TreeOfBounties/ResplendentEcho

Resplendant Echo, son of Hinaopu Halakoa, Goddess of the Coral Reefs

Background

Reslendant Echo grew up in Yu-Shan as a favored child of his mother. At a young age he distinguished himself as a capable and loyal son and was groomed for life in Yu-Shan. As Echo grew so did his abilities. He developed an excellent singing voice and the skill to navigate through the celestial social scene. As his potential became more pronounced his mother lavished him with gifts, eventually placing him in charge of her celestial holdings while she was away and eventually giving him a place of his own. Other gods were impressed with his talent and began to accept him more. It was then he began to hear the rumors. Rumors that her would be more than a favored servant someday. Rumor he was being groomed to be more than a divine placeholder. It was then he heard he was headed for godhood.

He began to get reckless. His mother was away often, usually only coming to Yu-Shan every other season or so. While she was gone he used her resources to entertain the other gods, vying for favors and face time. He wanted to be known, seen, and heard. He grew lax in his duities to his mother and spend her money without permission, modifying records to keep the bulk of it hidden. He was repremanded, though not harshly at first. During his life he had developed the knack for prayer, and his honeyed scriptures and verses sent up in honor to his mother were the only thing keeping him where he was.

But he did not know that. He was told to curb his ways and little more. He merely assumed what he was doing was not so bad. So he grew more reckless trying to impress those her knew would someday be his peers. He had stopped hearing the rumors of his godhood, but paid no heed. Again and again he was reprimanded, though still only lightly. Sometimes he would lose a trinket, or some pay. It was then she discovered he was keeping the largest of the spending from her and her wrath came down like a hammer.

He was stripped of most of what he had been given and told in no uncertain terms that should he wish to become something more than what he was he would now have to earn back the trust that had been freely given to him. In the interim he was not allowed any access to his mother's holdings and was to have only what she gave him. He kept only the simplest of trinkets and the manse his mother had set him up with as he was not allowed in hers for the time being. She also used what contacts she had to find someone who could use a skilled socalite, but hopefully doing something where he could learn some lessons in humility and place, and hopefully in Creation away from the temptations of Yu-Shan.

Character Sheet

Heritage: Divine God-Blooded
Nature: Hedonist
Concept: Singing butler

Attributes:
Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Abilities:

• War
  
  • Athletics 1
  • Awareness 2
  • Brawl 1
  • Dodge 2

• Life
  
  • Craft (Calligraphy) 2
  • Linguistics 1 (Naitive: Wavetongue, Old Realm)
  • Performance 4
  • Presence 3
  • Socialise 4

• Wisdom
  
  • Bureaucracy 3
  • Lore 2
  • Occult 1

• Specialties
  
  • Performance(Song) 2

Backgrounds:
Artifact 3, Celestial Manse 2, Contacts 2, Inheritance 3, Patron 2, Salary 1, Familiar 3

Virtues:
Compassion 3, Conviction 2, Temperance 2, Valor 2

Willpower: 5
Health: -0,-1,-1,-2,-2,-4,Incap
Essence: 2
Essence pool: 21(31)
Committed: 10

Charms:

• Words of Power(3m, Simple, Scene-long)

Equipment:

Merits and Flaws:

• Merits
  • Awakened Essence (5pt Merit)
  • Magical Attunement (4pt Merit)
  • License of Celestial Entry (1pt Merit)
  • Artisan of Prayers (3pt Merit)
  • Enchanting Feature, Crysta-Clear Singing Voice (2pt Merit)

• Flaws
  • Sire's Enmity (1pt Flaw)

Quick Combat

Combat:
Base initiative: 5(7 with Bracers)
Soak: 5B/5L/5A (Silken Armor)
Dodge: 9(4+2(Perm Ess)+3(Hearthstone Bracers))
Attacks:
Punch: Spd 7, Acc 4, Dmg 2B, Def 5, Rate 5
Words of Power: Spd 7, Acc 6, Dmg 2B

Expanded Backgrounds

Artifact •••

Silken Armor
Artifact •••

Black Jade Hearthstone Bracers
Artifact ••

Silver Quill
Artifact •

Celestial Manse ••

Jewel of the Graceful Courtier(Castebook Eclipse). Has the same effect as Mastery of Small Manners. Echo owes much of his success to this stone as it kept him protected from his own ignorance while he learned the ways of life in Yu-Shan.

Contacts ••

Echo's contacts primarily reside in Yu-Shan.

Familiar •••

A nightingale named Soft Morning. Has whatever capabilities a small 3-dot familiar has, which escape me at the moment.