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SHORT TERM ASPIRATION(S) A. WIN THE STATEWIDE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT B. GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL C. GET INTO COLLEGE

LONG TERM ASPIRATION(S) A. GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE

BURDEN ASPIRATION(S) A. MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF

CAUSE OF DEATH

HEROES LUKE WON THE TITLE OF BASEBALL CAPTAIN, HOWEVER OTHER TEAMMATES DONT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH IT. SOME MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL JOCKS WHO ENJOY MAKING LIFE A LIVING HELL TO SOME OF THE YOUNGER KIDS IN HIGHSCHOOL (NERDS) AND EVEN THE LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. LUKE DOESN’T STAND FOR ANY OF IT AND HAS EVEN KICKED SOME OFF THE TEAM.

(YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY) WHEN LUKE’S AWKWARDLY DATING STAGE GIRL ALMOST GIRLFRIEND, MADISON, INVITED HIM TO ATTEND A HIGH SCHOOL TEENAGE HOUSEPARTY, HE DIDN’T REALIZE SOME OF THOSE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GUYS WERE ATTENDING AS WELL. AFTER A FEW DRINKS, THEY CAME UP TO HIM AND THEY HAD A SHORT BRAWL. ONCE BROKEN UP, HE WAITED UNTIL HE WAS SOBERED UP AND LEFT THE PARTY. MADISON STAYED BEHING TO MAKE SURE HER GIRLFRIENDS GOT HOME SAFE.

HIGHWAY TO HELL AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT, HE WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY THOSE SAME FORMER JOCKS. HIS CAR ENDED UP FLIPPING OVER AND OVER, ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT HIT A TREE. THE LAST THING LUKE REMEMBERED WAS THE WARM, WET BLOOD DRIPPING OFF HIS TONGUE AS HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE LARGE TREE BRANCH PIERCING HIM INTO HIS CAR SEAT.

SWEET EMOTION JUNJI ITO ONRYO SCHOOL GIRL MAKES THE BARGAIN WITH LUKE TO BRING HIM BACK FROM THE DEAD. HE MAY BE MISTAKEN, BUT HE MAY HAVE SEEN MORE THAN ONE.

HAUNT AFFINITIES

THE ABIDING - THE CAUL, THE MEMORIA, THE TOMB Luke Axton's Relationship Map

Duran & Eileen Axton | Father & Mother | Zack & Sharon Denbrough [IT] / The Harringtons [Stranger Things]

Luke is the only child of Duran and Eileen Axton, and they all live together in Maine at their substantially sized home (complete with a heated pool). Luke’s demeanor and values are deeply tied to his upbringing. Both Axtons frequently travel out of town on business trips, usually together.

Duran is the one who taught Luke how to play Baseball, as well as how to drive a car.

Eileen photographed and recorded him at all his games. As a kid, they would all rewatch him play his game on a projector outside on the side of their house.

Madison Collins | Love Interest | Nancy Wheeler [Stranger Things]

Madison Collins, the girl who isn’t like all the other girls, is Luke’s newest love interest. Typical highschool sweetheart who is the ideal ‘smart girl’ in the outcrowd. He sneaks into her windows like a ninja to help her study. Last Luke saw of her was right before the incident which left him dead.

William "Billy" Falco | Best Friend | Garth Algar [Wayne’s World]

Luke’s right-hand man ever since he was in elementary school. William "Billy" Falco is the one guy Luke would depend his life on. Billy is also the second-in-command of the Baseball team, and actively picks fights in defense of Luke. At the party, he pulled Luke up while punching another dude in the face.

Cyndi Vanilli | Best Friend | Robin [Stranger Things] & Sam Manson [Danny Phantom]

Cyndi met Luke working at an ice cream stand as a summer job. She’s goth, dark, moody and nerdy. Will actively give anyone a piece of her mind, and this may have rubbed off on Luke one way or another. Also, she’s into women.

Richie Toto | "Little Brother" Neighbor | Dustin Henderson [Stranger Things]

Luke never had a brother or sister, but neighborhood kid Richie fits that spot as an incredibly odd pairing. He probably shouldn’t take Luke’s advice on women...or hair products.

