I think I want this one. :) I'm going to reread when I get on a bigger screen.
Brian US2002022359 On 1/5/10, Otavio <[email protected]> wrote: > I am posting my character history as I believe that in a tight knit > family like the San Giovanni that his history would be common > knowledge or easily confirmed. Im looking for a sire that would have > been active in Italy in the 1960s and was/is a member of the Lance. I > am hoping to continue the role play with this character as the > chronicle continues:) > > History > > Both parents died in a crash when the boy was 2 years old. After a > quick investigation into his next of kin the boy was turned over to a > Catholic priest in the city of Genova. The Boy spent his formative > years working at the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo (Cathedral of Saint > Lawrence) as an alter boy and general labourer. It was the old Priests > hope that the boy would some day follow in his foot steps and devote > him self to a life in service to God. Often when prayers and chores > were finished the old priest would instruct him in the ways of the > church and Tounges of the scriptures. The Priest took to calling the > boy Otavio after his favorite uncle. Otavio took to his learning as if > made for it. He Loved the Church like a mother and the old Priest as a > father. He excelled in his learnings finding a natural gift for > tounges. At 16 the Boy entered the seminary school of San Luigi > Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy - Pontificia Facoltà > Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale ( Located in Napoli). He expected to > be ordained by his 24th birthday and hoped to rejoin his Patron at the > Cattedrale di San Lorenzo. It was here the that Otavio got his first > taste of the byzantine polotics that were also a part of the Church. > Scandals such as he had never known in Genova were wispered of , > Otavio’s Faith was tested. He found himself making friends with other > displaced and orphaned youth’s. His life may have taken a completly > diffrent turn if not for the attentions of Father Savigonier(fictious) > an instructer of theoligacal history and avid Grail seeker. Father > Savigonier saw the inteligence and devotion that was the forming > blocks of Otavio and brought him into the worls of grail lore. From > that moment on Otavio, his faith renewed , Studied like a man possesed > breaking fellowship with less savory asscociates he threw him self > into studie. His mentor was suprised by Otavios ferveor and success > at uncovering mysteries of the Church. Otavio even set aside his > noraml seminary classes to become a full time assistant of Father > Savigonier. Thus his 24th birthday passed without cerimony save for > two letters one a Card with a birthday wish and prayer for his > health, the other an envelope containg a death notice for the old > priest and his crucifix. > Otavio was crushed. He wrote a letter of intent and petioned the > headmaster to allow him to return to his seminary studies. After a > lengthy interview period he was once again accepted as a student of > the Pontificia. He was an earnest student and split his time between > course work and his work with Father Savigonier. Father Savigonier > became increasingly agitated at the time Otavio spent away from their > work a situation that pushed Otavio farther and farther away from his > onetime mentor. Unbeknownst to Otavio Father Savigonier served > another master. A master in the Lancea sanctum a San Giovanni with an > interest it obscure church lore. This master took a direct interest in > Otavio at first reviewing his notes and observations then as the years > wore on observing him from the shadows. The Master was struck by > certain mannerisms as well as the visual evidence that suggested a > familiar connection to his own family. He immediately dispatched a > junior family member to research Otavios past. He was not satisfied > with the findings until June of 1999 3 months before his 30th birthday > and the year of his ordainment. The Master had to act fast . He > created a scandal involving Father Savigonier and several young > research assistants then manufactured evidence that strongly hinted at > indiscretions and nepotisms directed at Otavio. Father Savigonier was > ruined and found hanging from the rafters of his own laboratory. > Otavio was summarily expelled and told to hold his tongue or face > excommunication. > It was there on highest parapet s of the Castel dell'Ovo Just as > Otavio was poised to take his own life that Otavio’s real Family was > revealed to him. Otavio was caught in mid leap one handed by the > master who appeared instantly at his side and said “Not yet little > Tempest God has work for you” > He was embraced that night on in that ancient place by the master. He > was witness to his sire’s pain as he was branded by others dressed as > hooded monks. He was asked thrice if he would accept Damnation in the > name of God or end to his life. In the end he cried out for service > unto God. Later even he could not explain whether it was devotion to > God or fear of his own death that made him answer thus. > The first years after embrace were spent in family holdings where he > was given a heavy dose of family history as well as being instructed > by the Master in the Holy doctrines of the Lancea Sanctum’s Monachal > Creed. He was extremely interested in the Miracles that made manifest > Gods obvious favor for the Lancea Sanctum and proved incredibly astute > at mastering the rituals involved with Theban sorcery. He was able to > perceive the spirits of the dead around himself but showed no great > interest in the family’s use of necromancy. Instead his visions > renewed his in God’s plan. He was struck deaf for several days after > his first encounter with the restless dead. His master was engaged in > a ritual and Otavio was to walk the circle wafting an incense brazier. > Upon completion of the ritual a spirit materialized Otavio was so > stunned that he quit walking his path. He gazed upon the non corporeal > form and knew for the first time that he walked within Gods plan, for > surly if the souls of some were left to haunt the earth, than truly > God would use the undead to fulfill his purpose as well. Otavio see’s > the dead as agents of the divine more than tools. They are not always > aware of Gods plans but always have a mission to complete, Further > proof of the roles that each play in Gods great Plan. He proved his > agile mind was more than up to task on several complex occult issues > however and was known to often gain a measure of cooperation from > spirits in the family holdings that few could challenge. After > several years he took up the mantle of the pilgrim and legate > traveling the lands of Europe and Africa. During his travels he > learned to stay beneath the radar of other less friendly supernaturals > while keeping a keen eye out for clues relating to Grail lore. He > Believes that he can use the Grail in combination with Theban sorcery > to greater understand the will of God and in so doing better fulfill > his purpose. As legate he fulfilled many roles including messenger > and assistant to an Inquisitor. He was able to find hidden symbols in > liner notes pointing to heresy. > The Master running into Otavio in Italy compelled “his Tempest” to > travel to the Americas and make sure that Family members are supported > in light of a new rumor of Livians. His orders are to report to > Gabriel Del Morte and assist with the investigation. > OOC > This concept is based on a reluctant blood line member. He is not at > this time a member of the San Giovanni bloodline. He will, depend role > play wish to activate his birth right. I see this as being a large > story point for the character and expect it to take months / years to > conclude. He purposely has left the san out of his last name as he > reveres the saints in a way that only a lonely boy reared in the > church would. He purposely has no Cattiveria but I am applying for > kindred medium as further link to his blood potential. > -- Sent from my mobile device
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