Julia Valentine
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| Name: Hephziba Bat Adam חֶפְצִיבָּה בַּת אָדָם
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Place of Birth: Hell Height: 6'0" |
Background
Merits and Vestments
Merits
- Cool Under Fire (d6)
Add d6 to rolls to avoid being freightened, intimidated, etc.
- Contacts (d4)
Acts as if 2 plot points (+d4) were added to a contacts roll, once per session
- Split-Second Timing (d4)
Add d4 to rolls reacting to danger, initiative, dodging, etc.
Vestments
- Paranoia (d4)
Add d4 to rolls trying to discover other people's secrets
- Wrong Side of the Law (d2)
Khan has the attention of federal authorities (See: Ciaran Brennan)
- Rotten Luck (d8)
GM can force a reroll twice a session. Must take the lower result
Inherent Demonic Traits
Attributes
Characteristics
| Agility | d8 | Strength | d8 | Vitality | d6 | ||
| Alertness | d8 | Intelligence | d6 | Willpower | d6 |
Derived Attributes
- Endurance d6+d6
- Initiative d8+d8+d4
- Life Points 12
- Resistance d6+d6
Skills
Mental
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Physical
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Social
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Notes on Names
Though Julia has a secular name which I gave to her originally because "Julias are always a troublesome bunch," as a demon she needs a true name with which she can be called with. She also does need a last name to go with Julia when it comes to her identification and running about on Earth, and I've decided to go with Tim's delightful suggestion of "Julia Valentine," not so much for the wonderful reference to Cowboy Bebop as the name meanings. I'll get to that in a bit. First, the true name:
Because this name is for rather ritualistic purposes, I decided to go with proper Hebraic naming conventions to both reflect her roots and for the added benefit that even today, Jewish children with secular names are given Hebrew names for use in Temple, so she seemed in a very similar boat.
As a note, while many have easily translated names (especially with popular biblical names, like Joseph, Sarah, or Michael,) a Hebrew name does not have to be the same as the secular name, but should reflect the same spirit, or qualities known if given later in life- it just often does mimic the secular name.
Hebraic naming follows as such:
[First Name] Daughter/Son of [Father's First Name]
"Daughter of" being "bat" and "Son of" being "ben."
For supernatural beings there has also been the tendency to construct more depth of meaning out of the name by the natural link one creates with bat or ben. It turns the name more into a descriptor phrase. As with real living humans, poetics are a plus, and deeper translations are always meaningful. I've tried to do that with Julia. Here is her name:
חֶפְצִיבָּה בַּת אָדָם
Hephziba bat Adam
Hephziba, can variously mean "delight is in her" or "I want her" (desire, wink wink) and has also been a euphemism for Jerusalem (in Isaiah). Adam, besides the name, both means "man" and "earth" from whence the first man was made. Thus the name can form the following:
"delight, daughter of earth" "desire, daughter of man" (etc.)
and thusly: "desire of man" "delights of the earth"
one of which points to her demonic nature as a succubus (Desire of Man) and one to her more free nature out of Hell (Delights of the Earth). The reference to "man" can also be literal as she had a human father. Then, if we consider the euphemism for Jerusalem, it creates an interesting twist on The Holy City as being simply a secular creation of man, and on the demon being a divine creation of God. Her true name has rather deep philosophical implications. (Makes sense, coming from the den of the Adversary.)
Now back to Valentine:
Julia is not just from a Jewish tradition but is very wrapped up in Christianity as well, her secular name should reflect this somewhat to keep from being either to far from the true name and yet also not too like to it (not too Jewy!). It should be meaningful but still sound everyday to be obviously secular as well.
In old Christianity (as well today, and in Judaism), Jerusalem was the Holy City and it's secular counterpart was Rome. Rome eventually has become the seat of the Catholic Church, but back in the day, Jesus asked his fellow Jews to "give unto caesar that which is caesars, give unto God that which is God's." A name with a Roman background would balance the Jerusalem in her true name.
Fortunately, Julia had a big start in her first name, which like Julius Caesar's, comes from the Julii family name. The name itself goes back to the legend of Aeneas, but has no real known meaning, just the history of the Julians over time. Valentine actually complements it well:
Valentine comes from Valentinus, another family name, from "valens" which means strong and healthy or able. Valentine is our easy modern day corruption of the Latin. Her secular name thus renders her as a bit of an able trickster, strong from descent or lineage; and, like the purpose of having her secular name, it is somewhat obscure in meaning but points to oh so much more lurking beneath the surface.
So there we have it: Julia, named Hephziba bat Adam, called Valentine.