Cain "Caliban" Prospero<br/><br/>History: They way Cain tells it he grew up in the Redmond barrens, joining a gang at an early age just to survive. That is, however, pretty far from the truth. Cain did grow up in Seattle, but not in the Redmond slums, he actually grew up in one of the gated communities of Bellevue, where Seattle's elite lives. His parents rich beyond measure, Cain lacked nothing during his first years. That all changed the summer after Cain graduated from highschool. Against all odds he goblinized, despite goblinization being much rarer these days and despite him being much older than when goblinization usually sets in. To add insult to injury, they boy also proved to be Awakened. This was a disaster for his family, they had after all been one of Brackhaven's major backers during his bid for presidency. Quickly it was decided that Cain would be sent to Europe, to avoid a scandal. His parents bought him a small but extravagant apartment in Prague, and payed his tuition to the University of Prague. They adamantly refused to finance any magical studies though, so Cain started studying art history without much enthusiasm. His parents made it clear to him that he was not to return to Seattle.<br/>Cain didn't pay much attention to his school work, instead he left quite a mark on Prague's hip and trendy club scene, hanging out with rich and terminally bored young elite that attended the university. His Awakened status made him something of a minor celebrity, and he had no problem picking up companions, both male and female, something that was sure to aggravate his family even more.<br/>During that time the rumor of a new spell, that supposedly could induce continuous orgasms in a whole room of people circulated around the university. The spell was not on any of the University's Approved Spell lists, but the mage students was convinced it existed, it quickly became the Holy Grail of the Magic Program. Cain, on a drunken dare, wowed to obtain it, despite him not being a magic student. Convinced that the university's most famous professor, the dragon Schwarzkopf, would  have a copy of the spell, Cain set out to break into his office to try to find it. To drunk and stoned to realize just how stupid of an idea that was, he quickly learned the error of his ways as he was caught red handed by the professor himself. The professor didn't seem terribly annoyed though, if anything he seemed impressed that a mere art student would dare to break into his office, and he was amused by the mortal fixation with mating once he learned of Cain's target. Schwarzkopf struck a bargain with Cain. If he enrolled in Schwarzkopf's course of Practical Thaumaturgy and passed, he would get the spell as a graduation gift. Cain of course accepted more than willingly, magic studies had been bared for him up until now. Cain buckled down (a bit at least), and despite not being the academic sort he managed to get passing grades (barely). True to his word, Cain got the gift he was promissed, but more importantly, he know had a calling, he was a mage. He had heard the voice of Tor calling to him, and he had answered. He was now a devout follower of the old Norse religion, as it was intimately connected to his magic. This was the straw that broke the camels back in the eyes of his parents, who were devout christians. Their son had goblinized, Awakened, fornicated with both men and women, done drugs, studied magic against his parents wishes, and now he was a heathen. Cain's parents disowned him for good, but Cain didn't care anymore, he had written his parents of a long time ago.<br/>Cain, now calling himself Caliban, eventually returned to Seattle, the perfect place to live if you wanted a life in the shadows, which sounded pretty good to him at that point in life. If his parents know he is back remains to be seen.<br/>Caliban has pulled of a few, low profile jobs and managed to survive. He has a reputation for being a loyal, if not the most competent and focused, mage. Because mages are still so rare, he has no trouble finding crews to work with. He lives in a nice apartment in the Elven District in Downtown Seattle. He has only been back in Seattle for a year, but he is already a well known face on the Seattle club circuit and he is steadily working his ways down the circles of Dante's Inferno. He has been living well above his means, however, and is now in desperate need of a job.<br/><br/>Personality: Fun loving and easy going, he can be a real reveler when he's in the mood. He does take some recreational drugs now and then, but takes care not to get hooked and stays away from the heavier stuff. He is a well known and well liked regular at several of Seattle's hottest clubs.<br/>Caliban has a craving for gadgets, he has to own the newest and coolest gadgets that are released, and he blew most of his last paycheck on the new Fairlight Caliban (partly because of it's name, but also because it is the cutting edge and the most expensive commlink on the market right now). His apartment is decorated in very good taste, with tastefull and expensive art and furniture and the latest in home entertainment. The fact is that very little is left of the money he got from his parents, and his trust funds are smaller than he'd like, so he'll have to step up his shadowbuisness to make ends meet.<br/>Once he started running, he bought the biggest damn handcannon he could find, a Ruger Super Warhawk. He now lovingly refer to it as "Doomcock". Yes, it's all very Freudian.