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24/04/2008 14:03

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4. Viena, Austrian Empire: 1900 CE, Diletant

Simulacrum Name: Ingrid Von Croy
Occupation: Dilettante, Female
Stasis Event: Killed by Thule Society

Background:
Ingrid was the only child of a wealthy Austrian noble man. Her mother died in child birth and she was raised like a son by her father as he had no intention of remarrying or having any more children. Her father shared his passion for collecting ancient and priceless artefacts with his daughter and they travelled the world building a modest collection of artefacts from the ancient world. Ingrids favourite was always a sliver sceptre dating back to the ancient city of Uruk, it was almost 4600 years old. In the winter of 1904 her father became ill and a few months later passed away leaving her all the family fortunes. On the same day the elements came together in their family home on the outskirts of Vienna, a nexus formed and Hiros found herself in the unfamiliar body of Ingrid. Hiros took advantage of the girls position and fortunes continuing her research into alchemy and magical studies from the Elizabethan era. Hiros tried to keep her head down and avoided the templars after her previous experience with them, she did however take on a human student and apprentice. She met him at one of the many high society gatherings in Vienna, he was an writer and poet called Gustav Meyrink the son of a major banker in Vienna. Hiros was immediately intrigued by his discussions and beliefs in an eastern path known as Buddism. She took him in and showed him the true magicks of the nephilim, they became brief lovers but Hiros didn't really care for indulging in human pleasures. One summer Hiros and Gustav took a trip to London to meet with some other Magician arcanum and through them they became involved in the Golden dawn. The two resided in London for some time but it soon became apparent that trouble was brewing across Europe and so they returns to Vienna in 1918 to find Vienna in a state of flux as the capital of the first Austrian republic. Hiros tried to avoid the human politics that played out post first world war but as she moved in high society of Vienna inevitably Hiros was drawn in. Around this time she met another nephilim Anacletus of the Emperor Arcanum, who was engaged in a secret war with the Thule society who were hunting nephilim and mixing up the mortal politics of the region. Anacletus and Hiros worked to undermine the Thules societies plans along with several other nephilim. They had a run of successful attacks on the society severely hindering them and weakening their position, however the nephilim became over confident and one night Hiros slept alone in his decadent home in Vienna when an assassin from the society found his way in and killed Hiros lucky Anacletus was tipped off and arrived in time to prevent Hiros complete destruction and to save the silver sceptre.

◾ Mood: restless
◾ Entombed Within: Vienna
◾ Audio Input: Ulver - 08 - Hiertets Vee

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31/03/2008 16:35

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3. London, Kingdom of England: 1590 CE, Court Alchemist

Simulacrum Name: Gabriell Barthel
Occupation: Court Alchemist, Male
Stasis Event: Assasinated by Templars
Notable Events: Was part of the Magician Arcanum

Background:
Gabriell was the second son of a baron, he received a good education and when he came of age he was sent to the royal court of Henry VIII. Whilst at court he was recruited by the Rosicrucian's and initiated into the order, under the eye of the magician arcanum the Rosicrucian order was flourishing. was flourishing. Gabriell was assigned to apprentice a nephilim known as Edmund Charlton, although his peers in the arcanum called him Poulxeria, the boy learnt much under Edmund's tutelage especially concerning the arts of alchemy. After Henry the VIII died in 1547 and Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1559, it was decided that Gabriell was ready for the "transition". This was something he had long been groomed for, he would live twice his normal life and would share his body with an angelic intelligence just as his mentor did. During a long ceremony forecast at a precise date and time and held in the secret libraries of Mortlake (John Dee private residence and probably the most extensive library of the time) , Gabriell under the watchful eyes of the magician arcanum including the famous John Dee was brought before a sliver sceptre. The elements converged and as predicted a nexus formed allowing the consciousness of Hiros Gammos to flow into the mind and body of Gabriell Barthel. Hiros worked closely with Jon Dee, the other Magicians and the Rosicrucian's to help form the new Camelot and lead the nephilim in a golden age of magical discovery. For the first time in his incarnations Hiros was truly able to work closely and openly with his fellow arcanum members and with humans. The vision was pure but the politics of the court slowly tainted it, the templars were also very active through out the court of queen Elizabeth and lead by Lord Leicester were a constant thorn in the side of the court nephilim. Hiros became a close friend of Poulxeria as he had been the one to training and condition the simulacrum, they work together to study the sciences as well as hermetic lore, and kabbalistic lore publishing several minor books on the subjects to help enlighten the humans. Hiros occasionally travelled around Europe collecting texts and studying at the major institutes. In England he inherited his family estates and home Kirtling Tower situated in the county of Cambridge after outliving the rest of the Barthel family. Hiro used his increased influence and power to help set up various academic institutions around the country as well as funding a new college at Cambridge. The years passed and Hiros eventually left the court and took a position as a lecturer at Cambridge although still returning on occasion to consult with his peers. One cold winters night he was summoned back to London to find that his friend and colleague Poulxeria murdered, Hiro attempt to find the assassins and make them pay, his investigations led him to meet another nephilim Broichan who was also on the trail of the Templars. The two worked in secret gathering intelligence and making use of what remaining of John Dees spy networks, discovering the truth about Lord Leicester. The two began working a plan to take down the Templars at court, however, before any of their plans became reality they were lured to the remains of John Dee's library at Mortlake. Once at the unmaintained home they where surrounded by templars. The ambush was bloody and brutal and the form of Gabriell was destroyed, Hiros barely made it back to his stasis, Broichan was not as lucky...