Patience Alperen

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Patience Alperen (Scenesys ID: 3714)
Profile
Name: Patience Alperen
Superalias: The Magdalena
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Occupation: Slayer of Evil is a thing, right?
Citizenship: Vatican City
Residence: New York City
Education: Master's Degree in Religious Studies via Vatican Tutoring
Theme: Image (FC)
Groups: Mystic Arts, JL Dark
Details
Apparent Age: 23 Actual Age: 23
Date of Birth 01 NOV 1998 Played By Zoey Deutch
Height: 5'10" Weight: 140lbs
Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown
Twitter: @DestinysChild
Theme Song: Patience, GnR

Fly To the Angels, Slaughter Highway to Hell, AC/DC


Character Info

Profile

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Descended from the bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, Patience is the current Magdalena, a holy warrior who works with the Roman Catholic Church to search out the evils no other holy agent can fight.

Timeline

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Timeline:
1998
Born November 1st, All Saints Day, to a single mother whom she never knew. Given up as an orphan to the Roman Catholic Church, she is Christened with the name Patience and placed in a Church Orphanage in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2016
At 18, Patience graduates from the Church school and is no longer eligible to remain at the orphanage. She is "encouraged" to join the Sisters of Charity Convent to repay her debt to the Church for years of upbringing when no one else chose to. With no money and nowhere else to go, she begins her novitiate training.
2017
Her daily regimen is changed. In addition to her regular religious studies and community service duties, Patience is given private self-defense and weapons training. Her inquiries as to why she would need such training within the Convent go unanswered or are deflected.
2018
A year into the process Patience is finally told the truth behind her training. Truth of her bloodline and that she is to become the next Magdalena. She is introduced to her handler, Kristoff, who is a loyal agent of the Council of the Inquisition. Additional, intensive, training is begun. After successes on initial assignments of lesser danger, Patience begins to inquire about more details regarding her true heritage or even who her mother might have been.
2019
Now 21 years old, Patience has arrived at the conclusion that she will get none of the answers she seeks from within the Church. She renounces her title as Magdalena and escapes from Europe to New York City where she begins to live on the streets. She makes friends with another homeless young woman named Rowan. Barely six months after turning her back on the Inquisition, Kristoff finds her and insists that she return and fulfill her destiny. While he is attempting to convince her to return, Rowan is kidnapped by members of a cult known as the Bright Hand. If only to help save Rowan, Patience agrees to resume her role once again for the Inquisition.
Taken to Malta Patience is introduced for the first time to the Spear of Longinus, also called the Spear of Destiny, a religious relic in shattered pieces. Patience learns that there truly is power in her bloodline and heritage when she cuts her finger on a large splinter from the spear. That spilled drop of blood instantly awakens the energy within the spear, fusing it once more into a single powerful weapon against evil, now bonded to her. Wielding this powerful weapon, Patience is able to pursue the Bright Hand to Prague and arrives just as they begin a ritual summoning with Rowan as the sacrifice. Despite saving Rowan, Patience must still battle the demon Chernobog as it had already crossed over. Using the Spear and drawing strength from her faith, she is able to kill the demon.
Returning to be debriefed, Patience refuses to submit to what she views as the corrupted influences within the Council of the Inquisition. She refuses to relinquish the Spear and sets off to fulfill her role as The Magdalena without the backing of The Church.
2020
Patience continues her role as The Magdalena. While she remains independent of The Church, she will occasionally accept missions from them if she feels their intentions align with her own ethics and morals. She has come to primarily hunt vampires and those who would worship or follow them.
2021
Patience arrives in New York City, drawn by rumors and a sense that evil is again growing stronger in the region.

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Personality

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Independent:
Having no family and few friends, Patience learned early that she could only ever truly count on herself. Now that she travels the world hunting demons, vampires or other creatures of evil, she has found that to still be true. She may make friends but it will take her time to begin to trust that they have her well-being at heart and that she might be able to depend upon them.

Just:
Patience has a sense of right and wrong, of justice, that is deeply personal. Where the Church, namely the Inquisition, would see her destroy any and every being they tell her is evil, Patience has defied their wishes several times when it was clear that their version of evil did not align with the reality she encountered. If it is not right and just, she will follow her heart.

