Now, it's not like you were looking for trouble that night. You were going through the same routine you did every night. Finish work, get something to bring home, eat, then sleep until tomorrow. This was a pattern that you hadn't broken for going on five years now. It was simple, relatively safe, and overall something you knew.
But that night. That one night out of hundreds, you decided to take the scenic way home. A little detour to spice up your walk. See some different environments for once.
Yeah, that turned out well.
You didn't even hear the guy come up behind you. You were just walking one minute, and the next you were dragged into an abandoned alleyway. You can still remember the rancid smell of his breath as he slammed you against a wall with one hand on your shoulder. Your attempts to push him off proved futile. The guy was way stronger than he had any right to be. He grabbed your head, forced it to the left, and started moving his open mouth towards your neck. Your confusion over what he was doing soon disappeared as you felt him bite down and easily pierce your skin.
There was a short pause as your mind tried to make sense of what was going on.
Then a bright flash of light, an inhuman scream of absolute terror, the smell of burning flesh, and you dropped to the dirty concrete below. Just you, the darkness surrounding you, and the small pile of white ash that used to be a person left.
You got out of there as quickly as you could, went home, double checked your locks, and forced yourself to sleep, confident in the thought that no one else knew about what happened.
Looks like you were wrong.
Jamie slowly opens on eye as she keeps her phone held up in your face. She's likely looking for some kind of explanation about what happened. You can understand why. It's not everyday you see something like that. Even in your line of work as a...
[]...Boxer. When you found out you had a knack for beating others to a pulp, you didn't hesitate to turn it into a living. Sure you're essentially getting into a ring to either get beat up or beat some other guy up, but at least you're getting paid for it. Your talent has managed to win you most of the local matches, though nothing serious. (Dawn Caste, Primary = Physical, Secondary = Social, Tertiary = Mental)
[]...Self-Employed "Artists". Most of the time when people hear about your job, they laugh at you or try to suppress any judgment. Then they see how much money you make off drawing stuff for random people on the internet. Then they stop laughing and start realizing that, yes, if you're willing to swallow some of your pride you can make bank indulging in others...proclivities. Sure it doesn't pay all the bills, but it's enough to keep you alive. And lets you keep improving your art skills. (Zenith Caste, Primary = Social, Secondary = Physical , Tertiary = Mental)
[]...Private Detective. Though you'll openly admit, you're no Gumshoe or Sherlock. You've taken all kinds of jobs from all kinds of people. Companies, concerned individuals, insurance companies, banks, you name it. If someone needed some information, you tried to be there to get it to them. It didn't always give you anything complex or serious, but it did usually end with you getting paid. (Twilight Caste, Primary = Mental , Secondary = Social, Tertiary = Physical)
[] ...Professional Thief. You suppose another appropriate title would be, "White Hat Thief". You get hired off the cuff by corporations and otherwise to steal from them. Why? So they can find the holes in their security and close them before they become a problem. It pays the bills, and you get to break the law with the backing of the law. (Night Caste, Primary = Physical, Secondary = Mental, Tertiary = Social)
[]....Local Political Clerk. You're not anyone famous. You doubt most of the public even knows you exist. Likely think you're job isn't something that needs anyone watching over it. But if you weren't there to make sure that the right people got into the right meetings, a bunch of stuff that this community has wouldn't even be here. People have to go through you if they want to talk to anyone of actual standing. Meaning you've had plenty of time to improve your social skills and social standing. (Eclipse Caste, Primary = Social, Secondary = Mental, Tertiary = Physical)
You've seen weird stuff before. You're sure everyone's got one story of something strange they've witnessed in their life. But what happened that night...that was something else entirely. What likely would've been another random murder, somehow turned into a person spontaneously combusting right in front of you. With no clear reason why it happened.
And now Jamie had come to you to make sense of it all.
With a sigh, you slowly push the nervous girl's phone away. Your response is measured, careful, and above all..
[] Truthful: "Alright, I'll come clean. That's me. What do you want to know?"
[] Falsified: "And...what exactly are you showing me? A new viral video or something?"
[] Probing: "How and where did you get this footage?"
[] Deflecting: "Jamie, I knew you were good at Computer Graphics, but not this good! Almost looks real."
Long story short: The Character Creation of Exalted Vs World Of Darkness is, like almost all their games, heavy and involved. As such, rather than go through it all and dump a bunch of crap on you guys, I'm going to be splitting it up and truncating it a bit.
The first vote will not only decide your Caste and declare your Attributes, but it will also give me some inform on your character to better decide on what Backgrounds and Skills should be put up for the next Update.