William Morris

William Morris
==William Morris, a 42 year old Ectomancer who has made his living as a crime reporter for a number of newspapers, though he is finding it harder to get work as journalism becomes more electronic based. William grew up in his family home on the outskirts of the city. From about the age of 13 he began to see the spirits which lived in the old house. From there his talent expanded, to the extent that his family believed he was suffering from mental illness and was sent off to a psychiatric hospital. While there he was approached by a local psychic who not only believed William's experiences were true, but offered to help teach him how to better handle the abilities. William learnt a lot from the medium, but eventually grew disgusted at the manner in which the medium made his money from the grieving. He left and once again took up residence in his family home, which he now owns and lives in alone. He uses his ability to speak with the spirits of the departed to investigate the murders as a journalist, seeking to help those who have been killed find some level of justice. As with many Ectomancers he has made his home a haven for some of the more dangerous spirits in the city, preventing them from causing carnage elsewhere and protecting them from Wraiths and Lemores. He is often accompanied by the spirit of Detective Frederick 'Griff' Grifton, an investigator during prohibition era who was killed after reluctantly agreeing to asisst in an illegal operation. He has now assigned himself the role of protector of both the Ectomancer and the spirits under his charge. Over the years, he has managed to gain a fairly substantial understanding of the supernatural world and has been harassed by White Council wardens on a number of occasions. He was recently contacted by a local group of sorcerers, as his local knowledge and skills with contacting the departed have proven useful investigative tools. As his talents don't lie in the direction of evocation, he doesn't tend to use focuses often. However, he does carry an old and somewhat tacky looking walking stick, which features small carvings of the Native American Ghost Dance. He uses this as a focus when dealing with those spirits whose sanity is gone and who pose a genuine danger, as well as in other rituals and communications. ==