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Virtue of Harvests

Song of the Dark

Gift: Glorious
Level 7 major creation of emotion; simple invocation, local things only, one trick, common.

The harvest has always held a place of special reverence for cultures across the world and, without it, whole communities die or go to war. As the power of Harvests, Emilia inspires a similar sense of awe and reverence whenever she chooses to.

Gift: Constant
Level 3 lesser preservation of self; automatic invocation, self only, flexible.

The harvest never changes. It may be good, it may be bad but it never changes and it always happens. Only the destruction of the harvest will prevent its reaping. Like the harvest, Emilia is a constant: miracles that attempt to change her seem to roll off her like the water on a duck's back. And she can sustain herself on the subtle shift of the seasons and the quiet growth of crops.

[4] Bond: Like the harvest, I give and so do I take away.
[2] Bond: I am neither unfair nor unkind - just don't get in my way.
[1] I'm not a global mogul for nothing!

[3] Affliction: I can never withold a rightful bounty.
[2] Affliction: You can catch me in the last of the harvest, but if you do I'll possess you.
[1] Affliction: A lady is never improperly attired for long.

[3] Skill: Aggressive Negotiations
[2] Skill: I know a thing or two about economics

[2] Passion: Globe Trotter
[1] Passion: I like the finer things in life

Cool: 2
Shine: 5

Tresure

Sea Star Shipping (mundane): 'I'm not a global mogul for nothing!'

• A global logistics company with enormous resources.

Gable's Pocket Watch (wondrous): 'A lady is never improperly attired for long'

• Ensures things are always convinient and on-time.

Emilia would tell you that her destiny is hereditary: each Paver-Hutchins ordained to reach higher and go further than those that had come before – a slow, upward march throughout the ages. From landed squires in the early 12th century, gentry in the 15th and wealthy industrialists in the 18th with more land and more workers under their care than ever before, the history of her family does seem to support her manifest views. Today, thanks to Emilia’s grandfather, the Paver-Hutchins have global reach: a world-wide shipping dynasty. It was up to Emilia to somehow expand from there as every member of her family had done before.

For her part, she became a God.

Not entirely on purpose, mind. But she had known, somewhat, the nature of prosaic reality. And through a series of risky business dealings has ended up owing a few…‘favours’ to the Camorra. In a sense, becoming a Noble was the only way she could pay her debts (though the how part is still a little fuzzy) but it is a challenge she has decided to accept with relish.

And Emmy, though Harvests is a much maligned estate squeezed and pressured by modern technology, doesn’t intend to let the opportunity go to waste.

Emmy cuts a striking figure: a little on the short side perhaps, but eminently elegant – with well trained posture and practiced poise. A pretty young lady, her eyes are a grey/olive mix and she demonstrates a love of boots and long dresses. Her hair is straight and flaxen; mostly loose but partly bunched into a small pony tail when looking formal – and all pulled back into a much larger pony tail when serious action is demanded. Regardless, her bangs are nearly always tied into short braids.