Noach Weidenseld

Noach "Emeth" Weidenseld is a Iron Master Cahalith member of the Lodge of the Fallen Idol.

Overview

As a child, Noach Weidenseld traveled the globe with his lifelong-diplomat father and stepmother, Noach's wildly rebellious mother having died when he was 10. Being close to his father, Noach remained near the powerful man, becoming his father's official aide on assignment to the Israelis in Buenos Aires in 1990, at age 19. Unfortunately, two years later in Noach's life would be turned upside down when the terrorist group Islamic Jihad bombed the Israeli Embassy, injuring 242 and killing 29, including his father. Noach was spared because he was in the city running errands.

Attempting to flee the pain of his past, he got a visa to the United States in 1992, becoming a bureaucrat in Oklahoma City. During this time, he honed his writing abilities and gained a reputation as an underground reporter and writer; his passionate but factually sound pieces about the shrinking state of the world and the escalating nature of global conflict brought him a mysterious reputation. He signed his anonymous pieces with "Emeth" - Hebrew for "truth"; in one year, his letter appeared in more than 120 newspapers and magazines.

Three years later, his life was torn apart again by another bomb; this time he wouldn't escape. A mere week previously, he was attacked in an Oklahoma City alleyway by a wild animal, and the days leading up to the explosion had been an unending barrage of sweaty nightmares and refocusing reality. In the blind stark terror that followed the bombing, the grief and panic of those in the area almost overshadowed the gargantuan man-wolf fleeing the scene. He wasn't found by other of his kind for several days.

Having always felt most comfortable among the jungles of man, he became one of the Iron Masters. In a way he was fortunate: he permitted himself to be one of the deceased in the wreckage, a cipher in the city. However, though he was a blank slate to the world, deep within him pulsed a black, aching core of hate and anger. His firsthand experience and research made him realize that the problem was not in politics or boundaries, but in the self-righteous ideology that enabled people to die for their gods - the same gods that universally espoused the virtues of peace. Having seen the truth of the world, the real of the spirit realm, he emerged with only one conclusion: there is nothing greater to the spiritual world beyond that which he has experienced or tapped firsthand.

It took several more years of behind-the-scenes work and efforts to become confident enough to petition for membership in the Lodge of the Fallen Idol, and another year of counseling and discussion to ensure that he was psychologically sound enough to channel his hatred. In the intervening years, he became familiar with the emerging Internet, helping to pave the way for the anonymous online writers who became known as "bloggers."

Despite the rapid healing and increased physical capacities his transformation provided him, his physical form never recovered fully, and he finds himself much more comfortable in a computer chair than a wolf's coat. Although he has an intense jealousy of those who live a "normal" life, he realizes this is impossible now for a number of reasons. His identity still remains a closely guarded secret despite his near-omnipresence online. Fortunately, he's earned enough favors and goodwill that he has the resources to explore - virtually or physically - anything that threatens to advance the causes of terrorism and religious hatred.

Stats

Tribe: Iron Master
Auspice: Cahalith
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 2, Resolve 2
Physical Attributes: Strength 1 (2/4/3/1), Dexterity 2 (2/3/4/4), Stamina 4 (5/6/6/5)
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 1, Composure 2
Mental Skills: Academics (Research) 4, Computer 2, Investigation (Journalism) 3, Occult (Debunking) 1, Science 1
Physical Skills: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Drive 1
Social Skills: Expression (Newspaper Articles, Blog Articles) 5, Persuasion 2, Socialize 1
Merits: Contacts (Bloggers, Government) 2, Encyclopedic Knowledge 4, Fame 1, Languages (French, Hebrew) 1
Primal Urge: 1
Willpower: 6
Harmony: 7
Max Essence/Per Turn: 10/1
Virtue: Justice
Vice: Envy
Health: 9 (11/13/12/9)
Initiative: 4 (4/5/6/6)
Defense: 2 (all forms)
Speed: 8 (9/12/15/13)
Renown: Purity 1, Glory 3, Cunning 1
Gifts: Know Name, Left-Handed Spanner, Traveler's Blessing, Sagacity

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