Post by Charles Warren on Dec 27, 2010 12:17:44 GMT -5
Ethan Cross
(aka. Navarro Gris, aka. Victor Shlotsky )
4th Level Charismatic Hero\ 2nd Level Occultist
Navarro was born as Ethan Cross in Zelongrad, north of Moscow, the Russian center for research, education and production in the electronics area.
His father, Dr. Adrian Cross, was an American scientist working in Russia to avoid the legal problems his work would create in the U.S.
Dr. Cross is a skeptic. An analytical person who felt that all things could be explained by science, even the Occult. Years ago, Dr. Cross came into possession of an ancient manuscript known as the Malonomicron, which has since become the basis of his scientific research. Harnessing Shadow by scientific means. Although he appears to be a vigorous man in his early 50's, he never discusses his past and some say he is much older than he appears.
Cross concocted a plan to breed the ideal humans, empowered by the arcane energies of Shadow. To this end, he married Isabelle Davies, a British ballerina studying in Moscow.
However, when Navarro was born, Isabelle, who had learned of her husbands abhorrent experiments, attempted to kill the child. Dr. Cross prevented her, then sent her away. Later, he divorced her and she returned to England. But Dr. Cross was able to breed a second son, named Ian, using her stored genetic material.
At age 1 - Cross creates a mate for Navarro, a perfect genetic match named Angelica. She is intended to mate with Navarro once they reach maturity.
At age 3 - Cross returns to the United States, taking his sons with him. At first he works for the U.S. Government. But at the same time, he founds an applied sciences corporation called Sentex. Within just a few years, Cross is one of the wealthiest men in the world.
At age 5 - Navarro's childhood has consisted of white rooms, endless tests and experiments. At the age of 5, one of them unlocks something in his mind that connects him to Shadow. He gains the ability of Psychometry: he is able to gain information of the history of objects and people he touches. It takes years for Navarro to cope with the constant bombardment of visions and for a time his sanity is questioned. A staff of psychiatrists and psychologists are recruited to join the team that monitors him.
At age 7 - Navarro develops a close bond with one of the scientists overseeing him. Dr. Sophia Grant is a kind and loving person and through her guidance young Navarro is able to focus his visions and she soon discovers that his mind is somehow a living connection to Shadow.
Cross begins using Navarro more and more as a tool in his Shadow research.
At age 8 - Cross takes Navarro and a team of researchers to the Mojave Desert. They set up camp at an ancient burial site and begin some sort of scientific experiment with Navarro at the center of it. A glowing pentacle appears beneath Navarro, as the spirit of an ancient shaman appears before the boy and then is absorbed by him. Navarro begins to issue prophetic statements for days, which are recorded and studied by the scientists for years to come.
Over time, Navarro has become able to commune with the spirit within him, a Mohave shaman named Morning Eagle.
Morning Eagle
At age 8 - Cross throws a birthday party for Navarro, his first ever. But it is all a ruse to give the boy a magical artifact and observe how he interacts with it. The artifact is an ancient ring that appears to be made of pewter with a blood red jewel. The metal is covered in hermetic symbols which focus Navarro's affinity with shadow, allowing him to detect spells and magic items.
At the age of 12 - Navarro's life changes as a covert ops team crashes into his lab, killing all scientists present and kidnapping the boy. They flee into the New York subway tunnels, but are pursued by Sentex security forces who overtake them and kill the covert team. Navarro, however, flees on to the New York streets. ( Navarro will later learn that his kidnappers were members of an organization called the Shadow Division; an international organized crime group, that deals in intelligence, technology and the occult )
Navarro survives as a street rat, doing whatever he can to survive.
By age 13 - Navarro has learned the secret ways in and out of the Sentex Corps. buildings and begins stealing from his father's company and selling to the highest bidder.
By age 15 - Navarro has become proficient in French, English and Russian.
At age 16 - Sentex is still unable to stop the mysterious thefts that occur at its facilities. During one of these thefts, Navarro discovers an old revolver, covered with scratched magical symbols, that enchants the bullets it fires.
By age 17 - Navarro has become a very successful Occult fence; a person people come to in order to buy and sell items of Shadow and Occult books.
By this time, Navarro has also attracted a following. A small cult, who serve Navarro, revere the shaman inside him, and help him acquire magical things.
