[CHAR] Vigil of the Faithful (Anime-Inspired Exorcist RP)

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NPC Character List:

Alistair Ardizzone

Ordinis Sancti Exorcistarum Christi

Ordinatus Capitulum Exorcistae de Vatican City

	NAME: ALISTAIR ARDIZZONE ______________ AGE: 28 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER 10, 1944 ______________ FAITH: CATHOLIC ______________ NATIONALITY: ITALIAN ______________

PERSONALITY
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Outwardly, Alistair appears to be a kindly young priest who treats everyone he meets with dignity, respect, and a smile on his face. He is wise, understanding, and surprisingly knowledgeable about the ways of the world. He appreciates art, music, and the little things. Above all else, he is a pious man who has dedicated his life to serving the Lord.

Inwardly, Alistair harbors a deep resentment for demons and the unrepentant and can be particularly cold or angry toward them. He isn't afraid to get his hands dirty and believes that ridding the world of these undesirables would be better for everyone. To him, being denied salvation is a small price to pay for the opportunity to save the world, and he'd readily give it up again if he had to. He's also fiercely protective, and perhaps even a little possessive when it comes to those he truly cares about. Paradoxically, Alistair will die for a cause he truly believes in without hesitation yet is simultaneously not yet ready to die.

After all, there is so much more work left to do.

EQUIPMENT
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- Ceremonial Longsword: A holy relic, dating back to the First Crusade, this steel longsword has an edge forged from sanctified silver. Gilded with gold and jewels, this weapon was meant to be used to anoint members of an ancient order of holy knights, rather than be used in true combat. Although heavy and unwieldy, it feels light and fast in the hands of the Ordained. Its edge is dull when used against the innocent, while unrepentant sinners find it sharp-- enemies of the Lord cannot even bear to be in the blade's presence, finding the sword to cut supernaturally deep. Alistair keeps the blade in its scabbard, only ever pulling it free if he knows he must purify.

- Holy Bible: A heavy-set grimoire, containing the Word of God. Alistair has each page committed to memory, but he finds the presence of the tome comforting. He can also recite scripture and verses directly from the Bible, causing many demons to recoil in pain. Weaker demons may burn away, though stronger ones may merely be weakened by such acts.

- Reliquary: A leather satchel containing holy symbols, scripture, and other objects that are anathema to demons. Supplies include, but are not limited to: vials of holy water, silver crucifixes, a ritual dagger, a jeweled grail, notes on religious rituals, images depicting the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, and various other Saints, wooden stakes, blessed nails, a hammer, a set of candles, and of course, bread and wine.

- Beretta M1951R: Fairly ubiquitous, even by military standards. Unlike Alistair's other weapons, this one was acquired after the recommendation of a friend. Unadorned and undecorated, this pistol can fire in semi-automatic and fully-automatic modes, and is used to take down targets at medium-to-long range. With a 10-round magazine, this pistol is often filled with blessed ordnance; sanctified silver and salt rounds. The gun has quite the recoil, bullet spread, and inaccuracy when fired in its fully-automatic mode, so Alistair usually reserves that function for emergencies, or to 'fire-and-forget' before engaging in melee.

CAPACITY
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Despite his thin, seemingly frail physique, Alistair is deceptively tough, his physical and mental fortitude impressive even among other exorcists. He was shown to have a prodigious talent for the arts of battle. He leverages this training to great effect during combat, combining his talent and training together. Fast, strong, and tough, the man is a dangerous combatant in close quarters.

When wielding the holy sword, Alistair uses traditional techniques from Fiore dei Liberi, a form of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) that revolves around the use of a longsword. When fighting without his blade, he uses a street-boxing style, honed through a turbulent youth in the streets of post-war Rome. If pushed, the man isn't afraid to fight dirty, having learned a long time ago that if there are lives on the line, then no technique is too dishonorable.

In addition, the man knows the entirety of the Bible, the Old and New Testament having been committed to memory. If he encounters a situation where his blade will do him no good, he always has the Gospel and the Scriptures to fall back upon. When even that is tested, he taps into reserves of willpower and determination rarely ever seen, except in men with nothing to lose, but everything to gain.

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Bianca

Sorores Crepusculi Crucis

Purificatio Unit: Seraph

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NAME: BIANCA
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AGE: 29
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DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 30, 1943
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FAITH: CATHOLIC
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NATIONALITY: ITALIAN
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PERSONALITY
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It would not be uncommon for others to describe Bianca as an intimidating individual with a cold deposition. Not helped by what many others see as piercing crimson eyes and seemingly paler skin tone. Some have even dared to say that such features are a mark of contact with demons. It was often due to those things that she found herself kept at a distance by others throughout her life. As such, there are not many who actively seek her company. And even fewer she finds herself wanting to keep company beyond a professional level.

After an incident in which Bianca defended herself from some of the other children, a visiting nun who had witnessed the event offered her a chance to leave the orphanage and to become something more. She readily accepted the offer, which is how she came into the care of the Sorores Crepusculi Crucis. It was there where she would find both her faith in the Lord and those that she would be close enough to consider her family.

