Balance

“For I am I...my own sphinx, conflict, chaos, vortex — asymmetric to all rhythms, oblique to all paths. I am the prism between black and white: mine own unison in duality.” - Austin Osman Spare
Biography John's freshly landed in Prospect, direct from Chicago. Until recently, he operated a small mail-order esoteric books and music shop that catered to the quiet, intellectual occultist and obscure music aficionado. He's expanded those talents by assuming proprietorship of Off the Record, a local media shop and cafe. His occasionally dreamy, out-of-focus personality belies a razor-sharp wit, and John is far more perceptive than generally given credit for. Contacts Stella Candace Lark Yarden Vervane RP Hooks Occultism: He's rumored to have a stash of media that he hoards; a library of supposed renown. Perhaps he will share with you? Fortune-Telling: He does it - to rather eerie and uncomfortable effect. He's no charlatan. Industrial Subculture: He's neck-deep in it. He'll deign to go to Neofolk/pagan and Goth events, too. Problem-Solver: Got an enigma to deal with? Perhaps a conundrum? He's brilliant with puzzles. Esoteric Media: Like weird books and weirder music? So does John. He could probably even sell you some. Stereotypes Changelings: Give sanity a longer leash, some of us have sharper teeth. Shifters: The tenderness of wolves. Vampires: Under shivering stars the sickness is gliding. Sorcerers: Seduce, let loose the vision and the void. Psychics: See the future leaking through. Mages: At the heart of it all. Wraiths: Who should I say is calling? Demons: This is not paradise lost, but paradise disowned. Theme Songs "The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams II)" - Coil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCt1Ch0bsSo "Dogstar Man/Helter Skelter" - Meat Beat Manifesto http://youtu.be/VxETr_igHhw "Goodbye is Forever" - Arcadia http://goo.gl/fFIYIM "Psychonaut" - Fields of the Nephilim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dUyc1wR-h0 "Who By Fire" - Coil/Leonard Cohen http://youtu.be/VteYF3P_9W0 "Love's Secret Domain" - Coil http://youtu.be/0ZhpIDs_VQ4 "We Take Mystery (to Bed)" - Gary Numan http://youtu.be/X6nmepWa3fE "Ghosts" - Japan http://youtu.be/7zzLU1ato2w "Mirrors Fade" - ∆AIMON https://youtu.be/Qy2TvMugKnI Gallery	John Balance Birthday: March, 1986 Occupation: Owner-Operator Off the Record. Sphere: Sorcerer Faction: Arcanum/Order of Hermes Sect: Cult of Isis Race: Kinain Kith-blood: Sluagh Demeanor: Visionary Nature: Visionary Compulsion: Puzzles Paths/Magic Oneiromancy 3 Divination 2 Attributes Intelligence 3 Perception 4 Wits 4 Abilities Enigmas 4 Fortune-Telling 4 Intuition 3 Investigation 4 Lucid Dreaming 3 Research 4 Merits Dream 2 Kinain 4 Occult Library 2 Oracular Ability 3