Adrasteia

Personality Traits: I don't always mean to manipulate people; it's just second nature. I have a talent for sounding authoritative on any topic, even when I haven't a clue.

Ideals: Purpose. Those who have not fashioned their own purpose are easily used by those who have.

Bonds: I've been secretly writing a play for years, and would love to see it produced one day.

Flaws: I may have an inflated sense of my own omniscience at times.

Background: You once ran a rather successful cult, based mainly around blackmail, coerced group violence, and financial bilking. Of course, that wasn't the draw -- no, you offered spiritual salvation. Quite an easy sell to a town of idiots who lived in constant fear and reverence of an active volcano in their midst. But when you won the soul of the chief magistrate's own husband, you crossed a line. She had a nearby town send their army to slaughter your cult, and only a tip from a loyal spy got you out alive with your head. That was some years ago now, and you've settled into a much more modest life of swindling in recent days. But you miss having an inner circle, a gang -- one that trusts you implicitly and completely. Who knows, you may even be willing to reciprocate that trust with the right companions.