Bram Harker's Journal

8:50pm: Urban Legends
1. Black Talon sets up shop in Seattle escaping some heat down south.

2. He starts making sacrifices to his Dark Loa and accidentally stumbles into a way of hiding it using Urban Legends. Since then he has been using dark magic to make Urban Legends come to as part of his sacrifices something that his dark loa enjoy very much.

1:44am: Marvel Avengers Alliance Concept
Bram Harker
Tactician

Passives
Prepared for anything- Gains a random buff each turn

Abilities
L1- Machete Slash- Single Target slashing melee. Causes bleeding.

L2- Shotgun Blast- Single Target gun ranged attack. deadly crits.

L6- Research Knowledge- Causes weakness on all opponents. For several turns Bram can not be crit and takes reduced damage.

L9- Total Assault- Targets all opponents for gun ranged attack. Exploits weakness.

4:09pm: Black Talon
Name: Robert Crypta

PB:

History: Robert is a practitioner from Hati to trained under Samuel Barone. He worked as a loyal and faithful minion of his till he became disenchanted with his constant defeats even when he should be easily more powerful due to his magic. He received a vision from the dark loa that make him take on and defeat Samuel in magical battle. Since then Robert has made it his goal to amass as much power as he could so that he will not lose like his predecessor had and lose the favor the the dark loa that empower him.

Powers: Robert is a true houngan with great dark mystical power. His main use of this power is to create and control zombies usually through use of a complex ritual. The zombies are under his complete control while they are close by to him but he has a harder time maintaining control over a distance. He can also use his knowledge of voodoo to curse people through the use of gooder dust. He can also use magic to generate illusions.

After one to many defeats by Brother Voodoo Robert betrayed Samuel and stole his power magical talismans and tombs to make himself more powerful. This includes the Amulet of Damballah which while he wears it enables him to control reptiles and snakes and whomever wears the amulets twin completely.

11:47pm: Not a Normal London Childhood
“And was does this button do,” Three year old Bram asked his grandfather sitting on his lap in his wheelchair sitting in the den of the Harker Estate.

“That fires a steel cable net coated in garlic oil. You know why the garlic oil is important right,” Quincy Harker asked his young grandson.

“Yeah,” Bram said enthusiastically, “Garlic makes is so Vampires can’t change and escape.”

“That’s right my boy,” Quincy said giving him a big smile.

Bram just beamed at his grandfather before looking at more buttons on his grandfather’s wheelchair. “Oh what about this one,” Bram asked pointing to a small red button.

“That one fires a wooden stake to kill a vampire,” Quincy says, “Here’s tough one for you if you get it right we can go get Ice Cream and see if any of your Aunts and Uncles want to come. What do you need to do to ensure a powerful vampire stays dead?”

Bram makes a serious little kid face thinking really hard. “Ah you cut it’s head off stuff it with garlic and burn all of it right?”

“Yes my boy,” Quincy says. He knew Bram would get it right, the kid was really bright and absorbed information like a sponge even at three he knew more about vampires than the average vampire hunter did. Of course even if he had gotten it wrong he would have still taken him out for ice cream anyways.

With that Bram gave a smile that seemed to make the whole room brighter just due to his sheer happiness and joy. “Ice cream, Ice cream, Ice cream,” Bram started chanting after a little while.

“Yes, Yes, Yes, Bram just hold your horses,” Quincy said trying to quiet the young child down, “Let me make a few calls to see who’s available to meet us for ice cream then. It should only take an hour or so but until then you can go play in your room.”

“OK Grandpa,” Bram said jumping off his grandfather’s lap onto the black marble floor waking up Saint before running off.

Bram might be a bit of a handful at times but he reminded him and the others to just exactly what they were fighting for and they would do almost anything to protect him.