Religious:
For many, being informed that the progenitors of their bloodline were none other than Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene would be one of a very few things. One might be: impossible. Another might be: sacrilegious. For Patience, she has seen the truth in this revelation and, yet, she still chooses to believe in Catholicism. Perhaps it was the childhood of near brain washing into practicing Catholicism. Perhaps she just needs something bigger to believe in while she faces the worst of Hell's evils. Whatever it is, and in spite of the corrupt actions of The Inquisition that could easily have caused her to lose her faith, Patience has not. She may not work for The Church, but she still practices her religion and maintains her faith with an unwavering confidence and devotion few could rival.

Sheltered:
From birth, Patience was raised in an orphanage and then within the Sisters of Charity convent in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was almost never exposed to the "outside world" prior to turning 18. It was not until she turned 21 and fled the Inquisition to live on the streets in New York City that she truly experienced life outside of, and away from, The Church. She has done a lot of living in the last five years but there are still moments where she will behave naively, or as if she were unaware of just how dark and cruel the real world can be.

Character Sheet

Powers

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Knowing the Heart:
Each Magdalena has the innate ability to see into the human heart, to know if it is good or evil, and show people the error of their ways in order to give them the chance to repent of their sins.

Mending the Broken:
Each Magdalena wields the Spear of Destiny, the spear that pierced the side of Christ, as a weapon against demons and evil magic. If it is ever damaged or broken in the battle against evil, the Spear is bound to the bloodline of the Magdalena. Only a drop or two of blood is enough to reinfuse the Spear and rejoin shattered pieces into a powerful, renewed weapon.

Power of the Blood:
The bloodline tracing to Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene has given their descendants some above average benefits. Blessings, perhaps. These include:
Healing
- Patience cannot shrug off injury and she can most certainly die. She is truly mortal. However, she seems to heal much more quickly and thoroughly than the average human, around four times as fast.
Agility
- Her athletic abilities, particularly during battles with forces of evil, are better and faster than Olympic champions. It is as if the power within her blood awakens to aid her when needed most.

Skills

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Catholiciscm:
Patience has the equivalent of a Master's Degree in knowledge of Catholicism, its rites, ceremonies, beliefs and history. She is privy to knowledge and information some Popes never became aware of. It began with her Church Orphanage education, continued with her entry into the Sisters of Charity convent, learning what it meant and took to become a nun. Then on becoming The Magdalena, her education and knowledge erupted with access to the archives of the Inquisition.

Driving:
Patience has her driver's license and is able to drive up to three axled vehicles as well as motorcycles. She is no race driver but she has had enough training to understand how different vehicles handle and how to best utilize them.

Investigation:
The art of surveillance, forensic scene investigations, following leads, questioning persons of interest, and performing research and background checks in order to gather all possible information and intel available to her.

Linguistics:
Patience is fluent in English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. She is conversant in French.

Occult and Arcane:
If it pertains to Witchcraft, Demons, Vampires, or other forms of evil (as defined by The Church), Patience has more than a passing familiarity with it. This includes historical knowledge, modern existence of such groups and, to varying degrees, how to combat and kill them. She knows how to prepare Holy Water, the proper techniques for staking and killing vampires and so on. Less than an academic degree's worth, but certainly enough first hand street education to know the right way to combat most forms of evil.

Self-Defense:
Patience has been trained in multiple forms of martial arts, street fighting and staff or spear fighting. These include Jujitsu, Krav Maga, and the unique spear fighting form developed by and for The Magdalena by the Inquisition and past bearers of the Spear. She is also proficient in the use of bladed weapons, primarily European one-handed swords but also Katana and Tonfa.

Weapons:
Patience is familiar with historic and modern firearms as part of her training with the Inquisition to become The Magdalena. If a firearm has been used by guards of the Vatican to protect the Pope and The Church, then she has been trained on it. This includes modern military handguns, assault rifles and sniper rifles.