<br/>Caliban is bisexual, but favors females slightly more, he has yet to actually fall in love with a man, men are just for quick sex with no strings attached. He is a regular at Powerline, and he makes sure to dress appropriately when he goes there.<br/>Caliban's favorite hobbie is clubbing, and picking up hot women to bring home to his place, where he records some naughty simsense of his own. Using a split signal simsense rig, Caliban records both his and his lady friends sensations during the sex. At first it was just a fun thing, but now Caliban claims it has made him a much better and considerate lover. He almost flipped out the first time he "watched" through a scene from the woman's perspective and realised she had just been faking. To keep that from ever happening again, he makes sure to really focus on the woman and her needs.<br/>Many women don't want him to record them until he promises them not to distribute the material. Explaining to them that a mage following Tor would suffer serious consequences if they break their word most agree to the recording, even getting turned on by the idea.<br/>Caliban never records his male encounters, claiming that he already knows what a male orgasm feels like, having experienced plenty himself.<br/>Caliban is clearly a sexoholic, having trouble focusing if he goes without for to long.<br/><br/>Appearance: A tall, well muscled orc with chocolate colored skin and a short, neonorange mohawk, Caliban attracts attention where ever he goes. Considered handsome by even most none orcs, Caliban dresses to enhance his appearance. If he goes clubbing, he wears tight leather pants that doesn't do much to hide his substantial bulge, and he usually wears really tight t-shirts, or maybe some revealing net shirt, or maybe just some brightly colored body paint. When he's not clubbing, he usually wears really stylish and expensive suits, and those who knows him from the club scene would hardly recognize him, he dresses up really well, looking very dignified and like he'd belong in any Country Club...if it weren't for his tusks.<br/>When he's working he usually wears his dark trench coat, and when he casts his magic his eyes becomes bottomless wells of blue lightning, and electricity crackles over his body and down into the ground, making him look like some angry thunder god.<br/><br/>Contacts:<br/>Erika d'Agincourt<br/>The young heiress to the d'Agincourt fortune, Erika is featured in almost every tabloid magazine each month. Adrien d'Agincourt, the current head of the family business, that mostly deals in fashion and fine wines, has shamelessly used his three daughters to promote the companies products, the girls appearing at different high profile social events each week, always wearing the latest from d'Agincourt Haute Couture Inc. Erika, the youngest of the three, has now taken over as the next in line of the d'Agincourt Scandal Beauties. Her older sisters are cutting down on their social events more and more as they get more responsibilities in the family company, making the spotlights focus even more on Erika.<br/>Erika and Caliban met during his time in Prague. Erika was in Europe doing the Grand Tour when she took a little detour to visit some friends that went to the University in Prague. Caliban and her met in a trendy club there, and they clicked, enjoying eachothers company immensely. After that time, Caliban and Erika hooked up regularly when they were in the same area, especially when Erika was mad at Daddy.<br/>The d'Agincourt clan relocated to Tir Taringire when the nation was founded, and they took their company with them, even though they kept most of their land and wineyards in France. Due to their faith in the young nation, that they dared to move their company there as Tir Taringire took it's first baby steps, they eared a lot of good will both among the commoners and the nobility, and most of the d'Agincourt clan holds titles (Erika herself being a Countess). After the recent troubles in Tir Taringire lately, the company and the clan once again relocated, this time to Seattle.<br/>Erika is the classic "Poor rich girl", smiling brightly for the cameras while being deeply unhappy with her life. Everyone pulling at her from all sides, wanting things from her. But does her friends even like her, or are they just using her in their own accent to fame? That is one of the reasons she likes spending time with Caliban (appart from slumming and pissing off Daddy). Caliban doesn't want anything from her (except for sex, which she is also is very fond of, so that works out fine). Erika is actually one of those many women Caliban has used his dual sim rig on during their sex. She was very reluctant at first, but after Caliban promised not to put it up on the Matrix or distribute it in any other kind, and explaining to her what a broken promise would mean to him she agreed, as long as she could get copies of everything they recorded. To this day, she remains his favorite partner, and he keeps her storage crystals safely hidden away.<br/>Erika is a very good contact if you want to get close to the rich and famous, her name opens doors. She gladly helps him when she can, because he ask her for favors as a friend, and gladly returns the favor when she wants something from him. Although he is highly irresponsible, she knows in her heart he will be there when she needs him.<br/><br/>Sweet William: This flamboyant gay troll is a regular at the gay club Powerline, and just happens to be a damn good fixer. (Sweet William is mentioned in Runner Havens, page 112. I think he's fun, and would be a perfect contact for Caliban.)