Nicolas Eskibel
From Gothpoodle
Ivory Claw Ritemaster (Blood of Kings)
Nicolas is the nephew of Lucas and uncle to Catherina. He is also the heir-apparent, much to Susana Vizcaya's irritation.
Description
Hishu
A slender Hispanic man in his early 40s with shoulder length black hair, mustache and goatee, gray-green eyes, and big ears. We usually wears white polyester shirts with gray wool slacks and greatcoat and expensive leather boots. He generally looks harried, like he's late for some appointment.
Urhan
A slender black wolf with white tips to his ears and tail.
Storytelling Hints
Brilliant, intelligent, and quick to adapt, Nicolas is the brains of the pack. He is also ambitious. Though he generally seeks power through knowledge, the prospect of being alpha of the pack when Lucas is gone is increasingly appealing to him. He shares his uncle's attitudes towards humanity but is a bit less conservative in most other respects, something which has led to friction with the older man and his beta. He loves human weaponry and is a prize-winning sharpshooter with a wide collection of guns. He takes his children out hunting to make sure they stay true to their heritage, even if they don't change.
Stats
- Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 2, Resolve 4
- Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3
- Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 4, Composure 2
- Mental Skills: Academics (Genealogy) 3, Computers 4, Crafts 1, Investigation 3, Medicine (Uratha) 2, Politics 1, Science 1.
- Physical Skills: Drive 1, Firearms (Rifles) 4, Stealth 1.
- Social Skills: Animal Ken 1, Empathy (Family*) 1, Expression 3, Intimidation 1, Persuasion 1, Socialize 1, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge 2.
- Merits: Contacts (Business, Computers) 2, Eidetic Memory 2, Languages (Tagalog, Spanish) 2, Resources 4, Retainer 1.
- Primal Urge: 3
- Willpower: 6
- Harmony: 8
- Virtue: Fortitude
- Vice: Greed
- Health: 8
- Initiative: 4
- Defense: 2
- Speed: 10
- Renown: Cunning 1, Honor 2, Purity 1, Wisdom 3.
- Essence: 12/1
- Gifts: (1) Pack Awareness*, Partial Change, Sense the Impure, Stoicism, Web of Scent*, Wolf-Blood's Lure; (2) Barbed Arrow, Relentless Focus; (3) Pangs of Anguish.
- Rituals: 3; Rites: All first through third-level rites in the main and Pure books.
Abilities
- Stoicism (Agony 1): Spend one Essence and roll Composure + Survival + Honor (3 dice) to ignore wound penalties for the scene.
- Barbed Arrow (Agony 2): Spend one Essence and roll Intelligence + Medicine + Purity (7 dice) versus target's Resolve + Primal Urge to inflict -1 (-2 for Uratha) dice penalty for the rest of the scene on a successful strike.
- Pangs of Anguish (Agony 3): Spend one Essence and roll Presence + Medicine + Cunning (6 dice) - target's Composure to inflict 3 + successes Bashing damage in agony.
- Sense the Impure (Scourging 1): Roll Wits + Animal Ken + Wisdom (6 dice) to determine the purity of the target.
- Relentless Focus (Scourging 2): Roll Resolve + Empathy + Honor (7 dice) to regain one Willpower per two successes.
Combat
| Type | Damage | Hishu | Dalu | Gauru | Urshul | Urhan | Shots | Notes |
| Bite | 2 (L) | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Claw | 1 (L) | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Grapple | 0 (B) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sniper Rifle | 4 (L) | 12 | 12 | 10+1 | 9 again |
Background
Nicolas is the brains behind Netelligence, the one who convinced his uncle that investment of family funds in the rapidly expanding internet sphere was vital to expansion of their resources and the one who pulled them through the bursting of the bubble. He is one of the few members of the family with a degree and has always possessed the proper mix of smarts and dedication to master anything he puts his mind to. When he Changed, he was happy to take the neglected position of lorekeeper on top of the duties of ritemaster and has thrown himself into the lore of the Uratha just as he did the intricacies of business and computers. While he knows his uncle is disappointed that he hasn't spent more time training with his cousins to fight, he is happy to please him in the ways that more suit his interests and temperament. He has become a little wary of Susana as the years have progressed because of her hostility towards the possibility that he may replace her father, but generally is loyal to the family and would do anything to increase their fortunes. Nicolas married late, due to his years at college, but has six children, the eldest of whom are approaching the age when they might Change and he is very excited at the prospect.
