Joseph Knight

Joseph Knight, Marquis of Reflections, Dominus ???

Aspect 0 6 AMP 0CP
Domain 4 6 DMP 12CP
2 … Reciprocate
2 … Distort and beguile
1 … Cannot be avoided
1 … Arouse introspection
1 … Are co-dependent
Persona 4 6 PMP 12CP
Treasure 0 6 TMP 0CP

Passion and Skills

Passion: I love smooth and shiny things! (1)
Passion: I know how you feel (2)
Skill: Resourceful (1)
Skill: Subtle (2)
Cool (2)
Shine (4)

Bonds and Afflictions

Bond: I spread through the world by touch (2)
Bond: I must protect my true self, Joseph Knight (1)
Bond: I find uses for what people leave behind (2)
Affliction: I am a reflection! (1)
Affliction: To affect me is to affect yourself (5)
Affliction: I can be summoned if you pay me a meaningful tribute (1)
Affliction: My body is the gateway to the Astral Realm (1)

Gifts

Breath of MP

Appearance

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History

In short, I imagine that Joseph came from loving, if busy parents. His mother was a museum curator, his father was an artist. Some children play with sticks and stones. Jospeh had a whole museum at his leisure with after closing time. Some children listen to nursery rhymes before bed. Jospeh learned about ancient civilizations, hieroglyphics, and other mysteries. This endowed him with a strong sense of imagination and creativity. Overall, this was a good thing. He was an only child. He had friends, to be sure, but his greatest companions were the books that his mother lent him, and the art supplies that his father gave him. On the other hand, he became so engorged in his own fantasy world, that he was often picked on and teased at school. While this was bad on his social life, it provided fertile ground for an Imperator Shard.

By whatever process the Imperator chose to ennoble Joseph, he resisted. The young boy was so dominant in his psyche, so in control of his fantasies… that he was able to keep the shard from leaving his subconscious. The end result split him into two beings: one normal boy, and one dreaming Power. This power came to manifest itself in the waking world as his reflection. The two beings have since lived in tandem with one another, although only the Power is aware of the duality inside himself.

Joseph went on to father a loving family of his own. He became an Anthropologist and a college professor, he married one of his students (who became a pharmacist), and he had two twin girls. Meanwhile, the Power took up an eternal vigil of his mortal self, to protect him from the Mythic world, and let him enjoy the happy fantasy that he, himself, would never be able to have. The Power is the gate and gatekeeper of the Astral Realm, and patron of dreams. For what are dreams, if not reflections of our waking selves? In general, the Power loves his duties. He is playful and mysterious, insightful and otherworldly. He has also caught the eye of Ananda (which would be funny to explain to his mortal wife: "Honey, who is this Amanda, and why did you get a bouquet of flowers in the mail?")

Life Path

He is a man split between two worlds. I want to play off my idea that he's the gateway and gatekeeper to another realm (the astral realm). Ultimately, things come and go through him (by his volition or not). They might come and go through his Prosaic self (mortal) or Mythic self (Power). I also thought it would be fun if he is the initial catalyst in bringing out the 4th Age with Ananda. Perhaps the key to it lies in his duality: merging two worlds together… the Waking and the Dreaming, the Prosaic and the Mythic, the conscious and the subconscious. To that end, I thought a true love with Ananda would be interesting. They don't ever need to interact in game… I just like the idea of Murder seeing himself in Reflections. That whole process of self-discovery, distinction between one another, and metaphor.

In general, I see Jospeh as a harbinger for change in a Cassandra sort of way. His connection to the other side grants him insights that are disturbing or outrageous to other people. His estate allows him to see things at myriad different angles. He makes people reflect upon themselves and realize what they might not be able to accept.

Of course, his mortal self is oblivious to everything. So… he has to keep living these two lives, and protect his mortal self while all this crazy stuff happens around him…

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