Yosef the Namer
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| ex-Quaranic mage, Architecture enjoyer | |
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| "One day I'll get what's coming to me. But not today." | |
| Discord | @Volkhausen#0737 |
| Same-Society | |
| Metatype | Human |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| Titles and Awards | The Namer |
| CDP | Expression error: Missing operand for -. |
| D.O.B. | 12/25/2056 |
| Age | 28 |
| Folder | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MwXJ3yNCYQz-9M3VKMAoJEq9QMTwdZjV?usp=sharing |
| Priority | Metatype - D Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - B Skills - B Resources - E |
Character Information
Summary
Some days, a drug-addicted trainwreck, others a cunning and manipulative socialite. Whether Yosef is a man to be pitied or feared depends only on his mood, a nebulous, unpredictable thing that alienates him from the world and at times, his own humanity.
Goals
Background
Born on Christmas Day in Gaza, Republic of Palestine, Yosef remembers little of his birth family, as they were killed in an anarchist terrorist bombing in 2057. After spending a few years in an Orphanage, Yosef was adopted by a family of architects, the Jellems. Following a relatively happy childhood, he left to study at the college of Architecture in GeMiTo.
There he became interested in mysticism, and while not awakened himself, sought out the Tasawwuf Council, an Islamic Sufi group, and began accompanying them in rituals and less-than-legal archeological digs. During one of these digs, in the dead of night outside Medina, Yosef and his friends were exploring an old well when they discovered part of the well's interior wall had collapsed, revealing a chamber inside. After they all clambered in, they began to investigate, finding it to be an old tomb, with inscriptions on the walls. One such inscription was a list, with 99 Names of God, as found in the Quran, with something scratched into the stone beneath it. Yosef brought his light up closer to it, and read it aloud.
He awoke in a hospital bed, with a severe ringing in his ears. Upon further investigation, he learned that he had been found at the bottom of a well, and that he was believed to have fallen in after a subterranean collapse occurred near it. Knowing that he must not be suspected of looting, Yosef did not inquire after his other compatriots and left the hospital and returned to GeMiTo as quickly as he was able.
The next few weeks Yosef got very little sleep. Plauged by dreams of the name scratched under the inscription in the tomb, he began to see it written on the walls of his university, whispered by people he could not see, and scribbled by his own hand when his mind drifted. Then people began to hear his thoughts, and give him things before he even asked, waiters brought him his order as he sat down to eat, and people who had been his friends no longer remembered him. (He had awakened during the collapse and was unknowingly casting spells on people.)
Yosef, confused and very afraid, began to consult Tasawwuf texts to understand what happened, and there he discovered old stories about the 100th name of God, one that "if He is called by it, He will answer." Somehow this comforted Yusuf, as he now realised the strange occurrences were manifestations of the power he had by having learned the 100th name of God. His damaged hearing only supported this theory. Drunk on his perceived newfound power, he left GeMiTo to see the world, eventually arriving in Seattle.
GM NOTE: Yosef is a deluded and traumatised wretch of a man, putting on airs of superiority to avoid confrontation with reality. He will react negatively (at best) to people who doubt his abilities, and even his mentor spirit carefully avoids contradicting him on exactly how he can do what he does.
Narrative Significant Qualities
Tongue of Silver, Eyes of Steel (Exceptional Attribute (CHA), Mentor Spirit (Spider): A born talker, Yosef entertains himself by using his gifts to live above his means (if only for the night).
The Name (Hedge Mage (Manipulation), Bipolar, Reduced Sense(Hearing)): After hearing It, his psyche was splintered and his ears deafened.
Unpleasant Personality (Vindictive, Did you just call me Dumb?): Part of the reason none of Yosef's talents have ever amounted to anything is his unshakeable superiority complex. At times, he is able to suppress it to get what he wants, and others he succumbs to it, spiraling into self-destruction to mend his fragile pride. He has a habit of writing down the names of people who have wronged him, and then arranging for them to receive the paper with their name when he feels he has evened the scales.
Run History
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Affiliations
Contacts
Jonáš Brož: A modestly popular Czech boy band, they enjoy the same forms of debauchery as Yosef, and bonded quickly when they met at a nova-crusted after-party. They have remained in contact since, Yosef and Kvetin even having a short fling one summer that miraculously ended amicably.
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonáš Brož | 3 | 3 | Networking | "Should've Said No", "Set This Party Off", "You're My Favourite Song", "What a Man Gotta Do", "Make a Wave", "Runaway" | Even | |
| Taxi Sandra | 1 | 1 | Fixer(A,G,N,K) | Taxi Driver | Big Van with Smuggeling Compartment, Sidelines | Even |
| Dial-Up | 4 | 2 | Fixer | Matrix-Bound, Like a fish to water, Data Miner, Computer Jackson, Hard Drive Dealer, Briefing, Former Renraku property, Logistics, Involuntary Program Updates | Even | |
| Tiffany Biliquis | 6 | 1 | Gear | Personal "Shadow" Shopper, Talislegger | Black Marketeer, Talismonger, One of a Kind, High Society, Tools of the Awakened Trade, I Know Just the Tailor, A Mage's Best Friend | Even |
Organizations
Allies
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Enemies
Tasawwuf Council, Seattle Architecture Commission, people who drink beer, people who sing along to songs
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Yosef loves orange, the brighter the better.
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | The name Yosef is a common name in the Levant, particularly in Israel and Palestine |
| 3 | A registry account in the Tasawwuf Council member list, it is listed as "No longer active" |
| 6 | A tearful account online of a single heiress meeting a man by {search query} name, and after a short romance, was abruptly dumped, with the man telling her she "sung like a rusted door" and to never speak to him again. |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Who calls themself that. Did you try the insane asylum?" |
| 3 | "Yeah there's some kind of mage guy by that name around. Huge jerk by the way." |
| 5 | "Aspected sorcerer of the Islamic tradition, though not like any I've ever seen. An exile perhaps?" |
SINs
Abdul al-Wadam (UCAS) (R3 Fake) Arabic Male. Works as a wage mage for MCT
- Mage License (R3 Fake)
Appearance
Physical
A tall man of slim build, Yosef has a soft, disarming demeanor until he opens his mouth. He also possesses long stringy hair and a short beard, which is usually well-kept.
Clothing
Yosef's typical outfit consists of a silk or linen suit with an orange tie or some other orange accessory. He also occasionally wears a scarf with arabic writing on it and a leather satchel for his spell accoutrements.
Matrix Persona
Default