Choosing a Background Story

[drgantz]

I'm trying to decide which story to use.  This character is a female Natural Stalker, StJ/SR.
Which story do you prefer?

Story #1

 The daughter of a magician and a dancer, she learned the arts of magic, illusion, dance and acrobatics.  One day, she went backstage and saw her parents with mob goons. She hid as she heard the goons say, "For many years we bought you expensive illusion equipment. We only asked that we use them to smuggle things. Now, you have refused your end of the bargain." Her father replied, "We can no longer do this in good conscience. We promise to pay you back and we won't go to the police. We only ask that you leave us alone." A goon responded, "You can never leave the mob, and there is only one way to guarantee your silence." The goons then shot her parents and left. She ran out of her hiding place and held her parents, only to see them die. She found a trainer to teach her to fight, and trained hard. She then swore revenge against the mobsters who killed her parents. She now travels as a magician's assistant, finding trainers wherever her travels take her and learning more about fighting.


Story #2


 Born into a Mafia family, she was bred and trained to be the ultimate assassin.  She spent her entire life trained in skills of beauty, dance, combat, stealth and many other things.  She was good, efficient and always succeeded in killing her target. Her life changed one day when she was assigned to kill a trial witness.  She looked at the man and saw innocence and sadness as he begged for his life.  This man was different from her usual politicians and rival mobsters.  She knew that she couldn't kill this kind man who was trying to do the right thing. She left and decided to give up her life of crime.   She would make up for her evil past by helping the weak and innocent.  She also swore that she would destroy the mafia for having turned her into what she had become.

[MTeague]

Depends on direction you want ot go with the character. 

If you want a more Batman Style Vigilante, projecting the killer of her parents on every criminal she fights, then go with #1.

If you want someone who's more going for their own redemption and choosing a more noble path, then go with #2.

 

[drgantz]

Thank you for your reply.  You made a good breakdown of my stories.  Very well done!