Lucas Beloi

Lucas Alexander Beloi DoB: 11/24/1946

Attributes

Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Resolve 3; Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3; Presence 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 3

Skills

Mental: Academics 2, Crafts 1, Investigation 1, Occult 4 Physical: Athletics 5 (twing-twang), Brawl 1, Stealth 1 (snek-snek), Survival 1 Social: Animal Ken 1, Expression 1, Intimidation 2 (death glare), Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 1

Merits

Iron Stamina 1, Resources 1, Hobbyist Clique (occult) 2, Apportation 3, Quickdraw (bow) 1, Combat Archery 2, Area of Expertise (Archery) 1

Advantages

Health: 8, Willpower: 6, Size: 5, Speed: 10, Defense: 6 (Armor: 0), Initiative: 7

Integrity

Rating: 4

Current Conditions

Marginalized (Persistent) Where you live, there is an often open bias against someone of a social group to which you belong. It might be gender-based, ethnicity-based, orientation-based, based on physical appearance or capability, or any number of other such criteria. When encountering individuals who have a prejudice against your marginalized identity, gain a penalty of -1 to -3 (depending on their degree of bigotry) to all Social checks with them, and add +2 Doors and worsen Impressions by one step for Social Maneuvering. Possible Sources: Living in an area with active cultural prejudices Resolution: Leaving that area Beats: Any time you make a Social check at the above penalties. Squeamish (Persistent) You are very sensitive to encountering a particular substance, most often blood. When encountering the substance, you gain the (Moderate) Sick Tilt until the end of the scene. If you suffer a Breaking Point that involves that substance, you gain a -2 penalty to the resistance check. Possible Sources: Mental inclinations, past trauma Resolution: Therapy, hypnotism, or acclimation Beats: When you suffer the Sick Tilt or the penalty to the Breaking Point check Bonded Bonded with specific animal; +2 to influence it. It adds your Animal Ken to resist coercion or fear. Possible Sources: Exceptional Success: Animal Ken; powers. Resolution: The bonded animal dies or is otherwise parted from the character. Nightmares (Persistent) Experience terrifying nightmares that inhibit rest. Frequently lose sleep due to terrible dreams, failing to recover Willpower from rest. Possible Sources: Failed breaking point, mental powers Resolution: Face down what is responsible for nightmares, or gain treatment for condition. Beats: Gain one Beat at the end of any game session in which the Storyteller denies Willpower recovery from rest. Swooning Wild about someone; -2 to any roll that adversely affects them; they gain +2 on Social rolls against you, and treat your impression as one level higher. Possible Sources: Exceptional Success: Persuasion, Subterfuge; mental powers, having another help you fulfill your Vice. Resolution: Your character does something for his love interest that puts him in danger, or he opts to fail a roll to resist a Social action by the specified character. Alternately, if the target of your interest does something to badly damage that interest, you may resolve this Condition as well.

Background

Age: 30
My name is Lucas. Me and my twin sister Laura were born and raised just outside Raleigh, NC. I was outed at age 17 when I was arrested by "homosexual proclivities" by an undercover police officer (after having performed said proclivities on the officer). The local police made the incident very public and my life became a living hell. I lost all of my friends and my father, who happened to be the police chief at the time, never spoke to me again and my mother filled her life with religion and wine. In an instant I had gone from being a local sports and Olympic-track archery super star to the abhorrent pariah. In 1964, as soon as I turned 18, I dropped out of school and moved to Portland. I still don't speak with my Dad and very little with my Mom, but my sister, with her successful job and magazine-perfect husband and kids has never ceased to tackle every opportunity to lecture me about my go-nowhere life. I adore her, though. She has never cared that I'm gay; just that I'm a loser. One positive thing that came out of the whole incident is that it marked me ineligible for the army draft in '69. Yay me.

Once I landed in Portland it was short order before I met Conrad and he hired me on to help him manage his comic shop, Excelsior Comics. Then he moved into a larger apartment and I moved into his one bedroom space on the 5th floor of Maple Shade, which happened to be in the same building as his shop. Then he stopped going to work, and I ended up managing the shop by myself. He's got a girlfriend I've never met and he spends most of his time with her traveling. I only see him for a day about once every two months. I live with my best buddy Krypto. She's a white German shepherd that I rescued as a pup.