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Armor:
Patience has access to military grade armor and fabrics. Some she has acquired through the Inquisition's channels, while others she as simply appropriated from minions and monsters she has fought, then disassembled and repurposed for her uses. The Magdalena armor is extremely durable and provides protection from small caliber handguns and fire. The various hardened pieces of armor she wears will protect her from rifle caliber weapons. The cloak is made from a low visibility cloth that lets her more easily blend into shadows and minimizes her visible heat signature.

Investments:
The Magdalena is not what one might consider a "paying gig". Despite her act of rebellion in leaving the Inquisition, it is in their best interests to help her survive in order for her to in turn help them. She receives a reasonable stipend that allows her to maintain a modest one bedroom apartment in New York City. Additionally, she has acquired assets worth 5 million by reclaiming cash, jewelry or property from the those she is sent to destroy. Waste not want not.

Spear of Destiny:
The Spear of Longinus. The Spear of Lugh. The Spear of Destiny. They are all one and the same. A holy weapon made from a mundane spear that pierced the side of Christ during the Crucifixion. It was Christ's blood that first imbued power to the relic and it is the blood of The Magdalena that traces back to Christ and Mary Magdalene that continues to imbue it with Holy power. It is able to smite the darkest and most powerful of demons. As far as anyone knows.

((OOC: Due to current plots here on Heroes Assemble, Patience is not currently in possession of the Spear. She /does/ still retain a mystical connection to it, and odds are good that it will be in her possession at some future point, but she is currently making use of alternate means.))

The Glacier Stone:
Due to currently lacking the Spear of Destiny, Patience is currently making use of another powerful artifact, the Glacier Stone. This powerful artifact has great power over ice and cold, and can transform the bearer into living ice, as well as manipulate ice, cold, and snow in a variety of ways.

Unfortunately, the Stone also has a will of its own, and seeks to use its bearer as a living force of destruction. Patience knows this, and thus is reluctant to make use of the power of the stone. She knows that she still needs a weapon to continue her fight, and so right now, she is using the power of the Stone to form it into a spear of magical ice, refraining from using its greater powers. While she has access to those abilities, using them puts her in a contest of wills with the Stone, one that would turn her into a danger to everyone around her if she failed.

Vehicles:
Patience has access to vehicles of all types as needed, with some planning. Her personal vehicles are a Maserati GranTurismo Coupe and an Aprilia RS660 motorcycle she claimed from a literal Speed Demon she slew. They are both a few years old but have been kept in perfect condition and maintenance.

Weapons and Equipment:
Patience has access to modern civilian and military grade firearms, melee and support equipment. This includes obscure, custom ammunition from the Inquisition, designed to use against the forces of evil - Holy water, garlic or silver rounds, blessed wooden and silver stakes, even explosives if the situation should prove dire enough.

Weaknesses

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Holy Beacon:
Patience has the bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene running through her veins. There is likely no more powerful or pure bloodline on the planet. As a result, she stands out to creatures that drink blood, or who are attracted to holy sources of power or purity.

Inquisition:
When Patience declared herself independent of The Church, and specifically the Inquisition, she made some powerful enemies. While they have not, yet, sought to force her to return they are not pleased with her defiance. If it were a lesser person they would have likely killed her or captured her. There is an uneasy understanding between Patience and the Inquisition, that she will still consider missions for them. But at some point there is every chance they could decide her defiance has come to an end.

Mortal:
Patience may go up against demons and vampires and all manner of unnatural and evil beings or creatures but she is still human. She will still bleed and she can still be killed. It makes her duty as The Magdalena all the more dangerous.

Slow To Trust:
Patience had few friends while growing up in the orphanage. Now that she is an adult, and knowing her lineage, it seems to her that everyone just wants to know her or get on her good side so they can make use of her demon slaying abilities and not because they want to actually know her, herself. It makes her more cynical and jaded when it comes to establishing friendships.

