Preston Changeo - "The Showbiz Wiz!"
Phase One
Preston was born to a poor family living in Venice, Italy on January 1st, 1900. He had a large family of two brothers and two sisters, which his parents struggled to support by working two low-paying factory jobs. Preston had very little education, and spent a large amount of time wandering the streets with his friends. He was especially fond of sneaking into magic shows in town to watch the magicians perform. Ever since he was very young, he was transfixed by the showmanship and skill of the prestedigitators on stage: the way that they wowed the crowds and made a living performing spectacular feats of magic. Preston would practice the tricks he saw them preform on his own, to amuse friends and family and make a little extra cash on street corners.
Aspects:
Tougher Than I look
Rabbit in the Hat, Flowers up the Sleeve
Phase Two
Preston's family fled to America when the Great War began, and settled in Maine. He decided to take up real stage magic to help support his struggling parents, and performed few gigs in the city using the tricks he'd practiced and learned. But a funny thing happened while doing a levitation trick one evening in a theater he'd booked a show in. As the ball levitated in the air to the oo's and ahh's of the modest crowd, Preston realized that it was actually levitating. Somehow, through practice, he had developed genuine arcane powers! His show became hugely successful, selling thousands of tickets, as he moved to Broadway with his now rich family. Celebrities from all over the world came to see him preform his unbelievable acts of magic. It was when preforming for a Century Club party that the Centurion Eleanor Eldritch took notice of his potent yet raw abilities. She met with him afterwards, offering him sponsorship into the Century Club and additional magial training, which he gratiously accepted.
Acpects:
Showbiz Wiz
Secrets of Eldritch Lore
Phase Three
Preston Changeo Revamps London
Hired by the British Secret Service, Preston must spy on the ex Great War German general, Hektor von Dirge, in London. Suspected of smuggling remaining top secret biological weapons out of Germany and into a stache in England, Preston attempts to discover his secrets during a magic show: via hypnosis! But worse comes to worse when, looking into a nearby stage mirror, he realizes that Dirge has no reflection! The general is a Vampire!
Aspects:
Friends in high places
"Mezmerizing!"
Phase Four
Aspects:
Loaded
"Hey, whatever works!"
Phase Five
Aspects:
"Let me handle this…"
Cutting it Close
(No 'Other Adventures' yet…)
Skills
Sleight of Hand
Rescources, Mysteries
Fists, Rapport, Contacting
Drive, Endurance, Resolve, Art
Investigation, Academics, Alertness, Empathy, Guns
Stunts:
Rare Artifact {Mysteries}
Psychic {Mysteries}
Theory in Practice {Mysteries}
Blather {Rapport}
Bump and Grab {Sleight of Hand}
Full List of Aspects:
Tougher Than I look
Rabbit in the Hat, Flowers up the Sleeve
"Hey, whatever works!"
Showbiz Wiz
Secrets of Eldritch Lore
Friends in high places
"Mezmerizing!"
Loaded
"Let me handle this…"
Cutting it Close