EQUIPMENT
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Compound Bow: Top of the line bow finely tuned after many missions. A weapon much quieter than the guns that many of her fellow sisters use instead. Just the way she prefers it.

Quiver of various arrows: Ranging from silver tiped arrows to purely wooden stakes, her quiver contains ammunition available for nearly any unholy foe that is unlucky to be her target.

Silver Daggers: When range is no longer an option, these well kept short blades are tough sharp enough to give hesitation to those who taste their bite.

Tactical Lightweight Combat Armor: While lightweight and less thick than other available armor, this armor is designed to give minimal drag to the wearer and allow for maximum dexterity while still allowing some protection.

Vials of Holy Water: An essential given to each sister before each mission. Never leave the monastery without it!

CAPACITY
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Bianca’s early years were mostly spent building up the strength and endurance of her body, giving her and the other apprentices bodily fortitude much higher than normal people. Beyond that, she also took extra training in parkour, giving her better mobility for chasing fleeing targets and getting to better vantage points in combat.

Beyond the purely physical aspects of her training, a large part of her own training is the tracking of her target and approaching them with little to no detection. For the best way to take down one’s opponent is to strike them down while they have little opportunity to attack back or flee.

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Park Ah-Rong

동부 기독교 형제회 엑소시즘 지부

주니어 선교사 - 특별 문제 사무실

(Eastern Brothers of Christ, Exorcism Branch Office/Junior Missionary Group - Office of Special Cases)

	NAME: PARK AH-RONG ______________ AGE: 41 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: January 4th - 1931 ______________ FAITH: CATHOLIC ______________ NATIONALITY: JAPANESE-KOREAN ______________

PERSONALITY
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Park Ah-Rong is given to a calm demeanor in most scenarios, giving off an impression of being a bit smug about everything. Doesn't shy away from violence, whether against the unholy or humans, but isn't as zealous as some in that field. Sometimes she may come across as flippant towards her peers and (slightly more rarely) her superiors, but is quick to dismiss whatever jabs she might bring as jokes. Tends to act very cordially with others she might be working with and is quick to accept new faces, though with how taciturn the average exorcist can be, and how quickly she can come onto people, she can be slightly overbearing.

She tends to come off as untrustworthy, even when she's doing her best to actually be such. Her demeanor simply seems a little too slimy for her own good, and this only reinforces the stigma of how she came into the profession. Given assured privacy and enough time to spare, she may indulge in a bit of the more wild nature she was previously known for. Despite this, she claims piety and certainly does her best to portray herself as such. This often is met with suspicion, given what she stands to lose if she was believed to be in danger of returning to apostasy, but she's either convincing enough or truthful in her proclaimed conversion. After 7 years, you'd hope she's a believer.

An unabashed tobacco addict. Has a soft spot for dogs. Dislikes riding in cars when she could be driving. Apparently a good cook. Claims to be skilled at gambling but refuses to demonstrate as gambling is sinful.

EQUIPMENT
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Relic of an Unknown Saint - a briefcase, handcuffed to her wrist with the key to be given to the person in charge of any given operation, containing a Tier 3 holy relic. The identity of the Saint it is associated with, as well as what exactly is contained inside, are kept confidential to maintain their security. The holy nature of the relic allows for the briefcase to function as a capable bludgeoning implement against the unholy, burning and repelling them upon contact. In addition, when overt magic of a satanic nature is performed within a distance of a few meters, it reacts violently and immediately lights the offending implements or persons on fire.

And Assorted Sundries - As not every enemy one faces might be that affected by taking a holy briefcase to the face, she carries a semi-automatic pistol and keeps an extendable knife hidden in her right shoe. Both are mundane, but are either good enough for the living or are effective enough for her needs against worse enemies.

CAPACITY
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Befitting of her background, Ah-Rong tends to excel in operations against criminal enterprise (in the rare instances that crime organizations become entangled in the supernatural). This especially applies to certain eastern groups, though much of it is able to be transferred to international affairs. She has a proven record in anti-smuggling, anti-human trafficking and anti-magical weapons proliferation that allow her to be considered an expert in this field.

Physically and mentally capable even as she's grown older. Not some kind of superhuman athlete, and there would definitely be plenty of others who could overpower her, but she's well able to keep her own in combat with the unholy. Practices martial arts that emphasize kicking, which is what she tends to default to when not beating things over the head with a briefcase. Her mind's sharper than her body is and she spends a good deal of time studying, which has left her fluent in Korean, Japanese, Latin and, lately, English.