12:18am: Riti Nital
Name: Riti Nital



PB: Deepika Padukone

Age: 27

History: Riti Nital is the niece of Vampire Hunter Taj Nital. Several years ago her parents were killed by unknown supernatural creatures. This left Riti with nothing and few options for her future and mildly traumatized having been attacked herself. Taj feeling really bad about this sought out a way to help he and asked Bram if there was anything he could do. Nothing came to mind for him immediately but after going back home and seeing the abysmal state of the Harker Estate and grounds came up with an idea. It wasn't much but it would get her away from the trauma and help her start earning some money and making some skills and connections but Bram suggested that she could take over running and caring for the Harker estate while he was gone which was most of the time. She would be very well paid have a nice and secure place to live and as long as she got the work done could do whatever she wanted during her free time. At first it took her a while to get out of her shell and take to the work but she soon did and took at it like a fish to water. Since she has taken over the Harker Estate and grounds have been kept in pristine condition and Bram's German Shepherds have been well taken care of. Occasionally though she will still have nightmares about what happened to her but she has come a long way and has made some friends in London that when she has time likes to go out and see.

Skills: Riti is a good housekeeper and keeps the Harker Estate in excellent condition including it's less ordinary parts. She also has some skill as a cook and does the cooking for Bram when he is staying at the estate. While her specialty is Indian food she can cook almost anything well given some time to prepare and get the recipe. Riti has some knowledge of the supernatural world but prefers to avoid dealing with it and has moderate skill at fighting if she has too but would rather not if at all possible something Bram knows.

1:31pm: Hunters
There are people who hunt the supernatural that normal people don't want even want to acknowledged could possibly exist. They often do this because of some personal tragedy in the past that forced their eyes open to the darkness that is around them. In some very rare cases their are people who do it as part of a family tradition. Some have better training than others and some are like to focus more on certain part of the supernatural world than others.




Name: Abigail Whistler

PB: Jessica Biel

History: The daughter of Abraham Whistler, one of the men who helped train Blade. Abigail has known about the things that go bump in the night ever since she was a little girl. While she used to be scared by those things her father trained her to be able to fight back against them. After her father died she struck out on her own to keep up the fight her father had died for and to keep on protecting people. Bram and Abigail have met a few time over the years and are generally on friendly terms with each other.

Abilities: Abigail has been trained by her father to fight the supernatural she also has some leadership experience have created her own team to help her fight back the forces of darkness.




Name: Fred Rucka

PB: Dominic Purcell

History: Fred was once just a software engineer happily married to his lovely wife. However this all came crashing down when his wife was killed by a werewolf. He completely broke down and shut himself off from the world. Eventually he just couldn't take it any more and started trying to find out more about what killed his wife so he could hunt down the werewolf that killed his wife and kill it. He has been hunting for over five years now and has gotten pretty good at it though he still has been unable to find the werewolf that killed his wife. He has issues with werewolves in general and would rather kill them than talk to them and would never willingly work with one.

Abilities: Fred has learned a lot about the supernatural fast especially the lore about werewolves. He has also learned a lot about fighting the supernatural and also has a dagger on him made of silver at all times that was made from his wife's old silver jewelry.




Name: Mara Vasquez

PB: Patricia Arquette

History: Mara is a natural medium. She has been able to see ghost ever since she was a little girl. At first her power freaked her out and made her and others think she was crazy. But she started helping ghost pass on something she found very rewarding. Eventually however she started running into some mean and particularly nasty ghosts and spirits which she started learning how to deal with and fight for the people that can't do so. She is generally more than willing to help out someone who needs her particular kind of help.

Abilities: Mara can see and interact with ghosts naturally it actually take her effort not to do so. Mara can also use her powers to let others see and interact with ghosts. She has learned a little bit of magic to help her better deal with ghost mainly summoning them and trapping them in a place or helping them pass on.

2:36am: Test Scene
Bram was passing through Chicago working on a hunt. The hunt had turned out a little more complex than he thought and he needed to get his hands on a silver athame fast. He had a couple of other things he needed to get too to deal with it but the athame was the most important part and he currently did not have one on him.

After browsing around a few stores and not having any luck he walked into a store called Curious Goods.