Mike “Rebel” Bowie | Police Chief | James “Jim” Hopper [Stranger Things]

Chief Bowie has been a family friend of the Axtons ever since Luke can remember. Bowie is a driving force in Luke’s actions - whether it be sticking up for those down on their luck or delivering justice to those that deserve it. 1DPH SWEET EMOTION (KYARORAIN ITA)

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DROWNED OR HELD AGAINST HER WILL UNDER THE WATERS OF SAIKO LAKE. 9LUWXH JUSTICE %DQH (AOKIGAHARA, THE SEA OF TREES /THE SUICIDE FOREST)

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POWER FINESSE RESISTANCE

5(0(0%5$1&(6 Rank: 4 &25386 Defense: 4 WATER DRIPPING ALONG THE FLOOR 5 REMEMBRANCE SKILL | CRAFTS Size: REMEMBRANCE SKILL | INFLUENCE(SUFFOCATION) Initiative: 11 15 Attributes: 12 (maximum 9) • Rank: 3 • Speed: Defense: Lower of Power or Resistance • Size: 5 • Initiative: Finesse + Resistance • Speed: Power + Finesse + 5 • Corpus: Size + Resistance

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POWER FINESSE RESISTANCE

5(0(0%5$1&(6 Rank: &25386 Defense: Size: Initiative: Attributes: 12 (maximum 9) • Rank: 3 • Speed: Defense: Lower of Power or Resistance • Size: 5 • Initiative: Finesse + Resistance • Speed: Power + Finesse + 5 • Corpus: Size + Resistance Sweet Emotion

Concept: Sailor Scout Onyro Ghost

Real Name: Kyarorain Ito

Death Date: 16 (June, 1983)

Location of Death: Lake Saiko, Aokigahara (The Sea of Trees / Suicide Forest), Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan [Is also in the shadows of Mount Fiji]

Cause of Death: Kyarorain died during (made up) a [Insert Name] Drifting festival. The festival is only celebrated by nearby villages in the area, as a way to not just to honor the dead, but also to be protected from them - and in the past, people were sacrificed in order to receive that protection. The festival itself is pretty elaborate - costuming, plays, fireworks, etc. Details haven’t been completely worked out on my end, but this is based heavily on Higurashi’s [When They Cry] Cotton Drifting Festival: which was once originally called the Intestines-Drifting Festival. This is a quick synopsis from the Anime:

The festival began centuries previously as the Watanagashi (腸 流 し), or Intestines-Drifting Festival. It was a time to cast off sins of the villagers by sacrificing them with the blood of a living human. Said human sacrifice would be publicly tortured using the tools in the Furude Shrine in a very specific process (which notably involved putting nails through every joint in every finger of the victim) before finally being killed by the priest or miko, who gouges out the victim's stomach and intestines with a large, hoe-like dissection tool following an intricate dance. The corpse and its severed intestines would then be thrown into the river and wash away, symbolizing the "drifting away" of the people's sins with the victim's innards. In modern times, however, the true Watanagashi became viewed as too violent and cruel to be practiced. Instead, the villagers began practicing the modern Watanagashi based on a similar concept by changing the first character of the festival name, Wata- (腸), meaning intestines, with the homophone, Wata- (綿), meaning cotton. Thus was the Cotton-Drifting Festival born. Everyone in the village would contribute old coats and furniture to the village to be gutted for their leftover cotton. During the festival a mysterious death pattern has formed, one person always dies and another is spirited away never to be seen again.

Kyarorain was forcibly held underneath the waters of Lake Saiko in a circle by some of her classmates until she ultimately drowned. As this was during the festival, nobody was really keeping track of what was actually happening, as fireworks were going off at this time. At first, it was intended to be a prank as they were singing songs as she struggled to get up. When they realized what they did, they left her there to make it look as if it was a suicide so nobody would take the fall for it. They perpetrated the notice that Kyarorain was spirited away during the festival. Her body lies at the bottom of Lake Saiko, as nobody recovers the bodies in the Suicide Forest anymore.

