John Smith
Ofanite Friend
of the Quest
Corporeal Forces: 3 Strength:
4 Agility: 8
Ethereal Forces: 6 Intelligence:
12 Precision: 12
Celestial Forces: 5 Will:
9 Perception:
11
Vessel/2, +1 Charisma
Skills: Area Knowledge (United States/6, Far Marches/3),
Computer Programming/1, Detect Lies/3, Dodge/5, Dream-Shaping/3, Driving/2,
Emote/2, Fighting/3, Knowledge (American Culture/6, American History/6,
American Politics/6, Ethereal Lore/6, General History/3, Mathematics/2,
Newtonian Physics/1, Psychohistory/2, Psychology/3, Research/6), Languages
(English/6, French/1, German/1, Hindustani/1, Italian/1, Spanish/1, Yiddish/1),
Move Silently/1, Ranged Weapon/1 (Rifle), Savoir-Faire/6, Seduction/2
Songs: Calling (Corporeal/1, Ethereal/3), Charm
(Corporeal/1), Direction (All/1), Dreams (Corporeal/3), Harmony (Corporeal/1),
Healing (Corporeal/1), Location/1, Memory (Corporeal/1), Shields (All/1), Speed
(Ethereal/1), Symphony (All/3)
Attunements: Ofanite of Revelations, Sense of
Significance, Friend of the Quest
Actually, that is
his True Name. Angelic names don’t all
have to be archaic names like Kemuel or Ozah or Baldach, after all: there’s no
reason why an angel can’t have a common name like Bill Peterson or Pedro
Sanchez. Well, granted, what’s
considered a ‘common name’ will change over what an immortal would consider to
be a quite rapid time, which means that most Archangels rarely bother to make
the extra effort - but Litheroy likes to have at least a few Servitors who
don’t have to evade even the most basic of questions.
John Smith himself is barely four centuries old; he
was originally assigned to monitor English scientific and cultural developments
and got transferred over to the North American sector once the American
Revolution looked like it was going to be self-sustaining. He welcomed the move, actually. The Ofanite’s major hobby is ethereal lore,
and the new assignment promised many opportunities to observe both the creation
and adaptation of ethereals to fit the new societal matrix. Besides, even from the start there was a
suggestion that something genuinely new about the fledgling country - and
there’s almost nothing more exciting to a Servitor of Revelations than to be
the primary researcher in a new field.
Currently, John Smith’s major side project is in
researching what he calls The Matter of America: to wit, why it is that a
specific country could be so consistently, reliably and egregiously fortunate
in its foreign relations and general operation.
To celestial eyes, the history of the
The Ofanite’s current enthusiasm may not be quite as strong as it was at the
beginning of his assignment, but it’s certainly gotten broader. He’s generally considered to be the best
generalist source for the
Angels and Soldiers meeting John Smith quickly determine
that the Ofanite is just a touch obsessed about his job and hobby, to the point
where he acts more the native than natural born citizens do. It’s not that he’s obnoxious about it or
anything, but it’s clear that the Ofanite considers himself to be some sort of
Celesto-American, or something along those lines. He votes.
He pays taxes. He shows up for
jury duty. And he does all of this
because he wants to.
And he doesn’t even have the excuse of being
Word-Bound.