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BEN GALURA
The Chicago Cassandra
“Mock me at your peril. Lodin did. Look what happened to him!”
Facts at a Glance
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Ben is experiencing alarming new visions of a gaunt Viking rising from a pit.
Vulnerability(1)
Ben is traumatized by a brief encounter with Nerissa Blackwater's mysterious companion.
Knowledge(2)
Ben accurately predicted the fall of the Vienna Pyramid and the Second Inquisition's rise.
Ben employs Ching-He Ni to run his shop during the day.
Asset(2)
Ben operates 'Tia Maria’s', a high-end fortune-telling parlor on the South Side.
Ben maintains a strong civilian Mask as philanthropist Fernando Velasquez.
Threat(1)
Ben uses gas to subdue and feed on tourists visiting his shop.
Alliance(1)
Anarchs and Duskborn frequently visit Ben for prophetic advice.
Conflict(1)
Ben is annoying the Chicago Malkavians by insisting they are hiding his sire's identity.
Goal(1)
Ben seeks to convince Prince Kevin Jackson of his prophetic legitimacy.
Quirk(1)
Ben is a ruthless social climber who will sacrifice friends for his goals.
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who stands at the edge of a lake. Something huge, ancient, and powerful stirs the black waters, but the young man is oblivious. Other new symbols include the winged goddess Isis with a box held protectively in her hands, a deep fissure forming in cracked dry earth from which issues forth ominous black smoke, and — most alarming to him — the Viking, ragged and gaunt, clawing his way up from a deep pit.
Hopes of Enlightenment
Even though he correctly predicted the fall of the Pyramid in Vienna, the routing of the Sabbat in Mexico City, and the rise of the Second Inquisition, few Chicago Kindred who matter will even look at him, let alone listen to his warnings. Jackson, however, is a different kind of Prince, and unlike the Viking, Kevin is unchecked by an overbearing council of Primogen. If he can just make Jackson see….
WaunekaRespect
Wauneka, the spooky, reticent Nosferatu with the thousand-mile stare and a penchant for helping gutter rats, often darkens Ben's door. He rarely pays for readings in cash, but his information is more precious than vitae. Wauneka believes. He listens and heeds the warnings. He knows a maelstrom is coming, and he values Ben's visions and insights.
Nerissa BlackwaterTerror
Ben doesn't know who the petite and handsome Native woman was who came in the car with the teenaged Blackwater twins, but he knows he never wants to make eye contact with her ever again. The moment was fleeting, but the soul-shriveling terror and the force of visions that flooded his mind overwhelmed him, leaving him shaken and unable to focus for three nights running. Nothing the Blackwaters have is worth the risk of coming into contact with that thing ever again!
Clan MalkavianIrritation
Ben believes his sire is of Clan Malkavian, but none of the Chicago Lunatics claim to know him. Ben believes they're hiding something regarding the Fat Man, and continues to press Jason and Alexa to the point of annoyance.