Kin of the Damhán
Colony of the Inert Basin
Father of the Trupa Parish
Description
Height: 6'3" Weight: 190 lb. Ethnicity: Black Eyes: Brown Hair: Short buzzcut black Clothing: Brown and blue business formal Comportment/Cadence: Confident Distinctions: A powerful, good-looking man of African heritage and... Supernatural Qualities: ...curious breeding and fervor Accoutrements: Light jewelry, concealed revolver Traits: Appearance 3; Style 1; Pure Breed 1
"You are blessed by the Mother and are welcome among our people."
History
Date of Birth: November 30th, 1966 Home: Epworth, Harare, Zimbabwe Family: Ariko and Fadziso Githinji (parents), Kutenda (younger brother) Comrades: Kerns Chigaru, Eloise Webb, Othella Axpe Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (poor family, received little education, worked alongside father in factory, studied Bible in the hopes that the priesthood might provide relief; during a solitary retreat to the Balancing Rocks in the Matobo National Park, he recognized a power beyond but it was not Jesus or the Bible's God, instead the Queen Ananasa in all her terrifying splendor, directing him to a secret cache of magical lore written in Swahili hidden at the base of the stones) Key Event #2: Awe & Wonder (took up the study of "spider-magic" and cautiously sought out the Queen's children to offer his aid, learning much about the Hidden World over the years) Transition: Reassignment (a vision from the Queen directed him to offer his aid to the Colony of the Inert Basin far abroad, and to help head up a supposedly secret voodoo mystery cult called the Trupa Parish)
Paradigm/Style
Overview: Traditional (mediumship, trance dancing, special millet beer offerings, and a strict hierarchy of god-spirits under the Queen Ananasa)
Sanctuary
Location: Mandeville, Louisiana, United States Structure: Shrine Stock: Masquerades as a voodoo shrine; has grassy space for incense-burning and ritual dance, beer-brewing and storage Traits: none
Significant Other
Name: Eloise Webb, 2010 Nature: Erotic
Eloise
Weakness Spider-Mage
He does whatever he can. For his Queen, for his lady.
Likelihood of Corruption
Low.
His savvy and his proximity to Ananasi help keep him free from the damning corruption of the Wyrm.