Role-Play

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Title Date Scene Summary
Something Old, Something Blue March 22nd, 2024 Patience and Blue meet at the Candle and take the opportunity to get to know each other better as teammates.
The Dragon of St. George (pt 1) February 9th, 2024 Patience Alperen reports to the New York Diocese and is introduced to Caitlin Fairchild. Their first objective: retrieve the Sword of St. George!
JLD Book Club I: Codex Sanguinus January 19th, 2024 The first Book Club meeting takes the Codex Sanguinus from a dance club/auction house. Patience and Daniel Ketch's Spirit of Vengence discuss the qualities of apologies
Visions of Sugar Plums December 23rd, 2023 Nettie visits Patience's home and the two share conversation while making winter holiday treats. Also: Peppermint schnapps makes an appearance.
Tis the season.. December 1st, 2023 Danny, Gabby, Josh and Patience begin to decorate the Candle's lounge for the winter holidays.
Faerie Homework November 10th, 2023 Megan meets Patience properly and extended introductions are made
D & D at the Candle September 26th, 2023 Nettie runs a D&D Scene. It is ridiculous.
Books and Booze September 18th, 2023 Joshua, Nettie, Patience and Charlie. Someone's in 1980's workout gear.
The Reins in Spain August 28th, 2023 When the Justice League Dark arrives to look out for what's causing accidents and one death among the team at an archaeological dig, they find Estelle Badillo, the assistant professor, has a bag of mummified snake heads and is after what appears to be a bridle for a horse! Now what could possibly connect those?
Lightning Strikes! August 16th, 2023 All Our Rocks are JLD!
A Patience for Tea July 29th, 2023 When the Magdalena wants tea, Nettie's happy to provide.
Nettie's Tea: Damned Doll June 20th, 2023 When Nettie hosts a dissection of a demonic doll, Talia, Belinda and Patience show up for the show. EVERYONE gets a bit more than they bargained for when the sigil that shows at the end of the imp doll going 'POP' belonged to Albert Crowe -- the younger brother of Nettie Crow -- who passed from the world more than a hundred years ago!
Consider the lilies of the field June 3rd, 2023 Poison Ivy encounters The Magdalena in the remains of a community garden after fighting and killing a demon spawn of Famine. The two discover that not everyone is as quick to judge by reputation instead judging by actions.
Repo Being May 14th, 2023 A cult invasion! A horrible relic given to someone who's dumb enough to try and welsh on an eldritch deal. Atrun-Rai and unlikely comrades teach him what comes of that nonsense.
Catching Up With A Friend April 14th, 2023 Patience invites Mercy over for dinner and to visit.
Day Off March 14th, 2023 Patience and Daniel have a chance to talk after the fight with a demon
The Lion, the Savior, and the Curio Shoppe February 4th, 2023 Patience and Ariah meet again in an antique shop. The Magdalena talks philosphy with a vampire.
Rainy Nights at the Candle January 31st, 2023 No description
Mystic Fair January 15th, 2023 The Mystic Faire and some tarot readings by Nettie.
Justice League Dark: Yuletide January 1st, 2023 = The Justice League Dark is alerted to a large dark energy growing in the North of France during Yuletide. Gabby Kinney, Talia al Ghul, Cain Marko, Robbie Reyes and Patience Alperen respond to Nettie's request -- and then fight a Grave Titan
Yule Be Sorry December 21st, 2022 No description
Seasonal Teas December 15th, 2022 As Nettie decorates for the Holiday Season, folks stop in and take in tea and holiday cheer. Mary Jane brings a gift to Nettie from WAND, Detective Chimp does not smoke a bubble pipe, and Patience Alperen gets a lead on some old family heirlooms.
Exhibit A December 9th, 2022 No description
Right Place, Right Time November 20th, 2022 Danny and Patience find themselves in the same bar for a drink. The very bar that a demon of Gluttony chose to feed off of the patrons. Unsurprisingly, it is none too happy to have the two of them crash its intended party.
Bones for the Hound October 30th, 2022 When the JLD is asked to investigate a missing church grim, Lydia, Patience, and Sho are given a Grim mission, a Grave situation, and found the risks of any horse spirit in Scotland can be handled with Teamwork, Clever Thinking, and a little dog, too!
Mistaken Fiendentity October 19th, 2022 Patience and Sera meet chasing the same person; one for a demon the other a bounty. They join forces and take him down.
Justice League Dark: The Mixer October 2nd, 2022 Nettie, Gabby and Sara introduce themselves to the JLD members as the leadership. People mingle, cakes are had, there's a chocolate fountain. No holds barred on tea. Overall a good evening and introductions for folks.
Spilling the JLD Tea September 22nd, 2022 Gabby, and Nettie meet Balder, Patience and Detective Chimp at the new JLD tea house. Tynan ninjas on through.
Late Night Diner Vibes September 1st, 2022 Gabby, Mercy, Lydia and Patience have a night out at the diner.
Urban Legends: The Devil's Church August 25th, 2022 Chimp goes Ape, Megan Gwynn gets to Snap Crackle and Pop an energy shield, Michael Hannigan shed a little light on the subject, Patience Alperen got to use a Really Cool Ice Trick, and Charlie Gage's Anti-Angel/Demon Gloves make things go POP.

