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''Scion of Ares''
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''Scion of Hades''
  
'''''"Sometimes all you can do is draw your weapon, say 'fuck it', and see what happens."'''''
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* Excerpt from an interview with Entertainment Weekly after Zoe's wildly successful debut movie, ''Balderdash'':
  
Best known for his devil-may-care approach to life and his short-fused temper, Riley Bannon is quick to display a smile and a laugh, but even quicker to lose them in a fit of anger. His acquaintances are many, his friend are few but fiercely protected.
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''EW: Tell us a bit about your childhood, Zoe.''
  
Riley was born in New Jersey across the water from New York City. He had a typical family with a mother, father and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. He was a very bright kid, reading incessantly about anything that his father brought home from work. His father worked in the city dump and would often find books and magazines that had been tossed for recycling, and knowing Riley's insatiable drive for knowledge, brought home as much as his boss allowed.
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'''Zoe:''' I was born into a bland world with tiresome people who always thought their story deserved more pity than the next. So forgive me if I don't dig into my teary-eyed history. The present is far more entertaining, I can promise you.
  
Riley's brothers were both athletes and played in various sports, to varying degrees of success. Riley, idolizing his brothers, tried out for whatever sport his brothers were into at the time. Where his brothers failed to shine on the field, Riley mastered sports within moments of understanding the rules. As he grew into his body, his power and control over the sports and his opponents grew exponentially.  
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''EW: Well this is your opportunity to tell your history as you saw it. We would never press, but our readers are definitely curious as to where this new young starlet came from.''
  
His oldest brother, Michael, felt a lot of bitterness towards Riley's academic and athletic aptitude, and his family's adoration of him. When Riley was 12, Michael damaged his leg and was unable to play College Football anymore. Michael's bitterness grew and he dropped out of school and got involved with a woman who introduced him to heroine which lead to a life of crime to pay for his addiction. When Riley was 13, Michael took out some bad loans with a local shark (Freddy Link), who took out the debt on Michael's head, killing him.
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'''Zoe:''' <sighs> I suppose that is what this interview is all about. Well my childhood was spent all over the country with Uncle Mark. We would travel from town to town. I would meet a lot of new people and hear so many stories. I made friends quickly and they always seemed to last, regardless of how far apart we were. I always had that knack of drawing others to me. Mark always told me I had charisma.
  
Though his parents tried to hide the facts, Riley found out about what really happened to Michael through Gabriel. The rage and desire for vengeance lead Riley to the shark's door, baseball bat in hand. When the police responded to a neighbor's frantic call, they arrived to the scene of Riley standing bloody and battered with 3 bodies at his feet.
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''EW: Uncle Mark?''
  
If not for the leniency of an judge who secretly supported vigilante justice, Riley would have seen nothing but the inside of a prison for the next 20 years of his life. But instead, due to his age, circumstances of Freddy Link's business and the fact that no witnesses were alive to testify, Riley was given 2 years in Juvenile Detention followed by 4 years in a Military Academy.
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'''Zoe:''' For all I know, my birth father was a carny <wry smile>... he was never mentioned. My mother died when I was 5, and at the time she was planning to marry Mark. Mark, being the sweetheart of a man that he was, took me in and claimed me as his daughter, but never felt comfortable with me calling him 'Dad'. So it was always 'Mark' or 'Uncle Mark'.
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''EW: That must have been a rough childhood.''
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'''Zoe:''' Hardly. I had a blast. Mark was... well, for lack of a better term, a con artist. We would wander into a town, posing as different people and convincing them (quite successfully I might add) to give us money for this project or that charity. We would never hit up the locals... always the wealthy tourists, partly because we knew they wouldn't stick around long enough to discover the reality of the con. As a child, I had so much fun pretending to be things I wasn't. I suppose it's where my acting skills developed.
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Of course I realized later that what we were doing was very illegal. When I turned 12 and could no longer deny my conscience, I stopped pulling cons with Mark. I loved him, and appreciated his desire to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, so I never said anything or ratted him out to anyone. But the law caught up with him... and when I was 15, he was put in jail for an incredibly long time by a judge who wanted to make an example out of him. I don't question the actions of our legal system. Mark was in the wrong, and we both knew it. I just miss him.
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It was after his trial and sentence that I had to find a way to use my talents and make money doing it or find myself on the streets. Acting is a con job, no? We as actors convince you that the story we portray is real, to draw you in emotionally and tie you to our characters.. make you root for us. So you can see how I naturally fit into this profession. Had I not been found by my agent, Martin Laurel, I would probably have gotten into some sort of trouble myself by now.
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* Excerpts from a recent interview between Entertainment Weekly and director, Ron Howard, regarding some chaos during production of his newest film, ''Harvest'':
  
