Daemon

Daemon
Portrayed by DAVE NAVARRO
Statistics
Fullname	Adam Daemon Camedon
Birthday	November 18
Species	Witch
Age	32
Height	5'10"
Weight	170 lbs
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Occupation	Con Man

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Claim to Fame

Daemon is new to town and so has yet to make his mark. He's an 'hand-on' student of the occult. He's also a Con Man having run scams throughout New England and along the East Coast.

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Biography

Daemon Camden was born in Providence, Rhode Island on November 18, 1978. The only son of David and Evelyn Camden, his father was a psychologist with a private practice and his mother a massage therapist. Hippies, pagans and nonconformists, the Camdens had a very liberal household where pretty much anything was allowed. As a result, Daemon was exposed to a diversity of experiences that kids his age normally were not exposed to. Needless to say, Daemon was not your normal child growing up. Though personable and generally liked, he was always a bit of a misfit. An air of the odd and strange hung about him like a cloud. He was always known as “that weird kid” or “that strange guy”. As a young child in grade school, this was a bit of a burden. But being the rebel that he was, instead of lamenting his situation, Daemon embraced it wholeheartedly. If freak he was then freak he would be, in spades. And to that end he started really dressing and acting the part. Affectation in time became lifestyle. If it were weird or esoteric or out of the norm or alternative in anyway, Daemon got involved in it. This included the Occult in which Daemon took particular interest.

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By the time he was in high school, things took a turn for Daemon. What was once a social deficit became a social benefit, of sorts. As rumours and stories about his odd lifestyle and weird beliefs spread amongst the student populace, Daemon gained a sort of cult following. Geek and freaks and miscreants would be drawn to him, all curious to see if the stories about him were true. Daemon quickly came to understand the usefulness of this ‘fame’ and began to play to his audience. He would regale them with stories of his escapades and astounding experiences (most of them false at the time). This had two results: 1) It expanded Daemon’s already dubious reputation and gave him a form of notoriety amongst his peers; 2) It earned him a group of devoted groupies who emulated his every behaviour and hung on his every word. In essence, he had his own cult of personality with himself as the center. Embolden by having a group of followers who pretty much did whatever he wanted, Daemon became riskier and started to live out many of the various experiences that he use to tell stories about. Together, they explored the dark side of life. Drugs and alcohol; crime; sexual deviance; the occult: if it was taboo or off-limits they would experiment with it. Anything off-limits or forbidden was simply an invitation for them to get involved with it.

The days of wine and roses soon passed and the carefree days of youth gave way to the responsibilities of adulthood. The rest of his ‘cult’ eventually move on to more serious life pursuits, however Daemon continued his investigation into the Occult still convinced that he could uncover the secrets to true power and knowledge. He flitted through a variety of professions. He was little more than a con-man and hustler using his various talents to survive and make money. And while he amassed fair bit of eclectic knowledge, he never really broke the veil into the true supernatural world. Enter Amelia Lanier and Will Herbet. Amelia was beautiful and sultry and seductive, an inspiring model and fashion icon. Will was a talented poet and playwright who was a deft hand at languages. Unlike the others who surrounded Daemon and were pretenders, this pair was real, actual witches with the power to focus and manipulate the eldritch energy.

The pair was immediately drawn to Daemon and him to them. They matched Daemon’s fervour and curiosity, measure for measure. And he matched them in ways he was not even aware of. It was they who revealed that Daemon had the ‘gift’. Though his natural talent had lie untapped for years, however through some means of their own, they had recognized him a fellow witch. They had long been searching for a third with the same dark desires and raw power that they possessed and their finally found their mate in Daemon. Dubbing themselves ‘the Terrible Trio’, they began down a path towards arcane knowledge and power. Each excelled in a form of magic attuned to their personalities. Amelia, the flashy, showy, glamour girl was skilled at elemental magic. Will, the bookish, pedantic, hesitant one excelled at warding. As for Daemon, huckster and charlatan that he was, his natural forte was of course illusion.

Together they formed their own little coven, progressing into their mystic studies as far as their ambition would take them. And in truth, that was very fair. However, as is usual, their reach exceeded their grasp and what might have been a rich wealth of power and knowledge for one person, simply seemed like meagre scraps when shared between three. So the trio made a pact: they would go their own way and ply their ‘trade’ individually, then come back together and shared what they had learnt. That way, they would augment themselves without allowing others to share in their secrets. Amelia went to Europe, Will to the Orient and Daemon headed south. Daemon began his journey, plying his trade down the East Coast and then Westward towards California. His current destination is Texas. He hopes he can make a big score in the state where ‘everything is bigger’. Only time will tell.

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Character Details

Personality

Con Man, Scam Artist, Swindler, Confidence Man, and Trickster. All these are apt terms to describe Daemon. Basically he's a liar, thief and deceiver who gains people's trust then steals from them. He is selfish and self-interested. He'll tell someone whatever they want to hear, as long as it gets him his objective. He's completely untrustworthy in every sense. He's a show man and is always putting on an actor playing to the crowd. His public persona is almost always a mask of what others expect to see and what Daemon wants them to see. It's just part of his game, a way to manipulate those around him. Daemon has one driving goal in life and that is to acquire power. But he isn't seeking political influence, wealth or social standing but true power: Supernatural Power; Magic; Hocus Pocus; Wonder working and Wizardry; That Voodoo that you do. Heck, he wants it so bad he'd probably sell his soul to get some. He truly believes that by amassing enough arcane power, he can shape his world to suit his own whims, thus getting every other kind of power there is. He truly does believe that magic is the key to the universe.

