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Seven Heavenly Virtues and Seven Deadly Sins), but it’s investigative reporter, she had to take some risks, even if it
important to note that nearly all cultures value these ethics meant tracking down clues on a serial killer in a slum.
and revile these sins.
She’d been the one to dub him “Tommy 10 Tongues” in
her first cover story. Now he was up to 12 tongues, and she
Virtues was determined to catch him before he harvested another.
She knew the police had no idea how to decipher the bloody
When creating your character, choose one of the hieroglyphs at the crime scenes, or why the victims were all
seven Virtues detailed here as your character’s defining missing their tongues. But the police didn’t have an ex-lover
quality. This is not to say that she may not have other who was a linguistics professor.
worthwhile or altruistic qualities, but her defining Virtue
is the one that most clearly evokes her basic beliefs. Then Deloris passed the other motorist. A white man with
a cast on one arm struggling to change a flat. If Tommy 10
Charity Tongues didn’t get him, the locals surely would. And yet,
Deloris wasn’t born yesterday. The cast could have been a
True Charity comes from sharing gifts with others, be it fake. The killer could have used such tricks to lure his victims
money or possessions, or simply giving time to help another in. She didn’t want to be the next one, but she couldn’t bear the
in need. A charitable character is guided by her compassion thought of writing the morning headline, “Stranded Motorist
to share what she has in order to improve the plight of those 13th Victim.” So, she pulled over to do the charitable thing.
around her. Charitable individuals are guided by the prin-
ciple of treating others as they would be treated themselves. Deloris gains all spent Willpower for her act of charity.
By sharing gifts and taking on the role of the Samaritan, Her willingness to risk herself for someone else validates her
they hope to cultivate goodwill in others, and the gifts they defining Virtue.
give will eventually return to them in their hour of need. Other Names: Compassion, mercy
Your character regains all spent Willpower points when- Possessed by: Philanthropists, saints, soup-kitchen
ever she helps another at the risk of loss or harm to herself. It workers
isn’t enough to share what your character has in abundance.
She must make a real sacrifice in terms of time, possessions or Faith
energy, or she must risk life and limb to help another. Those with Faith know that the universe is not ran-
Example: Deloris could see her dad losing his mind if dom, meaningless chaos, but ordered by a higher power.
he knew his little girl was driving around a south-side No matter how horrifying the world might be, everything
neighborhood so late at night. But if she wanted to be a top

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