Aberrant: 200X - Skein

Tomas Saint-Etienne · September 7, 2008

Name: Skein

Legal Name: Tomas Ridley

Date of Birth: 25/10/1992

Date of Eruption: 02/01/2008

Sex: Male

Height: 5'11" (last recorded)

Weight: 160lbs (last recorded)

Appearance: An ethereally beautiful young man, pale skin contrasts with tumbling black hair. His features look as though they have never known either a frown or a smile, and his luminous sea green eyes seem ancient in the youthful perfection of his face. He usually dresses in refined, understated styles, habitually black with some white for contrast.

Known Powers:

Utopia - Little is known for certain here. It has been observed by Project Utopia staff at the Los Angeles Rashoud facility that Tomas Ridley seems to have mental development well into the ranges of nova capability. Staff involved in the evaluation noted on their reports that they believed Tomas was concealing some or most of his abilities from observers. Certainly his departure from the facility, passing out undetected, was not a talent he previously demonstrated to the doctors on hand.

Teragen - Tomas, now calling himself Skein, has formidable powers of persuasion, seduction and manipulation, in addition to a large array of mental abilities including, but not limited to telepathy, mental illusions, and the insidious ability to implant subliminal commands and conditioning deep within the psyches of the unwitting.

Psychological Profile On Eruption: Tomas Ridley was, according to his foster agency records prior to eruption, a highly sensitive boy. Sadly, it appears he also was seriously abused by his foster parents of the last 4 years. It is a safe conclusion that his eruption was sparked by some traumatic event that pushed his node into activation. His foster parents were both found dead in their bedroom in a state of undress. His mother had suffered an overdose of heroin, his father died of a heart failure. It was obvious that sexual activity had been taking place roughly around the time of death.

Whilst at the Rashoud Facility, Tomas was uncommunicative when questioned on the circumstances of his eruption. He seemed to suffer no remorse over his parents deaths, and had no comment to make to local law enforcement. It is possible that this apparent sociopathy was simply numbness after the emotional trauma of his eruption.

Tomas also possessed a high degree of antipathy for tactile contact. His agitation when pressed to allow people to touch him approached dangerous levels. As such, he has not been administered the usual medical tests, as the facility staff were still attempting to talk the young nova around when he left.

It is the conclusion of this report that this nova be safely brought into care and monitored as soon as possible. His youth and alienation from society make him a prime recruit for the Teragen or any number of other organisations out there.

Terat Knowledge: (Blackburn regulars primarily) In November 2008, Tomas was brought under the wing of Casillus, a Pandaimonion member in good standing who saw in the young nova outstanding potential as a convert. He lives in an apartment above the Blackburn, making his wealth through investment and playing the market.

Update In early 2010, Skein and the other members of 'The Quartet' married one another in an ironic aping of a human marriage, presided over by the Cult of Mal. Though on the surface a device for weirding out the baselines, it is plain to most Terats that know them that the four novas are deeply attached to one another. To move against one is to move against all four, and the prospect of that dissuades all but the most Taint-maddened Harvester.

Having moved out from under the wing of Casillus, Skein has built a fair amount of influence in the Teragen, his most notable achievement becoming well-respected in both the Pandaimonium and the Harvesters - a rare occurrence indeed. He speaks but rarely at gatherings, yet for him to do so invariably causes others to listen. Skein contains a seemingly infinite well of malice where baseline humanity is concerned - not the rage of a Shrapnel or Geryon, but a quiet, cold hatred that manifests in a thousand poisonous ways. He tempts and leads humans - and humanocentric novas - astray. The humans he invariably ruins in every conceivable fashion, leaving their broken lives in his wake. The novas who fall into his sphere of influence find themselves presented with choices that lead them either towards the truth of their otherness from humanity, and thus into the Teragen, or to destruction.