Despite his less stellar qualities, Daemon has a very inquisitive mind. He is not one to take things at face value and always wants to find out what lies beneath the surface of a thing. This is particularly true of things pertaining to the occult and supernatural. Truly espouses the belief that 'knowledge is power'. The more one knows, the more one can achieve. Given his flippant attitude and lack of gainful employment, his devotion to study and the acquisition of knowledge can be surprising to some. He simply doesn't appear like your typical bookworm or nerd, but appearances are deceiving. As with any good illusion, there is always a hint of the real beneath the fake, truth behind the deception. That's why Daemon can be surprisingly personable and friendly when he wants to be. Usually he only does so to further his own agenda or to worm his way into someone's confidence. However there are those rare occasions where his gentility rises to the surface and he shows himself to be a likeable human being despite himself. Because everyone loves the roguish knave, even when they are fully aware that he is tricking them. It is all part of the charm.

Skills and Abilities

Body Art
We’re not talking LA Ink here, but Daemon has moderate skill as a tattoo artist. He is knowledgeable about the techniques of the craft and also has the requisite artistic skill to actually do the job. He could easily make a living as a tattooist (and has).
Confidence Man
Daemon is a con man and trickster. He has been running a variety of scams all in an attempt to dupe the unwary out of their hard earned cash. He has been a grifter for many years and while far from the best in his field, he is proficient enough to make a living at it. As a result, he is a talented manipulator and knows how to subtly influence people through his words and actions. He knows how to worm his way into people’s confidence and good graces.
Illusionist
Daemon is a witch, more precisely an illusionist. A true charlatan at heart, he is all about trickery and deception. Daemon has not had years to hone his skills but what he has lacked in training, he more than makes up in raw talent. Illusion castings can very demanding and most spells leave Daemon very weary and worn-out. He has, however, trained himself to be able to maintain very small, minor illusions without great strain.
Occultist
Daemon is a devotee of the occult and a student of THINGS MAN WAS NOT MEANT TO KNOW. The strange, mysterious, unexplained, preternatural happenstance of life is all what Daemon's about. The supernatural is his bread and butter and he'd be hard pressed not to drop everything to gain more mystic knowledge. Rather than rely on formalized study, his approach to the occult has been hands-on and apprenticed.

Non-Racial Weaknesses

Ambition
Usually ambition can be a good thing if it’s kept in check and not allowed to run roughshod over all other concerns. Unfortunately Daemon’s ambition tends to be of a wild, self-destructive nature. The man has an insatiability lust for power and will usually give anything to obtain it. His own safety and well-being often takes a backseat to his quest to gain power.
Pride
As the adage says, ‘Pride goes before a fall’. Daemon is a very proud and vain individual. He overvalues his own cleverness and intelligence while often undervaluing the astuteness of his opponent. That often leads him to miscalculate thing and assume he has an advantage when he does not. And while he is good at reading people and discerning their motives, too many times has he assumed that someone fell for his lines when in truth they had not.
Watermelons
While not a true allergy or anything like that, Daemon doesn’t like watermelons. He doesn’t like the taste or smell of them and gets sick to the stomach if he eats them. This included not only the actual fruit, but even the juice or scent. Water is fine and melons are okay but watermelons are yuck.
Vulnerability to Magic
Perhaps as some cosmic balancing of the power of the Terrible Trio, each one is vulnerable to the power of the other. Amelia the elementalist is vulnerable to Warding. Will the Warder is vulnerable to illusion. Daemon the illusionist is vulnerable to the power of elemental magic. Elemental magic is roughly twice as powerful when used against him.

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Relationships

NPCs

Name	Race	Relation	Notes
David Camden	Human	Father	Psychologist & avowed nonconformist, he was too busy for a family.
Evelyn Camden	Human	Mother	A massage therapist, hippy and pagan, she ran a very 'nontraditional' home.
Amelia Lanier	Witch	Partner-in-crime	Elemental witch and one third of the 'Terrible Trio'. She is fiery and flamboyant; a true femme fatale.
Will Herbet	Witch	Partner-in-crime	A powerful warder, Will is the brains of the group. He is very bookish and pedantic. He's the power behind the throne.

Players

Name	Race	Relation	Notes
Todd	Human	Easy Target	New "Best Friend". With friends like Daemon…
Captain Sunshine	Human	Knight in Shining	Bo-hunk has a serious hero streak and a hate on for vampires. That will come in handy.
William "Darcy" Pemberly	Vampire	Boss	Seems that Daemon has become Darcy's thrall. Poor Darcy won't know what hit him.
Aislin	Human	Pretty Young Thing	An Irish Rover deep in the Heart of Texas. My, the things one finds at the fair.
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Character Gallery

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Logs

Title	IC Date	OOC Date	Quick Description
Waffles make strange bedfellows	June 25 2005	June 25 2010	Todd runs into a new face in town who doesn't hesitate ingratiating himself into the former's good graces.
Mysterious not a gay bar	June 28, 2010	June 28, 2005	It’s an impromptu meeting of the Captain Sunshine Fanclub at the Grisly. No, not really.
Dance with the Devil	July 5, 2010	July 5, 2005	Faust meets the Devil and a deal is struck.

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