Communication: Low, bubbling and gurgling sounds is the most basic form of communication with Luke. When she senses danger or gets angry, she emits a loud, white noise (static). As time goes on, the gurgling will be slowly introduce the cry of cascadas that appear on the lake in the summer months. She also usings her hands (mostly pointing) when indicating an emotion.

Movement: She slowly, yet ridgedly, walks forward and if she gets too far behind, phases out and teleports forward. Water drips along the floor as she walks. When it comes to danger, or the urge to move faster is present, she goes “spider” and runs much quicker using all limbs. She can also scale (climb) buildings in this form.

Remembrance: Camp grounds as well as streamers of tape everywhere. In Aokigahara, people who are unsure if they want to commit suicide usually bring tents because they have their doubts, and use tape to lure their way back from the forest. People hang themselves in the forest using nooses that they fashion themselves from tree branches, but sometimes go drastically further.

In addition to this, festivals are another key element to how her character died. She could see and hear fireworks being shot above her head as she was underwater. Kyarorain also worked on many of the elaborate costumes, and sometimes when emerging from televisions (from the waters of the lake), she is seen with giant sewing needles in her hands.

Remembrance Skill:

Crafts (?) Influence (Drowning)

Virtue: Justice

Vice: Paranoia

Crisis Point Trigger: [Malice & Betrayal] Dishonor - Sweet Emotion’s trigger is Dishonor: a crisis point is triggered when Luke suffers an attack on his merit (such as an injustice) directly related to the truth of his words. S weet was killed at a festival dedicated to honoring the spirits of the dead, and was dishonored by her closest friends as being spirited away.

Sweet’s appearance changes (progresses in age) to a much more distorted version of herself (think Alma in F.E.A.R.) when entering a crisis point.

Ephemeral Entity Traits (Not necessarily used, just reflective of Onryo in media)

Ghost Writing In Water [Sign] Appear In Television [Sign] Talk Through Electrical Equipment [Sign] Electrical Equipment Malfunction [Left-Handed Spammer] Scan Frequencies [Sign & Left-Handed Spammer] Teleportation [Blur]

Nensha (Ability to burn images from one’s mind onto surfaces like photographs) Makes others (humans, animals, ghosts) to commit suicide Psychokinesis Hydrokinesis Paralysis Inducement (upon manifestation) Dream walking Illusions and Hallucinations Body Snatching Absorb lifeforce (leaving victim disfigured) Hair Whip (and use to grab) Multiply

Rank: 4 (Dread Geist Merit)

George Lucas [Speaking About Japanese Mythology]: " Yoda really comes from a tradition in mythological storytelling- fairy tales- of the hero finding a little creature on the side of the road t hat seems very insignificant and not very important, but who turns out to be the master wizard, or the master thing..."

Inspirations: Sadako (Samara Morgan) [The Ringu/The Ring], Kayako (The Grudge), Alma Wade (F.E.A.R.), Natre (Shutter), River Tam [Firefly] & Tomie (Junji Ito)

In Japanese Culture, the Onryo is the most powerful Yurei, are ca pable of causing harm in the world of the living, harming or killing enemies, or even causing natural disasters to exact vengeance to redress the wrongs it received while alive then takes their spirits from their dying bodies. This is emblemized by Sadako as well as Kayako. Sweet is a reflection of their movement and vocalizations when they both fusion into Sadakaya.

In crisis points, Sweet goes through the classic Ring maneuvers, however when she emerges from the TV, she has an older appearance in addition to being more viscious. Adult Sweet is taken from Adult Alma in F.E.A.R.

Yōkai are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore. Sweet takes on the forms of some Yōkai when manifesting. Tomie (Junji Ito) is also considered one of these as well. If someone ever gets close enough to Sweet's face, it's beautiful and pristine like porcelain. For enemies however, it slowly develops hairline cracks that appear like spider webbing, until bursting forward. Her hair laches onto that person and begins sucking their soul.

