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New Versailles
Furcadia
Furcadia

Past the Veil

  • Anthony

    James is constantly accompanied by a wraith. The spirit of a dead 17th century privateer which he can hear and interact with to a degree. Anthony is tied to something called a fetter, an object that he valued greatly when he was alive that keeps him from fading out. James hangs onto the fetter to keep Anthony safe...er, and Anthony gives James the heads up if he notices something around him that's dangerous. The pirate is Argos heavy, meaning his abilities are only in traveling and running away so can keep up no matter what his mortal does.
    Anthony looks the part of a pirate down to the long buttoned coat, tri-cornered hat, and cutlass strapped to his belt. With James and him having regular conversations (when it doesn't look like he's crazy and part of the reason he has Bluetooth) the wraith never needs to worry about harvesting emotions from humans to feed so he mainly hangs out and uses his senses to watch for anything lethal.
    As for helping James in other ways, unless it's anything to do with large fixed sail ships, oceanic navigation, items from his era, or what to say to a bar wench he's outta luck. The only 'old world' benefit that he's gotten is a halfway decent understanding of a cutlass and a pretty good shot with a pistol. Though without carrying his cutlass everywhere it's not much of a boost. He can on the other hand come up with hundreds of bawdy sea shanties in minutes.
    If it appears that a supernatural is aware of him Anthony will attempt to not appear attached to James' side but stay close enough just in case. If Anthony loses James there's no guarantee that his fetter will be protected. If James loses Anthony then he's got no early warning system when a vamp, or other nasty thing gets close to him. Suffice to say they rely on each other enough that neither wants to break off and go their own way.

  • Anthony's 'abilities'

    Being dead there's little that Anthony is able to do in the physical world, but there are a couple of things....

    Partial cross-over: He can push part of himself across the veil, but not very far. In essence he's only 1/4 across and appears as a ghostly image with a voice that echoes. He can maintain this for a little while, half-hour at a time max. He is not corporeal in this form and cannot be much harmed except by things that would normally harm ghosts. This way he can appear to anyone, but is loathe to do it because of how much energy it requires.

    See through the Veil: Anthony can peer through the fabric of the land of the dead into the real world. With James hanging onto his fetter and communicating with him all the time as a buddy he has plenty of energy to do this almost constantly. Also it's in Anthony's interest to protect James and his fetter. To him Vamps, Weres, and Demons show up in unique ways so he can give James the head's up.

    Speak through the Veil: Anthony can hear James and James can hear Anthony just normally because of the fetter and their bond. This refers to people who are not James. As with See through the Veil he has the energy to do this near-constantly and it's in his interest to do so. With a little extra oomph he can speak to others through the veil with an echo-y voice for periods of time.

    Argos: This is Anthony's only real power... and it only pertains to travel so he can keep up with James or flee if there's something in the land of the dead that James can't see which he wants to flee from. When it comes to speed Anthony's pretty much his own Ferrari.

  • Anthony's history.

    Born Anthony Theadore Catley in Britain to poorer parent Anthony did not have a privileged life. His mother was a seamstress and his father a sailor turned pirate when the shipping company he worked for ended up closing down. Anthony didn't get into pirating until his father failed to return home from a run to Latin America. Seeking to find his father and provide for his mother he signed under Captain William Walker who was making colonization attempts in that area. After a few years of working under Captain Walker one of the ships running supplies was attacked by a group of Spanish privateers. They were boarded, raided, and the survivors made to walk the plank into the sea. Hands tied, bloodied and beaten Anthony never made it home.
    He had on him several gold coins he was taking to his aging mother taken and spent by the privateers in Spain and America swiftly. Anthony's spirit was too restless to pass on past the Deadlands, and he awoke in a reaper's boat on his way to be sacrificed as a new weak spirit. His strong will gave him the chance to overpower the reaper when they reached shore then escape. He wandered the deadlands finding his hometown and watched his mother wait for him until she died, no word of his ship being lost had reached her.
    For fear of dying again and this time going to a place spirits referred to only as 'The void', or 'nihil' meaning nothing Anthony haunted mortals, gathered energy, and waited. He had learned enough that he should find his fetters if any of them remained. When a couple of the coin surfaced he followed them as best he could, from owner to owner and place to place. Finally after following one to a collector in New York he watched it go to a young boy, his father telling him it was a real pirate coin.
    That night Anthony came to young James across the veil in his room and explained to him that the coin used to be his, but he should protect it, then said his name. With the connection of fetter and Anthony he was never hungry or want for energy again. Staying near James he helped him and they became inseparable friends and the continued contact opened James up as a medium should he reach for other spirits. With James' help Anthony was able to acquire other imbued items and spiritually 'fortify' places James lived. James was able to not die by avoiding supernaturals that were on the hunt or on certain cases Anthony would manifest and scare the shit out of whatever wanted to hurt James.
    Hundreds of adventures, escapades, hi-jinks, and shenanigans later Anthony and James operate as a team, they have their own manner of speaking, code, signals. They know each other better than any other beings on the planet seamlessly working as one for whatever goal either of them takes on.

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