Arthur Lyons grew up as an adopted child of a loving family. It wasn't until he was a teenager, some years back, that he found out he was adopted. After he reached the age of 21, he was given an inheritance that had been held in trust for him legally.

Now he is the owner of a run down property known as the House of Calling Glass. The home has obviously not been well-maintained inside, though the grounds have been kept up reasonably well.

As near as Arthur has been able to determine, his biological family put him up for adoption not long after his third birthday. Though his memories from before that time are spotty, he can vaguely recall impressions of having lived in Calling Glass. He is not entirely sure what happened to his biological parents, though he suspects that they died of foul play.

Ever since he visited Calling Glass to 'claim his birthright,' he's been followed by a strange group of people. Though there are some faces he recognizes that crop up again and again, sometimes it seems to be completely random strangers. But, for the most part, they seem to be looking out for him - sometimes paying Tube fare when he's low on change or the like. Once, one of them even pulled him back onto the sidewalk so that he wasn't hit by a speeding lorry. Conversely, however, there was one night when they surrounded him on a subway platform and wouldn't let him board a train, some of them even going so far as to crowd the entrances to prevent him boarding. There was a train accident later that night, but surely that was coincidence.

Too, since visiting Calling Glass, Arthur has felt something growing in him. Some power, ancient and eldritch and obfuscated within him. Sometimes, he thinks that it is a separate being living within him; sometimes, he thinks it is solely him and that he's going mad.

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Name Arthur Lyons Archetype Descendant Occupation University Graduate Appearance Clothes Casual; Jeans, t-shirts, boots, heavy jacket Face Sharp, tense Eyes Anxious and alert Body Athletic Attributes Willpower * - Keep it together 2 Fortitude * - Endure injury 0 Reflexes * - Avoid harm 1 Reason - Investigate -1 Intuition - Read a person -2 Perception - Observe a situation 1 Coolness - Act under pressure 2 Violence - Engage in combat 0 Charisma - Influence other 1 Soul - See through the Illusion 3 Dark Secrets Heir Drive: Investigate what happened to your relatives (parents) and the House of Calling Glass Disadvantages Nightmares During any scene when you sleep, roll +0 15+: You sleep in peace / 10-14: Nightmares torment you. GM makes a Move for your nightmares: -1 Ongoing until you sleep, Something follows you back, Nightmares provide insight into the Truth, You are forced to process some trauma (Keep it Together) when you wake up / -9: Nightmares take over completely. You are trapped in a dream until you can awaken, everything that happens affects your sleeping body. Disadvantages Haunted In the first session and whenever you are distracted or weakened, roll +0 15+: The entity leaves you alone / 10-14: The GM takes 1 Hold. / -9: GM takes 3 Hold. GM can spend Hold to make a Move for the entity: it requests a service from you and threatens retribution if you refuse; the entity possesses your body for the night; or the entity reveals a clue of what it is and what it wants from you. Advantages   Bound Soul At the start of each game session, roll +Soul 15+: Choose up to 3 Options at any time during the session / 10-14: Choose 1 Option at any time during the session / -9: Choose one option at any time during the session, but the GM makes a Move for the entity at some point during the session. Options: See the true form of a creature or location; Disperse magic targeting you; Call on the entity. Advantages   Inner Power Soul Whenever you release your inner power, roll +Soul 15+: The power attacks all opponents in vicinity, causing 2 Harm / 10-14: Power attacks closest opponent, causing 2 Harm / -9: Power attacks all living beings, including self, in the vicinity, causing 2 Harm. Advantages   Watchers - Whenever you are in mortal danger, you can activate your watchers. When you do, the GM takes 1 Hold. The watchers act as a small/medium/large gang (2/3/3 Harm, 5/10/15 Wounds), dependent on how powerful the threat is. Their sole motivation is to keep you out of harm’s reach. The GM can also spend Hold on the watchers’ behalf to let them make a Move against you. Relations - The Lyons +2 Jack and Jill Lyon are the couple that adopted Arthur two decades ago. Pensioners, they still live just outside of London Leila Arlantes +1 A confidante of Arthur's. Attends the same university. Esther Wilson +0 A librarian and researcher who is helping Arthur researching the past of the House of Calling Glass. Wounds Serious Wounds -Ongoing Stabilized - - - - - - - - Critical Wounds -Ongoing Stabilized - - Dramatic Hooks Investigate how his adoption was handled (the Lyons say that they don't recall, that it was a secret, but there has to be a paper trail) and who his bio-parents were? Confront the watchers to figure out who they are. (He wouldn't know that they're preventing him from being harmed; he still has to work that out) Status Stability 0 Composed -1 Uneasy -1 to Disadvantage Rolls Moderate Stress -2 Unfocused -3 Shaken -1  Keep it Together -2 to Disadvantage Rolls Serious Stress -4 Distressed -5 Neurotic -6 Anxious -2 Keep it Together -3 to Disadvantage Rolls +1 See Through Illusion Critical Stress -7 Irrational -8 Unhinged -9 Broken GM Makes a Move Gear - - - - - Weapons - - - - Notes - - - Experience - Earned: Current: Spent: After every 5 Experience, choose one of these:       Increase one active Attribute +1 (to max +3).   Increase one passive (*) Attribute +1 (to max +3).  Increase any one Attribute +1 (to max +4).    Select a new Advantage from your Archetype. After 5 Advancements You May Also Choose:   Increase any one Attribute +1 (to max +4).   Select a new Advantage from any Aware Archetype.  End your character’s story arc as you see fit, and create a new Aware character, who starts with 2 Advancements.  Replace your current Archetype with another Aware Archetype, and erase one of your starting 3 Advantages. After 10 Advancements You May Also Choose:  Advance your character to an Enlightened Archetype.