The location where Luke meets Sweet is in a terrible car crash on the side of the road, having been stabbed through the chest after flipping over countless times. Luke’s death was similar to Wash in Serenity. K yarorain, a s someone who died in a terrible accident, caused by friends she once held dear, in a very similar location (forest), took pity on Luke and made the bargain.

In addition to photo manipulation and distortion as done by Kayako, Sweet also enjoys actually being in photographs. Her most favorite post is sitting on Luke's shoulders like Natre and well as standing menacingly in a corner.

Ban: Children holding hands in a circle singing “ring-around-the-rosie”.

Bane: Being held underneath the waters of Saiko Lake unwillingly for 6 minutes.

Innate Key: The Key of Deep Waters

Manifestation Reasons:

The Caul

Spider Form

Movement is reflected by the way that the Onryo has presented itself in modern media. The use of webbing is a direct relation to the tape used in the forest in order to prevent suicide and take the right path. She can also use this webbing to serve additional functions due to her crafts.

Other Geist Interactions: Culturally, Sweet would absolutely be living in constant fear of the other two Geists.

Peggy (Olly’s Geist) Sweet believes that Peggy is the Kuchisake-onna, due to her striking resemblence to this ghost. As such, she is always an extra step away from her. This is the modern legend:

According to modern legend, she walks around wearing a surgical mask. The woman will ask a potential victim "Am I pretty?" If they answer no, she will kill them with a pair of scissors or cut the Glasgow smile into them, which she carries in her pocket. If they answer yes, she will pull away the mask, revealing that her mouth is slit from ear to ear, and ask, "How about now?" If they answer no, she will cut her unfortunate victim in half. If the person answers yes, then she will slit his/her mouth so it resembles her mouth. It is impossible to run away from her, as she will simply reappear in front of the victim. When the legend reappeared in the 1970s, rumors of ways to escape also emerged. Some sources say she can also be confused by the victim answering her question with ambiguous answers, such as "You are average" or "So-so". Another method is to flip her questions towards her, such as asking her "Do you think I 'mp retty?" Unsure of what to do, she will give a person enough time to escape while she is lost in thought. Another escape route is to tell her one has a previous engagement; she will pardon her manners and excuse herself. In some variations of the tale, she can be distracted by Coins or candies thrown at her which she will then pick up, thus giving the victim a chance to run, and even if you escape she'll come for you and eventually kill you. If you have the chance to do so, you may be able to catch her off guard and run while she is looking at another potential victim.

Kitsune (Grace’s Geist) Kitsune are kinda dicks, but make for “great masturbation material”. They pull tricks, they steal, they possess and are generally not very nice. Sweet keeps trying to feed it, only to show it, if anything, respect so that it won’t be a dick to her.

Luke Axton’s Abilities

The Caul

Friendly Neighborhood Man-Spider Caul: 3 Dots Plasm: 1

Caul Rules:

Moves twice his normal speed on the ground, and can climb walls and ceilings at his normal speed.

For an additional one plasm, the Sin-Eater’s next unarmed attack inflicts lethal damage. This enhancement may be applied more than once.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

First of all, don’t say he transforms into Spider-Man because he doesn’t transform into Spider-Man. He transforms into Man-Spider. Totally different. Luke’s body warps with Sweet to create a film over his entire body to turn into a Jorōgumo - a traditional large spider, human hybrid yokai (also extends to Tsuchigumo). Together, they’re able to run faster than the Indy 300, Indy 500 and Indy Infinity combined. Held weapons also gets covered in this film as well, however it doesn’t do additional damage. A bat, for example, turned into a much larger club with bone spikes.

