"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all - Oscar Wilde."
Background
Jillian Ingraham’s Awakening began with despair—a plan to end her own life after a car accident claimed her family. In that moment of finality, she saw the many paths her life could take. Instead of succumbing, she embraced her Awakening, stepping through the mirror into a Tower of twisting brambles that represented her mastery of Time and Fate. From that day, Jillian has lived with ferocious intensity, knowing her death will come but determined to experience everything life offers before it arrives.
As a private investigator, Jillian balances mundane work with the extraordinary, often using her magic to unravel mysteries and aid those in need. She’s fiercely independent yet deeply compassionate, walking the fine line between personal freedom and responsibility.
Personality
Jillian Ingraham is a bold and fiercely independent individual, shaped by her harrowing past and her defiance of fate's expectations. She’s sharp-witted and resourceful, with a knack for problem-solving that serves her both in her work as a private detective and as a mage. Jill has a rebellious streak, aligning with her Free Council ideals of innovation and individual liberty, but she tempers it with a deep sense of responsibility and a belief in protecting others.
She’s both pragmatic and deeply curious, often balancing a no-nonsense approach to challenges with an insatiable desire to uncover hidden truths. Beneath her confident and sometimes brash exterior lies a vulnerability to be uncovered. Jill is someone who faces the world head-on, embracing its complexities while seeking her own answers and purpose.
Description
Jillian "Hangfire" Ingraham is a striking figure, blending sharp-edged charisma with an air of defiance. Her raven-black hair, often styled in loose waves or a casual ponytail, frames a face marked by sharp cheekbones, piercing dark eyes, and a mischievous smile that hints at both confidence and trouble. Her lean, athletic frame moves with an effortless grace, a testament to her agility and street-smart toughness.
Jillian's style is a reflection of her personality: practical yet bold. She favors leather jackets, fitted jeans, and combat boots, with accents like silver rings and a weathered pocket watch hinting at deeper meanings. Tattoos snake along her arms and back, each a piece of art representing a fragment of her history or philosophy—vivid symbols of time, fate, and the cycles of life.
Her presence is magnetic, commanding attention with her rebellious attitude and the weight of someone who has lived through tragedy but refuses to let it define her. She exudes a zest for life, a willingness to take risks, and an unshakable belief that the future is hers to shape.
Public Effects
- Striking Looks 2 (Dangerous Beauty): Jill's got an edge to her. From the way she dresses in leather ensembles to the skin covered in tattoos and piercings, there's something dangerous about Jill.
- Striking Looks (Advanced): Jill is a magnetic force of nature that tends to attract people into her whirlwind, finding themselves drawn to her despite themselves.
- Barfly: Jill is a party girl at heart and it known to be able to fit into just about any scene
- Free Council Status 2: Still quite new in the Consillium, the Free Council know Jill as a Minutewoman who values Freedom above all and will fight to maintain that freedom.
- Potent Nimbus 2: Hangfire is a young Witch with a surprisingly potent Nimbus to match her enormous personality and overt style.
- Concilium Status 2: Hangfire's a stable gun-hand and always willing to pitch in when there's a mystery or (especially) a fight to be had.
Roleplaying Hooks
- The Investigator(Anyone): As a Private Investigator, Jill has been able to make a name for herself as a reliable (if flighty) hand. The job is usually boring enough but sometimes, when she's lucky...
- Major Incident (Emergency Services): 10 years ago, Jill was involved in a serious car wreck that claimed the lives of her parents. She is sure there was something about the crash she can't remember and it remains one of her unsolved cases to this day.
- Budding Markswoman (Range Enthusiasts): Jill's favorite gun is an immense Colt revolver that she wields with deadly efficiency. She practices with it regularly, even if her shooting stance isn't anywhere near what you would call "Orthodox". She only ever loads five rounds in that heavy revolver of hers though...
- The Life of the Party (Clubgoers): Jill works hard and plays even harder. She's a regular club goer, partying well into the night on her busy nights.
- Cult Rescue(True Crime Enthusiasts, Emergency Services): 26 and a half years ago, Jill and her estranged sister were saved from the Cult known as the Children of the Devourer. This new Revelation looms over her heavily...
