Spirit of the Century: Behind the Times
Shardul
"Silverhand"
Description:
Aspects
- Calcutta knife fighter
- “Thuggee killed my parents.”
- Just what the doctor orders
- House of the Harlequin Raj
- Gun to a knife fight
- Oaths as strong as iron
- “I live to serve.”
- “Never let ‘em see you sweat.”
- Walking pharmacy
- “I’m a pillar of the Occult community.”
Skills
- Superb (+5) Mysteries
- Great (+4) Resolve, Weapons
- Good (+3) Academics, Endurance, Rapport
- Fair (+2) Alertness, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
- Average (+1) Deceit, Drive, Empathy, Investigation, Science
Stunts
- Herbal Remedies
- Anything Goes
- Smooth Recovery
- Unflappable
- Right Place, Right Time
Bio:
- I live to serve.
- Invoke: Knowledge of how servants work, Blending into the background of a wealthy setting
- Compel: Assisting those who are my superiors, or those who I am pretending are my superiors.
- I’m a pillar of the Occult community.
- Invoke: To show knowledge of the occult, to know other occultists
- Compel: to be fingered as an occultist in an embarrassing environment, to prevent actions that would besmirch my reputation
- Never let ‘em see you sweat.
- Invoke: to show calm under pressure, to look crisp and “put together” during or after a hectic scene
- Compel: to prevent me from socializing when things aren’t “just right”, to prevent the showing of emotion when doing so would be a benefit
- Thuggee killed my parents.
- Invoke: To demonstrate knowledge of cults and the criminal underworld
- Compel: To attack me with vile cultists! To inspire emo-ness
- Calcutta knife fighter
- Invoke: to commiserate with those of a poor background, to demonstrate skill with a blade and dirty fighting
- Compel: to highlight my checkered past, to bring in NPCs that might not benefit me to know in a coultured setting
- Gun to a knife fight
- Invoke: to skillfully take on gun users with a knife, to use a knife at range
- Compel: to cause situations where a knife would be outranged, to demonstrate a lack of firearms knowledge
- House of the Harlequin Raj
- Invoke: to gain assistance from members of my mystic order, to know the hidden history of India’s rulers
- Compel: for members of the Raj to gain assistance from me, to target me with enemies of the Raj
- Just what the doctor orders
- Invoke: to assist with medical proceedures, to convince others to follow medical advice
- Compel: to inspire trust in doctors even when it would be unwise, to unthinkingly assist the medical procedures of another doctor
- Oaths as strong as iron
- Invoke: to gain strength (physical or otherwise) in the upholding of my oaths
- Compel: to prevent the willful breaking of even a harmful or minor oath, to prevent even minor fabrications while “under oath”
- Walking pharmacy
- Invoke: to have any necessary pharmaceutical supplies on hand
- Compel: to have any illegal pharmaceuticals on hand during a search