Jägerbomb (Geist Vertical Maneuvering Equipment) Caul: 3 Dots Plasm: 2

Caul Rules:

With two plasm, the Sin-Eater grows wings, allowing him to fly at his normal speed. [Not Fly, Propel With Style]

Moves twice his normal speed on the ground, and can climb walls and ceilings at his normal speed. [Wall Stick]

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

When activated, Luke gains Geist Vertical Maneuvering Equipment similar to that of the military in Attack on Titan. However the catch is, instead of being this awesome mechanical marvel, they look like two laptop school bags that shoot out what appears to be tape that allows him to propel forward. It’s all strapped to him with what appears to be like...more tape. This is resonate with the death location and age of Sweet. Bats take the shape of ultrahard steel blades in this form. Finally, what appears like a Scouter forms around Luke’s left eye. Sweet is shown on it, and she gives Luke directions in addition to enemy power levels.

Hinamizawa Syndrome Caul: 3 Dots Plasm: 2

Caul Rules:

With two plasm, the Sin-Eater grows wings, allowing him to fly at his normal speed.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

Formication is the sensation that resembles that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin. In the case of Luke and Sweet, it’s more than a sensation. It’s real. Scratching at the skin is near impossible to resist - and perhaps on a normal human - would be so bad they may even claw out their own throat and die from the resulting blood loss for just a bit of relief. On Luke and Sweet, these nodes develop along the back and eventually split, resulting in a bloody, ghostly sight of cicada wings. Flies like a butterfly. Stings like a bee.

The Soul Flayer Caul: 3 Dots Plasm: 1 - 4

Caul Rules:

With one to four plasm, the Sin-Eater’s body swells and bloats, gaining Size equal to Plasm spent. For every two Size gained, he also gains a dot in Strength.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

No matter how big a fight, Luke and Sweet never back down. This manifestation is reserved for those really, really big fights - and unfortunately takes a lot of power and concentration to achieve. However, once all requirements are met, Luke and Sweet meld into a cocoon of Sweet’s wet hair and from this comes the equivalent of a massive Geist Kaiju: The Soul Flayer. The initial gut reaction felt by those in the vicinity of when this creature hatches is pure horror, which only gets worse as it slowly emerges from its cocoon. In this form, there is no distinction between where Luke begins and Sweet ends, it’s a completely new beast of pure synthesis. It mostly resembles a black, gargantuan spider, with impossibly long tendrils legs that extend into (near sightline) infinity. Sweet’s hair has enveloped this entire being, and although it already has eight legs, her hair can extend out for additional tendrils to hold, grab and pull objects. Underneath this hair is a vertebrate-like body with a protective exoskeleton (baseball catcher’s outfit). The Soul Flayer has an elongated domed head with nearly invisible eyes near its mouth. This mouth also has prehensile pedipalps for pulling in pray and expands outward in an x fashion with rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth. It can also deploy a paralyzing stinger from between its Chelicerae. In extremely dire situations, The Soul Flayer also sprout wings for an additional 2 plasm.

A Ninja Named Harrington Caul: 3 Dots Plasm: 4

Caul Rules:

The Sin-Eater transforms into a swarm of tiny animals or a viscous mass of flesh capable of seeping through any crack wide enough to permit light through. Passing through cracks take one turn per point in Size.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

Luke explodes into a swarm of Sweet spiders in order to access places he wouldn’t normally get to due to his size. Madison’s mother won’t even know he’s there. He’s stealthy. Like a ninja. For example, that keycard opens the door, but unfortunately the Sin-Eater with this keycard also has a massive gun. Well, you know, Luke could just take him out. He sneaks up behind him (as Sweet spiders), knocks him out and takes his keycard. It’s easy. He heard the part about the massive gun, that’s the reason why he’s sneaking. His previous fights don’t count in this scenario, only the one where he actually knocks out this Sin-Eater. Also, effectively he can fit through super tights vents just like Gumbo.

Za Wārudo Ōbā Hebun (The World Over Heaven | The Upside Down) Caul: 4 Dots Plasm: 1 - 5

Caul Rules:

The Sin-Eater creates a homunculus with (Plasm spent) Health levels. This homunculus follows simple commands and has a dice pool equal to (2x Plasm spent) for all physical actions, and a chance dice for social and mental actions. Commanding any number of homunculi is an instant action. This Enhancement may be applied more than once, but only to a limit of the Sin-Eaters Synergy.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

An evolved variation of Za Wārudo, which is considered much, much more dangerous. Those that have passed on in Luke’s Relationship Map are eligible to become homunculi - which are monstrous, grotesque versions of their former human selves that appeared in Za Wārudo. Some would even argue that these creatures are so similar to their human counterparts that they must have come from an alternate dimension existing in parallel to the human world. Horrors upon horrors to those most loved exist here.

