#dark being

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Punitor

When people try to court the powers of The Outer Darkness to enact justice, they play a dangerous game. Common such individuals are Darkened known as Deluded Vigilantes, people who want to answer the calling of a superhero, but turned to sinister powers to achieve it. Sadly, but predictably, the Darkness usually wins over such misbegotten heroes, and a grim Darkspawn rises in their place.

Punitores are musclebound ogres driven by a single-minded need to inflict harm on people for some manner of "crime." The specific nature of the sort of crimes a Punitor avenges varies from individual, but it usually ammounts to any act that aligns to a specific virtue that, in life, the Punitor merely perceived as foolish, that had since been elevated in their minds to a basal moral failing by the Darkness as they lost grip of their humanity. A Punitor, who loathes kindness, might see a person give a homeless man spare change and interpret it as enabling drug addiction or a patronizing act of infantilization. Regardless of the perceived offense, a Punitor's best and only punishment is a brutal death.

Hypocritically, Punitores are incapable of interpreting the actions of other dark beings as criminal, perceiving Darkened and other Darkspawn as allies of justice and seeing Mnemosynes and Cataphractoi as wise leadership who will point their guns in the direction of true evil.

Type: Darkspawn

Attributes: Intelligence 1, Wits 2, Resolve 4, Strength 5, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Presence 3, Manipulation 0, Composure 2

Skills: Crafts 1, Investigation 2, Athletics 3, Brawl 3, Drive 2, Firearms 3, Stealth 2, Intimidation 3, Persuasion 1, Streetwise 2

Derived Traits: Health 8, Willpower 6, Size 6, Speed 13, Initiative 5, Defense 5

Vice: Cruel & Arrogant — A Punitor is ever eager to inflict pain on the guilty with self-righteous zeal.

Virtue: Righteous — Though they completely fail to recognize legitimate justice, Punitores still have a twisted sense of ethics.

Merits: Iron Stamina 2, Street Fighting 3, Unarmed Defense 1, Vice-Ridden 1

Umbrae: Cold Flesh, Dark Dreams (blindness), Faceless in the Crowd, Scuttling Spider's Sense, Taste of Sin

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It is of little surprise to many that police officers are uniquely vulnerable to dark taint. They often blindly walk into tainted places with the intention of committing sin upon the innocent and malicious alike, with their government's approval of course. To say nothing of the cops who regularly commit full-fledged felonies and leverage their authority or that of their superiors to sweep their transgressions under the rug. But while mundane cops can be exceptionally awful people, a darkened cop is a different breed all together. Indeed, nearly every police force in the world has at least one clique of Crooked Cops who are banded together by a mission to indulge their most despicable desires with the iron fist of the law on their side. Crooked Cops are instinctually driven to abuse their authority in ways that will undermine the ability of untainted officers to make legitimate arrests against other darkened and to interfere in investigations that would expose Darkspawn and cult activity. Of course, like any organized effort by agents of the Outer Darkness, ultimately any group of Crooked Cops will fall apart over time if a Mnemosyne or Cataphract does not eventually take charge.

Type: Darkened

Attributes: Composure 2, Manipulation 2, Presence 3, Intelligence 2, Resolve 2, Wits 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Strength 3

Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Drive 2, Firearms 2 (Handguns), Larceny 1, Stealth 1, Weaponry 1, Animal Ken 1, Persuasion 1, Socialize 1, Streetwise 2 (Gangs), Subterfuge 2, Computer 1, Investigation 1, Occult 1, Politics 1 (Laws)

Derived Traits: Health 7, Willpower 4, Size 5, Speed 14, Initiative 5, Defense 4

Equipment: Kevlar Armor, Lt. Pistol, Sap

Integrity: 4 (Assault)

Vice: Wrath — A Crooked Cop often joins the force because he wants the legal freedom to inflict violence on acceptable targets.

Virtue: Loyalty — Crooked Cops barely respect the law, much less any pretenses of morality. But their twisted loyalty to eachother and the police institution is often absolute.

Merits: Danger Sense, Fleet of Foot 3, Small Unit Tactics

Umbrae: Cruel Confidence, Grip Onto Your Fear, Taste of Sin

Caligines: I Have You Now My Pretty, Liar's Heart, Shadowbolt 1, Zombie's Flesh 1

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Some agents of The Outer Darkness are so unspeakably cruel as to direct their malice onto those they should love the most. Despite what their common epithet may imply, tremaines do not always manifest from abusive parents, though that is indeed the most common context in which Nobles encounter them. Compared to other sorts of Darkened, a tremaine can persist as she does for decades before transitioning into a mnenosyne or darkspawn, though the former is a far more common fate, as tremaines rarely fight against the Darkness' influence, seeing it's corruption as a liberating force to elevate themselves above others. Perhaps more than any other sort of Darkened, many among the Nobility consider these individuals to be little better than their fully monsterous kin and feel little regret for killing them where they stand

Type: Darkened

Attributes: Composure 3, Manipulation 4, Presence 2, Intelligence 3, Resolve 3, Wits 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Strength 1

Skills: Empathy 1 (lies), Intimidation 3 (veiled threats), Persuasion 3, Socialize 2, Subterfuge 5 (gaslighting), Academics 1, Computer 1, Investigation 1, Medicine 1, Occult 1, Politics 1, Science 1, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Larceny 2, Stealth 1

Derived Traits: Health 7, Willpower 5, Size 5, Speed 9, Initiative 6, Defense 2

Integrity: 5 (abuse, lies)

Vice: Cruelty — A tremaine has many flaws in their character that might serve as a suitable vice, but the most common of these is a persistent need to make other's hurt for their own benefit.

