Swims-The-Ocean

**Swims-the-Oceans** is a Betweener Rokea.

## Biography

You were born in captivity — your mother was captured by researchers, and they were delighted to learn that she was pregnant. When you reached breeding age, the scientists tagged you and set you off into the ocean, hoping that you would be recaptured later for further study. You hadn't gotten a mile from the boat when the pain began. It wasn't like hunger or a bite from another fish. It was the tag, you realized, and the next second, you were marveling in the knowledge that you knew you were tagged. You started sending out frantic messages, and it wasn't long before a slew arrived. The slew taught you all about being a Rokea, but the ocean was vast and frightening, and, although you admitted it to no one, you longed for the comfort of the glass tank around you. There, nothing  would attack you or threaten you. You couldn't go back there, but you were unhappy in the open sea as well. Then, one night, you swam close to shore and saw night bathers enjoying the shallows and it all fell into place. You now work in a marina, which recently opened a shark exhibit. You know more about sharks than everyone there combined, of course, but much of your knowledge is visceral and therefore unable to be shared. You content yourself with "training" the sharks and giving the tourists a show by swimming in the shark tank.

The prospect of being eaten terrifies you. You know that this seems a ridiculous concern for a shark, but your particular breed often practices cannibalism and someday, some shark might get lucky and catch you off guard. It's safer on land — at least, as long as the hunting parties don't find out where you are. But you don't have to return to the open sea for a while — you have your own private Sea. Sometimes you feel guilty, as though you're betraying Sea by living on land. You tell yourself that not only are you staying safe up here (surviving), but you've got sharks that you could mate with if necessary (spawning) and you're exploring new territory (swimming, sort of). Plus, you and the company employing you work very hard to protect the endangered sharks species in the local waters. Surely even the most hidebound Dimwater can't damn you as a betweener if you're working to save sharks!

Because of your sheltered youth, you do not have the stoicism about life and death that most Rokea have. Indeed, the notion of "never dying" seems impossible, given the number of ways to die that the ocean holds. You are somewhat naïve, however, about the "safety" of living on land, and have yet to  encounter any of Unsea's mundane  traumas, let alone supernatural ones. You have a better understanding of the surface world than most Rokea, but you're still pretty new at human behavior, and sometimes you laugh at things that aren't really funny, or ask questions that have no meaning. A lot of what you know comes from movies and the science staff at the marina, so your idea of conversation is rather skewed.

## Stats

**Breed:** Squamus

**Auspice:** Brightwater / Darkwater

**Species:** Great White

**Nature/Demeanor:** Hedonist/Child

**Physical:** Strength 2, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3

**Social:** Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2

**Mental:** Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 2

**Talents:** Alertness 2, Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Dodge 3, Empathy 1, Expression 1, Intimidation 1, Primal Urge 2

**Skills:** Animal Ken (Sharks) 4, Etiquette 1, Performance 1, Seafaring 1, Stealth 2, Survival 2

**Knowledges:** Investigation 1, Linguistics 1, Medicine 1, Occult 1, Rituals 2, Science 1

**Backgrounds:** Allies 2, Resources 2, Rites 2

**Gifts:** Spirit Speech, Blood of the Deeps

**Rage:** 3

**Gnosis:** 5

**Willpower:** 6

## Quotes

*"I have a connection to these beautiful creatures."*

*"I have a connection to sharks as you all do."*

*"No, I don't worry about getting eaten. I think they're more afraid of me than I am of them."*