The United States gets more tornadoes than any other country. Tornado Alley, as it’s colloquially known, is an area of the Great Plains especially prone to the scourge that causes massive property damage, kills scores and injures thousands a year. In the grand scheme this human cost pales in comparison to drownings, traffic fatalities and firearm deaths but that’s a raw comparison to make for those affected. People like Vita Plunkett.
Vita lost her husband to drink years before it happened, but the land they farmed had been her family’s and she’d grown up knowing better than him how to work it. Even before his passing she headed the household and ran their business. Her two daughters idolised and emulated Vita’s leadership and resilience. The tight knit nature of the trio made it especially hard for her after a twister crushed their house, smashing in the basement shelter while they hid inside and killing both her girls.
Vita coped the way she had when her husband had passed. Instead of breaking she’d knuckled down and sublimated her grief into her livelihood. The wrecked farm took weeks to get back into working order but the next harvest was set to be a bumper crop. Then another tornado came tearing through the area and gritting her teeth in defiance she refused to leave. It evaporated right in front of her.
Thanks to her efforts since, Vita’s neck of the woods has turned into an island of tranquillity smack dab in the middle of the worst part of tornado alley. Without articulating a proper understanding of her methods she’s taken to warding the regional area, driving the highways and leaving little poppets and devil’s nests by the roadside. The lull has drawn the attention of meteorology researchers at a nearby university who’ve decided to study the unusual phenomenon. They’d want to steer clear of Vita or she might find the intrusion an excuse to test whether her storm-charming abilities can be used offensively.
STATS
Personality: Laconic and often bemused, Vita doesn’t suffer fools and has a very clear sense of purpose. Her magick is something she won’t talk about, she’ll hardly even admit it to herself.
Rage: Acceptance of “acts of god”. Don’t roll over, get mad at the universe goddamnit!
Noble: Earned salvation. Nothing in this world is free.
Fear: Being caught by the government. Vita’s not entirely sure what she’s doing but is certain there must be some kind of secret program that hunts people like her (Helplessness).
Obsession: Nature can keep its distance.
Wound Threshold: 70.
Agrimancer 50%* (Adept, Casts Rituals, Use Gutter Magick.)
Independent Farmer 70% (Substitutes for Status, Provides Wound Threshold, Protects Helplessness.)
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