We all agreed that it was theoretically possible to give those who are not verum videntes, or so-called Thursday’s Children, the ability to see vaesen. The others quickly forgot our discussion. For me, the issue became an obsession. And not only a theoretical one. If people around us could see the truth, we would become the leaders of the new world. A text written by a Sufi philosopher from Kottayam mentioned a dark fluid which, after translation, was called Black Mud. Drinking it causes creatures to emerge. I had to sell much of my mother’s jewelry to have a merchant bring a jar of said mud back to Upsala. And now, here it is, on the desk before me. Choose among the suggestions below or make one up yourself.
NAME
· First name: Albert, Astrid, Elin, Isaac, Louis, Praskoviya
· Last name: Brugge, Gregorius, Taaltinen
MOTIVATION
· Charting the unknown
· Proving my critics wrong
· Becoming famous
TRAUMA
· Vaettir turned you into a rat
· Aged by the magic of a mermaid
· Watched your partner being torn apart by a giant
DARK SECRET
· Addicted to drugs
· Stole or falsified documents to get research results
· Hunted by a vaesen
· MAIN ATTRIBUTE: Logic
· MAIN SKILL: Learning
· TALENTS: Bookworm, Erudite, Knowledge is Reassuring
· RESOURCES: 4-6
· EQUIPMENT: Book collection, map book, writing utensils, liquor or slide rule.