Demonology and Bound Minor Demons "Jinee Seon" - Her expertise lies in her detailed knowledge of witchcraft and how one may go about summoning demons that tends to make her a go-to special advisor when such things are expected to crop up. Identifying specific demons and their kinds are her specialty, as well as being able to provide conclusive evidence regarding whether suspected Satanist activity is real or simply some sort of short-sighted moral panic. She once was a full witch herself, though given that she's over a decade out of practice with her full repertoire and incapable of safely reproducing it, she's probably a shadow of her former power. The magic she is sanctioned to perform in her role as an exorcist is limited. Mainly, she controls two demons bound to her in the form of animate tattoos, both being oversized centipedes that possess a painful and acidic bite. Both are fully bound into two-dimensional form, and can travel along surfaces in this shape as they please while interacting in limited ways with the three-dimensional world, but they are capable of being banished if whatever surface they remain on is fully destroyed. The only other magic she practices is very rudimentary: she can use her finger as a lighter.

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Daniyal Sitepu

Persatuan Persaudaraan Dukun

Aceh Division

	NAME: Daniyal Sitepu ______________ AGE: 33 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: July - 22 - 1939 ______________ FAITH: Islam ______________ NATIONALITY: Indonesian; of mixed Malay, Thai, and Dutch ancestry ______________

PERSONALITY

The man known as Daniyal Sitepu was born in Aceh, Indonesia, under the name Daniël van Zijl. As a child, Daniyal was always quite sickly, which lead to him favoring activities such as reading over the more physical activities of his peers. Following the Indonesian War of Independence, Daniyal's father abandoned his family and fled to the Netherlands. Due to his abandonment, and the growing public distain for anything Dutch, Daniyal's mother changed his name to an Indonesian spelling and adopted the surname Sitepu, after her family's ancestral clan. As a child, Daniyal achieved the feat of becoming an hafiz, one who has memorized the entire Qur'an, as well as an avid student of all topics related to Islam. As a teenager, Daniyal came in contact with a local dukun, a type of shamanic cleric found in Indonesian and Malaysian folk religion, and became his apprentance, learning the ways of the shaman, and how to root out malicious jinn and other unpleasant spirits. Showing promise, Daniyal was inducted into the Brotherhood of Dukun, and was sent out to deal with jinn and demons plaguing the people of Aceh. Since then, Daniyal has achieved a reputation for being an excellent and efficient hunter, being active in not only Sumatra, but taking work for the Muslim community in nearby Malaysia, Singapore, and Southern Thailand, even having a few connections to the Muslim community in Mainland China through the local southeast Asian Chinese communities. He has also done a handful of jobs in the Netherlands for the Indonesian immigrant community when the situation calls for a particularly skilled hunter.

Daniyal is notorious among his fellow hunters and the population at large for his rather jovial and careless personality. No stranger to the trials of being a hunter, Daniyal tries to decompress and destress himself as much as possible. He prefers a quick and easy solution to any problems that may come up on his travels, but is also no stranger to violence, and will not hesitate to make use of his weapons when the situation calls for it. However, when he is not working, Daniyal is known for being quite a jolly character, chatting freely with his clients and anyone else he comes across in his line of work. Some Dukun have even suggested that Daniyal has developed friendships with and keeps in contact with Jinn that he has come across in his work, though he would deny this.

EQUIPMENT

Al-Qur'an - While Daniyal has memorized the Qur'an, he still keeps a copy with him, in case it need be brought out against unbelieving and malicious jinn.

Tawiz - A type of Islamic amulet, good at keeping malicious spirits away from you while you pick them off.

Keris - An iconic weapon of the Malay archipelago, Daniyal carries one that has been blessed by its use by a Muslim saint from long ago. The weapon is quite effective against malicious entities

Mossberg 500 - The Dutch left many things in Indonesia due to colonialism. Not all of them good, but a connection to the Netherlands has left Daniyal in possession of a Dutch pump action shotgun that is good for taking out all sorts of targets. Daniyal uses specially crafted slugs that are capable of even taking out jinn.

M1 Garand - Another Dutch firearm, good for picking off targets at a distance.

CAPACITY
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Daniyal has trained to have the mental fortitude to handle most anything that gets to him. He is, however, only human, and is stricken by vices that interfere with this work, such as his constant womanizing. Daniyal is, however, very capable in his work, and has never met with a jinn that has been able to match him toe to toe.

Daniyal prefers to act with precision, leaving as little impact as possible with his work, as if he were a surgeon removing the problem with as much precision and accuracy as possible while leaving as little collateral damage as possible.

Daniyal is also a proficient speaker of Indonesian, Dutch (his Native language), French, English, and Arabic. He also has a decent command of the Mandarin and Hokkien languages from his work with the Chinese communities.

Rahmah Deng

Persatuan Persaudaraan Dukun

Aceh Division

	NAME: Rahmah Deng ______________ AGE: 23 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: January - 15 - 1949 ______________ FAITH: Folk Islam, influenced by Chinese folk religion and Taoism ______________ NATIONALITY: Indonesian, Chinese ethnicity ______________

PERSONALITY
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Rahmah Deng was born in the Dutch East Indies in the city of Batavia, soon to be Jakarta, born in the final year of Dutch control of Indonesia. She came from an upper middle-class family in Java of Chinese origins. While her early life was devoid of much in the way of interesting events, her life took a sudden turn in 1965, she and her parents were attacked by a penanggalan, a kind of nocturnal vampiric entity native to Southeast Asia. While her parents did not survive the encounter, she was saved by intervention by two hunters who were in the area at the time, the elite Sheikh Ibrahim Joko, and his apprentice Daniyal Sitepu. After the encounter, Rahmah insisted on joining with the two hunters and helping to put an end to these creatures. Ibrahim assigned Daniyal to take on the training of Rahmah. He would become her sole mentor after Sheikh Ibrahim's death in 1967.

