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TIER THREE|FATHER VASILI HORAN
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FATHER VASILI
HORAN
Profession:
Profession: Religious Leader
Organization:
Organization: Malleus Malefi carum
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 2, Resolve 4
Mental Attributes:
Physical Attributes:
Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
Social Attributes: Presence 4, Manipulation 2, Composure 5
Social Attributes:
Mental Skills:
Mental Skills: Academics 3 (Catholicism), Investigation 3, Occult 4 (Demons),
Politics 2
Physical Skills:
Physical Skills: Athletics 3, Brawl 2 (Grappling), Drive 1, Stealth 2,
Weaponry 2
Social Skills:
Social Skills: Empathy 4, Expression 2, Intimidation 3, Persuasion 4
(Conversion), Socialize 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 1
Merits:
Merits: Benedictions 4 (True Sight of St. Abel, Sanctifi cation of the Blessed
Virgin, Vade Retro Satana, the Shepherd’s Blessing, the Balm of St. Rapheal,
Armor of St. Martin, Hands of St. Luke), Fast Refl exes, Status (Malleus
Malefi carum) 4, Unseen Sense
Willpower
Willpower: 9
Morality: 5
Morality
Virtue
Virtue: Faith
Vice: Wrath
Vice
Initiative: 8
Initiative
Defense
Defense: 2
Speed
Speed: 11
Health: 8
Health
Weapons/Attacks
Weapons/Attacks:
Type Damage Range Dice Pool Special
Lt Revolver
1(L)
Lt Revolver 1(L) 20/40/80 6
6
20/40/80
those that exhibit obviously supernatural abilities themselves. possible but common for different organizations’ agent teams
She’s just as quick to report on covert operative groups as she to be assigned to similar or overlapping projects.
is to feature stories about werewolves, vampires or other mon-
sters, much to the delight of her viewers and the chagrin of Father Vasili Horan
those caught on her cameras. Quote: “Not all who bear swords against our enemies are our
kin. The Devil wears many faces.”
Tier Three Background: As a boy, Vasili Horan was tormented with
visions and nightmares of hellish beasts and creatures that
Those in charge of a tier-three conspiracy have the ad-
could bestow eternal damnation with a touch. In each of the
vantage of a large-scale network of operatives at their beck
dreams, he struggled, but failed to combat the monsters’ attacks.
and call. The information provided by these agents allows the
He woke up screaming every night for weeks, which turned to
“higher-ups” to direct agents at their whim and to keep tabs
months, which turned to years. The dreams faded as he grew
on the location and duties of those within the group. Unfor-

older, but strongly influenced Horan’s decisions to enter the
tunately for those on the operative level, this intelligence is
seminary and eventually become a Catholic priest. Unfortu-
not openly available to those further down the conspiracy’s
nately, while his rector, bishop and fellow students believed
chain of command, and many tier-three cells go in as blind to
him to be among the most pious men they’d ever met, Horan
the situation as tier-one or -two groups.
knew differently. The dreams returned, and Horan took them
Not only is information most often not shared between
as a warning of his own inherent evil nature waiting to take
the various tier-three groups, but many of them are also either
over should he drop his guard. The pressure of attempting to
actively at odds with each other or (at least on the operative
avoid any possible sin (and keep those he was unable to avoid
level) oblivious of each other’s existence, making it not only
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