SIR JASON OF NORWICH / JASON BLOOD
1500+ :: English :: Retired Occult Investigator / Antique Store Owner / Etrigan the Demon
Currently in: Gotham City
Character Background
- Sir Jason of Norwich was a knight of Camelot during the reign of King Arthur. At some stage he was bonded with Etrigan the Demon (the half-brother of the wizard Merlin). When Blood surrenders control to Etrigan through an incantation, the Demon is allowed to walk the Earth.
- For the last few hundred years, he has gone by the alias Jason Blood. For much of that time he has been an occult investigator, involved with everything from the Jack the Ripper investigation to the Salem witch trials.
- He moves regularly, and has homes all over the world. He currently resides (mostly) in Gotham City, running an antique store that sells magical items and arcane ingredients if you know the right questions to ask.
Raw Material
- More than fifteen centuries old, Jason has lived through many time periods. He has a vast library of dusty old books, and his apartment is retro to the tune of a few centuries... but Jason has also learned to adapt quickly to new technology. He's just as likely to browse a digital copy of an occult text on his Kindle as he is to seek out the actual hard copy.
- His apartment seems larger on the inside, because magic.
- Etrigan the Demon can only communicate in rhyming verse.
- When Jason transforms into Etrigan, his eyes first flare red, and then his skin begins to change, first turning yellow and then seeping black markings from his pores. His hair begins to fall out, and horns burst out from beneath his skin. When he reverts, the horns fall out entirely (they become brittle, and will crush into powder if stepped on or handled roughly), his hair regrows, and his skin returns to normal like someone pallid getting colour back in their cheeks. The process is extremely taxing and draining: if Jason Blood is weak or injured prior to transforming, sometimes Etrigan will refuse to revert, lest the transformation prove fatal.
Plot Ideas
- Informant / consultant for magical GCPD cases.
- Purveyor of magical wares, for those hoping to experiment with the dark arts.
- Reluctant vigilante, particularly against magical foes, or those weak to magic (like Kryptonians).
- Reluctant villain? Might easily be mistaken as a bad guy by one of the vigilantes.
Existing Relationships
- Etrigan - Jason Blood thinks of Etrigan as a curse; but also as a necessary evil.
- John Constantine - Jason knows John from before he emigrated to America. He finds him crass, uncultured, and far too cavalier with his shoddy understanding of magic. Jason is also Constantine's supplier for a lot of his magical wares and ingredients.
Current Plots
Credit for the basic template goes to Dun of RPG-D