If there is one way to describe Rahmah's personality,it is uncertain. A relative newcomer to hunting, she has been Daniyal's apprentice for 7 years, but remains insecure about her abilities or potential as a hunter. She compensates for her internal insecurities with a very fiery and pugnacious presentation: very assertive and quick to take offense.

Rahmah has a very perfectionist attitude towards her work, something that runs contrary to Daniyal, and something that often clashes with his own laissez-faire approach to life. Nevertheless, she and Daniyal are quite close, with Daniyal seeing her as something like a younger sister, and Rahmah seeing Daniyal as a kind of father figure.

Rahmah's family are relatively recent converts to Islam, with her grandfather being the first to adopt the local religion. However, her family and personal practice maintains practices from traditional Chinese folk religion. Daniyal has been tolerant of her foreign practices, though he has resisted attempts by Rahmah to adopt them himself.

EQUIPMENT
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• 1911-A1 FS - Rahmah's general use handgun. Was a gift from Sheikh Ibrahim.
• Winchester Model 1200 - Much like her mentor, Rahmah makes use if a pump action shotgun. Whereas Daniyal makes use of his shotgun for his main weapon, Rahmah is more reserved in her applications of the weapon.
• Machete - Rahmah carries a machete for the purposes of close combat. Hers has been plated with silver to make it more effective against the spiritually impure.
• Zamzam water - Water from the sacred springs of Mecca. Acts like holy water for the purposes of purification and repelling the malevolent.
• Taweez - a form of holy amulet containing verses of the Quran worn for protection
• Fu - Fu are special talismans in Chinese folk religion. Rahmah uses them for the purpose of sealing and protection.

CAPACITY
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With her type A personality and perfectionism, Rahmah is very well organized, often acting as a counterweight to Daniyal's relaxed attitude. She mostly plays support to Daniyal in combat, working for logistical and defensive roles such as crafting fu for the purposes of sealing demons. Much like Daniyal, she is multilingual, speaking Hokkien, Indonesian, Dutch, English and Mandarin fluently. She also has decent command of French and Arabic. Unlike Daniyal, who often lacks the initiative to negotiate, Rahmah is a skilled negotiator and bargainer, consistently haggling and working out favorable circumstances for travel and purchasing on their travels together.

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Mother Ekaterine

Central Intelligence Agency

Special Activities Division, "Majestic-12"

	NAME: Stavrophore Ekaterine Kapanadze ______________ AGE: 47 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: January 10, 1925 ______________ FAITH: Eastern Orthodox ______________ NATIONALITY: Naturalized American, From the Georgian SSR ______________

PERSONALITY
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Ekaterine is a veteran of war, holy and otherwise. She was a member of the Assault Engineering Brigade during the Patriotic War, seeing service in Stalingrad, Konisberg, Berlin and then later fighting in Manchuria and the Kuril Islands against Imperial Japan. Later she fell into the Orthodox Church and its war against sin. Her days in the Red Army instilled a total lack of fear that bordered on irrational recklessness, later tempered by her time fighting demons across the Soviet Union and the United States. In her mind there is neither room for hesitation nor impatience, she takes in the situation and makes the call before sticking through it until the end. The Lord's work is a calling of the utmost importance and any time wasted on overreactions or inactions is an affront to His name.

Her devotion to Heaven is what keeps Ekaterine going after a life of loss and betrayal. Made bitter by the early loss of her parents and the harsh treatment she received from her aunt and uncle, the senseless violence she witnessed in the war nearly broke her, leaving a rambling wreck who quite literally stumbled into monastery life. Even after being forced to flee to the U.S. during the anti-religious purges of the 60s Mother Ekaterine's faith is what keeps her from spiraling into a dark place. She sees her work hunting the Serpent's minions as her way of giving back to the Lord for saving her life.

Just as she takes pride (in a sense anyway) in her duties mentoring the younger sisters or feeding the poor so too does she feel good during the hunt. While a lust for the blood of man would certainly be cause for troubled self-reflection she once saw no fault in enjoying herself when driving the devils out of the kingdoms of man. But it's obvious that her endurance has limits, even if she pretends otherwise.

Ekaterine is caught in a vicious cycle of sin and attempting to atone for it.

