Cassandra

Cassandra is a Obrimos Guardian of the Veil from Chicago, Illinois.

Overview

Quote: "If I could tell you precisely what my visions meant, I would be a prophet. I can't, and that's why I call myself a visionary."

Martina Tessanopoulis and her brother Martin were born three minutes apart just before and just after midnight on December 31/January 1. Their parents were part of an active Greek Orthodox community on Chicago's Near West Side. Their father owned the Acropolis, a family-style restaurant featuring Greek and Italian food as well as American "home cooking" in the Midwestern tradition. Their mother, a respected "wise woman" of the community whose much-trusted knowledge of herbal cures was inherited from her mother, died not long after childbirth, bequeathing her power to her children as she gave up her last breath.

Both children Awoke on their first birthdays, making their upbringing a special challenge for their father and grandmother, who saw them as mediums for their mother's spirit to communicate with her beloved family. Martina's mother had been a member of the Guardians of the Veil.

The most obvious channel was Martina, older than her brother by three minutes and the more precocious of the pair. She began talking early, and her first words seemed prophetic. Her birth sent out a mystical summons for a teacher for her brother and her. A young Warlock called Taliesin - who had lived in Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England before emigrating to the United States - came to Chicago when he heard the dual cries of childbirth, or so he said. He instructed the children, and, when they were in their mid-teens, he helped them form their cabal and stayed on as their Mentor.

Martina, who took the shadow name Cassandra, seemed a natural leader for the cabal, though she insisted that her usually silent brother share the position. She used her portion of her inheritance from her mother to start a bookstore that shares the same name as her cabal. She is aware of the fact that, with Walsh Industries and Cassandra's Visions, the Guardians have virtual control of the Chicago Consilium. For now, she is willing to concede overall leadership to Manipra, leaving her cabal to work in more subtle directions to fulfill the mission of her order.

Description

Martina is a slightly plump woman in her early 20s. She wears her dark, curly hair in a barely tamed up-do, with long curls railing down either side of her face. Her naturally red lips and pale green eyes emphasize her olive complexion. She dresses in sweaters and skirts for the most part, particularly when working at her bookstore or giving lectures in the evenings. Her normal speaking voice is soft and breathy, like an excited student's. When she imparts her visions, however, her voice deepens and takes on the sonorous inflections of a channel for "the gods."

Her Nimbus appears as a silvery, salt-smelling wave that flows around her body, accompanied by the sounds of the ocean.

Stats

Dedicated Magical Tool: Ceremonial goblet made of petrified wood
Real Name: Martina Electra Tessanopoulis
Path: Obrimos
Order: Guardians of the Veil
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 3, Resolve 3
Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
Social Attributes: Presence 2, Manipulation 4, Composure 3
Mental Skills: Academics (Literature) 3, Crafts (Book-Binding) 3, *Investigation (Great Chicago Fire) 3, Occult (Spirit Lore) 2
Physical Skills: Brawl (Self-Defense) 2, Drive 2, *Stealth 1
Social Skills: Empathy (Emotions) 3, Persuasion (Customers) 4, Socialize (Book Dealers) 3
Merits: Contacts (Booksellers), Hallow 5, High Speech, Library: Bookstore (British Isles Folk Wisdom, Chicago Magical Lore, Pagan Rituals), Resources 3, Sanctum: Size (Shared) 3
Willpower: 6
Wisdom: 7
Virtue: Faith
Vice: Envy
Initiative: 5
Defense: 2
Speed: 9
Health: 7
Gnosis: 4
Arcana: Forces 4, Prime 4, Time 3
Rotes: Forces - Read Matrices, Unseen Shield, Bestow Unseen Shield, Thunderbolt; Prime - Supernal Vision, Magic Shield, Channel Mana, Awaken Hallow; Time - Temporal Eddies, Shield of Chronos, Divination
Manna/per turn: 13/4
Armor: 4 ("Unseen Shield," Forces **)
Magic Shield: 4 (Prime **)

References

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