The Tomb

Cindy, The TV’s Leaking Tomb: 2 Dots Plasm: 2

Caul Rules:

The Sin-Eater may use Open the Tomb on a representation of an object or creature (e.g. a photograph or recording), or on an object closely linked to it (e.g. a man’s wedding ring or the keys to a house). The representation must still be a specific object or person - a drawing of “a policeman” won’t work. In the case of a representation, the Plasmic recreation represents the object as it is depicted. This Enhancement must be applied when Open the Tomb is activated.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

Much like how modern onryō reach out through screens to grab their victim’s souls, Luke and Sweet use this same power to grab and pull objects back out of past worlds. Most of the time, they use modern screens - but can use other materials too. Sweet, however, has a nasty habit of accidentally contorting the faces of individuals when she does it on photos. Whoops!

Za Wārudo (The World) Tomb: 3 Dots Plasm: 0 - 3

Caul Rules:

Free: The Tomb creates objects with Size equal to ([Tomb + Plasm spent] x 2). In addition, the Tomb Condition becomes Persistent.

Free: Replicas of (previously) living beings are capable of following simple instructions. They have their original Physical attributes and Skills, but all Social and Mental actions are reduced to a chance die.

3 Plasm: The Plasmic replicas created by Open the Tomb has the Open Condition. For replicas of people or animals, the ghost of the original can Possess the replica, even if the ghost doesn’t have the Possess Manifestation.

Luke & Sweet’s Manifestation:

And the man at the back said everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz. And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I wanna warn ya, it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz.” Real friendships never truly die, and those willing to give their lives up for you hold the strongest bonds. Za Wārudo allows Luke and Sweet to replicate those on Luke’s Relationship Map to fight by their side in dire situations. They appear by physically stepping out of, almost grotesquely peeling off of, Luke. These replicas have their original Physical Attributes and Skills, but all Social and Mental actions are reduced to a chance die - as these are Luke’s idealistic images of these people, and don’t necessarily reflect their social and mental actions.

For ghost replica possession, Sweet web stitches together some semblance of their former bodies, giving them a little more time to “live” and draw closure. Over time, this stitching begins to loosen, wear and tear down. Nothing lasts forever. Do you really want to live forever?

Note: The wording on this section is counterintuitive (the Tomb is a recently deceased condition, however it clearly states living entities) and as such, this is only applies to the living on Luke’s Relationship map (those closest to death). This creates them as they normally exist as humans. Those that have passed on are recreated into homunculi - which are monstrous, grotesque versions of their former human selves. This is done through the power: Za Wārudo Ōbā Hebun (The World Over Heaven | The Upside Down).

Mononoke | Grace [Za Wārudo (The World)] Manifestation: Za Wārudo (The World) Plasm Cost: Free [(Tomb + Plasm Spent) x 2] Dice Pool: Tomb + Synergy Item: Animal Shelter Sweatshirt

Text Used:

Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition, Chronicles of Darkness, World of Darkness: Skinchangers, Werewolf The Apocalypse W20: Changing Breeds, The Werewolf Translation Guide

Media Influence:

Sega (Altered Beast), Studio Ghibli (Princess Mononoke)

Princess Mononoke is translated from Mononoke Hime, which translates to Spirit Princess or Monster Princess. For our uses, we’re going to interpret this as “Ghost Monster Princess” after her Animal Ken, and she (in this form) is considered to be almost like a yokai.

Description:

Rise from your grave! Grace returns to the land of the living.

Manifestation:

Grace lives again by using a piece of her sweatshirt in conjunction with the Tomb manifestation. Fibers from this sweatshirt manifest like Sweet’s hair and writher out from the fabric, dropping to the ground like earthworms. Underground, the worms piece together to form Grace (Animal Ken), and she pierces her hand through the ground to resume the work she left behind.

