Drifter (CTD)
Drifter is an Unseelie Selkie Childling and member of the Rocky Shore Freehold.
As of the novel, the Cup of Dreams, Drifter is now a wilder.
Overview
Nine-year-old Drifter lived in San Diego until only a year ago. His father, a workaholic, served at the naval base and his mother had a job as a cashier at a woman's department store. Drifter, then eight, stayed home a lot. He had few friends. Always something of an outcast, he was bored. He had tired of reading and watching TV. Computer games didn't thrill him anymore. He began to feel an empty space growing inside of him. So he started hanging out at the beach. His parents strictly forbade him to go alone, but the water called to him and kept his mind off of his troubles. It filled the void inside him. He loved to watch the waves roll in and the surfers... oh, the surfers! He watched them for hours on end, dreaming of the day when he too would be able to play in the surf.
As it happened, his grandfather was a selkie. When the old grump decided it was time for him to give up his skin, he chose his grandson as his inheritor. He asked Ondine to help him deliver the treasure to Drifter. When the time came, Ondine guided the childling through it, teaching him about himself and his new abilities. After awhile, Drifter asked to move to the freehold where he could live as he had always dreamed. Ondine helped him break away gracefully from his parents, using her Arts to ease their fears and make them believe their son was well and would be home to visit them from time to time. They chose to believe he was going away to a school for children with special problems.
Image
Drifter's taste in clothing follows the current surfer fashion. He usually wears loose-fitting swimming trunks and a tank top advertising board wax or some other product associated with surfing. Around one leg, he sports a brightly colored, woven anklet.
His thick brown curls glisten with drops of dewy wetness that match the sparkle in his brown eyes. The roundness of his face makes him seem forever cheerful and he is always ready with a smile.
Personal
Above all else, Drifter loves the ocean. Ondine and the other selkies have given him the opportunity to play there anytime he likes. This makes him happier than he has ever been. Also, he finally has friends, good friends, who like him and will play with him.
Treasures
Despite Ondine's protests, Thessalin gave the boy and knife carved out of sharp coral. Especially strong, it has a razor sharp edge. He carved its sheath out of the same coral with a scene of a surfer riding inside a giant wave.
Stats
Court: Unseelie
Legacies: Rake/Wayfarer
Seeming: Childling
Kith: Selkie
Motley: Point Reyes
Physical: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
Social: Charisma 4 (+2 vs. opposite sex), Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 3, Wits 3
Talents: Athletics (Swimming) 5, Dodge 2, Empathy 2, Kenning 2
Skills: Leadership 2, Melee 1
Knowledges: Computer 3, Enigmas 4, Investigation 3, Science 2
Arts: Legerdemain 2, Primal 2
Realms: Fae 1, Nature 2, Prop 2
Backgrounds: Chimera 2, Gremayre 2, Mentor 4
Glamour: 7
Banality: 5
Willpower: 4