Difference between revisions of "Dain Sorensen"

	Member Information
Player:	Mark Cole
Number:	2016030008
Domain:	Adelaide

	Dain Sorensen
Concept:	Death Priest
Tribe:	Bone Shadows
Auspice:	Ithaeur
City:	Adelaide
Lodge:	Lodge of Death
Pack:	Memento Mori
Cunning	•
Glory	••
Honor	•••
Purity	••
Player:	Mark Cole
Storyteller:	Adelaide VST

Latest revision as of 03:18, 18 June 2021

Personal Information

Appearance

Dain is a stocky young man of mixed Australian and Danish heritage. While not particularly tall at a height of 5'9", his build is a rugged one that has its fair share of scars. His most prominent features are his mournful eyes and his square facial structure. He can usually be found wearing rugged, durable clothing and carrying a backpack filled with an assortment of herbs, trinkets and other useful items.

Personality

Dain can often be described as an easy-going, friendly young man and talented Ritemaster. He is always willing to help out a friend in need or go the extra mile to make someone smile or laugh. A prankster at heart, Dain has internalised the pain and trauma he has witnessed over the years into a dark sense of humour, often to cope better with frustrations, loss or pain. Loyal to a fault, Dain always puts those of his Pack before all others, even himself.

Deednames

Paints With Crimson - In relation to the bloody advent that was his First Change.
Rattles The Chains - For successfully exorcising and defeating a powerful murder-spirit.
Coin Bearer - For accepting the inevitability of things and joining the Lodge of Death.

Information Known by Uratha Society

Timeline

1993 - Born in Riverton, South Australia on December 27th.
2011 - Left High School.
2012 - Moved to Adelaide to pursue a career at SAPOL as a Crime Scene Investigator.
2014 - Experienced the First Change while out on training. Left SAPOL and joined Memento Mori after his mentor revealed himself as a fellow Uratha and a member of the Lodge of the Shield.
2015 - Began solo work as a forensic cleaner within the Metropolitan region, cleaning up murders, suicides and unforeseen deaths.
2016 - Travelled up to Kapunda and discovered he could see dead people. Goes on several study trips to most of SA's haunted places.
Late 2017 - The pack decide to take up a more nomadic lifestyle and travel around regional South Australia in search of forgotten knowledge, wild spirits and rare teachings.
Early 2019 - After having set themselves up in the Flinders Ranges for several months, Dain comes across a lone Uratha who attacks him on sight. After a brief but intense fight, Dain decides to act in accordance with the Oath of the Moon and spare the Uratha's life. A week later, his Pack is attacked by a roaming group of Predator Kings. The battle soon turns into a bloodbath, leaving a heavily wounded Dain and a severely weakened Pack Totem trapped in a collapsed cave system as the only survivors of the attack. Several days pass before he is able to find his way out of the mountain caves. Once he emerges, he finds himself changed forever.
Mid 2019 - Following several weeks learning from the local Spirits, Dain begins the long pilgrimage back to the safety of Adelaide. Looking to avoid further confrontations, he takes the scenic route.

Recent Events

2019

October

Renown and Deeds

For those that witness Dain's Renown:

Cunning

Appearance: Stylised flames on his palms and soles.
- Dain earned this during a Sacred Hunt on a Void Spirit that had ambitions of becoming a volcano. During the Hunt, Dain snuck into the underground lair and was able to scout the enemy, determine their weaknesses and managed to remain undetected the entire time.

Glory

Appearance: A slash on his right shoulder in the shape of a wolf's claws.
- Upon the night of his First Change, Dain confronted his soon-to-be Alpha while they were in the rage of Kuruth.

Appearance: Located on his right-hand side back shoulderblade, this rune depicts a human skull with a dagger plunged into it vertically.
- In early 2018, Dain and his pack were investigating a murder-spirit causing havoc in one of SA’s country towns. It had possessed someone and murdered a family. Dain was able to figure out its weaknesses and put a stop to it.

Honor

Appearance: Located on his left forearm, this rune depicts an open palm blocking a raised fist.
- Dain stood as a mediator during a heated dispute between the pack’s Alpha and Omega over an instance of breaking several human laws.

Appearance: Located behind his right ear, this run depicts a crumbling tombstone.
- When investigating a haunting in Kapunda, Dain stalked a malevolent spectre for several days while he gathered the information required to defeat it. Once he had done so, he informed the ghost of when, where and how the attack would occur.

Appearance: Two Uratha, one masculine, the other feminine, howling at the moon.
- Dain sought a diplomatic solution to end the threat of the Pure with the aim being to save Mother Luna from destruction. Dain was willing to announce his willingness to temporally align with the Pure in order to accomplish a greater goal, recognising that sometimes the enemy of your enemy is your friend... even if others don’t agree.