 
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In Juvie and the Academy, Riley turned further from academics and learned more and more about fighting, combat and tactics both from strict instruction and lessons of "hard knocks". By the time Riley joined the Marines (after marginally passing grades), he was already unmatched in both marksmanship and martial weaponry. With his nearly inhuman scores, Riley was ushered into Special Ops training. His hot temper and lack of respect for authority did not win him any medals or respect, but what he lacked in attitude he made up in mission successes. He was a leading wet works op, until it was discovered that Riley was performing jobs for local crime organizations. Though no money was found in his possession and no evidence of his association with the groups surfaced, Riley was still court marshaled due to 'behavior unbecoming an officer'. Throughout the trial, Riley never denied nor acknowledged his less-than-savory dealings. He merely insisted with a large smile, when asked where he was during the times in question, "I was just finding something to do."
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''EW: We understand that Zoe Parker was supposed to play the lead in this film. Can you give us details regarding what happened and why she chose to step down from this role?''
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'''Ron:''' I was very excited about having Zoe play 'Margaret'. She is vibrant and can play nearly any role with exceptional skill and respect for the writing. But about three weeks into production, all chaos broke loose on the set. It was rumored by a lot of the crew that our set was haunted. Various reports where crew and cast would see people wandering the set, go to check it out and end up injuring themselves without remembering what caused it. The worse case was Ryan Reynolds, who was slated to play the male lead. After a brief romantic relationship with Zoe, he was found with a broken leg and pelvis under his own car... as though it had rolled back over him, though he was found under it, with the engine running and set to "park".. Ryan swears he saw no one in the car or nearby afterwards... that the car revved up and ran over him, like a scene from "Christine."
  
''"Give Lt. Bannon a gun and a target, and mark it up as a success. I never approved of his face-to-face tactics. I preferred the distance and security a sniper scope provided. But he would get in and get out undetected, his target would disappear and I would be home for supper. So don't blame me for not writing him up for his behavior. Men like Bannon should be kept on a short leash. It keeps them angry... anger can be channeled. But I pity the man who holds his leash."'' -  from Riley Bannon's Court Marshal report.
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Well, Zoe fell into a deep depression after that and told me that she felt it was her fault for Ryan's and the crew's accidents. I tried to assure her that there was no way she could be "jinxing" the set, but she insisted on leaving, regardless of the legal issues and media responses to such a move.
  
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''EW: Zoe has all but disappeared since that time. Any knowledge on what happened? We understand you had a pretty strong friendship with the rising actress.''
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Due to a lack of evidence and witnesses, Riley saw no jail time, but was stripped of his military rank. He quickly found a job in New York City as a night watchman at a rundown warehouse. With a listless job and a life of boozing, womanizing and bar brawls... one would question where his excessive amounts of money comes from. Many have speculated a return to working odd jobs for different organizations, but all investigations have lead to dead ends.
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'''Ron:''' We did. Not much has been seen or heard from her since that time. All my attempts at contacting her have been answered with a lot of confusion. She informs me she is alive and well, living with her sister, who I didn't even know existed. [EDIT: Entertainment Weekly also can find no record of Zoe ever having a sister. We assume this may be a label much like her "Uncle Mark" reference in a previous EW interview.] It seems that Hollywood has yet another victim of the stressful life of a young movie actress. She had a very promising career, but her recent behavior has all but gotten her black-listed from Hollywood. I feel for her and hope her the best wherever she lands next. She is a survivor, she will do fine.
  
On occasion Riley can be found in a history, politics or science classroom at the local community college, still possessing his childhood's desire for information. But if you ask his friends, his true home is a pub, surrounded by beer and women, forcing himself into the center of attention, either through words or fists.
 
  
 
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Since his Visitation and employment by the Naos group, Riley is finding great amusement in his new-found powers and resources. Always up for a new challenge, he views these adventures as ways of honing his skills and providing the entertainment his previous job lost after his Visitation. "Since dear old dad handed me these powers, my job became dull. They would never have a chance... Hell, I let a guy run for a few days and hire some muscle just to give him a glimmer of hope."
 
 
In a recent post-op interview by Sambethe, Riley gave his initial impressions of each team member:
 
* ''Aiden:'' "It's ok to be gay. Fought along side a few... If they can handle a weapon and watch my back, I don't care who they drag to bed with them. But if Aiden is going for subtle, the glowing spear and flashy dance moves are a dead giveaway."
 