Outside of work I hit the gym regularly, the whole body is my temple thing and all. I'm in a book club and I'm on a darts team at a nearby bar - we won state last year. I play D&D with a group of friends that I'd met at a club one night, having overheard them talking about kobolds and wyverns, haplessly luring me in like a fish on a hook to their table. I'm a member of an esoteric group, the Daughters of Portlandia. It's an all women group, but they made an exception for me. Although I'll admit, I'm mainly there for that special kinda hit of spirituality and the post-ritual potluck and socialization. I am serious about my meditation time, though. And I make a mean green bean casserole that they all love (secret: I put bourbon in it). Otherwise I tend to stay in a lot, watching tv with Krypto or reading books and comics.

Rumors/Common Knowledge

• Works at comic shop.
• Smokes cigarettes - rolls his own.
• Has a dog.
• Goes jogging with dog every morning.
• Gym regular.
• Book nerd.
• Listens to disco (sometimes a little too loudly).
• Admitted homosexual.

Personality

• Virtue: Gallant
  • Be courteous, be valiant, consider others before oneself and stand up for what is right, especially when it's not easy or when action comes at a cost.
  • It's not always about me.
• Vice: Churlish
  • Rude, boorish, unmannerly, rude, insensitive, surly.
  • Fuck off.

• Aspirations:
  • Start working together as a team & setup a base of operations
  • The Ballad of Lucas Beloi and Oscar McMillan
  • Discovery the heart of the supernatural threat at Maple Shade & ultimately free Natalie's spirit.
  • Get Haywood back on his feet.
  • First - discover he HAS a missing memory. Second - uncover the mystery behind his missing memory.

• Breaking Points:
  • Losing control to angry impulses.
  • Inflicting serious injury.
  • Rejection and/or abandonment.
  • Being trapped in a space with no way out.
  • Police apprehension.

Equipment

• Carried Possessions:satchel, candy/snacks, a book, case full of rolled cigarettes, keys (30% chance he lost them), wallet, pocket knife, wrist watch, hagstone necklace, rowan arrow
• Weapons: Long bow (dmg +3, rng med, capacity low, init -4, str 3, size 4) with standard arrows, practice (blunted) arrows and rowan arrows
• Home Possessions: too many comics & books, clothes, home & life stuff, more dog stuff than human stuff, color tv, a really nice entertainment table (an all-in-one speakers, radio, record, cassette & 8 track players), dumbbells, lots & lots of salt, crystal orb in bedroom, fletching kit
• Other Notes:

Conditions

• Marginalized: Openly gay. Wanna fight about it?
• Squeamish: I tend to faint at the sight of blood and gore.
• Bonded: Krypto
• Swooning: Oscar McMillan
• Nightmares: The dark room... Your nightmares all involve you being in a dark, cold room. It smells terrible, and it seems simultaneously claustrophobic and far, far too open, like a limitless void. Sometimes you can hear a voice that sounds like Natalie's crying softly somewhere in the darkness.

Merit Details

• Iron Stamina: I'm a hardy boy.
• Resources: Manager of Excelsior Comics
• Hobbyist Clique (occult): The Daughters of Portlandia

Friends and Family

• Pet
  • Krypto is a white German shepherd. Also a she.

