Who you gonna call?

[Merc]

The ghostbusters are out of town. The yellow pages need your info, or the bad guys win.

Post your character sheets here, guys.

[Zephyrus]

Name: Benjamin Denaghen, aka The Vestige

Catchphrase: "Then again..."

History:

Background
Ben was born in a small village in New England where his parents, famous scholars and explorers, made their home when they weren't out on expeditions in the lost places of the world. Ever since he was an infant, he was brought along on his parents' expeditions to places like the Congo, the Antarctic, Machu Pichu, the Valley of Kings, Saudi Arabia, India, and even some of the exotic Pacific Islands, known to harbor cannibals and beasts of outrageous girth and size...

On the Denaghens' first expedition to Tibet, their small charter plane crashed into the foothills of the Himalayas, and young Ben was suddenly a small orphan in a very large world. He wandered the snowy foothills, hypothermic and near death. Miraculously, a pair of monks, very astonished to see a young foreign lad stumble into their midst, took him into their care and brought him to their abode, a temple built at the top of a lone mountain hidden from the eyes of the world...

At the temple of the Spectrum, Ben became like a son to the head priest and was taught the secrets of their fighting arts, of which there was only three Adepts in each generation. Ben was found to be the third and last Adept of the School of the Spectrum. His body and mind were honed in the solemn stone walls, for the day that he would return to his homeland and take up his teachers' command that he do as many other had done before him: preserve the Spectrum and fight evil wherever he encountered it.


War
Ben had no real interest in the Great War. It was a terrible thing, yes, but there was nothing he could do about it at his age, skilled though he might be. Though he was the mighty Black Adept, he couldn't stop an entire war by himself. However, he could attempt to stop one of the men fueling the War: the Red Adept; his former classmate and onetime friend.

Something evil awoke in the Red Adept after the Master declared the three Adepts. The night after the celebration, an army of figures clothed in black infiltrated the peaceful school and razed the place, killing many of the students or carting them, including the White Adept, off to an unknown destination. Ben managed to save a few of the student as he hurried to the Master's quarters, determined to drive the invaders off. He arrived just in time to see the Red Adept drive his sword into the Master's chest. Filled with rage and despair, Ben attacked his enemy, but was no match for the Red master, who was filled with a temporary boost of power from the Destruction of the School and Deaths of the students and teachers. Ben barely fled with his body intact.


Novel
1)The Vestige and the Balance of Morals

Benjamin Denaghen, otherwise known as The Vestige, has taken up residence in London under the guise of an eccentric antique dealer. For the last five years, he has been in pursuit of a mysterious organization which has quietly been obtaining objects of power, through legitimate means or otherwise, for some nefarious reason known only to them. As The Vestige, the last remaining heir to an esoteric fighting art and guardian of Those Hidden in Shadow, it is his duty to track down this mysterious organization and foil their plans to turn the Balance of Morals in evil's favor.

Guest Stars:
Mister Future
Dr. Zalgo


Aspects:

Background
1) Loner
2) Shades of Grey

War
1) Philosophical
2) "The means justifies the ends."

Novel
1)Save the World and the Girl
2)Mysticism for Dummies

Guest Star (Mister Future and the Deadly Double)
In between hunting down Those Hidden in Shadow and always on the hunt for clues concerning the whereabouts of the Red Adept, the Vestige meets a man wrongfully accused who just might offer a way for Benjamin to fix everything....time travel.
1) Smoke and Mirrors
2) Time Travel Paradoxes are Fun! (Not!!)

Guest Star (Dr. Zalgo in a Novel Novel!)
Dr. Zalgo has somehow entangled himself with the nefarious organization, Those Hidden in Shadow. Coerced into debt and forced to auction off some of his art to pay it off, the Vestige attends in disguise with the help of Dr. Zalgo in order to save his art and his reputation. However, Those Hidden in Shadow aren't really interested in money. They're far more interested in an odd object that Dr. Zalgo had come across on one of his many journeys...
1) Wild Card
2) Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief


Skills:

Superb: Stealth
Great: Mysteries, Guns
Good: Fists, Might, Athletics
Fair: Sleight of Hand, Endurance, Alertness, Academics
Average: Burgalry, Resolve, Driving, Rapport, Investigation


Stunts:

1) Mesmerist
2) Hypnotic Speech
3) Mind's Shadow
4) Enthrall
5) In Plain Sight

[Luthorne]

Blah. Incomplete, but should give a general idea of the mechanics, and give a synopsis so that Watashiwa and Zeph can work on at least one set of their guest star aspects. Cursed writer's block.

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Name: Mister Future


History:

Background

To Be Filled In

War

To Be Filled In

Novel (Mister Future and the Deadly Double)

"Mister Future, the man who had everything, returns from an excursion to find himself neck-deep in trouble for a crime he hadn't committed...murder. The murder of one of Earth's greatest heroes...The Moon Man! He knew he hadn't done it...but hundreds of witnesses knew otherwise, and the police had an impressive body of evidence to suggest he had. But there was something he knew that they didn't...the man who had become the Moon Man was none other than Charles Regis Future...his grandfather. Escaping from the police was easy for a man of his abilities, but his grandfather's notes suggested that disaster was coming...and someone wearing his face seemed to always be a step ahead of him. Can Mister Future outrun a clock counting down to an enigmatic catastrophe when a man wearing his face continues to block him at every turn?"

