Player: HeplessBystander
Name: Tobias Jerkins
Age: 67
Sex: Male
Occupation: Private Eye, Retired Forensic Document Examiner, Occult Reseacher
University of study: Miskatonic University
Residence: Arkham, MA
Birthplace: Australia
Personal Description:
A tall, elderly man. He looms over near-everyone in a room. Considered to be somewhat eccentric, tough more of the lovably odd as opposed to utter undisguised insanity. He sports an odd limp that exaggerates his walk. An intelligent sparkle is always found within his eyes. No one truly knows what he is thinking or how much wisdom is contained within his memories. He fond wearing a heavy trench-coat clad over a dark-grey shirt with a smoking pipe in his hand.
On his left hand's ring finger, he wears a wedding ring that he has never taken off. Tobias is an alcoholic and suffers from an uneven sleep schedule, haunted by nightmares and dark visions from his own past.
Backstory:
Tobias Jerkins is the first born child of the Jerkins family, burdened with expectations and pressure to be the model upstanding young male of the 1920s, he moved to the land of hopes and dreams in order to search for his passion: America. After a few years, he had regretted his selfish decisions of abandoning his family behind to further his own goals, he has since then made attempts to reconcile with his younger sister and support his parents. His mother died in the 1950s of hereditary heart disease and alcohol poisoning.
He is a logical and calm person who often performs well under pressure, but prone to fits of anger. He is keenly observant and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
He has encountered supernatural entities before. He had worked as a Gumshoe private eye during the 1920s to the early 1940s, experienced the ups and downs of The Great Depression; witnessed the start of WWII, as well as the birth of the atomic bomb. He was once a part of the New York police force during '40s as a consulting forensics handwriting analyst, and he has some expertise in cryptoanalysis due to his immense understanding of the English Language before returning back to the safe comforts of being a Private Investigator.
Since then, he has met the love of his life,
Heidi Smith, and they were happily married for more than forty years before his wife suffered from cancer, and are currently battling with the illness in a medical ward in New York, where she's promised the best treatment possible. Tobias Jerkins had concentrated his efforts to raising his children, one of which happened to be
Rachel Smith. He needs the money.
He treasures the old family photo from his youth and still places it in his wallet to be taken with him wherever he goes. He no longer drives, as his physical body no longer allows him to do things with the same strength and vigour as when he was young, but he is still capable of many things.
Phobias & Manias:
- He is a worrier who is slightly nervous about the safety of his family and friends. While he wouldn't go to extreme length or personal sacrifice to help strangers, he is often willing to lend a shoulder.
- He suffers from a classic case of PTSD.
- He is terrified of hounds and dogs from past experiences, and would often attempt to stay away from them whenever possible.
- He is particularly nervous around flames and open fire as he had experienced many unfortunate incidents surrounding flames.
- He is often wary, and somewhat cautious towards strangers, while he would be willing to help someone he doesn't know, he will always make sure they don't get the chance to back-stab him.
Languages Spoken: English, Latin, French
Characteristics
STR: 70
CON: 70
SIZ: 60
DEX: 48
APP: 75
INT: 70
POW: 80
EDU: 85
Luck: 85
Damage Bonus: +1D4
Build: +1
Move: 8
Sanity: 80
current Sanity: 76
Magic Points: 18
current Magic Points:
Max Hit Points: 13
current Hit Points:
Skills
Accounting (05%):
Anthropology (01%):
Appraise (05%);
Archaeology (01%):
Art/Craft (05%):
Charm (15%): 60%
Climb (20%):
Credit Rating (00%): 65%
Cthulhu Mythos (00%): 19%
Disguise (05%):
Dodge (DEX/2): 35%
Drive Auto (20%): 46%
Electr. Repair (10%):
Fast Talk (05%): 80%
First Aid (30%):
History (05%):
Intimidate (15%):
Jump (20%):
Latin (01%): 10%
French (01%): 41%
Language Own (EDU): English: 70%
Law (05%):
Library Use (20%): 70%
Listen (20%): 62%
Locksmith (01%):
Mech. Repair (10%):
Medicine (01%):
Natural World (10%):
Navigate (10%):
Occult (05%):
Opr. Hvy. Mch. (01%):
Persuade (10%):
Pharmacy (01%):
Photography (10%):
Physics (01%):
Pilot (01%):
Psychology (10%): 60%
Psychoanalysis (01%)
Ride (05%):
Science: Forensics (01%): 50%
Sleight of Hand (10%):
Spot Hidden (25%): 60%
Stealth (20%):
Survival (10%):
Swim (20%):
Throw (20%):
Track (10%):
Hand to Hand Combat Skills:
Fighting Brawl (25%): 70%
Ranged Combat Skills
Firearms Pistol (20%): 50%
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (25%):
Inventory
Knife (1d4 damage)
M1911A1 (Handgun, 7 rounds, Damage 1d10+2) with two sets of extra ammunition
$350 in wallet
Old family photo in wallet
Pen and notebook
Zippo Lighter and a fair amount of Camel packs
Flask of beer