Krypto

• Family
  • Alex Beloi (Dad) is a retired Raleigh police chief - we haven't spoken in 12 years
  • Annette Beloi (Mom) is a home maker turned avid political volunteer - mostly just Christmas and birthday cards. I call her on Mother's day, but we don't communicate much beyond that.
  • Laura Conowall (sister) is an architect, married her coworker Wes Conowall and they have two kids, Bruce and Christopher that I'm constantly reminded that I have yet to meet.
• Excelsior Comics
  • Conrad Doom is my boss and the owner of Excelsior Comics. He used to rent the apartment I live in now. He travels a lot with his rich girlfriend that I've never actually met.
  • Toby Heyndricks, Dave Jones both work at the comic shop. Toby is maybe a little too much into his comic books. Dave is a good employee, but has the social skills of a dead opossum.
• D&D Group
  • Danny Bowman is our Dungeon Master. He does something with technology for a living.
  • Chris & Laurie Caraballo are a couple that plays in our D&D game. They seem so mundane, but they give good game! I know very little about them away from the table.
  • Tracy, Reuben are players in our D&D game. They're friends and work together away from the game table as well. Sometimes I get out and play soccer with them. I...don't actually know either of their last names and now it seems weird to ask. Tracy had a girlfriend, Jeannie, who played with us for a couple of months. It was painful.
• Daughters of Portlandia
  • ?
• Friends
  • Craig Forrester (neighbor) is another resident in Maple Shade. He works in construction and is a widower, having lost his wife and brother in the same accident. He has two daughters, Cassidy and Emily, who adore Krypto. We only knew each other casually from the apartment and gym until one day he suddenly showed up at my door, stating that he had a sitter and wanted me to join him for some drinks. After a moment of embarrassing confusion over whether or not he was asking me out on a date (he was not), we had a great evening hanging at a local sports bar and have been good friends ever since. I think he's lonely and he's said that I remind him a great deal of his brother.
  • Natalie Garner (neighbor) also lives in Maple Shade. She's a total sweetheart. We originally met through the book club when I joined. Since then she's joined our darts team and when either of us is down in the dumps, we get together to snuggle, watch sappy movies and eat ice cream.
  • Haywood (roommate) is a war vet and friend of Rose's father who fell on hard times is currently residing on my couch until he gets back on his feet. He earns his keep by keeping the apartment tidy and making actual, real food.

Personality & Lifestyle

Apartment B18

• Job:
  • Excelsior Comics (manager)
• Home:
  • He lives with his dog in a one bedroom apartment on the 5th floor of Maple Shade.
  • Not too neat, not too messy. Just lived in.
• Habits & Personality Quirks:
  • Tends to stand still and stare off into nowhere for long periods of time when not engaged with stimuli
  • Smokes cigarettes
  • Favorite response to inquiries: silent shrug accompanied by dumb grin
  • When he doesn't have a cigarette in his mouth, he usually has food or candy of some variety, which he always seems to have handy.
  • He locks himself out of his apartment at least once a month. He loses his keys more often than that - his door is often unlocked as a result.
  • Almost always has a book in his bag.
  • Meditates daily - these 30 minutes are very important to him.
  • Exercises regularly; goes to gym 3-4 days a week, rides a bicycle that he calls his "skinny hog", takes Krypto on a daily jog, sometimes he plays soccer with Tracy & Reuben
• Sexuality & Romance:
  • Lucas has terrible commitment issues and avoids romantic entanglements, preferring casual hookups. He tends to pretend nothing ever happened when interacting with people he has had sex with and goes awkwardly silent, changes the subject or seeks escape if it's brought up.
  • He's an occasional bath house regular.
  • With one exception, he never brings people back to his place (although they never technically made it INTO his place).
  • Since moving to Portland, Lucas has been very open about his sexuality, seeing it as a means to weed out and discard any who have problems with it asap so that his life is filled with more quality folk.
  • He tends towards aggression when faced with homophobia and has been in a few fights when staring his opposition down doesn't get them to back off.
• Style:
  • Hygine: He likes to be clean, smell good (maybe a little too much Macho by Fabergé), maintains a medium length beard and short, thinning and somewhat unkempt hair.
  • Clothing: Prefers simplicity over style: button ups, tee shirts, shorts & jeans. He keeps his clothes in good condition and donates them when they start showing wear.
  • Jewelry: Just a wrist watch. Sometimes he wears a gold chain necklace his sister got him.
  • Tattoos: Empty comic speech bubble on right wrist and Sagittarius tattoo on left forearm.
• Food:
  • More likely to produce fire than food.
  • Lives off fruit, tv-dinners, canned food & box pasta.
  • Hates beer and wine. Likes bourbon, gin and rum. Claims vodka and tequila make him violent.
• Entertainment:
  • Reads: mystery, suspense, esoteric, spiritual, sci-fi, fantasy, comic books. His favorites are pulp detective novels. His heroes are Dame Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
  • TV: Charlie's Angels, Bionic Woman, Laverne & Shirley, Muppet Show, Welcome Back, Kotter, Land of the Lost, Ark II, Scooby Doo
  • Music: ABBA, Dianna Ross, Bee Gees, Earth Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge, Donna Summer
  • Other: Pinball, soccer and Lucas is a master of darts!