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Characters/ALEXA SANTOS
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ALEXA SANTOS

The Unquestioning Blade

“Your eyes tell me you still want to live.”

Facts at a Glance

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Secret(2)

Rumors suggest Aluc is studying Alexa to see how far a vampire can fall before losing to the Beast.

Horatio Ballard and Naomi Stewart claim Alexa murdered Capone on Prince Jackson's orders.

Vulnerability(2)

Father Ambrosio Valdez is the only person who can make Alexa express sorrow or guilt.

Knowledge(1)

Alexa is a student of death, trained in decomposition and global funerary rituals.

Asset(1)

Alexa maintains a Mask as 'Gina Sanchez,' an assistant at the Cook County Morgue.

Threat(1)

Alexa coordinates with Aluc to socially or physically dismantle targets for Prince Jackson.

Alliance(1)

Alexa and Aluc Romas de Leon share a mutual Blood Bond and a deep, stabilizing friendship.

Conflict(2)

Alexa feels revulsion toward Jason 'Son' Newberry and fears being compared to him.

Alexa is offended by Prince Jackson's distrust and distance despite her loyal service.

Goal(2)

Alexa serves as a 'Dead-Eyed Hound' for the Camarilla, performing executions without moral hesitation.

Alexa protects and builds influence within the LGBTQ+ community through her ghoul networks.

Quirk(1)

Alexa is obsessed with the observation of death and the emotions of mourners.

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Dead-Eyed Hound

Alexa is convinced the Camarilla are right, and works to protect the interests of the sect. Alexa is known to accept occasional contract work to take someone out, though if it is not in the interest of the Camarilla, they are often not interested. Sometimes, the dirty work needs to be done by someone who has no issues with their morality.

Friend to the Fringe

Alexa continues to build their influences within the city, working through ghouls to achieve their goals. Alexa continually finds allies within the LGBTQ+ community, and sees them as their own. Should anyone start messing with that community, Alexa will have words with them, usually punctuated by a blade to the throat.

Corrosive Network

Jackson uses Alexa as a Hound of the city, using them as an enforcer when needed. Alexa works closely with Aluc on these matters and coordinates actions so as to efficiently strike at whatever their target might be. If someone is better brought down through social humiliation, Alexa informs Aluc about all the target's foibles, and the Minister in turn spreads gossip and innuendo throughout the court.

Aluc Romas de LeonFriendship

Alexa's closest relationship is with Aluc, with whom they share a weak Blood Bond. Aluc is one of the few individuals that Alexa would hesitate to kill, as he acts as their counsel, their enabler, and their friend in all things.

Jason NewberryMawla 2, Revulsion

Alexa finds it disturbing that Son is reaching out frequently, citing "common mindsets" and "mutual understanding." Alexa doesn't think they are depraved on Son's level, and at least isn't as sadistic. They are frightened and concerned that others may compare them to their Primogen.

Kevin JacksonOffended

Prince Jackson keeps Alexa at arm's length despite their doing everything the Prince commands. The Prince's distrust offends Alexa, but Aluc has cautioned against any confrontation for now.

Quick Stats

Sire
Licero
Embraced
1886 (Born 1851)
Generation
10th
Blood Potency
2
Humanity
2

Attributes

Physical

Strength
4
Dexterity
3
Stamina
2

Social

Charisma
2
Manipulation
4
Composure
2

Mental

Intelligence
3
Wits
2
Resolve
3
Health5
Willpower5

Skills

Physical

Athletics
Brawl
Craft (Embalming)
Drive
Firearms
Melee (Scalpel)
Survival

Social

Insight
Intimidation
Streetwise

Mental

Academics (Death Rites)
Awareness
Investigation
Medicine (Pathology)
Occult (Hecata)
Science
Technology

Disciplines

Auspex
▶1Sense the Unseen

Sense supernatural activity.

If the target is using Obfuscate they oppose using Wits + Obfuscate vs the user's Wits + Auspex, normal searches use Resolve.

Pool: Wits/Resolve + Auspex

As a Hound for the Prince, Alexa needs to detect hidden threats and supernatural masquerade breaches.

▶2Premonition

Visions of the future.

The Storyteller may activate this power passively with no cost, when used actively the user must make a Rouse Check and roll Resolve + Auspex.

Cost: Free / One Rouse Check

Pool: Resolve + Auspex

This fits the Malkavian theme of insight and helps Alexa anticipate the 'fading of light' and impending deaths she is obsessed with.

▶3Fatal FlawOblivion ●

Find the weakness of a target

It can be defended against with Composure for mental weaknesses or with Stamina for physical.

Cost: One Rouse Check

Pool: Intelligence + Auspex

Duration: One scene

This power requires Oblivion 1 and perfectly matches Alexa's role as an assassin and enforcer who 'steers the blade' to take out targets.

Obfuscate
▶1Silence of Death

Nullifies the sounds a user makes.

This power does not eliminate powers made outside of the user's personal space.

Duration: One scene

Essential for a 'Dead-Eyed Hound' who performs contract killings and sneaks up on victims to observe their final moments.

▶2Unseen Passage

The user can now move while remaining hidden.

This power will fail if the user is being actively watched when activated.

Cost: One Rouse Check

Duration: One scene or until detection

Allows Alexa to move through the morgue or hunting grounds undetected while pursuing her morbid interests.

Oblivion
▶1Oblivion Sight

See in darkness clearly and see ghosts present.

While in use there is a two-dice penalty to social interactions with mortals.

Duration: One scene

Enables Alexa to see ghosts and navigate the darkness of the morgue or ritual sites she frequents.

▶2Fatal PrecognitionAuspex ●●

Vision of a non-vampires death.

The vampire must be able to see or hear the target during the power's use.

Cost: One Rouse Check

Pool: Resolve + Oblivion

Duration: Until fulfilled, avoided or the story ends

This power requires Auspex 2 and aligns perfectly with Alexa's obsession with observing the specific details of how mortals die.

Ambition

Disable the city's Anarchs

Convictions

  • Never fail to study death as it occurs

Touchstones

  • Father Ambrosio Valdez — priest and confessor