Virtue: N/a — Tremaines are infamously lacking in any pretense of virtuosity, try as they might to hide it.

Merits: Common Sense, Eidetic Memory, Fast-Talking 2, Resources 2, Pusher, Untouchable

Dread juggernauts of The Outer Darkness, Dark Titans are among the largest dark beings known to exist. These misshapen humanoids are recognizable for their gaping maws and their elephantine right arms that drag behind their already massive frames. They are said to embody the Darkness' most fundamental quality, unceasing and mindless hunger. Indeed, Dark Titans impulsively cram anything they can reach into their mouths and will relentlessly persue choice morsels with desperate focus. One can often hear a Dark Titan long before they see one, as they moan constantly from their endless and agonizing hunger pangs.

Type: Darkspawn

Attributes: Composure 1, Manipulation 1, Presence 4, Intelligence 1, Resolve 3, Wits 3, Dexterity 1, Stamina 3, Strength 7

Skills: Athletics 5 (chases), Brawl 6 (fists), Stealth 0 (moving silently), Intimidation 5 (darkspawn), Streetwise 2, Occult 4 (the dark world)

Derived Traits: Health 12, Willpower 4, Size 9, Speed 13, Initiative 2, Defense 4, Armor 6/0

Vice: Gluttony — Dark titans feel an unceasing hunger and will eat anything and everyone.

Virtue: Relentless — Even when faced with a far larger and mightier foe, dark titans rarely submit once they've chosen their prey. So long the titan does not give up when it would otherwise be tactically sensible to do so, it will continuously regain Willpower.

Merits: Choke Hold, Demolisher 3, Giant, Grappling 3, Greyhound, Hardy 1, Indomitable, Iron Skin 2, Iron Stamina 3, Relentless

Umbrae: Grip Onto Your Fear, Loathsome Weapon (hideous maw, oversized arm), Menacing Aura, Roteater

Caligines: Fearful Intincts 4, Flesh of My Flesh, Grotesque Bulk 5, Zombie's Flesh 5, Open Hellmouth, Breath On Your Neck, Self-Consuming Hunger, Sweet Tooth, Voice-Eating Hunger

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Menacing Aura (Umbra)

The character's appearance and even the very sound of their voice inspires discomfort and fear in others. Within a radius of Presence+Shadows meters, any other being that can see or hear the character whose Composure is less than the character's Shadows has the Terrified condition with the character so long as they remain within the radius. If a supernatural being would be affected by this ability, a Clash of Wills ensues, the supernatural being is forever immune to this umbra if it wins the clash of wills. If a Noble looses the clash of wills with the character, this Umbra triggers Sensitivity.

In 1982, Stephanie Smiles was once a kind, beautiful, and popular student in her high school. But she was seduced by the promises of freedom The Wrong Crowd offered, falling into darkness and ultimately becoming a Mnemosyne. While her mastery of Caligines has permitted her to retain a semblance of her former life, she would later come to learn she was once destined for greater things. After torturing a Noble, a former best friend, she learned that she had once been a Beacon and was believed to one day blossom into the resplendid title of Princess. Her blackened heart now writhes with jealousy and spite for all of Noble kind. Stephanie directs her cell of The Wrong Crowd to target Beacons and pervert them down the path of evil.

Type: Mnemosyne

Attributes: Composure 4, Manipulation 3, Presence 5, Intelligence 2, Resolve 3, Wits 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3, Strength 3

Skills: Expression 3 (dance), Intimidation 3, Persuasion 5 (deception), Socialize 4 (young people), Subterfuge 4, Athletics 4 (Cheerleading), Drive 2, Larceny 2, Stealth 3, Academics 2, Computer 2, Investigation 3 (Gossip)

Derived Traits: Health 8, Willpower 7, Size 5, Speed 11, Initiative 8, Defense 7,

Vice: Envy. Steph has always been sort of a green-eyed bitch, even before the darkness ate away at her sense of morality. But now those feelings are directed almost soley at Nobles and the power that once could have been hers.

Virtue: Charity. In her former life, Stephanie enjoyed handing out gifts to others. Though now her offerings often come with at least one string.

Merits: Allies (The Wrong Crowd) 4, Mystery Cult Initiation (The Wrong Crowd) 5, Pusher, Resources 3, Small Unit Tactics, Striking Looks 2 (beauty), Takes One to Know One, Untouchable