Appearance:

Grace appears having a ripped blue undershirt and her jeans appear to be acid washed with (fashionable placed) holes in them. Also, she now sports the white skin of her Kitsune around her shoulders, accompanied by a Kitsune mask (which she appears upon first introduction and places above her head immediately after). She also wears this mask into battle (note, this is not a deathmask). Around her neck is also a necklace strung with the former teeth of her Kitsune as well.

In terms of physical appearance, Grace looks cut up with blood smeared around her mouth (that she wiped away with the back of her hand) smearing it. Her cuts form markings around her face, although note even Sweet can make out what they say. A major change to her appearance is that she now has pure white hair, reflexive of the color once had on her Kitsune.

In terms of attack movement, she now operates lower, and stances and moves toward the ground like a wolf.

Reasoning:

Although the Kitsune left her, the Yōkai connection between Sweet (Onryō) and it remained behind - to honor a fallen friend who lasted just long enough to direct her on the right path. To make Grace feel better, Sweet also morphs her hair into cat ears and a series of tails as well.

Grace [Za Wārudo (The World) & F riendly Neighborhood Man-Spider / H inamizawa Syndrome] Manifestation: Za Wārudo (The World) Plasm Cost: Free [(Tomb + Plasm Spent) x 2] Dice Pool: Tomb + Synergy

Description:

Grace needs to be called into existence with Za Wārudo (The World) before applying this.

When applied with The Caul condition, Grace - as an extension of both Luke and Sweet, gets these applications as well due to the haunts she once had with her former Geist.

Before beginning, Grace places the Kitsune mask over her face to hide the pain from her face from what she’s about to go through. It doesn’t help though, as blood-tears spill out and over the holes in her mask, creating a red trail that flows down her body. The Kitsune furs

stick into her like needles and fuse with her skin. Soon, Grace’s hands begin to corrode and peel back, revealing what appears to be white claws that secrete a green venom. As she howls, she grabs her head and tears away parts of her white hair, as white cat ears begin to form. The secretions from her head flow down her back, splitting it into nine equally cut parts that begin to jut out as prehensile tails. The mask has fused with her face, and she smiles wide as blood spills through fanged teeth. Her legs extend and her feet contort, raising her height slightly- resembling a Kitsune’s Koto form. Resembling being the key word.

Mechanics:

Grace will use the same Attributes and Skills as Grace’s original character sheet, however all social rolls with be reduced to a chance dice. As for Merits, her original ones have been replaced with gifts from W20 Changing Breeds and updated through The Werewolf Translation Guide as well as online sources. Starting Gnosis & Rage: 1.

Much like how Grace’s Geist was never actually a Kitsune, neither is Grace although she appears as one. In W20 Changing Breeds, it states that “Kitsune rely heavily upon their magical strength and versatility. Not only are they able to learn potent Gifts of their own, but can easily learn the Gifts of other Changing Breeds as well, as long as they have a teacher for the Gift.” This is where the overlap really lies: Luke manifestated an image of Grace using Sweet’s hair - thus making her an extension of them both. Although she looks normal (or as normal until triggering Sweet’s response), all she really is the combination of the memories of what she once was (as these two remembered her) combined with Sweet. Thus, she is part Kitsune memory, part Sweet - which would also make her part Ananasi in Changing Breeds.

Gift Descriptions:

Kitsune

Name: Cicada Leap [Cricket Leap / Hare’s Leap] Pool: Stamina + Athletics, Difficulty 7 Rule: Doubles jumping distance.

Ananasi

Name: Wallmaster [Cling / Spirit of the Lizard] Pool: 1 Gnosis Rule: Clings to any surface.

Name: Blackout [Shroud] Pool: 1 Gnosis, Difficulty 6 Rule: Creates a 10x10x10 field of blackness.

Name: Spitting Spider [Spines, Gift of the Porcupine] Pool: 1 Gnosis

Rule: Makes fur spiny. Anyone who touches her takes aggravated damage from the quills.

