Jamal Washington
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Actor: Jay Lycurgo
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Concept
Street Punk turned Young Immortal swordsman
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Details
Background
Born in Motor City to a single mom, Jamal grew up in a very poor household in an equally crappy neighborhood. He already had three sisters when he was born and, like so many other young boys without a father figure in his life, he ended up in a small gang that pulled the kinds of petty crime that Motor City is notorious for. With several fledgling hackers (Jamal was one of them), his gang began leaning into small-time cybercrimes. As a lark, they hacked into what they thought was a legit bloodbank and, armed with that information, stole several thousand dollars. Jamal thought they covered their tracks. He was wrong.
The vampires visited his family first and then, when they were done there, came for the gang. In the chaos of their onslaught, Jamal tried to flee but something shattered his back. His last memory was of a young white dude wearing an old timey suit getting out of an equally old car, looking at him before drawing an honest to God sword...
When he woke up, he was somewhere else. All of his injuries had mysteriously healed and the white dude was there. This guy introduced himself as Nathaniel Hawthorne and revealed that both of them were Immortal. They had inside of them the blood of kings. They had no rivals. No man could be their equals.
It has been more five years since that day. Nathaniel - he never went by Nate or Nathan; always Nathaniel - trained Jamal hard, both to use his sword and to harness the Quickening. And now Jamal is back in Motor City. He knows vampires are real. They're real and they killed his mom and his sisters and his friends. So, he's going to kill them. All of them.
Statistics
Starting
ST 12 [20]; DX 12 [40]; IQ 13 [60]; HT 12 [20].
Damage 1d+1/2d+1; BL 29 lb; HP 15 [6]; Will 13 [0]; Per 13 [0]; FP 12 [0].
Basic Speed 7.00 [20]; Basic Move 7 [0]; Dodge 11.
Social Background
TL: 8 [0].
Languages: English (Native) [0].
Advantages
Ambidexterity [5]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Contact (Hacker Bro; Effective Skill 16; 6 or less; Somewhat Reliable) [1]; Damage Resistance 5 (Limited (Melee Attacks), -20%; Quickening, -10%; Tough Skin, -40%) [8]; Enhanced Parry 1 (Saber, Quickening, -10%) [5]; Luck (Combat, Aspected) [12]; Mind Shield 1 (Quickening, -10%) [4]; Patron (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Modest Budget, Light Influence, 9 or less) [5]; Recovery (Quickening, -10%) [9]; Regeneration (Very Fast: 1HP/Sec; Not vs Aggravated Damage, -10%; Quickening, -10%) [80]; Signature Gear ($10,000; the Saber that my Mentor gave me) [1]; Striking ST 3 (Accesssibility: only when using bladed weapons +3, -30%; Nuisance Effect: visible "electrical" effect when used, -5%; Quickening, -10%) [9]; Unkillable 2 (Achilles' Heel (Beheading, Rare), -10%; Quickening, -10%) [80]; Weapon Master (One specific weapon: Saber) [20]
Perks
Grip Mastery (Saber) [1]; Unaging [1]; Weapon Bond (Saber) [1]
Disadvantages
Charitable (12 or less) [-15]; Code of Honor (Immortal: There can be only one; secrecy; one-on-one combat between Immortals; no fighting on Holy Ground; Mentorship; fair play) [-5]; Curious (6 or less); Obsession (Rid the world of vampires, 9 or less) [-15]; Secret (Imprisonment or Exile: I am Immortal. I have inside me the blood of kings. I have no rival. No man can be my equal.) [-20]; Sense of Duty (Small group: my comrades in arms) [-5]
Quirks: Believes strongly in "An Eye for an Eye" (Quirk-level Bloodlust, only against vampires); Disciplined (Quirk-level Pacifism; he won't _start_ a fight); Distinctive Speech (he grew up on the steets and it shows); Is already getting tired of the jokes about looking younger than he is; Is becoming something of a firebug since vampires burn so nicely (Quirk-level Pyromania, triggers only on 17-18). [-5]
Features
Blood provides no nourishment to vampires; Cannot be Turned by a vampire; Detect Quickening; Sterile
Skills
Area Knowledge (Motor City) (E) IQ [1]-13; Brawling (E) DX+1 [2]-13; Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ [1]-13; Counterattack (Saber) (Tech/H) Saber+0 [6]-16; Diplomacy (H) IQ-1 [2]-12; Driving/TL8 (Motorcycle) (A) DX-1 [1]-11; Fast-Draw (Sword) (E) DX [1]-13; Fast-Talk (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Feint (Saber) (Tech/H) Saber+3 [4]-19; First Aid/TL8 (Human) (E) IQ [1]-15; Hidden Lore (Vampires) (A) IQ+0 [2]-13; Intelligence Analysist/TL8 (H) IQ-1 [2]-12; Lockpicking/TL8 (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Low Fighting (Saber) (Tech/H) Saber+0 [3]-16; Occultism (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Saber (A) DX+4 [16]-16; Streetwise (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Targeted Attack (Saber Swing/Neck) (Tech/H) Saber-2 [4]-14; Wrestling (A) DX+0 [2[-12
Equipment
Saber (Hilt Punch +0; Signature Gear +0; Weapon Master Damage Bonus, +0; Weapon Bond; Balanced, +4CF; Composition: Silver-edged, +1400; Holy, +4CF)
Defenses
Parry: 14 (Saber). Block: 8 (DX). Dodge: 11. DR: 5 (vs Melee attacks only).
Melee Attacks
Brawling • Punch (13): 1d cr. Reach C.
Brawling • Bite (13): 1d cr. Reach C.
Brawling • Kick (11): 1d+1 cr. Reach C,1.
Saber • Swing (18): 2d+4 cut. Reach 1.
Saber • Thrust (18): 1d+4 imp. Reach 1.
Hilt Punch • (18): 1d+4 imp. Reach C.
Ranged Attacks
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Current
TBD
