JEF Chap 1

                             Order of Assassins Abilities and Skills An assassin targeting divine beings would need to wield powers and tools that bridge the mortal and divine realms. These might include: 1. Divine Silence: o Nullifies divine abilities within a radius o Prevents a god from calling reinforcements or using miracles. 2. Heavenpiercer: o A weapon forged from celestial or infernal materials capable of bypassing divine invulnerability. o May deal bonus damage against divine creatures. 3. Shadow of the Mortal Plane: o Allows the assassin to hide in realms inaccessible to gods (e.g., a liminal void between worlds). o Provides immunity to divine detection. 4. Oathbreaker’s Cloak: o Magic armor or a shroud that deflects divine attention and retaliation. 5. Mark of Mortal Defiance: o A mark on their body that grants resilience against divine influence (e.g., immunity to charm, fear...

      I had a double blessing. I was the first born and male. I got to be the big brother to my siblings and someone my mother could count on. Over time I became her confidant, baby sitter and I hope someone she could trust. In the meantime on Devon Ave. Farber's Bakery became a success.  That brought with it expectations that I'd succeed in all things unlike my dad. In school I needed to be the best, in sports the best and balance that all with working at the bakery. That was no problem until college. My second semester my grades and attention slipped and continued until I had to leave college. Around that time my father died in a VA hospital in North Chicago, With him gone  no one ran the bakery back end and eventually my mother closed it. I had taken over a computer store in Skokie and was not adv well by the CPA and lawyer my mother had used in the bakery. I took on a store with a crippling debt and useless inventory, purchase with my inheritance, my mother'...

 Odysseus      The day started like it always did, with a cup of disappointment and sorrow. I didn't know how I'd pay my   secretary , the rent or utilities. I needed a crop of new cases and fast. I called around to see if anyone needed my services and struck gold on the third call. " Yeah", the paralegal said, " we got a case that that you could assist with." A quick courtship, a prenup, a fast marriage and a honeymoon in Europe. They seemed a happy couple with lots of promise but the market changed, his company didn't adapt and now it was in trouble. He tried to hide it, they continued to spend but the day of reckoning was arriving. The wife made a panicked call to her friends and as luck would have it, she talked to one of my satisfied clients.      I streamed my mix while I considered the case. Third Eye Blind, Kryptonite by 3 Door Down, a mix of 90's angst and pain for people who didn't fit the mold: the Goths, The Bros, The ones who had eve...

 Once we had children we had to buy a crib used of course and then stock it with soft bumpers and a musical  mobile. Once in the crib we 'd lay them on their back head turned so they wouldn't chock on milk throw-ups  We worried about SIDS and if we'd wake up in time to feed and change them. We spilt the duties but as they grew Deb worked longer shift at higher differential  pay and I was the one who woke up and did the baby shit. Since I like to sing and create songs, which kept me alert and awake, I created all manner of songs and the one I liked best was: "don't you go out in the rain, rain, rain. Or I might not see you again, gain, gain. Water hates sugar and don't you see, you're my little sweet baby...." Round and round that oval runner rug I'd walk and soothe and burp with the baby on my shoulder, holding leg to make sure I didn't drop it. It's head was on a diaper on my shoulder and it's bottom covered with a diaper disposable no...

      It started in Poland-Russia in the Jewish shtetel. Rose Farber is born on a small farm and as she grows up she does the things that farm children do. Her favorite  charge is  the milk cow or "kevenlah" that she milks and cares for. During that time she contacts a disease that creates a small hump on the back. She's tough and vivacious her red hair and green eyes sparkling as she work. In her teens she leave the farm, walks to Germany and takes a ship to America.      At the same time Jacob Farber does the same thing and meets here in Ellis Island. They fall in love and promise to meet in Chicago. They are processed, approved and rejoin in Chicago. They marry and Rose gives birth to Meyer ( Mike ) Farber my dad.  Jacob dies sometime earlier and I'm named for him. What I didn't know was Jacob was ashamed of my dad and had a vicious temper. My father dropped out of high school and volunteered. He chose the Army and was sent on a troopship ...