His newfound understanding brings a dark flair to his actions: rather than simply existing for revenge, Tomas believes that his role on earth is to test humanity and novas both within and outside the Teragen, to turn inside-out their pompous self-deception and reveal to them exactly what is in their hearts. He enchants with his looks, beguiles with his words and, when the moment is right, he shows his worshipful victims exactly what it is that they hide from themselves. Those strong enough to maintain their sanity and embrace their own true natures win his approval.

By that time, his approval is very important to them.

Tomas Saint-Etienne · September 7, 2008

Name: Tomas Ridley

Nature: Monster

Archetype: Monster

Stage: 1st

Concept: Dark Tempter

(58NP build)

ATTRIBUTES

Physical (Tertiary)

STR: ●●

DEX: ●●●

STA: ●●●

Mental (Primary)

PER: ●●●● (Insightful)

INT: ●●●● (Discerning)

WIT: ●●●● (Level-headed)

Social (Secondary)

APP: ●●●●● (Alluring)

MAN: ●●●●● (Persuasive)

CHA: ●●●●● (Charming)

- (4 NP spent)

Abilities:

Brawl: ●

Athletics: ●

Drive: ●

Stealth: ●●

Endurance: ●●●

Resistance: ●●●

Awareness ●●●

Investigation ●●

Academics ●

Computer ●

Linguistics ●●● (Chinese, Spanish, Japanese)

Biz ●

Rapport ●●●

Intimidation ●

Style ●●

Seduction ●●●●

Streetwise ●●●

Subterfuge ●●●

Perform ●●● (Acting, Singing)

- (2 NP spent, 2 BP spent)

Backgrounds:

Cipher ●●●●●

Node ●●

Resources ●●●●

Influence: Teragen ●●

Eufiber ●●●●

Reputation (Within the Teragen - a dangerous mindbender) - ●●●

- (1 NP, 5 BP spent)

Merits:

Sexy 1pt

Eufiber Attuned 3pt

Flaws:

Secret 3pt - Responsible for a spate of mysterious killings, some of which law enforcement officals KNOW were done by novas, but they haven't as yet connected all of them or linked them to Tomas due to his incredibly low profile.

Lusty 1pt

Quantum: ●●●● (3 NP spent: 1 taint gained)

Quantum Pool: 28

Willpower: ●●●●●●● (8 BP spent)

Chrysalis: ●

Temp Chrysalis:

Taint: ●●●●●●● (1 from tainted Q, 6 from powers)

Temp Taint:

- Aberrations:

-Feeding Requirement (Emotional Highs and Lows, the more extreme the better)

-Sadism

-Aberrant Eyes: The Demon's Gaze. Looking into Tomas's eyes for too long can trigger a mild echo of his Disorient power (below), causing fleeting fantasies or fears to surface in the back of one's mind, though not strongly enough to have a mechanical effect.

-Androgynous

Mega-Attributes:

- Mega-Stamina ●● (Regeneration)

- Mega-Perception ●● (That Creepy Feeling)

- Mega-Intelligence ●● (Analyze Weakness)

- Mega-Wits ●● (Natural Empath; Lie Detector)

- Mega-Appearance ●●●● (Seductive Looks, Mr Nobody)

- Mega-Manipulation ●● (Persuader, Symphony of Touch, Creeping Paranoia)

- Mega-Charisma ●●● (Seductive; Natural Agitator; Rancor)

- (32 NP spent: 1 point tainted)

Quantum Powers

-Temptation's Insight - Telepathy (Surreptitious) ●● - Tomas has the ability to make his mind a serpent, insinuating himself without notice into another's thoughts and coiling around the other person's most intimate fears and desires.

-Obfuscation of the Darkened Soul - Psychic Shield ●● - By nature secretive and shrouded, Tomas's mind is as hard to read as the rest of him. Those looking encounter a dark fog that occludes their mental 'sight' and makes it harder to grasp control of his thoughts.

-Whispers from the Dark - Domination (Telepathic) ●● - Drawing upon the sympathetic Darkness that he believes everyone bears deep in their souls Tomas has learned to puppeteer people, usually towards acting on their worst impulses, which is all to his benefit.

