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|'''Character:''' ''Valerie Coppersmith'' ||'''Nature:''' ''[[Visionary]]''||'''Profession:''' ''Card Reader'' | |'''Character:''' ''Valerie Coppersmith'' ||'''Nature:''' ''[[Visionary]]''||'''Profession:''' ''Card Reader'' | ||
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Valerie Coppersmith was born beneath a canvas sky, in the back of a rattling wagon, named for a grandmother who taught divination by moonlight. Though she was given a name that softened expectations, she grew into the hard, careful hands of a leader; when her mother died, he stepped into the role of matriarch and held it as naturally as others hold a sword. She keeps the clan together with a mixture of stern ritual and quiet tenderness, managing trades at dawn, settling disputes by candlelight, and teaching the children to read maps and mend harnesses as well as to read omens. The clan trusts her — not because the title fits neatly with his sex, but because she has proven that protection and nurture are not bound to gender. She watches every face in the circle, knows who needs a scold and who needs a story, and negotiates with town councils and merchants with the steady gaze of someone who has always had the future on her mind. | |||
At night she lays her worn tarot deck on Thomas's lap, and between them old practice and new patience form a private liturgy; Thomas, bound to a wheelchair after a winter accident, listens to Valerie's soft interpretations and remembers the journeys they once took together. Valerie's readings are not theatrical tricks but a craft sharpened by decades of listening: she reads cards like a map, finding routes through grief, warning against false promises, and showing openings where stubbornness would see only walls. Her children crowd around the table when she consults the cards, learning to trust intuition as well as calculation. She does not promise miracles, only work — steady arrangements of shelter, favors repaid, and the iron will to keep his people moving forward so they will always have somewhere to call home. | |||
== '''<span style="color:#800000;">R</span>ecent Events''' == | == '''<span style="color:#800000;">R</span>ecent Events''' == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 8 February 2026
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| Character: Valerie Coppersmith | Nature: Visionary | Profession: Card Reader |
| Player: NPC | Demeanor: Visionary | Education ' |
| Chronicle: London - PB | Concept: [] | Religion: [] |
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| ATTRIBUTES | ||
| Physical | Social | Mental |
| Strength ●●○○○○○○○○ | Charisma ●●●○○○○○○○ | Perception ●●●○○○○○○○ |
| Dexterity ●●●●○○○○○○ | Manipulation ●●●○○○○○○○ | Intelligence ●●●○○○○○○○ |
| Stamina ●●●●○○○○○○ | Appearance ●●●○○○○○○○ | Wits ●●●○○○○○○○ |
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| ABILITIES | ||
| Talents | Skills | Knowledges |
| Alertness ●○○○○○○○○○ () | Animal Ken ●●●●○○○○○○ () | Academics ●○○○○○○○○○ () |
| Athletics ○○○○○ () | Crafts ●●●●●○○○○○ (Clothing) | Enigmas ●●●○○○○○○○ () |
| Awareness ○○○○○ () | Etiquette ○○○○○ () | Finance ○○○○○ () |
| Brawl ○○○○○ () | Firearms ○○○○○ () | Investigation ○○○○○ () |
| Empathy ○○○○○ () | Larceny ○○○○○ () | Law ○○○○○ () |
| Expression ○○○○○ () | Melee ○○○○○ () | Medicine ○○○○○ () |
| Intimidation ○○○○○ () | Performance ○○○○○ () | Occult ○○○○○ () |
| Leadership ○○○○○ () | Ride ○○○○○ () | Politics ○○○○○ () |
| Scrounging ○○○○○ () | Stealth ○○○○○ () | Science ○○○○○ () |
| Subterfuge ○○○○○ () | Survival ○○○○○ () | Theology ○○○○○ () |
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| --- | ADVANTAGES | --- |
| Secondary Abilities | Backgrounds | Merits & Flaws |
| Linguistics ○○○○○○ () [K] | Allies ○○○○○ () | [[] -- pts |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Arcane ○○○○○ () | [[] -- pts |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Contacts ○○○○○ () | [[] -- pts |
| --- | Destiny ○○○○○ () | --- |
| Hedge Magic | Fame ○○○○○ () | Numina |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Influence ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Mentor ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Resources ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| Rituals | Retainers ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
| [[]] ○○○○○ () | Status ○○○○○ () | [[]] ○○○○○ () |
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| Health Levels | HUMANITY | Virtues |
| Bruised (0) - { } | ○○○○○○○○○○ | Conscience ●○○○○ |
| Hurt (-1) ---- { } | --- | Self-Control ●○○○○ |
| Injured (-2) - { } | WILLPOWER | Courage ●○○○○ |
| Wounded (-3) - { } | Permanent ○○○○○○○○○○ | --- |
| Mauled (-4) -- { } | Temporary ○○○○○○○○○○ | --- |
| Crippled (-5)- { } | --- | --- |
| Incapacitated- { } | --- | --- |
| Final Death | --- | --- |
Sobriquet
Appearance
Behavior
History
Valerie Coppersmith was born beneath a canvas sky, in the back of a rattling wagon, named for a grandmother who taught divination by moonlight. Though she was given a name that softened expectations, she grew into the hard, careful hands of a leader; when her mother died, he stepped into the role of matriarch and held it as naturally as others hold a sword. She keeps the clan together with a mixture of stern ritual and quiet tenderness, managing trades at dawn, settling disputes by candlelight, and teaching the children to read maps and mend harnesses as well as to read omens. The clan trusts her — not because the title fits neatly with his sex, but because she has proven that protection and nurture are not bound to gender. She watches every face in the circle, knows who needs a scold and who needs a story, and negotiates with town councils and merchants with the steady gaze of someone who has always had the future on her mind.
At night she lays her worn tarot deck on Thomas's lap, and between them old practice and new patience form a private liturgy; Thomas, bound to a wheelchair after a winter accident, listens to Valerie's soft interpretations and remembers the journeys they once took together. Valerie's readings are not theatrical tricks but a craft sharpened by decades of listening: she reads cards like a map, finding routes through grief, warning against false promises, and showing openings where stubbornness would see only walls. Her children crowd around the table when she consults the cards, learning to trust intuition as well as calculation. She does not promise miracles, only work — steady arrangements of shelter, favors repaid, and the iron will to keep his people moving forward so they will always have somewhere to call home.
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