Difference between revisions of "Peter Harkem"
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After graduating from secondary school, Peter moved to Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia. Aspiring to become an academic, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and then a Master of Arts degree in philosophy with a minor in music. Needing more money to support further studies, Peter worked as a conductor and teacher for various choirs around the city, but soon after he began working on his PhD, he was chosen by Gaia. | After graduating from secondary school, Peter moved to Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia. Aspiring to become an academic, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and then a Master of Arts degree in philosophy with a minor in music. Needing more money to support further studies, Peter worked as a conductor and teacher for various choirs around the city, but soon after he began working on his PhD, he was chosen by Gaia. | ||
− | Throughout his time in academic studying, Peter fell into occasional bouts of alcoholism, the same addiction that caused his adoptive parents to divorce. This became the source of some friction between himself and his mother, but as Peter puts it, | + | Throughout his time in academic studying, Peter fell into occasional bouts of alcoholism, the same addiction that caused his adoptive parents to divorce. This became the source of some friction between himself and his mother, but as Peter puts it, "[he] owes it to [his] mom to be a better man than the one that hurt her, so in the end [he's] always pulled through." |
(( FACE CLAIM PHOTO CREDIT: Joel McHale )) | (( FACE CLAIM PHOTO CREDIT: Joel McHale )) | ||
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=• The Secret War •= | =• The Secret War •= | ||
− | Peter was recruited into the Templars after he was chosen by Gaia. Since then, he has shown a strong interest in magic music, quickly learning how to make magic foci out of instruments and exploring what magical effects he can draw from them. | + | Peter was recruited into the Templars after he was chosen by Gaia. Since then, he has stopped drinking as much. He has also shown a strong interest in magic music, quickly learning how to make magic foci out of instruments and exploring what magical effects he can draw from them. |
Peter's anima, by itself, appears to be rather weak, especially in the way of his immune system. He is more vulnerable to the Filth, so in the field he relies on the constant upkeep of spells that boost his immunity. On rare occasion, he suffers from some symptoms of human diseases, such as the common cold. | Peter's anima, by itself, appears to be rather weak, especially in the way of his immune system. He is more vulnerable to the Filth, so in the field he relies on the constant upkeep of spells that boost his immunity. On rare occasion, he suffers from some symptoms of human diseases, such as the common cold. |