11:42pm: App
Player (nickname, handle)/ LJ: Matt
Email: On Record
AIM (if you have one):
Character Name: Bram Harker
Character LJ (if applicable):
Physical description (face, build, weight): Bram is 6' 1" and 180lbs. Bram has blue eyes and dark blond hair.
Age: 22
Birthday: May 13
PB: (If using one.) Kellan Lutz
Abilities: Combat Training: Bram has been extensively trained in how to fight by his grandfather and his associates which continued after his grandfather's death.

Encyclopedia Like Knowledge of the Supernatural: Before Quincy's death he taught Bram everything he knew about the supernatural with a focus on vampires. He also learned what every he could from his grandfather's friends. He also did his own research to learn even more about the supernatural beyond what they could teach him which is why Bram despite his young age is one of the foremost scholars of the supernatural.

Well Supplied: He inherited the Harker estate after his grandfather's death which makes him quite wealthy while not extremely so it does mean he can do hunting work and not have to really worry about money or a job and has access to all the equipment his grandfather has made over the years and has been adding to it himself though he is not as skilled an inventor as his grandfather was.

Weaknesses and flaws: Bram is a normal human being and has all the weaknesses that come with that.
Character location/Home: Mobile but maintains his family house in England as a base in case he needs it
Alignment (villain, hero etc): Hero
Relatives (living/dead?):Edith Harker- Mother(Dead), Quincy Harker- Grandfather(Dead), Elizabeth Harker- Grandmother(Dead)

Backstory: Bram was born to Edith Harker she never said who the father was. While she respected her father's work she did not want that life for her or her son but still remained close to her father.

When Bram was barely a year old Edith was kidnapped by Dracula and turned into a vampire to get revenge on Quincy who was forced to kill her at her request using the last of her will not to give over the the bloodthirst.

Bram was raised by his Grandfather to be a hunter and taught him all he could with help from his associates.

When Bram was ten years old Quincy had one final showdown with Dracula in which he temporarily took Dracula out at the cost of his own life. From then on he was raised and trained by his grandfather's associates like Rachael Van Helsing and Frank Drake.

When Bram was fifteenth he played a minor support role in the battle against Dracula in which the Montesi Formula was used to wipe out all the vampires on earth. With that many hunters either tried to retire to a normal life or started hunting other things.

It was attempted to get Bram to live a normal life but since this was all he ever knew it did work and as soon as he was old enough he started hunting himself and providing information to friends.

He currently does a lot of work by himself but likes to hunt with other people when he can. Since it has been years since there were vampires he is not to concerned with vampires like he was when he was younger and is a more general hunter though does still have a soft spot for vampire hunts when he does them. He has also heard unconfirmed rumors about Dracula's resurrection but hasn't had time to look into that being busy with other matters.

How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?: Working on his latest hunt
What are you planning to do with this character?:  Deal with Supernatural threats
What do you want to see happen with this character?: Learn that there is more to life than hunting

Sample post:
Bram was hunting a disturbance he had picked up on in  Lyon France. Something had been attacking people in a one block area. Details had been a bit sketchy but it was big strong, and tough. It was also roughly human shaped but definitely not human.

Off the top of his head he could think of a lot of things that it could be but some local research he had done in the area had shortened the list to somewhat more manageable but it there still a lot of different ways to kill them that he needed to prepare for.

Bram started staking out the place that most of the activity was coming from when he saw someone walk by in a massive trench coat and hat that could hide that he was bigger than a person could be.

Bram moved fast and ran up behind him and pulled the coat off him revealing the stone body of a Golem. Bram recognized it quickly having one before. Golem turned around and punched him in the gut sending him backwards hard into a wall.

Bram got up slowly that had hurt a lot but luckily the Golem was slower. At least he knew how to take this thing out fast. He just had to erase the correct letter and the thing was become a pile of rocks again.

Bram saw the letters on the Golem's forehead. He then ripped off part of his sleeve to be able to wipe it the letter with greater ease. He then waited for the Golem to charge him before moving out of the way while wiping off the letter. The Golem hit the wall and crumbled and fell apart.