Adrian Neville

The Argus Passenger in its inactive state

**Adrian Neville**, is a *Sin-Eater*, daughter of the famous stuntman and daredevil *Daniel Neville*, and most commonly referred to in *The Bound* society as **"The Drifter"**. She had fame and renown thrust upon her in the shadow of her father's career within the mortal circles. One she utterly despises as even in the wake of her father's death, she could barely carve out her own path without the constantly being expected to take up his mantle. Within *The Bound* community however, she finally was able to shape her very own destiny, without the predominant shadow of presumptions.

## **Biography**

> *"This car has ran more miles than the steps you made since you were born. So respect it. And no smoking."*
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The daughter of a world renowned adrenaline junkie stuntman, and an aspiring daredevil herself. Born in Milwaukee around one of the dry spells of seasons when her father was unable to get gigs going, Adrian never really saw her father around the house and mostly could only catch glimpses of him through the TV. Sometimes it was the exciting types of nail-biting successes, while other times it was the spectacular failures which sent her mother into a bawling fit. Growing up within these conditions caused her to be both resentful, yet strangely attracted to the idea of her father's profession. That morbid curiosity and draw which occurs when one is standing at the edge of a cliff, a single step away from certain death. The call of the Void.

This strange drive is what led her to be a rather tomboyish teen. The very epitome of "radical" culture of the mid 90's. With the wealthy background that her father was able to provide, even though not his presence most of the time led its way easily for her to get whatever she really wanted. Skateboards, BMX, dirt bikes, she was given all, and through the hard knocks of her own failures and seemingly natural talent which surged through the Neville blood, she was growing up to be a fairly good aspiring stuntwoman herself. Much to her mother's dismay and increasing hatred.

In 2006 Febuary, Adrian's mother finally had enough between the two of them. The constant stress, neglect, little to no personal contact and her daughter's now piqued interest in Daniel's career made her file in for a divorce. Leaving the whole Neville household in utter disarray. Adrian understanding on some level, while her father went into complete distress, unable to truly cope with the fact that the situation at home could ever get this bad.

Disaster did not leave them be either shortly afterwards either, as in 2006 May, *Daniel Neville* met his fate after a botched jump claimed his life and was even caught on national television. This event is what caused the animosity between her and her mother, as to this day she claims that her father would have survived it all if it was not for all the hostilities at home. Though she herself was very much against the constant lack of her father's presence at home. Having the renown and fortune of her father's legacy thrust upon her on top of that made her have a horrible meltdown. Unable to cope with the death, the envy she felt for her father's success and the fear that she could never overcome it and just be a segue piece between his legacy and death, instead of her own person.

She took from home her father's favuorite car, a Rolls-Royce Phantom in this broken state of hers. At first wanting to simply drive it up to a Chop Shop out of spite and breaking it down to all of its parts. However, she drove past her destination. Then kept driving at first out of town, out of the county, later the state. She went onto a long journey, hitting the road constantly and aimlessly wandering through the highways of America to find a purpose.

In a twist of maniacal fate however, she met with it sooner than she expected. A tanker truck's cargo got faulty, unleashing the tank in multiple tons of solid steel wall straight to the Phantom which was travelling behind it. Adrian died instantly on collision with the tanker, making the front half of the car absolutely unrecognisable.

However, the need to prove herself, the deep desire to have a grander legacy than the "dead daughter of Daniel Neville", the demand to carve her own path out of this damned world was much too strong. *The Bargain* was struck a single minute after death. Becoming a mess of eyes as the car swallowed her whole, the Phantom becoming a horrific monstrosity of mass dotted all over with eyes before spewing her out from the truck. Coughing, wailing and bewildered by her newfound powers. Adrian finally found purpose.

After *The Bargain*, she fixed up her car and struck up as a drifter across America. Becoming a watchful wandered around the plentiful fields and plains of the United States. Following the vigilant visage of her *Geist*, **The Argus Passenger**. Accruing a high mastery over *Manifestations* and becoming well acknowledged persona across the American *Bound* society. In her travels she did a short gig as a founder of the *Krewe* called **"The Wayward Wanderers"**with *Carl Jefferson, Malcolm Livingstone* and *"Darbee"*. Was a key figure in the **"Pennhurst Wyld Hunt"**. And is associated in small parts to the **"Prism Palace"** expedition as the getaway driver of the *Sin-Eaters* who were able to return.

Adrian's car is rather noticeable and very prolific piece towards her image, referred to as *"The Hearse"*. Many times acting like a taxi to plenty of *Sin-Eater Krewes* and many *Bound*, as it is capable to achieve immense heights of speed, carry-capacity and become at times even intangible, thanks to the ceremonies she has created to enhance her services.

## **Powers**

> *"If nothing else, believe one thing about her. She sees whatever she wants to. And appears wherever she wishes to go." - Brody Bearthorne*
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Since she has became a *Sin-Eater* she gained a great understanding in the fields of *Manifestations* and *Ceremonies*, just like her friend and sudo-mentor in the earliest times of her *Bound* state, Malcolm. Able to create a couple of her very own ceremonies with his help, though her capabilities very much rely on the proximity of mechanical technology. Otherwise, her abilities as a world-class driver and daring stuntwoman is what carries her weight.