Leonardo Fantini AKA Count Prospero

Casting: Heroic (28)
Action level: Cinematic (x3)
Total Points: (84)
-Attributes: (34)
-Aptitudes: (30)
-Gimmicks: (90)
-Faults: (70)

Physical Description: A robust Italian-American man in his mid-thirties with a neatly trimmed black beard and a widow’s peak. He has merry gray eyes and red cheeks, as well as an infectious laugh and expressive smile. Prospero wears fashionable clothing over his well-muscled if somewhat portly frame, his costumes change frequently, but all tend to the garish masked opera garb he is familiar with from his day job.

Legend (+10)

Attributes:

Smarts	20 (+10)	Health	30
Spirit	13 (+3)	Stamina	45
Dynamism	14 (+4)	Punch	+2
Quickness	13 (+3)	Kick	+4
Insight	12 (+2)	Actions	4
Brawn	12 (+2)	Pulp Points	12
Charm	15 (+5)
Vigor	15 (+5)

Aptitudes:

Brawl	+2	Deduce	+10	Hide	+2	Lie	+5	Resist	+5
Buck up	+3	Dodge	+4	Inspire	+3	Notice	+2	Rig	+10
Chase	+3	Flee	+3	Lead	+5	Recall	+10	Shoot or Throw	+4
Climb	+4	Heave	+2	Leap	+3	Recover	+5

Stunts: Prospero’s voice is a weapon in and of itself, and he can use it to issue a Scathing Rebuke (stunt, +1 diff.) which leaves his foes temporarily frozen in their tracks. His talent for Flamboyant Distraction (stunt, +2 diff.) likewise has assisted in many a clever escape from his foes.

Shticks: Theatrical Flair; the hero is always the center of attention. That’s Entertainment; Count Prospero sings opera, quotes poetry and regales his foes flawlessly even while in the midst of combat

Gimmicks: A Port in Every Storm (5), Animal Magnetism (5), Bag of Tricks (5), Celebrity (5), Fortune Favors The Bold (5), Friend Indeed (Madame Soleil) (5), Healthy as an Ox (5), Jury-Rig! (5), Luck Be A Lady (5), Narrow Escape (5), Network (5), Resources (10), Utterly Composed (5), Wealth (10), Well Traveled (5), Will of Iron (5)

Faults: Driven! (Destroy Mr. Scratch’s Empire) (5), Nemesis (Mr. Scratch) (10), Good Samaritan (5), Glory Hound (5), Haunted (5), He’s So Dreamy (5), Heart of Gold (5), Hell Hath No Fury (5), Honorable (5), Ladies Man (5), Obese (5), Secret Identity (5), Stands out in a Crowd (5)

Origins: At the age of eight, young Leonardo Fantini began a career as one of the Greatest Tenors (+5) the world has ever known at a recital in Boston, Massachusetts. Born the son of local political figure and businessman, Theodore Fantini and his wife Harmonia, Leonardo was a disappointment to his no-nonsense father for his love of music and his Utter Disinterest (Business) (-5) in the family business. Encouraged by his shut-in of a mother, he began performing at every opportunity. While his father never approved of his son’s pursuit of music, Theodore Fantini paid for a Classical Education (+2) at several of Europe’s most prestigious universities, where Leonardo made began creating a network of friends and contacts that would last him a lifetime. Leonardo never received more than the equivalent of a few Bachelor’s degrees, he amassed a wealth of knowledge on many subjects becoming an accomplished Fencer (+3), a determined Orator (+2) with a Rapier Wit (+2) and a capable Acrobat (+2); his personal Charm (+3) and talent for the gentle arts of Seduction (+5) were likewise well exercised in the great capitals of Europe (it was here he also discovered he Could Not Cook (-2) to save his life); it was in Italy however, at the seat of his ancestral home that he became fascinated with the work of his namesake; Leonardo DaVinci, and developed an equal interest in the Sciences (+3) and the Arts (+3). He returned to Boston after a few years abroad and secured himself a place with the Boston Opera and turned his love of music into a thriving enterprise, as he quickly became one of opera’s rising stars. Leonardo continued his experiments and activities, initially for the purpose of Creating Intricate and Baroque Devices (+4) to amuse and entertain his ailing mother, he soon found ways to repay his father for his past indulgences by revolutionizing the assembly line procedures at his manufacturing plants. During his first European tour, he received the news that his beloved mother had passed away, and that the stress had laid his father at death’s door as well. Returning home too late to attend his father’s passing he discovered he was now the sole beneficiary of his a vast business empire. Despondent he turned to Spiritualism (+2) to console himself in the hopes of being reunited with his mother. It was during a séance with one Madame Soleil that he discovered the reason why his mother had been a cloistered wreck for many years when he was physically attacked by a vengeful spirit from beyond the grave, the servant of a powerful man whom his mother had spurned many years before. Horrified at his discovery, he went to confront the terrible Mister Thaddeus Scratch, who turned out to not only be a powerful black magician, but also the heart of a criminal network that stretched across the world. It seemed Scratch had claimed his parent’s souls and refused to allow them to rest in peace. Left for dead, he was discovered by Madame Soleil and her servant Vanessa, and nursed back to health. Upon recovering he contacted Oliver Green-Smythe, an old college friend who he asked to become the director of his father’s vast holdings (A move predicated on Leonardo’s utter Incompetence with Finances (-4)). He educated himself in the ways of the Criminal Mind (+2) , the arts of Prestidigitation, Stealth and Escapology (+3) and the art of the Gun (+1), and after developing a colorful persona, that of Count Prospero; he began to whittle away at the edges of Mister Scratch’s empire of crime; having vowed to destroy the man and free all who have suffered from his grasp. With the recent return of blatant magic to the world, he has on occasion aided his old college chum, Max Atlas, Jr. in his escapades, and remains a silent investor in the Atlas Trading Company.