Pax Furyk

A street smart upyr bent on revenge and getting answers.

## Description

#### Personality

Pax is a depressed, angry, slightly-homicidal upyr loose on the streets of the City. His precarious mental state and stunted emotional development have left him a jaded alcoholic, but just as manipulative as those he'd like to destroy. Furyk is sarcastic, and fosters little respect for people who haven't experienced suffering of a magnitude comparable to his life experiences. Pax uses self-pity and nihilism to justify his behaviour to himself and anyone who will listen. Where Callum Eldridge removed so much of Furyk's agency, Pax struggles with owning the consequences of his actions when he operates independently of his sire. Pax is willing to do whatever it takes to bring Eldridge down, and works tirelessly to meet his goals.

#### Appearance

Pax, despite being seventy-eight years old, looks to be about thirteen. He is unnaturally pale, and has dark circles under his eyes. His hair is blonde, and only gets cut when strictly necessary. Pax's upyr eyeshine and resting fangs are always visible. Furyk wears mostly plain clothes, most often a black t-shirt and some manner of denim jeans or overalls thrifted or stolen from wherever was convenient. His outfits are rarely in good condition, with bullet holes, claw marks, and burns being some of the most common afflictions to his wardrobe. Pax also owns a transparent raincoat that he makes a careful effort to keep in one piece, as it serves to protect his clothes from blood and viscera and thus extend their usability. Rain boots are another similarly-motivated component of Pax's uniform. Pax is never seen without his grimy, but well-preserved backpack.

After his encounter at Faraday University, Pax lost most of his possessions. The party provided him with new clothes, which are similar enough to not change the upyr's general aesthetic. However, his rain gear is now bright yellow, and he owns more graphic t-shirts than he did before.

## Abilities

Pax is a upyr, and shares their signature traits. According to Furyk, Eldridge's experimentation has produced side effects that reach far beyond the scope of what typical upyr are capable of. Pax has demonstrated the ability to teleport, or at least move faster than the eye can perceive, as well as having teeth and claws far larger than average.

## Relationships

#### Callum Eldridge

Pax is one of Callum's brood, meaning that it was Eldridge who was responsible for Pax becoming upyr at such a young age. It was coincidentally also Eldridge who tortured Pax in the basement of the Nite Lyfe Bar and Grille. And Eldridge who made him a killer. Pax harbors a burning animosity towards Eldridge, and is willing to torch the entire city if it means he'll get to toast marshmallows over Callum's burning body. Eldridge's disdain towards Pax is only gasoline on the fire, as Pax has a special murderous hatred reserved for those who patronize him.

#### Nyx Fletcher

Pax generally regards Nyx with a twisted fondness, admiring her complete and utter apathy towards his intrusions, but baffled by her occasional altruism. Having sired her as a upyr to save her from certain ghoul-dom, he has unwittingly forged a bond with Nyx. Her investment in his well-being confuses him, and made it difficult for him to maintain the emotional distance he prefers to maintain. Unused to companionship of any form, and perplexed by her insistence on ensuring his survival, Pax has fallen back on dismissive comments and half-hearted efforts to drive her off.

## History

Sixty-five years ago, Pax was one of two children kidnapped by Callum Eldridge for an obscure experiment. During his years of imprisonment, Pax was turned by Eldridge, and smothered the other kidnapped child to death with a pillow. Pax understands himself to be the most recent addition to Callum's brood, and therefore the most advanced result of Eldridge's experimentation.

Eldridge had been using Pax as a bodyguard and hitman, using him to eliminate threats and inconveniences over the course of several decades. During this time, Pax was responsible for the destruction of several major buildings, including an Astra Private Investigation Bureau location. His work for Callum led to his initial classification as a serial killer, although his greater discretion in the latter forty years of his work for Callum resulted in the pursuit for his capture going cold.

Recently, Pax has attracted the attention of the anti-supernatural civilian militia, COAST. Their aggressive attempts at subduing him have resulted in a number of conflicts between Pax and crews of COAST operatives, none of which have ended well for Pax's pursuers. While the threat of COAST was less imminent when he had been living at the Nite Lyfe Bar and Grille, his current living arrangements have led to an increased rate of interaction with COAST.

Pax first met the party after they found him near-deceased in an alley surrounded by the corpses of the COAST operatives who had attacked him. The party went on to track him to the Nite Lyfe, which they burned down, and thus endear themselves to Pax. After being liberated from Callum's immediate control by the party, Pax has begun fulfilling his revenge fantasy against Callum; he is currently struggling with the behemoth task of tracking Eldridge down. In the meantime, Pax lives on the streets of the City, occasionally dropping by Nyx's apartment when he needs a shower.

## Sessions Present

* Session 03
* Session 05
* Session 06
* Session 10
* Session 11
* Session 14
* Session 16
* Session 18
* Session 23
* Session 24
* Session 28
* Session 30
* Session 31
* Session 32
* Session 33

## Quotes

"I’m a danger to myself and others, I’ll eat whatever whipped cream I want."

"If I can’t be drunk, at least let me feed on your misery."

". . . but life’s messy. So is murder!"

"Do you know how many people had to die for me to get my hands back?"

"Excuse me, your honor, I’d like to commit a crime."

"Drunk a lot? Yes. Probably technically a serial killer? Yes. But I do, like, know things."

"I’m just trying to tell if you’re dumb or this is a murder attempt."

"I could shred him limb from limb and it would be *so* therapeutic."

"I have a depressing amount of self-control these days. It’s hard-earned and I don’t want it."

## Trivia

* When he was still human, Pax's eyes were hazel.
* Pax's beloved fire axe has been in his possession for nearly thirty years. He originally stole it from a restaurant he burned down at Callum's behest.
* Much like a shark, Pax's teeth are regularly dislodged and replaced. This makes him an outlier among upyr, who do not typically grow back lost fangs. Unlike a shark, however, Pax exists in Toska Gorod.
* Pax is very severely farsighted. He also suffers from a compulsion to murder anyone who dares bring that fact up.
* After a long, sordid existence at the mercy of various scientifically-minded folk with pointy, torturous utensils, Pax has developed a healthy fear of doctors, and blood. No one with a clipboard in one hand and a tiny knife in the other will ever positively influence his life.