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Rokap! (a Longshot City character)

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Rokap the Great. Rokap the Merciless. Rokap the Khan of Witches. Rokap the enormously frustrated. Rokap is a demonic sorcerer or vice versa. The old stories do not make a clear distinction, nor does he. Every year the Kudiani (witches) of Caucasus would gather at his command, feeding him with human hearts. Thus invigorated he would concoct curses, slanderous omens and cruel plots to unseat the gods themselves.  This went on for uncounted years, but finally even the patience of Heaven was tested beyond capacity, and Rokap was bound in unbreakable chains under a mountain in what is East Georgia today.  Every year Rokap sought to escape, but was foiled by the heroic, the rightly guided, or the plain lucky. Christians, Muslims, and pagans seemed willing to work together to thwart the old devil and his witch minions. The last time Rokap was genuinely active was during the Russo-Persian war. Some even credit him as the instigator, but this is most certainly a poor excuse. Humans nee...

1st Urban Mages Character

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 Name: Maxwell Crenshaw Purview: Family Magic Body: 3 Agility: 3 Mind:.3 Presence: 4 Magic: 4 Luck: 2 Magic Points: 5 Basic Skills Heavy Attack, Constitution & Might – which are tied to Body. Precise Attack, Reflexes & Athletics – which are tied to Agility. Initiative, Willpower & Notice – which are tied to Mind. Charm, Deception & Bargain – which are tied to Presence Advanced Skills  Contacts Insight Intimidation Investigation Spells Curse: Max uses this spell to enforce agreements. He must make clear that failing to honor the agreement is suffering the curse. Max uses family magic, thus his curses fall within that theme. The curse might visit cruel misfortune upon a family member, make their family forget them entirely, or make a demanding and dangerous individual or group consider the cursed person kin.  Dark Side: The Dark Side is a meta-spell which lets a caster empower another spell at a painful cost. Dark Side Curse: Instead of cursing an opponent, ...