Name: David DeSoto
Age: 32
Occupation: Post-Graduate Student at UCLA, high school language arts/history teacher

Place of Origin: South Florida

Nature: Visionary
Demeanor: Idealist
Essence: Questing

Affiliation: None
Sect: Orphan

Merits:
Too Tough to Die (5 points)
Language (Spanish) (1 point)
Acute Sense (Hearing) (1 point)

Flaws:
Addiction (Marijuana) (2 points)
Deranged (Bipolar) (4 points)
Bad Sight (Wears contacts/glasses) (1 point)

History:
"Everyone who is a willworker Awakens at some moment or another. For most, this happens after they become adults. For most, they have a physical teacher. I mean, we all have teachers; personal guides which lead us along our path. But most also have a friend.

I didn't. It was only the will of the gods that things didn't go a different way. But we will get to that in a moment. Let me tell you a bit about me.

My pops was a Freemason, but it was a cover for him belonging to the Order of Hermese. I didn't know till much after he went nuts and died. Luckily his mind went along with his body, otherwise imagine what might have happened. Again, those gods.

When I was 10, a close relative died. That's when I awoke. I was suddenly alone, grieving when my I had no one... and there next to me was my relative. Throughout the course of my formative years, as I grew into myself and my powers... I had a guide. First it was the dead relative. When my father died and I had a conflict of faith, it became my new gods. They have guided me since.

And it has been one hell of a road. I have walked amongst sinners and saints. I have known the pleasures and pains of flesh and addiction. I have metaphorically hung from the World Tree at the urging of Odin through a ritual given to me by him. I have listened to my instincts, to the words of the old gods and goddesses. They guide me. When my education within the world was over, they urged me to become intelligent as well as wise.

And they guide me towards their will. To spread a message, to be heard. But first reputation must be built. Knowledge must be acquired, for it is stone upon which the pen is sharpened. So I seek these things. I teach the young, but I do not taint their minds with my opinions. They will learn those things soon enough.

But while I seek a secular education, I continue to seek my magical eduation as well. My gods and goddesses continue to guide my steps. They continue to advise me when they need to. They give me strength when the seas of my soul become as shaken as a storm stricken shore. Though I admit that I'm a bit introverted... that's what a good eye is for."

At the age of 10, he Awoke. It took a terrible tragedy, one which would scar his soul. The first of many tragedies which would befall him. The first of many tests. Suddenly thrust into a world of magic, his Avatar took on a familiar form and began guiding him. This was his teacher in the mystical arts as he grew into his teenage years. Witnessing a crumbling family life as he came of age, David retreated into books on magic and paganism both as a result of personal religious revelations as well as at the urging of his avatar.

Sadly madness shows its' head during those crucial formative years. The depression was one indication. The sporadic and reckless behavior was another indication. Religion wasn't the only means of escape from his crumbling family life. He explored the world of vices, sank into addiction, felt the call of suicide... yet he remained alive. He learned how to meditate through motion, how to fight through bad experiences, and lie through necessity. His gods, or his avatar, or both, spoke. It might have been mania. It might have been all of the above. But he broke free of most addictions. Most. He followed the rituals that felt "right", creating them when necessary. He knew his purpose and that was to make Changes to the world. So many like him, without guidance, or with conflicting guidance. He needed experience. So many suffering without a way to be helped. He needs to build a reputation. So many little ways which he could change the world... he saw the path.

Build a reputation which would overshadow his past, but also build upon it. Learn. Learn through experience. Learn through education. Learn through educating. So he did. He feels what he believes to be divinity guides his steps, but it could just as easily be madness. It is why he continues to smoke pot, though it helps that he now lives within a state that allows its' medicinal usage. It is what brought him to Los Angeles as well. Aware that it was only through attending a prestigious university outside of his state, he applied to the Sociology department at UCLA the year before and was accepted to begin the fall semester. Acquiring a teaching job at a private area high school, he sold off most of his belongings and moved to the City of Angels in search of education, further enlightenment, and advancement towards a grandiose future.


Stats:
Attributes;
Physical
Strength - 3
Dexterity - 5
Stamina - 2

Social
Charisma - 3
Manipulation - 2
Appearance - 2

Mental
Perception - 4
Intelligence - 4
Wits - 4


Abilities;
Talents
Alertness - 4
Art - 2
Athletics - 4
Awareness - 5
Brawl - 2
Empathy - 3
Expression - 3
Intimidation - 0
Leadership - 0
Streetwise - 0
Subterfuge - 3

Skills
Crafts - 0
Drive - 2
Etiquette
Firearms - 0
Martial Arts - 0
Meditation - 3
Melee -3
Research - 3
Stealth - 0
Survival - 0
Technology - 0


Knowledges
Academics - 3
Computer - 1
Cosmology - 3
Enigmas - 3
Esoterica - 3
Investigation - 0
Law - 0
Medicine - 0
Occult - 0
Politics - 0
Science - 0



Spheres;
Correspondence - 0
Entrophy - 3
Forces - 2
Life - 3
Matter - 0
Mind - 1
Prime - 4
Spirit - 2
Time - 0


Arete - 4

Willpower - 7

Backgrounds;
Avatar - 5
Resources - 2
Arcane/Cloaking - 2
Sanctum (Private Bedroom) - 2
Past Lives - 2


"Quirks":
Physical Tic (Occasionally suffers from muscular tics in the shoulders and neck areas, with the most extreme cases sending the individual into full body convulsions)
Fidgets (Uses fidget cube, fidgets with hair, pops knuckles, constantly rolling/stretching neck and shoulder region)
Occasionally stutters
Random anxiety triggers

Personal Possessions;
Car - 2016 Hyundai Elantra (Tardis blue, no decorations other than a small pentacle hanging from the rear view mirror)
Single bedroom with separate living room apartment (rented)
2 cats (both males, 1 Norweigen Forest, 1 Tonkonese)
Various staffs
1 fire staff
1 glow staff
various swords (katanas, raipers, broad, short, daggers, knives, lightsaber)
clubs
fire poi set
clothes (various occasions)
altar and various gods/goddesses statues
ritual supplies
ritual staff
minature cauldron
cooking supplies/eating utensils
laptop
smartphone
Small collection of personal books with sentimental value
Diplomas
Teaching certificate
Medical Marijuana Card