* ''Jonathan:'' "Weird bug fetish, like 'The roaches are eating my soul' kinda weird... but knows his way around a computer and a sword."
 
* ''Chiyoko:'' "There was a woman on my strike team that would be jealous of both Chiyoko's strength and her shoes... that girl knows how to throw!" Sambethe: "You do know Chiyoko is a man, correct?" Riley: "Ahh, that explains Aiden's fascination with her.. or.. him."
 
* ''Lora:'' "Good kid mixed up in a tough situation. She needs friends and mental healing. I figure its not all that healthy talking to animals like people... but hey, she could talk to chalkboards and plastic spoons like Chiyoko... so Lora still has a chance at recovering."
 
* ''Vladimir:'' "Someone should warn Lora to keep her dog away from that freak... he has an unhealthy obsession with dead things and embalming... I mean its one thing to like your job, its another to take it home with you... in plastic bags..."
 
  
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* '''Calling:''' Starlet; '''Nature:''' Trickster
* '''Calling:''' Ex-Military, Gun-for-Hire; '''Nature:''' Bravo
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* '''Attributes:''' Str 1, Dex 3, Sta 3; Cha 5, Man 2, App 4; Per 3, Int 3, Wits 3
* '''Attributes:''' Str 3, Dex 5, Sta 4; Cha 3, Man 1, App 3; Per 3, Int 3, Wits 3
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* '''Abilities:''' Academics 3, Art: Acting 2, Athletics 1, Awareness 4, Command 5, Empathy 3, Fortitude 1, Investigation 3, Larceny 1, Marksmanship 3, Occult 1, Presence 5, Stealth 3
* '''Abilities:''' Athletics 5, Awareness 3, Brawl 3, Control (Car) 1, Fortitude 3, Investigation 2, Larceny 1, Marksmanship 5, Medicine 1, Melee 5, Stealth 4, Survival 1, Thrown 2
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* '''Legend:''' 4
* '''Legend:''' 3
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* '''Boons:''' Arete Command 3 ''(Pantheon 3)'', Arete Presence 2 ''(Pantheon 2)''
* '''Boons:''' Arete Marksmanship 2 ''(Pantheon 2)'', Arete Melee ''(Pantheon 1)'', Blessing of Bravery ''(War 1)''
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* '''Epic Attributes:''' Epic Charisma ''(3)'', Epic Appearance ''(2)'', Epic Intelligence ''(1)'', Epic Wits ''(1)''
* '''Epic Attributes:''' Epic Dexterity ''(2)'', Epic Stamina ''(2)'', Epic Strength ''(2)'', Epic Wits ''(1)''
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* '''Knacks:''' Blessing of Importance ''(Epic Charisma)'', Charmer''(Epic Charisma)'', Pied Piper''(Epic Charisma)'', Perfect Actor''(Epic Appearance)'', Lasting Impression''(Epic Appearance)'', Language Mastery''(Epic Intelligence)'', Social Chameleon''(Epic Wits)''
* '''Knacks:''' Holy Bound ''(Epic Strength)'', Holy Rampage ''(Epic Strength)'', Damage Conversion ''(Epic Stamina)'', Self Healing ''(Epic Stamina)'', Untouchable Opponent ''(Epic Dexterity)'', Trick Shooter ''(Epic Dexterity)'', Meditative Focus ''(Epic Wits)''
 
 
* '''Willpower:''' 7
 
* '''Willpower:''' 7
* '''Virtues:''' Expression 1, Intellect 3, Valor 1, Vengeance 4
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* '''Virtues:''' Expression 4, Intellect 3, Valor 1, Vengeance 1
* '''Join Battle:''' 7; '''Soak:''' 6B/4L/2A; '''Armor:''' Bullet-Proof Body Armor: 2B/2L, Mobility -0, Fatigue 1; '''Dodge DV:''' 9+2; '''Parry DV:''' 8+2B/8+2M; '''Move:''' 7 yds; '''Dash:''' 15(30) yds; '''Jump:''' 20 yards vertical, 40 yards Horizontal; '''Lift:''' 1800 lbs.
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* '''Join Battle:''' 7; '''Soak:''' 3B/2L/0A; '''Armor:''' Bullet-Proof Body Armor: 2B/2L, Mobility -0, Fatigue 1; '''Dodge DV:''' 4; '''Parry DV:''' 3; '''Move:''' 3 yds; '''Dash:''' 9 yds; '''Jump:''' 2 yards vertical, 4 yards Horizontal
* '''Health Levels:''' -0 / -0 / -0 / -0 / -0 / -2 / Inc.
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* '''Health Levels:''' -0 / -1 / -1 / -2 / -2 / -4 / Inc.
 