-The earth is tainted with monsters and the evil men SPINELESS, GREEDY COWARDS who kneel to them, just as it was during the war.
-It is her duty to remove the rot CRUSH AND BURN THEM before it endangers God's children, and to do it quickly and efficiently without waste LAUGH AS SHE SENDS THEM WHERE THEY BELONG
-Ekaterine does the job and feels, for at least a moment, pride even as she slips further into trauma and stress weakness, sloth that makes her wish she could stop tempts her from her holy path.
-She allowed the prince of darkness to tempt her into the sins of wrath, pride, and sloth, thus she needs to atone.
-The earth is tainted with monsters and…

Repeat until dead.

EQUIPMENT
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The great thing about being a government asset is the ability to get your hands on things that God wants you to use but the Man decrees illegal without good reason. The men in sharp suits and shades make sure Ekaterine can equip herself as she needs.

Carried Or Brought With Her

Ithaca 37:Five shells of twelve gauge absolution, a venerable weapon that serves a blessed purpose. Mother Ekaterine's trench gun and attached bayonet were custom-made and consecrated for the purpose of monster hunting.
Stechkin APS: A personal weapon smuggled over during her flight from the USSR. Most people would be unable to handle the recoil from this blessed machine pistol without its optional stock but Ekaterine's strength of belief (as well as well strength of body) gives her the discipline required to wield it. Her CIA contacts got some work done on it, giving it a threaded barrel and suppressor in an attempt to minimize the clatter it makes.
Holy Oils: A bit of the Oil of Catechumens used in baptisms, some soap, and good old gasoline mixed together in glass bottles to be lit and thrown. The result is a blessed blaze that sticks to demons and melts them where they stand. When asked about the propriety of such a weapon the Stavrophore holds that if the Father above took issue then he would surely show her a better way.
The Armor of God: The Assault Engineers made use of a "steel bib" in the war, an eight-pound cuirass designed to protect the wearer from pistol bullets and shell fragments. Ekaterine took hers home and over the years expanded upon it, adding thinner plates to her arms and legs as well as a pair of studded gloves to protect her knuckles. All of this was personally anointed and blessed by Ekaterine of course, with protective verses carved in by a steady hand.
Duty Bag: A veshmeshok filled with everything a demon hunter on the go might need. A copy of the Scripture, icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary, a change of clothes, money, and snacks as well as spare ammo, oils, salts, consecrated iron filings, and a Makarov pistol that once belonged to her abbess back in the Soviet Union.
Ear Plugs: The Lord protects those who trust him, not those who test him. While not always feasible to wear Ekaterine likes to keep a pair on hand to spare her hearing.

Left In The Car

M9 Flamethrower: Forty-five pounds and capable of firing for six seconds straight, it's an upgrade to the old Soviet weapons systems Ekaterine used in the Red Army, but she dreads using it. For one, any situation that calls for it has gotten far too out of hand, and it brings back very bad memories from the sewers and bunkers she cleared out.

CAPACITY
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Ekaterine is trained in exorcism, but she's not an expert in it like some of her colleagues. She's studied demons, spirits, and undead but not to the same extent as the loremasters in the Vatican or the eggheads at Area 51. She's entirely (and proudly) incapable of magic, and while her faith has tangible effects on her safety she can't actively harness it to hinder the enemy.

Some hunters are scalpels, Ekaterine is a sledgehammer. She applies herself to weak points with great speed, her training as an assault engineer and her unshakable belief driving out all who would oppose her and her God. Already a trained soldier before entering the Church's demon hunters Eketerine is a skilled gunslinger, fitting considering that she works in the land of the gangster and cowboy. She excels at meeting the enemy in close quarters and blasting them back to Hell with her shotgun and pistol or simply spilling their infernal guts with a twist of her bayonet. Her work as a farmhand set the ground for building a great physical strength that, while hidden by a nun's outfit, enables her to sprint with her gear and crush the skulls of the damned beneath her boots.

Her spiritual strength on the other hand is what keeps her going. No matter how bad things get, no matter how much misery and sin she has to wallow through, she just keeps going. After going through the killing fields of the Eurasian steppes without God's light, how can she allow herself to break against the mere denizens of Hell with Him guiding her aim? Her belief is quite literally her armor, her absolute devotion to the cause making her even tougher than she already was.

When there's a nest of strigoi menacing a town or an uprising of cultists looking to bring forth one of the infinite demons from Hell, Ekaterine will happily cut them down en masse.

Yami

Central Intelligence Agency

Special Activities Division, "Majestic-12"

	NAME: Yamileth Sedillo ______________ AGE: 23 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: February 16, 1949 ______________ FAITH: Folk Catholic, practices a mix of Maronite and Latin teachings as well as the veneration of less official saints and spirits ______________ NATIONALITY: American, of Lebanese and Mexican descent ______________

PERSONALITY
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Yamileth has no memory of her father due to his deployment and death in Korea, leaving her to be raised by her young mother and extended family. Growing up near the poverty line, she fell in with local hoodlums and common criminals, earning herself several run-ins with the law in Albuquerque by her early teens. To avoid jail she joined a behavioral adjustment program sponsored by the local Orthodox convent, despite being a Catholic.

