Rippers Example Archetypes

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Nobility & Middle Class cause, it took you little time to sign up.
Papal Soldier: When Rome was finally
Disowned French Noble: Your family invaded in 1870 by the Piedmont-led
supported Napoleon III but with the rise of forces which had united the rest of Italy,
the 3rd Republic, you had to flee to Eng- your battalion fought to the last man to
land. You hate the Republicans for disown- defend the pope. However, the war was
ing you and the Germans for ousting Napo- lost and Italy finally united. Seeing no fu-
leon. For the time being, you have decided ture in a secular state, you left Italy. Years
to build up connections with the Rippers to later, a Jesuit approached you and asked
gain the power to topple the French gov- you to join the Order of St. George to bat-
ernment. tle supernatural threats. As a loyal servant
Samurai Traveller: The Daimyo of the of the Pope, you accepted immediately.
Kyoto lodge sent you to England to learn Young British Soldier: You were there, at
more about the ways of the Gaijin. You are the Battle of Maiwand (1880). You were
eager to work with others and are quite only 16 and full of vigor but the battle
fascinated by the modern ways of the Eng- ended in a serious defeat of the British
lish. Army. Seriously wounded, you were dis-
Swiss Doctor: When your friend Henri charged from the army due to your bad leg.
Durant asked your help in founding an As you are still young, you have pledged
international organization dedicated to your saber to the service of Lord
tending the wounded on the battlefield, you Illingsworth, a fatherly figure and also a
did not hesitate. For several years, you veteran of Afghanistan (although of an-
travelled the war zones around the world other war).
until you had an almost-deadly encounter Big Game Hunter: Most of your life, you
with a werewolf. Saved by a Ripper, you have traveled from one exotic country to
have decided to join that organization and the other, always hunting for bigger and
heal soldiers on that clandestine battlefield. more dangerous beasts. After years, you
Your humanistic ethos makes you a valu- thought there was no new challenge. This
able anchor of sanity in any lodge. opinion changed, when your father’s old
Scottish Alienist: The human psyche has school friend Lord Illingsworth offered
always fascinated you and when you heard you an interesting employment opportu-
that there are supernatural creatures, you nity…
jumped at the chance to have a look at that
new phenomenon. A researcher to the
heart, you are always willing to explore Victims of Fate
new things and to gain hidden knowledge. Saucy Jack: Jack the Ripper abducted you
in the streets and implanted you with Rip-
Men of Action pertech as well as a tiny piece of his brain.
This turned you into a monster until the
Southern Plantation Owner: You were London lodge was able to capture you and
25, when the defeat of General Lee ended remove the brain tissue. You are now eager
the Confederate lifestyle. Your family lost to get your revenge and track down Jack,
their ancestral home and you became a who did all this to you. While the patho-
gunman in the slowly dying West. When logical hatred for women is gone, you still
an old friend of the family, the Scottish feel a bit uneasy around the fair sex.
Lord Illingsworth offered you a chance to

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Occult Researcher: All your life you have Warlocks and Holy Men
been fascinated by the occult. However,
this hobby turned into serious business Yoga Master: Out of boredom, you joined
when you accidentally conjured a demon a circle of British Gentlemen in your club
from Hell. You were able to flee but ever that took up the art of Yoga. Exploring
since you have heard tales of the foul mon- more and more esoteric texts, you gained
sters evil deeds. Driven by guilt, you have an impressive level of control over body
decided to join the Rippers in their fight and mind. One day, you even had a vision
against the supernatural always hoping to of a dark future, where man was the slave
catch up with you botched experiment. of foul creatures of darkness. As a patriot
Vampire Hunter: You were a young and and upright Gentleman, you took it upon
promising merchant in the company of you to seek others that wish to prevent this
your father. Everything looked great and future. After two years of searching, you
you were about to marry, when business joined a Ripper lodge.
brought and your fiancée to Istanbul. Reluctant Mage: When your uncle, a
There, entranced by the charms of a for- Rosicrucian, approached you at the age of
eign nobleman, your loved one turned into 15 and told you that you had a great gift
a hedonistic woman of ill repute and fi- for magic, you were scared. Even though
nally into a Vampire Concubine. Ever you took up the family tradition, the use of
since, you have hated the undead. You magic has always been frightening for you.
have learned everything you could about Unwilling to use it in the form of spells or
Vampires and your wooden stake is ready relics, circumstances tend you force you to
to destroy this menace once and for all. use it nevertheless, especially now that you
Naïve Monk: For years you lived in a have joined the Rippers.
monastery near Prague. Your life consisted Rabbi: Being a Jew has never been easy in
of prayer and study of the bible. It took Eastern Europe. Gifted with a great sense
you 30 years to realize that your brothers of responsibility, you took it upon you to
were not so pious. While you kept vigil in act as a shepherd for your people. As a
the scriptorium, others committed foul rites way to relax, you studied the Kabala and
in the name of Satan, consorting with de- learned many supernatural secrets. It came
mons and women from the worst quarters as a great surprise to you, when, one day, a
of Prague. Driven into holy rage, you burnt Jesuit knocked at your door and invited
the monastery to the ground and fled. you to join the Order of St. George. Reluc-
However, even after a year, you still won- tant at first to throw your lot with the Go-
der why they had you in the same order jim, you have come to appreciate your new
and what the strange rune tattoo on the friend and now put your skills at the ser-
palm of your hand means. vice of the Rippers.
Haunted Dandy: You had the good life of
a dandy, until the dreams started. Dreams
in which you committed unspeakable
crimes. At first you thought they were hor-
rible nightmares, but soon the papers told
you differently. In your dreams, you ex-
perienced fragments of the waking life of a
Vampire. You soon found out that appar-
ently, the Count in turn experiences parts
of your idle existence. Gifted and cursed at
the same time, you joined up with a local
Ripper lodge, always complaining about
the exhausting lifestyle.

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