facilities.

The alligator farm is regularly visited by a priest of Sobek who has suspicions about Mel's heritage. He originally came by to bless the farm after having originally been requested by Layla's husband. Seeing Mel and watching them grow up has made him quite suspicious. Especially given how Mel seems to embody a lot of Sobek's promiscuous nature.

Abilities:  
Academics *** (Agriculture)
Athletics *** (Strength)
Close Combat *** (Wrestling)
Culture
Empathy *** (What they need)
Integrity *** (Willpower)
Firearms
Leadership
Medicine
Occult *
Persuasion *** (Carousing)
Pilot
Science *
Subterfuge
Survival *** (Swamps)
Technology

Attributes:  Favored: Resilience - Social, Physical, Mental
Force
  • Intellect **
  • Might ***
  • Presence ****
Finesse
  • Cunning **
  • Dexterity **
  • Manipulation ****
Resilience
  • Resolve ***
  • Stamina ****
  • Composure ****
Legend: 1

Calling: Lover **, Warrior *, Liminal **

Keywords: Fling (Lover), Friend (Lover), Temper (Warrior), Fluid (Liminal), Links (Liminal)

Title: The Slow Temper

Knacks: Fluid Appeal (Lover), I am a Fire (Lover), Perfect Partner (Lover), I'm on your Side (Lover), Enhanced Impact (Warrior), Complete Privacy (Liminal), Beyond Memory (Liminal

Purviews:
  • Innate - Heku
  • Innate - Wave
  • Beasts (Alligators)
  • Fertility (Guide)

Boons: Body of Waves (Water - Custom), Animal Aspect (Beasts)

Body of Waves
Cost: Imbue 1 Legend
Duration: One Scene
Subject: Self
Action: Complex

Controlling the water of the body and keying into water's connection with life, the scion is able to modify their form. The scion may imbue a legend to gain the ability to shift their physical sex between male, female, agender, or intersexed as a complex action. Body shape, primary, and secondary sexual characteristics may be adjusted as desired giving a +1 Enhancement on the next social roll dealing with a specific target due to the impact of the form's introduction. When the Legend is recovered, the scion remains in the form they currently have. This will only prevent people from recognizing the scion if they want to be disguised and that will require a standard disguise roll.

Birthrights:
  • A Friend Ever With Me - Relic ****
    • A leather jacket made from the hide of an old alligator that died protecting Mel.
    • Soft Armor 1
    • Shifts form with Mel's Fluid Appeal. Gain a +1 Enhancement for countering social Complications based on someone's preconceptions about gender roles.
    • Beasts (Alligators)
  • Hekaib Lesley - Guide ***
    • A priest of Sobek and friend of Layla Tadros-Wolsun's late husband.
    • Asset Skills: Occult, Medicine
    • Stunt: When performing a blessing on someone's health, spend 2 successes to add +1 Defense against the next poison or disease that person faces.
    • Fertility

Scions of the Second Refinement


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