| From: | Steve Mancini <phi@****.CC.PURDUE.EDU> |
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| Subject: | CHARACTER: Wyldkarde |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Dec 1993 20:47:33 EST |
The Wyldkarde
M-02
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Archtype: Dwarven Hermetic Mage (Grade 1)
Description:
The Wyldkarde is a shorter than normal dwarf whose muscular
stature contradicts his magical nature. When on a mission, he will
often garb himself in black loose fitting clothes and a hood. When
offline, he prefers denim jeans, a black leather vest with a deck
of cards spread across the back, a hard rock band t-shirt (usually
Darwin's Bastards), and a multicolored mohawk. Across the sides of
his head are the 4 suits of a deck, 2 on each side.
He is rarely found alone. He is usually accompanied by his ally,
Solitaire (Force 3). Solitaire is composed of Onyx and is fashioned
in the form of a full grown bull dog, also with a mohawk.
Wyldkarde is known on the street for being somewhat insane. He
often carries several decks of cards for one simple reason- they are
the expendable fetishes to almost all his spells. In addition, he also
has every member of his shadowrun team, "The Misfits", carry a deck
for him.
Biography:
The story of Wyldkarde begins with the Night of Rage of Berlin,
Germany. On that horrific night a City Spirit was set free. That spirit,
after witnessing the violence of the night, committed itself to the
preservation of the dwarven race (animus). So it wandered through the
dwarven ghettos of Berlin protecting those dwarves it could. It became
something of a legend, and the people came to call it Thorin, after the
Tolkien dwarf king.
Stanley Abrahms was born to 2 loving parents in the dwarf ghetto
of Berlin in 20**. His father a corporate data specialist, his mother, a
homemaker cared for him and protected him from the evils of the city. It
was after his magic talent began to manifest in the Astral Plane that he
attracted the attention of Thorin.
Thorin took a liking to the boy, and escorted him to the Land of
Many Dreams (metaplanes). It was in the metaplanes that he played out his
childhood dreams of the story his mother often told him- "Alice in
Wonderland". He often replayed the scene with the people made of playing
cards. It was while playing in the Land of Dreams that Stanley found the
Metaplane of Time. It was upon this plane that Stan lived an entire life,
achieving great magical talent and Power. Amazingly, upon returning to his
mortal coil he discovered he retained this knowledge. His parents, awakening
to find their son not only magical active but fully trained, became quite
concerned. Lacking guidance, they sought help from their Rabbi.
When Thorin returned the next night to take the boy, he felt
something was wrong, but the boy's anticipation override this fear.
Once again, he took the boy to the Metaplane of Time.
It was at this time that the rabbi arrived. Finding the boy
comatose, the Rabbi began to exorcise the demon possessing the boy.
Unfortuantely for Stan, the Rabbi was successful at disrupting the spirit.
Without the spirit's protection, Stan was left alone among the metaplanes.
It was during this time that Stan wandered the metaplanes searching for the
way home. While the Spirit made it back to the body, "Stan" was left behind
and "Wyldkarde", the new, spirit of Stan, emerged from coma. Using deceipt
and trickery, the boy tricked the parents into believing he was fine. He
kept up this facade until he was 13, when he left his parents and Berlin
to wander Europe with a tribe of gypsies. When the entire troupe was killed
by bandits, Wyldkarde took what little money he had and left for Seattle.
