For the Aspect where you have "(Bartender at the Rat and the Raven)" how about something like "Tell me your Troubles". As a bartender, people feel comfortable telling you things while they are being served drinks, but you're not always comfortable with what you hear.

Just a thought, it can be rounded out more as the character creation phase of the group continues.

OK, so I've joined a nearby group. At first I was just planning to observe and learn a little more about the game and its mechanics, but they were very inviting and since I already had a character concept ready, they invited me to join. Yay!

That being said, I need to adjust the character from 6 Refresh to 8 Refresh. I plan on keeping the extra Refresh points unspent for now, to represent the character's potential to become better than he is now. I do, however, need to rejigger the skills as he's gone from 20 skill points to 30. I don't think I'll be upping anything from Great (+4) to Superb (+5). I'd rather go with 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Fair and 5 Average. Then I'll have to figure out the new reshuffling for his Raven form.

I'll be working on this a bit today, but I'm open to suggestions.

I like "Scion of Odin's Ravens".

Todjaeger - The way I envision it, Odin's Ravens are both Thought AND Memory at the same time. It's just that when storytellers needed to distinguish Raven A from Raven B that they named them "Thought" and "Memory" separately. A descendant of either raven would be functionally similar. So I'm sticking with Hugin because I like the last name it gives the character. But maybe you are right that I could be a little more creative with my High Concept phrasing.

CMEast - That is a painfully lame pun. I look forward to using it often with great glee! It also touches on a subject about were's who "store" their extra mass/mind in a subpocket of the Nevernever. The short version is this: If a were-form whose animal form is smaller than their human form "stores" their extra mass in a small part of the Nevernever, would it be possible to "workout" (as in exercise) and increase the storage space by a small amount? Just enough to hold maybe, you know, CLOTHES?

But that's a discussion for another thread.

YuriPup - I see where you're coming from. But at this point I really like where the character is at conceptually and would like to see how it plays before making any major changes.

Everyone in General - What do you think the skill shift should be for his Raven form?

I like that.

Phase Two: Rising Conflict
"From my books surcease of sorrow..."
Adrian has never fully embraced his were nature and has a strong desire to appear or be normal.

Ever since he discovered his shifter nature as a teen, he has done his best to suppress that part of his personality. Early on, this would lead to sessions of "sleep-shifting" where he would wake, naked, out in the Alaskan woods. Now an adult, he has learned to better control this problem, but he still wishes he didn't have to deal with it at all.

In pursuit of this he has begun secretly researching the paranormal and supernatural, attempting to find a cure for himself or a technique that will grant him better control.

Phase Aspect:Fight or Flight?
Adrian suppresses his wereraven nature, but sometimes has trouble controlling it.
Invoke: To avoid revealing his wereraven nature and conceal his abilities.
Compel: To force him to use his abilities when he would otherwise not.

While I think it is a compelling idea for a story, I'm kind of fond of the idea that while werewolves (the Alphas, etc.) are relatively common, other were-creatures are somewhat more rare. So the idea of an entire Unkindness of Wereravens may be a little out of line with that. I suppose it would be down to whatever DM ends up overseeing this character.

I'm starting to write up the Background part now and will post what I have for review soon.