People assume that her upbringing left her unwilling to play by societal norms, treating the law with childish mockery as opposed to any sort of reverence. In actuality, she's deeply disturbed by events of your youth and her inability to convince (almost) anybody of the truth. On a trip to Cochiti Lake with friends, she witnessed one of them drown in what was ruled as a tragic accident. In actuality, he was murdered by something lurking beneath the surface, a pallid and long-haired spirit looking for revenge: a rusalka, not that Yami would know its name until later.

After being picked up by Mother Ekaterine and spilling her story after a night of constant prodding Yami was thrown into the life of a novice hunter. She's eager to prove herself but is largely untested, the handful of exorcisms and hunts she's gone on nowhere near the level of the Las Vegas compact's disappearance. And while she wants to protect the world from what dwells in the dark, she'd be lying if she said she wasn't terrified. Still, she's in it for the long haul.

What complicates her already stressful life is her relationship with Ekaterine. While no one would accuse the nun of being a gentle or slow-paced tutor she's always treated Yamileth kindly, taking the time to learn her native tongues and always being sure to compliment as much as she critiques. This kindness has not gone unnoticed, but the problem is that Yamileth has a deep love for her mentor that goes past the familial or platonic. What was once a childish crush had matured into proper infatuation, and Yami hopes that the secret stays just that.

EQUIPMENT

Yamileth's Belongings

M1 Carbine: Lightweight, easy to shoot and useful for putting game on the table when the hunt takes Yami and her mentor into the wilderness. She learned marksmanship shooting cans in the Chihuahuan Desert with Ekaterine but has yet to try her luck with a resisting target.

"Justicia": A beautifully engraved and thoroughly blessed Colt Python, a gift from the Stavrophore shortly before they set out for Las Vegas. Yami doesn't know where Ekaterine got it but appreciates the meaning behind it: she's a hunter now, with all the honor and danger that entails.

Athame: A simple iron knife that's been consecrated for use in rituals. Cuts through herbs, sacred knots, sticks of incense, and the various spirits and demons that menace God's children.

Witch's Kit: Holy water, salt, iron fillings, images of the saints, miniature copies of the Scriptures and Yami's own grimoire, poppets of herself and Ekaterine as well as the other various bits and pieces a journeyman witch/healer might need. Contains the most powerful magic of all: high-strength painkillers.

Gas Masks and Oxygen: When Ekaterine brings out the flamethrower or quarry starts choking the air with foul fumes, it pays to be able to breathe. Yamileth only brings enough to protect herself and her mentor, although the oxygen can be administered to any unfortunate civilians in the area.

Ear Plugs: Ekaterine's strict training taught Yami the importance of protecting her hearing.

Ekaterine's Belongings

Cohort: A big, brutal Cane Corso, and an ally in the fight against corruption. Ekaterine and Yamileth found him when clearing a dog fighting ring run by a minor demon of Wrath, and ever since the Stavrophore has trained him to lash out against creatures like those that enslaved him. Part of Yami's duties is cleaning and feeding the big brute.

Bag of Bombs: Exactly what it sounds like. Ekaterine's time as a combat engineer taught her how to use a wide variety of explosives, and sometimes such overwhelming force is required in the field. She had assured Yami that the detonating cord, primer,s and plastic explosives are all very stable and won't go off unless purposefully set but that doesn't mean Yami likes carrying the duffel bag around.

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CAPACITY
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Yami is technically a hunter, but she's just barely out of the apprentice stage. The most action she's seen is a handful of exorcisms and a couple of very tightly controlled hunts, and she's been accompanied by at least Ekaterine on every single one. She lacks experience and the hardened psyche of veterans, which can be a problem when confronted with the horrors in the dark.

But she has tricks up her sleeve to compensate. Besides her marksmanship (courtesy of hunting javelinas with Ekaterine) she's a fledging witch and healer, combining the folk practices of her upbringing with proper magic spells and potions. While the Stavrophore might not be fond of magic she does recognize its uses and arranged for Yami to learn from the local white coven. While lacking in offensive hexes (the most she can conjure in a fight is a handful of flame to press into the enemy's face) Yami can knit torn flesh and seal cracked bones, provided she has the components and presence of mind. She can also wish away infections of both the body and the spirit.

In short: she's Ekaterine's personal combat medic.

[Inertia]

Jin (진)

대한성공회 (Daehanseong-Gonghoe)

프리스트-엑소시스트 - Exorcist of the Anglican Church of Korea

	NAME: Jin Dak-Ho (진 닥-호) ______________ AGE: 31 ______________ HEIGHT: 6'0" ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: September 5th, 1941 ______________ FAITH: PROTESTANT ______________ NATIONALITY: South Korean ______________

PERSONALITY
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Jin always portrays himself with a smile. Usually a soft, gentle smile can be found on his face not too dissimilar to that of a patient parent. He is very gentle and soft-spoken, always having a kind word to say to people around him. Jin is not prone to anger, in-fact it seems nigh-impossible to truly rile him up (atleast, if you're human). He is considered an oddity amongst his fellow exorcist, considering his line of work and how it can, eventually, mentally and physically degrade any man. At the very least, the Korean has a seemingly endless amount of mental fortitude.