Phoebe was lucky to have this group around to rescue her from... THE LIZARD METALHEADS OF THE DEVIL'S CHAIR

Don't Call It A Business Lunch August 22nd, 2022 Mercy and Patience meet in the park on a Sunday afternoon. Snacks and conversation are shared. And now Patience wants to go camping!
A Brighter View August 21st, 2022 Patience Alperen and Phoebe Beacon cross paths again in Robinson Park. Idu doesn't care if Almonds are a human food, he wants.
Patience is a Virtue August 15th, 2022 Patience Alperen shows up at the Curio, and encounters the quiet young mage named Phoebe, who has one of Those Books.
15 Fears: ...And Back Again August 4th, 2022 A gathering of the JLD in the Velvet Room is interupted by the return of Jonathan Sims from his journey through Hell and the Astral Plane.
So Fancy August 1st, 2022 Lara and Patience get to know each other a little bit more, with tea and pastries.
A bit of research on the side July 30th, 2022 Patience Alperen and Lara Croft meet during their own research projecgts. A future meeting over coffee and pastries was agreed upon.
Of Powers and Destiny July 28th, 2022 Patience and Glori get together for coffee, pastries and a bit of conversation as they seek to understand each other a little better. But will it help?
When You Mix Work with Work July 22nd, 2022 Mercy gets some late night company as Patience gets to meet one of the JLDs newer members.
So. What now July 20th, 2022 Glorianna and Patience meet for coffee and to discuss how to address the differences between themselves and their Artifacts. The beginning of a plan is formed.
Explanations are Required July 18th, 2022 The Justice League Dark have conversations in the Velvet Room, about meeting and greeting, and current events.
Rising Star Art Gala July 13th, 2022 The first ever Rising Star Gala goes off without a hitch! Lots of people show and new friends are made.
Crossing Rainbows June 28th, 2022 Patience and Glorianna meet once more! And once more, there is no collateral damage.
Considerations Over Coffee June 28th, 2022 Monet and Patience agree to be friends and talk on life
Pride After Party! June 26th, 2022 A party after NYC's Pride Parade! Things are a bit crazy, numbers are exchanged (and not exchanged), only Gabby is a clone. Probably.
Like Nitro and Glycerine June 26th, 2022 What happens when the Bearers of the Ember and Glacier Stones cross paths in a small curio shop? A whole lot of tension!
Same Job Different Ways June 20th, 2022 A new member is welcomed in!
Learning Patience June 19th, 2022 Monet and Patience fly through the forest.
Touched by an Angel June 18th, 2022 Chas meets Patience at a pub in Manhattan. After a bit of talk he then leads her to the base of the JLD, the Velvet Room, and gives her the unofficial tour. She receives a Velvet Key so at least the castle believes her worthy of continued visitations.
Monet and the Magdalena June 17th, 2022 Monet meets Patience at the library. Two very anti-social types don't get very far!
Coffee After Collapse June 17th, 2022 Monet and Patience meet again
Atlantis Found January 28th, 2022 Patience finds her way to Shadowcrest where she meets Atrun-Rai, Charlie Gage and its owner. The three women discuss learning to wield magic.
Right On Track January 9th, 2022 Members of the Justice League Dark gather in an impromptu shawarma dinner to receive some interesting information about Saint Michael.
A Chance Encounter outside St. Patrick's January 5th, 2022 Patience Alperen, the Magdalena, runs into a few members of the Justice League Dark outside St. Patrick's Cathedral. Where that meeting will take them all has yet to be seen...

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