Purity

Appearance: Located on his lower abdomen, this rune depicts two wolves, one lying on the floor, the other having taken a knee and extending a hand to help the other wolf up.
- While exploring the Flinders Ranges, Dain came across a lone Uratha that attacked him on sight. After a short fight, Dain gained the upper hand. Instead of pressing the fight, he spared the Uratha in accordance with the Oath of the Moon.

Appearance: First Tongue symbols for 'Father' and 'Mother' curl across his tongue.
- During a recent Lune Conclave, Dain was the first to speak up in defence of Luna and has sworn to defend her at all costs, even if that meant tolerating the Pure and working with them.

Wisdom

Appearance: Above his heart sits a rune in the shape of the Crescent Moon.
- Dain gained his first Wisdom brand upon his First Change under the light of the Crescent Moon.

Appearance: A large rune in the shape of a stylised wolf skull covering his back
- After several months of training and initiations, Dain was formally welcomed into the Bone Shadows by Samuel Strikes-From-Afar' Cortez.

Appearance: An ornate looking knife pierces a heavy veil, the veil leaks a trail of essence from the entry wound.
- Dain created his first Fetish, a knife that could pierce through the veil of Twilight and harm a spectral foe.

Appearance: A rune in the shape of a gust of breeze pushes his right forearm forth.
- While his pack travelled through the Simpson Desert, Dain made a deal with a powerful and old Desert Spirit in order to grant his pack safe passage. The deal was that the pack had to relinquish all water, liquids and sustenance in exchange for a cool breeze, clear skies and favourable conditions for the duration of their journey.

Appearance: Runes swirl around his fingers, forming the shape of a pillar of salt on each one.
- Dain's Wisdom came to the forefront when the Protectorate attacked Garthok. Through persistence and sheer force of will, he drove those present to all partake in a dangerous rite to summon Garthok. During the battle, Dain once again used Wisdom to focus on shaping the events on the battlefield to be of advantage to his packmates and the Protectorate, at the cost of directly assaulting Garthok himself and forfeiting any Glory from the kill.

Quotes

Quotes By

"Can I touch your eye? I promise it won't be weird. Actually... it might get a little weird."

- Dain Sorensen

Quotes About

Conversations

"Basically, Father Wolf was the protector and guardian of the realm. A long, long time ago, in a realm far away, the realms of Spirit and Flesh were separated by a very thin barrier, and it was real easy to cross over from one side to the next. Father Wolf, the mightiest warrior of all watched over the balance between both realms. He patrolled the barrier between the two worlds and allowed the Spirits to remain in the Spirit world and even form their own Courts. But, they weren't allowed to become like humans, they had to stay separate from Flesh. Because, as you may or may not know, when Spirit and Flesh mix... it gets real nasty. You get the Claimed."

"Most of the Spirits agreed. Some didn't. Those who threatened the balance were either chased back to the Spirit, or were killed. Eventually, Luna, the Spirit of the Moon, met Father Wolf and the two eventually sired the First Pack. Part human, part wolf, part Spirit, our Ancestors. Those children assisted Father Wolf with his duties. Now see, over time, unfortunately, Father Wolf grew too weak to fulfill his duties. Things were starting to become chaotic and something needed to be done. So... his children decided that, for the greater good, they would rebel against him. They slew Father Wolf and swore to take his place. It's said that as Father Wolf died, the barrier between the two worlds became so strong that travelling from one to the other was only possible in special circumstances."

"Anyway, back to the story. So, Mother Luna wasn't too pleased with her children for killing her love, Father Wolf. The pain of his death caused her to curse all of her children with the weakness of Silver. Later on... the Uratha who killed Father Wolf swore an Oath, the Oath of the Moon, to Mother Luna and promised that they would fulfill the duties of their Father. To them, Mother Luna gave her Auspices. The powers of the Moon, which we all have. Us Ithaeur have the power of the Crescent Moon. Under it, we're able to access her power, though some of us find it harder to maintain control and fall to Kuruth more easily. Eventually, the Uratha sought out the Firstborn and founded the five Tribes, which brings us to where we are today. Each Tribe has an important role to play in fulfilling Father Wolf's duties. My Tribe, the Bone Shadows, deal with the Spirits. Whether that be through negotiation, through deals, or through the hunt."

- Dain Sorensen recounting the tale of Father Wolf and the Uratha to Stanley at Frank's BBQ in Canberra

"If you want to impersonate a Spirit of Humour you definitely should be going easy on the puns. One or two might be funny. Any more than that and you’ll turn into a Spirit of Cringe."

- Berenice to Dain Sorensen

"Dain... Sweetie... Do me a personal favour will you? Don’t be blowing kisses my way. The bill would probably bankrupt you."