Stephanie Vale is 5'5" tall.
Not short, but not exactly physically imposing either.
Yet when Stephanie walks into a room, everyone notices. More importantly, they relax. She has the sort of presence that fills the room beyond her 5 feet 5 inches, and she makes people feel, "Ok, good, Stephanie is here."
That is her stature.
It's not just height, it is how she holds herself. It's not power in an obvious sense, but Stephanie knows how to wield it like power.
She takes control of a situation because she understands people and their relationships. She can calm a room, redirect panic, shut down doubt and make people feel like there is a plan. Even if she is just making it up as she goes along.
In my Jackson, IL setting, Larina knows how the occult works. Faye knows survival. Roawn knows connection and community. Stephanie knows how to make people follow her because they want to.
And that is her special brand of magic.
Jackson, IL NPC
This is Week 1 according to the schedule, and the topic is Drive. Today is Sunday, and the word is Blessed. Sister Margaret Doyle is a retired St. Michael’s teacher in Jackson who seems to know exactly which student needs help before they ask. She can often be found at Jackson's Public Library reading newspapers from all over the area. She always leaves them more organized than when she found them.
Sister Doyle has a couple of levels of Psychic; she is an empath and will talk to any character, especially teens, to help comfort them. She is a pleasant old woman whoes only secrets are the ones given to her by others. Can be helpful to connect characters to important NPCs.
Jackson Soundtrack
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