By the age of 18 - Navarro becomes an advisor to Jamie Hamilton, New York Director of Urban Development, investigating strange things that he has come across.
At the age of 19 - Navarro visits a site of arcane power and is poisoned by rival occultists. However, he learns that his unique genetic makeup has made him immune to poisons.
At the age of 20 - Navarro leads a ritual to open a portal into Shadow. During the ritual, he discovers that two of his followers are spies, working for the Black Phoenix Tong. They unleash an ectoplasmic horror that kills most of Navarro's cult. They flee back to the San Francisco area with the book.
Once Navarro recovers, he follows them.
Other things
Cross has absorbed the Philosophica Esoterica. The entire book is now transcribed all over his skin the form of supernatural tattoos. These tattoos allow him to cast spells without the use of occult books.
Vampire Hunter Kit: Cross has inherited Harry Lovejoy's grandfather's vampire hunter's kit, including an enchanted +2 revolver.
Talisman of Protection: Cross has a +1 talisman of protection
The Lovejoy Deck: Cross has access to this Tarot Deck which contains the ghost of Harry Lovejoy. Indentify 3/Day plus other helpful knowledge.
Game Stat Results
-Psychometry rank 1; ability to learn information about the history of objects and people he touches.
-Occult Knowledge rank 3 ( Conduit to Shadow and Spirit of Shaman )
-Ring of Hermes Trismigestes: Level 0 Detect Magical Aura at will
-Magical Revolver - +1
-Immune to Poisons
Adversaries
GRU and SVR; Russian Intelligence Services
Sentex
The Shadow Division
The Architect
Black Phoenix Tong
Contacts
Dr. Adrian Cross: father, American, skeptic, scientist, CEO of Sentex
Isabelle Davies: mother, British, ballet teacher and director.
Ian Cross: brother, thoughtless and rude, a living conduit to Shadow
Angelica: genetically engineered mate
Dr. Sophia Grant - employee of Sentex; studied Navarro
Morning Eagle - Mohave Spirit who resides in Navarro.
Jamie Hamilton - New York City Planner; Navarro works with him on strange occurances.
Dezi Lee - Follower and hacker
John Fresco - Follower, Bookstore owner and artist
Tommy "Tee" Garcia - Follower and Street punk
(aka. Navarro Gris, aka. Victor Shlotsky )
4th Level Charismatic Hero\ 2nd Level Occultist
Navarro was born as Ethan Cross in Zelongrad, north of Moscow, the Russian center for research, education and production in the electronics area.
His father, Dr. Adrian Cross, was an American scientist working in Russia to avoid the legal problems his work would create in the U.S.
Dr. Cross is a skeptic. An analytical person who felt that all things could be explained by science, even the Occult. Years ago, Dr. Cross came into possession of an ancient manuscript known as the Malonomicron, which has since become the basis of his scientific research. Harnessing Shadow by scientific means. Although he appears to be a vigorous man in his early 50's, he never discusses his past and some say he is much older than he appears.
Cross concocted a plan to breed the ideal humans, empowered by the arcane energies of Shadow. To this end, he married Isabelle Davies, a British ballerina studying in Moscow.
However, when Navarro was born, Isabelle, who had learned of her husbands abhorrent experiments, attempted to kill the child. Dr. Cross prevented her, then sent her away. Later, he divorced her and she returned to England. But Dr. Cross was able to breed a second son, named Ian, using her stored genetic material.
At age 1 - Cross creates a mate for Navarro, a perfect genetic match named Angelica. She is intended to mate with Navarro once they reach maturity.
At age 3 - Cross returns to the United States, taking his sons with him. At first he works for the U.S. Government. But at the same time, he founds an applied sciences corporation called Sentex. Within just a few years, Cross is one of the wealthiest men in the world.
At age 5 - Navarro's childhood has consisted of white rooms, endless tests and experiments. At the age of 5, one of them unlocks something in his mind that connects him to Shadow. He gains the ability of Psychometry: he is able to gain information of the history of objects and people he touches. It takes years for Navarro to cope with the constant bombardment of visions and for a time his sanity is questioned. A staff of psychiatrists and psychologists are recruited to join the team that monitors him.
At age 7 - Navarro develops a close bond with one of the scientists overseeing him. Dr. Sophia Grant is a kind and loving person and through her guidance young Navarro is able to focus his visions and she soon discovers that his mind is somehow a living connection to Shadow.
