Chosen of Ti-Tsang

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-	Chosen of Ti-Tsang (Taoist Alchemy)	+	'''Sanctum:''' [[Chinese United Methodist Church]]
-	Taoist, based out of Chinatown in San Francisco. Oldest cabal in the city, dating back to the middle of the 19th century with extensive ties to the community, organized crime, and other ethnic conclaves throughout the Bay Area.	+
-	Theme: Compassion, simplicity, patience.	+
-	Oblations: Honoring the ancestors, exercise, meditate, reflect on nature.	+
-	Rote Specialties: Crafts, Medicine, Occult	+
-	Sanctum: Large shop and home with basement (Size 3, Security 3)	+
-	Hallow: Death (4, Dusk)	+
-	Demesne: Basement (2, Moros)	+
-	Library: Taoism, Alchemy, Ghosts, Chinese History (4)	+
-	[[Di]] (Earth) – Jin Gao (Moros)	+	The Chosen are the oldest cabal in the city, having been formed by Chinese immigrants who came to take part in the Gold Rush or work on the Transcontinental Railroad. It has always had extensive ties to Chinatown and similar ethnic communities in Oakland and San Jose, but its members usually keep to themselves. Nonetheless, they have dominated Consilia for the last century and have managed to earn the enmity of the ''[[Children of Olorun]]'' by seizing their hallow on Washington Street. After the 1906 earthquake, Japanese members split off to form the ''[[Temple of Ama-no-Uzume|Priests of Amaterasu]]'', claiming poor treatment at the hands of the Chinese leaders of the cabal.
-	Age 90, Male, Cantonese, Fortitude/Pride, Gnosis 7.	+
-	Death 6, Matter 5, Prime 5, Life 3, Fate 3, Time 3, Space 2.	+
-	Father died in WWI, veteran of WWII, Awakened during his tour of duty. Returned to Chinatown where he was taken under the mentorship of a Taoist sorcerer. Tired of war, he tended to the needs of the community and his family, but focused on spiritual matters rather than temporal. Became increasingly detached as more of his friends were dead.	+
-	Spends his days in the garden behind the sanctum, talking to the dead.	+
-	[[Hou]] (Fire) – Yingchao Jing (Moros)	+	The two core legacies of the cabal are the Uncrowned Kings, who practice Taoist alchemy to achieve spiritual balance, and the Stone Scribes, who honor the dead and communicate with them by keeping detailed records of their lives and deeds.
-	Age 51, Female, Cantonese, Temperance/Wrath, Gnosis 4.	+	==Protocols==
-	Death 5, Matter 4, Prime 3, Mind 2, Fate 1, Time 1.	+	We are those who walk half in death and half in life. We are the emissaries of the honored ancestors. We are the link between the past and the present and the days to come. We are the thread which binds history, which records the names of the dead and guides the living to greater purity. We are the Chosen of Ti-Tsang.
-	Born poor with immense pride in his cultural heritage, never managed to get out of Chinatown so has dedicated himself to being a pillar of the community. When he Awakened, it only strengthened. He saw that wealth was ephemeral and that his ancestors were all around him. His focus is more temporal than Jin’s, but he doesn’t take the spiritual for granted.	+
-	Shopkeeper in Chinatown, alchemist and ancestor worshipper.	+
-	[[Tieh]] (Metal) – Huiguang Wu (Thyrsus)	+	Let none who is Chosen neglect their duties to family and kin.
-	Age 38, Male, Cantonese, Prudence/Lust, Gnosis 1.	+
-	Life 2, Death 2, Spirit 1, Fate 1.	+
-	Conceived during the Summer of Love, parents had to drop out of college to raise him. He ended up working for his uncle, a butcher, and learned the trade. He always wanted to go to college, but finances didn’t allow and his Awakening gave him a new perspective on his profession. He gained a deep respect for the lives he took and their spiritual counterparts. He took his place in the cabal, filling the hole of Life and Spirit magic.	+
-	Butcher in Chinatown.	+
-	[[Shui]] (Water) – Christina Krohn (Moros)	+	Let none who is Chosen forget their heritage and the history of their people.
-	Age 16, Female, Northern European, Justice/Sloth, Gnosis 1.	+
-	Death 2, Matter 2, Space 2.	+	Let none who is Chosen stray too close to the living or the dead.
-	Popular and attractive cheerleader who went through a painful Awakening that got her committed to a mental institution for a year. She was taken care of by Dr. Tanenbaum who brought in Melissa Chen to plant mental triggers before releasing her with a bit of Fate magic to have the cabal find her. Yingchao took her under his wing and helped her cope. She’s become a bit goth, but is making the adjustment gradually. So far, she hasn’t noticed the reveries when she reports back to the Sandmen.	+
-	High school cheerleader from Pacific Heights.	+	Let none who is Chosen fail to honor their master or their apprentice.
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		+	Let none who is Chosen ignore the [[Consilia|Barbary Compact]] and its Protocols.
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		+	Let none who is Chosen betray their sacred trust, lest they be cast into hell.
		+	==Mages==
		+	* [[Di]], cabal leader (Moros Archmage of Matter, Uncrowned King)
		+	* [[Hou]] (Moros Master of Death, Stone Scribe)
		+	* [[Tieh]] (Moros Apprentice of Matter, Uncrowned King)
		+	* [[Shui]] (Moros Apprentice of Death, Stone Scribe)
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		+	==Sleepwalkers==
		+	* [[Jun Li]]
		+	* [[Tianyi Yen]]
		+	* [[Su Kuang]]

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Latest revision as of 04:26, 20 July 2006

Sanctum: Chinese United Methodist Church

The Chosen are the oldest cabal in the city, having been formed by Chinese immigrants who came to take part in the Gold Rush or work on the Transcontinental Railroad. It has always had extensive ties to Chinatown and similar ethnic communities in Oakland and San Jose, but its members usually keep to themselves. Nonetheless, they have dominated Consilia for the last century and have managed to earn the enmity of the Children of Olorun by seizing their hallow on Washington Street. After the 1906 earthquake, Japanese members split off to form the Priests of Amaterasu, claiming poor treatment at the hands of the Chinese leaders of the cabal.

The two core legacies of the cabal are the Uncrowned Kings, who practice Taoist alchemy to achieve spiritual balance, and the Stone Scribes, who honor the dead and communicate with them by keeping detailed records of their lives and deeds.

Protocols

We are those who walk half in death and half in life. We are the emissaries of the honored ancestors. We are the link between the past and the present and the days to come. We are the thread which binds history, which records the names of the dead and guides the living to greater purity. We are the Chosen of Ti-Tsang.

Let none who is Chosen neglect their duties to family and kin.

Let none who is Chosen forget their heritage and the history of their people.

Let none who is Chosen stray too close to the living or the dead.

Let none who is Chosen fail to honor their master or their apprentice.

Let none who is Chosen ignore the Barbary Compact and its Protocols.

Let none who is Chosen betray their sacred trust, lest they be cast into hell.

Mages

• Di, cabal leader (Moros Archmage of Matter, Uncrowned King)
• Hou (Moros Master of Death, Stone Scribe)
• Tieh (Moros Apprentice of Matter, Uncrowned King)
• Shui (Moros Apprentice of Death, Stone Scribe)

Sleepwalkers

• Jun Li
• Tianyi Yen
• Su Kuang