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ORESTES WANdERINg mONSTERS
VRETTOS

Virtue: Methodical
Vice: Fearful
Lineage: Ulgan
Mental Attributes: Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 4
Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3,
Stamina 3
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 2,
Composure 2
Mental Skills: Academics 1, Crafts 2, Investiga-
tion 2, Occult (Ghosts) 3
Physical Skills: Athletics 3, Brawl 4, Drive 1,
Firearms 3, Stealth 2, Survival (Foraging) 2,
Weaponry (Knife) 2
Social Skills: Animal Ken 1, Intimidation 3, Per-
suasion 1, Streetwise 2
Merits: Choke Hold, Danger Sense, Grappling 3,
Multi-Lingual 2 (Arabic, English, Italian, Span-
ish — Native: Greek), Potency 4, Trained Observer 1
Health: 8
Dread Powers: Absorb Energy (Electricity) 5,
Crushing Blow, Dead Flesh 4, Ephemeral Flesh,
Revelation 2, Revivify 4
Potency: 3
Aspirations: Find respite from the Furies, Share
knowledge with humanity, Connect without fright-
ening someone
Willpower: 6
Size: 5
Speed: 11
Defense: 6
Initiative: 5
Armor:
Notes: Orestes has a special Dread Power called Ephemeral Flesh. This requires the ex-
penditure of one point of Willpower. For the remainder of the scene, Orestes can speak
with, understand, and touch spirits and ghosts. This power does not confer any power
over these beings, however, so Orestes uses it sparingly.

Orestes stood up from the surf and howled in pain, and
Wandering the Furies answered with screams of delight. He walked along
Monsters the beach and found people to help him, but the Furies sur-
rounding him drove the people insane over time. And so he
left to travel across the world on fishing boats and in the belly
The three Prometheans described here are meant to be of cargo ships. He has been to every continent. He has been a
mobile threats that may move in or out of a chronicle as neces- captive, a soldier, a mercenary, and even a ghost-hunter, but the
sary. They present different kinds of challenges for hunter cells, Furies dog his steps, ensuring he never rests.
and their notes, given earlier in The Response, can be collected Though he strives to appease them, Orestes notes that as
and discovered by intrepid characters. he learns more about the human condition, the Furies grow
quieter…but they are never silenced. Perhaps, when he learns
Orestes Vrettos his final lesson, they will let him be.

Description: Orestes is an imposing, muscular figure.
The Furies move me. Long ago, I learned that ignoring them is futile.
Slightly over six feet tall, the Promethean has classic aquiline
Over a decade ago, the man now known as Orestes Vrettos features, thick, black hair and a full beard, and carries himself
drew his first breath in Greece. He does not remember his creator, like a warrior. His blue eyes hold fear, though, because he sees
nor does he remember how he got his name. He remembers the things that others cannot. Orestes is always on the hunt for
Furies — a pack of wild-haired, shrieking spirits, bearing whips and durable clothes and wears them until they fall apart. He has a
lashes, beating him and chasing him until he reached the ocean. fondness for military fatigues.
And then they fell upon them, ripping him to shreds, and bound If a hunter spots Orestes when he is using a Dread Power or
him back together again with their black, oozing ectoplasm. recharging with electricity, that hunter sees a nightmare. Orestes’

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