Cross begins using Navarro more and more as a tool in his Shadow research.
At age 8 - Cross takes Navarro and a team of researchers to the Mojave Desert. They set up camp at an ancient burial site and begin some sort of scientific experiment with Navarro at the center of it. A glowing pentacle appears beneath Navarro, as the spirit of an ancient shaman appears before the boy and then is absorbed by him. Navarro begins to issue prophetic statements for days, which are recorded and studied by the scientists for years to come.
Over time, Navarro has become able to commune with the spirit within him, a Mohave shaman named Morning Eagle.
Morning Eagle
At age 8 - Cross throws a birthday party for Navarro, his first ever. But it is all a ruse to give the boy a magical artifact and observe how he interacts with it. The artifact is an ancient ring that appears to be made of pewter with a blood red jewel. The metal is covered in hermetic symbols which focus Navarro's affinity with shadow, allowing him to detect spells and magic items.
At the age of 12 - Navarro's life changes as a covert ops team crashes into his lab, killing all scientists present and kidnapping the boy. They flee into the New York subway tunnels, but are pursued by Sentex security forces who overtake them and kill the covert team. Navarro, however, flees on to the New York streets. ( Navarro will later learn that his kidnappers were members of an organization called the Shadow Division; an international organized crime group, that deals in intelligence, technology and the occult )
Navarro survives as a street rat, doing whatever he can to survive.
By age 13 - Navarro has learned the secret ways in and out of the Sentex Corps. buildings and begins stealing from his father's company and selling to the highest bidder.
By age 15 - Navarro has become proficient in French, English and Russian.
At age 16 - Sentex is still unable to stop the mysterious thefts that occur at its facilities. During one of these thefts, Navarro discovers an old revolver, covered with scratched magical symbols, that enchants the bullets it fires.
By age 17 - Navarro has become a very successful Occult fence; a person people come to in order to buy and sell items of Shadow and Occult books.
By this time, Navarro has also attracted a following. A small cult, who serve Navarro, revere the shaman inside him, and help him acquire magical things.
By the age of 18 - Navarro becomes an advisor to Jamie Hamilton, New York Director of Urban Development, investigating strange things that he has come across.
At the age of 19 - Navarro visits a site of arcane power and is poisoned by rival occultists. However, he learns that his unique genetic makeup has made him immune to poisons.
At the age of 20 - Navarro leads a ritual to open a portal into Shadow. During the ritual, he discovers that two of his followers are spies, working for the Black Phoenix Tong. They unleash an ectoplasmic horror that kills most of Navarro's cult. They flee back to the San Francisco area with the book.
Once Navarro recovers, he follows them.
Other things
Cross has absorbed the Philosophica Esoterica. The entire book is now transcribed all over his skin the form of supernatural tattoos. These tattoos allow him to cast spells without the use of occult books.
Vampire Hunter Kit: Cross has inherited Harry Lovejoy's grandfather's vampire hunter's kit, including an enchanted +2 revolver.
Talisman of Protection: Cross has a +1 talisman of protection
The Lovejoy Deck: Cross has access to this Tarot Deck which contains the ghost of Harry Lovejoy. Indentify 3/Day plus other helpful knowledge.
Game Stat Results
-Psychometry rank 1; ability to learn information about the history of objects and people he touches.
-Occult Knowledge rank 3 ( Conduit to Shadow and Spirit of Shaman )
-Ring of Hermes Trismigestes: Level 0 Detect Magical Aura at will
-Magical Revolver - +1
-Immune to Poisons
Adversaries
GRU and SVR; Russian Intelligence Services
Sentex
The Shadow Division
The Architect
Black Phoenix Tong
Contacts
Dr. Adrian Cross: father, American, skeptic, scientist, CEO of Sentex
Isabelle Davies: mother, British, ballet teacher and director.
Ian Cross: brother, thoughtless and rude, a living conduit to Shadow
Angelica: genetically engineered mate
Dr. Sophia Grant - employee of Sentex; studied Navarro
Morning Eagle - Mohave Spirit who resides in Navarro.
Jamie Hamilton - New York City Planner; Navarro works with him on strange occurances.
Dezi Lee - Follower and hacker
John Fresco - Follower, Bookstore owner and artist
Tommy "Tee" Garcia - Follower and Street punk