Augur

Augur

Divine Infiltrator
Shattered Apostate
Heretic-in-hiding
Discord	suitguy9831
Reddit	u/vonthornwick
Wiki User	WikiUserName
Metatype	Human
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	-1
Public Awareness	0
CDP	6
D.O.B.	2063-11-11
Age	23
Folder	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KrSjqZtRgxX8RDjC6f8qht-DiXadSmEZ?usp=drive_link
Priority	Metatype - E Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - A Skills - B Resources - E
#Max IGs/Ascension	1

Character Information

Summary

An arcane acquisitions specialist hailing from the Italian Federation. Seems to be voluntarily mute, fully capable of speaking and yet choosing not to. Proficient in sensory magic - both those of enhancing and obscuring.

Goals

- Learn the secrets of G_d. Reveal Its true nature to others. Hide from Its gaze, for It is surely furious with the apostate.

- Find a new face. One that is comfortable to wear. The old one never suited the apostate, anyway.

- Seek weapons to face down Its servants, for the apostate is no longer bound by a vow of nonviolence.

Background

Luciano was not a normal child.

He always knew this, of course. He never clicked with the other boys growing up on the streets of Napoli. He could win their favor, yes - trinkets and cred, stolen from tourists distracted by architecture and street shows, served as a wonderful bribe - but that was all.

And he was fine with this. He didn't need sympathy, just edible meals and somewhere quiet to think & practice with his spark of magic. Thus, young Luciano found himself at Church more and more, as he grew up. He became quiet friends with a number of priests, and while originally he felt little devotion to the Faith, it proved a rather comfortable medium for channeling his spellcraft - at first just assigning formulaic prayer to particular spells, but over the years, he grew almost passionate about it.

In time, he would become a regular attendant, and effectively join the Clergy as a part-time helping hand, whenever he wasn’t busy picking pockets. He would count his profits in the back pews, and slip a fair cut of it into the donation basket. He did not feel like he truly fit, but… it would do.

Then, a gruff mute came to the congregation, oddly curious about Luciano’s talents. He always came to sit by him while he counted, and learned many of his useless little secrets. Where his money came from, where he thinks his parents went, what verses he enjoyed, how he always felt a little distant from the others.

He also learned that Luciano did, in fact, possess the flavor of arcana he sought.

Some time later, Luciano stopped showing up to Church. He told his few close acquaintances that he’d been offered a chance to work somewhere out of town, that he might be back if it doesn’t work out. That was, however, the last anyone saw of him.

Wearing that face, anyway.

See, that man was not just a gruff mute - indeed, he was Deacon Marco, a recruiter for the Vigilia Evangelica’s *acquisitIonal* branch seeking talented young bodies with a connection to Christ and a need to be part of something. Luciano fit these specifications ex*actly*, and was swiftly shuttled to Vatican City, where he would spend the next seven years training among cohorts of troubled youngsters

To go into detail here would be a significant bloat, but the long and the short of it is - during this time, he made several acquaintances who would disperse amongst Church organizations, was formally trained in the skills that would let him serve as one of the Lord's silent custodians, and was thoroughly indoctrinated in the ways of the Church; no deviant behavior would be tolerated, as a moment’s hesitation could mean dangerous relics fall into even worse hands. Luciano was molded into a faithful servant of the Lord’s will, schooled into a remarkably talented infiltrator. He was even bestowed with a blessing of purity, which would forevermore keep his body in good health.

(This was, in fact, a punishment. Luciano had recently gone against a decision made by his superiors and had a datajack installed in his wrist, confident that superior interfacing would make the job of the Church’s small technologically-minded branch easier. This “blessing of purity” *would* keep him healthy, but it would forever try to reject the implant. They would always feel the itch of something unholy at the back of their neck. These days, they take comfort in this little rebellion.)

Luciano was a good servant. A redeemed criminal who now served G-d faithfully.

But then, he found Him.

There had always been rumors of things buried deep below sacred earth. Things too dangerous to be kept anywhere that could be accessed by hostile elements, so they were buried deep, in ground so holy no evil could hope to unearth itself.

The official story, of course, is that these are mere rumors. Such things would be safely protected in the Vatican's containment vaults, not left under a church - and Luciano agreed! Who would be so foolish? I mean, it's not like he ever saw proof of such a practice.

Or… he hadn't, until the events of June 6th, 2086.

It was a routine deployment, really. A suspicious group had become active in Napoli, and so Luciano - being familiar with the town - was sent to investigate, and retrieve any items of interest.

Now, t

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
The Price of Loneliness	Robinton	All Hallows in The Haven	Medium	6 October 2086
It's Starting Again	Asmodeus		Low	3 October 2086
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth	Sebs		Low	30 September 2086

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
The Keeper	5	2	Fixer	Fixer...?	Shrouded, Secret Lover, Lover of the Arts, Between Two Worlds, Rituals make the world go round., The Denizens and their Masters, Foundational Knowledge, Nothing escapes	Even
Father Figaro	3	3	Custom(G,A,N,K)	Priest and Talismonger	Christian Theurge, All Things Holy, Silver Stockpile, Talismonger	Even
Miss Onyx	4	1	Fixer(N,K,A,G)	Obsessed Arcanist Fixer	Study Partner, Arcana Informant, Infobroker, Trinketeer, Bar Crawl	Even

Enemies

Vigilia Evangelica: Sees “Brother Luciano” as a traitor and threat to the Faith. Will attempt to kill or capture him whenever given the chance.

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	An “augur” is a classical Roman priest and future-teller.
3	Nothing yet…
6	The faces you can tie to Augur have never been seen before July of ‘86, and never outside Seattle.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold	Result
1
3
5

Assensing Table

Threshold	Result
1
2
3
4
5

Character Plot Hooks

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

Aspect	Information	Related Run(s)
Touched By G-d	There is a thing which lives beyond the veil. It tells you its name is G-d, and you will believe It. Luciano has seen Its face, and can never truly purge the Horror from their mind.
Apostate	In youth, Luciano found God and welcomed Him into his heart. Now, they run from His symbols whenever possible, and the servants of Him wish them dead.
Broken Will	Revelations can repair a damaged soul. They can just as easily shatter it beyond recognition. Luciano will never be sure of themselves again.
Who Am I?	"Luciano" is in flux. They are not sure what they may be, or what may be left of them.
Aspect 5