Ashton Orev

"Dumpster Oracle"

Basic Info

Breed: Corax (Uplifted Corvid)
Faction: Chaser; part of a multi-Fera pack.
Rank: Oviculum (Rank 1)
Nature: Sensualist
Demeanor: Thrill-Seeker
Pack:Nightwatch_Pack

Overview

Once a clever raven scavenging the edges of cities, Ashton Orev is a Corax who was uplifted into human form via Rite. A creature of thresholds and alleyways, Ashton is more comfortable in the Umbra than on Earth—and far more at home in shadow than spotlight.

Appearance

Ashton usually appears as a wiry young man with dark eyes, ragged black hair, and a feral sort of grace. He wears a leather jacket over bare skin, a black feather earring, and faded jeans with combat boots. Tattoos spiral down his arms and chest—some mystical, some simply weird. In raven form, he's oversized and gleaming, with uncanny intelligence in his eyes.

He often fidgets with a polished metal ring on his finger, and rarely stands still for long. His gaze always seems to land just before something happens.

Known Traits

Quiet, observant, and often unnerving.
Speaks in strange turns of phrase--spending so long in the umbra has changed how he thinks.
Drawn to shiny things. Boundaries around personal property are… loose.
Maintains contact with urban spirits—especially those tied to graffiti, alleys, wind, and forgotten places.
Exceptionally familiar with the Umbra; has mapped it more deeply than most.
Addicted to sensation—seeks extremes of feeling and experience.
Prone to literally vanishing suddenly. Slips sideways under stress.
Spaces out sometimes, often followed by a very off-topic question or statement.
Flighty, not just literally.

Notable Merits and Flaws and Backgrounds

Acute Senses: Ashton has incredible hearing and sight.

Danger Sense: Ashton is jumpy and hard to ambush.

Perfect Balance: Ash is graceful and never trips or stumbles.

Spirit Magnet: Spirits like him. Or want to eat him. One of those.

Animal Musk: Ash smells like the city. A wild musky smell of city sidewalks and gutters.

Compulsion: Kleptomania. Look, your fault for having shiny things around a raven.

Curiosity: This gets Ash into so much trouble.

Overconfident: This usually makes it worse.

Slip Sideways: When stressed he sometimes slips across the gauntlet to the other side. This can be an issue.

Spirit Heritage: He's treated by spirits like he's a fellow spirit. Specifically Urban Spirits.

Umbral Maps: If you need to get somewhere in the Umbra, he probably knows a shortcut.

Renown

Wisdom *** ***
Honor *
Glory -

RP Hooks

The Whisper Collector Ashton hears things—spirit gossip, umbral echoes, secrets people thought were buried.

Urban Umbra Scout He knows the streets and the spirit-roads. Ashton walks maps no one else sees.

Shiny Things Go Missing Ashton doesn’t mean to steal. It just… happens.

Spirit Magnet Spirits are drawn to Ashton. Not always in a good way. If you deal with spirits, they speak well of him, especially urban spirits. All spirits like him or want to eat him--he's likely to have a few hanging around him at any time, but urban spirits especially.

Corax Culture Clash Ashton was uplifted, not born Homid. He doesn’t always get how humans work. The human world is a complicated mess.

Former Courier for Things Not of This World Ashton used to run packages between spirits, mages, demons, and stranger things.

Well-Traveled Ashton has been everywhere. In this world and in the umbra. He's been all over the country, even several foreign countries, and he's been to the deep umbra, which was a terrible idea of course but he was curious.

Mimic Ashton can mimic literally any sound or voice. He helps out with radio shows doing sound effects and background noises and voices.

Chaos Goblin Ashton in bird form can be a little playful. He likes little pranks here and there, and he's prone to being a little goofy.

Ritualist Ashton knows a lot of rituals and is always learning more. He envies garou theurges for their abilities, and he's walking a similarly spiritual path.

Cake or Death Ashton grew up on city junk food. Especially donuts and pastries. He loves cake, and eats far, far too much of it. Cake is the perfect food.

Known Rites

Hunting Prayer
Rite of Talisman Dedication
Rite of Summoning
Rite of Binding
Rite of Cleansing
Eyes of the Flock
Rite of the Sun's Bright Ray
Rite of the Fetish
Rite of The Fetish Egg
Rite of Spirit Awakening

Relationships

Noelle: Pack. Fellow Corax. Brighter than him, and braver in some ways. He trusts her—more than he admits.
Moxie: Pack. Rat friend. She has a ship. And she's been all around the umbra, like him.
Archimedes: Pack. Rat friend. Sneaky and skilled. Definitely someone that he's glad is on his side.
Li: Pack. Ashton respects him but doesn't know him super well yet.
Todrick: Lover. Ravens and wolves mate for life, you know. He's absolutely the brightest light in Ashton's life.
Etienne: Friend. He cooks well and he has good humor and really goes out of his way to be understanding to Ashton's quirks. He's a great guy, and has Ashton's respect.
Meridian: He knows lots of city spirits, but very few spirits of nature. He's glad to count Meridian as his friend.
Chuck: Todd's packmate, Noelle's love interest. Cowboy. Good guy.
Samson: Todd's packmate. Very caring guy. Makes AMAZING cakes.

Soundtrack

Ashton's Playlist

I'm lost, exposed
Stranger things will come your way
It's just I'm scared
Got hurt a long time ago
I can't make myself heard

No matter how hard I scream, oh, sensation
Sin, slave of sensation

Full fed, yet I still hunger
Torn inside
Haunted, I tell myself, yet I still wander
Down inside

It's tearing me apart, oh, sensation
Sin, slave of sensation

— Portishead, “Biscuit”

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey

I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

Strobe lights
And blowing speakers
Fireworks
And hurricanes

I'm not here
This isn't happenin'
I'm not here
I'm not here

— Radiohead, “How to Disappear Completely”

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