Veritas
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
"Some people lose their faith because Heaven shows them too little. But how many people lose their faith because Heaven showed them too much?"
"Someone should've told ya, never give an Irishman good cause for revenge."
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| The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem | |
| Veritas | |
| Player: @Iceangel | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Tanker |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Michaeline O'Brien |
| Known Aliases: | Micky |
| Species: | Nephilim |
| Age: | 48 years old (January 17th) |
| Height: | 7'0" |
| Weight: | 300 lbs. |
| Eye Color: | Golden Yellow |
| Hair Color: | Blonde |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Citizen of the U.K. with no criminal record |
| Occupation: | Knight Hospitaller, "demon hunter" |
| Place of Birth: | Kildare, Ireland |
| Base of Operations: | Cap Au Diable, Etoile Isles |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Sister Olivia Jane O'Brien (mother); Raguel (archangel, father); various maternal relatives. |
| Known Powers | |
| Superhuman strength and durability, extraordinary faith | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Hand-to-hand combat, emergency medicine | |
| Equipment | |
| Inherited her father's sword, a six foot long creation of blessed metal | |
| Tangible holy aura to those sensitive to such things. | |
Contents |
Less-than-Stellar Origins
Once upon a time... except it wasn’t much of a fairy tale, really. The Grigori started themselves a trend, so it’s only natural that some other angels decided to follow it. And not all angels are pure in their intentions, but that's something else altogether.
Those were two of the reasons that caused Raguel to drop to Earth and check out the local scene. His luck was such the only woman at the time to catch his eye was a young Irish nun, fresh to the convent and out to save the world one lost soul at a time. She was a rather homely-looking woman, so the angel’s interest was something only he could really explain. She believed him wholly, though; such was his power and her faith. He was an angel, and he really did love her.
Whoops.
And so nine months later, after some scandal and a move, Olivia became a mother. Raguel left her life swiftly enough, and she had to deal the next few years with this gurgling bundle of joy. But no one really judged her too harshly, she was young and utterly devout. During that period of social culture, it wasn’t unheard of for a young woman to make a mistake. She did the right thing though, and raised the baby in a happy, healthy environment, and once the baby girl become an adult, she went back to her true love, Mother Church.
Whoops again.
How do you explain to a little girl why she doesn’t have a daddy like the other kids? Olivia could have hidden the truth, but once the girl was old enough to understand long sentences, her mother made sure she knew her origins. It wouldn’t be fair to simply make up some respectable story – her mother could only tell the truth. God always knew when you were lying, anyway. So even from toddlerhood, Micky knew she was more than ordinary.
Nevermind the physical differences. She wasn’t bigger than the other girls her age, always running the even keel. But she won her share of school yard brawls, even against children twice her size. It was evident from early on something was different, from the outside. But having a nun for a mother made sure that childish impulses were balanced against responsibility (To this day, regardless of her less than noble quirks, Micky is utterly responsible).
She endangered herself, because she couldn’t get hurt. Cuts and bruises healed like magic – broken bones never stayed broken. She was the ultimate stunt person, fearless and unstoppable. It’s only too bad she never had the yen for film making. School was rudimentary at best; she went because she had to. She did well to make her mother proud. She excelled in sports of all kinds, but some things she couldn’t grasp.
That’s OK, God didn’t care if you didn’t know higher mathematics.
She met the Hospitallers and their brother knights, the Templars, in her pre-teen years. Her mother knew people who knew people within Holy Mother Church who looked out for these sorts of things. It was her choice, from the first meeting she had with paternal mentor-knights, whom she would take her vows with. She didn’t want to join the convent, but she wanted to serve God (it wasn’t a want so much as a need; when half of your blood serves as a messenger for the Lord, you can’t just become a greengrocer). The Hospitallers were chosen, and once she finished school she began her training in earnest.
Earning Her Keep
Who needs schooling when you can punch taxis into origami cranes?
Pertinent Relationships
- Her Mother: Even though Olivia went back into the convent after Micky came of age, their relationship never diminished. In fact, Olivia sees Micky as the greatest example of her devotion to the Lord's work. She's not even the least bit envious of her child's seemingly eternal youth.
- Her Father: Micky and Raguel have a love/hate sort of relationship, and they go through chunks of time where they want nothing to do with one another. But in the end, Raguel will always come to his daughter's aid, and vice versa. His gift to her once she was Knighted was his own holy sword.
- God: Once, Micky heard the Voice of God. She's never told anyone what He said to her, but since that point she's been a little... off. She serves the Lord faithfully in all things, dropping her free-wheeling persona in a heartbeat to be His truth and justice. Casual blasphemy doesn't bug her, but she will step up when she witnesses true blasphemy. For His part, God is likely watching her with a bowl of popcorn and a smile.
- Other Nephilim: The few she's met get different reactions from her, depending on how they are. The more serious ones generally annoy Micky, but she gets along swimmingly with the wacky ones. Those that turn from God she tries to counsel and bring back to the flock; those who have no compulsion to serve God, and/or actively try to subjugate humanity, she kills. Micky lets God deal with mercy.
- Other Hospitaller Knights: Micky is as devoted to the Order as she is to God, but she sees the problems. She never asked for rank, and has passed promotions on to other Knights when they've been presented to her. She doesn't care about her status, but she's coming to realize that it's a hindrance as much as a freedom. Some of the upper echelon are too concerned with material things, or reputation, rather than facilitating the Lord's work. She follows orders readily enough, but also has a big enough mouth to question the ones she doesn't approve of. Her lineage buys her free passes from punishment, but she's met the Gauntlet a few times, and has passed it every single occasion. Micky loves her fellow Knights, seeing them as a family, and serves her brothers and sisters gladly.
- Confiteor: J.D. outranks her, but they both understand where they stand in one another's lives. They have a lot of similarities, and while J.D.'s mild bigotry often gets in the way, they make a great team. Micky respects her, and has drunk J.D. under the table on several occasions.
- Lieutenant Mia Eshkol: Mia is the opposite of J.D. in several aspects, least of which being the close friendship the Israeli and Irishwoman have. Initially awed by what Micky was, Mia was soon remedied of that when the Nephilim head-butted a football hooligan for wearing the wrong colors.
- Nanoweaver: Randall's fucking awesome.
Cult of Personality?
Pull up a chair. Or a love seat.
Abilities and Other Sundry Things
Strength
Resilience
Faith
Angelic Heritage
Savory Notes
- General information about the half-angels can be found here.
- And this leads to info about her father, with some bonus info here!
- Home sweet home.
Theme Songs
- "INXS - Devil Inside"
- "Amazing Grace"
- "Sixx:AM - Girl With Golden Eyes"
- "Shinedown - Save Me"
- "Guns 'N Roses - Don't Cry"
- "Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff"
- "VNV Nation - Illusion"
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