Darcie Harkness

Character art by Brahahaga

Darcie Harkness was an Irish farm girl who wished for a greater destiny. Upon awakening to the world of magic and the Verbena she learned that she could be in control of her own destiny. With the help of the other Doves she's discovering herself and what the power of women really means. The only remnant of her past life is her one eyed black cat Bran (because what witch doesn't have her cat?)

## Quirks and Fun Facts

* In Book 1, Episode 1, Darcie's fiancé, Callum O'Dougan, tried to force himself on her. She responded by summoning lightning to strike him down in a moment of Awakening. In the aftermath, she met Maille Ní Floinn, who became her mentor.
* In Book 1, Episode 5, Darcie became the first character who inadvertently caused some Paradox-fueled arson, as a spell she cast triggered a series of events that ultimately burned the Crystal Palace to the ground... approximately forty years before it was supposed to. Josephine contributed to the aforementioned events.
* In Book 1, Episode 11, Darcie and the Doves fought Dr. Willie Burke and various reanimated creations. After she put one of the creatures, unofficially dubbed Promethea by the players, out of its misery, she gained a Resonance (Entropic--Merciful) for the rest of the night.
* In Book 1, Episode 16, she went on a date with Lord MacDuff. Unbeknownst to her, the real Lord MacDuff was not in London at the time.
* In Book 1, Episode 18, Darcie accumulated 11 points of Paradox that manifested as a gale of wind. The wind swept up the shards of broken glass and swirled throughout the room, tearing down the walls and electrical fixtures. The damage to the fixtures ignited a fire, which was accelerated by the oil stains and old carpets and drapery in the room. It was implied that the hotel burned to the ground.
* In Book 1, Episode 18, Josephine threw a bottle labelled 'Brimstone' at the front door of Dashwood Manor in London, where Teddy had opened a portal to a room at the Grosvenor Hotel (which had subsequently been set ablaze by Darcie's Paradox). With 11 successes (on four dice), she shaped the fire into a dragon of fire, smoke and brimstone and summoned it through the portal, where it incinerated at least one Order of Reason agent and set the Dashwood estate on fire. It was later confirmed that the manor burned to the ground. This would mark her third act of arson and the second that was not directly caused by Paradox.
* Between Book 1 and Book 2, Evelyn had, and passed, her Seeking.
* In Book 2, Episode 3, Darcie and the Doves were in a state of Quiet. During this time, Darcie used Life Magick against an enemy soldier that Dr. Evelyn Taylor stabbed during a battle in the Suckling Pig tavern. The soldier stumbled back into a nearby fire, which ignited his clothes... and the powderhorn he was carrying. It was implied that the resulting explosion was a contributing factor towards the tavern burning to the ground.

## Character Information

**Tradition**: Verbena

**Essence**: Questing

**Nature**: Vigilante (formerly Activist, formerly Rogue)

**Demeanour**: Caregiver (formerly Wanderer)

**Attributes**:

* Physical: Strength 2, Dexterity (Fast Reflexes) 4, Stamina 3
* Social: Charisma (Charming) 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
* Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

**Abilities**:

* Talents: Alertness 3, Art 3, Athletics 3, Awareness (Resonance) 4, Brawl 2, Empathy 2, Expression 2, Subterfuge 1
* Skills: Crafts 1, Drive 1, Firearms 1, Meditation 2, Melee 3, Stealth 2, Survival 3
* Knowledges: Academics 1, Esoterica 2, Investigation 1, Medicine 2

**Backgrounds**: Avatar 2, Blessing 1, Destiny 2, Familiar 2, Resources 2

**Arete**: 4

**Spheres**: Force 2, Life (Injury) 4, Prime 2, Time 1

**Willpower**: 6

**Merits**: Honored Lineage 2, Cyclic Magick 3, Artistically Gifted 1, Green Thumb 1, Language 1

**Flaws**: Devil's Mark 1, Curiosity 2, Cyclic Magick 3

**Other Traits**: Entropic Merciful 1, Bloody Static 1