-Passion's Siren - Empathic Manipulation ● - The desires of the mind are often more powerful than it's logic. Where thinking cannot be adjusted, Tomas has the ability to simply tug on people's underlying motivations. This can be much more subtle, as the people tend to rationalise what they feel by the stimuli around them.

-Glamor of the Dreaming Mind - Mirage ●● - Being able to make dreams real, if only for a short time, is a wonderful gift. But the dreams of some may be the nightmares of another. And Tomas knows this very well.

-The Serpent's Ensnaring Emerald Gaze - Hypnosis ●●● - Though overriding someone's will and having them act as puppets on a string was an early trick Tomas learned, with this ability he has learned both subtlety and finer control, being able to implant deep hypnotic commands that last long after the victim of his manipulations has left his presence.

-Tempter's Dark Glory - Shapeshift ●● - (Weakness: Can only take one form. Strength: Level 2 power) - When Tomas channels this power, he transforms into a creature of dark legend: the Naga Prince.

-Seductive Chaos - Disorient ●● - (Weakness: Must make eye contact with target. Strength: Duration becomes Permanent for Baseline victims unless lifted. Novas may make a fresh WP roll every subsequent scene with 1 auto success added cumulatively for each roll, accumulating successes until the effect is broken.) - Meeting Tomas' eyes can be dangerous enough even when he doesn't employ his quantum abilities. With Seductive Chaos, the darkling prince can turn a victim's own erotic fantasies or worst nightmares against them. The subject experiences either powerful sensual hallucinations of sight and touch, their body becoming hyper-sensitised to pleasure and their mind distracted by carnal imaginings, or else they are afflicted with paranoid terrors, seeing their worst fears fleetingly from the corner of their eye while their body trembles with horror-induced palsy.

- (16 NP spent: 1 TP, 1 Mirage, 1 Emp Manip and 2 Dom tainted: 5 dots.)

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Tomas Saint-Etienne · March 11, 2009

Tempter's Dark Glory

This beautiful, terrible and elegant form is a wonder to behold, albeit a wonder that sends shivers down the spine. Tomas's face and torso remain mostly the same, losing none of their beauty, though the body puts on more muscle mass and a faint pattern of shimmering black scales runs up the sides and back, fading to become only faintly visible emerald iridiscence on the face and upper torso. His fingers become tipped with needle-sharp claws, and his mouth gains a pair of fangs that extend when he needs to strike, in addition to a tongue that is a curious mixture of human and serpent, being longer and forked, suitable for tasting the air. His brilliant green eyes become more serpentine, the pupils taking on a slight elliptical shape. The lower body is that of a large snake, covered in thick black scales that shimmer with emerald green highlights as the light pools and shifts on them.

Code:

Successes  Power 		Level		Size		Soak	Base Dmg
      1   assumes form 	          -- 		5'8" 		4B/2L 	2d10B 
      2	  Sizemorph: Grow         1 		11' 4”	 	5B/3L 	4d10B 	
      3   Claws 		  1 		11' 4”		5B/3L 	5d10L 
      4   Poison		  1 		11' 4”	 	5B/3L 	5d10L 
      5   Armor 		  1 		11' 4”		8B/6L 	5d10L 
      6   Chromatophores 	  - 		11' 4”	 	8B/6L 	5d10L 
      7   Bloodhound          	  -		11' 4”	 	8B/6L 	5d10L 
      8   Gills 		  - 		11' 4”	 	8B/6L 	5d10L 
      9   Armor			  2 		11' 4”	 	11B/9L 	5d10L 
     10   Aquatic (Webbed hands & Feet equiv)   11' 4”	 	11B/9L 	5d10L 
     11   Sizemorph: Grow	  2		22' 8”		12B/9L	5d10L 
     12	  Armor 		  3 		22' 8”	 	15B/12L [5] + 6d10L

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