Det John Olsen

Nature: Activist

Demeanor: Crusader

Attributes

Physical: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3

Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3

Mental: Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 3

Abilities

Talents: Alertness 3, Awareness 2, Brawl 3, Expression (Detective Fiction) 4, Intimidation 2, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3

Skills: Drive 2, Firearms 3, Martial Arts 2, Melee 2, Stealth 2

Knowledges: Academics (Research) 3, Computer 1, Investigation 4, Law 2, Medicine 1, Mage Lore 3

Virtues: Conscience 3, Self-Control 4, Courage 4

Humanity: 7

Willpower: 6

Backgrounds: Backup 3, Allies (Police) 2, Contacts (Underworld) 3, Fame (Author) 3, Resources 4

History

A Phoenix native, John Olesen grew up in a conventional middle-class household, the son of a teacher and an insurance broker. He read his first Whodunit - by Agatha Christie - at the age of ten. It spawned a life-long obsession which not only led him into a career as a police detective, but also a successful and lucrative sideline as a writer of detective fiction. He could retire and live off his royalties, if he wished, but the combination of a sense of duty and a desire for new challenges keeps him in the police force.

He'd heard of Bryn Celyn from Charlie North, an acquaintance in the FBI. Charlie was characteristically guarded about him, but reading between the lines, Olesen could tell that she had a lot of grudging respect for this mystery guy and his "hunches". He was intrigued when Charlie called him to say that Bryn wanted to meet him to discuss a hundred-year-old cold case.

He was surprised to find that Charlie's mysterious informant was a Goth fringe journalist, but he didn't attach much significance to the encounter until a few months later. An investigation into an international insurance scam left him possessed by the recorded memories of a Victorian Mage. Bryn's intercession restored his control of his own mind, and left him with an outdated but extensive knowledge of Mage society. He's shown no sign of Awakening, or even Numina, but for some reason that neither he nor Bryn can understand, he doesn't seem to attract Paradox like a normal Sleeper.