Nelson Chang
Nelson Chang is an Philodox of the Children of Gaia. When war broke out between the Kindred and Garou in Vancouver, he unsuccessfully tried to make peace.
Biography
Nelson was born and raised in Vancouver, part of a large family where strict discipline was balanced with a healthy measure of love. From his earliest childhood, Nelson and his family assumed he would become a doctor, a lawyer or some other paragon of career tracking. As he entered his teens, however, urges that sprung up within him changed the course of his life. While most of the people he grew up with saw and regretted the damage that humanity was doing to the planet, Nelson felt the damage to Gaia as a blight on his own soul. How could he pursue his own goals, he found himself wondering when the world was turning into a toilet around him? It took several vituperative conversations with his family, but he finally convinced them that he should pursue a career in the environmental sciences. As a prelude to this, he left home at 16 to attend an Outward Bound program in the mountains to the north of the city.
It was then that Nelson's Kin came to him, whisking him out of his tent one night while the other participants in the program slept unaware. They kept him with them for almost a month, during which time they indoctrinated him into the Ways and put him through his Rite of Passage. When this was complete, they asked him how he wanted to handle the matter of his old life. Nelson decided that he had to re-establish contact with his parents.
During the past month, his parents had been absolutely frantic (as had the organizers of the Outward Bound program, visualizing lawsuits). When Nelson returned from the wilderness, unharmed and more at peace with himself than anyone had ever seen him, they were too busy welcoming him home to press him on the matter of where he had been. When they got around to the issue later, he explained about the epiphany he had undergone in the wilderness... without mentioning a word about the Garou, of course.
Now, decades later, Nelson remains in contact with his aging parents. He lives alone in a small house near Lions Bay, where he writes articles for various environmental magazines, submitting them by modem. He was chosen Arm of the Goddess by his sept; the Voice of the Goddess, Aliana Broken-Heart, died two years ago and has not been replaced yet, leaving Nelson as the sole leader of his tribe. He now tries to raise the voice of compromise on the council and keep the Compact alive. His tendency to carefully analyze every side of every issue often makes him appear vacillating, or even weak, to less patient Garou. Even among his own tribe, he sometimes is though to take this too far.
Appearance
In his Homid form, Nelson Chang is a small man (about 5'6"). His black hair is straight and usually cropped close to his head. It's hard to judge his age. He could be anywhere from his mid-20s to perhaps 50. In his Lupus form, which he prefers, he is a large, silver-hackled timber wolf. He is a figure of rage and terror, yet in his heart, he is a spirit of clam and understanding.
Stats
Breed: Homid
Auspice: Philodox
Tribe: Children of Gaia
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 4, Charisma 4, Manipulation 1, Appearance 3, Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4
Abilities: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Dodge 1, Primal-Urge 5, Animal Ken 4, Etiquette 3, Melee 1, Leadership 5, Stealth 4, Survival 4, Computer 2, Investigation 1, Politics 2, Rituals 1, Science 2
Backgrounds: Pure Breed 2
Gifts: Smell of Man, Truth of Gaia, Resist Pain, Scent of the True Form, Call to Duty, Calm, Dazzle, Strength of Purpose, Wisdom of the Ancient Ways, Unicorn's Grace
Rank: 4
Rites: Rite of Contrition, Rite of the Questing Stone, Rite of Talisman Dedication
Fetishes: Tears of Gaia, Bells of Rain
Rage 4, Gnosis 3, Willpower 5
References
- VTM/WTA: Dark Alliance: Vancouver, p. 56-57