Jin is one of the few exorcists in South Korea as the prominence of Protestant churches were very low at the time. Many visibly recoil when they see a priest with many scars and gashes on him- his most prominent one a large gash over his left eye (The eye still remains fully functional, however). He meets their reactions with a hearty chuckle and usually jokes about it- whether stating that he was an ex-convict or was part of a bike gang ((Kkhangpae (깡패)) Jin does have connections with the Korean Mafia due to his skills). That said, he uses clothing to cover up as much of the scars as he can (even using an eyepatch at times to hide his largest gash). This is because Jin has some reservations about his scars stemming from the stigma in South Korea in regards to personal beauty.

Underneath, Jin has some misgivings with his faith. Ultimately he believes in God's visions and plans. He's even waved away all the natural and man-made suffering that plagues the world. His faith, at times, can be shaken by the unnatural sufferings that occur. After five or so years of exorcisms, seeing all those whose suffered causes his heart to ache. He believes that none deserve to suffer from daemons, and wonders why a kind, benevolent God would allow such preternatural suffering to occur to his followers.

Currently Jin's small chapel houses a few orphaned kids, many stemming from demonic incidents, some from broken homes or rough lives. Perhaps it was to assuage his guilt of failing to protect the kids or due to misgivings of his faith, he wasn't sure. One seemed intent on following his footsteps, much to his worry.

EQUIPMENT
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- Consecrated Iron Batons: Jin wears these batons in a reverse grip. He uses it to fight defensively, it burns and sears daemons who come into contact with it. It is a simple iron baton blessed by his church and has been his main weapon of choice in close-quarters since beginning his exorcisms.

- Colt Paterson: A gun given to Jin by his clergy. He wasn't privy to the inner specifics on how it was forged and made- just what it is capable of. The design is plain other than an etching of 'Psalm 27:1' on the grip. The silver bullets it carries can harm and potentially kill daemons and other supernatural creatures given a good enough shot. Jin usually has it holstered on his hip. Jin maintains it on a (needlessly) daily basis.

- Vials of Holy Water/Oil: Small vials of holy water and oil blessed by his church (or himself if short on time). They hang on his belt. The use is simple enough, throw on a daemon or similar supernatural beings if need-be.

- Sawed-off shotgun: Imported from the US by his church to assist in his activities since he has requested more fire power after the Mexico operation. Has made bullets with melted sanctified/holy silver.

His request for even heavier ordinance is currently in review.

CAPACITY
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Jin's first few years as an exorcist was bloody, to say the least. His inexperience and naivety had led to many near-death experiences. As such, he's built up a large tolerance for pain (during this period); his pain threshold is higher than most normal humans. It would take an inordinate amount of pain to get him to scream out in agony.

Jin's fighting style is mainly based on speed due to his lithe frame. His weapons are used to block (while simultaneously hurting daemons) while retreating and counterattacking. This is due to personal experience, as he thinks it folly to overpower a daemon as opposed to using speed to outmaneuver. He is adept at using his own, rather unorthodox style, baton. He can also turn to a normal grip to extend his reach but lower his defense. To supplement his short reach is his Colt- he has near-perfect aim on despite being an older type of gun.

Jin has memorized multiple exorcism chants and can recite it at a quick pace. So far, he's had alot of success with the exorcisms found in 'Rituale Romanum'. He has knowledge of turning water into holy water and can use it on the fly if needs be.

Within the country of South Korea, he is one of the few veteran exorcist and demonologist. He has had more than a few run ins with Dokkaebis, Gwisins, Yogoes and similar creatures that seemed to originate within his own country. He has also been called into other countries to assist or deal with supernatural creatures. He has extensive knowledge of these creatures characteristics, habits, and weaknesses. This makes his skills valued and demanded all over the country and even overseas at times, which expands his knowledge-base even further causing a cycle.

[Goma]

Hikari Miko

稲川会 Inagawa-Kai

Yokai Overwatch - Division Head

_{Divine Communicator, Spiritual Purifier; Good Sister}

	NAME: HIKARI MIKO ______________ AGE: 28 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: APRIL - 25 - 1944 ______________ FAITH: SHINTO ______________ NATIONALITY: JAPANESE ______________

PERSONALITY
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Hikari is an optimistic, trusting, and self-giving individual. As an unofficial adoptive child, all such qualities were naturally inherited from the priest of the Shinto temple where she spent her childhood. Growing up, giving service was nothing short of a normal day for her. This looked like keeping the temple up and running alongside her fellow shrine maidens, assisting the priests and priestesses during rituals and prayer ceremonies, and even providing solace to visitors of the shrine in the form of much-needed conversations and rant sessions. As a result, obedience and good listening skills were her forte for the longest time.

