Lucas Beloi
Lucas Alexander Beloi
DoB: 11/24/1946 |
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Attributes
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| Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 2; Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3; Presence 2, Manipulation 1, Composure 3 |
Skills
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| Mental: Crafts 1, Investigation 1, Occult 1 Physical: Athletics 2 (twing-twang), Brawl 1, Stealth 1 (snek-snek), Survival 1 |
Merits
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| Iron Stamina 1, Resources 1, Hobbyist Clique (occult) 2 |
Advantages
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| Health: 8, Willpower: 5, Size: 5, Speed: 10, Defense: 4 (Armor: 0), Initiative: 7 |
Integrity
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| Rating: 7 |
Current Conditions
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| Openly Gay, Squeamish |
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 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 trick 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 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
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: Brash
- Be bold, be audacious, be willing to take bold risks, consequences be damned, when others would wallow in meekness and call it patience or wisdom.
- I am an arrogant ass sometimes, acting without the consideration of others or what my self-righteous actions may inflict upon them.
- Aspirations:
- Discover an occult secret of some sort that draws him closer to the secret world.
- x
- x
- Make a supernatural contact or ally.
- First - discover he HAS a missing memory. Second - uncover the mystery behind his missing memory.
- Integrity: 7
- 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, cigarettes, keys (30% chance he lost them), wallet, pocket knife, wrist watch
- Weapons: My old trophy bow is buried somewhere behind my comic collection. I think.
- 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, long bow (dmg +3, rng med, capacity low, init -4, str 3, size 4)
- Other Notes: X
Conditions
- Openly Gay: Wanna fight about it?
- Squeamish: I tend to faint at the sight of blood and gore.
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.
- Family
- Alex (Dad) is a retired Raleigh police chief - we haven't spoken in 12 years
- Annette (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 (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
- Owner/Boss: Conrad Doom
- Employees: Toby Heyndricks, Dave Jones
- D&D Group
- DM: Danny Bowman
- Players: Chris & Laurie Caraballo (couple), Tracy, Reuben (I don't actually know their last names) and myself.
- Daughters of Portlandia
- ?
Personality & Lifestyle
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Experience
- 9 skill points held in reserve
- 3 merit points held in reserve
