Nicholas Banks

Name:Nicholas Banks Type:mesmerist Allegiance:Condottieri Origin:Low Class

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Physical	Social	Mental	Character	Inspiration:(3) Pool(3)
Strength:2	Charisma:3	Perception:3	Virtue:Coward	Intuitive:1
Dexterity:2	Manipulation:3	Intelligence:4	Vice:Hedonist	Reflective:1
Stamina:2	Appearance:2	Wits:3	Willpower:7	Destructive:1

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Physical: Brawl (1) Athletics (2) Firearms (2) Ledgerdemain (2) Melee (1) Stealth (2) Endurance(3) Resistance (2)

Social: Intimidation (2) Interrogation (2) Savvy (3) Subterfuge (3) Etiquette (2) Rapport (3)

Mental: Awareness (3) Investigation (2) Academics (3) Survival (2) Drive (1) Arts(3) Occult*(1)

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Backgrounds: Backing (2) Cipher (3) Contacts (3) Reputation (2) Resources (3) Nemesis(2)

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Knacks: Brain Skimming, Perfect Translation,Psychic hand,Omen Sight, Impressions.

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Initiative(6) Soak (2/0) Movement:Walk (Dex+2m) Run(Dex+12m) Sprint(DexX3+20m)

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Bruised (-0) Hurt (-1) Injured (-1) Wounded (-2) Maimed(-3) Crippled (-4) Incapacitated,

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Weapon	Damage	Accuracy modifier	Rate/Clip/ Conceal	Notes:
Light Revolver	3 Lethal	0	2/5/pocket

Additonal notes:

Equipment:Carries his pistol and a sketch pad to record certain visual images.

Appearance/Clothing Tendencies: Slim and trim with the musculature of a swimmer, Nicholas stands about 6' 2" his hair is short and brown, formerly in a military cut. He tends towards dark and neutral colors and casual clothing. He most often wears a gray sweater which he is fond of. He has the sly fox look of a career spy about him. He projects a quiet air of competence about him which tends to vanish as soon as real trouble emerges.

House, Circle, Influence: His backing comes from a few Condotierri types who vouch for his power and finesse. His Cipher comes from a concerted effort on his own part to get rid of official records about him. He has a few criminal and mystical contacts through his work. He makes decent money but can't seem to stay on the gravy train permanently. He lives just a bit too high. He has a reputation as a sharp customer and is regarded as one who will do what he says. His nemesis is a Scotland Yard investigator

What has gone Before: Nicholas grew up in Birmingham, England. in a fairly rough neighborhood. As a teen, he was smarter than the rest of the local toughs, which was good because he was always a little puny. He had his ways of getting back at them though. He was smart enough to make very good grades in school and even won a scholarship to Oxford. Then the war broke out and all those plans were put on hold.

Something happened to Nicholas over there. He won't talk about it. But he returned with an amoral streak and a willingness to put his considerable intellect to mercenary use. He became an advisor to some of the rougher types making their way in postwar Britain.

Nicholas discovered that he had developed psychic powers during a jailbreak. He had been sent down for fraud and was being transferred to the bus to take him to Wormwood Scrubs. When his mates broke him out. Somehow one of the guards got off a shot and he deflected it with his mind. A long vacation on the continent gave him ample time to discover and refine the rest of his abilities. When he returned, he billed himself. as a psychic for hire and set out his shingle to the criminal types he knew. He's been working that ever since. He protects himself by creating dossiers on his employers so that if they try to screw him their own thoughts betray them to the police. As a result, other criminals deal straight with Nicholas. It's too dangerous not to.

Story Uses: 

One Step Ahead: As a nemesis, Nicholas can be a real pain in the ass. he's usually there before you. He has ways of getting information out of you, and while he's not hard to capture he's damn near impossible to keep locked up. He's cultured and British and never resorts to violence first but he is capable of violence if moved to extremes. as mentioned before, he has a deeply amoral streak and doesn't have a lot of friends.

The Distinguished Opposition: Nicholas doesn't think of himself as a bad person. He's actually a bit lonely and has trouble connecting to people (a life of crime and psychic powers can do that to you.) As such, he'll probably start a bit of joking rivalry with anyone he runs across a number of times. He'll consider himself a friend even if the players kind of hate and distrust the guy. the sorts of irritating fellow hunters that Sydney Fox runs across on Relic Hunter have the same sort of vibe. Nicholas might even help the players out on occasion as long as it doesn't involve sticking his neck out.