Guest Star (The Vestige and the Balance of Morals)

"As he draws closer to finding the center of this nest of evil, The Vestige spots a familiar-looking zeppelin, rapidly moving towards the area he suspects may be their base. What could have attracted the attention of the distant Mister Future...and what does it bode for what lies in wait for them both?"

Guest Star (Dr. Zalgo in a Novel Novel)

"Dr Zalgo's theory continues to warp and distort its environs, and by the time he finally draws near the orphanage, the surrounding terrain is both alien...and almost insurmountable by foot. Fortuitously, the strange readings in the area have attracted the attention of a man with a more convenient form of transportation who wants answers...answers that can be summed up in one word. 'Zalgo.'"


Aspects:

Background
1) Moonstruck
2) His Grandfather's Boots

War
1) War is Terrible
2) The Astounding Lunar Zeppelin

Novel (Mister Future and the Deadly Double)
1) The Implacable Wrath of the Fiendish Professor Syzygy
2) Guardian of the Fantastical Castillo de Mare Serenity

Guest Star (The Vestige and the Balance of Morals)
1) Eye in the Sky
2) Familiarity with Alien Technology

Guest Star (Dr. Zalgo in a Novel Novel)
1) Oh, Not YOU Again
2) Navigator of Exceptionally Aggressive Terrain


Skills:

Superb: Resources
Great: Engineering, Athletics
Good: Science, Might, Guns
Fair: Academics, Endurance, Rapport, Resolve
Average: Art, Alertness, Driving, Piloting, Fists


Stunts:

1) Headquarters
2) Lair
3) Stately Pleasure Dome
4) Personal Gadget (Astounding Moon Zeppelin)
5) Personal Gadget (Astounding Moon Zeppelin)


Gadget(s)

The Astounding Lunar Zeppelin
1) Uses Mad Science
2) Uses Mad Science
3) Miniaturization (Collapses into a Large Suitcase)
4) Special Effect (Allows passage through the Exospheric Membrane into the Ethersphere)
5) Armed
6) Independent


Headquarters

Castillo de Mare Serenity (Workshop)
1) Expert Staff
2) Secondary Facility (Lab)
3) Extensive Security
4) Exotic Location (Moon)

[Ablogqwer]

I rather dislike the color yellow. They should use blue instead

The Now
Dr. Zalgo, mild-mannered scientist, deranged artist, and frequently seen playing at cards with a strange smile on his face. He frequently disappears from public's view at months at a time with the only explanation as to when he returns "Research into foreign lands." Rather peculiar, in all, but his art are wonderful alien landscapes and twisting shapes that disturb and terror the eye. He never seems to mind when they vanish under odd circumstances, only responding that they will all show up again.

Due to that most are unwilling to purchase his "masterpieces," and instead manages to get buy on an exotic pet shop business.

Usually seen with a small smile on his face, he is surprisingly stocky, and has slightly gray skin. His hair is flaxen (and receding-he usually wears a fedora to hide this). He gives off the perpetual appearance of slight illness.

The War
During this time he was a fair enough field surgeon that worked near the front lines, arranging for lives to be saved and listening quietly to others. He pondered about what was... and arose to his great reputation during this time. He painted soul-wrenching pictures of terrible scenes both in the tent and out; with things lingering around the edges that faded as you looked. He hoped at the time it would help educate a world and prevent another future such as this one, but alas, it does not seem to have worked... and the mysterious actions of those nearby his works have made many superstitious about it.

This attracted the attentions of those working in the Centurion Club, and Dr. Zalgo was offered entrance into it on the basis of an extremely jumbled set of personal notes. He has, of course, cheerfully picked up where these research notes left off in the same jumbled manner.

The Past
???

Aspects
Background
I'm Not Fully Mature
Extraterrestrial Origins

War
Doctor! Doctor!
What Is A Man?

Novel
Topologist
Sinister

Mister Future and the Deadly Double
In which Zalgo provides a place for Mister Future to hide, and complains about strange resonances before letting him off in the wrong dimension.

Esoteric Guide
Hidden Art Gallery

The Vestige and the Balance of Morals
Forced into debt by unsavory folks, Dr. Zalgo unknowingly sets up for some of his more... unique... pieces to Those Hidden in Shadow. When questioned by Benjamin he applies his own skills to get him into an art gallery party, where his pieces are being auctioned off. The paintings react unpleasantly after a brief meeting, resulting in a fight!

Gambling Debts
Colours out of Space

Skills Pyramid
+1 Average: Drive, Academics, Pilot, Gambling, Empathy, Rapport
+2 Fair: Intimidation, Resolve, Survival, Resources
+3 Good: Might, Endurance, Athletics
+4 Great: Science, Mysteries
+5 Superb: Art

Stunts
Artificer
Scientific Genius: Patterns
Scientific Invention
Weird Science
Mad Science: Biological Engineering

Novels
Dr. Zalgo in a Novel Novel!
In which Dr. Zalgo has to go fetch his "beautiful theory" back that he carelessly made upon the blank page of a children's book he found. It's location is devised as the orphanage, and he finds it with help... and many things besides. His companions are more disgruntled in these findings than he in this skin-crawling adventure.
Find out how he manages the escaping stories and the kids involved!