Among all the homeless drunks in Boston, one of them has discovered the power inherent in his condition.

When you’ve hit bottom and lost everything, you have two choices: start over or give up. Bruno Maxwell decided to embrace the bottom, and he hasn’t looked back.

At age 34, Bruno had an office job, a house in the Boston suburbs, a wife, two sons in grade school, and a drinking problem. In the course of four years, he lost all but the last of those. One night, huddling in the doorway of a shelter that wouldn’t let him in drunk, he marvelled at alcohol’s ability to wash away everything in his life. Alcohol could break down grease stains, inhibitions, reason, and relationships. He started down the path of dipsomancy and eventually became a fixture in Boston’s occult underground, working minor divinations for other dukes and occasionally dealing in paranormal knick-knacks.

The next phase in Bruno’s life came when he fenced a manuscript stolen from a Beacon Hill brownstone occupied by a high-powered duke. The manuscript, supposedly written by a British cryptomancer, outlined the power derived from channeling the gods. Bruno used the manuscript to construct his own vision of the statosphere, and he realized that he had already begun to channel the Outsider, playing up his “drunken crazy homeless man” act to keep people at a distance and preserve his own sense of mystery. He took steps to further solidify his identification with the archetype and now pursues his path single-mindedly.

Bruno Maxwell, Homeless Mystic

Personality: Bruno is giddy with his newfound insight into the cosmos and both contemptuous and resentful of people whose comfortable lives keep their eyes closed. He laughs at the misfortunes of “normal” people, but will help them if they approach him with humility: he respects only those who have hit bottom and learned from the experience.

Obsession: The power of alcohol to dissolve and break down people, things, relationships, and reality itself. (Magick: Dipsomancy)

Wound Points: 50

Passions

Rage: Complacency. Bruno has a nasty streak that manifests when he’s dealing with people who think they’ve got it made. He’ll go out of his way to teach these people a lesson in misery and humility.

Fear: Fire (Helplessness). Bruno was involved in a traumatic incident involving fire while living on the street, and he still has nightmares about waking up burning.

Noble: Teaching lessons to others. Bruno is proud of insight into the ins and outs of life and the cosmos, and he will give guidance to anyone who recognizes him as a seer.

Stats and Skills

Body: 50 (Tall and haggard)
Fight Dirty 35, Arresting Appearance 30

Speed: 40 (Ruined nerves)
Disappear (Dodge) 30, Ride MBTA 15, Shoplift 25

Mind: 60 (Cagey)
Education 40, Mystic Traditions 35

Soul: 70 (Faraway gaze)
Avatar:Outsider 30, Dipsomancy 40

Madness Meters

Isolation: 3 hardened / 2 failed
Unnatural: 1 hardened / 1 failed
Helplessness: 0 hardened / 1 failed