Name: Tengoku Fists [Visceral Agony] Pool: 1 Rage Rule: Claws change to white, wicked talons that drip poison. This adds no extra damage, but pain is crippling.

Nanashi ‘No-Name’ | Craig Efflen [Za Warudo (The World)] Manifestation: [Za Warudo (The World)] Plasm Cost: Free [{Tomb + Plasm Spent) x2] Dice Pool: Tomb + Synergy Item: Kukri Piece or Car Battery (Death Item)

Text Used:

Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition, Chronicles of Darkness, World of Darkness: Slasher

Media Influence:

Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away - Kaonashi ‘No-Face’)

No-Face Abilities:

Mimicry: Whenever he eats a creature, he uses its voice and abilities. If he eats more creatures, he will speak with different voices simultaneously.

Alchemy: He can transform soil into gold.

Absorb: He can eat everything.

Description:

Craig crosses the river back.

Appearance:

Despite Luke’s best efforts to erase Craig Efflen’s name, sometimes severe times call for severe measures. As such, his appearance is different than that of a typical manifestation using Caul 3. Craig appears as a long-tubular hair shadow figure adorning what would appear to (the normal Sin-Eater), an ominous death mask that covers up his face. His arms and legs appear to come out of the shadows, however he is very much there - albeit semi-transparent. However, Craig’s real, expertly-hidden mouth is larger than the one present on the mask, and sits directly below it.

His vocabulary now consists of grunts and moans, as opposed to coherent words. He has corruptive thoughts as well as greed at the expense of the innocent. Upon eating an individual, he gains their traits and abilities through mimicry.

Mechanics:

Slasher Undertaking: Psycho (Cannibal)

Talent — Deadly Distraction: A Psycho can cause someone to drop her guard just long enough to incapacitate or kill her. This requires only a turn of conversation, and cannot be attempted in combat or when other (non-slasher) witnesses are about. The Psycho’s player rolls Presence + Persuasion, contested by the victim’s Wits + Composure. If the Psycho’s successes equal or exceed the victim’s, the victim falls prey to the Psycho’s charms for one brief but fatal moment. What this means depends on what the Psycho is trying to accomplish. He might just be trying to gain entry into a building or recover a lost weapon or piece of evidence, and if that’s the case, the victim gets off light. But if the slasher wishes to attack the victim, he can make a Killing Blow (see p. 168 of the World of Darkness Rulebook) with whatever weapon he has at hand, inflicting damage equal to the relevant dice pool with no roll required. This might not actually kill the victim, but it certainly wounds her grievously and probably places her at the Psycho’s mercy.

Frailty — Obsessive: Psychos just can’t let something go. Once a Psycho chooses a victim, and attempts to charm her (either by using Deadly Distraction or mundane Social attempts) and fails, the Psycho cannot just leave her be. He must break her down, hurt her, scare her and finally kill her. The Psycho can be patient, but most of them aren’t equipped for it, and wind up impulsively attacking the victim (who is by no means unsuspecting and helpless). If the victim inflicts damage upon the Psycho, the Frailty’s effects end and he can flee, but the Storyteller or player must roll Resolve + Composure every month thereafter. If the roll fails, the Psycho must seek out the victim once more. This Frailty is obviously a problem for the potential victim, but it does make Psychos easier to track and predict than other slashers.

Merits:

(Undertaking) Iron Stomach (2) Your character can eat almost anything, under almost any conditions.

(Undertaking) Grappling (Style, 1) • Standing Throw: Your character knows how to toss someone over his hip, trip or sweep them while keeping his footing. He may inflict the Knocked Down Tilt as a grappling maneuver but if he remains standing his opponent automatically breaks free.

(Nick) Mimicry (oWoD) (2) (2) Practiced: You can manage accents well enough to fool anyone but a native speaker.

(Seth) Weapon Monomaniac (Kukri) (2) When using one specific weapon, the slasher’s roll gains the 8-Again quality. The slasher cannot voluntarily get rid of his weapon.