* '''Languages Known:''' English, Spanish, French
 
* '''Languages Known:''' English, Spanish, French
* '''Other Notes:''' Riley has three relics as follows:
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* '''Other Notes:'''  
**'''''Deimos''''' ''(Relic 3):'' Speed 5, Acc +3, +4L, Rng 20; '''Boons:''' Shadow Mask; '''Enhancements:''' Accuracy +1
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**Zoe has two relics as follows:
**'''''Phobos''''' ''(Relic 3):'' Speed 5, Acc +2, +5L, Rng 20; '''Boons:''' Eye of the Storm, Night Eyes; '''Enhancements:''' Damage +1
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***'''''Tartarus''''' ''(Relic 1):'' '''Purview:''' Darkness
**'''''Kydoimos''''' ''(Relic 2):'' Speed 4, Acc +1, +4L, Def 2; '''Purviews:''' War; '''Boons:''' Sky's Grace
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***'''''Elysion''''' ''(Relic 3):'' '''Purview:''' Death
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**Zoe has two birthrights as follows:
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***'''''Keros''''' ''(Follower 4)''  
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***'''''Shinobi''''' ''(Followers 3)''
  
 
===Experience Points===
 
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* Pregame: 5
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* Creation: 35
* ''Pilot - The Recruitment''
 
** Session 1: 10
 
* ''Ep. 1 - First Mission''
 
** Session 1: 5
 
** Session 2: 5
 
** End of Episode 1: 5
 
** Episode 1 Report: 1
 
 
* ''Ep. 2 - The Dead Walk''
 
* ''Ep. 2 - The Dead Walk''
** Session 1: 5
 
** Session 2: 5
 
** Session 3: 5
 
 
** Session 4: 5
 
** Session 4: 5
 
** End of Episode 2: 5
 
** End of Episode 2: 5
 
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'''Spent: 39; Unspent: 17'''
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'''Spent: 44; Unspent: 3'''
* 8 = Strength 3 (2x4)
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* 10 = Epic Intelligence 1
* 4 = Epic Strength 2 (1x4... favored by parent)
 
* 3 = Arete Melee 1
 
 
* 24 = Legend 4 (3x8)
 
* 24 = Legend 4 (3x8)
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* 8 = Epic Charisma 3 (favored) (2x4)
 
 
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Scion of Hades

  • Excerpt from an interview with Entertainment Weekly after Zoe's wildly successful debut movie, Balderdash:

EW: Tell us a bit about your childhood, Zoe.

Zoe: I was born into a bland world with tiresome people who always thought their story deserved more pity than the next. So forgive me if I don't dig into my teary-eyed history. The present is far more entertaining, I can promise you.

EW: Well this is your opportunity to tell your history as you saw it. We would never press, but our readers are definitely curious as to where this new young starlet came from.

Zoe: <sighs> I suppose that is what this interview is all about. Well my childhood was spent all over the country with Uncle Mark. We would travel from town to town. I would meet a lot of new people and hear so many stories. I made friends quickly and they always seemed to last, regardless of how far apart we were. I always had that knack of drawing others to me. Mark always told me I had charisma.

EW: Uncle Mark?

Zoe: For all I know, my birth father was a carny <wry smile>... he was never mentioned. My mother died when I was 5, and at the time she was planning to marry Mark. Mark, being the sweetheart of a man that he was, took me in and claimed me as his daughter, but never felt comfortable with me calling him 'Dad'. So it was always 'Mark' or 'Uncle Mark'.

EW: That must have been a rough childhood.

Zoe: Hardly. I had a blast. Mark was... well, for lack of a better term, a con artist. We would wander into a town, posing as different people and convincing them (quite successfully I might add) to give us money for this project or that charity. We would never hit up the locals... always the wealthy tourists, partly because we knew they wouldn't stick around long enough to discover the reality of the con. As a child, I had so much fun pretending to be things I wasn't. I suppose it's where my acting skills developed.

Of course I realized later that what we were doing was very illegal. When I turned 12 and could no longer deny my conscience, I stopped pulling cons with Mark. I loved him, and appreciated his desire to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, so I never said anything or ratted him out to anyone. But the law caught up with him... and when I was 15, he was put in jail for an incredibly long time by a judge who wanted to make an example out of him. I don't question the actions of our legal system. Mark was in the wrong, and we both knew it. I just miss him.

