Name:Judgment Type:Mesmerist Origin:Defender Allegiance:none Virtue:Fanatic Vice:Paragon
Strength (3) Dexterity (3) Stamina (3)
Charisma (2) Manipulation (3) Appearance (1)
Perception (3) Intelligence (2) Wits (3)
Physical: Brawl (4) Might (3) Athletics (3) Firearms (4) Melee (3) Stealth (3) Endurance(2) Resistance (2)
Social: Disguise(6*) Intimidation (4) Interrogation (3) Savvy (3) Subterfuge (3) Command (2) Rapport (3)
Mental: Awareness (2) Investigation (4) Academics (2) Bureaucracy (2) Intrusion (2) Drive (2)
Backgrounds: Cipher (3) Contacts (3) Followers (3) Influence (2) Resources (3) Devices(6*) Sanctum(2)
Knacks:Brain Skimming, Marked Man, Cloak of Dread, Cloud the Mind, Omen Sight
Willpower (8) Inspiration (5) Initiative(6) Soak (3/1 +reinforced clothing= 3/3 )
Inspiration Pool (5) Intuitive ( ) Reflective (1) Destructive (4)
Movement:Walk (Dex+2m) Run(Dex+12m) Sprint(DexX3+20m)
Bruised (-0) Hurt (-1) Injured (-1) Wounded (-2) Maimed(-3) Crippled (-4) Incapacitated,
Additional notes: Has the Background enhancement Stockpile.Has ability mastery in Disguise
Equipment: A pair of matched pistols, a pair of matched daggers, a harness with many pockets for holding small gear of all sorts. 4 smoke grenades, 4 gas grenades, Gas mask, Goggles, a small tool kit. Has a long sword in a sheath on his back.Etc...
Appearance/Clothing Tendencies: Is never seen in his civilian I.D. Goes for the black cloaked avenger look.
House, Circle, Influence: Has a few people who he has saved in the past who do favors for him and send him tips. The means by which this is accomplished is tortuously byzantine and involves dead drops, brush passes, cutouts, etc...
What has gone Before: There are a number of legends involving the man known as Judgement. It is thought he was a lawyer. Some have reported that he is horribly scarred under the half mask he wears. He seems to have a lot of inner rage and an interest in the Tarot. No one can say for sure who he is or where he comes from but Judgement has shown up in the darndest places usually with an unstoppable mission to destroy those who have done evil.
Gary Dalton was an up and coming defense attorney with an excellent track record. While he didn't seek out business with the mob, he wasn't squeamish about taking that work either. After all, he had a wife and two daughters to feed.
He was tapped to defend a capo on racketeering charges. The DA had a more or less open and shut case but Gary went in and gave it his all. As things began to look more and more dire for his client. His client instructed him to offer bribes to the judge and jury. When Gary refused, The mobster beat the hell out of him and swore that his family would suffer.
Someone in the jury squealed, Gary got disbarred, and was sent home pending an investigation. The mobster was sentenced to life, and the same night that he went into the joint, somebody threw a molotov cocktail into Gary's home.
Smoke inhalation claimed the lives of his two girls, His wife was killed as she fled into the street by a gunman who was to make sure that no one got out. Gary suffered horrible burns but finally burst from the house and managed to kill both of the men. who had taken everything from him.
One month later, they found the mobster hung in his cell. on his person was a tarot card "Judgement."
Story Uses:
Taciturn Bacon Saver: If your players are contending with the sort of rogues that Judgement will seek, they might find themselves fighting for a common cause. Judgment for his part will be extremely uncommunicative and will show no interest in joining forces in a more permanent fashion. he'll merely tip his hat, swirl his cloak and be gone.
Potential Time Bomb: Judgment is a deeply scarred individual who has suffered the most serious trauma that a man can face. It has turned him into a taciturn relentless fanatic...and sooner or later he's going to fall apart. While many police and some people have quietly supported his crusade against those the justice system can't touch. Some have begun to notice that his judgments have taken a darker turn. He has slain a few people and posed them in attitudes reminiscent of Tarot symbology. While the police can't exactly figure it out, they do know that it's creepy as hell. While Judgment will probably never go to the extremes of blowing up a building to get at one person, one of these days he's going to be less than careful and really hurt somebody. Then the police will start treating him like a real vigilante.
Mix and Match: take both elements of the above and use them. Nobody ever wants to believe that a hero has gone bad. least of all other heroes. Can the group save the man who has saved them in the past? or will they be forced to bring him to book?
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