However, above all things, the shrine maiden is optimistic. It is her main quality, and almost to a fault. Ever since the fall of her shrine, the absolute belief she had in the good in all things has enabled her to fall down an unsavory path with the Yakuza, thoroughly trusting that their power, capabilities, and promises would help her restore her dying shrine and put all its members to rest.

Climbing the ranks and even having a division specially formed within a gang syndicate was inevitable for a person with her talents, but the things she witnessed on a daily basis were unsightly no matter what. Even still, she tolerates them with great conviction and has no trouble holding her tongue in exchange for a smile. Over time, it became natural for her to stay positive even during the greatest of misfortunes. After all, there was a great goal in her heart that she ought to achieve before her passing - even if it meant setting aside her feelings and looking past devious lies, clear exploitations, and greed that knew no bounds.

EQUIPMENT
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As a shrine maiden first and an acting yakuza member second, Hikari dons the miko shozoku even during her missions in great respect to the Shinto practice. It is coupled with a bulletproof vest above her white kosode, graciously provided by her organization for added protection.

❀ Oyabushi, "Pacifier" - A blessed katana, her main weapon of choice. Has undergone rites of purification and is empowered through spiritual energy. Officially used to send yokai to the other world

❀ Ofuda, "Blessed Paper Talismans" - Slips of paper and wood blessed by local priests. They are imbued with much spiritual power and made with various uses in mind, mainly for the purpose of protection against evil. During hunts or exorcisms, they can be utilized to trap even the most elusive of apparitions.

❀ Azusa Yumi, "Evil-Banishing Bow" - A powerful, traditional bow made of sacred Cherry Birch. In preparation for the mission at hand, the arrows have been both consecrated and engraved with inscriptions to repel negative energy.

❀ Tamagushi, "Sacred Offertory" - A thick sakaki-tree branch mainly used for divination and is adorned with strips of white cotton cloth. Though it is meant as an offering, it has been specially sharpened thoroughly on its end for this mission to ensure great precision and reliability as a backup weapon.

❀ Walther P38- A pistol given to her by another member of the Yakuza as a token of his admiration after a particular banishment event. Because of his insistence, she carries it with her but only as a last resort as she is aware these weapons were smuggled into the country.

❀ Gehōbako, "Pouch of Trinkets" - A sizeable cloth bag that holds her prayer beads, ink for inscriptions, several types of omamori charms, uncooked rice, dried fruits, nuts, herbs, salt, sugar, and sake.

CAPACITY
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❀ SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION - Born under a bad star, Hikari is gifted with the natural ability to see and communicate on a deeper level with yokai and yurei of all shapes and sizes. She is able to hear and speak to them, sense their presence, and even feel their emotions on a superficial level. As a result, she is fairly understanding to visitors from beyond the boundary and often uses this ability to make purification and exorcism rituals easier to handle for all parties involved.

❀ SWORDWORKS - As a shrine maiden and spiritual communicator, Hikari prefers to sit down and talk first before pulling out a sword. However, when the situation calls for it (which is usually) she will not hesitate to protect her loved ones or work associates.

In the beginning, she was not expected to be extremely adept at physical prowess, especially when compared to her fellow yakuza members. For that reason, she has spent years of her life training regularly in kenjutsu to make up for this lack and can fend for herself against particularly aggressive yokai when need be. As a bonus, it also gives her the chance to execute yokai herself, often granting them swift and painless deaths.

❀ PURIFICATION - Hikari is able to hold purification and cleansing rituals and throughout the years has learned to turn this process into a seamless addition to her combat style. The shrine maiden has by-hearted the shinto norito, a large collection of prayers, to assist her in honoring kami and releasing spirits. Comprised of sing-song tones and rhythms, it also acts as a sort of meditation while she is out on hunts.

❀ HEALING - alongside purification ceremonies are healing rituals. Though this can be done on the fly, the shrine maiden's healing centers around stabilizing grievous wounds and revitalizing lost energy.

NOTABLE SPIRITUAL CONTRACTS
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Due to her gifts, Hikari is able to form and establish contracts with yokai should both parties consent. As of this day, only one has been under her employ.

❀ Yago - Yago-kun, a grumpy spirit with excellent sight perception that Hikari picked up after a particular mission.

The Mission

A gang member once requested assistance due to complaints of terrible migraines, intense eye aches, and a weakened aura which made him extremely vulnerable to falling ill. Though it was clear that he was being haunted by a resentful spirit, Hikari later found out that said spirit was originally an innocent bystander that the gang member had mistakenly shot due to bad aim.

So, it stayed in the mortal realm to haunt its killer and 'steal' his vision, and that it did.

As a result, the spirit ended up with amazing sight and sensory perception that it had nothing to do with. The shrine maiden believed it to be a good idea to 'adopt' the spirit under her care and allow it to work with her to atone for its evil misdeeds during its haunting. This is so that it can one day redeem itself, and reunite with its ancestors to become a guardian kami.

The two have agreed to settle on a contract, allowing Hikari to make use of Yago's sight during missions for the purpose of scouting. In return, Yago siphons her negative emotions and fuels itself in this way.