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* '''[[Barony of the Shadowed Souls]]''' - John is the sworn Knight to its [[Ambrosine|Baroness Philomène Antionette De LiliJudicaël of House Beaumayn]].
 
* '''[[Barony of the Shadowed Souls]]''' - John is the sworn Knight to its [[Ambrosine|Baroness Philomène Antionette De LiliJudicaël of House Beaumayn]].
 
* '''[[Covey-Fychell College]]''': Rumored to be teaching the Polemics Against the Prodigals class when the College opens.
 
* '''[[Covey-Fychell College]]''': Rumored to be teaching the Polemics Against the Prodigals class when the College opens.
* '''Alternative Entrepreneur''': He owns [[Off the Record]], an industrial record store/cafe; [http://coh.spork.com/index.php?title=ClubRhapsody Rhapsody], an all-ages club, and co-owns both [[Steamed and Hammered Tavern]], a steampunk bar and Furor Poeticus, an arts performance space. Recently acquired [FOMbooks|Feather of Maat Bookstore].
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* '''Alternative Entrepreneur''': He owns [[Off the Record]], an industrial record store/cafe; [http://coh.spork.com/index.php?title=ClubRhapsody Rhapsody], an all-ages club, and co-owns both [[Steamed and Hammered Tavern]], a steampunk bar and Furor Poeticus, an arts performance space. Recently acquired [[FOMbooks|Feather of Maat Bookstore]].
 
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Revision as of 08:13, 3 July 2019

“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, a Chicagoan, has been in Prospect about three years now. For the past two years he's owned Off the Record, a local media shop and cafe that caters to quirky, intellectual occultists and obscure music aficionados; 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 darkly entertaining, and the coffee's outstanding. Studious and acerbic, John's got a keen intellect, and he is far more perceptive than sometimes given credit for; sharpening his wits by indulging his drive to solve puzzles at any opportunity. He is an emancipated student of Stella Amunet's, and holds the status of Third Degree Practicus within the Order of Hermes; with membership in the Chantry Fellowship of the Secret Word. Sometimes he DJs at Rhapsody, an all-ages club he owns. Recently he formed an LLC called A Balancing Act with Ethan Sienna, his best friend and manager at Rhapsody, and they purchased Steamed and Hammered Tavern. Dreaming-side, he has a storefront, Rêves à Vendre, in the Lost in Time Market, where he deals in bespoke dreams. He has also accepted a teaching position at the Covey-Fychell College a school in the Near Dreaming for Unsained Kithain, Kinain, and those undergoing their Dream-Dance.

Also notable are the symbols he wears around his neck: the silver Owl of the Arcanum, the copper sigil of the Cult of Isis, and an unusual violet and silver starburst.

Contacts
RP Hooks
  • Occultism: How far down that rabbit hole do you want to go?
  • 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.
  • Merchant of Dreams: Kith and Kin seeking Dreams need only visit his shop Rêves à Vendre in the Lost in Time Market.
  • Hermetic House Merinita: He is a member of it, a Third Degree Practicus by rank.
  • Nightmares: Do you suffer from them? He can help you with them better than drugs or a psychiatrist could.
  • Freehold Guardian: He and Ethan are official Guardians of Rhapsody Freehold, and liaison to the Barony of the Shadowed Souls for new arrivals.
  • Barony of the Shadowed Souls - John is the sworn Knight to its Baroness Philomène Antionette De LiliJudicaël of House Beaumayn.
  • Covey-Fychell College: Rumored to be teaching the Polemics Against the Prodigals class when the College opens.
  • Alternative Entrepreneur: He owns Off the Record, an industrial record store/cafe; Rhapsody, an all-ages club, and co-owns both Steamed and Hammered Tavern, a steampunk bar and Furor Poeticus, an arts performance space. Recently acquired Feather of Maat Bookstore.
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: Owns Off the Record.
Nature: Visionary
Court: Tenuously Seelie
Sphere: Sorcerer/Changeling
House: Beaumayn
Tradition: House Merinita
Race: Sluagh Kinain
Craft Name: Cousin of Spiders, Torchbearer of Isis, Avatar of Tutu, Father of Dreams, Vanquisher of Nightmares.
Title: Knight
Paths/Magic
Oneiromancy 6
Divination 3
Hellfire 2
Mind Shields 2
Pyrokinesis 3
Telepathy 3
Attributes
Intelligence 4
Perception 4
Wits 5
Abilities
Awareness 4
Empathy 5
Enigmas 4
Fortune-Telling 4
Gremayre 5
Intuition 3
Investigation 4
Lucid Dreaming 5
Melee 4
Occult 5
Research 4
Lores
Demon Lore 1
Fae Lore 5
Mage Lore 3
Mummy Lore 2
Sorcerer Lore 3
Vampire Lore 2
Wraith Lore 1
Merits/Backgrounds
Homebase 5
Demesne 5
Dream 5
Kinain 4
Library 2
Oracular Ability 3
Resources 5
Title 2