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[@Lo Pellegrino] I reread your sheet a few times and Faruq is well rounded. The first thing I noticed right off the bat is that you decided not to name his mother and mentor. Is that a stylistic choice or is there another reason? 

Even though you didn't explicitly say it - it feels like Faruq once saw his mentor's addiction as a terrible thing he promised he would never dip into. Now years later battling his own case of PTSD does he seem ashamed of using it. Like an addict deep in denial. "What? I'm [i]only[/i] using it to sleep. I'm [i]not[/i] addicted."

Despite being seemingly well adjusted he has this potential for development. [i]rubs wee little hands[/i] I'm excited to see how he deals with the others who are just about as morally bankrupt as they can get. :>

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Naming these figures was a big question for me. I had a few character concepts in mind, but I decided to develop this [i]young, noble knight[/i] idea further. To that end it made sense to not name the mother so her image might be left to just that -- the picturesque mother of a seemingly idyllic hero. This is a pretty big departure from my character in Resurgence of the Frost, who was raised by a Windhelm-based drug dealer that really left a life-long mark. When it comes to the mentor, I didn't name him for two reasons: 1) the mentor worked made an effort to not be known, 2) I see a story of his own for this mentor and wanted to keep separation. I'm still not sure if I made the right choice for the mentor!

I'm right with you! Players from RotF saw the mentor, Juin, begin using moon sugar and skooma. For Juin it was about quieting his vampiric hunger, which materialized as demented voices should the hunger grow too strong. By the time Faruq meets Juin this gone down hill and it's unclear whether he's mad, constantly high, or if Faruq simply hears the outlandish stories and assumes either. In my mind Faruq doesn't know why Juin uses moon sugar -- he probably doesn't know Juin's even a vampire. It makes sugar seem less dangerous than it really is and I think you hit the nail on the head that seedy company and new stress will reveal quite a lot about Faruq's use and his anger.

[@idlehands] & [@Leidenschaft] I'll review yours and [@dervish] too tonight or tomorrow. I enjoy taking a deeper look into each character, and definitely enjoy seeing what everyone has to say as well!