Name:Mick Dempsey
(Doughboy66)
Physical : Strength (2) Dexterity (3) Stamina (2)
Social: Charisma (3) Manipulation (2) Appearance (2)
Mental: Perception (3) Intelligence (3) Wits (3)
Character: Nature-Loner
Demeanor-Crackerjack/Jester Creed-Judge Primary Virtue-Zeal
Talents: Acting(3) Alertness(2) Athletics(1) Martial Arts(1)
Dodge(2) Singing(2)
Skills: Archery(2) Cooking(2) Disguise(2) Drive(2) Firearms(2) Game playing( 4,rpg's) Martial arts weapons(2) Melee(2) Performance(3) Stealth(2)
Knowledge: Area Knowledge(3) Covert Culture(2) Investigation(2) Computer(2) Criminology(1) Parapsychology(1) Occult(1) Theology(2) Vampire Lore(1)
Backgrounds: Allies(2)Resources(2) Contacts(2) Bystanders(3) Exposure(2)Arsenal (4,See below)
Willpower: (7) Mercy ( ) Zeal (2) Vision (1) Conviction: (3+)
Edges: Forsee, Discern, Cleave,
Merits:Mild Paranoia,Daredevil, Arts community ties,Gamer ties,( C.F. My ties)
Flaws: Intolerance
(bullies), Routine,Debts, Shy (see below)
Equipment: Mick is a long time collector of archaic weapons.
He has a sizable collection of martials arts weapons, a bow,a
hand-crossbow,dozens of knives and other paraphenalia. He has taken
to skeeching rebar or 1" diameter pipe stock from construction sites
because of it's durability to the rigors of Cleave and his
familiarity with staff-fighting. He also carries a heavy canvas
toolbag with binocs,a few general tools, a change of clothes and a
few other surprises.at present, Mick does not own a gun but that may
change and he is a good shot. Mick also knows how to make Napalm
which he puts in mason jars and baby food jars.
Other Notes:in his teens, Mick studied Shaolin-Do Karate. recently he has had reason to dust off his knowledge of this artform.
Appearance:White male caucasian. He has exteremely short brown hair and grey eyes. broadly framed but only about 5'8". has a slight paunch which he is trying to work off. Shy around girls and strangers, he becomes likeable and voluble once you get to know him.
Clothing Tendencies: lives in dark colored sweats and t-shirts. when weather is cold will wear sweaters and a denim jacket too. When on the hunt ,will don a faceless black mask
Known to: a wide array of friends,fellow actors, bystander contacts,fellow gamers, and friends made along his route. a single malkavian vampire has escaped from him leading to theories and rumors about a faceless black angel. Mick's true allies consist of 2 Wiccan friends, A friend who shares his passion for theater,history and the occult, a librarian/medical records keeper who is a computer genius, and a good buddy who is a cabbie.(and quiet possibly the toughest guy alive.)
Ongoing Projects:Putting the damage on the local vampire population. trying to see if there are other supernaturals about his home city.
Circle and Influence:None really.
House:a rented apartment in the bad side of town
Library: a bizarre collection of Occultism, Espionage,fringe lunacy,conspiracy theory,Game books, Revenge books and other bizarre apocrypha.
Story: People who live on the 3rd shifts see things. if you live on the 3rd shift long enough you'll eventually start to become a little weird....Mick was weird before he started working on the 3rd shift. An inveterate gamer and part-time professional actor, Mick got a job delivering donuts to pay the bills. This resulted in making a whole set of friends who lived on the 3rd shift. and it also resluted in being forced to deal with a confrontation with the supernatural.
Mick was delivering to a hospital when a vampire escaped from an ambulance nearby. the near frenzied vampire was running through the halls of the Hospital when it ran headlong into Mick. Mick reflexively knew it for what it was and without another thought fell back on old Karate training.Using a broken off Mop-handle he managed to skewer the beast. and then with the Word of the Messengers ringing in his mind, took it home in his delivery truck,and interrogated it until the sun came up. In the space of a single weekend, Mick Dempsey re-invented himself. No longer was he an overweight ,over 30, game geek who lived alone and considered himself a loser. Mick had become a modern day Zorro. The imbuing has given his life purpose. If one believes in destiny, one could almost say that his whole life was leading up to this.
Mick has a near perfect job for hunting vampires. he's mobile, his delivery van has no identifying markers telling what company he's from. He's able to range around the city, and as long as all of the donuts get delivered his boss doesn't care what he does with his time. and so he goes about his one-man crusade with as much flash, dash,and panache as he can manage.
Micks Attitudes towards the Supernatural:
Vampires: Saying that there are Good Vampires and Bad Vampires is a little like saying that there are Good great white sharks and Bad great white sharks. No matter how harmless a vampire appears...they all live off the blood of the living. They are predators and consider themselves the top of the food chain.
Shapechangers: Observe from a distance.Bring Silver and Pepper spray. Never provoke a fight with one if you can help it. Never attack one alone if you can help it. Unfortunately, by the time you decide it would be a good idea to run it's usually to late. I tangled with one and was lucky that all i got was a dislocated shoulder out of it.
Warlocks: i've studied magick and used to fiddle around with it. i've also got Wiccan friends. I fully believe that Magick is like a tool that can used positively or negatively. All the same, be circumspect when dealing with these people. Names have power.
Ghosts: I figure that ghosts have got their own problems. i maintain a "You don't fuck with me and i won't fuck with you." attitude. Plus, they creep me out.
Zombies: Bring fire. Bring friends. Move quickly. In fact, burn the place down first.
Story Uses:
Well-meaning Nut-job: Hoves into view in the middle of something delicate and everything goes to hell...and not only that but he manages to take off unscathed. irritating to the more serious Hunter or to Supernaturals with no sense of humor.
Return of the Dark Nut: Too many comic books as kid. Too many role playing games. and yeah sure, he's about as subtle as a tactical nuke. but that won't make a difference when he swoops in and saves your bacon and is gone in a flash.
Sneaky Bastard: While Mick is known for his derring do. most people don't realize that he's actually quiet cagey. he's perfectly capable of coming up with a good plan and is not unversed in stalking and killing from a distance.(actually he prefers it. but like many good role-players and war-gamers he also realizes that often times the first casualty of a battle is the battle plan. That's when he goes into Zorro mode.) Mick is very stealthy and is careful too, more than some outsiders might think. Mick understands the concept of a secret identity (which is why he wears the mask...a fact that has saved him from Dominate and Dementation more time than he can possibly know.) Even Mick's bystanders think that he's nothing more than a talented bystander and a scout for a more powerful hunter. Very few know the truth.