It was after his trial and sentence that I had to find a way to use my talents and make money doing it or find myself on the streets. Acting is a con job, no? We as actors convince you that the story we portray is real, to draw you in emotionally and tie you to our characters.. make you root for us. So you can see how I naturally fit into this profession. Had I not been found by my agent, Martin Laurel, I would probably have gotten into some sort of trouble myself by now.




  • Excerpts from a recent interview between Entertainment Weekly and director, Ron Howard, regarding some chaos during production of his newest film, Harvest:
zoe8.jpg

EW: We understand that Zoe Parker was supposed to play the lead in this film. Can you give us details regarding what happened and why she chose to step down from this role?

Ron: I was very excited about having Zoe play 'Margaret'. She is vibrant and can play nearly any role with exceptional skill and respect for the writing. But about three weeks into production, all chaos broke loose on the set. It was rumored by a lot of the crew that our set was haunted. Various reports where crew and cast would see people wandering the set, go to check it out and end up injuring themselves without remembering what caused it. The worse case was Ryan Reynolds, who was slated to play the male lead. After a brief romantic relationship with Zoe, he was found with a broken leg and pelvis under his own car... as though it had rolled back over him, though he was found under it, with the engine running and set to "park".. Ryan swears he saw no one in the car or nearby afterwards... that the car revved up and ran over him, like a scene from "Christine."

Well, Zoe fell into a deep depression after that and told me that she felt it was her fault for Ryan's and the crew's accidents. I tried to assure her that there was no way she could be "jinxing" the set, but she insisted on leaving, regardless of the legal issues and media responses to such a move.

EW: Zoe has all but disappeared since that time. Any knowledge on what happened? We understand you had a pretty strong friendship with the rising actress.

Ron: We did. Not much has been seen or heard from her since that time. All my attempts at contacting her have been answered with a lot of confusion. She informs me she is alive and well, living with her sister, who I didn't even know existed. [EDIT: Entertainment Weekly also can find no record of Zoe ever having a sister. We assume this may be a label much like her "Uncle Mark" reference in a previous EW interview.] It seems that Hollywood has yet another victim of the stressful life of a young movie actress. She had a very promising career, but her recent behavior has all but gotten her black-listed from Hollywood. I feel for her and hope her the best wherever she lands next. She is a survivor, she will do fine.




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  • Calling: Starlet; Nature: Trickster
  • Attributes: Str 1, Dex 3, Sta 3; Cha 5, Man 2, App 4; Per 3, Int 3, Wits 3
  • Abilities: Academics 3, Art: Acting 2, Athletics 1, Awareness 4, Command 5, Empathy 3, Fortitude 1, Investigation 3, Larceny 1, Marksmanship 3, Occult 1, Presence 5, Stealth 3
  • Legend: 4
  • Boons: Arete Command 3 (Pantheon 3), Arete Presence 2 (Pantheon 2)
  • Epic Attributes: Epic Charisma (3), Epic Appearance (2), Epic Intelligence (1), Epic Wits (1)
  • Knacks: Blessing of Importance (Epic Charisma), Charmer(Epic Charisma), Pied Piper(Epic Charisma), Perfect Actor(Epic Appearance), Lasting Impression(Epic Appearance), Language Mastery(Epic Intelligence), Social Chameleon(Epic Wits)
  • Willpower: 7
  • Virtues: Expression 4, Intellect 3, Valor 1, Vengeance 1
  • Join Battle: 7; Soak: 3B/2L/0A; Armor: Bullet-Proof Body Armor: 2B/2L, Mobility -0, Fatigue 1; Dodge DV: 4; Parry DV: 3; Move: 3 yds; Dash: 9 yds; Jump: 2 yards vertical, 4 yards Horizontal
  • Health Levels: -0 / -1 / -1 / -2 / -2 / -4 / Inc.
  • Languages Known: English, Spanish, French
  • Other Notes:
    • Zoe has two relics as follows:
      • Tartarus (Relic 1): Purview: Darkness
      • Elysion (Relic 3): Purview: Death
    • Zoe has two birthrights as follows:
      • Keros (Follower 4)
      • Shinobi (Followers 3)

Experience Points

Earned: 45
  • Creation: 35
  • Ep. 2 - The Dead Walk
    • Session 4: 5
    • End of Episode 2: 5

Spent: 44; Unspent: 3

  • 10 = Epic Intelligence 1
  • 24 = Legend 4 (3x8)
  • 8 = Epic Charisma 3 (favored) (2x4)