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John's been in Prospect about a year, now. He's assumed proprietorship of Off the Record, a local media shop and cafe that caters to the quiet, intellectual occultist and obscure music aficionado; you aren't likely to find much in the way of massively popular music or 'literature' there. However, what he does have in stock is fascinating, and the coffee's outstanding. Studious and slightly acerbic, John's occasionally dreamy, out-of-focus personality belies a razor-sharp wit, and he is far more perceptive than generally given credit for; he sharpens those wits by indulging his seeming obsession with puzzles at any opportunity. Recently, he has been being tutored by Stella Amunet; given that he doesn't attend college at all, this could be seen as kind of an unusual arrangement. Traditionally speaking, he is a Third Degree Practicus of the Order of Hermes, part of the chantry [[Fellowship of the Secret Word]].
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John's been in Prospect about two years, now. He's assumed proprietorship of Off the Record, a local media shop and cafe that caters to the quiet, intellectual occultist and obscure music aficionado; you aren't likely to find much in the way of massively popular music or 'literature' there. However, what he does have in stock is fascinating, and the coffee's outstanding. Studious and slightly acerbic, John's occasionally dreamy, out-of-focus personality belies a razor-sharp wit, and he is far more perceptive than generally given credit for; he sharpens those wits by indulging his seeming obsession with puzzles at any opportunity. Recently, he has been being tutored by Stella Amunet; given that he doesn't attend college at all, this could be seen as kind of an unusual arrangement. Traditionally speaking, he is a Third Degree Practicus of the Order of Hermes, part of the chantry [[Fellowship of the Secret Word]].
 
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*'''[[Salimah]]''': I should be helping you, but instead you are helping me. Thank you.
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Revision as of 14:54, 3 July 2016

“For I am I...my own sphinx, conflict, chaos, vortex — asymmetric to all rhythms, oblique to all paths. I am the prism between black and white: mine own unison in duality.”
- Austin Osman Spare

Biography

John's been in Prospect about two years, now. He's assumed proprietorship of Off the Record, a local media shop and cafe that caters to the quiet, intellectual occultist and obscure music aficionado; you aren't likely to find much in the way of massively popular music or 'literature' there. However, what he does have in stock is fascinating, and the coffee's outstanding. Studious and slightly acerbic, John's occasionally dreamy, out-of-focus personality belies a razor-sharp wit, and he is far more perceptive than generally given credit for; he sharpens those wits by indulging his seeming obsession with puzzles at any opportunity. Recently, he has been being tutored by Stella Amunet; given that he doesn't attend college at all, this could be seen as kind of an unusual arrangement. Traditionally speaking, he is a Third Degree Practicus of the Order of Hermes, part of the chantry Fellowship of the Secret Word.

Contacts
  • Stella: Mentor. Friend. Surprisingly human.
  • Vervane: Way more interesting than I would have ever given him credit for.
  • Ellen: It's good to be acknowledged. We can hang any time.
  • Oswald: Formidable, but there's the soul of a poet in there somewhere.
  • Keris: Truly mysterious, magical, noble and /funny/.
  • Simone: You seemed more genuine before. Pity you have a creeper cousin.
  • Mindy/Roz: You're really funny for a Republican. Excellent taste, too. And dead. I failed. But now not dead, and this is amazing.
  • LilyJane: Small and tedious. Creeper boyfriend.
  • Setsumi: Welcome aboard? I certainly hope so, anyway.
  • Salimah: I should be helping you, but instead you are helping me. Thank you.
  • Wyck: You should join us.
  • Akimi: You should also join us.
RP Hooks
  • Occultism: More than merely fascinated with it, it is his very life's blood and raison d'etre.
  • The Art of Divination: He practices it - to rather eerie and uncomfortable effect. He's no charlatan, but a Cassandra.
  • Industrial Subculture: He's neck-deep in it. He'll deign to go to Neofolk/pagan and Goth events, too.
  • Problem-Solver: Got an enigma to deal with? Perhaps a conundrum? He's brilliant with puzzles.
  • Esoteric Media: Like weird books and weirder music? So does John. He could probably even sell you some.
  • Mummies: He isn't an Egyptian scholar, but something more vital than that. Gateway to Isis' secrets, perhaps?
  • Hermetic House Merinita: Do you know of them? He is desperately seeking them out. Possibly for hereditary reasons.
Stereotypes
  • Changelings: Give sanity a longer leash, some of us have sharper teeth.
  • Shifters: The tenderness of wolves.
  • Vampires: Under shivering stars the sickness is gliding.
  • Sorcerers: Seduce, let loose the vision and the void.
  • Psychics: See the future leaking through.
  • Mages: At the heart of it all.
  • Wraiths: Who should I say is calling?
  • Demons: This is not paradise lost, but paradise disowned.
  • Mummies: Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you.
Theme Songs
Gallery

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John Balance
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Birthday: March, 1986
Occupation: Owner-Operator Off the Record.
Sphere: Sorcerer
Faction: Arcanum
Sect: Cult of Isis
Affiliation: Order of Hermes
Race: Kinain
Kith-blood: Sluagh
Demeanor: Visionary
Nature: Visionary
Compulsion: Puzzles
Paths/Magic
Oneiromancy 5
Divination 2
Hellfire 2
Mind Shields 2
Attributes
Intelligence 3
Perception 4
Wits 4
Abilities
Awareness 4
Enigmas 4
Fae Lore 2
Fortune-Telling 4
Intuition 3
Investigation 4
Lucid Dreaming 3
Mage Lore 1
Mummy Lore 2
Occult 4
Research 4
Sorcerer Lore 3
Merits
Chantry 2
Demesne 2
Dream 2
Kinain 4
Library 2
Oracular Ability 3
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