Amanda Fischer

Amanda Fischer serves as the General Manager and Legal Counsel for the Shaw Occult Museum. She has lived and worked in the Museum since 2010, and has developed a great fondness for Rachel Shaw and the Museum itself.

Background
Amanda Fischer was born in September of 1990, the only child to investment banker James Fischer and his wife Juliette. James Fischer was quite successful, allowing his family to live in a life of luxury until the day disaster came calling. When Amanda was 12 years old, her father was arrested and charged with the crimes of embezzlement and insider trading. He was found guilty and sentenced to 75 years in prison.

The loss of her husband was a crushing blow to Juliette from which she never recovered. Soon after her husband's conviction she packed up all of Amanda's things and shipped her off to live with her single uncle, Steven, in Nightfall Terrace. She then took her own life by poisoning herself.

The shock and grief of losing both of her parents triggered Amanda;s first transformation. The event terrified her, making her think that she was destined to be a killer and bathe in blood which, subsequently, contributed to the schitzoaffective disorder that would nightmarishly haunt her in just a few short years. However, she did find a silver lining in the face that she was not the only werewolf in the family. So was Uncle Steve.

Steve had been expecting Amanda's change for some time and was overjoyed when the Big Day finally arrived. Taking the stricken girl under his wing, her thoroughly educated her in the history of both the Garou and their mutual tribe, the Silver Fangs. Amanda was opened to the knowledge of what what expected of Garou, of the Silver Fangs, and her behavior. She obliged and was introduced to the Sept of the Silver Goddess in 2003. She threw herself into the study of law, and field she loved, and after completing her education at Raven's Grove School for Girls she went immediately to Law School. When her education there was completed, she took a trip to Washington, DC, to take the Bar Exam.

It was while Mandy was in Washington that the Technocracy unleashed the Global Pandemic. For reasons unknown--Mandy likes to say her Garou blood made her immune--the Pandemic didn't affect her. She sped home as fast as she could, only to find that all of her sept mates, including her uncle, had succumbed. Shocked, grieving, and bereft of everyone she had ever known and loved, Amanda gave in to her insanity and wandered the streets of Raven's Grove, completely out of touch with reality. That is when she was found by Rachel Shaw.

Shaw, realizing exactly what kind of creature she had come across, quietly persuaded the dirty, homeless psychotic to the Museum. There, Rachel tended night and day to Amanda, getting her cleaned up and put back on her anti-psychotic medication. It was also during this time that Mandy, suffering from a broken ankle, was given Oxycodone painkillers and quickly became addicted.

Today, Mandy is clean. She loves Rachel and she loves her job. She is always at the Museum as it is her home and has been working as the manager for ten years.

Appearance and Attitudes
Amanda Fischer ( Pronounced Fisker), is 30 years old and blonde with brown eyes. She is quite short, standing only 5 feet and one-half inch tall. With the proper hairstyle and clothing, she can pass for a girl half her age. She is soft-spoken and has a wry sense of humor that is normally aimed at picking fun at her own failings and shortcomings. She tends to dress very conservatively, with slacks, long sleeved blouses, and knit vests being common.

Her training with her Uncle and Sept has armed her with a slew of combat abilities. She is skilled in the Isreali martial art of Krav Maga, is an expert with hand guns, and knows fantastic swordplay skills. When she gets angry or upset she tends to internalize rather than explode, which often causes others to think her aloof, disagreeable, or downright cold. She is a natural leader and tends to approach conflict first with diplomacy, trying to end conflicts with words unstead of unleashing a verbal assault.

She is a black belt bibliophile, almost always found with her nose in a book. She is strict and no-nonsense, expecting others to follow her instructions or orders with minimal questioning. She has no tolerance or patience for those whom openly challenge her authority, be it over affairs of the Museum or matters more supernatural. As a Silver Fang, she considers herself the leader of her new and very strange sept.

She is mildly addicted to caffeine, an opiate addict, and suffers from schitzoaffective disorder for which she takes her medications three times daily, religiously.

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Amanda "Mandy" Fischer

Tribe: Silver Fangs

Auspice: Philodox

Breed: Homid

Nature: Judge

Demeanor: Autocrat

Rank: Cliath

Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4 (Unyielding), Charisma 4 (Natural born leader) Manipulation 4 (Emotional blackmail), Appearance 2, Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 2.

Abilities: Alertness 2, Krav Maga 2, Intimidation 2, Handguns 4, Swordplay 4, Leadership 3, Stealth 1, Investigation 2, Civil Law 4, Fluent Spanish 1, Fluent Japanese 1, Politics 2, Rituals 3.

Backgrounds: Pure Breed 4, Ancestors 1 (Uncle Steve)

Gifts: Persuasion, Aura of the Just, Scent of the True Form

Rites Known: Cleansing, Jackdaw, Moot Rite

Honor 3, Rage 6, Gnosis 3, Willpower 7